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“Magic: The Gathering,” commonly referred to as Magic.
The game, which began in 1993, is a complex strategy game made up of spells, creatures and the resources needed to power them, all printed on collectable cards, Richter-Freund said.
“Some people spend money putting rims on their cars; I spend money on Magic cards because that’s what brings me joy,” he said. “I used to work a kind of crappy job, and after every paycheck I would buy new cards for my deck. It was a little bit of motivation.”
Michael Dunagan, the club’s president, said that while he founded the club for enthusiasts of all collectible card games, at the group’s Friday night meetings gamers rarely play anything but Magic."
The game, which began in 1993, is a complex strategy game made up of spells, creatures and the resources needed to power them, all printed on collectable cards, Richter-Freund said.
“Some people spend money putting rims on their cars; I spend money on Magic cards because that’s what brings me joy,” he said. “I used to work a kind of crappy job, and after every paycheck I would buy new cards for my deck. It was a little bit of motivation.”
Michael Dunagan, the club’s president, said that while he founded the club for enthusiasts of all collectible card games, at the group’s Friday night meetings gamers rarely play anything but Magic."
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During that first year, demand for Magic cards far outstripped supply, and other companies took notice, including Tactical Studies Rules—the makers of Dungeons & Dragons. TSR, as the company is better known, was in prime position to cut into Wizards’ market share. Founded by Gary Gygax and Don Kaye in 1973, TSR dominated the role-playing-game landscape throughout the late ’70s and much of the ’80s. By the mid-’90s, though, its magic-giving star had begun to wane.
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