Siliconera’s 2023 Trading Card Games Holiday Gift Guide
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Siliconera’s 2023 Trading Card Games Holiday Gift Guide  

Trading card games can make a fantastic holiday gift for someone, since you could include a few booster packs as a stocking stuffer or a full set or deck as an actual present. A lot of interesting ones recently came out, so here are titles we’d suggest giving this year or adding to your own wishlists.

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Magic the Gathering is typically a good time

Getting into the game could open up your horizons. Especially as there have been a lot of crossovers that can welcome you into the TCG. For example, the Magic: The Gathering The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Final Fantasy set.

Siliconera’s 2023 Trading Card Games Holiday Gift Guide  
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Absolutely! For starters, consider Yu-Gi-Oh! The Structure Deck: Fire Kings is coming out on December 7, 2023, if you want to get something you’re sure someone doesn’t already own yet. The Valiant Smashers also only just debuted in November 2023, so that’s another good option for building up decks. 

There’s also the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game. If someone is a newcomer, Square Enix sells two-player starter sets with two decks to help you immediately jump in and begin playing. Those tend to cost around $25, and you can get versions like on February 16, 2024, so you could pre-order the $59.99 pack for them.


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Jenni Lada
Jenni is Editor-in-Chief at Siliconera and has been playing games since getting access to her parents' Intellivision as a toddler. She continues to play on every possible platform and loves all of the systems she owns. (These include a PS4, Switch, Xbox One, WonderSwan Color and even a Vectrex!) You may have also seen her work at GamerTell, Cheat Code Central, Michibiku and PlayStation LifeStyle.