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SCANNING HOW-TO: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=451 Re: Promo and Box Set Cards by knothing 08 Jan 2013, 00:38 Thanks guys, I really appreciate the work you do

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Thankfully, the Pokemon Company has taken note, and issued a statement that promises larger production numbers for Pokemon TCG expansions in the future

Back way when, Wizards didn't really make sure that there were ENOUGH playable limited cards in the common slots for sets (no one was playing much limited before the inception of the Pro Tour, around the release of Ice Age ), so horribly unplayable cards like Snowfall and Balduvian Shaman glutted the common slots of packs - and commons are where most of the meat of your limited cardpool comes from