Through the Eyes of the Casual Player
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toxictaipan
New Member
Wow, I thought I was the only one with an incredibly lame story.
1999 was a good year. I saw the TV show at the age of five, and like any other kid that was five, got hooked. So, the ultimate quest to collect every single thing that was Pokemon began. That soon ended up with the Cards, too. Now, that's the main focus, lol.
I had collected cards for who knows how long.... I spotted some on the top of the China Cabinet, grabbed them, and asked if I could open them. It wasn't until the 10th Aniv Tour Across America that I even knew Pokemon had an Organized Play system. We saw some flyer for league, and I begged for a whole year to go. We finally got our parents to take us (almost against their will), and now look, I'm on here everyday.
Truth be told, this month is my 2 year anniversary!
My first tournament was States '07. I failed miserably, just like all n00bs.
Next year I got 3rd. in States '08. Even though I was playing G/G, I still feel that I advanced that year, as a player. Sure, I was playing you-know-what, but guess what: So was EVERYONE else. I played 4 out of 5 Swiss matches to a Mirror Deck. I only lost to the one that wasn't a mirror, it was Magmortar.
I then chopped down another mirror in top cut. I then lost my next top cut to... Hurricane, I was THAT unprepared. It was actually my first time EVER playing G/G outside of my house, it was my brother's deck for the whole time until that March 14th... Oh what a great day.
Sadly, I wont get a chance to view how much I've improved this year competitive wise, because I'm going to miss states, didn't pull down any CCs, and didn't go to Regs. last year and also wont this year.
But, you better watch out, I'ma have My Driving Permit later this year. And I WONT miss anything as long as there are no emergencies.
That felt so stupid to say..... but it felt... Good.
1999 was a good year. I saw the TV show at the age of five, and like any other kid that was five, got hooked. So, the ultimate quest to collect every single thing that was Pokemon began. That soon ended up with the Cards, too. Now, that's the main focus, lol.
I had collected cards for who knows how long.... I spotted some on the top of the China Cabinet, grabbed them, and asked if I could open them. It wasn't until the 10th Aniv Tour Across America that I even knew Pokemon had an Organized Play system. We saw some flyer for league, and I begged for a whole year to go. We finally got our parents to take us (almost against their will), and now look, I'm on here everyday.
Truth be told, this month is my 2 year anniversary!
My first tournament was States '07. I failed miserably, just like all n00bs.
Next year I got 3rd. in States '08. Even though I was playing G/G, I still feel that I advanced that year, as a player. Sure, I was playing you-know-what, but guess what: So was EVERYONE else. I played 4 out of 5 Swiss matches to a Mirror Deck. I only lost to the one that wasn't a mirror, it was Magmortar.
I then chopped down another mirror in top cut. I then lost my next top cut to... Hurricane, I was THAT unprepared. It was actually my first time EVER playing G/G outside of my house, it was my brother's deck for the whole time until that March 14th... Oh what a great day.
Sadly, I wont get a chance to view how much I've improved this year competitive wise, because I'm going to miss states, didn't pull down any CCs, and didn't go to Regs. last year and also wont this year.
But, you better watch out, I'ma have My Driving Permit later this year. And I WONT miss anything as long as there are no emergencies.
That felt so stupid to say..... but it felt... Good.
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malikhisyam
New Member
That was a pretty interesting story. Mine is a bit shorter. No, much shorter actually, but I like going into detail. 
I've been a fan of Pokemon since the R/B/Y video game first was released. But I just got introduced to the TCG official play in Malaysia back in 2007.
I started off at the start of the '07-'08 season right after Worlds was over. I started joining league with pretty random decks, the most classic being Empoleon/Magnezone. Both DP. XD. During those days, I made a lot of new friends and met some bullies too. One of them tried to rip me off my cards and kept on saying "Do you know what to combo this with huh? I know, and you don't! Noob."
Those kind of people really let me down at that time, but my friends kept me going and told me to brush them off. Nowadays, I'm actually beating them although they're an age group above me! Eventually, I played at my first Cities with a red face paint deck and went a disappointing 2-4. I didn't give up though, and ever since then, after meeting some really friendly but at the same time competitive people, I improved a lot! My country doesn't have States or Regs, so we basically just play at leagues and BRs. In April 2008, Malaysia had it's first BR and I finished with my first positive record! I was really pumped to do well at Nationals a month later in May.
In the end, after a lot of playtesting, I finished Nats 4-2 and made the Top8 (Luck contributed to that though, I was seeded ninth, but someone got DQ'd). Sadly, I lost the Top8 match and missed out on an invite. A friend of mine though, inherited the Travel Award even for finishing a lowly 4th position. The Top3 couldn't go to Worlds due to family reasons and some had major examinations.
I was in luck, when a good friend of mine, who's helped me get to where I was at Nats, offered me to follow him to Worlds provided I can cover the air tickets. My parents agreed, and I was on my way to Worlds in my first season playing! (Without an invite, though.)
I playtested more and more and got even better at the game. I started winning against Masters. I also gained more confidence in myself, and got over my nervous problems.
At the LCQ, I lost my first to games due to a MAJOR misplay in the first and I was pretty much locked up in the second game. My friends were all behind me though, they supported me and told me not to give up, even though I only had the SLIGHTEST chance of an invite. I won the next 5 games in a row, and was victorious in the final and most grueling one. I was overjoyed with my result and so were my friends. We were celebrating when they put up the standings. I was 22nd in a 21 cutoff to Worlds. At first I was crushed but suddenly, the MC announced that everyone with a 6-2 record would make it in. Again, I was overjoyed. Luck was with me once again.
In the main event, I opened up with 4 consecutive wins. In the end, I finished with a record of 5-2 and made the Top32 at WORLDS. On the day of the topcut, again, luck was with me when my Top32 opponent got DQ'd. I was pretty bumped though, as it was meaningless to go on without proving anything. There was nothing I could do, and I was left in the dark until someone told me about the disqualification. I was pretty clueless at that time.
Finally, I lost my Top16 game. Finally it was over and I'm pretty satisfied with my result. 11th at Worlds in my first year ever playing the TCG. =D
Now, I'm really enjoying the '08-'09 season with a few successful runs. 2nd at a BR and 3rd at a CC. And so far, I haven't had a negative record. I'm enjoying league days with my friends, and also doing good in the competitive environment. This time, I'll gunning for an invite for Worlds through Nats or my ratings.
I can't wait to be there again. =D
I've been a fan of Pokemon since the R/B/Y video game first was released. But I just got introduced to the TCG official play in Malaysia back in 2007.
I started off at the start of the '07-'08 season right after Worlds was over. I started joining league with pretty random decks, the most classic being Empoleon/Magnezone. Both DP. XD. During those days, I made a lot of new friends and met some bullies too. One of them tried to rip me off my cards and kept on saying "Do you know what to combo this with huh? I know, and you don't! Noob."
Those kind of people really let me down at that time, but my friends kept me going and told me to brush them off. Nowadays, I'm actually beating them although they're an age group above me! Eventually, I played at my first Cities with a red face paint deck and went a disappointing 2-4. I didn't give up though, and ever since then, after meeting some really friendly but at the same time competitive people, I improved a lot! My country doesn't have States or Regs, so we basically just play at leagues and BRs. In April 2008, Malaysia had it's first BR and I finished with my first positive record! I was really pumped to do well at Nationals a month later in May.
In the end, after a lot of playtesting, I finished Nats 4-2 and made the Top8 (Luck contributed to that though, I was seeded ninth, but someone got DQ'd). Sadly, I lost the Top8 match and missed out on an invite. A friend of mine though, inherited the Travel Award even for finishing a lowly 4th position. The Top3 couldn't go to Worlds due to family reasons and some had major examinations.
I was in luck, when a good friend of mine, who's helped me get to where I was at Nats, offered me to follow him to Worlds provided I can cover the air tickets. My parents agreed, and I was on my way to Worlds in my first season playing! (Without an invite, though.)
I playtested more and more and got even better at the game. I started winning against Masters. I also gained more confidence in myself, and got over my nervous problems.
At the LCQ, I lost my first to games due to a MAJOR misplay in the first and I was pretty much locked up in the second game. My friends were all behind me though, they supported me and told me not to give up, even though I only had the SLIGHTEST chance of an invite. I won the next 5 games in a row, and was victorious in the final and most grueling one. I was overjoyed with my result and so were my friends. We were celebrating when they put up the standings. I was 22nd in a 21 cutoff to Worlds. At first I was crushed but suddenly, the MC announced that everyone with a 6-2 record would make it in. Again, I was overjoyed. Luck was with me once again.
In the main event, I opened up with 4 consecutive wins. In the end, I finished with a record of 5-2 and made the Top32 at WORLDS. On the day of the topcut, again, luck was with me when my Top32 opponent got DQ'd. I was pretty bumped though, as it was meaningless to go on without proving anything. There was nothing I could do, and I was left in the dark until someone told me about the disqualification. I was pretty clueless at that time.
Finally, I lost my Top16 game. Finally it was over and I'm pretty satisfied with my result. 11th at Worlds in my first year ever playing the TCG. =D
Now, I'm really enjoying the '08-'09 season with a few successful runs. 2nd at a BR and 3rd at a CC. And so far, I haven't had a negative record. I'm enjoying league days with my friends, and also doing good in the competitive environment. This time, I'll gunning for an invite for Worlds through Nats or my ratings.
I can't wait to be there again. =D
This is really neat to read how other people started Pokemon. Nice story & thread, Austino.
My story is pretty short: I found a Base set Scyther in a library book in like 2001. This piqued my interest, especially when I showed it to a younger friend who was really into Pokemon. His jaw dropped and he begged me to trade it to him for several weak-looking Pokemon. I declined, traded several BK Kid's Meal cards for like 5 basic Pokemon. (Bulbasaur, Koffing, Charmander, etc.)
Unfortunately, my very intelligent mother would not let us buy Pokemon cards, so we never found a rulebook. My brother and I spent weeks trying to figure out how to play without Energy or Trainers, which we decided weren't that important anyway. (Side note: Koffing was our favorite because it would either Confuse or Poison the opponent's Pokemon. Without any official ruling, we ended up doing the equivalent of Paralyzing every time.)
A few years later, I met someone else who really liked Pokemon, probably 6 years younger than me. He promptly conned me into trading my mint condition Scyther for his Poliwag. :redface:
Much later, the ban on Pokemon cards was withdrawn and my brother and I went into a Pokemon-card-buying frenzy. We always got the cheaper packs: First edition foreign language Neo Genesis.
Eventually the novelty wore off, friends moved away, and our Pokemon cards gathered dust in binders crammed with 10 pounds of Pokemon cards. But a few years ago, a friend decided to start a Pokemon league near us.
That is how I was introduced to POP. I'm still hanging in there, albeit sometimes going on & off. I still wish I hadn't traded that Scyther. Oh well. :biggrin:
My story is pretty short: I found a Base set Scyther in a library book in like 2001. This piqued my interest, especially when I showed it to a younger friend who was really into Pokemon. His jaw dropped and he begged me to trade it to him for several weak-looking Pokemon. I declined, traded several BK Kid's Meal cards for like 5 basic Pokemon. (Bulbasaur, Koffing, Charmander, etc.)
Unfortunately, my very intelligent mother would not let us buy Pokemon cards, so we never found a rulebook. My brother and I spent weeks trying to figure out how to play without Energy or Trainers, which we decided weren't that important anyway. (Side note: Koffing was our favorite because it would either Confuse or Poison the opponent's Pokemon. Without any official ruling, we ended up doing the equivalent of Paralyzing every time.)
A few years later, I met someone else who really liked Pokemon, probably 6 years younger than me. He promptly conned me into trading my mint condition Scyther for his Poliwag. :redface:
Much later, the ban on Pokemon cards was withdrawn and my brother and I went into a Pokemon-card-buying frenzy. We always got the cheaper packs: First edition foreign language Neo Genesis.
Eventually the novelty wore off, friends moved away, and our Pokemon cards gathered dust in binders crammed with 10 pounds of Pokemon cards. But a few years ago, a friend decided to start a Pokemon league near us.
That is how I was introduced to POP. I'm still hanging in there, albeit sometimes going on & off. I still wish I hadn't traded that Scyther. Oh well. :biggrin:
EeveeLover
Member Services Administrator
Well, here is my story in the Pokemon Trading Card Game.
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All the way back in 1999 / 2000 my kids (then 3 & 6) had taken an interest in the Pokemon characters from Pokemon: The Fist Movie. My wife and I had no clue what these things were, but we knew the kids would not stop talking about them.
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That year, we became collectors, collectors of the Movie cards – not the TCG. The kids did not want the TCG cards because they liked the cards with the movie scenes. We also started collecting the Topps cards or the characters. We had binders of the things, duplicates for each of the kids. Still no TCG, that is, until Christmas 2000.
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Grandma bought all 5 of her grandkids the PTCG Basic starter kit. The kids were all like, oh, these are cool, but what do you do with them? No one knew how the game worked or anything else.
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Due to life, school, and other things, the TCG was forgotten about – all those cards were put away for safe keeping – until early 2004. At that time, the old binders with the movie cards were pulled out and the movie cards removed. My wife and I separated all the cards – we had so many, about 200 – into individual Pokemon, all across the living room floor. We didn’t think the kids needed more than one of each card, so we made sure that each kids had every card that we had. We had a lot of extras, so I got a set of triples, then my niece and nephew. At that point, we were out of cards.
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We put all the cards in the binders and showed the kids, well they were still like ‘Oh, ok – that’s nice’. Well, we started buying boosters, a guy at the flea market sold them for a buck (real ones, not fake). We went to TRU one Saturday and saw all these people play YGO in the front area and checked it out. Talking to the Leader of the YGO group, we discovered that TRU held a Pokemon League every 3<sup>rd</sup> Saturday, witch was next week. We were all pretty excited, so we loaded binders and went to league. We still did not know how to play. We did some trading and saw the game actually played. After that weekend, I decided to figure it out.
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I went to the Pokemon-TCG website and found the rules. Started looking at deck set up, now being dangerous after reading the rules, and built me a deck. It sucked – putting it nicely – but I learned with it and was able to teach the kids. You know what is bad about having 1 parent and 2 kids that play? One of them is always left out. Time to drag mom in kicking and screaming - yeah, 4 players. Add in 2 nieces and 2 nephews and we had a group.
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In 2004, TRU started dropping the leagues, so we had to find a new place to play. That was ok with us, as we had only made 2 or 3 leagues at TRU. We found a league an hour away from us on Sundays and started going. I found the ‘Gym in Sept 2004, which helped a lot with decks. That fall, we heard about a City Championship taking place in the area, about 30 minutes away. My wife, 1 niece, 1 nephew, and I showed up to play. We were really good – at home, not so good with other players. I saw the TO and the Judge and was interested in what they did. I just watched them in awe of their knowledge. I found out there was a league at that location every week, so we started going there.
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In 2005, I started trying the Professor exam, and kept failing. I could not figure out why it was so hard to pass. I started talking with the local PTO, who is also one of the League leaders at a different league, about the test. He explained that the reason it is so hard, is because PUI wanted only the best for Professors, as they were the ones that run events and make the rulings. June 2005 I passed the test, finally, after 8 or 9 tries.
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In June 2005, I judged my first event – a Gym Challenge. After that day, I wanted to die. I was so tired. Anyone watching the staff, just walking around and watching games, that thinks it is not work is sorely mistaken.
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Since that time, I have given up competitive play almost all together. I am a League Leader at 1 league and a League Owner of another. I am the assistant to the Denver PTO. I still do go and play 1 or 2 events a year, but for the most part I am Judging or TOing the events. In June 2006 I became a TO, in Nov 2006 I ran my first City Championship. Since then, I have TOed 20 tournaments, including 7 Premier events.
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My Judging history has been long, I have judged everything from League events up to US Nationals. I have Judged over 60 events up till now. I have been invited to US Nats in 2008 and again this year. I was a Volunteer at the 2006 World Championships – 1 of 5 to moved up to Staff and I was Staff again in 2008. My wife is still as heavily involved in the game, Judging some, but mainly working behind the scenes on the operations side of things. She is a TO as well, but mainly is one of the unkowns in the event. Last year, she Staffed Worlds, working directly for the Hive – the scoring team.
I was added to the Staff here on the 'Gym in June 2008, as a Professor Group Leader. At Worlds 2008, I was moved to my current job - Customer Service Admin. I that function, I assist the Forum Mods, Global Mods, and Mod Supervisors, as well as the other Admins, with various issues, and I assist members, both new and old with issues regarding their accounts.
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My kids have moved on, as have the nieces and nephews – they are all turning 14 and 17 this year. But, for my wife and I, Pokemon is still a huge part of our lives. This year, we are traveling to New Mexico (States), Texas (Regionals), St. Louis (Nationals), and San Diego (Worlds).
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[FONT="]All for a game that started out as a collection of Movie Cards…[/FONT]
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></o>All the way back in 1999 / 2000 my kids (then 3 & 6) had taken an interest in the Pokemon characters from Pokemon: The Fist Movie. My wife and I had no clue what these things were, but we knew the kids would not stop talking about them.
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></o>That year, we became collectors, collectors of the Movie cards – not the TCG. The kids did not want the TCG cards because they liked the cards with the movie scenes. We also started collecting the Topps cards or the characters. We had binders of the things, duplicates for each of the kids. Still no TCG, that is, until Christmas 2000.
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></o>Grandma bought all 5 of her grandkids the PTCG Basic starter kit. The kids were all like, oh, these are cool, but what do you do with them? No one knew how the game worked or anything else.
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></o>Due to life, school, and other things, the TCG was forgotten about – all those cards were put away for safe keeping – until early 2004. At that time, the old binders with the movie cards were pulled out and the movie cards removed. My wife and I separated all the cards – we had so many, about 200 – into individual Pokemon, all across the living room floor. We didn’t think the kids needed more than one of each card, so we made sure that each kids had every card that we had. We had a lot of extras, so I got a set of triples, then my niece and nephew. At that point, we were out of cards.
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></o>We put all the cards in the binders and showed the kids, well they were still like ‘Oh, ok – that’s nice’. Well, we started buying boosters, a guy at the flea market sold them for a buck (real ones, not fake). We went to TRU one Saturday and saw all these people play YGO in the front area and checked it out. Talking to the Leader of the YGO group, we discovered that TRU held a Pokemon League every 3<sup>rd</sup> Saturday, witch was next week. We were all pretty excited, so we loaded binders and went to league. We still did not know how to play. We did some trading and saw the game actually played. After that weekend, I decided to figure it out.
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></o>I went to the Pokemon-TCG website and found the rules. Started looking at deck set up, now being dangerous after reading the rules, and built me a deck. It sucked – putting it nicely – but I learned with it and was able to teach the kids. You know what is bad about having 1 parent and 2 kids that play? One of them is always left out. Time to drag mom in kicking and screaming - yeah, 4 players. Add in 2 nieces and 2 nephews and we had a group.
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o
></o>In 2004, TRU started dropping the leagues, so we had to find a new place to play. That was ok with us, as we had only made 2 or 3 leagues at TRU. We found a league an hour away from us on Sundays and started going. I found the ‘Gym in Sept 2004, which helped a lot with decks. That fall, we heard about a City Championship taking place in the area, about 30 minutes away. My wife, 1 niece, 1 nephew, and I showed up to play. We were really good – at home, not so good with other players. I saw the TO and the Judge and was interested in what they did. I just watched them in awe of their knowledge. I found out there was a league at that location every week, so we started going there.
<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o
></o>In 2005, I started trying the Professor exam, and kept failing. I could not figure out why it was so hard to pass. I started talking with the local PTO, who is also one of the League leaders at a different league, about the test. He explained that the reason it is so hard, is because PUI wanted only the best for Professors, as they were the ones that run events and make the rulings. June 2005 I passed the test, finally, after 8 or 9 tries.
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></o>In June 2005, I judged my first event – a Gym Challenge. After that day, I wanted to die. I was so tired. Anyone watching the staff, just walking around and watching games, that thinks it is not work is sorely mistaken.
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></o>Since that time, I have given up competitive play almost all together. I am a League Leader at 1 league and a League Owner of another. I am the assistant to the Denver PTO. I still do go and play 1 or 2 events a year, but for the most part I am Judging or TOing the events. In June 2006 I became a TO, in Nov 2006 I ran my first City Championship. Since then, I have TOed 20 tournaments, including 7 Premier events.
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></o>My Judging history has been long, I have judged everything from League events up to US Nationals. I have Judged over 60 events up till now. I have been invited to US Nats in 2008 and again this year. I was a Volunteer at the 2006 World Championships – 1 of 5 to moved up to Staff and I was Staff again in 2008. My wife is still as heavily involved in the game, Judging some, but mainly working behind the scenes on the operations side of things. She is a TO as well, but mainly is one of the unkowns in the event. Last year, she Staffed Worlds, working directly for the Hive – the scoring team.
I was added to the Staff here on the 'Gym in June 2008, as a Professor Group Leader. At Worlds 2008, I was moved to my current job - Customer Service Admin. I that function, I assist the Forum Mods, Global Mods, and Mod Supervisors, as well as the other Admins, with various issues, and I assist members, both new and old with issues regarding their accounts.
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></o>My kids have moved on, as have the nieces and nephews – they are all turning 14 and 17 this year. But, for my wife and I, Pokemon is still a huge part of our lives. This year, we are traveling to New Mexico (States), Texas (Regionals), St. Louis (Nationals), and San Diego (Worlds).
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Poke Story
I'm a PokeParent who is more into the card game than my kids (they prefer the DS games)! My eldest son collected the cards for awhile before becoming interested in playing the game. He talked me into playing him and I started looking into the rules because it became clear to me that my son was making some of them up! I found tournaments to bring them to where we got thrashed, but as above, we learned a lot.
Our problem is that the nearest league is 2 hours away, so we don't get to play regularly with other people, which is the best way to learn. I have read mention of websites where you can play other people, can any of you recommend one and provide the link?
This website has being very instructive. I'm pleased to say that I had developed a Tyranitar deck before reading about a similar one posted here.
Thanks.
I'm a PokeParent who is more into the card game than my kids (they prefer the DS games)! My eldest son collected the cards for awhile before becoming interested in playing the game. He talked me into playing him and I started looking into the rules because it became clear to me that my son was making some of them up! I found tournaments to bring them to where we got thrashed, but as above, we learned a lot.
Our problem is that the nearest league is 2 hours away, so we don't get to play regularly with other people, which is the best way to learn. I have read mention of websites where you can play other people, can any of you recommend one and provide the link?
This website has being very instructive. I'm pleased to say that I had developed a Tyranitar deck before reading about a similar one posted here.
Thanks.
Pandemonium
New Member
I find it funny how the pokemon community and the WoW world are the same in that respect.
Muscovy Level X
New Member
Oh dear. I sympathize wtih having no close league.
^So start one yourself! Study until you can be a Professor, and start one up! The main investment is time (& effort). (Hopefully I'm taking this the right way, but I believe PUSA encourages people to start leagues.)
GundeSvan, I believe PokeGym has a RedShark forum -- you can download RedShark here. It's very helpful for making decks & looking up cards, even if you don't use it for battling people online.
GundeSvan, I believe PokeGym has a RedShark forum -- you can download RedShark here. It's very helpful for making decks & looking up cards, even if you don't use it for battling people online.
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Varna
New Member
More like any game related community ever.
spazcrackers
New Member
Thanks,I needed that and it was really refreshing. I've been through all of this,you bring back quite a few memories. Best of luck at States.
-spaz
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ArmoredMewtwo
New Member
My story's fairly short, despite it taking up about ten years of my life. Mainly that's because not much happened until the reign of Delta Species, when I began to take this game seriously. After that, well... I started to get to work.
And am still working at it. I'm far from a pro at it, but I'm getting better by the day.
Mainly that's because not much happened until the reign of Delta Species, when I began to take this game seriously. After that, well... I started to get to work.And am still working at it. I'm far from a pro at it, but I'm getting better by the day.
dark_pokemon
New Member
hey i have a smiliar story kinda at they age of two =0 1999 i started collecting and got good crds around 6-9 then i quit to play yugioh for a year and still getting a ppack everyonce and a while then i quit at age 10.5 and i just started again last weeek =) and this is the only time i actualy played......