Nerdiversary! I started playing the game Magic: The Gathering 18 years ago today — and I still play weekly. I must celebrate. Celebrate my Magic-geekiness reaching majority. Take it to the UK and buy it a beer or something. 
You scoff or chortle? The game’s mechanics taught me important concepts of computer science, early and well. Learning to trade was a better immersion in economic theory than any Intro to Econ class ever created. Group play taught me lessons in game theory that I still mentally refer to. Selling a binder of cards bought me the computer on which I taught myself to program, and that led to a career. And the draw to play the game got me out of my bedroom and forced a socially-awkward and introverted kid out into the world.
Have I taught Niall this game? You bet I have! And he loves it. Here’s to another 18 years of this fantastic game entertaining, educating, and inspiring people.
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