University of Iowa law professor to deal out lessons through ‘Magic: The Gathering’

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 1,058

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Using the skills and knowledge he’s gathered over the years playing tabletop games, a University of Iowa professor will employ a popular fantasy game to add more cards to future lawyers’ decks and help them take their legal interpretation to a higher level.

Students in the Mihailis Diamantis’ new business law course will learn how to play “Magic: The Gathering” — a complex fantasy game with expansive and nuanced rules — alongside lectures and lessons …

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