From its release in 1993, Magic grew by word of mouth. Players obsessed over the process of building decks, endlessly hunting for the most effective card combinations and devising a huge range of winning strategies.
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How many people play MTG worldwide? Anyone know? Can you give a citation for it or tell me where you read it from? Hasbro's annual report for 2003 stated that there were over 6 million MTG players in 75 countries, and that there were 140,000 MTGO accounts. They gave the same over 6 million figure in 2004. As far as I know they have not made any similar statements since then.
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Nowadays Magic is played by an estimated 20 million people around the world. It is published in 11 languages, has a thriving tournament scene, a professional league and even recently provided the basis for an episode of South Park.
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Tifa Robles is the founder of the Lady Planeswalkers Society, a group which aims to bring more women into the game. When she started playing in 2010, an estimated 10% of Magic players were female. Now that figure stands at 38%.
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How Magic: the Gathering became a pop-culture hit – and where it goes next. The original card game has 20 million players worldwide. Now, its publishers are revisiting its leading characters’ origins in an effort to get bigger still.
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A member of the successful ChannelFireball pro team, Scott-Vargas treats Magic as seriously as an athlete approaches training. A typical week sees him play for up to 15 hours, and much of the rest of his time is taken up by writing and producing videos about the game.
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Confidence votes 832. It is estimated that there are around 6 million participants of Magic: The Gathering worldwide, in up to 70 different countries. It is estimated that there are around 6 million participants of <i>Magic: The Gathering</i> worldwide, in up to 70 different countries. Minor edit? Save Cancel.
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It is estimated that there are around 6 million participants of Magic: The Gathering worldwide. Not a lot... It is estimated that there are around 6 million participants of <i>Magic: The Gathering</i> worldwide. Not a lot...
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To play Magic: the Gathering, you must collect cards and assemble a deck. Players then take turns drawing and playing cards using what is called mana. See the links that acc…ompany this post for all the rules.
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We play at my house with a pool of 9 people. Of those 9 players, only 3 of us EVER play in sanctioned events. Of those 3, only 2 seriously seek out to play at least once per month at a FNM. I'd say, that we represent a high % of people who play. Mostly competitive casual with limited accounting at release events and FNM's. BTW, for the 3 of us who attend pre-release events: Since Alara, we've won the event 4 out of 5 times (first day prelease) and have 2 2nd's and 2 top 3/4.
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how many people play magic
Twenty million people play magic.  There are 20 million people who play magic. 20 million people plays magic.