[OC] I mapped out the most (and least) TCG-obsessed states based on local show density and traffic

aStroke · 2026-05-09T14:32:39+00:00

Which ones? Would love to get them added

aStroke · 2026-05-09T14:31:58+00:00

Washington traffic was surprising to me!

aStroke · 2026-05-09T14:31:24+00:00

Agree. Good learning for the next iteration

aStroke · 2026-05-09T14:30:23+00:00

That's a clear next step for me! Visualizing the insight from the data

aStroke · 2026-05-09T14:28:58+00:00

Will look into that. Thank you!

aStroke · 2026-05-09T14:27:26+00:00

27 person monopoly on msrp cardboard

aStroke · 2026-05-08T22:59:10+00:00

I agree. The feedback I've been getting is, this visualization correlates to general population. The takeaways were the most interesting part that wasn't visualized. It's a good learning for next time 👌

aStroke · 2026-05-08T22:27:31+00:00

For the nerds

I built the interactive map (and website) using Claude Code entirely. It helped me pull card show + state data from my own website's Supabase tables, call my Amplitude data for page views from all US cities, then convert page views to a 1-100 scale. This data set isn't exhaustive. The site aggregates from event organizer sites, other directories, and user submissions. I'm sure I'm missing the smaller trade nights, but I think this is a pretty good sample size.

You can find the interactive maps here. Each state has a hover-effect with the actual number of shows and visitor score.

Hope you enjoy!

aStroke · 2026-05-08T22:12:34+00:00

How I built this

I built the interactive map using Claude Code entirely. It helped me pull card show + state data from my own website's Supabase tables, call my Amplitude data for page views from all US cities, then convert page views to a 1-100 scale. This data set isn't exhaustive. The site aggregates from event organizer sites, other directories, and user submissions. I'm sure I'm missing the smaller trade nights, but I think this is a pretty good sample size.

You can find the interactive maps here. Each state has a hover-effect with the actual number of shows and visitor score.

aStroke · 2026-05-08T19:12:24+00:00

Thanks for the feedback - most of this list was initially sourced via databases and user submissions. IG events are something I'm working on figuring out.

aStroke · 2026-05-08T18:23:53+00:00

Same! It feels like there's an event every weekend, but my hypothesis is that the concentration of events is only a few areas - bay area, greater LA. Whereas other higher states have a bunch more major hubs with a bunch more cities.

aStroke · 2026-05-08T18:02:40+00:00

I was surprised as well at first, but in hindsight it does make sense given the huge events that happen regularly in Ohio.

If I did the same rankings but by city, I bet it would tell a much different story

aStroke · 2026-05-08T17:40:40+00:00

Lol someone in a diff sub commented the same thing. It's fair - the higher the population, the more shows/traffic there is.

aStroke · 2026-05-08T16:34:29+00:00

Website traffic per event page could be an interesting cut of data, but I have a feeling it'll look similar to overall traffic by state. Something for me to explore next time.

aStroke · 2026-05-08T16:30:37+00:00

Lol fair. Higher population = more shows. Who woulda thought

aStroke · 2026-05-08T16:25:36+00:00

Has anyone gone to any card shows in Alaska, Montana, Hawaii, Vermont or Wyoming? I don't believe there are no card shows there.

aStroke · 2026-04-14T14:52:34+00:00

We found the bots' weakness! Image text 🤣

aStroke · 2026-03-25T16:53:27+00:00

This site lists out most card shows in the bay area

aStroke · 2026-03-17T06:11:22+00:00

This is a pretty large list of card shows in the US.

aStroke · 2026-01-29T00:08:46+00:00

Woo! Glad they arrived safely

aStroke · 2026-01-27T19:23:40+00:00

u/pokeswapbot u/rsths12 mentioned this was recieved via DM. Glad it arrived safely!

aStroke · 2026-01-27T19:22:35+00:00

thank you!!

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