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Just How Hard Were Pokmon Cards To Find In The '90s

"The game (designer) assumed people would do thing A, but I did thing B." The key to accomplishing this is to make your mechanics focused so they clearly imply how they're supposed to be used, but leave enough open-endedness that it allows players to find other uses

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First up, we have an Instant card called "Secret Identity" that can be an amazing go-to for those who either need to nerf a hero real quick or, let's be real, you're going to use the Reveal spell on this and give yourself an instant hero that can fly

Toss it on a creature for defense, and now force them to decide if they want to swing with their big beater into your chump blocker for two cards

The sheer density of illustration rares and parallel variants makes it a challenge for collectors to calculate exactly how many Pokmon cards exist across these expansive sets