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developing a collectible card game, I called,
Mystical Empire. It was a play on the crazypopular, Magic: the Gathering CCG, only I
thought it was superior, others did, too. But, I
never intended to start a business out of the
collectible card game, until...
It was 2004, I was no longer involved with
the hobby store (one of the many invaluable
lessons I learned in that venture, was, never
trust a person who promises a contract for your
share of the business, but constantly seems to
forget), I was out of work due to a slip and fall
accident that had me unable to perform
physical duties. It was torture on me, however,
I kept myself busy, working on the card game.
I was somewhat depressed. My wife and I
AUGUST2016
“Would you like fries with that?” was my
first job, at 14-years-old. I was so proud, so
excited to be working at McDonalds for $3.15
an hour. I road my bike five miles, to and from
work, everyday. It