MTG Gym Battles
File this under neat things I'd do in a world where running a game store was something I could do.
It would be so neat to have like, a Gym Leader Challenge like from pokemon at a game store, especially right now after the holidays after new players get some cards and stuff!
Like, get 8 or so players you trust, and have them all build kinda mid level theme decks. The Gym Leaders don't get sideboards but the Challengers do, similar to how in pokemon games you can change your team but they can't!
Especially if you make your decks around things players should learn to play against, like a deck that has a lot of board wipes to teach players not to just play everything in their hand! Stuff like that!
When you beat a leader you get like, a little stamp on a punch card and maybe a pack or something, and when you beat all 8, you can challenge the Elite 4! Their decks aren't as hard focused on one theme, AND they get sideboards, but the decks should still be beatable with good play!
I dunno, sounds fun to me and this is just a random idea I have while I'm laying in bed. I'd love to have a game store where you could do fun stuff like this.
Maybe one day in the future when we get out of this damn pandemic, I'll try and bring some whimsy to a store near me!