losjackal
Technical Administrator
1 card less won't do much if u use N on second turn. Also, it isnt only about the number of cards, but the set up itself. If u go first AND get beach (pretty easy), u can set up ur squirtle (or whatever basic u need for the next turn). Meaning u will most likely get a big play on second turn
Based on watching your gameplay on the first turn, the point of N'ing you is to shuffle away the Rare Candy and Blastoise you may have kept in your hand before you Beached. With six new cards, chances are you'll re-draw one or the other, but not both. So you'll spend the duration of your second turn recovering from the N, and maybe Beaching again, since you wouldn't have all the cards you'd need to Deluge and attack.
The point is, whatever advantage you try to get by using Tropical Beach going first can be undone with a card like N or Ghetsis. It can be an advantage, but it's not huge, and it's not impossible to counter.