Gaming convention inspires trading card game club

By Marianne Nacanaynay, 2018-2019 TEMPO Executive Editor|September 30, 2015

The newly implemented trading card game (TCG) club, started by MTHS seniors Gene An, Joshua Morrison and Irvin Zhang, held its first meeting on September 24 in room 213.

The club is planning to meet in room 213, history teacher David Brophy’s classroom, every Monday from 2-3 p.m. The only requirement to join the club is an ASB card.

“Don’t be afraid to just come out and check it out once in awhile,” An said.

According to An, they were inspired to start the club after they attended the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), a prolific gaming convention hosted annually in Seattle, and began playing the Pokemon trading card game.

“We collaborated and helped make [the club]… basically, it’s just a way to have fun with playing card games,” said An.

He also said the club helps to break down social barriers between students, describing how the “jocks” of the school may not be expected to play with trading cards, but they actually do to some students’ surprise.
TCG club is currently focusing on the trading card games Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon, but other card games are also welcome. An noted that if the club gets bigger, other games, such as Cards Against Humanity, may be played.

About the Writer

Marianne Nacanaynay, 2018-2019 TEMPO Executive Editor

For Marianne Nacanaynay, involvement in journalism began in the fourth grade, when she asked a friend to start a newspaper with her. After that, Nacanaynay began working with her middle-school publication and freelanced along the way.

In her freshman year of high school, Nacanaynay joined the Hawkeye staff.

She served as Op-Ed Editor her sophomore and junior years and worked on the yearbook as Editor of TEMPO her junior and senior years.

Throughout that time, among other things, Nacanaynay learned to design and podcast, covered a Trump presidential campaign rally and got her work published in a New York Times' newsletter.

After school, she volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, is president of ASL Club, serves as a representative on the school board and is on the business team for Terrace's robotics program.

The Hawkeye thanks Nacanaynay for her contributions and wishes her the best as she continues her studies at Gonzaga University and pursues her dreams of working abroad.