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I’ve bought a CCG and learned it. Now where can I find an opponent?
by admin on Apr.25, 2009, under A-Q
Often, right where you bought the game. Most game stores have gaming areas and regular “open gaming” times. They also usually run local tournaments for many CCGs on a regular basis. Scrye magazine’s tournament calendar is the most comprehensive of its kind; check for the stores near you.
Also, fantasy, comic-book, science-fiction, and game conventions, from local shows all the way up to mighty Gen Con, provide wonderful formal and informal settings to play CCGs. The larger shows may be more than a day trip, but there are several that are true “celebrations of gaming” that are not to be missed. Again, check the listings in Scrye.
In this weblog, we try to provide some guidance as to which games have larger ready-made player bases. Check the ratings boxes with the individual game listings.
But often, you don’t have to look far to find an opponent. One of the things that made CCGs so popular in the beginning was that, where it took four or five people to play most board games and role-playing games, it only took two people to play a CCG. Magic’s earliest TV ads had the slogan, “All you need is a deck
