The Next Phase of Pokémon’s Trading Card Ambitions
The Pokémon Trading Card Game enters the final stretch of 2025 with a release schedule that signals both confidence and urgency. The...
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Magic: The Gathering and the Enduring Power of Play
When Richard Garfield introduced Magic: The Gathering in 1993, few could have predicted it would become more than a trading card game....
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Trading Cards: Why We Should Take This Hobby Seriously
Trading cards are not a quaint relic of childhood anymore. They are a cultural mirror, a speculative market, and for many of us, a way to make meaning out of scarcity, nostalgia, and storytelling. This is an editorial about why the hobby matters, where it’s going, and what collectors and sellers should stop pretending about. The hobby is a culture, not just commerce Collecting is storytelling. Every binder, penny sleeve, and graded slab holds personal history — a poke through
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