One deck is shared by all players. A Focus deck must use at least one color other than black, and the game is best when played with all five colors. Ideally, the deck should contain a good mix of colors and card types. Icehouse pieces represent the magical pyramids the wizards are building. Legends, Multilands, etc. - can be used as any of the colors indicated on the card.
Land is considered to be a colored card matching the type of mana it produces.
For example, Islands are blue and Swamps are wild. Each player receives eight cards. If a player has no land or colored cards in his initial hand, he must discard it and draw eight new cards. Each player then sets one card aside, face down. This card is the Focus card, and must be Red, White, Blue or Green.