Potenka-diddly-Munztar Cards

[Cursed Bluto]

Does anyone else still play the TCG? I've just gotten back into it, having already earned 4 badges from the local League, first place in a tournament in a neighboring city, and rebuilt my old Mewtwo deck, adding in fun stuff like Shaymin. Plus I'm heading for Nationals this friday. Wish me luck!

[Blivsey]

Nope, haven't played it in years. I mostly stick to the games, m'self. Still keep 'em around for bookmarks because I like the art on some of the cards. The art has actually tempted me to go get a pack or two, though I haven't.

[Cursed Bluto]

I've always loved some of the art, but it's a pity that Ken Sugimori only draws one pose for each Pokemon nowadays(not counting some scenes he draws for special occasions)

[maskedpirate82]

I got out of it because they kept changing the rules and saying "Treat old cards the way you would before this." Recently, though, according to my friend they changed the rules saying "Old cards may not be used." Apparently it has something to do with height/weight. Older cards don't have that info on them. After doing research, I cannot find anywhere to confirm this.

That being said, I still enjoy the Pokemon TCG Video Game (I still haven't bought the 2nd one yet).

One challenge that I took upon myself was to find out what is in your practice deck by running out of cards to draw.

To quote a GameFAQs post...

I’m sure we all remember Sam from Pokemon TCG the video game. He served as a tutorial character in a match that would teach you how to play. This match was always the same, both characters using the same decks every time, and the cards were always drawn in the same exact order. The first time you play, you must do certain actions as well to ensure victory. After that, the player was allowed to duel Sam again, with or without these restrictions. The decks will still be the same, in the same order, but your actions may change later – or not. This made the game quite interesting, because if you memorized these moves, you would always win, and therefore get a booster pack. Sam’s packs only contained Energy Cards, making it a great source to do over and over. What is in your deck during this duel? No one knows, because it seems as though no one reaches the last card without either side winning. The game was only two prizes. Two knockouts – that’s all that was necessary. Is it possible to draw 60 cards without either player winning? This is a challenge issued by gamefaqs and ign members frequently in forums: Can you deck out yourself against Sam?

The furthest I've gotten down to is 11 cards... and then my battery died. I had a feeling I could make it too.

But that is neither here nor there. I personally do not enjoy pokemon tcg because of energy cards. My first starter deck was a Grass/Water deck. I got booster packs too, but not enough of other energy cards. I was forever doomed to always yield a Grass/Water deck.

Most card games do have similar problems though. Duel Masters had it. MTG had it. The only one that comes to mind that didn't was YGO, which I have my own reasons for not playing.

Bottom line: Card Games are no good.

[Cursed Bluto]

Jul 19, 2009 10:20:47 GMT -5 @maskedpirate82 said:

I got out of it because they kept changing the rules and saying "Treat old cards the way you would before this." Recently, though, according to my friend they changed the rules saying "Old cards may not be used." Apparently it has something to do with height/weight. Older cards don't have that info on them. After doing research, I cannot find anywhere to confirm this.

The old cards, you see, didn't factor in the same rules that the newer ones now DO(Supporter cards, Level X cards, etc), and therefore some were overpowered (Aerodactyl, Ninjask, and all the original trainer cards are examples that I've played against recently). Height and weight information and trivia such as that were on the original cards, but no longer on the new ones, as this is irrelevant to gameplay(Only Blaine's Quiz required knowledge of the Pokemon's length, and that was an older trainer card anyhow).

Then, of course, is the rule that the manufacturer still needs to make profit. To do that, sanctioned Pokemon TCG Events began running 'rotations' which banned older cards, forcing players to build NEW decks every year or so(though in theory, with new sets continually coming out, they should be anyways to keep up with the ever-changing game).