Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

...Something bothered me about Worlds...

Jason

Jason

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Hello

There is like quite a few things that probably bothering me a bit.

I would like to hear your experiences from these who have partipicated in previous Worlds.

First question:
How does the match usually goes when you paired up against a player with like... no englsh knowledge?

thats all for now but I still think up more that might be bothering me.

cya for now =)
 
Actually that is not a problem by my opinion. My boy is from Sweden and in now only 9 years and he managed.
If something strange happen in the game you have translators and judges ther to solve the issue. :smile:

It's very important to be clear in what you are doing during the game and avoid the shortcuts.
 
i see...

mind you, i have communication barriers so thats one of the main things which bothered me about Worlds.
 
I don't think you have a thing to worry about. I once played a person that is deaf and can only speak using sign language. This what at nationals i believe and it was one of the best games i had there.
 
i see. however i can be communicated easily with voices but not as well...but still i do not know much sign languages..however the general ones i usually know during game playing are:

-telling me its my turn
-telling me to cut his/her deck
-pointing at my hand whenever he/she wanted to check my hand for usage of copycat, and holon scientist
-telling me that the pokemon is KO'd
-the opponent has to move damage counters themselves if they are using moves likeShady Move from Banette ex
-the opponent has to point a pokemon/trainers/energy on my bench whenever they flipped heads on ER2/Pokemon Rev/Windstorms etc
-using their fingers to tell me how many cards in their hand.

the list goes on =D
 
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^ Thats pretty much all you need. Anything really weird and you just call over a judge.
At worlds all the players are really competitive, so everyone knows whats going on. You can usually anticipate what your opponent will do/ is doing. The language barier really isnt that big of a deal.
 
loppe said:
Actually that is not a problem by my opinion. My boy is from Sweden and in now only 9 years and he managed.
If something strange happen in the game you have translators and judges ther to solve the issue. :smile:

It's very important to be clear in what you are doing during the game and avoid the shortcuts.
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Was he the boy that beat my son with an Arcanine deck? If so my son had no problem at all except getting energy on his pokemon before he got KO'ed.
 
Mew* said:
i see. however i can be communicated easily with voices but not as well...but still i do not know much sign languages..however the general ones i usually know during game playing are:

-telling me its my turn
-telling me to cut his/her deck
-pointing at my hand whenever he/she wanted to check my hand for usage of copycat, and holon scientist
-telling me that the pokemon is KO'd
-the opponent has to move damage counters themselves if they are using moves likeShady Move from Banette ex
-the opponent has to point a pokemon/trainers/energy on my bench whenever they flipped heads on ER2/Pokemon Rev/Windstorms etc
-using their fingers to tell me how many cards in their hand.

the list goes on =D
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Oke this is the sign language we use in Pokemon (and we did played in several countries)

Your turn begins when the in between actions are done, so actually nobody should have to tell you this.

But i will start
Players draws card = begin turn.
Most players even in junior are able to speak some common words like" Turn, Power, Body, Cut, Card.

When you want your opponent to cut your deck, you present it to him, point on it and ask "cut"?
If your opponent (or you) want to now handsize you simply ask "cards in hand"?

Powers and bodys - Simply point on the power/body and perform it (nobody needs to be told what Banette EX power does).
 
did you let the hj in your division know about your issues?

if not, and if we don't know either, then there's no way for us to assist you by letting your opponents know that [examples only, general 'you'] you have sight/hearing/whatever limitations and to please make sure that they are very clear on what they're doing, or to try and keep a bit of a 'extra' eye on your table.

let the judges, and POP know.

'mom
 
Mew* - I will be at Worlds and can learn you to communicate for Pokemon TCG without words.
Find me if you need help before the tournament starts (thursday or friday)I will be around there , also as said above let the HJ know if you have a sight/hear problem.
 
Rainbowgym said:
Mew* - I will be at Worlds and can learn you to communicate for Pokemon TCG without words.
Find me if you need help before the tournament starts (thursday or friday)I will be around there , also as said above let the HJ know if you have a sight/hear problem.
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thanks for your offer, it would be great, I will be there on Thurs or fri depends on the flights arrival. =)

David's Confused Pokedad said:
They give you a book that has some great translations in it.
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i read my friend, Sam's copy and it was really useful. =)

I will let the HJ know whe I am in Hawaii... thanks for all the great advices. =)
 
b0n3z: lol
there is no swiss language. it's either french or german or italian or rumansch sometimes but very rare^^
 
luca: once i heard deutsch from schweiz is really "weird".
i'll practice my deutsch with german, austrian and swiss players if i can :p
 
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