>From: EDG0015@aol.com
>Subject: 15 trainer limit
>
>
>By now we should all know about the 15 trainer limit.  If you don't know
>Wizards of the Coast are currently deciding on making a new rule.  This rule
>is that every deck must have 15 trainers or less.  Why Wizards are making
>this rule you may ask.  The answer is simple.  Its because all of the
>wigglytuffs and haymakers decks.  These decks are all about speed and heavy
>damage.  And in order to do this. These decks must have about 25-30 trainer
>cards.  (mostly oaks)
>
>and know for my personal opinions about this
>
>1.  trainers are here to spice up the game so making a 15 trainer limit is
>going to make the game less interesting
>
>2.  I am getting tired of haymakers and wigglytuffs.  Personally I had a
>wigglytuff deck before and in one month I got tired of doing 60 damage in
>turn two.
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>3.  Isn't making decks suppost to be creative not stealing peoples ideas.
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>4.  And what happened to 2nd stage pokemon.
>
>
>solutions
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>1.  I believe that Wizards should make a 20 trainer limit instead of a 15
>trainer limit because since a deck consist on 60 cards most decks would have
>more or less 20 pokemon cards, 20 energy cards and 20 trainers cards.
>
>or
>
>2.  Instead of making more rules Wizards should make promo stadium cards that
>will make haymakers and wigglytuff decks weaker.  So when kids start using
>these cards on their decks.  the population of haymakers and wigglytuff decks
>decrease and hopefully all the different archetypes will be more balanced.
>
>For example a no trainer gym stadium card -a player must discard 2 other
>cards from their hand in order to play a trainer card. This card can help
>slow down haymakers and wiggly decks.
>
>or
>
>evolution speed gym stadium card - a basic pokemon can evolve to a stage 1
>then to a stage 2 in one turn.  This card would increase multiple stage 2
>pokemon decks.
>
>thank you for reading my very first article
>
>please don't send hate mail because what I am trying to do is give Wizards
>some ideas so they don't spoil the game with a 15 trainer limit rule.
>
>you may send you opinion about the 15 trainer rule to me.
>
>email me at edg0015@aol.com
>
>p.s. Wizards feel free to use my ideas