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I have always wanted to get into collecting, but I never knew what. I didn't have any self control to keep things pristine. I tried collecting all sorts of things when I was younger, but I couldn’t find myself committing to any of them. It was either, I get bored of the hobby or I feel bad that I my collection was only gathering dust somewhere. But now that I am older and I am making my own money, I wanted to give collecting another shot. I wanted to collect something I loved, something that can last and something that can gain value over time.  Luckily, Pokemon trading cards ticked all the boxes! I grew up with the Pokemon (toys, games, shows). I love trading cards and the art/illustration of the cards. With how much first edition cards are going for, it is guaranteed to gain value over time. Though my thoughts on Pokemon cards as an investment may differ from others, one can argue that it does gain value over time.  Before getting into the hobby, I made sure I did my researc...

Marvel Snap, a digital collectible card game with the Marvel Intellectual Property (IP). I played it during launched and was not impressed by its gameplay. It initially felt like a digital clone of Smash Up, a popular tabletop deckbuilding game. The gameplay loop is: you mix and match cards to make synergy and take control of locations for points. My early impression of it was clearly negative, because I felt like they used the Marvel IP as a way to suck money out of its fanbase. With its lackluster gameplay and somewhat repetitive gameplay back then, I immediately uninstalled the game. Now, more than a year later, I decided to pick it up again and wow, I was so wrong with my first impression! If it survived a year in a time where competitive game turnovers are rampant, there must be something special about it. How did I end up picking it up again? Like every gaming itch, I was bored and I was looking for a new game to play. I scrolled through Twitch and I saw that the game still had a...