# Wagic, The Homebrew ?!

> homebrew software for playing Magic: The Gathering

**Wikidata**: [Q100722100](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100722100)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/wagic-the-homebrew

## Summary
Wagic, The Homebrew ?! is an open-source homebrew implementation for playing Magic: The Gathering on a range of devices. It is distributed as free software (3-clause BSD License / freeware), has multiple platform ports (including PSP, Android, iOS, Maemo, MeeGo, Windows, macOS, and Linux), and its source code is hosted on GitHub.

## Key Facts
- Wagic is an instance of a homebrew video game, a collectible card game implementation, and free software.
- The project is distributed under the 3-clause BSD License and is also listed as freeware.
- Source code repository: https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic.
- Latest listed release (preferred in source material) is version 0.23.2, released 2023-02-08.
- Other recorded releases include 0.22.3 (2020-10-10, preferred at that time), 0.23.1 (2020-12-09), 0.21.1 (2019-05-01), 0.20.1 (2017-02-04), 0.19.2 (2017-02-04), and an early 0.2.1 (2008-10-31).
- Runs on or has been ported to PlayStation Portable (PSP), Nokia N900, Nokia N9, Ouya, Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Requires or runs on operating systems including Android, iOS, Maemo, and MeeGo.
- Distributed digitally and made available through GameBrew; PSP download URL: https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/psphomebrew/wagicpsp.7z.
- Issue tracker URL: http://code.google.com/p/wagic/issues/list; historical exact-match pages include http://code.google.com/p/wagic/ and http://wagic.googlecode.com/.
- Programming language listed in the source material as Q2407; gamebrew identifier for the PSP build: Wagic_PSP (ID qualifier 10428).

## FAQs
### Q: What is Wagic, The Homebrew ?!?
A: Wagic is a homebrew implementation for playing Magic: The Gathering that is released as free software and freeware. It has been ported to many devices and its source code is available on GitHub.

### Q: On which devices and operating systems can I run Wagic?
A: Wagic has been ported to PlayStation Portable (PSP), Nokia N900, Nokia N9, Ouya, Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. It also runs on mobile operating systems listed as Android, iOS, Maemo, and MeeGo.

### Q: Where can I get the source code or report bugs?
A: The source code is hosted at https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic. Bugs and issues have been tracked at http://code.google.com/p/wagic/issues/list.

### Q: What licenses govern Wagic?
A: Wagic is distributed under the 3-clause BSD License and is also listed as freeware; the project remains copyrighted.

### Q: Is there a downloadable PSP package?
A: Yes. A PSP package is distributed via GameBrew and the provided PSP download URL is https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/psphomebrew/wagicpsp.7z.

## Why It Matters
Wagic provides a portable, homebrew implementation of Magic: The Gathering that enables play on devices where official clients are unavailable. As free software released under a permissive BSD license and distributed as freeware, it allows developers and hobbyists to study, modify, and port a collectible card game implementation across a wide set of platforms. The project’s multi-platform focus—covering handheld homebrew targets like the PlayStation Portable and mobile operating systems such as Android, iOS, Maemo, and MeeGo, as well as desktop OSes—demonstrates a bridge between console/homebrew communities and mainstream open-source development. Hosting on GitHub and distribution via GameBrew provide accessible source and binary channels for users and contributors. By making a complex card game engine available in homebrew form, Wagic lowers the barrier for experimentation, extension, and community-driven maintenance of a digital card-game implementation.

## Notable For
- Being a homebrew implementation specifically aimed at playing Magic: The Gathering across many devices.
- Multiple official release tags with recorded dates on the project’s GitHub repository, including 0.23.2 (2023-02-08).
- Wide platform support that includes PlayStation Portable (PSP), several Nokia devices, Ouya, desktop OSes, and mobile OSes (Android, iOS, Maemo, MeeGo).
- Distribution through GameBrew with a downloadable PSP 7z package and an identified GameBrew PSP game ID (Wagic_PSP, qualifier 10428).
- Open-source hosting on GitHub with a public issue tracker (historically on Google Code).

## Body
### Overview
- Full name: Wagic, The Homebrew ?!.
- Purpose: homebrew software for playing Magic: The Gathering.
- Instance of: homebrew video game; collectible card game; free software.

### Licensing and Copyright
- License: 3-clause BSD License; also described as freeware.
- Copyright status: copyrighted (the project is distributed under an open-source license but remains copyrighted).

### Platforms and Operating Systems
- Platforms listed: PlayStation Portable, Nokia N900, Nokia N9, Ouya, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux.
- Operating systems listed: Maemo, MeeGo, Android, iOS.
- Historical hosting and exact-match pages: http://code.google.com/p/wagic/, http://wagic.googlecode.com/.

### Versions and Releases
- Early release: version 0.2.1 with date qualifier 2008-10-31.
- 0.19.2 (release date 2017-02-04).
- 0.20.1 (release date 2017-02-04).
- 0.21.1 (release date 2019-05-01).
- 0.22.3 (preferred entry with release date 2020-10-10).
- 0.23.1 (release date 2020-12-09).
- 0.23.2 (preferred and latest in source material; release date 2023-02-08).

### Source, Distribution, and Issue Tracking
- Source code repository: https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic.
- Issue tracker (historical): http://code.google.com/p/wagic/issues/list.
- Distribution format: digital download.
- Distributed by: GameBrew.
- PSP download URL (GameBrew): https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/psphomebrew/wagicpsp.7z.

### Technical Details and Identifiers
- Programming language: listed as Q2407 in the provided structured properties.
- GameBrew PSP identifier: Wagic_PSP (qualifier ID 10428).
- Exact-match historical URLs: http://code.google.com/p/wagic/ and http://wagic.googlecode.com/.

### Metadata
- Aliases: WTH ?!, Wagic, the homebrew, wagic.
- SEO data: none provided in the source material.

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## References

1. [Source](https://www.slightlymagic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=575)
2. [Release 0.19.2. 2017](https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic/releases/tag/wagic-v0.19.2)
3. [Release 0.20.1. 2017](https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic/releases/tag/wagic-v0.20.1)
4. [Release 0.21.1. 2019](https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic/releases/tag/wagic-v0.21.1)
5. [Release 0.22.3. 2020](https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic/releases/tag/wagic-v0.22.3)
6. [Release 0.23.1. 2020](https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic/releases/tag/wagic-v0.23.1)
7. [Release 0.23.2. 2023](https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic/releases/tag/wagic-v0.23.2)
8. [Release 0.24.0. 2023](https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic/releases/tag/wagic-v0.24.0)
9. [Release 0.25.3. 2025](https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic/releases/tag/wagic-v0.25.3)
10. [Release 0.25.5. 2025](https://github.com/WagicProject/wagic/releases/tag/wagic-v0.25.5)