Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

TFG: Success or Failure?

I think another reason why it failed was because of the lack of good figures in the first set to make people excited about it. Heck, even TCG's base set is better than TFG's first set! They really need some good figures and trainers!
 
I don't know if anyone has attempted to contact Go-Pokemon.com, but i've put an inquiry in. I mean there's a chance i'll get a generic response, but there is also a chance i'll get some kind of response. You never know, we could get a release date for Groundbreakers or worst case scenario we might get confirmation of the negative kind :/
 
As of now, it's a failure, but it's too soon to tell.

The packaging was a slop. In order to complete the set, you're telling me I have to buy a billion Zangoose, Ho-Oh, etc? So I'm paying $8 for 1 figure I need? No, I refuse. Do 1 of 2 things.

Make non windowed 1-3 figure boosters. You don't see what you get, you just get it.
Make windowed 1-3 figure boosters, that spread the entire set out into said packs. Like I have W amount of figures be available in 1 Figure packs, X amount in 2 packs, and Y amount in 3 packs, with Z amount in the Starters. In this case in point, W+X+Y+Z = Complete Set.

With a package plan like the latter. Kids can buy the Pokémon they like, when they want. Players can do the same. It's a plan that makes everybody happy.

Also, the lack of OP is killing it. We have a few leaguers that like to play, but without anything to play for, it gets stale.

Biggest flop? Groundbreakers starters in December. Boosters in...???. Organize the releases a bit better.
 
Yeah, this game was destined to be a failure anyway.
I'm glad it never took off.
IMO, it was a stupid idea to begin with and not a good business investment.
 
I like the game and I hope it goes go off, maybe not now, but hopefully in the near future. they just need to get it going somehow, like making some OP for it would be a start to get interest.
 
Well, they said they will have OP in the near future, thats good news. I know I've knida let my site fall away, but I'm planning to bring it back better than ever. It may take me a while though, as I have to do a page for each figure, not to mention the other stuff.
 
They "said" a lot of things. Most of them were not true.
There is a league not far from me where many people play the game, more as a joke than a competition. The store owner is dumping the boosters for $3 and the starters for $5. At that price, he still can't sell them, and is stuck with far more than he desires.

RIP Figure game. No one really liked you anyway.
 
That's not too kind of a thing to say -_-; Even if the TFG isn't a person, there were people that put love into that game. Between the game developers, the sculptors, packaging designers there were a lot of people involved in making the game as a product. There was also many a player who was involved with it!
 
Shukuen Shinobi said:
As of now, it's a failure, but it's too soon to tell.

The packaging was a slop. In order to complete the set, you're telling me I have to buy a billion Zangoose, Ho-Oh, etc? So I'm paying $8 for 1 figure I need? No, I refuse. Do 1 of 2 things.

Make non windowed 1-3 figure boosters. You don't see what you get, you just get it.
Make windowed 1-3 figure boosters, that spread the entire set out into said packs. Like I have W amount of figures be available in 1 Figure packs, X amount in 2 packs, and Y amount in 3 packs, with Z amount in the Starters. In this case in point, W+X+Y+Z = Complete Set.

With a package plan like the latter. Kids can buy the Pokémon they like, when they want. Players can do the same. It's a plan that makes everybody happy.

Also, the lack of OP is killing it. We have a few leaguers that like to play, but without anything to play for, it gets stale.

Biggest flop? Groundbreakers starters in December. Boosters in...???. Organize the releases a bit better.
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Just remove the collectible aspect entirely and sell it like any other toy. If people know what they're getting, they'll be a lot more likely to buy a whole set and avid collectors will likely buy multiples as well. I've never understood why blind purchases were a good idea for anyone in any game myself.

They also need to release some new boards and even perhaps release some sturdier boards as well. My biggest gripe with the game is still the fact that the 6v6 map is heavily weighted towards whoever goes first. It only takes a couple of moved dots to fix it even, which is what drives me crazy about it.

Stop trying to steal from your own card fanbase and start looking for the kind of audience that's in to board games. I have no interest in the cards, but I'd buy every single figure out there if the packaging wasn't designed to keep me away from it.
 
Local retailers complain that it was a total failure of an investment.
Most recently, I've seen buy one/get one at our League location.


I have no interest myself in playing, but I do like the sculpts.
 
I'd say that even with POP's announcement that the TFG can earn you points in league play, it's still too early to tell. At least that was a step in the right direction.

- Croatian_Nidoking
 
I want it to be a success, but it wont be until there are tourneys for it.
I have most of the first set, but no one wants to play, or buy the figures...
If there was OP for it TFG would be just as successful s the TCG.
 
I kind of like the game, but they're a bit pricey for me (I'd rather buy the cards)

I dunno if the game is a failure, but I saw that Meijer has dropped the prices of the starter sets from $15 to $10.
 
they a probably expensive because they failed to proparly promote them like they did with the cards meaning they didnt sell as much and there sometimes broken because of there poor design, i mean look at skarmory!, and they were probably aimed at the older players who collect more instead of playing.

at our league, when they were first released our proffesor had a tfg prerelease, i won, but even if OP had just organised that for the leagues it would have been more of a success, because once they were released to shops, within a month they sold out of the boosters.

they do provide great collectable items and i plan on making a cabinate for them.

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