Cockatrice- free on-line magic play

When I was getting back in last year, I discovered Magic OnLine. I was not as thrilled as I could have been. Yes, there was still collectability to it, but it failed as a platform. It is slow, clunky, awkward, and generally pretty poor as an interface for the official on-line platform. Yes, I realize there are a metric-ton of programming for all the possible interactions, but it should be a lot better.

Thats when I discovered Cockatrice. Its a bit daunting at first, but after playing for a while, I really love the ease. It doesn't have the slick interface, nor the collectability angle that official Magic has. I have copied a deck list, Ctrl-C, and started using it by pasting it in within a minute.

The single most confusing part of the game are the Ctrl interface. It took me a bit, but I cobbled together this cheat sheet. I have shared it with several newer players on the software. Here it is in the hopes others use it: (please note- you can pretty much edit your version of the software to have shortcuts however you like! Within the software, click on Cockatric, then Settings. Happy editing!)

F5 move to untap phase
F6 move to draw phase
F7 moves to first main phase
F8 moves to beginning of combat step
F9 goes to second main phase

F3- view library
F4- view graveyard

Ctrl +...
W views top cards
S for shuffling
I to roll dice
M to draw hand, then mulligan if needed
D to draw
E to draw multiple cards
Shift and d undoes last draw
L sets life
F11 minus 1 life
F12 plus one life
U untaps all
R removes all drawn arrows
T brings up token creation menu
G makes clone of last token
F3- view sideboard

Select a card and then...
Ctrl del moves to graveyard
Ctrl a attaches enchant/equip to a card
Ctrl h makes a clone of card selected
Ctrl + increases power ONLY
Ctrl - decreases power ONLY
Alt + increase toughness ONLY
Alt - decreases toughness ONLY
Ctrl alt + increases BOTH power and toughness
Ctrl alt - decreases BOTH power and toughness
Ctrl p sets power and toughness manually