xkcd #3235: Types of Board Game
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I can't believe Candles of Vienna caved to commercial pressure and added the Goku expansion.
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this post was submitted on 21 Apr 2026
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It isn't a joke. They didn't even bring up real life people that are in cards, or SpongeBob, mylitttle pony, Fortnite, or furby.
i haven't played MtG in 30 years. we had zombies. i wasn't expecting the mattel and mars bar chocobot hour.
Hasbro relies on MTG to make them profitable, so there's been a lot of selling out.
Even if you ignore the Universes beyond, the price of packs is way too high now, and they've made some blatant cash grabs.
"30th anniversary" was a special set with a different back, making them basically the same as the old gold-boarded decks, not tournament legal. This results in them being considered proxies, but made by WoTC.... For $1000 for 4 boosters.