@NailsOU because they bought the super bowl ad (on NBC), they usually will have to have some sort of matched advertising spend requirement on NBC properties (Olympics, likely the NBA, etc.)
still a big deal that they bought a super bowl ad at all to your point tho
@RealJohnWalter Tickets to San Diego Comic Con are $85/day or $250 for the weekend - they could easily charge more than double considering how large the ICs are becoming
2025 NAIC is our largest TCG tournament yet - and 2nd largest ever in the west. Thank you to all the players and attendees who have supported the show and community!
@oatmilkgirlie time to start the generation flywheel again:
Burning Shadows -> Darkness Ablaze -> Obsidian Flame
Hidden Fates -> Shining Fates -> Paldean Fates
we keep buying the same stuff over and over again
@groovyguy17@PeterJoltik considering how many people drive to regionals, I'm sure other considerations like long-term parking, hotels, etc. also play into this. it's both more expensive and more logistically difficult compared to other cities
@MatthewShiflet Gabriel Fernandez is on a similar tear in tcg seniors.
He won 2023 worlds, LAIC 2024, EUIC 2024, was on track to win NAIC 2024 but got DQed.
he then got top 4 of worlds 2024, won LAIC 2025, EUIC 2025 and is in finals of NAIC this year again.
@FRIStwits@direYGO@TCGplayer several LGS’s have a site where you can buy singles from them directly without supporting tcgplayer. a few ex:
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@HeerakKim09@TordReklev got it, no problem! tord originally played in that format in japan and didn’t play shaymin so i think it could be fine. he used 2 terapagos and 1 wellspring in that format though so consider that
Won a league cup today with 59 cards of @TordReklev’s charizard tera box!
Playing pidgeot and noctowl in the same deck feels totally broken. Had to get some games in before they print the counter.
Not going to NAIC so this is a good highlight to end the season with.
@HeerakKim09@TordReklev you choose blind first. i’m not sure how well this deck holds up next format with shaymin blocking blue ogerpon and watchtower turning off pidgeot and noctowl - it’s not even on the graphic for japan’s meta
@Polar_PT@TordReklev it’s from his metafy group. he had two iono but i found the goldengo and zoroark matchups are tough so i swapped the black belt for one iono to have more one shot options
@mrchub122@Celios_Network helped me to understand fundamentals very quickly when i started playing. one of his students also just placed top 16 in masters at atlanta
@Skylon01@urtzuub@MetalBuluTCG breaks sob lock / provides a switch effect at the cost of one grass. arven + ultra ball gives you more outs than just arven for switch