Pokmon cards have always been popular with traders, but the current uptick in interest can certainly be called a frenzy: People are rummaging through their old collectibles in hopes of finding something valuable to exchange for cash
For TPCi controlled regions, the previous month's top 4 did not auto qualify for the next month's tournament finals
The deck can possibly have alternate win conditions, for example if you're playing "Metaion, the Time Lord", "Lava Golem", and/or "Marshmallon", there's the possibility of doing enough damage by card effects to win as well
However, I think what Ive described above leads you down the right path and I intend on considering cards this way for the first week.
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