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From the title I was expecting something more interesting, but this is more an article about the economics of organising Magic: The Gathering tournaments from t
by SiempreViernes 3y ago
From the title I was expecting something more interesting, but this is more an article about the economics of organising Magic: The Gathering tournaments from the point of view of someone who wants to profit and doesn't actually like Magic that much.
Like, this bit has a pretty strong implicit opinion on the value of a tournament:
The opportunity cost of not being able to spend that money elsewhere is significant, so it's not enough for a large event to break even; the TO has to profit at least as much as they could have by investing that money into something else.
Only towards the end there appears an admission that most people involved are there because they think it is fun to play Magic, but there's never any serious discussion about the value of this enjoyment, which is what I really was hoping the title was implying.
- michaelt 3y agoWell, the article is specifically about the kind of large-scale tournaments that "require a float of several million dollars" and "might require 120 judges and other staff members" and have full-time employees, so I doubt the organisers actually have time to play. You get much better economics if your event is small enough the organisers can fit it in around a full time job, and you can staff it entirely with volunteers. But those sorts of events aren't big enough to need convention centres that charge $750 per trash can.