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Omega M.
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Does anybody play (or has anybody played) this? It's not as corny as you might think. It neither is as complex as Magic: The Gathering nor has as many cards, but it's fun to mess around with.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, here are the basic rules, and here is a gallery of recent (i.e., currently tournament legal) cards.
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Eowyn-sama
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I used to love this game ^_^ Had a great deck too, but I don't know where it's disappeared to . . . :-(
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Phanto
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Are any of the cards from 10 years ago worth anything yet?
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Saephon
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I lost my love for the Pokemon fad after they expanded beyond the original 151...my mind and heart just don't have room for those additional monsters.

On that note, I did once collect the cards, and I still have my holographic Charizard in mint condition. Still got my fingers crossed [Wink]
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Itsame
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I was in 4th grade and a guy tricked me into trading him my hologram blue thing for some cheap one [Frown] . My card was worth 50 dollars! I was so sad.
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twinky
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I played Magic quite a bit, and still play from time to time. I check in with the Legacy format tournament scene every now and again; if I ever live in a bigger urban centre I might go back to it.

Never tried Pokemon, though.
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Enigmatic
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quote:
Originally posted by Phanto:
Are any of the cards from 10 years ago worth anything yet?
I second this question. Though I think I might have long ago traded most of my rares for store credit, so it might not do me much good.

--Enigmatic
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Itsame
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How do I tiny url things? The UBB code didn't work [Frown] .

Anyway:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Pokemon-1st-Ed-Base-Set-102-Graded-Mint-Cards-Psa_W0QQitemZ280170964550QQihZ018QQcategoryZ2608QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Jesus Christ... I wish I kept my first edition set.
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Thats for the entire first edition set. Non-first edition doesn't appear to be worth much of anything.

On the other hand, alpha and beta set MTG cards are worth a fortune. Beta booster boxes go for over 15k iirc (if you can find one). Beta Black Lotuses can go for over $1500.

EDIT: tinyurl.com
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I bought a box of cards about 8 years ago when I worked at a toy store, even though I had no interest. It's still in the plastic. Identical to this item:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PoKeMoN-STARTER-DECK-TRADING-CARDS-SEALED-Free-Post_W0QQitemZ170167958762QQihZ007QQcategoryZ4301QQcmdZViewItem
I think I paid about $7 at the time, most places where I see this listed it's about $10. So, not a promising investment so far. [Smile]
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Tara
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Oh yeah. I liked Pokeman. When I was seven. [Razz]

That holographic Charzard could be worth a shitload though.
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My kids love it.
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My husband and I played that game when we were merely dating. And oddly enough, we never felt embarrassed about buying the cards or talking about it with friends. It was a really fun game. I can't remember very well, but I think my deck kicked butt because it relied on the surprise Kangaskhan.

He tried to get me into Star Trek, but I never liked it as much.
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