Star City Games

Business of TCG

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Ecosystem

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Star City Games in Magic: The Gathering, the first of 3 games; mostly in engagement.

01Product development

Star City Games has no documented role on this stage.

Others on this stage

IP Holder14

Beadle & Grimm's
Uses IP under license: Magic: The Gathering IP, Star Trek
Mattel
IP holder: Masters of the UniverseIP licensor: Wizards of the Coast
Middle-earth Enterprises
IP holder: The HobbitIP licensor: Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Rights creditIP holder: Magic: The Gathering IP
Worldwide

02Distribution

Star City Games has no documented role on this stage.

Others on this stage

Distribution & Wholesale10

Wizards of the Coast
Operates shop: Secret LairDirect salesSells game direct to consumer
available markets
Blackfire

03Engagement

Star City Games

Events & Fairs
Organizes events in series: Magic Regional Championships and Qualifiers
United States
Organized Play
Event organizer
United States

Others on this stage

Organized Play14

04Secondary market

Star City Games has no documented role on this stage.

Others on this stage

Card Shops & LGS10

Card Kingdom
Buys and resells cards for gameCard shop or LGSSells singles for game
United States
Face to Face Games
Buys and resells cards for game

Dark: Star City Games in Magic: The Gathering. Below it, other businesses on the same stage of Magic: The Gathering. Acting in the same game or stage is not a business relationship; documented partners are shown in orange.

Other games:Riftbound Star Wars: Unlimited

Company

Master data as the cited sources state them.

Legal name: Star City Comics & Games, Inc.¹
Founded: 1993²

Organized play

1 series it organizes or whose program it governs.

Magic Regional Championships and QualifiersOrganizes events

Sources

8 relationship records, each with its sources.

Star City Games organizes Magic Spotlight: Dragons — Denver 2025 ↗.

Role: Organized Play
Region: United States
Period: From Apr 11, 2025 until Apr 13, 2025

Details: Organizer

Research notes and scope

Research note: Counts one Magic Spotlight edition within SCG CON. The April 11–13 weekend and April 12–13 main competition are different temporal scopes for the same named edition; other SCG CON competitions are not merged or counted.

Event or organized play area; Country

Source wording: United States

Confirmed · 1 source

scgcon.starcitygames.com

Star City Games

Ecosystem

01Product development

IP Holder14

02Distribution

Distribution & Wholesale10

03Engagement

Organized Play14

04Secondary market

Card Shops & LGS10

Company

Organized play

Sources

Star City Games organizes Magic Spotlight: Dragons — Denver 2025 ↗.

Star City Games organizes Magic Spotlight: Foundations — Atlanta 2025 ↗.

Star City Games organizes events for Magic: The Gathering.

Star City Games organizes events in Magic Regional Championships and Qualifiers.

Star City Games organizes events for Riftbound.

Star City Games organizes Riftbound Showdown Series.

Star City Games organizes events for Star Wars: Unlimited.

Star City Games organizes Star Wars: Unlimited Regional Championships.