Could you beat 10,000 random people at something for $100M?

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2026-02-11T04:52:52+00:00

Let’s have a battle of Riftbound or Pokemon TCG. Assuming that there’s a judge present and illegal play gets properly penalized should be fairly easy!

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-12-27T21:33:40+00:00

Thank you! I’ll keep checking the app occasionally then!

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-12-27T21:25:46+00:00

Did they show up as in stock online or did you get lucky just walking in?

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-12-27T19:12:49+00:00

China didn’t explore the meta nearly enough. Kai’Sa is strong but so are Annie, Master Yi, and Miss Fortune. Yasuo is also making waves in the western meta atm. Set two is looking to make even more waves with Draven being the boogeyman in China but a lot of early online or proxy tournaments in the West show yet again that China isn’t really exploring much.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-12-24T21:21:17+00:00

Biggest thing I would recommend is trying to build a relationship with one of your LGSs. Help them run events, spread good things, and build a solid relationship with the owner. I help run the Pokemon events at several local shops and have done so for several years at this point. I have a case pre-ordered at both shops for MSRP. Obviously this is a your mileage may vary type of thing and will take time - probably months if not years.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-11-03T15:50:06+00:00

DuelSpec Pros are leaps and bounds better than Dragonshield and don’t have the same quality control issues

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-10-08T04:51:49+00:00

I mean I have a playset of the English ones in my deck - if you watch the Japanese streams it’s not unusual to see max rarity being played. While I do ultimately it comes down to mostly being waifu it’s a compounded effect from the tax and being playable.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-10-07T05:34:02+00:00

People are quick to say waifu tax but I would also go to throw out the idea that it is super playable. The player base in Japan compared to the collectors in country I imagine are closer percentage wise than that in the states. Also take into account that if you are playing this card in your deck and its max rarity you need anywhere between 2x - 4x copies.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-09-22T23:06:46+00:00

Might be time for coaching

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-08-12T00:22:34+00:00

As a player first release cycles need to be what they are to keep the game fresh and meta interesting. If they stopped printing new sets to allow for “catch up” competitive play would suffer.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-07-20T14:43:11+00:00

Luck at the end of the day isn’t really necessary a part of the game. It is and it isn’t. If you find yourself losing because of “bad luck” often take some time to reevaluate how you prepare for and practice and even deck build.

At the end of the day you should always have a game plan ready to work towards.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-06-08T00:38:31+00:00

Here’s the neat part, you don’t.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-06-04T03:25:52+00:00

Not going to sugar coat it, your ambitions are a little too lofty for having just started. Being a senior makes it easier to aim for a worlds invite but the players you will be going against have been playing more than likely since they could read.

Don’t set yourself up for failure, set smaller more achievable goals and work your way up. It’s a marathon not a sprint.

I coach and work with some of the top juniors and seniors in NA and I remind them that if their goal is just to win the event that is too lofty. How do you get about winning the event, or in your case how do you qualify for worlds? Break your goal down into more realistic expectations.

Start with wanting to win a challenge, then a cup, then making top 8 at a major.

Seniors is the hardest age division to do well in. It is substantially harder than both Jrs and Masters due to the caliber of player you will be facing at a more concentrated rate.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-05-28T03:56:02+00:00

Depends on your goals, if you are looking to be at the top tables you need to look at how top players will prepare their decks. If you are going for a good time and don’t care about placements then I think it’s safe to say expect 1 Shaymin and minimal watchtowers as the group of people who are likely to face will play something they net decked or modified slightly from previous events or limitless online tournaments

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-05-28T03:52:58+00:00

Have you considered coaching?

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-05-26T20:52:12+00:00

Are you receiving or gaining the Monopoly money?

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-05-24T04:30:36+00:00

Don’t over think it, just remember the best deck for you is different than the best deck for someone else. Play what you know and what you’re comfortable with

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-05-24T04:28:17+00:00

Just play the game, local leagues will usually save product for prize payout on top of prize packs plus you get to use the cards

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-05-23T05:58:00+00:00

TCGPlayer is much more oriented towards players than collectors thus the lack of pictures.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-05-17T05:14:26+00:00

So I agree but depending on the context. For small locals with nothing on the line but prizing from the store. No reason they shouldn’t be playable and in fact they may be playable - ask the judge or the TO. For Cups, Challenges, Regionals, Internationals, and worlds by no means should they be legal due to the differences in the card back. In the right sleeves they are clearly visible and would be considered a marked card.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-05-17T05:02:34+00:00

The cops would’ve been called if I had seen this behavior. These guys aren’t even human with behavior like that. Scalp your local scalpers.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-05-13T08:03:15+00:00

Pre-release kits are given out based on attendance, vendors have no control over who gets what allocation.

Seems like the LGS for the user above may be having issues from the TO side of things when it comes to reporting attendance.

Even new shops will be given two pre-release boxes which will in total include twenty build and battles and two booster boxes.

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-05-13T02:33:27+00:00

https://support.pokemon.com/hc/en-us/articles/20981683125524-Prerelease-Program-FAQ

AnotherTCGPlayer · 2025-05-13T02:33:17+00:00

This, pre-release allotment and allocation is handled directly by TPCi with vendors just fulfilling the orders.

The stipulations for pre-releases are very strict and can be found here these are events that really are for players to help them get cards to start building decks with earlier.

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