Such a success of course triggered a wave of competitor games in the mid to late nineties, some of which were quite good, but not a single one of them was able to last as long as Magic. Wizards of the Coast sold in under a month the print run they had expected them to last a year. It wasn’t a perfect game by any means, but it had enough for it to turn it into an instant success after its release.
Magic the Gathering, released originally in 1993, was the first collectible card game. Magic the Gathering has been an undeniable success since its release more than 30 years ago, and it keeps growing in popularity, with more than 40 millions players worldwide, with its recent growth in part due to the success of its digital version, MTG Arena.
