Sundray@lemmus.org to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoJapanese card shop management sim "You’re a Scalper, Aren’t you?" lets you interrogate suspected scalpers and choose between profits and moral integrityautomaton-media.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1152arrow-down11
arrow-up1151arrow-down1external-linkJapanese card shop management sim "You’re a Scalper, Aren’t you?" lets you interrogate suspected scalpers and choose between profits and moral integrityautomaton-media.comSundray@lemmus.org to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareSundray@lemmus.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 days agoThere’s a big problem of scalpers buying collectable cards and re-selling them for ridiculous prices. It’s especially a problem for Pokemon TCG since that has a massive kid audience who are being unfairly shut out.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 hours agoI’ve never understood why card gamers don’t like proxies. Now everyone can play.
minus-squareJoelk111@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 hours agoI’ve never understood TCGs when games that don’t rely on gambling exist and are really fun. Proxies seem like the only reasonable way to play a TCG.
minus-squareAtropos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoMe and my buddies play a lot of magic. We only use proxies, while sticking to all the other rules. $0!
minus-squareunit327@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·1 day agoNintendo are the real bastards here, trading cards are gambling for children. Every “rare” card costs 10 yen to print but are kept artificially scarce to boost corporate profits at the expense of child gambling.
There’s a big problem of scalpers buying collectable cards and re-selling them for ridiculous prices. It’s especially a problem for Pokemon TCG since that has a massive kid audience who are being unfairly shut out.
I’ve never understood why card gamers don’t like proxies. Now everyone can play.
I’ve never understood TCGs when games that don’t rely on gambling exist and are really fun.
Proxies seem like the only reasonable way to play a TCG.
Me and my buddies play a lot of magic.
We only use proxies, while sticking to all the other rules. $0!
Nintendo are the real bastards here, trading cards are gambling for children. Every “rare” card costs 10 yen to print but are kept artificially scarce to boost corporate profits at the expense of child gambling.