erm "Though similar to role-playing fantasy games such as Dungeons and Dragons"
No MTG is not at all similar to role playing games.
No MTG is not at all similar to role playing games.
"Though similar to role-playing fantasy games such as Dungeons and Dragons, it has significantly more cards and more complex rules than other card games."
As if similarity to D&D said anything at all about number of cards relative to other card games.
http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/...
That and D&D being associated with all things nerd, which was very out of vogue through the 90's.