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Jeff Donais says, we had a solid year for 2006, with high-quality products. Vs. System is consistently the 3rd or 4th best-selling TCG in the world, which is no easy task. My prediction is that we’re in this slot to stay—getting higher than this is not realistic, and we won’t get too much lower. However, Vs. System in 2006 wasn’t as strong as in 2005 or 2004. It’s clear that we need to focus on getting new people to play the game in order to build a strong future for Vs. System and avoid the natural attrition that any TCG encounters. In addition to recruiting new players, we need to keep developing the best sets and programs possible to keep our current loyal players excited about Vs. System. Read more.

Adam Prosak says, attack up the curve with a character and play an ATK pump. Bash down the curve with another, and play an ATK pump when your opponent plays a DEF pump. Cause breakthrough with your last attacker by playing even more ATK pumps. Vs. System revolves around combat. Given that you’re reading this article, you probably either enjoy Vs. or are a crazed fan of yours truly (or my mom). I’ll just assume you’ve played Vs. System before today, which means combat is not a foreign concept to you (Mom, Vs. revolves around combat—just thought I would let you know). If you’re going to be in combat, it sure would be nice to have the numbers always work in your favor. In other words, you’d like for your character to always stun the opponent’s character; hence, ATK pumps are good. Read more.

Dave Humpherys says, this is undoubtedly one of the most powerful character search effects we have printed to date. It is also your first hint at our slightly increased focus on what it means to be on a team. It is probably unnecessary for me to speak about the virtues of searching your deck for a character, so I’ll just focus on the ways in which this card is distinct from past effects. First off, Mobilize makes you play it honest. Each and every character you have in play must share an affiliation with the character card you are getting. This means it will find a home only in mono-team decks or decks that are reliably teaming-up their characters. As a consequence of this, it also requires that you have at least one character in play. This means that it will not help you reliably play your 3-drop character unless you are also sure to include a number of smaller characters to set the stage. Read more.

Graham Van Leeuwen says, the biggest story of $10K Sydney was Kakarot Turker’s Child Lock deck. Turker said that he intended to call his deck “Clock” (Child + Lock = Clock) but felt that it was too generic. The common name for his deck is Ten Team Child Lock, shortened to Ten Team by other players. Ten Team is a burn deck that plays numerous search effects to create a giant toolbox of character and non-character cards alike. By using Flamethrower and Melissa Gold ◊ Screaming Mimi, Ten Team can easily end the game without ever engaging in combat. Read more.