I'm a long time lurker on these forums (Long time! 0_0)
I figured the people of Smogon, with their fan-made tier lists and rules might appreciate a project that attempts something similar with the TCG.
The Unlimited 150 format is a ruleset for the Pokemon TCG that was created and constantly tested by fans of the game. Almost any card, new or old is legal. It only has a relatively short ban-list, but with some extra compatibility rules, it aims to make a fun, varied and balanced meta.
Here's some of the basics:
* Almost any card, from any set is legal.
* This format uses a 100 card singleton deck. It can only contain 1 copy of any card, excluding Basic Energy cards which are unlimited. The usual restriction of a maximum of 4 for a type of Pokémon applies, e.g. your deck can contain 4 Bulbasaur but they must be different cards.
* Pokémon ex still yield 2 prizes when knocked out. Fully evolved cards printed in sets as Pokémon Prime and holo rares since Black & White also count as Pokémon ex (in every way, even the name changes).
* Basic Pokémon with 150 HP or more are banned.
Anyone who has played much TCG can tell how this affects the game. The 100 card singleton rule uses the same trick as the popular Magic: the Gathering variant, Commander to limit the power of the insta-win combo decks that rule regular Unlimited.
The rule that erratas Primes and B&W holos into exs instantly fixes years of incredible power-creep! Some undeserving cards fall victim to this rule, but as a whole it allows many old cards that couldn't normally compete with the new cards to be played.
The final point deals with the biggest problem with the game today, big Basic Pokemon EX. When a Basic has more HP than any evolved Pokemon it really doesn't encourage the use of one of the game's defining mechanics, evolution. In U150 all evolution stages are viable and fill vital roles as are various deck styles from the Type used (Grass, Dark etc.) to different strategies (Aggro, Lock Down, Lost World, Combo etc.).
If you're interested have a look at some of these links:
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I figured the people of Smogon, with their fan-made tier lists and rules might appreciate a project that attempts something similar with the TCG.
The Unlimited 150 format is a ruleset for the Pokemon TCG that was created and constantly tested by fans of the game. Almost any card, new or old is legal. It only has a relatively short ban-list, but with some extra compatibility rules, it aims to make a fun, varied and balanced meta.
Here's some of the basics:
* Almost any card, from any set is legal.
* This format uses a 100 card singleton deck. It can only contain 1 copy of any card, excluding Basic Energy cards which are unlimited. The usual restriction of a maximum of 4 for a type of Pokémon applies, e.g. your deck can contain 4 Bulbasaur but they must be different cards.
* Pokémon ex still yield 2 prizes when knocked out. Fully evolved cards printed in sets as Pokémon Prime and holo rares since Black & White also count as Pokémon ex (in every way, even the name changes).
* Basic Pokémon with 150 HP or more are banned.
Anyone who has played much TCG can tell how this affects the game. The 100 card singleton rule uses the same trick as the popular Magic: the Gathering variant, Commander to limit the power of the insta-win combo decks that rule regular Unlimited.
The rule that erratas Primes and B&W holos into exs instantly fixes years of incredible power-creep! Some undeserving cards fall victim to this rule, but as a whole it allows many old cards that couldn't normally compete with the new cards to be played.
The final point deals with the biggest problem with the game today, big Basic Pokemon EX. When a Basic has more HP than any evolved Pokemon it really doesn't encourage the use of one of the game's defining mechanics, evolution. In U150 all evolution stages are viable and fill vital roles as are various deck styles from the Type used (Grass, Dark etc.) to different strategies (Aggro, Lock Down, Lost World, Combo etc.).
If you're interested have a look at some of these links:
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