[Source: Reuters]Board gaming company Asmodee’s (ASMDEEb.ST), chief executive said on Tuesday that trading card games, an “extremely strong” category in its catalogue, were here to stay. Trading cards are typically sold in sealed ​booster packs, a format which encourages repeated purchases by collectors and ​players alike. Article continues after advertisementTrading ​card games have been an important revenue driver for Asmodee. Trading card game sales also rose 23.1% in the first quarter of the new financial year. Asmodee is not the only company benefiting from the strength of trading card games.