Scent of a card

Yep, smells can take you back. I bought a game recently that came with a bunch of cards that were sealed in plastic. When you open them up, you get a faint smell of… something? Ink? Cardboard? I don’t know. But it is the exact same smell as Magic: The Gathering cards. It brings me back to a decade ago to the thrill of opening up a new pack of cards.
So much wasted money.
I never did much with my Magic cards. I had a deck that I tried to keep in top form and had fun playing with it, but I never traded the cards I didn’t use. So, buried in my closet, there are stacks of Magic cards. They aren’t gathering dust, but that’s only because I clean my closet semi-regularly. I might make a lot of money if I sold them, but it has been so long, I don’t know if they are gaining or losing value.
Still, I had good times. I “dueled” with them often back in the day. Now, I have only the memories of happier times.
Geez, this is maudlin.

It’s just a game.