Hello Pojo I have some things to say to all fellow pokemon trainers
You probably won't post this message but at least read it please

I recently went to a tournament in a local card shop. I didn't enter
since spots were full but i watched people play. There were about 25
people many were little kids and a few mature looking people. But all I
have to say is, THESE PEOPLE WERE OUT OF CONTROL!!! I mean them little
BRATS were pushing and shoving each other and kickin and screamin. I
just couldn't understand why. I mean why can't parents take control of
their kids? While I stood there watching all the other older players
left in disgust while the little kids kept fighting. And soon I finally
found out why. They were arguing over little things like the rules of
the game or which card is better than the other. And true, arguments
like that can get little kids excited. But they went too far. It was
outrageous. Cards getting tossed on the floor, good holos ripped up.
Then the parents finally stepped in and took their kids away. Now they
are never going to host a tourney again, in fear a riot would start
again. Now that really blows. But there are always alternatives, and I
am waiting for the Pokemon League to come to the Wizards store I live
near at the Mall of America.

And now another outrage, Wizards have decided that the new retail value
of one booster pack is 3.29. Their reason for doing this is because the
game is in "high demand". A perfect chance for Wizards to make more
money. Why don't Wizards just get off their lazy asses and print more
cards to meet their "demand". Wizards is in this only for the money.
When I first saw a booster pack for Magic, I thought "hmm not bad, 2.99
for 15 cards" then pokemon came along and its boosters were 2.99 for 11
cards. For a game that needs only a 60 card deck to play, I thought that
wasn't too bad. And the artwork is nice and colorful with a chance of a
cool looking holo. But now Wizards is in this for the money. And that
blows as well.

What's with all these people "ranting" on and on how one card is better
than another and that " I'm gonna whoop your ass" lecture? Every card
has its advantages and disadvantages and no card is broken unless it
really is. No matter how good a card really is, there is always a
weakness to it, whether it's big or small. Another thing is, people
often don't read a card carefully and examine everything. Take an
example,
some people have given strategies on how Blastoise's Raindance power can
be used with Charizard. Raindance will only attach water energies to
WATER pokemon, not any kind of pokemon. If it did, I consider the card
broken and worth the most. Which means in order to become a pokemon
master you must keep an open mind and study carefully each and every
detail. I have tried explaining this to many people but some just won't
understand.


Please feel free to mail me
MasterVL
kenle@sprintmail.com