"I Play Theme Decks" v.2 - ROUND 1 is UP! (see other thread)

[Rogue Archetype]

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___________________ General Contest Info ______________

This contest is designed to provide our community with ideas that will help emerging players create better decks for home (and league) that are not intimidating, impractical, and expensive.

I hope that you are willing to be a part of our first "THEME DECKER'S CHALLENGE" contest.

This is a DECK BUILDING/upgrading contest.

SO...

THEME DECK UPGRADING

Contestents would have to pretend that they're helping/teaching a new player:

1. You will be arranged in PODS and given an ORIGINAL THEME DECK LIST
2. You will be given batches of cards that you'll use to MODIFY a given original list.
--- Note: You'll have to list any changes that you've made to the original list.
--- This means listing what cards were replaced and which cards went in.
3. You'll need to build a new-and-improved (MD-on) version of the list.
4. You must "explain" the changes and explain the purpose of the replacement cards.
-- Speak as if you're explaining it the your hypothetical "new player"
5. Creativity will be limited to the cards that you're given to work with each round.

JUDGING CRITERIA

There will be a point system with four categories
(This may change slightly after collaborating with the other two judges)

1. Ease of the upgrade (practicality)
Participants would be encouraged to use league promos, blister promos, Tin LvXs, combine theme decks for additional cards, commons/uncommons. Supporter/Trainers that aren't in the theme deck would be considered rare if they're not from one of the two newest sets availlable in stores.
The more rares that are included that have to be pulled from packs, the lower this score becomes.

2. Level of improvement.
A subjective 1 through 5 score based on the decks ability to cycle, draw, setup, attack, and recover.

3. Creativity.
A subjective 1 through 5 score based on the decks clever usage of cards that make the deck cohesive i.e. How do the cards that were switched INTO the theme deck make the existing cards more effective/playable?

4. Simplicity.
Is the deck STILL a plug-n-play deck that will not need a TON of set up to execute its strategy?
If you need 3 cards on the bench with powers in order to setup a single poke, you've created something that is not simple enough.

5. Assistance given to the Hypothetical New Players
How detailed is your explanation to the new player? How well does he/she understand what to with each card?

PRIZES:

As a token of appreciation, the winners of the contest will be mailed a FUN kit of prizes that reflect the theme of the contest - to include (but not limited to)

• Sealed ThemeDecks (that they helped modify)
• "I Play Theme Decks" T-shirt
• Sealed Tins
• Team bag of commons and uncommons from various sets
• Random Rares and Promo cards
• Random Trainer/Supporters
• Random sealed Booster Packs from modified legal sets
• and several other prizes that are being donated by some of our Pokegym mods and members.

COMMUNITY SERVICE COMPONENT:

The winning TOP 10 modified lists will be stickied on the Strategy forum for site visitors to use and help their league's new players, younger siblings, and their own children.

These are the people who are signed up at this time:

1. luxray626
2. bullados
3. Happiny13
4. iamapwnda
5. WittyNameHere
6. weavile#1
7. baby mario
8. Kurama
9. nnaann
10. Mune
11. ShadowGuard
12. Shino Bug Master
13. DEOXEYS cool form 7777
14. soxrcol
15. Mama_Luigi
16. iDonkedYou
17. rage780
18. Barkjon
19. renfield89
20. Happiny13
21. Colts8729
22. Hatter™
23. gallade
24. ashinto
25. Gwlieksmudkipz
26. Blaziken 1111
27. YogiBear
28. burnpsy
29. nicolerawr
30. honchvire
31. Kingeringer_13
32. Pajamas
33. lucario123
34. Argyris
35. Denjin Hadou
36. kskott
37. smacktack15
38. DonphanAtoZ
39. Hammertime
40. LegendaryLugia
41. Lucario EX
42. Brawler1624
43. Garch
44. MegaVelocibot
45. Jariel
46. Box of Fail
47. Lumneion
48. Dark-Paladin-Duelist
49. Gibbeh
50. darthtace
51. ShuckleLVX
52. hampuse1
53. darksoulSP
54. justindg
55. Time for Pain
56. Ace-
57. Jason
58. Sandslash7
59. Kokuro
60. pokemon99
61. KazamBoltt
62. Elite_4_Allen
63. The Wii Man1234
64. Prodigiosus
65. dave321
66. Lucario-Master
67. pokemonrocks777
68. PokemansForGeeks
69. The King Of Magikarps
70. goldeddeda
71. magneto1992
72. Mach
73. The Dark Toxicroak
74. Arcanite
75. Teleri333
76. Nekizalb
77. pokeball S
78. Ninjask88
79. Cyrus
80. Fatherfrog
81. kingofgames
82. iKakashi
83. Brady1
84. WinkWinkNudgeNudge
85. DelcattyEX
86. Aron*
87. yelsha
88. Pie Lover
89. kwisdumb
90. Kayle
91. AyameHikaru
92. Cardkeeper
93. Cardzmaster2004
94. sar86
95. Giratinamaster
96. Tim17
97. Chanman
98. tehmoe
99. Darkmot
100. Clearea Vystein
101. meesie666666
102. FurretFTW!!1
103. Awesomonewb
104. pjwlrs
105. Ryuzaki_Lawliet
106. czech59
107. Leaf
108. DukeFireBird
109. scizor123

[luxray626]

I'd like to sign up. Thanks!

[bullados]

I PLAY THEME DECKS!!!!!

Been waiting for this to come back again!

I'm in. LMK what needs to be done ^_^

[Happiny13]

I loved this tournament. Count me in.

[iamapwnda]

Sounds like fun, count me in!! :P

[WittyNameHere]

Count me in RA. This sounds fun.

[weavile#1]

I would like to join.

[baby mario]

This contest is fantastic. I'm so glad it's back.

Sign me up please RA.

[Kurama]

im in baby .

[nnaann]

Really glad you're running this again, definately up for it.

[Mune]

I'm very down. However, are we talking DP-on or MD-on for 'modified format'?

[ShadowGuard]

Nice idea, I'll join. ^^

Originally Posted by Mune

I'm very down. However, are we talking DP-on or MD-on for 'modified format'?

Would a DP-on deck help new players any more? So I think it's MD-on. =)

[Shino Bug Master]

Going for the gold this time! So in for this again.

[Deoxys Cool Form]

Sign me up please!

[soxrcol]

I'm down, sign me up :)

[Mama_Luigi]

I'm in. Is garchomp C compicated to new players? Also, how rare are skuntank G and toxicroak G as they're not in newer sets. Also, promocroak would be considered hard to find, correct?

[iDonkedYou]

Sign me up!!

and Luigi im pretty sure Promocroak is hard to get.
but not sure, i may be wrong since it is a Promo.

[Mama_Luigi]

I was looking at the previous winning decklists, some of which had like uxie x or blaziken fb x, so if the deck has something like an azelf in it would that deplete my points, because the kid could of traded for it or pulled it from a pack. Oh, and for things like the skuntank g and toxicroak g, can we assumed that the kid bought those from a store vendor? Basically, can you put me on a budget, so I know what will and won't lose me lots of points.

[iDonkedYou]

Luigi:

1. Ease of the upgrade
-- how attainable are the cards for a new player to get?
-- Are the replacement cards from other theme decks?
-- Are the replacement cards from League Promos?
-- Are the LvXs from Tins?
-- Are the replacement cards mostly attainable uncommons and commons?

That tells you about ease of obtaining.

[baby mario]

Originally Posted by Mama_Luigi

I was looking at the previous winning decklists, some of which had like uxie x or blaziken fb x, so if the deck has something like an azelf in it would that deplete my points, because the kid could of traded for it or pulled it from a pack. Oh, and for things like the skuntank g and toxicroak g, can we assumed that the kid bought those from a store vendor? Basically, can you put me on a budget, so I know what will and won't lose me lots of points.

If the contest is run the same way as last year, you will be told what cards you have access to, how many rares you can have, and if you can use Promos or not etc.

[dave628]

I am in. Hopefully the defending champion will be in this version.

[Mama_Luigi]

Originally Posted by baby mario

If the contest is run the same way as last year, you will be told what cards you have access to, how many rares you can have, and if you can use Promos or not etc.

kk, didn't participate last year, thanks.

[baby mario]

Here is round 1 from last time

http://pokegym.net/forums/showpost.p...&postcount=100

It gets more complicated later on with imaginary trade binders and a card you find on the floor (yes really), but that gives you an idea of how it goes. You are always told what you can use, then it's up to you to follow the rules.

[Barkjon]

I'm in for the contest!

[Mama_Luigi]

Originally Posted by baby mario

Here is round 1 from last time

http://pokegym.net/forums/showpost.p...&postcount=100

It gets more complicated later on with imaginary trade binders and a card you find on the floor (yes really), but that gives you an idea of how it goes. You are always told what you can use, then it's up to you to follow the rules.

Wow, thanks. So this is basically like that redshark tournament nnannn hosted except more restricted.