The Power of a Game

Boom. Shizzle. Zap.
Is this what you imagine power to be?

Well, in today's post, I will not, in fact, be talking about power in this sense.

By "Power of a Game", I refer to the subtle pull of a game on any player who plays it. This 'pull' is not an unhealthy one, such as an addiction, but a gradual force that draws players to the game. Present in Magic: the Gathering, this power is what calls out to the players, and gets them around the table.

This, is the power to unite.

Just yesterday, I met eight people at a Magic event.

Under any normal circumstance the eight of us would have probably never met each other, each unaware of the others existence.

Ten minutes into the event however, we were each having a good time, slapping high fives and playing the game.

Talk and strategy was exchanged, with each player growing stronger after each game.

Laughter and Joy, Tension and Stress during each game.

To any outsider, we would have probably looked like a group of good friends, displaying a level of comfort hardly befitting of a bunch of strangers.


Through a simple card game, I was able to meet and really get to know a bunch of like minded individuals. The common interest we shared pulled us together yet under any other circumstance, we would have probably never met. The fact that so many people can be drawn together by just a simple card game is a testament to what I believe is the Power of a Game.

That's it for today!