The only bummer with Magic the Gathering, Hearthstone, and other games like that, is that they're designed to suck up your time.

Due to the rate of how fast cards come out, you have to spend 10-20 hours per week just to maintain basic knowledge of the game. WIth chess you can walk away and come back a year later and the game is the same - Magic forces you to constantly engage.

Even though the game is great, I find it hard to fit it into my life as an adult for that reason. However, I 100% with you that the game itself is worthy of respect.