A pamphlet of feline opinion · est. mmxxv
Pete, the resident feline critic
The Pete Gazette
The Magic Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
Lead Review · From: Magic: The Gathering
Shimmering Chocobo Card Liberated; Declared a Success
Pete dismisses the game but rates the booster box as a prime delivery system for shimmering foil cards, executing a clean heist on the glowing Chocobo and pronouncing it a success.

My human has acquired a large, decorated cube filled with crinkling packets. Inside these packets are stiff, flat squares of cardboard depicting various spiky-haired bipeds, oversized poultry, and garishly dressed sorcerers. The entire affair is apparently a tribute to something they call "Final Fantasy," which seems to be a grand human mythos. While the st…

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Image of Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy Play Booster Box
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★★☆
As a foil-card delivery system, worthy.
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