[Lukas Berger]

Without trying to be too negative, some of this discussion is getting kind of weird.

First there's a complaint, 'oh the game is stacked against people who don't spend money'. Replies are, no that's not true, you just have to invest some time.

Then the complaint changes to 'oh but the game is stacked against people who don't spend money or time'. Replies are, no that's not true either, if you have some knowledge you can apply.

Then the complaint changes to 'oh but the game is stacked against people who don't spend money or time or have knowledge to apply'. The reply to that could easily be, no, even then you just have to get lucky and pull a couple great cards out of packs and sell them for a king's ransom.

Then I guess the complaint changes to 'sure, but the game is stacked against people who don't spend money or time or have knowledge or luck'.

Ummmm, ok, sure. Darn, I guess you got us there!

There are thousands of folks playing PT and if you're bringing nothing more or even less to the table than those thousands of other folks, why would you expect to ever be anything other than just another face in the crowd?

Even there, all is not lost. Shoot for winning stone or iron or bronze league titles. Or try to be a playoff team at whatever level is comfortable for you. Try to build a theme team. Experiment with teams based on eras or specific play styles or specific types of players or types of cards.

There are plenty of levels to play at and plenty of ways to play the game that can be interesting and satisfying but that don't involve making the Perfect League or mixing it up at the highest levels and can be done no matter how little money, time, knowledge or luck you can bring to the table.