MTG Love Rekindled

Every so often I get on a Magic The Gathering kick — I’m in the thick of one now. 

Now only does my mind wander to the days of yore, decades ago, when a distributor of ours approached us about a trading card game that was going to “change the industry,” (he was right, by the way) but also to the many hours I spent at shows playing MTG with dealers and patrons over the years. 

I absolutely loved the game itself, still do, in fact. 

I play online on a regular basis, not to mention the live games I’ll try and be a part of at a local TCG shop near me. 

Now, my nephew is getting into the game, too. 

It’s been an absolute blast sharing the collecting side of the game with him over the past six months or so, along with putting the game to use as and actual TGC product.

We scour EBay and try to spend some time looking at every local card show we can get to for MTG stuff.

We pick up some boxes wherever we get a chance, and we’ve played in more than a few tournaments recently as well.

It’s nice because, as a rule, MTG is still affordable, and the game itself can be as simple or complex as you want it to be. 

Now, we’re not going to head out and buy much from the early 1990s, but most of the more modern stuff is realistic. And we’re not expecting to win a world championship anytime soon, either. 

But what we will do is have a lot of fun — that I can say with a high degree of certainty. 

As someone who has deep roots in sports cards, I can honestly say, these are actually more fun to collect.

The artwork is insanely good on every card, regardless of the series or release date. 

And in terms of value and collectability — it’s a much more consistent product to collect. Values rarely swing from one side to the next.

So, what am I saying? 

Simple, go to mtgo.com to get your adventure started.