Chairman Kaga
Active Member
You guys complaining about the strictness on markings are acting as if Pokemon is somehow doing it different than every other TCG. They all have the same standard. Marks are marks, whether they are intentional or from the wear of typical play. I defy you to find a competitive organized play program that lacks this rule. Indeed, you will probably find that the other games are even more strict in this regard.
I was on that Seniors staff that made everyone resleeve. Everything on the backs of those cards was scrutinized, from nail marks and corner bends down to specks of dirt. If several sleeves had easily-noticeable wear, we opted to simply require a complete resleeve. This is for the players as much as anybody, to avoid exactly what people are griping about -- the threat of major penalties. You don't want to get them, and we don't want to give them either. I get no joy from handing out a Game Loss at one of my events. Usually things that escalate to the GL or DQ level are preventable issues that were not caught until too late. Resleeving heavily or even moderately worn decks is one such measure of prevention. Players need to understand that a deck that begins the day legal rarely ends the day so. I always educate my players and parents going into competitive events, that they should come prepared to resleeve the entire deck once during the course of the event.
I was on that Seniors staff that made everyone resleeve. Everything on the backs of those cards was scrutinized, from nail marks and corner bends down to specks of dirt. If several sleeves had easily-noticeable wear, we opted to simply require a complete resleeve. This is for the players as much as anybody, to avoid exactly what people are griping about -- the threat of major penalties. You don't want to get them, and we don't want to give them either. I get no joy from handing out a Game Loss at one of my events. Usually things that escalate to the GL or DQ level are preventable issues that were not caught until too late. Resleeving heavily or even moderately worn decks is one such measure of prevention. Players need to understand that a deck that begins the day legal rarely ends the day so. I always educate my players and parents going into competitive events, that they should come prepared to resleeve the entire deck once during the course of the event.
