Pokemon Day was absolutely fantastic, even though the actual game announcements weren’t exactly what I wanted (Legends ZA is a cool outta nowhere choice, but I can’t lie that I foolishly held out hope for a new PMD game…). Really, it was the TCG Event we went to that was the highlight. They gave out a ton of stuff, from promotional items (lots of promo cards from across generations, stickers and other tchotchkes… and a set of REALLY cute Pikachu dice), raffle prizes (a Pokemon Go set tin!), and a whole gotdamn mess of Prize Packs. I think we ended the night with something like six Series 2, twenty Series 3 and eight Series 4???

As far as the tournament, I actually won a match! On merit! Against a really skilled opponent and with a starting hand that could charitably be described as “utter dogshit”!!! I thrink genuinely this is the first time I’ve ever felt a real sense of pride in my performance… I told myself I’d be happy if I took one game, and even though that’s the only victory I took, I’m still high off it.

Oh yeah and Bryan swept 3-0 and completely wrecked shop with their Roaring Moon ex deck, lol. Watching them play reminded me how good they truly are at this game. They put on a fucking clinic.