Getting an extra life, card draw, and a middling toughness artifact creature for just one mana is bordering on ridiculous
Since the original card could be worth a lot in value (or sentimental value) many owners will make a proxy card and use that to preserve the original
Whenever new game software comes out, the TCG [trading card game] also follows the new Pokmon and their video game mechanics logic, says TCG game director, Atsushi Nagashima
and it seemed they were engineered just to get me
Unlike standard sets, Champions Path didnt offer booster packs for individual purchase, requiring collectors to buy special Gym Leader or Elite Trainer Box products
Its a very strange mechanic thats never resurfaced and has more pitfalls than an old-school Mario Kart level, but its the type of ability that makes you stop and think