Well, due to the plea of many little young ones, WotC finally give
the OK to use Fossil and Rocket cards at the Super Trainer Showdown
in Long Beach CA. I was FedEx'd a letter explaining it all. If you
want to read it, then keep on reading. [slight pause] Yeah.
Pokémon*: Fossil and
Team Rocket cards?
In the Super Trainer Showdown?
Incredible!
Dear Master Trainers,
It's true! Due to the amazing customer feedback we've
received, we have decided to include the Fossil and
Team Rocket expansions in the Pokémon
card sets that you can use at the Super Trainer Showdown
taking place at the Queen Mary, July 22. All age groups can
use Base Set, Base Set 2, Jungle,
Fossil, and Team Rocket expansion cards. In
addition, you can use all promo cards that have been
produced by Wizards off the Coast as well.
We feel that this will create the most exciting and
interesting play experience for all of the Master Trainers
coming to the Super Trainer Showdown.
Good luck, Master Trainers, and have a great time!
Well, this was just about the FedEx'd letter they sent to me.
Rejoice, it's official!
Also in the FedEx package was a blue sheet, explaining more of the
STS rules.
Super Trainer Showdown Tournament
Rules
The Super Trainer Showdown tournament rules are very
similar to the Pokémon Mall Tour
Qualifier rules with slight modifications to accommodate the
swiss format.
You cannot have more than 4 of the same cards in your
deck besides Basic Energy cards. All decks must be
exactly 60 cards.
You may not use proxy cards in the Super Trainer
Showdown. You may use Japanese cards only if you have the
English version of the card available, set aside from
your deck, for your opponent and a judge to
reference.
If you use card protectors such as card sleeves all
cards must be in the same color card protectors.
No marked or worn cards may be used.
Super Trainer Showdown is played in a swiss format.
In this format, even if you lose some matchers, you may
continue to play in the tournament until all rounds of
swiss have been run.
If neither player has taken all six prize cards, the
player who has taken the most prize cards at the end of a
20 minute round will be declared the winner, but given
only 2pts, instead of 3pts for winning. In the case of
tie, the match will be declared a draw and each player
will receive 1 pt.
Tournament rulings are final.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to
contact Pam Wilson at 425-204-7628 or at pamelaw@wizards.com
Well, it does clear up a lot of questions I had with the STS,
except for one... I wonder if I can use French cards in my deck
(since I bought all that Pokémon TCG stuff when I went to
Europe)... I guess I'd better ask! :D