Post-Rotation Mew VMAX League Battle Deck Upgrades! (Pokemon TCG)

Wondering how you can adapt the Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX League Battle Deck for post-rotation play? Look no further! Thanks to deck lists from Japan that have placed well in tournaments, we can use those as a starting point for how to adapt the deck for rotation!

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Post-Rotation Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX League Battle Deck Upgrades! (Pokemon TCG)

Wondering how you can adapt the Shadow Rider Calyrex VMAX League Battle Deck for post-rotation play? Look no further! Thanks to deck lists from Japan that have placed well in tournaments, we can use those as a starting point for how to adapt the deck for rotation!

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Post-Rotation Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX League Battle Deck Upgrades! (Pokemon TCG)

Wondering how you can adapt the Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX League Battle Deck for post-rotation play? Look no further! Thanks to deck lists from Japan that have placed well in tournaments, we can use those as a starting point for how to adapt the deck for rotation!

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How Rotation Impacts These Pokemon TCG League Battle Decks – Mew VMAX, Ice Rider Calyrex VMAX & More

Grass, water, psychic, and more elements are the underpinnings of the Pokemon Trading Card Game. Which of these types is strongest in the Standard format? I go through the exercise of ranking them all from worst-to-best!

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The Cards We’re Losing in the 2023 Rotation! (Pokemon TCG News Update)

Pokemon has finally announced that rotation will occur on April 14th, 2023. For Pokemon Trading Card Game Live, rotation will happen on March 30th, 2023. Knowing that, let’s begin the first of many rotation conversations with a chat about which cards are going away!

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Making the Vivid Voltage Charizard Deck Work in the Pokemon Trading Card Game During the 2022 Rotation (Deck List Included)

The Charizard theme deck from Vivid Voltage continues to be one of the most popular decks in the Pokemon Trading Card Game; particularly within Pokemon TCG Online. What makes it so appealing is that in theme battles, Charizard and company make for one of the most ferocious decks. It’s also fairly cheap to buy in-game or IRL. Furthermore, with some adjustments, you can make this deck work in Standard format!

“LeonZard” as this deck concept is known as in the community has lost a few key cards due to the 2022 rotation, such as Welder and Giant Hearth. Even so, here’s my approach to making this deck work for the 2022 Standard season!

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The Gaming Rotation – How Many Games Are You Juggling at Once?

From what I gather, Luigi’s Mansion 3 isn’t a particularly long game. And yet here I am, having owned it since launch, still just a fraction of the way through it.

A lot of things arose in the last few months that got in the way. Running the Extra Life marathon. The holidays. Writing for the site. Streaming. Creating content for the YouTube channel. Oh, and my quirk of playing only one game at a time.

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The Board Game Rotation

Board Game Collection 2014When I first started buying board games, I had this noble thought in my head that I would keep every game I own in a rotation. Ideally, we’d cycle through the entire lineup so that none of the games get neglected. Instead, I’m in a situation where a handful of games get a ton of play while many others collect dust. Why did my dream of the perfect rotation fall apart? And is it even possible to maintain a rotation as one’s collection grows?

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