I heard Bandais now not allowing stores to get product for sets of they don’t sign up for preleases and store championships. But they also only have limited slots. So if your stores now faster enough they are just completely blocked out.

I like to bling out all of my decks and recently had this thought. It would be fun because I imagine it will give me a very non-meta deck to enjoy as well. My initial thoughts are something Haise from Tokyo Ghoul. Would love y'alls thoughts!

Freshly graded from CGC, saw from previous post TAG 9 looks better aesthetic wise.

Any other store owners here not have any of the rare battle sign up pop ups yet? We got an email for re zero but sign ups lasted for 5 min before full im just hoping we didn't miss aot vol 2 and bleach vol 3

Hey all!

I haven't played all that much with the Nikke decks, I've only ever tried out Purple Dorothy and Yellow Modernia but I was curious, out of all the new decks and updates to come with the newest Nikke volume, what would be the best deck to run for the rare battle?

I imagine there to be a lot of the new Cinderella deck but I've also heard it can be a bit of a set up deck so would that be the best to play? Is there another deck that would just tear through the rest of the other Nikke decks?

Thank you!

Hey everyone! I’m starting a new season of my Union Arena Only Sealed Challenge, this time with Re:Zero!

The idea is simple: I’m starting with a starter deck and a limited number of booster packs, and I can only improve my deck using cards I earn along the way. No buying singles or trading for cards!

The goal is to build the strongest deck I can and compete in the Re:Zero Rare Battle and take down a Locals event

I’ll be documenting the journey, including pack openings, deck upgrades, locals, and the wins and losses along the way.

I previously did this challenge with Tokyo Ghoul, and now I’m excited to see how far I can take Re:Zero!

Check out Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/ALduO4QGXwA?si=_qSWrdsyxtu3X0AM

I’d love to hear what you think! Have any of you tried an Only Sealed challenge, or do you have advice for building a deck this way?

Nobody has talked about this before and I thought it was interesting.

Did you know that for the volume one and volume two of the Japanese Demon slayer set because of controversies surrounding tanjiro’s earrings and the rising sun symbolism, the cases that were sent to China were censored.

As you can see in the examples, I highlighted red his earrings on the Chinese printing of some of these Japanese cards were changed, including the serialized action point which says NO.C-002 instead of the Japanese printing which would say NO.002

This was my Chase, the card I wanted to most, and all for it to be ruined in a freak accident. I wanna die, I’ll never get this back

Started out a couple weeks ago, but around 80 percent done with the re:zero master set (excluding 3 stars or serialized)

shaking and debating on BGS or PSA

Two new titles pretty cool announcements. Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd DRUMROLLLLLLLLL a mid balance change and restriction to shadow army. Come on lets talk about this yall cus im dying to know everyones opinions! 😭

(P.S.)Heres a link to my local GA discord if you want more people to discuss it with as well let us know your opinion!

https://discord.gg/TahgxNTYS

Has anyone seen any reveals or know what cards are in the advanced deck? What are the reprints of any?

Hello all! Quick question regarding Bandai Card Fest in Orlando. I am a bit new to the UA world and wanna attend Bandai Card Fest, is it for tournament players only or will there be admission tickets for non players? I'm a bit confused on how that works and what exactly Bandai Card Fest exactly is if it isn't like a card convention of sorts. Thank you!

Anyone know where i can find these boxes or boosterpacks in netherlands.

I live in Utrecht but cant find it for sale anywhere.

Bought 3 packs and a starter deck while shopping around. Beautiful cards!

!! Literally shaking rn on the verge of dying call the police yadayadayada

With the precious booster getting released soon for NA what are peoples thoughts on prices of current cards? Will they go up or go down.

SOLD

Anyone interested pm me.

Can contact me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/119YbdNjkgJ.or discord: zxthecardcollector for fast reply!

Whats this worth? Pulled earlier today...

I'm going to be blunt: I'm disgusted with the state of Union Arena distribution, the scalping culture surrounding this game, and the apparent lack of meaningful communication and customer support from Bandai.

And I don't think the community should have to keep pretending these problems are acceptable.

Local Game Stores Can't Get Product. How Is This Supposed to Work?

I've contacted local game stores across a 50-mile radius, and the situation is infuriating. Stores have told me they're not receiving the Union Arena allocations they've requested from their distributors.

This isn't one store having a bad week. This is an entire local region struggling to get product.

The problem extends beyond sealed product, too. With the upcoming Bleach Vol. 3 release, I couldn't find a store within 50 miles scheduled to host a prerelease. When I contacted Green Potion, I was told they hadn't even been offered the event.

Think about that for a moment.

Local game stores are the backbone of a healthy trading card game. They're where players meet, learn the game, participate in tournaments, buy product, and build communities.

If stores can't get product and aren't even being offered opportunities to host official events, how exactly are they supposed to build and maintain a Union Arena community?

How are new players supposed to get involved?

And why should stores continue investing their time, money, and shelf space into a game that they seemingly can't reliably support?

And Then There's the Scalpers.

I have absolutely no patience for scalpers who exploit shortages of trading card products to make a quick profit at the expense of actual players.

None.

There is something fundamentally wrong with a situation where people who want to play a game struggle to find product at a reasonable price while people buying product primarily to flip it for profit treat the game's scarcity as a business opportunity.

These aren't people helping build a community. They're exploiting demand generated by the community.

Every box purchased with the intention of immediately relisting it at an inflated price is another opportunity for a player to get priced out, another potential customer pushed away, and another reason for someone to wonder whether this game is worth investing in.

And let's be clear: I'm not talking about someone selling cards they've collected or trading away cards they no longer need. I'm talking about the predatory side of scalping: exploiting limited availability, buying up scarce product, and charging the people who actually want it to play a premium simply because they can.

I have nothing but contempt for that behavior.