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LSV Breaks MTGO

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LSV Breaks MTGO

Pro Magic player Luis Scott-Vargas triggers a mandatory-action infinite loop on Magic Online, and the game stalls in a non-terminating state.

Cited as the real-world example of an inescapable loop in Magic: The Gathering, in discussions of its Turing completeness.

4 Hacker News mentions · 2017–2023

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  • Chess, board games & puzzles
  • Computability & complexity theory
  • Gaming culture & analysis

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