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Date:    Sat, 12 Sep 1998 23:05:26 PDT
To:      "l5rinfo" <l5rinfo@frpg.com>
From:    "Ryan S. Dancey" <RyanD@frpg.com>
Subject: Collation on HE/4

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Just a quick note:

The good news:

I have just finished a collation check of a HE/4 booster display.  From the
72 booster packs, I pulled 4 >complete< sets of cards, averaging one set
every 18 boosters.  The collation was excellent, giving me approximately
what I expected (i.e., 4 of most of the rares).

The bad news:

Collation >within< the booster packs remains a pain.  I had several boosters
with essentially "duplicated" strips of U/R cards.  I had to build sets by
opening the whole box - I did not have my first "complete" set until I was
into my 50th booster pack.  I did have all cards but two for that set by the
20th pack.

My advice:

If you can, split whole displays with your friends.  If you have to buy
boosters one at a time, try to keep track of the "extra" rares you've got so
you can trade them efficiently.  If you have three "Doji Suizue" (consider
that a spoiler), it means you'll be a popular trader among other purchasers
of boosters from that display.

Until we're happy with the packout, I'm going to ask JL to keep posting the
rarity lists with the spoiler info.

Ryan


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