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The One Ring card, Magic: The Gathering’s coveted collectible, has been found

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Re: The One Ring card, Magic: The Gathering’s coveted collectible, has been found

#11

I wonder how does wizards of the coast adds this card into a packs in a double blind sort of way. Otherwise there would be internal collusion/fraud to self deal.

> he bearer wishes to remain anonymous

This is why we require lottery winners to be public record.

See also the McDonalds Monopoly scandal.

Re: The One Ring card, Magic: The Gathering’s coveted collectible, has been found

#16
post #3

> multiple resellers are already offering millions to buy it. I had a heated debate about this sort of artificial scarcity with a guy who uses a precision scale to weigh boosters he buys, because the foils are ever so slightly heavier due to an additional layer. Would be really funny if he was the one to find this card.

I believe the collector boosters are all foils, so that particular trick may not have worked in this case.

Re: The One Ring card, Magic: The Gathering’s coveted collectible, has been found

#17
post #4

whoever drew that card, sounds like they know what they are doing. taking all inquiries through an attorney, getting it appraised immediately, etc. sounds like they’re going to get pretty rich out of this.

strategy games players are always thinking twelve steps ahead

hoping it's legit https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36540956

Re: The One Ring card, Magic: The Gathering’s coveted collectible, has been found

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post #15

Ah MTG, the original pay to win game.

How do you pay to win in a sealed draft?

It's not a sealed draft at all. You can purchase as many decks as you like, and you can also purchase from secondhand markets.

Re: The One Ring card, Magic: The Gathering’s coveted collectible, has been found

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post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you pay to win in a sealed draft?

It's not a sealed draft at all. You can purchase as many decks as you like, and you can also purchase from secondhand markets.

Draft is a particular format (and a fairly popular one).
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