Well then I can sum this up for you!!! IT RUINED MY relationship. HE BECAME addictive as if the devil took over. He stopped going to church, turned his back on everything, became obsessed with this game, tournaments and spent every dime and then started taking my money to purchase the cards to build the ultimate decks. He became a totally different person and I finally after months of trying to make him see, had to let him go. It was very hard, because he was also my best friend. This was 2 years ago. HE STILL is obsessed and still wasting his time and money with the goal to be CHAMPION. So well that is a nice sum up!!! I would greatly advise you dump the game now. IN the beginning I was like, oh its a harmless game. I will tell you there are actual threads online from former players of the addiction and issues it cost them. It was reassuring to know I wasn't alone.