Can someone explain to me why Pokemon is a legit alternative to any other trading card game? I mean, its metagame is exclusively costless Trainers.
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I grew up playing Magic the Gathering and now play Pokemon with my son. Some people collect the cards, others are players, and the game has been around for YEARS so I'd say it is legit.
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I win about 80% of the time. It should have an undo button (it doesn't), and it only allows movement of 1 card from stack to stack, which is incorrect. It's a lousy version of the game.
2016297
These are what are called theme decks. These decks are both play ready but a starter deck comes with specific step by step guides to teach you the game. If that is what you are looking for, try searching for a trainer starter deck. I hope this helps.
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It is an actual card. If you can get an official translation you could use it(not in tournaments), but it isn't all that good. Its more of a collectors item.
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Honestly it depends on the box, I would say get a few boxes if you want a specific card. Or just wish for the best! Haha, I ended up pulling 3 exes and a full art so yeah. None of which were charizard or mega charizard. Good luck man!
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You don't necessarily have to by the original, but it doesn't make much sense because the amount of cards you get in the expansion is very small compared to the core game. Also, like others have said, its nice to have the instructions. If you can't buy them all, I know in the past they have provided the ability to print the cards for free. I think its worth buying them to support the company, but also the quality of the cards would be much worse if you printed them off.
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The package we received had mostly pokemon cards with a few trainers and extras. The pokemon cards were mostly "normal" cards rather than rares. I think, maybe there were two "rare" cards in the whole bunch? But, since we were just starting out in Pokemon and I was using to reward my 7-year old for good school work, the purchase was worth it. I think, now that my son is more in to serious collecting, this is just as much a gamble with finding "rare" cards as going to the store and buying packs. I hope that helps. :)
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Sorry, not sure what you mean "in the pictures" but can tell you that all pokemon I got were mostly basic type of pokemon. I did not get any trainer or energy type of cards.
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1. Check the price, too good to be true? Probably isn't real. Paying 7 bucks for a card, pretty safe bet its the real deal. 2. CardRush sells loads of other pokemon cards, its hard to imagine that such a large vendor on Amazon would be fraudulent. 3. I've purchased this product and it is not a fake, the easiest way to tell is through the material of the card itself - since this Mewtwo card is shiny and whatnot the front is not going to feel like a typical card - but the back will be identical to other pokemon cards.
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I found it cause I wanted a xerneas ex.you can get in a tin online or at a store. It is just a single card
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Every pack is different. I've bought two packs for my sons and had some rares in them, but I don't know enough about pokemon to answer about the rest. sorry!
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I'm sure you've already figured this out by now, but I figured I'd answer in case anyone else is wondering. I have this set, and the decks are both identical; there's no difference between the two. A little drab, if you ask me...it makes playing with these decks rather boring. Just wanted to put that out there.
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Naw it's cool! Its a regular size card, not a jumbo. Yes you can use this card for the tournament, I've seen one video on youtube that 2 players had Mewtwo ex card.
2016303
My 7 year old has been collecting Pokemon cards for about a year, but only recently learned how to play the card game itself. These decks are perfect if your son wants to learn how to play the game - each deck is already balanced to have the right combination of cards for each player to play effective games vs. having to learn how to build their own decks, which is pretty complicated for that age.
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I agree with the previous answer. If I believed I wouldn't get much opportunity to play, the Basic game is awesome, and it's a different game practically every time (25 Kingdom cards, and you only use 10 at a time, and they can be chosen randomly, if you like). If you want to see if you like the game or not, there is a website called goko.com where you can try it out against a computer for free, or even over the Internet with a friend not nearby. Although it's fun playing against a "bot", it is different from playing against a real person. It's fun both ways.
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It can be if you've never bought cards before. I personally loved it, even ended up buying another mass set of cards similar to this one. If you're into recreational, non-competitive play, this is a perfect purchase. You need to find a source of lands though, so that keep that in mind. I would also look at individual cards later on to build decks around. (Planeswalkers, interesting creatures, etc.)
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I actually think it would not work to combine two decks. In the single deck each pair of cards has one matching picture, if you combined two decks, you may have matches for all pictures. It would completely change the game. It may also give one player a huge advantage over others depending on the cards. Seems like you would be better off just starting a new game if you want to play longer.