Does anyone here actually play the TCG?

[Politoed666]

Alright. I've been thinking about trying to make the TCG section of the forums a little more friendly and active, but since Bulbagarden is a more anime/games oriented site, that's going to be hard to do. Most of the top admins on the forums don't play, and neither do most of the users. In fact, I think I might be the only one on here except for Badhelo who plays competitively. However, I need to confirm that. So, even if you haven't been reading the rest of this, does anyone here play the TCG competitively?

 

[Nekusagi]

I do occasionally.

But the store my league is at won't let you do league activities anymore unless you buy a booster pack, so I've been kind of inactive lately till I have some money.

 

[Politoed666]

I do occasionally.

But the store my league is at won't let you do league activities anymore unless you buy a booster pack, so I've been kind of inactive lately till I have some money.

I actually think that's against the rules. So it's basically charging you for participating in League?

 

[Nekusagi]

I dunno. He charges for Thursday night tournaments, too ($2). Could he get in trouble with PUSA if I report this? (The guy who runs the league told me they had to do it or they'd lose the room to a bunch of D&D players who were offering more money. He said there was nothing he could do about it.)

I recently revisited the store to see what things were like there and the new owner came off to me as really untrustworthy and sleazy. I certainly hope he doesn't run the game store into the ground in the name of more money... I have a lot of great memories there.

 

[The Outrage]

Its an expensive hobby for me to get into considering Canada gets no TCG events.

 

[Archaic]

I'm sure Canada gets events. Hell, even Australia gets TCG events. They're rarely publicized well however. Check the official site and do a search. We're in the tournament off-season right now, but city championships should start early next year.

I haven't played competitvely for a while now. Simply don't have the time or the spare cash. In the past however, I was a very active player, winning cities and states in Australia, and creating the "Mercury" (Gardevoir DS / Starmie DS) archetype which gained a small measure of recognition for a time.

 

[GuitarHero]

I haven't been competitive since 4 years after the base set came out. I had been wanting to get back into it, buying random boosters from the new sets every once in awhile, but it looks like so much has changed, its a bit overwhelming and it has sorta turned me away.

 

[Badhelo]

I go to a league every now and then and participate in quite a lot of events. I'm still adjusting to the current metagame because Kingdra, AMU, and Dusknoir are annoying. :s The league I go to doesn't seem like it supports actual league qualities, but the tournaments are okay: Everybody dips in $5. 1st Place gets $50, 2nd gets $20, down the drain we go.

 

[Charzard03]

i play the tcg when i can, against my friends and i have a deck and everything, but my nearest leugue is more than 40 miles away so i cannot participate in proper tournaments

 

[salamence]

I still have all my cards from when I was really into the card game, over eight years ago... But recently I have gotten back into the cards, buying boosters of the Diamond/Pearl releases.

I've never played competitively but I would sure love to try! I have a few decks that I play with my siblings a lot, and am currently trying to get my college friends to buy decks ^_^

 

[Black_Sun]

It's not that i play it in tournaments, but i still have my deck.
I didn't knew BLASTOISE!!!!1 was that Rare after i saw the video of the kid who got crazy because he got the blastoise card. I got it in the first pack i bought.

 

[Badhelo]

I plan on making a Pikachu deck once Bonds to the End of Time becomes released as an English set. It'll be devastatingly Pika-riffic!

Merry Christmas to you all! =D

 

[Politoed666]

I plan on making a Pikachu deck once Bonds to the End of Time becomes released as an English set. It'll be devastatingly Pika-riffic!

Merry Christmas to you all! =D

Oh fail. I'm playing Dusknoir/Bronzong (Duskzong?) at the moment, and I plan to stick with it through cities. Once BTTEOT comes out, I really don't know...

 

[BBH]

I play the TCG. I have an all Lucario/Hariyama deck and it's actually really good, considering they both have only one evolution and they both have about 100 hit points. I've beaten my friend a few times with it and he has a dark deck, with Poke`mon that are usually resistant to fighting types.
Not that I'm bragging! I'd probably loose against a pro TCG player in an instant, haha.

 

[Badhelo]

I'm trying to find a good counter to all those Fighting and Dark types in the current metagame. Fighting, Dark, and Psychic dominate the scene as of now.

 

[PoketrainerLuke]

I have bought a couple of boosters.

Also, I have been looking for a league but kind find one to compete in and all of the tournaments are atleast two hors away from me.

 

[Politoed666]

I have bought a couple of boosters.

Also, I have been looking for a league but kind find one to compete in and all of the tournaments are atleast two hors away from me.

Around where do you live?

 

[PoketrainerLuke]

I live around southern Ohio. Almost all the leagues are in northern Ohio past Columbus.

 

[Velveteen]

Ahh... My friend does, but me? I just collect them. ^^"

 

[Charizards Burn]

Nope i just collect them lol ^-^