Best trading card game?
What's the best/most fun trading card game available and being played at the moment? I'm 16 and am considering starting a new collection, so what would be good? I don't mind spending some money, but I don't want to spend too much. Thanks :)
What are some helpful tips for playing the Pokemon trading card game?
Decide on a strategy beforehand. Some decks are built to bring out strong Pokemon right away. Some are built to make an opponent run out of cards. Some try to slow the game down, others try to finish it quickly. Some are built specifically to counter other popular strategies. Whichever strategy you choose, stick with it. A deck that is focused almost always performs better than one that shifts gears regularly.Limit the type of Pokemon in your deck to one or two types. One type makes it easier to strategize, while two types can work around pesky things like Weakness and Resistance. Using three or more types makes it much more difficult to get the energy you need for your Pokemon’s attacks.There is no perfect ratio of Pokemon, Trainers, and energy. It often depends on the type of strategy being used. If it seems like you’re consistently drawing too few of any one type of card to utilize your strategy, tweak the deck to fix the weakness. Repeat as often as needed until either your deck becomes a powerhouse or it becomes evident that the strategy isn’t going to work.There is an effective counter to every possible deck. Every single one. No matter how good your deck is, it can potentially lose to someone who has constructed a decent deck of their own… and remember that there is an element of luck built into the game. Pay attention to why your deck wins and loses, and don’t overcompensate over a few losses.
How to get started on Pokémon Trading Card Game? What type of card packs should I buy for beginners?
As you’re just entering into the trading card realm, I suggest you to not spend any money on real packs. Here’s why; you might have seen a lot of YouTube channels that open packs and you might have been fascinated by the cool looking Ex cards or the full arts, but in reality they have really low pull ratio. And it becomes really hard to build your favorite deck right off the bat if you’re just starting.What I suggest is that, you should try Pokemon trading card game online. The software is available for free for windows and mac in the official pokemon website and there is also a free app available for Android and IOS at google play store and the app store.When you first set up your account on the software, you’ll be given basic tutorials on the game and also a theme deck for free. (In case you didn’t know, theme decks are a set of 60 cards that are pre-built and can be used to play against other players). Once you find the game interesting you can consider buying Elite trainer boxes and theme decks.Hope this helps.
What are the best card games for beginners?
I’m going to assume you mean a trading card game. I have played Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic The Gathering, and Pokemon TCG. So, I’m going to list pros and cons to learning how to play each game. Fair warning, Yu-Gi-Oh is the only game I have not played competitively due to how weird it can be, so I don’t have much to say on it’s learning curve.Yu-Gi-Oh:Pros:Deck strategies are easy to understand.Its premise is cool.It has a fricking anime to go along with it that helps you understand the game.Cons:If you don’t want to watch the anime, the rules and how everything works are hard to grasp.If you want to play competitively, the ruleset can change in a major way depending on how much the company wants to promote their new anime.There are not many archetypes.Pokemon TCG:Pros:Easy to understand.Has a cool rarity system.Has a steady learning curve.Competitive games are easy to follow.It’s kid-friendly.It has an online trading card game with a decent reward system, allowing you to spend no money.Buying a booster pack gives you a code that you can use to get a booster pack in the online TCG.Has a complex rock-paper-scissors mechanic, but it’s referenced in basically every card and some playmats.Cons:The online game can get a little grindy.It’s hard to put together a deck that can work decently in the beginning.Games may get boring after a while if you only use one deck.The rock-paper-scissors mechanic can get confusing if you don’t pay attention to it.Magic: The Gathering:Pros:Has a free online game with a reward system, allowing you to spend no money.Has many archetypes and decks strategies to experiment with.Has many game formats like Commander and Pauper, allowing for gameplay to never become stale.It’s Golden Rule that states “if a card goes against a rule, the rule will be changed by the card.”Has 5 colors, each having cards that work perfectly with certain archetypes and can have great synergy with other colors (For instance, Red/Black, Green/White).Cons:Online game can get VERY grindy.Has a steep learning curve.Archetypes can be hard to prepare for.Depending on the format you want to get into (I prefer Modern), meta will change constantly.In my opinion, Pokemon is the easiest to understand and is actually the cheapest. So, if you know a beginner that wants to get into trading card games, show them Pokemon TCG. Hell, show them the online game too! They can get two booster packs for the price of one doing that!
Pokemon Trading card? How does one interpret the info?
go-pokemon.com can help you figure out our needs and has a turtorial there for beginners, along with a guide and "ditionary" of pokemon cards. -The name in the top left is the pokemon's name. Near the name should be a symbol, that's what type of pokemon it is. -The halfway down names are the attacks and the symbols to left of the name is how much it cost to use the attack. You need that spcific type of energy to use the attack, except the star means any energy.The number to the right is how much damage it does. The phrase near the attack tells you what to do. -At the bottom are weaknesses (x2 damage), resistance (subtract 20 damage) and retreats (during playing the game you can retreat pokemons). Again this is just a little help. I would recremend go-pokemon.com, for tutorials and guides of pokemon cards. Since she's starting she should buy tins and theme decks, these teach you the basics to in a manual. Don't buy booster packs untill she has bought 3 tins or theme decks. Before you buy tins your granddaughter must choose a type to use. Fire and metal is my favorite, but she can choose. I recremend the Holon Phantoms Booster Packs Mysterious Treasures Booster Packs (newer pokemon) Diamond and Pearl Booster Packs (newer pokemon) Power Keepers Booster Packs Dragon Frontiers Booster Packs and Dialga Tin (metal deck) Empolean Theme Deck (metal and water) Magmortar Tin (fire deck) Inferape Deck (fire deck) Good luck, and have fun...Its a great game and collectors edition. If she's collecting buy here a binder, order weakest life to strongest.
How do i trade my pokemon cards fairly?
Your best bet is to go to google and type in pokemon cards price guide. You should look up the good cards you have and memorize the price on them. Then look at some of the other cards that you don't have and may want and look at there prices. That way you can put a price on each of them. That's what I did for my magic cards. Otherwise almost anyone will try and rip you off. Another thing to note is that not everyone values cards the same. So a good way is to ask them what they value it at. But it's your responsibility to know how much you really think it is. Because most people will also value there cards higher and yours lower so be careful
What popular trading cards, such as Pokémon cards, hold a high monetary value today?
I think Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic cards would.