I just remembered that I would like to acquire this book someday:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUAKzkkKfBU
Basically, it's a book about Magic as they are represented in Video Game design and how one can develop their own system. The book goes on to cite tons of games both obscure and well-known and is also pretty much a programming book as well.
I can't buy it because of its very very hefty price tag. Ugh. I browsed a bit into it and it's just so damn cool that such a book exists! Hopefully they'll have a discount someday.