Ruling Apprentice phases

[Nightmare the Scyther]

I do not get what all those phases in Apprentice are about. I haven't played any kind of TCG in a long time, and the last time I played Pokemon TCG was when I was...seven or eight, I think? (And I'm twelve now ) So ya...And how does the first turn work, do you still put the Pokemon face-down? And how do you set "life points" and that stuff...isn't that for Yi-gi-oh? I am completely lost on this thing. The only thing I get is how to add a deck/cards.

So ya...help would be appreciated '^_^

 

[Kronar]

Apprentice was originally designed for the game Magic the Gathering and that game had different "phases" for turns, I used to play MtG. As for the rules for Pokemon, they havent really changed alot, you should probaly read the page on Pokebeach about App. it explains some of your questions if I recal correctly. You do still place the Pokemon face down, to do that you hold shift while dragging the card. Life points, again, are for MtG.

 

[Nightmare the Scyther]

So, we just ignore the "phases" and play on like a normal PTCG?

 

[Kronar]

Yeah, once its your turn, just do everything like you normally would. The "phases", like I said, are in Magic the Gathering and in no way apply to Pokemon.

 

[Nightmare the Scyther]

Ah, okay, thank you! Now, to find someone who's as much a rookie as I am...