Monster Crown Monster Crown is a game packed full of nods to the early days of the Pokmon series
Thats all good though, as remember all of my Top 20 lists are about the life of these cards in Standard, not just their impact on week one
Rediscover the Way Getting the best card out of three is always better than drawing a random one, which makes Rediscover the Way a potent Divination
Setting Up to Play Shuffle your deck, then place it face-down in the Deck zone Both players draw 7 cards from the top of their decks for their initial hand Each player places at least one Basic Pokmon from their hand face-down as their Active Pokmon Each player may place up to 5 more Basic Pokmon face-down on their Bench Each player sets aside 6 cards from the top of their deck face-down as Prize cards Flip over all Pokmon in play and the game starts The player going first cannot attack or play any Supporter cards on their first turn Mulligan If a player does not have any Basic Pokmon in their hand while setting up, after their opponent sets aside the Prize cards, they must take a mulligan
Its cool that oddballs like Caterpie, Omanyte, and Tangela get to share some of the spotlight, but the real crowd pleasers are largely left by the wayside for some reason
Then I remembered the Giant Gengar from the anime
