I thought this would be another good topic to talk about with the "change" and "balance" topics floating around.
This isn't my idea.
I heard it at Worlds from Vince and Clay.
And I don't recall this idea being talked about on the Gym before.
Change the way we start/setup to play TCG Pokemon more towards the Gameboy version since allot of other aspect are already leaning that way more and more.
In the Gameboy version you get to choose the pokemon to start with. It is not randomly draw out by the game amongst the 3-6 in your party.
So why can't we do this in Pokemon TCG.
Setup would go like this:
Players pick their starter pokemon from their deck and place it in the active position.
Player’s shuffler and offer to cut.
Players draw 6 cards and then decide on who goes first.
The game continues normal after that.
IMO, when I was told this idea, I felt like this is the way we should have been playing all the time.
It cuts out bad starts, no mulligans, donks, 4 of deck builds just for a starter, gives way for more strategic tech builds and decreases the luck factor of the game allot.
I am a little bias on this idea, so it my take other opinions to see fault it this setup/start style.
The game has change how it does operate from time to time. So it’s no big thing to change this aspect that could give way to a huge change in luck and deck building style.
This isn't my idea.
I heard it at Worlds from Vince and Clay.
And I don't recall this idea being talked about on the Gym before.
Change the way we start/setup to play TCG Pokemon more towards the Gameboy version since allot of other aspect are already leaning that way more and more.
In the Gameboy version you get to choose the pokemon to start with. It is not randomly draw out by the game amongst the 3-6 in your party.
So why can't we do this in Pokemon TCG.
Setup would go like this:
Players pick their starter pokemon from their deck and place it in the active position.
Player’s shuffler and offer to cut.
Players draw 6 cards and then decide on who goes first.
The game continues normal after that.
IMO, when I was told this idea, I felt like this is the way we should have been playing all the time.
It cuts out bad starts, no mulligans, donks, 4 of deck builds just for a starter, gives way for more strategic tech builds and decreases the luck factor of the game allot.
I am a little bias on this idea, so it my take other opinions to see fault it this setup/start style.
The game has change how it does operate from time to time. So it’s no big thing to change this aspect that could give way to a huge change in luck and deck building style.