How to play the forecasting game

For a given card and condition — a SKU like Holofoil · Near Mint— you cast a dollar forecast of what it actually sells for right now.

This is a skill game scored on accuracy, not a tug-of-war over the price. The goal isn’t to move a number — it’s to read the market better than the crowd. Call it right, again and again, and your voice gets louder.

1. 1

   Sign in

   Create an account with email or Discord— it takes a few seconds and unlocks forecasting, XP, and the leaderboard.

2. 2

   Open any card

   Browse the catalog and open a card you have a read on. Real images, price history, and comparison prices are all right there.

3. 3

   Pick the SKU

   Choose the exact printing and condition— a SKU like Holofoil · Near Mint. A reverse holo is a different market than the normal.

4. 4

   Enter your estimate

   Cast a dollar forecastof what that SKU actually sells for right now. Skill, not a wish — you’re scored on accuracy.

5. 5

   Submit

   That’s it. Votes are append-only— come back and re-call any time. Each call is time-stamped and scored independently.

Your forecast nudges the Community Fair Value, but it is clamped to real market data. You can push toward the edge of the glowing band — never past it.

So the crowd adds nuance the market hasn’t priced in yet, while the band keeps anyone from dragging a card into fantasy. Want the mechanics? Read how the band works.

The community number stays hidden until 5 distinct votershave weighed in on that card and condition. It’s an anti-manipulation guardrail — a single loud voice never sets the price.

The upshot: rally your friends. The faster a SKU clears five callers, the sooner everyone sees the Community Fair Value light up.

Separate from your dollar forecast, you can mark a card bullish or bearish— where you think it’s heading.

Sentiment is hype only. It is never mixed into the dollar value, so excitement and momentum can’t quietly distort the price.

You earn XP for every forecast and sentiment call, then climb the leaderboard.

Accuracy-based reputation — points for calls that land near the real sale — is coming next, and it will weight how much your forecasts move the community number. The sharper your reads, the more your voice counts.

• Check the receipts. Skim the price history and the comparison prices before you commit a number.
• Mind condition and printing.A reverse holo isn’t the normal, and Near Mint isn’t Lightly Played. Make sure you’re calling the right SKU.
• Don’t just echo the number. Call where you think the price is heading, not where it already sits — that’s where accuracy is won.