Face to Face Games

Business of TCG

Independent Research on the Business of Trading Card Games

How we research

Business of TCG

Face to Face Games | Business of TCG

Ecosystem

Open Ecosystem →

Face to Face Games in Magic: The Gathering, the first of 3 games; mostly in secondary market.

01Product development

Face to Face 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

Face to Face 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

Face to Face Games has no documented role on this stage.

Others on this stage

Organized Play14

Wizards of the Coast
Governs program: Magic Pro Tour, Magic World Championship, Wizards Play Network Organized play operator:

04Secondary market

Face to Face Games

Card Shops & LGS
Buys and resells cards for gameCard shop or LGS
Canada

Others on this stage

Card Shops & LGS8

Card Kingdom
Buys and resells cards for gameCard shop or LGS

Dark: Face to Face 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:Pokémon TCG Yu-Gi-Oh!

Relationships

Open Ecosystem →

1 documented relationship with other businesses.

Face to Face GamesOperated by

Documented partnerGroup company

Sources

7 relationship records, each with its sources.

Face to Face Games buys and resells cards for Magic: The Gathering.

Role: Card Shops & LGS
Region: Canada
Channel: buylist + singles
Period: Dates not documented

Details: Buylist and resale

Limited confirmation. This claim has restrictions or unresolved details and is excluded from company rankings.

Research notes and scope

Research note: Page title explicitly advertises MTG/Pokemon/Yu-Gi-Oh! buylist, but live game-specific form could not be independently read; store also lists singles.

Secondary market activity; Country

Source wording: Canada

Qualified · 1 source

Face to Face Games

Ecosystem

01Product development

IP Holder14

02Distribution

Distribution & Wholesale10

03Engagement

Organized Play14

04Secondary market

Card Shops & LGS8

Relationships

Sources

Face to Face Games buys and resells cards for Magic: The Gathering.

Face to Face Games operates the secondary-market service Face to Face Games.

Face to Face Games sells Magic: The Gathering singles and secondary-market cards.

Face to Face Games buys and resells cards for Pokémon TCG.

Face to Face Games sells Pokémon TCG singles and secondary-market cards.

Face to Face Games buys and resells cards for Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Face to Face Games sells Yu-Gi-Oh! singles and secondary-market cards.