HowTo Network emblem How To: Gaming THE HOW TO CO. — EDITION 10
Slabbed cards rising from an open binder in a glowing collection room

●  REGION 01 — TRADING CARD GAMES  ·  POKÉMON · MAGIC · YU-GI-OH · ONE PIECE · LORCANA · SPORTS

HOW TO CHASE shiny CARDBOARD.

Nine chapters into one obsession. Pulling, playing, grading, storing, selling — we don't hype the market; we show you how it works, plainly, and tell you when to leave a card raw.

09 CHAPTERS  ·  27 SUB-CHAPTERS  ·  UPDATED WEEKLY NO PRICE HYPE. EVER.

"The point isn't to own every card. The point is to know exactly why you own the ones you do."

No. 01

NINE WAYS into the region.

PICK A CARD.
ANY CARD.

Nine chapters, dealt face up. Every card is a door.

Slabbed cards floating above a glowing arena 01 3 PATHS POKÉMON. The gateway. Where everyone starts and nobody really leaves. STARTED · DECKS · SETS → A card resting on a stone altar under arcane light 02 3 PATHS MAGIC: THE GATHERING. Thirty years deep and still printing. Formats, staples, and the stack. STARTED · FORMATS · SETS → A dark portal crackling with golden energy 03 3 PATHS YU-GI-OH!. Fast, loud, and rules-lawyered. Bring sleeves and conviction. STARTED · DECKS · SETS → A dreamlike sky over an enchanted landscape 04 3 PATHS DISNEY LORCANA. The new kid with a mouse-shaped shadow. Ink, lore, and early chases. STARTED · DECKS · SETS → An adventurous village at the edge of the map 05 3 PATHS ONE PIECE TCG. The set everyone's ripping right now. Leaders, alt arts, and manga rares. STARTED · DECKS · SETS → A collector's desk with sleeved cards under lamplight 06 3 PATHS SPORTS CARDS. Rookies, parallels, and the long game your uncle was right about. BASEBALL · FOOTBALL · ROOKIES → A card passing through a glowing grading scanner 07 3 PATHS GRADING. The slab question. When to grade, who to trust, what a 10 costs. GRADE IT · PSA · CGC & MORE → A protective vault of light around floating cards 08 3 PATHS CARD CARE & STORAGE. Sleeves, boxes, humidity. The unglamorous work of keeping value. SLEEVES · BINDERS · DISPLAY → A shimmering portal opening onto another world 09 3 PATHS CARD VALUES. What it's worth, what it'll sell for, and the gap between the two. PRICES · SELLING · MARKET →
No. 02

FEATURED quests.

THREE PIECES WORTH
YOUR LUNCH BREAK
Crystal-slabbed cards drifting through a violet nebula MAIN QUEST · CARD VALUES HOW TO KNOW WHAT YOUR BINDER IS actually WORTH. Scan, sort, and price the pile you've been avoiding — in one honest afternoon. Holographic cards fanned before a glowing portal POKÉMON ● SIDE QUEST · ★★☆ HOW TO SPOT A FAKE HOLO in ten seconds. Ten seconds, one loupe, zero heartbreak. A sunlit collection room, slabbed cards rising from the desk CARD CARE ● SIDE QUEST · ★☆☆ HOW TO STORE CARDS SO THEY outlive you. Sleeves, toploaders, and the humidity number nobody checks.
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CONDITION IS A FACT. Value is a mood. LEARN TO TELL THEM APART.

FROM THE EDITOR'S LETTER

No. 03

THE side quest LOG.

SHORT READS FOR
SHARPER COLLECTORS
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● A NOTE ON VALUE

HowTo: Gaming is a field guide, not a prospectus. Card prices move, markets cool, and nothing here is financial advice. Collect what you love first — the guides just make sure you do it well.