Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Worlds decks have appeared on ebay

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Venusaur said:
It's about time a Jew comes to these boards!
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I'm going Dutch on this one. Because I am! *Evil Laugh*

Anyway, Jews are known for being cheap yet rich, the Dutch however are known for being cheap and poor.
 
Bought the Blaziken deck for 1 fiver and it will arrive this morn. Cant wait!

Its also official (as speculated) that they will be unplayable
 
jwilso72 said:
Bought the Blaziken deck for 1 fiver and it will arrive this morn. Cant wait!

Its also official (as speculated) that they will be unplayable
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of course, they have different backs and grey borders
 
They are not exactly the same as what are being played now due to the change in format, but variations of the decks will be seen.
 
lunatone_solrock said:
I'ts unplayable????
Fuh, I almost bought that one.
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So what? they are still a brilliant buy!

The boxes also contian a very nice booklet that contains photos, information and deck lists.
For those interested, here are the contents for the Blaziken and Swampert decks:

4 Dunsparce
1 Oddish
1 Bellossom
1 Rayquaza ex
2 Skitty
2 Delcatty
1 TA Electrike
1 TA Manetric
4 Torchic
2 Combusken
3 Blaziken
2 Blazeken ex
4 Copycat
1 Friend Ball
3 Oracle
1 Pokemon Nurse
1 PETM
4 Rare Candy
4 Stevens advice
1 Switch
1 Town Volunteers
10 Fire energy
2 Lightning energy
3 Multi Energy
1 Warp Energy

2 Dunsparce
2 Magnemite
2 Magneton
4 Mudkip
3 Marshtomp
3 Swampert
1 Suicune ex
2 Swampert ex
2 Skityy
2 Delcatty
1 Wobbuffet
1 ATM Rock
2 Copycat
3 Oracle
1 Pokemon Fan club
1 Potion
2 PETM
1 POR
2 Rare candy
2 Stevens Advice
1 Switch
2 Underground Expedition
1 Wallys Training
13 Water Energy
4 Multi Energy
 
jwilso72 said:
So what? they are still a brilliant buy!
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Have to agree. I just picked up a Magma Spirit deck today at Target ($10.99 - not the cheapest).

It's a very cool product. Not something everyone will want, but there's lot's of different things people will like about it.

The book contains all the deck lists for the top 4 finishers, plus pictures from worlds. Since I was there, and know some of the people, the book is a cool keepsake. The decklists are nice for study - not for copying, since the format has changed, but to see how someone might have done the construction differently than you would expect. There is also a little personal tidbit about all the top 4 finishers. There is also info and references for people new to the game.

I like the look of the cards with the signatures and special borders, etc. There are also some surprises. The now unmodified UNDERGROUND EXPEDITION (a card overlooked at least locally, but featured in most of the Japanese decks) is NOT e-card style, but R/S style. I don't know why but I liked that.

The thing I get the biggest kick out of is the box. It's pretty sturdy plastic with see through on the front, and a divider inside to hold the cards in two piles...the booklet fits behind. The back explains the product and provides some 'flavor text' for the deck (it's strengths expressed in a kind of "wow-ish" way).

The topper is that when you open it the first time, you will see there is a looong back flap that comes out of the box. It has a hook cut into it that slides into a slot on the back fo the box really securely. This makes sure the cards don't spill out. However, this flap also becomes the main 'decoration' for the box! Magma Spirit has a beautiful Groudon over a nice chocolate brown lateral stripe pattern printed on the flap.

A lot of thought clearly went into this project and they've done a really quality job. They didn't slap these together just off the deck list. Art, packaging and writing were nicely added to help these decks represent the game (and by extension, us, the dedicated fans).

To me what this product says is: Pokemon TCG is not just a bunch of cards, but a sophisticated game with a big-deal Organized Play program.

So, I liked it. In getting more of these I'm primarily thinking of teaching some people to play the game. This is way more sophisticated than a theme deck and makes a stronger impression of the program. I would also buy these as gifts for younger, but experienced players who are ready for some strategy and have interest in the big tournies and worlds.
 
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Yeah, it seems that they did a good job w/ these Worlds decks. I saw the packaging from the Blazien deck (a friend of mine bought it), and it was very well done (I espically liked the list of the top players in the book insert.
 
I think the only real point of them was so that the World Champs can get more respect and Nintendo shows there appreciation to all those who went to Worlds by making them.
 
Question:
Do they mean that the Decks are not Tourney Legal because the have non R+S forward cards? Or are the cards themselves going to be banned from Tournaments?
 
SLOW DECK said:
Question:
Do they mean that the Decks are not Tourney Legal because the have non R+S forward cards? Or are the cards themselves going to be banned from Tournaments?
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the cards themselves since they have different backs.
 
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