Posted July 6, 2019 Thought this would be a good idea to setup. I don't know how many people on here actually play these card games other than @Jonnas and @EEVILMURRAY but if there's anyone else you're welcome to join in. So yeah, this is exactly what it says on the tin, a general thread for trading card game discussion and also a hub for online games. All card games of the physical variety are welcome for discussion but I think we all know that the big three are Pokemon, Magic and Yugioh. One of those could be covered as part of the General Nintendo section but I don't think there's any other place Magic and Yugioh could go. Pokemon Trading Card Game Online: https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-tcg/play-online/ Magic The Gathering Arena: https://magic.wizards.com/en/mtgarena YGPRO Percy (fanmade server since Konami doesn't have their own version https://dl.orangedox.com/fUt3h5t4qKDDvrAQs4 I personally have recently been playing Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh quite a bit. I have got to grips with Pokemon quite easily but I also want to get better at Yu-Gi-Oh after struggling to memorise the Salamangreat combo and subsequenly deciding I didn't want to play anymore because I did it wrong. Any advice on improving at this game would be appreciated. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 6, 2019 Here's the old Magic thread, but it's also used for Magic online (I don't know what this Arena thing is). I was finally actually going to sell my (online) cards (you can see me mentioning it 2 years ago in that thread), but the market for the online cards has collapsed. What was once worth around 300+ dollars, now is only worth 80 dollars, and I only get to keep half of it due to transfer costs. At this point I begin to feel it's not worth the effort and money, at the same time I know I'm not going to play in the foreseable future. Plus cards are cheap now anyway, whenever I do get a hankering, I can just re-buy them easily. I do sporadically still buy a paper booster just for fun, to check out current cards. I bought one a few days ago actually, but nothing worthwile in it for me. I did used to play paper magic, but I only knew like the one guy.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 6, 2019 Man, I haven't played physical card games in years. They're fun, but expensive to keep, as a hobby. Online isn't quite the same thing, as it lacks a lot of the inherent friendliness of talking to someone face to face. I played a lot of Pokémon (up until the early days of Johto expansions) and Magic the Gathering (up until Scourge) back in the day. I see Pokémon these days has gotten crazy powercrept (I think a current mid-tier card would destroy all of those I own), while Magic is still doing their thing (I did try out Magic Workstation during the Zendikar and Innistrad days, and yeah, despite a few changes, it still feels like the same rhythm). Card games in videogame form can still be fun, but it's a robust combat system, rather than sheer competition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 11, 2019 Oh well, it was worth a shot. If anyone's on Pokemon TCG Online you're welcome to send me a friend invite. I only really play with the Expanded format in terms of decks but I've got a bit of a variety in terms of decks, like a game where this happened: I may also consider downloading Magic Arena in the future on something (how much space does the mobile version take up?) and if I do you're welcome to add me on there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites