Scovone Star Magazine 2018-2019 | Page 70

Victor Alexander Pimentel walker What Is Pokemon? Pokemon are monsters that are put into cards. Imagine winning a game of Pokemon against an unbelievably awesome player. Wouldn't that be amazing and cool? Remember that you need to be ready because it won't be easy. You will need to know how to play , the materials and a tips and tricks. HOW TO PLAY First you will learn about the materials. To play you need a deck. A deck should have 60 cards. A deck has 15 trainers, 15 energies and 30 Pokemon. You can buy more than 1 deck then combine them. That helps your deck by replacing bad cards with good cards. Remember that know matter how many decks you have you have to only use 15 energies, 15 trainers and 15 Pokemon. Top: pikachu Bottom: coin "TCG coins" by Flare Haynekie is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 There are a few other materials that are not cards.You can play with a trainer mat. A trainer mat shows where you put bench, active Pokemon and prize cards and your deck. You do not need to use this if you memorize where things go. You put the damage counters on depending on how much damage the Pokemon has. Always remember that you do not need these things. HOW TO PLAY F irst you will learn about the materials. To play you need a deck. A deck should have 60 cards. A deck has 15 trainers, 15 energies and 30 Pokemon. You can buy more than 1 deck then combine them. That helps your deck by replacing bad cards with good 70