When it comes to epic crossovers, Magic: The Gathering is definitely leading the charge, with the beloved trading card game working with the likes of Marvel, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings franchise, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, to name but a few.
Created by Richard Garfield and released by Wizards of the Coast in 1993, Magic: The Gathering sees players take on the role of Planeswalkers with gameplay consisting of dueling with other players by casting spells, summoning creatures, and using magical artifacts. Over the past thirty-plus years, it has remained one of the most popular card games, but it seems as though one highly requested collaboration will probably not be going ahead.
According to a Tumblr post by Magic: The Gathering head designer Mark Rosewater, a collaboration between the popular card game and the Harry Potter franchise is "very unlikely." Although Rosewater does not go into any more details, the response is enough to garner mixed responses from fans.
On the one hand, the Harry Potter franchise retains a large fanbase, and with the upcoming Harry Potter television show courtesy of HBO expected to air this December and bring in a whole new legion of fans,...
