It's been a while since I've had the time or inclination to make a substantial post here - my apologies to all of you for that, but preparing for TCG Regionals and personal issues have taken priority recently.
I just wanted to leave a note wishing luck to everyone from the League attending VGC Nationals in Birmingham this weekend. I hope you have a blast and show the competition what Edinburgh players are made of!
I'll be posting a guide to preparing for TCG Regionals (which are on Sunday, the 18th of March) sometime soon. The League session this weekend will be run by Neil and possibly Lauren, and may end an hour early.
Hope to see you all soon!
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Friday 10 February 2012
Pokémon Black/White International Challenge
Has everybody seen this?
Looks like, similarly to last year's Autumn Friendlies, The Pokémon Company are running a worldwide Wi-fi tournament! Very exciting for those of us likely to be thrown out of the VGC in the first round, and even more exciting for those in our number who have got the Skillz to pay the Billz.
The Tournament will run from March 22nd-26th, and registration begins at Midnight on March 15th. I assume, like the Autumn Friendlies before it, the tournament will consist of players trying to achieve a good standing on the online leaderboards. And of course, being subjected to many, many "Rage Quits"... ;)
Looking forward to seeing you all at League on Sunday! Happy training.
Looks like, similarly to last year's Autumn Friendlies, The Pokémon Company are running a worldwide Wi-fi tournament! Very exciting for those of us likely to be thrown out of the VGC in the first round, and even more exciting for those in our number who have got the Skillz to pay the Billz.
The Tournament will run from March 22nd-26th, and registration begins at Midnight on March 15th. I assume, like the Autumn Friendlies before it, the tournament will consist of players trying to achieve a good standing on the online leaderboards. And of course, being subjected to many, many "Rage Quits"... ;)
Looking forward to seeing you all at League on Sunday! Happy training.
Thursday 9 February 2012
Must-have Trainer Resources
I've got a ton of useful links and resources for you guys that I'm going to link in this post. Some of you will already know about these websites and such, but for those that don't (especially Juniors and Seniors) these tools could give you a big assist when it comes to the Pokémon TCG.
Before we move on to that, two things: First, I just wanted to thank everyone that attended the Next Destinies Prerelease last Sunday. It was a chaotic event, but all told I really enjoyed myself and I believe that most of the people involved did too. I'm happy to say that everything seemed to go very well. Secondly, I'm posting this video interview I did immediately following the Cumbernauld City Championship - please note Amaya's hand poking me in the arm for the majority of the interview. :)
Okay, so here we go. First of all are the Big Three. These websites are essentially the go-to sites for general Pokémon news and competitive play information. Six Prizes is primarily focused on TCG strategy and advice. Pokébeach gets some interesting information about new sets and scans of them before most other sites, and it has a very useful forum for discussion of the TCG. PokéGym is where most official rulings are handed down, and they have numerous tools and resources that can be an aid.
Tools to search for specific cards that meet certain criteria can be incredibly useful I personally use Bebe's Search for this and decklist creation, and Poképedia is similarly useful, though somewhat less user friendly. The PokéGym Researching Tower is an invaluable resource for finding what cards are currently in the Modified Format. Of course, Bulbapedia is a good source for everything Pokémon, both TCG and VG.
I hope you guys find these links helpful, and I look forward to seeing you on Sunday!
Before we move on to that, two things: First, I just wanted to thank everyone that attended the Next Destinies Prerelease last Sunday. It was a chaotic event, but all told I really enjoyed myself and I believe that most of the people involved did too. I'm happy to say that everything seemed to go very well. Secondly, I'm posting this video interview I did immediately following the Cumbernauld City Championship - please note Amaya's hand poking me in the arm for the majority of the interview. :)
Okay, so here we go. First of all are the Big Three. These websites are essentially the go-to sites for general Pokémon news and competitive play information. Six Prizes is primarily focused on TCG strategy and advice. Pokébeach gets some interesting information about new sets and scans of them before most other sites, and it has a very useful forum for discussion of the TCG. PokéGym is where most official rulings are handed down, and they have numerous tools and resources that can be an aid.
Tools to search for specific cards that meet certain criteria can be incredibly useful I personally use Bebe's Search for this and decklist creation, and Poképedia is similarly useful, though somewhat less user friendly. The PokéGym Researching Tower is an invaluable resource for finding what cards are currently in the Modified Format. Of course, Bulbapedia is a good source for everything Pokémon, both TCG and VG.
I hope you guys find these links helpful, and I look forward to seeing you on Sunday!
Saturday 4 February 2012
He's coming...
Well folks, it's nearly here: tomorrow is Pre-release at League! I thought I'd share this Mewtwo drawing I did with you all in honour of the game-changing Mewtwo EX card coming out in Next Destinies (see John's post for details of this scary, scary card). Anyone feeling like they might pull a Mewtwo out of a booster tomorrow? I'm confident of getting at least 4 :p
I'd like this post to mark the beginning of a new feature here on our blog- as an animator I sometimes like to draw things, and given that I'm a big Poké-fan too, these interests tend to cross over. I will be posting drawings of Pokémon for you guys to enjoy (and/or critique!) here. The feature is tentatively called "Full Art Nen".
see you all tomorrow,
Neil
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