POKEMON TRADING CARD GAME - POKEMON KINGDRA-EX BOX IN SOUTH AFRICA

Pokemon is a  collectible card game, based on the  Pokmon   video game  series.  The game has sold 23.6   billion cards worldwide. Players assume the role of a Pokmon trainer and use their Pokmon to battle their opponents'. Players play Pokmon to the field and attack their opponent's Pokmon. A Pokmon that has sustained enough damage is knocked out, and the player who knocked it out draws a Prize card. There are usually six Prize cards, and the primary win condition is to draw all of them. Other ways to win are by knocking out all the Pokmon the opponent has on the field such that the opponent has none left, or if at the beginning of their opponent's turn there are no cards left to draw in the opponent's deck. Players begin by having one player selects heads or tails, and the other flips a coin; the winner of the coin flip will decide who goes first or second. The player going first cannot attack on their first turn. (Dice may be used in place of coins, with even numbers representing heads and odd numbers representing tails). Players then shuffle their decks and draw seven cards, then play one Basic Pokmon onto the field. This Pokmon is known as the Active Pokmon, and is usually the one that attacks and receives damage. If a player does not have any Basic Pokmon, they must shuffle and draw a new hand, and the opponent may draw one additional card. Once both players have at least one Basic Pokmon, they can play up to five more Basic Pokmon onto their "Bench" (representing the maximum-carry limit of six from the video games). Players then take the top six cards of their deck and place them to the side as Prize Cards. Play then begins with the player who won the coin flip. Play alternates between players who may take several actions during their turn, including playing new Basic Pokmon, evolving their Pokmon, playing Trainer cards and Energy cards, and using Pokmon Abilities. A player may also retreat their Active Pokmon, switching the Active Pokmon with one on the Bench. At the end of their turn, a player may use one of their Active Pokmon's attacks, provided the prerequisite amount and types of Energy are attached to that Pokmon. Effects from that attack are then activated and damage may be placed on the Defending Pokmon (some attacks simply have effects but do not do damage). This damage may be modified depending on whether the defender has a Weakness or Resists the attacker's Pokmon type. If the final damage exceeds the defending Pokmon's HP, it is Knocked Out, and the active player takes a Prize Card and ends their turn.