Thursday was a pretty amazing experience. When we got to the Convention Centre, we saw Japanese players selling sleeves and deckboxes out of their suitcases! It was definitely something I had never seen before. Essentially all the Japanese players had stocked up on merchandise before coming here and are taking advantage of the high demand for Japanese product. My friends and I spent all day at the Convention Centre playtesting and purchasing products from the Japs. Prices varied as some people had sleeves for $15 to $20, but the next vendor were selling for $50 :/
I met up with a few international players I had only talked to online before. Some of it was quite awkward to be honest, but I guess it happens when meeting so many different new people at the same time.
In terms of the meta game, there were a lot more players playing Darkrai and Plasma today. Gothitelle was still around, but definitely not in huge numbers like the day before. Most of the "big named" players didn't seem to be playing much in public. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of the decks they may be running for the event.
The open gaming room opened up at 6pm and it was packed out. It was the largest amount of Pokemon players I had ever seen together in one room. That was a great experience itself, walking around talking to people, making trades and purchases.
I woke up at 5am this morning and couldn't sleep. The LCQ is happening today, and I'm really hoping Shaun makes it through.
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