news
"Too bad, make it work": Unionizing staff describe crunch culture and creative oppression within Wizards of the Coast
UWOTC-CWA members are confident in their ability to organize their workforce, even without voluntary recognition.
news
MTG Arena prepare Wizards of the Coast's latest unions for renewed resistance
UWOTC’s founding members claim anti-union sentiment within the RPG publisher never went away.
news
Products aren’t people and don’t “have to” do anything
MTG’s Zeta Set looks rad, but let’s not pretend naivety about $20 booster packs.
unions
MTG Arena’s nascent union faces “optional” meetings, letters to homes, and management closing ranks
With a union vote looming, United Wizards of the Coast faces classic union busting from the tabletop industry’s largest company.
Magic: The Gathering
Why Did Dan Frazier Get A Pass For Plagiarism When Other Magic: The Gathering Artists Don't?
By respecting one artist's legacy, Wizards of the Coast disrespects another.
tabletop
Magic: The Gathering’s imperfect Avatar Beginner Box turned my spouse into The Enemy
Confident first steps with no path offered into the wider trading card game.
culture
More reunion than Gathering: Final Fantasy and MTG's shared history
Dungeons & Dragons & Wizardry, Oh My!
culture
The house that crossovers built rests on a shaky foundation
Universe Beyond go brrrrrrrrrr.
tabletop
Oh fuck, it’s actually good, isn’t it?
An autobiographical history of Magic: The Gathering.
Rascal Radio
Special: Final Fantasy - Magic: The Gathering, feat. Ash Parrish and Emma Partlow
You wouldn't suplex a train, would you?
culture
Hasbro’s “cautious” approach to tariffs depends on more licensed Magic: The Gathering and potential layoffs
Final Fantasy’s crossover is already a best-selling set, but Hasbro’s CEO still warned of price hikes and workforce reduction.
culture
EDH Brackets won’t solve Magic: The Gathering’s social problem
Tools are nice, but you can’t foster community with checklists.
tabletop
Digital Commander would make Hasbro a ton of money and be objectively terrible
When fun gets in the way of financials
Rascal Radio
Rascal crawls into your ears, screams about games
Resident anklebiters finally unlock aural journalism.
tabletop
Magic: The Gathering buried monumental shifts under a pile of speedbikes, Sephiroth, and… Spongebob?
A new Foundation for this branded house of cards.
tabletop
Look how they massacred my boy, Archenemy
This reheated sequel is a horror show for all the wrong reasons