Clueless in Seattle
New Member
I'm a Pokemon noob, comparatively speaking, so there's an awful lot I don't understand about the TCG.
For example, those weird tins.
What's the deal with them anyway?
First of all they are almost completely empty. Just a can full air, with a few cards under the lid.
So, I thought, maybe these tins are supposed to be for storing your cards.
But that octagonal shape! (Or nowadays are we supposed to say "form factor"?) How are you supposed to fit your cards into that strange shape? Is there a diagram somewhere on the web showing how to pack the cards into an octagonal tin leaving no wasted space? Is this some kind of puzzle that we are supposed to solve like a Rubik cube?
I can fit two deck boxes in there on their sides (with lots of wasted space leftover) but the width of deck boxes is just slightly greater than the depth of the tin. So when I put the lid on, it doesn't quite go on all the way, and presses on and compresses the deck boxes. So that can't be what the tin is for, can it?
So what's the deal with these tins, anyway?
How do you experienced players use your Pokemon tins?
For example, those weird tins.
What's the deal with them anyway?
First of all they are almost completely empty. Just a can full air, with a few cards under the lid.
So, I thought, maybe these tins are supposed to be for storing your cards.
But that octagonal shape! (Or nowadays are we supposed to say "form factor"?) How are you supposed to fit your cards into that strange shape? Is there a diagram somewhere on the web showing how to pack the cards into an octagonal tin leaving no wasted space? Is this some kind of puzzle that we are supposed to solve like a Rubik cube?
I can fit two deck boxes in there on their sides (with lots of wasted space leftover) but the width of deck boxes is just slightly greater than the depth of the tin. So when I put the lid on, it doesn't quite go on all the way, and presses on and compresses the deck boxes. So that can't be what the tin is for, can it?
So what's the deal with these tins, anyway?
How do you experienced players use your Pokemon tins?