I haven't heard of any counterfeits. I think FoW isn't big enough. Why making counterfeits of FoW, when you could make some of MtG, Yugioh or Pokemon. FoW also has an amazing cardstock quality. I couldn't imagine someone could replicate the cardback.
I think I tested almost every life counter and in the end I sticked with the Life Counter App by Mitja Henner.
http://jisho.org/word/%E6%88%A6-1 (top right)
http://jisho.org/search/%E7%B6%AD%20%23kanji (bottom right)
They do not appear to mean anything together. (although I may be misreading the intended order; if it's top left to bottom right in rows instead of top right to bottom left in columns, it may mean something.)
> what I find to the drive
I tried looking at the Photos part for the Facebook, but their photos wouldn't load after Alice Origin content. I haven't looked through their actual posts though.
Alternatively, the Italian FOW Community has the manga still up, but of course, it's in Italian. I'm wondering how difficult it would be to translate it, then recreate the speech bubbles.
You could get a rough translation using this: https://translate.yandex.com/ocr
I've never seen a gachalog deck list turned in at registration; I'm sure that I won't for quite a while - the printouts from the website simply list each card on its own line and there is no space for judge notes.
Please make sure your deck list is written legibly and the names and numbers on it are correct. It's okay to take up more than one line for a card name if it's long, just make sure the entire card name is there. I'd also recommend (if available) finding a floor judge before the tournament and having them check your deck list to make sure it's legal.
Here is the current deck list form used at US GPs.
4 deck box So I found this on amazon, Considering i'm buying for my whole family to buy. Think this might be a good option?
What I did was buy a cheap box (older sets) on Amazon and just build decks from those. That allowed me to open packs which I like and own a whole box of cards. Something like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07328D4LR/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_oVmiDb1A2N2G7 comes with a set of rulers and stones. I pulled enough to build casual decks from for all the colors. Right now the future of the game is up in the air and everything for standard is expensive to get started. So just play casual for now imo.
Can't you use US amazon? So the cards are ungodly priced in CA?
You could grab an MoA Booster off Amazon for $47.00. I'd say it's worth it at that price. It was for me at least, what with the local shops here charging $100-$110 per booster regardless of the set.
KMC makes clear matte sleeves and clear Perfect Fit sleeves leaving your card open on both sides AND providing amazing protection when used together.
Your best bet is to pick up a tournament viable deck within current rotation. The game is still too new to have a legacy format. The legacy style format for this game will start in 2016 when the 3rd cluster(block) drops. Until then it's running on standard.
So anything you pick up for standard now will still be playable when legacy starts.
If you can find one and have the $40-60 to spare, I'd pick up one of these
They have the equivalent of original Duals in them. 2 copies each dual stones that have the basic stone type. If the game continues it's trend of following MtG, these could be valuable in a few years.
That set also has several staples, plenty of basics for multiple decks, and plenty of decent cards to get you started.
These keep selling out FAST but the Box of Engage knights will give you the Rulers/J-Rulers you need to play, a bunch of awesome stones, and bulk to build decks.
Lots of people are buying two (pre-order) because 2 boxes gives you a play set of each card.
The MSRP is $50 but they go for less at a lot of places atm.
this Amazon link had some people worried that not all the stones were going to be included.
I hadn't seen that list before, very helpful thanks a bunch.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01015U4XG?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00
Different places on amazon either say in-stock, pre-sale ships july 10, or release date july 24, so no idea when it'll actually arrive.
If you were using android I'd recommend https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Darcar.FowCompendium&hl=en , but since you're with apple, I'm not entirely sure.
As for boxes, I'd suggest The most recent 2 since they'll be apart of the most recent cluster and won't rotate out for awhile. Plus, CFC has dual stones which are essential to almost every relevant deck nowadays, and LEL I think personally is introducing some interesting cards that have the potential to grow in the future sets~(And also majority of the foundation for Fox, which is a well regarded/popular deck right now)
That being said, I would also recommend grabbing some staple singles from Alice Cluster so you don't miss out and fall behind when competing against your peers~(And save some money along that way~)
I don't have the time to go into more detail (which I'm sure someone else will help you with), but I wish you the best of luck for your future in the FoW Game, Take Care~!
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