Wizards, demons and goblins collide in the world’s first trading card game Magic: The Gathering, affectionately dubbed “cardboard crack” by its 10+ million diehard obsessives. From dank, wood-paneled basements to international big money pro tournaments, Magic continues to flourish since its phenomenal debut in 1993.

VICE follows a professional Magic player who dropped out of college for a shot to be number one on the pro circuit, while two brothers wax nostalgic about the spells of old.

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Magic: The Gathering - Inside the World's Most Played Trading Card Game  | American Obsessions

Photographer David LaChapelle invites us into his LA studio and reminisces about his early days in New York when he used to work at Studio 54, hang out at the Mudd Club, and generally be a fabulous young man.

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Magic: The Gathering - Inside the World's Most Played Trading Card Game | American Obsessions

VICE Meets: David LaChapelle