Trading Card Game Industry White Paper (free)
This white paper describes the history, present and future of trading card games, and consists of the following sections. Section 1 explores the main components of trading card games and define basic concepts. Following, section 2 presents a concise history on the overall industry and its larger trends. Section 3 looks at the current customer base, its core demographics, secondary market and key brands. In section 4 the overall industry’s revenues, distribution model, current issues and opportunities, and key companies.