Sam Taylor

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Joined Jun ’12

5 articles written

Bio: I’m a UK Senior who only began playing the TCG earlier this year. Already I’m pretty obsessed!

Release the Owls

Players Cup Finals Mini-Recap, Tips for Players Cup II, On Overcoming Pokémon Fatigue, and Finding Fun in Silly (But Competitive!) Decklists “As I alluded to, the first Players Cup ended up going very well for me. I made the Top 256 in Europe cutoff easily in the first round, before bringing Zacian V/Jirachi Prism Star (aka Zacian Combo) to the European Qualifier. I managed to win my first seven matches outright, placing me in the Top 4 in Europe and securing one of the 16 places in the Players Cup Final in August. The finals themselves were far less exciting. TPCi ended up scheduling them when I was traveling in a rather rural part of Britain—the Scottish Highlands. This resulted in…

’20 Oct 20
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Card Commentary – Dusknoir (Boundaries Crossed BCR 63, Plasma Blast PLB 104)

’13 Dec 16
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Card Commentary – Jirachi EX (Plasma Blast PLB 60/98)

’13 Sep 20
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Squeals with Eels, a Stray with Ray and a Dime for Mr. Mime… A UK, Nationals, Seniors, Winner, Report

’13 Jun 7
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Stunfisk (Dragons Exalted DRX 70) – Card Commentary

’12 Nov 2
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It uses its long tongue to taunt opponents. Once the opposition is enraged, this Pokémon hurls itself at the opponent, tackling them forcefully. (Galarian Linoone)