This gives us our first real look at how the game will play, and, despite initial claims that it was aiming for a lower technical complexity than something like Magic or Yu-Gi-Oh!, theres still a lot of similarities between Lorcana and those that came before it to get TCG veterans interested
This adds to their rarity and value but is also an unfortunate situation for fans of VMAX and VSTAR card types
While the original Base Set printing can be had for a relative pittance (sub-$2 per PriceCharting), the fireworks reverse holo version is worth over $200
It's only $15 for 35 mini boosters (see here), and this year's is one of the best ever, with cards like Okidogi, Munkidori, and Gengar making appearances, it's a great mix of reprints and new faces
If the card has these extra-round corners and is black-bordered with no set symbol (and a card that was actually printed in Alpha ), then youre holding an Alpha card