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A Discussion on Cubing and Using Tabletop Simulator “If you haven’t downloaded Tabletop Simulator yet, now’s your chance. It’s $20 on Steam, which is entirely worth it if anyone else you know owns it—the fun is in playing with friends. Now, whether it’s creating a deck, cube, or simply messing with cards, the first task is subscribing to RomyKing’s Steam Workshop with all of the card information. Then, when you boot up Tabletop Simulator and create a lobby, you can load it under your list of “Workshops.” If it doesn’t pop up immediately, there’s a tab called “Game” on the upper bar. Once you’ve loaded in, you’ll see…
Michael Slutsky on Constructing, Drafting, and Executing a Pokémon TCG Cube Draft “As I’m sure many in the community have noticed, Cube Drafts have seen a spike in popularity in recent years. Like many concepts, this one is also borrowed from Magic: The Gathering. In layman’s terms, a Cube Draft is literally a custom-made format, with the Cube’s architects in charge of every card choice, drafting procedure, and rule set. They are a collection of specifically chosen cards to be played only against each other, similar to Dominion or other DBGs; players need not input their own cards (other than occasionally Basic Energy), as doing so ruins the point of the Cube.…
A Guide to Cube Drafting in the Pokémon TCG “Cubedrafting.com provides the following definition: Simply, the Cube is a draft format where you get to play designer and developer. You get to choose your metagame. You choose all of the cards in it. You designate powerful strategies, archetypes, and you decide which foils to those strategies you would like to include. What this means, practically, is that a Cube is a set you make out of existing cards and then draft amongst your friends. As the quote above says, the best part about designing a Cube is that you get to choose exactly what goes in it. No longer will you have…
All About Alternate Formats “Sam Chen talked a little bit about this format in Raymond Cipoletti’s article from last month, so go check that out if you haven’t. For those who aren’t aware: Mental Pokémon is based on Mental Magic and, as the name suggests, is all in your head. You start with a normal deck (keep in mind that a random stack of cards works as well) of Pokémon cards, but instead of what’s printed on the card, the cards you draw can be anything of that same classification of card (Basic, Stage 1, Stage 2, Supporter, Item, etc.). The cards have to…
Though it’s able to capture prey by freezing its surroundings, it has trouble eating the prey afterward because its mouth is on top of its head. (Arctovish)
Searching for an opponent to test its skills against, it emerges onto land. Once the battle is over, it returns to the sea. (Grapploct)
