once you’re hooked. Especially with the strength of the community behind it, I really think they’ve built something solid here.

I completely agree. After playing Magic the Gathering for 30 years, I'm so glad I've transitioned over to Splinterlands, as it is quicker and more convenient to play with a secondary market that is all verified on chain!

The combination of Hasbro's mismanagement/overprinting and the proliferation of high-quality fakes meant I just did not like the long-term value proposition of holding onto mid-tier MtG cards. I still have about $80K of reserve list and premium judge foil cards that will hold value, but I've sold off about 80% of my collection in 2023, just in time to buy a BTC around ~23K!