StarCityGames
StarCityGames is a Magic retailer based in Virginia. StarCityGames.com is one of the longest-running Magic: The Gathering content sites on the Internet as well as one of the largest Magic dealers in the world.
Website
On their site, they offer articles on competitive Magic and sell cards. Initially, they were principally acknowledged for the amount of coverage they offered to the Vintage format. Although this coverage did not stop, the site later hired several top-class players to write articles about other formats, like Standard, Legacy, and Modern. Most high-profile articles were locked behind a paywall requiring subscription fees for access, but were set to free access several months later.
In January 2022, the publishing model was revised due to a lack of in-person events, Wizards of the Coast significantly reducing their investments in both competitive Magic: The Gathering play and the concept of the professional Magic player, and a variety of other situations. Contracts with many of the top-class writers were terminated, and all article content is once again free to read.[1]
StarCityGames is often used as the de facto price guide for trading among Magic players in North America.
SCG Tour
StarCityGames (SCG Events) organized a series of high level Magic events in North America to rival the Wizards of the Coast driven tournament scene. These ended with the Covid 19 epidemic and the dissolution of the Premier Series.
SCG CON
The role of the SCG Tour was teaken over by the SGC Cons which had been organized since 2017. These are billeted as "The World’s Premier Trading Card Games Convention." They feature many tournaments whit money prizes, some times prereleases and starting in 2025 there are sometimes combined with Magic Spotlights. In addition the Magic, these cons also feature events for Lorcana and Flesh and Blood.
References
- ↑ Pete Hoefing (January 25, 2022). "SCG Announces Forthcoming Content Changes". Starcitygames.com.