Crafting with Kids

Magic: The Gathering is a hugely popular trading card game, or TCG, which has been in play for over 12 years now. It has increased in popularity over the past few years, and contests are held all over the country in several locations. I wish to take a look at the many Careers which are available which will interest people who have an interest in Magic: The Gathering, as it is wonderful when people are able to get a New career which is directly related to something that they like doing, in this case playing Magic. This will assist anyone hunting for New careers which are directly related to the Magic: The Gathering card game, so they can make sure they get a suitable career that they can flourish in.

Now there are a number of different Careers you can go into which are related to this specific card game. One of the more obvious roles to me would be a stockist, selling the cards in large packs, or splitting them up and selling individual cards. Now for anyone who knows the game quite well, you could make great money doing this, as many cards are quite valuable. For mainstream games and recent expansions generally cards will cost in the region of around 1 or 2 pounds, but some can go as high as 20. In fact, although you are likely to never, ever see one of these cards, there are some quite old cards from the original expansion, which are very expensive – one of the most expensive cards known as ‘Black Lotus’ can sell for upwards of £600 on ebay. That’s a great deal of money for a little bit of card! While you are never likely going to see figures like that, there is still good money to be made if you know which cards are popular, which are rare, and information like that. So generally a good knowledge of the game and its mechanics will help you out here.

Another New career which the more creative among you will be able to contemplate is to be an artist for Magic: The Gathering. Now there is a lot of great competition here as there so often is when it comes to art, so you will have to be really good. Expansions are released every two years, and each expansion will include over 500 cards, each of which will have their own individual artwork. A lot of artists are commissioned to paint or draw exclusively for magic, so if you are fortunate enough to get into this line of work you will benefit from a reasonably regular income.

There are a variety of different New careers here – more than we can properly list in one go. Other examples include getting a career out of winning, by taking part in contests which are held around the world. You may even wish to be an author, and write books which talk about the universe that the card game is based in. There are lots of interesting Careers you can get into if you really put your mind to it, and you have the focus and enthusiasm to accomplish something.

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