This week, Scott Thorne expands on last week's article by identifying two more trends in the Game Industry from the Alliance Open House.

WizKids revealed that Eberron: Rising From the Last War Booster Bricks and Premium Set - Skycoach, collectible miniatures sets for D&D Icons of the Realms, will be headed to stores in March 2020.

This week, Scott Thorne updates the U.S.-China tariff situation as it relates to toys and games, and talks about the new UPC system for Magic: The Gathering Commander 2019 decks.

TCGplayer sellers sold 250,000 Magic: The Gathering singles on August 26 alone.

In his annual State of the Union essay, Rosewater’s review of the year in Magic design identified key points that are applicable to retail sales.

Market conditions were good in hobby game stores in the Spring season (January through April), with increasing sales reported by almost everyone we interviewed.

Judge Academy will open an online training center for organized play Judges, initially for Magic: The Gathering and Keyforge.

This week, Scott Thorne looks at an example of how tariffs can affect game retailing.

WOTC has expanded on changes for the revamped Wizards Play Network (WPN) for Magic: The Gathering organized play beginning with MTG: Core Set 2020.

This week, Scott Thorne looks at how new WPN rules on prereleases may affect how retailers schedule them, and shares thoughts on retailer levels for Kickstarters.