[chuckup]

I think even more interesting is the idea of "colored coins" that represent actual items.

I'd start playing Magic: The Gathering again if the digital cards I bought were colored coins or counterparty-style tokens that I controlled, and could trade outside of the game.

If the game itself was open source and p2p, even better - there would be no worry of the company shutting down the servers/abandoning the game. The community could take over and make improvements to the client if needed. The initial creation of the game would be funded by selling the digital cards.

[sublimecalm]

I have thought about this problem a bit especially with Wizards encountering forged cards from China. Honestly Magic and MTGO has been a ripe ground for BTC experimentation.

I think every card they print will eventually be represented as a member of a blockchain.

[draaglom]

And then someone could create a site to exchange the (bitcoin-backed) cards!

But what could we call such a site?

[capt_obvious]

Well, the obvious name would be "Magic the Gathering Online Exchange", but that's slightly long. I guess it should be shortened somehow?

[celticninja]

I like your thinking, what about MTGOX? I know just the frenchman in Japan who could code it for us.

[garethjenkins]

Hey -- as per comment elsewhere in the thread, check out https://www.deckbound.com

We're (I'm the founder) doing what you've outlined. Though the Deckbound-specific games are proprietary, the APIs and services are open -- and you can use the Deckbound card identities to make your own games. Ultimately we plan on p2p game clients as well -- and are building on top of other projects to deliver that.

G.

[kordless]

You could even make the 'funding' method part of the game. I built this just to see if you could scan a code from in game, and it works!

https://vimeo.com/113431070