It's been a busy week at work, but it did get me thinking about the topic of today's quick post... Resource Management.
Every time I go to a card tournament, I always see people using cards unnecessarily. Why waste cards when you don't need to? Why waste Dark Hole or Raigeki when you have other ways to clear a board of monsters? Why waste your Veiler on the first thing you see, when that monster isn't the best one to negate? Those are common examples of what I'm talking about, and below is some more food for thought.
Limted cards... Once they're gone, they're gone, unless they are recovered. A lot of these cards are power cards. Once eliminated, it lets the other player make different plays. (If you use Warning or Strike on a Kirin, you become in a really good position against that Pendulum deck.)
Faster decks tend to burn through their cards faster. When playing the Monarch mirror match, if you managed your resources, and made your opponent run out, you probably ended up winning. Back in the day, the Nekroz mirror match was another prime example of keeping as many resources as possible. If you're playing a Helmet mirror match, traps are really important, and wasting your traps on the first thing you see can cause you to lose.
So here's the pro-tip: Think about what you play, before you use it up. Your deck is a utility belt of resources, and you need to make the most effective use of a resource. Before you use something, think about it: Do I need to play this card right now? Is there a better card to play right now? Can I wait to use this card until later?
That's all for today. Just a little post to help your game improve. Let me know what you think, and thanks for reading!
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