Collectible card games (CCGs), also called trading card games (TCGs), are played using specially designed sets of
cards. While
trading cards have been around for longer, CCGs combine the appeal of collecting and strategic game play.The first collectible card game was The Base Ball Card Game produced by The Allegheny Card Co. and registered on
April 5 1904. The modern concept of CCG games was first presented in , designed by
Richard Garfield and published by
Wizards of the Coast in 1993.
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