I Came to Game - Richard Garfield - Magic the Gathering

Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering, on the collectible aspect of the game.

US Nationals 2008

http://icametogame.com

"I Came to Game" is a feature documentary on Magic: The Gathering that will be filming through 2009.

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• Collection

[anday3456]

RG is brilliant.

[Murag]

Hello, mr. Pointless Comment. Restating the same old Economics for Dummies quote doesn't make it more true. The reason these cards are expensive is because another retarded person, named Mark Rosewater, has changed Magic into a game, where the only way to do well is to have deep pockets. The invention of Mythic rares and forcing tournament decks to have several playsets of Mythic rares is the recipe for one thing only: forcing people to spend more money than they did before.

[Van1tyC4se]

@Murag

Build a community. Share cards, borrow and lend. I Qualified for my country's Nationals tournament with a deck I borrowed and I finished 4rth with only two out of the four Jace copies in my deck being actually mine (none was bought). Don't whine and don't underestimate anyone who does well by saying they just have deep pockets. A very close friend of mine top8ed the nats with an pyromancer deck. No mythics at all.

[canman87]

@wolfv22 Keep in mind that those cards did not publicly exists yet, nor did they cost that much.

[TrollOvGrimness]

I respect that MTG is collectible, it is a novel concept.. but when push comes to shove after nearly 20yrs of the game existing, it would be nice to see some sustainability for those who just wish to play a card game. WOTC is in substantial error if they believe it is good that $4,000 card collections are being transported to play at a local level. I think stores at the local level would welcome a more casual format, with a constantly reprinted card pool, to be the great equalizer.

[Spengler56]

@wolfv22 I really wanted to get into competitive Magic but the prices are way too high. A good deck can cost up to $600. And you always need to be able to play multiple decks according to the metagame. I don't know how people can afford these prices.

[bendtx]

Buy boosters...hope you get lucky...

[ScarletBlade12]

I hear sounds of dissapointment from the creator.

Boo, you guys. Boo.

[wolfv22]

i think its a direct responce to baneslayer, and jace

[GFraggle]

I don't think he's talking about Vintage. Listen to it again; he expected and even wanted cards to get more valuable over the course of many years. But when cards in Standard are $50, that's really bad for the game.

[milesmason777]

It's supply and demand, in the end. The rising price of certain cards is due mostly to the surging popularity of the game when a tournament staple has casual appeal and mythic rarity, it's going to get expensive...