Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh?

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I have an 8 year old daughter and a 4 year old son. I know these games are directed toward kids and was just wondering if anyone knew which one would be better to get started with? Neither kid has played either game but I think they may like either (and I think I would like either as well ). But I wanted to get the game that they can have a good start with.

Also, what would be a good starter deck for which ever game and where is a good place to find them? There are about a hundred for Pokemon and I am instantly overwhelmed and I saw starter decks for Yu-Gi-Oh at Target the other night... easy... but I wasn't sure if Yu-Gi was for older kids. Any help would be great!

The nice thing about these... particularly Pokemon... is that they really do work well for all ages. Heck, you should see the Pokemon fanbase; you'd be surprised just how much of it is adult geeks instead of kids, haha. There's major tournaments and such for the actual video games and everything (and for the card game). I've always really enjoyed the Pokemon games myself; Yu-gi-oh, I had that card game as a kid, but that was a long while ago and my memory of it is a bit warped.

For pretty much anyone, kid or adult, if I had to pick one of the two card games, I'd say Pokemon is probably the easier of the two to learn yet with plenty of overall depth to it (whereas I remember that Yugioh could be a bit convoluted and strange at times, and was about as balanced as a drunken monkey on a trampoline). Now, from what I hear... I havent actually tried this myself, though I might... the online game client (as yes, the card game has an online version) is the easiest way to learn the game, having a full tutorial and all. Though, I'm thinking that the starter decks probably have a pretty well made rulebook or whatever too. It being what it is, they've probably made it pretty easy to understand, and unless the rules changed since I last played this, they're easy enough to grasp when getting the hang of it. As with any TCG, the challenging stuff all comes later on.

And they have this product too: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/p ... ainer-kit/

That can be found at most stores that carry the game, I've seen this a number of times, and similar things like it. Comes with pre-constructed decks and everything needed to learn. So that might be your best option right there!

Hopefully that helps a bit... any questions, just ask!

Pokemon is easier to learn, there are few (if any) traps/conditions and effect cards, while in Yu-gi-oh, those can be half or more of someones deck.

Pokemon is easier to learn and play.

Though both games have a large amount of text in them, which requires good basic reading skills.

Aye, that's a good point. Both games generally require tons of reading to be done. Though, from what I've seen of both, they're a heck of alot less confusing than many other CCGs on the market, so that's good. Particularly Magic, though.... most things are less confusing than that.

Agh, this is making me all nostalgic for these though (mostly the Pokemon one). This'll bother me all day.

Awesome!! I love feeling nostalgic over the games and toys of yesteryear. I am goin to see if I can find the Pokemon starter you linked to. You, Misery are now my go to Pokemon resource (outside of the internet, or course)! ! I hope you don't mind...

Pokemon X and Y (Gen VI, don't need both) are easier than Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (Gen III remakes, don't need both) to play.
Though the later two are the better games, not that X and Y are bad.

I haven't played it, but I would think Pokemon, just because it's more than just a card game.

...although, if you aren't already dealing with this, it might lead to a Pandora's Box of having to purchase them all of the toys, games, movies, clothing, accessories, etc...

Fine by me.

Pokemon is much easier to get into. I still have problems keeping track of the traps, spells and conditions in Yu-Gi-Oh but maybe that's one of those things kids pick up easier while adults scratch their head...

Only downside to both games is that there is a bit of reading, so your 4 year old will likely need some help initially. Your youngest might also have problems getting the weakness and resistance parts of the Pokemon game.

Also, with Pokemon you can modify your decks as you wish, but you can also purchase sets that are ready to play. I don't know if you can do that with Yu-Gi-Oh as I've only played Yu-Gi-Oh as video game.