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Kenny’s Guide to Success in Tournament Preparation and Progression “You’ll read a lot of articles that tell you to get plenty of sleep and make sure you eat a nutritious breakfast. While I think you should be doing these things, I don’t think it needs to be repeated here. Of course you are going to function best on enough sleep and enough calories. This should be obvious to anyone with a SixPrizes account, though I admit it is easier said than done. The only thing I’d like to add in this realm is that I don’t think you should break from your personal routine all that much. If you’re…
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An Op-Ed on the Experiences of a Judge in the Pokémon TCG Circuit “Earlier in the week, Doug Morisoli made a post in Heyfonte about a ruling that happened due to a sleeve issue. This issue caused the delay of the top eight being posted for about fifteen minutes. In the post, he raised a point that stuck with me for the next day or so. “I know it is fashionable and sometimes deserved to criticize and bash judge staff. But sometimes you don’t get to see the “behind the scenes” activity where the judges go to great lengths to advocate for the player’s point of view and consider all perspectives.” Thinking about…
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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.…
Examining the 2017 World Championships US+CA Delegation, and Exploring the Path to Anaheim “Overall, our Top 16 Players are notable in their proficiency on the Global stage. In a way, the World Championships’ share of that is a tad misleading — Sam Hough and Ross Cawthon are beneficiaries of 500 CP boosts from Top 4s in previous years, but other than that, they didn’t have much effect. What clearly set Top 16 apart was their attendance — and performance — at International Championships. As can be seen at right, only 1 player in Top 16 — Chris Siakala — attended only the North American International Championship. Everyone else was seen playing in at least one other…
On a Prodigious Return to Magic: The Gathering and What Pokémon Can Learn from the Industry’s Best “Hello SixPrizes! My name is Patrick Casey, and I am a Pokedad on the 6P Forums (@Patrick1865) and a TCG competitor with my son and daughter at events on the Atlantic Coast. As a dad that plays the game, I’ve come to enjoy it far more than I ever thought I would. While I have become accustomed to being the oldest player at just about any Pokemon tournament we attend, I am young enough at heart that I don’t mind losing to — and learning from — the friends of my children! Recently, I have spent some time playing Magic:…
This Pokémon is said to have been born when a lonely spirit possessed a cold, leftover cup of tea. (Sinistea)
The History and Future of Competitive Pokémon TCG in Russia “Pokemon TCG released in 1996 was finally localized to Russia in October 2014. Of course, some enthusiasts started to play before the localization and there even was a small community called “Moscow Pokemon TCG League.” They set up eight years ago, in 2007, and they kept their activity ever since. They started with holding small meetings where they played with the decks built from the very first sets. In 2010 Moscow Pokemon TCG League started to play drafts and constructed tournaments. The guys there are really nice and friendly to the newcomers, but there was a really small amount of members…
A Look at the Evolution of Communication in Pokémon TCG “Pojo was the original hub for the competitive community, and it shows. An interviewer asked a 14-year-old Colin Moll what he had for lunch, and I couldn’t help but laugh. Pojo is a true artifact of its time, emoticons, unedited interviews, text speak and all. To be honest, I don’t know what was appealing about the website in the early 2000s, but I have a feeling it was because content elsewhere wasn’t any better. Articles about Pokemon TCG were undoubtedly hard to come by. It wasn’t until the player base expanded that experienced players had any incentive to write quality…
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…
This Pokémon keeps its heat-sensitive head cool with ice. It fishes for its food, dangling its single hair into the sea to lure in prey. (Eiscue)
