so, i played a couple rounds of the Pokémon TCG with the boy a while back.
in particular, the 2018 World Championship decks were on sale right next to the cash register at Kinokuniya, and in general i'd rather dive straight into the deep end of "intense competitive play" rather than fuck around with "starter decks", so i bought a couple and we both plunged in without any previous knowledge of the game.
and from a game design point of view, the contrast with Magic the Gathering is fascinating.
(i'll attempt to write about this in a way that makes sense even if you're not familiar with Magic, but uh, no promises.)
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anyway, tl;dr "card advantage" is not a concept that applies equally to all trading card games! which is obvious in hindsight, but was really fun to experience in such a direct way.
in particular, the 2018 World Championship decks were on sale right next to the cash register at Kinokuniya, and in general i'd rather dive straight into the deep end of "intense competitive play" rather than fuck around with "starter decks", so i bought a couple and we both plunged in without any previous knowledge of the game.
and from a game design point of view, the contrast with Magic the Gathering is fascinating.
(i'll attempt to write about this in a way that makes sense even if you're not familiar with Magic, but uh, no promises.)
( Read more... )
anyway, tl;dr "card advantage" is not a concept that applies equally to all trading card games! which is obvious in hindsight, but was really fun to experience in such a direct way.