EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated February 19, 1999 in the Registration Statement and
related Prospectus of Interactive Magic, Inc. for the registration of 2,119,889
shares of its common stock.

                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Raleigh, North Carolina
August 5, 1999