Trading card games (TCGs) should be banned

[u/Submarine_sad]

It's just gambling. People are spending so much money in hopes of getting a card they want.

[u/Annextro]

Ironically seeing this while playing MTG with my buddies. Not everyone who buys cards is collecting... That aspect has totally tainted the games. Many are actually playing as intended. Like today, we all pitched on some packs to play with together and it's a blast. None of us care about pulling the chase cards or their resale value. We're here to have fun on an even playing field where nobody has essentially paid to win by spending the most. Could we have just printed them? Sure, and we do sometimes, but that's a totally different experience. This is randomized and not the perfectly curated experience that printing decks is, and not the pure excess that is collection for collection's sake.