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I am new to the whole trading card game thing, so when the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game got to be more popular at our local game store, Wandering Havoc, I thought “what the hell! Why not!” So that was November 2011. Fast forward to now (Jan 2012) and I still love it! While I am not the best player out there, as I am still learning how it all works, I am getting better and better with each game. I am actually starting to win a few games during tournaments, which never used to happen. The biggest thing I have learned about the WOW TCG is to ask for help. I was missing a lot of easy and killer moves because I didn’t fully understand the cards. So, I ask for help.

As I am not typically one to ask for help, this was a bit daunting for me. But after I did, I learned so much! I even silly things that I would have never thought to ask, like being able to stack abilities. (Which I do like crazy now!) Learning how to build decent and OP (overpowering) decks was fun. I learned to watch my fellow players, especially when they were beating me to see what I could do differently next time.

So, while I’m still not the best player in the world, I enjoy it and I have learned a lot about the game and myself in the process. I’m 106th in the State of Washington (as of Jan 12, 2012) out of 204, so that’s not too bad since it’s the first TCG I’ve ever played!