Its like literally the bottom of the list of things to sort out if society began to transition to a new type of economy/society, but I spend way too much time thinking about it.
Would physical TCGs even exist at all? Would it be like Triple Triad shit where every community has its own fucked up version of the rules? Who makes new cards, and how do we agree what is and isn't legit? Do we like, go on the internet and elect the Secretary of Yugioh?
Fuck, man. A lot of my hobbies are hard to imagine outside of a capitalist system because I have no real idea how hobbies work outside of the one economic system I've ever existed in.
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In the original 1993-1994 MTG we played for ante. Yes, that's right, every game had cards on the line. It was a different experience.
Also, you had to make decks with the cards you had on hand. There was none of this "spending $284 from the online vendor to complete my deck with playsets of the best cards." You played with what you had or traded to the few friends who also played, and that was it.
But then the internet happened and, kaboom. Cards skyrocketed in price. I remember shaking my head when the Black Lotus hit $300. Who had that kind of money to spend on a game that nobody would play in a few years? The Dutch tulip craze all over again.
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