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The Pokemon Edition of Blast! Create Your Own Collectable Card Game

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I made Pokemon cards using the MetaMark game in this book and stickers from Pokemon Snap. They look assume!

I didn't understand that you have to have Publisher98, Acrobat or Photoshop to use the disk that comes with this game. If you don't have these programs then you need to use the paper templates that they give you. This was confusing. But then I read the book and figured out that I could make all the games with just the paper templates. It was like the ulitmate model building and I worked on the cards for WEEKS and loved every minute of it. I actually made pokemon cards, star wars cards, and a set of spider cards for my brother.

Though I really enjoyed giving this book out to the children of my friends and to my own five year old daughter, I wanted to make a mention about age. I just photocopied the card templates included with this book and gave a pile of them to my daughter. She drew her own Pokemon (adorable!) creatures with colored pens and then I had them laminated and cut them part. She had a lot of fun and I consider the cards a "keeper" in my Baby Scrap Book. I also gave the book to a co-workers son (Michael, 13) who loves computers and Michael reported back that he loved it. He made more than a 100 cards with pictures he got off the Web and has "mastered" the games. However, when Michael's brothers (8 and 10) tried the book out they were frustrated because they just wanted something that made cards for them with little work on their part. So, I think the book is great for either very little ones who like to draw or older children who are driven and self-directed. This is not for pre-teens (or teens for that matter) who want the quick and easy craft.

This is a shameless rip off. The only reference to Pokemon is how he too collects the Wisard cards and toys and is familiar with the TV show. He tell you to download images off the web or scan them in. All that is offered is rules to play a card game. The disket contains templates that are only squares or ovals evenly spaced. Any one can do that on Power Point or any other Program. There are no images, only pages stapled together. The disk is a floppy.

This book is the best! It should have a sequel because you could do better printouts with new tech.

You have to be good to figure this book out. I couldn't do it so I gave it to my sister. She used the paper samples of cards. She made 150 copies of the sample with the oval. Then she pasted pictures of Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Pikachu on them. Then she laminated them at Printing Services (like a Kinkos) and cut them apart. Her deck is amazing. Now she's making me one with Poliwhorl and Zubat. I don't know what the disk is but the paper samples work great.

THIS BOOK IS PUTTING ME AT THE TOP OF POKEMON TRADING CARDS UMONG MY FRIENDS. I CAN NOW MAKE THE EVOLUTION OF CARDS OR I AN JUST MAKE SOME UP. THIS BOOK IS THE TOPS!!!

Great book! I made my cards with the Publisher98 template and graphics from pokemon.com. I play using the MetaMark rules. It's the best pokemon game I have.

Don't even bother to use the disk templates that come with this book. Use the paper ones -- your cards will look much better if you draw the Pokemon or use stickers. Cool idea.

This book has a paper template called Oval that makes excellent cards using the stickers from The Nintendo Stragey guide. I love this book :)