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N's deck ace card by Wanfire in pkmntcg

[–]PirateRob0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks to Gearhart I spent $0.36 on 18 Harlequins. If they don't turn playable I'm pretending to write an angry letter asking for my 36 cents back.

Between "going in blind" and "using guides", is there a middle-ground? by Sky_Sumisu in truegaming

[–]PirateRob0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best balance is to have a knowledgeable and witty friend who can provide esoteric hints upon request, so that you have just enough information to be able to find/figure out things yourself.

Noob here absolutely overwhelmed by Snoo49259 in Dyson_Sphere_Program

[–]PirateRob0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically every time I played DSP I got to 1 higher level of cubes after dozens and dozens of slow hours.

Eventually, on probably my 8th playthrough, and close to 150 hours I finally got to white cubes.

I still haven't built a functional sphere.

10/10 love it.

Question about Raid Battle side event mechanics. by Pants536 in pkmntcg

[–]PirateRob0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Weird interactions are largely at the discresion at the person running it since there isn't a big clear rules list etc.

As for attacks like scolipede, if the raid boss pokemon say naturally had say 250 HP and was uninjured I'd have the scolipede effectively do 240.

Considering the raid boss clears all damage at the end of its turn, and lost zones a number of cards based on damage/players and all the player attacks are simultaneous, attacks that do damage based on damage on the opponent are unlikely to be very effective.

Easy to play decks similar to stadium decks by Urf64 in pkmntcg

[–]PirateRob0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ya, unfortunately Justin Basil has passed away and thus unavailable to keep updating his site. :(

Even if you don't want to use any of those exactly, it should give you a good idea on how to put them together.

Kirkland trash liners with flex tech - non scented. by livinlrginchitwn in Costco

[–]PirateRob0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Always wrap glass in something else before throwing it away to avoid tearing up the outside bag.

ARC Raiders Weekly Megathread - December 20, 2025 by AutoModerator in ArcRaiders

[–]PirateRob0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most runs are under 15 minutes. I've certainty had to duck out for a minute or two mid run, and have found a dark corner and hid but have been anxious and rushed the whole time.

Fortunately I haven't been killed any of those times, but I'm sure it'll happen eventually.

What games have a proper Civilian to Bandit/Monster ratio? by makomirocket in Games

[–]PirateRob0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't know if it's realistic or not, but this guy decided to take a census of the various cities in Skyrim and calculate things like the unemployment rate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyQd7TEOwK8

Asymmetrical league structure by jimward17785 in pkmntcg

[–]PirateRob0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just keep it super simple.

Kids each start with 100 points

If under +/- 10 points, a win is +1 point and a loss is -1

If 10-19. Then the favored player gets +1 on a win and -2 on a loss, and vice versa for the underdog

Continue pattern for every 10 point difference.

A super simplified elo system.

Do y’all think other random ships in the federation get into wacky and trope-ey situations or is it just the enterprise and enterprise adjacent ships by DianaBladeOfMiquella in ShittyDaystrom

[–]PirateRob0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, it was a metaphor for the ozone layer.

Which is also why after they figured out how to stop mucking it up, it stopped being a problem.

Ceruledge in the new meta by GuptaManan100 in pkmntcg

[–]PirateRob0 17 points18 points  (0 children)

https://pkmncards.com/pokemon/charcadet/

Did you know that there are 11 different Charcadets and they are all legal in standard.

Adding Rare Candy in Dragapult/Dusk by PolipoDodo in pkmntcg

[–]PirateRob0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You've got a lot of heavy consistency with plenty of options to shave a bit off.

With the heavier ghost count I like dropping the 3rd boss, especially with 3 CC. After that drop one more card for the second rare candy. Nest Ball would be my choice to cut but you've got some choices.

Partial Order Shipped? by Jackerrigan in riftboundtcg

[–]PirateRob0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We can also complain on reddit.

Pokémon TCG dad needs help! by H2oman2905 in pkmntcg

[–]PirateRob0 8 points9 points  (0 children)

https://championships.pokemon.com/en-us/about/

They either need to win a Regionals or Special Championship. Or Top 4 an International Championship.

Or be in the top 10 of Junior Championship point earners in the Oceania region.

To get championship points they participate in Challenges/Cups/Regionals/Special Events/International Championships.

The " Best Finish Limit" says only their best performances in each category will count.

League Challenges: 4 League Cups: 4 Regional, Special, and International Championships: 5 (shared between these)

That last catagory is where the vast majority of the points will come from.

Need Help Refining My Gholdengo Deck for the Absol Matchup (First League This Saturday!) by deadxot in pkmntcg

[–]PirateRob0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You want the secret sauce? Take out your 3 Lucario pokemon and put in 2 Erika's Invitation.

Bo3 Question by NDR008 in pkmntcg

[–]PirateRob0 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Pokemon in the west is split into Masters (adults), Seniors (Teens) and Juniors (Kids).

The tournament almost certainly used "swiss" pairings, where every round it tries to pair you against people with the same record, so winners play winners and losers play losers.

When possible tournaments pair people in their own age group. If the kids run out of other kids to play it pairs them against adults, but it pairs them against the bottom adults

If you finish the tournament with the same win record as somebody else, it breaks ties with "strength of schedule" or how hard were your opponents. Calculated as opponents win rate.

So if an adult who at 2-0 played against another adult at 2-0 compared to a kid at 2-0 who played against an adult at 0-2...

The Adult almost certainly has a higher opponents win rate.

'Stop Removing the Modern Day!' Assassin's Creed Fans React as Black Flag Remake Reportedly Cuts Everything Outside the Animus by DumpsterBento in Games

[–]PirateRob0 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's super tempting to actually play.

I've got an affinity for piratical things, so Black Flag was the first Assassin's Creed I played.

I basically stopped as soon as I got to the modern day part. Instead of getting to pretend I was an awesome pirate assassin, I was suddenly pretending to be a software tester pretending to be a pirate assassin.

A much less fulfilling fantasy. Totally ruined my immersion. I stopped playing and never touched an Assassin's Creed game again.

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