Im a D&D hater but I love theatre. Will this be a W or an L? Seemed like an interesting production and wanted to try it before it left Chicago.

The most likely result of open decklists is someone round 1 posting a picture of Tord or Isaiah Bradners' list, and it causing 2 weeks of twitter discourse.

Played my first real game of standard since MKE, and got third at a challenge with Piper's NAIC Grimsnarl deck. Is it worth taking a decklist photo if I can just send a link to limitless?

Ledo's has been around since 1961. The owner is related to the owner of the game store connected to this cup. The Pizza Cup is a blip in the long history of the spot. Really puts into perspective how narrow my world can be, and reminds me that plenty of history is in the burbs.

In any competition, endurance comes into play, and as we enter hour three, I am starting to question reality. The ledo's pizza feels nostalgic in a sort of way. It is the kind of pizza and decor you would find in any Midwest suburb on any main strip.

Got paired against the carpool in round 3. Bad matchup into Zard even with my tricks. I went to the main area and it was empty. Only the staff and the odd customer for pickup remain. However, in the side room, the pizza cup rages on.

Played another Raging Bolt, but this time, I got the bad beat. Opened bear and iron leaves and all energy. Wasn't my game. The pizza cup gives and the pizza cup takes. Played another->L. I might need a refill of my diet Pepsi to push on. We are in round 2 of 5 and it is 8:30pm

Round 1 win against Raging Bolt. I kept on hitting Amp you Very Much and Arm Press as he wasn't able to get a board going. It's a cruel world. They brought in a heating lamp to keep pizza warm during matches. The salad bar looks promising and could be a nice treat. More to come.

I have heard we are close to 25 entrants. This might not be just a pizza cup but the Pizza SPE. I am Hunter S Thompson, chronicling the fringes of the pokemon tcg. I burnt my mouth on the pizza, but I must press on. Cup was slated to start at 7pm. It is going to be a long night.

At a league cup at a pizza place in the Chicago Burbs. I imagine this is what it felt like to attend Woodstock. You can sense history is being made.

The competitive integrity of the format is very high, but playing this format casually is a miserable experience. A fun format and a good competitive format can be two different things.

Trashalanche is so much better when you can also run ability lock in the same evolution line. The card seems niche right now, but I can see the meta eventually evolve to a place where it is seeing a solid amount of play.

Are you excited for the OFFICIAL 2010 tournament happening at NAIC? Looking for a primer on what decks to expect, and perhaps which deck is worth testing for yourself? Then my 2010 metagame tierlist is for you. 90 minutes of pure information! https://t.co/tSyT0MweCI

Head judge for NAIC should be decided via conclave.

Extra pictures of the 2011 Showdown. I was trying to look epic in my champion picture, but i was running 5ish hours of sleep after a night out. Thankfully, Bearhug is in my blood.

Went undefeated in 2011 Retro Showdown at MKE with Bearhug. Vileplume OP. 1. Magneboar W 2. Kingdra Yanmega W 3. Reshiram Typholsion W 4. ID Top Cut: Top 4 Kingdra Yanmega rematch W Finals Magneboar W

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Unrelated to current on goings. I 100% believe all of these sleeve companies are just using the same factory and putting on a white label. That explains how there is a new sleeve company popping up every month. All of these sleeves feel the same.

PTCG Live is timing me out when I attach energy or use a buddy buddy poffin. I think that the developers straight up do not have any QA or production verification testing before pushing to live production. I have seen college capstone projects that are more stable.

NAIC should force everyone to write a book report to gain entry. This would solve most problems related to the event registration process.