Things you recently bought or got

[Marc_LFD]

Been trying to buy this game for a reasonably low price, but it's hard, used copies cost as much as a new one.

And the newer Hyrule Warriors only runs at 30 while this one is 60.

 

[FabianS]

I recently got sucked into Magic: The Gathering. Recruiters are relentless. A friend knew that I enjoy Final Fantasy and was kind enough to buy me a Play Booster Box of the Universes Beyond Final Fantasy set as well as all four of the commander preconstructed decks.

Because my friend has talked about his regret for not buying any of the Warhammer 40K Precons when they were cheaper, I've started to slowly buy the singles for one of the decks to give to him as a gift to thank him for introducing me to cardboard crack.

 

[littlemisskittn]

I recently got sucked into Magic: The Gathering. Recruiters are relentless. A friend knew that I enjoy Final Fantasy and was kind enough to buy me a Play Booster Box of the Universes Beyond Final Fantasy set as well as all four of the commander preconstructed decks.

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Because my friend has talked about his regret for not buying any of the Warhammer 40K Precons when they were cheaper, I've started to slowly buy the singles for one of the decks to give to him as a gift to thank him for introducing me to cardboard crack.

As much as I’d like to get back into TCG’s (especially Pokemon), they’re filled with too many rules and on top of that, I don’t want to have whoop someone’s ass just to get a booster box.

 

[FabianS]

As much as I’d like to get back into TCG’s (especially Pokemon), they’re filled with too many rules and on top of that, I don’t want to have whoop someone’s ass just to get a booster box.

Admittedly, there is a bit of a learning curve in Magic due to all of the different mechanics, keywords, and nuances in general. It's not uncommon to have the official rules and Scryfall on hand to assist with any unintuitive card interactions. That may contribute to my attraction to the game. It seems like there are near infinite deck brewing possibilities.

I agree that Pokémon is in a very poor state as far as sealed product availability is concerned. I've not seen any of the consumer insanity for Magic as I have for Pokémon. I used to collect Pokémon pre-COVID, but gave up when I looked into it again post-COVID. Even the Japanese booster boxes increased to ridiculous prices. I used to buy them for smaller concept sets. In fact, I still have an unopened Japanese booster box of the Mythical & Legendary Dream Shine concept set because I was able to complete the set with the first box I opened.

Those Japanese packs were fun to open. PokéKyun and the 20th Anniversary were a couple of my favorites:

It's too bad that Pokémon sealed product has become so prohibitively expensive. Magic sealed product is not as bad as Pokémon thanks to Collector Boosters. I think Pokémon would be in a better state if they adopted a similar model of having a premium sealed product for the special art cards. Thankfully, in Magic, whales, cardboard "investors," and scalpers target those coveted Collector Boosters rather than Play Boosters. This keeps Play Boosters accessible to players.