One Piece TCG Retrospective

Say what you like about the anime the game was based on, there is no denying the card game absolutely rocks! The One Piece Trading Card Game has done something that many a game has failed to do, streamlined, beginner-friendly trading card game that you can open and start playing.

EPIC Ipswich had 2 Super Pre-releases for the game on Saturday the 1st of October. The 12 PM session and the fully booked 6 PM games. Every attendee took home their deck and promo pack and had the chance to purchase one of each starter deck on the day. I could go on and talk about the logistics and who won but the really exciting thing I would like to talk about today is the future of the game!

Booster packs, more decks and sanctioned events are going out within a year, the EPIC community is already coming in on Wednesday nights to play unsanctioned games with their starter decks. Moreover Judges are now being nominated across Australia for sanctioned games and tournaments, proudly I am aware of two patrons that are already putting their hands up.

All I can say is if you didn't do the pre-release, please, please, please watch some of the videos for gameplay. This is one of those games that I expect to grow much like Flesh and Blood did. Like me you don't have to have any of the 1000+ episodes in the anime.

Your Friend and Ally,

~~Luffy~~ Lachy

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