"color screw" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: color screws [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} color screw (countable and uncountable, plural color screws)
  1. (Magic: The Gathering) The condition of having an insufficient supply of the correct color of mana. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Magic: The Gathering Synonyms: color-screw, colorscrew, colour screw Hypernyms: mana screw

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