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* Western Computer RPGs

* The ''[[Literature/Choose Your Own Adventure|Choose Your Own Adventure]]'' and ''[[Fighting Fantasy]]'' books were a gateway for many roleplayers of the 80s.

* The ''[[Pokémon (game)|Pokémon]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Tabletop Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' card game led eventually to ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' for lots of players. Helped by the fact that a lot of sanctioned tournaments of the former shared venues with tournaments for the latter. Also, the huge media presence (straddling many years) and child-friendly image of both ''Pokémon'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' practically guarantees that these will be the first ~~[[CC Gs]]~~ people get into.

* The ''[[Pokémon (game)|Pokémon]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Tabletop Game)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' card game led eventually to ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' for lots of players. Helped by the fact that a lot of sanctioned tournaments of the former shared venues with tournaments for the latter. Also, the huge media presence (straddling many years) and child-friendly image of both ''Pokémon'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' practically guarantees that these will be the first CCGs people get into.

** And, in turn, a number of ''Magic'' pros who become accustomed to making high-stakes probabilistic decisions end up transitioning to poker (most notably David Williams).

* ''[[The Dark Eye]]'' is the Gateway system in German-speaking countries, despite beeing the deepest system around.