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mysterioustrainer

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posted June 27, 2003 08:07 PM

Marill2000 is in deep sedation after pestering DMTM about the green stampers. (No just kidding)

DMTM burned 30 green stampers in celebration for this event. (Now that is true)

All events have been fun so far and even for those who hasn't been too lucky has gotten some darn good stuff. Some professors like me have focused on pick up drafts and modified events in light of Saturday's big event. But a majority have decided to just hang out with the features like Team Modified. There seem to be more 15 and up than 14 and under here so far.

I talked to "MT"Dave (the new OP manager for Pokemon-e by Nintendo), and I learned about the GBA/TCG Challenge (I posted my few thoughts in an existing topic). Also I learned that the Professor Program is going to be tougher to be in. All existing Professors are going to have to retake the test. If you just in the current Professor Program to just play then the new Professor Program will not be for you. It is for those willing to judge and hold events.

The Eon Ticket will be up for grabs on the 19th of July at Toys R Us store for free. Next expansion (Sandstorm) to be released September. New Offical Boards, YES. New Offical Chat, YES.
And more promising surprises to come.

Rules for GB Teams in Offical Tournaments:
50 LV or less.
6 Team I think but only 3 in a battle.
Play like Pokemon Stadium rules.

Neopets TCG is being Demoed, its fun. Using your pets, you compete in four different contests of abilities. However it heavly requires the use of Dice rolls.

Well that is it for now I'll be back in a few days to tell more!

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nick15

Member # 142

posted June 28, 2003 01:48 AM

Sounds exciting! (I can't believe I used that phrase.) Especially EX: Sandstorm. "Desert" sound so passe. [Razz]

If you can grill any more info out of Dave, that'd be cool. But if not, no problem, what you posted is more than sufficiant to cool our nerves. [Smile]

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NoPoke

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posted June 28, 2003 02:30 AM

green stampers?
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smoke?
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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'SAVE THE GREEN STAMPERS'

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WizPog_PokeMom

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posted June 28, 2003 08:11 AM

quote:
Originally posted by mysterioustrainer:
Also I learned that the Professor Program is going to be tougher to be in. All existing Professors are going to have to retake the test. If you just in the current Professor Program to just play then the new Professor Program will not be for you. It is for those willing to judge and hold events.

Makes sense, if they are also planning a 15+ age group...

quote:
The Eon Ticket will be up for grabs on the 19th of July at Toys R Us store for free.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! July 19th is the FAT at San Diego Comic-Con... [Frown]

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lugia251
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posted June 28, 2003 09:21 AM

Is that any particular ToysRUs, or just all over?

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farbsman

Member # 53992

posted June 29, 2003 06:48 PM

Figured I would answer here to stay away from spamming the other topic I had first talked about this on.

Well here is what I found out at Origins. I have in front of me the information the tournament organizers will recieve for the Challenge Series event that everyone is worried about.

The exact dates have not been set but will be available to be run any weekend in August.

This IS NOT the only format Nintendo will be running for tournaments. However I have no idea where Phil got his info because they have not settled what formats will be available for sanctioning and they will announce it once they are able to. But I was assured there are formats for the card game only.

There will be a reported kinda like DCI reporter for TO to use. When asked if it would be able to be used on Gameboy Advanced they said they hadn't thought of that, but probably not.

They will not release info on sets that will be rotated out if any right away. More of the stuff they can't release until later.

The ladder and league are to be separate ways of running the league from what I gathered. Some of the other players that talked to him may be able to clear that up like 'Sensei

Unfortunately I was unable to get on while in Columbus, so I was not able to ask about the age sepparation. The way the TO stuff for the Ruby Saphire Challenge states there is age separation for that event, and it will be age modified swiss pairings. It doesn't however say how those ages are divided.

I was told to stress The combo event format is not perminate, just being used to introduce gameboy players to the Pokemon TCG.

The Professor Program will change very little and TO will still be required to be 18 to sanction tournaments. Also in order to run league it still must be run in a store. No home leagues or anything like that. They are looking at ways to get around this later. But since they supply items for the league they can be held responcible if something happens at a place that has recieved league materials from them.

Also the Toys R us thing is suppose to be nation wide.

If there is anything I forgot to answer please let me know.

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bulbasnore

Member # 703

posted June 29, 2003 07:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by farbsman:

There will be a reported kinda like DCI reporter for TO to use. When asked if it would be able to be used on Gameboy Advanced they said they hadn't thought of that, but probably not.

I would love for you or someone to ask them if they could write it in JAVA so it can run on Windows or Mac or Linux (and some Palm and WinCE handhelds).

DCI reporter is really useful, but not as useful as it could be considering it only runs on Windows, no handhelds and has an interface that only Dr. Frankestein could love...

Really, reporter is a pretty simple program and could be done really well in JAVA (application style, not applet) and run on everything...except GBA ;-).

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GymLeaderPhil

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posted June 29, 2003 09:45 PM

quote:
Originally posted by farbsman:
This IS NOT the only format Nintendo will be running for tournaments. However I have no idea where Phil got his info because they have not settled what formats will be available for sanctioning and they will announce it once they are able to. But I was assured there are formats for the card game only.

Phil: Wizards of the Coast introduced several playing formats to Pokemon Trading Card Game in the past years. Some of them are similar to the DCI Sanctioned Magic Formats. Will we see the basis of these formats continue on with Nintendo?

Pokemon USA: As far as formats go, we don't anticipate much change. The floor rules will be revamped slightly, hopefully making it easier to read while keeping the same spirit of the game. We like the Challenge series from last year, I would expect to see something similar produced by our staff here in the future.

From: http://www.pojo.com/TCGStrategies/phil/040503.html
-Phil

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Ice'Cold

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posted June 29, 2003 09:53 PM

I like this, they sound like they have some serious plans for this game, while keeping the style WOTC established.

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NoPoke

Member # 42315

posted June 30, 2003 12:59 AM

quote:
Originally posted by farbsman:
Also in order to run league it still must be run in a store. No home leagues or anything like that. They are looking at ways to get around this later. But since they supply items for the league they can be held responcible if something happens at a place that has recieved league materials from them.

Oh dear... that is the worst possible news for the UK [Confused]

store based league play died out three years ago in the UK.

[ June 30, 2003, 01:00 AM: Message edited by: NoPoke ]

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'Good News' or 'Bad News' but NOT NO NEWS

some people brag about their tournament results, me I'm gonna brag??? about what players have managed to get past me LOL

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'legal stalling' : game loss at least
'only joking' on misreported match results: DQ Yep its that serious!
The prize swap penalty as it applies to shuffling.

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MasterChief
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posted June 30, 2003 04:49 PM

I work at Toys 'R' Us here in Wisconsin, so I'll keep you guys up to date on any news about giveaways and the Pokemon League. Yes, we are giving away Nintendo's Eon Tickets on the 19th. There is also going to be a new Pokemon League held at participating Toys 'R' Us stores. When I find out more I'll post!

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Marril2k

Member # 50166

posted July 01, 2003 07:10 AM

[sigh] Those Green Star Stampers... Funny thing to announce though, they are not ALL distoryed... or else how did the Wizards booth that was teaching people how to play their games stamp people's cards with a Green Star (Pokemon League) Stamper? [Wink]

From what I was able to gather out of (MT) Jimmer and (MT) Schwimmer, The League and Ladder are there own deals, they are not to tie into each other, they are there own separate things. And yes, I did teach the idea of using head/tail dice to Jimmer, he seemed to like it... along with the idea of stampers [Wink]

-marril

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NoPoke

Member # 42315

posted July 01, 2003 09:12 AM

mmmmmm beer
mmmmmm stampers

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'Good News' or 'Bad News' but NOT NO NEWS

some people brag about their tournament results, me I'm gonna brag??? about what players have managed to get past me LOL

-------Hoodwinked---(things I won't get wrong again...)------

'legal stalling' : game loss at least
'only joking' on misreported match results: DQ Yep its that serious!
The prize swap penalty as it applies to shuffling.

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mysterioustrainer

Member # 1049

posted July 01, 2003 09:34 AM

I might let you guys know now that I made a few mistakes on the start of the topic, if you hadn't already, check out the pokemon-tcg.com site for the new updates. Well I am Pokemoned out today so I think that is all I have to say. Bye.

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The Dark Llama
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posted July 01, 2003 12:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by WizPog_PokeMom:

quote:
The Eon Ticket will be up for grabs on the 19th of July at Toys R Us store for free.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! July 19th is the FAT at San Diego Comic-Con...

This is where Nintendo tests our loyalties... to the new.. or the old? I'll tel lyo one thing - I'll be @ Comic-con, I dont have the games. (legally at least.)

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farbsman

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posted July 01, 2003 12:33 PM

quote:
Originally posted by The Dark Llama:

quote:
Originally posted by WizPog_PokeMom:

quote:
The Eon Ticket will be up for grabs on the 19th of July at Toys R Us store for free.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! July 19th is the FAT at San Diego Comic-Con...
This is where Nintendo tests our loyalties... to the new.. or the old? I'll tel lyo one thing - I'll be @ Comic-con, I dont have the games. (legally at least.)

Why they testing your loyalties? All you have to do is walk in and get one. It isn't a tournament.

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WizPog_PokeMom

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posted July 01, 2003 12:51 PM

Except, the FAT at SDCC starts at 10 am...most Toys R Us don't open till 9 am at the earliest, and there isn't one in the vicinity of the SDCC. Traffic, parking, etc. make this an 'either/or' situation, unfortunately [Frown]

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posted July 01, 2003 03:46 PM

I don't see any updates to the pokemon-tcg site.
Could you tell us what is different Myst?

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Big_Pappa_Poke

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posted July 01, 2003 04:52 PM

I would think that there will be more chances to get the Eon Ticket, especially since this isn't the first.

Wish I could go to the FAT in SD, but I'll be at Indy 4 sure.

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RainbowRichards

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posted July 01, 2003 06:03 PM

quote:
Originally posted by WizPog_PokeMom:
Except, the FAT at SDCC starts at 10 am...most Toys R Us don't open till 9 am at the earliest, and there isn't one in the vicinity of the SDCC. Traffic, parking, etc. make this an 'either/or' situation, unfortunately

Tell ya' what - we have a small handful of TRU stores within driving distance (and a small army - I mean family - of Pokemon players/collectors), we'll pick you up some and send them out!

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Chrisbo

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posted July 01, 2003 06:42 PM

Question for those who attended Origins - Were they handing out any Eon Tickets at the Nintendo booth? If so, then hopefully they'll be passing them out at ComicCon too. If not, then I'll have to have my wife make a TRU run while I'm at ComicCon.

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Marril2k

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posted July 01, 2003 06:51 PM

Nope, no Eon Tickets from Origins... although those at ComicCon or GenCon that help them may get a cool nifty GameCube lanyard if you pester Dave... that guy is hard to crack... one person went up to him and goes "I will give you my sole for that!" and then I show up and say "thats cool, can I buy one?" (then he tells me about the person who would sell his sole)... but no eon tickets from origins [Frown]

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posted July 01, 2003 10:33 PM

uhhh...what is the Eon ticket? [Blush]

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mysterioustrainer

Member # 1049

posted July 01, 2003 10:35 PM

Nope eons but one did get six boosters and a groudon ex card for staffing for two hours.

I like MTD and MTJ, it will be fun to work with them

quote:

At the prize handout for Professor Tournament:
Mysterious Trainer: What is your first name again?
MTJ: Jimmer
Mysterious Trainer: Hi Master Trainer Jimmer!
Everyone Smirks

An Eon Ticket is a e-card that works the same way as a Pokemon Battle-e Card. After unlocking Mystery Events in Ruby or Sapphire, you can swipe the Eon Ticket the E-reader in a linked GBA through and receive it as a Key Item in your game. The item allows you to have the ship in the game take you to Southern Island and have a one time chance to catch Latias in Ruby Verison or Latios in Sapphire Version. Those Pokemon will hold an Item called Soul Dew which when attached to one of those two Pokemon increases Attack and Special attack.

[ July 01, 2003, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: mysterioustrainer ]

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WizPog_PokeMom

Member # 113273

posted July 02, 2003 07:59 AM

quote:
Originally posted by RainbowRichards:
Tell ya' what - we have a small handful of TRU stores within driving distance (and a small army - I mean family - of Pokemon players/collectors), we'll pick you up some and send them out!

Thank you!!! [Bounce]