The basic idea is that a flashlight on full blast will cut through a legit card and show through on the other side, while a counterfeit card will either block the light completely or dull it significantly
the best way to discover what Magic has to offer, they're perfect for building decks, playing games with friends, and are tons of fun to open Fantastic Family I'm all for family, so couldn't the characters be a little more artfully tied to each other
These references aren't totally obscure, but I also picked ones that aren't such popular knowledge that even people who haven't played the games probably know about them, like Sephiroth killing Aerith
The -3 is really good because permanent can mean many types of cards
This wizard is super-duper excited to see this random little green genie-sprite-fairy show up holding the iconic E=MC formula
If you have friends with bigger collections, borrow cards for testing purposes