Testing, Testing, 1 2 3, Testing!
2012 US National Champion John Roberts II shares his personal thoughts on playtesting and how to get more out of your playtesting.
Pokemon TCG
Expanded 2k18 – An Overview of Pokemon’s Expanded Format for the 2017-2018 Season
The Expanded Format will play a large role in Pokemon’s tournament structure in the 2017-2018 season as it is being used as the format for 7 of the 15 Regional Championships. This article gives an overview of the Expanded format’s decks and discusses the ban list for this season.
What to Expect at Day 1 of the Pokemon World Championship
The 2017 World Championship in Anaheim is less than a month away. In this article Andrew goes over the experience players can expect when competing in Day 1 of the World Championship.
2017 Japan Championship Results and Decklists
The Top 8 results and decklists from the 2017 Japan Championship. This tournament included cards from our August set, Burning Shadows.
Dark Thoughts – The Expanded Format, Yveltal, and the Value of Maxie’s
Andrew goes over the Yveltal EX/Maxie’s list he used at St. Louis Regional Championships, goes over a new Yveltal list that may be the play for Portland Regional Championship, and then goes over some of the other stuff that emerged in the Expanded format at St. Louis.
Hitting a Bullseye with Brilliant Arrow – A Look at Standard M Gardevoir EX/Xerneas
Brandon breaks down his M Gardevoir EX/Xerneas deck for Standard. This deck is built around the old M Gardevoir EX from Primal Clash.
The Buzz on Vespiquen Without Battle Compressor
Vespiquen no longer has Battle Compressor to power up its Bee Revenge, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not longer viable. In this article we go over Vespiquen for the new Standard Format.
Despair Not, Mega Gardevoir is Here – Breaking Down Mega Gardevoir From Steam Siege
M Gardevoir EX was recently released in Steam Siege and it is one of the most interesting Mega Pokemon that Pokemon has released. In this article we take a fresh look at M Gardevoir EX, go over cards it can be played with, and take a look at lists for both the Standard and Expanded formats.
(Late) Weekend Report #6 – Mega Audino Wins the 2016 World Championship
In the final edition of Weekend Report for the 2015-2016 season, we go over the top action from last weekend’s World Championship.
Irritating the Competition – 12th Place World Championship Report
Brandon Flowers goes over his first World Championship where he played his Vespiquen/Vileplume deck to a 12th place finish, using the deck to buzz his way through both Days 1 and 2 of the tournament.