The Mayday Games Blog

Since its appearance on the tabletop scene in 1993, Magic: The Gathering has garnered millions of fans worldwide, with thrilling tournaments and an incredible variety of gameplay formats. New players join the MTG community all the time, and the game's creators, the Wizards of the Coast, want to make entry to the game accessible and enjoyable. Our list of some of the best Magic The Gathering cards for beginners will get you into the game quickly, so you can join the growing global community of Magic players. The Best Magic The Gathering Cards for Beginners As with any new gaming...

We are very sorry, there is no easy way to say this.  Since Mayday began selling card sleeves back in 2008 we have NEVER raised the prices of our card sleeves.  We have been and remain committed to offering the best value sleeves on the market.  But the sad reality is that prices of everything have increased in the last 13 years.  In fact just inflation from 2008 to 2021 for the USD is over 27% (see calculation HERE).  We are getting hit with unprecedented shipping costs, a 40’ container last year was under $5,000 to ship from China to the USA...

Early Years In the past few days there has been a little confusion about a game we USED to distribute.  We originally started distributing this in 2011 under the name Tok Tok Woodman. I say distributing and not licensing because we were never given a licensing deal from the designer when we agreed to start distributing nearly 10 years ago now.  We were a relatively new company and the game was also quite new and we felt it would be a great partnership.  We always wanted a licensing agreement or at least a distribution agreement in some form that might...

Garbage Day is a great game for any tween collection Anyone who knows tweens, that glorious age of 9-12 years old, knows these children love gross things. Potty jokes are the height of humor, and bodily functions are hilarious. This age group also likes to tease their friends and light sabotage.  Which is why I love playing Garbage Day with tweens. In Garbage Day players are trying to avoid taking the trash out.  On your turn you have the option to “throw trash away”, discarding it to the center trash can, or “Hide it in your room.”  The fun starts...