Category Brainstorm Four

A collection of random thoughts. Personal takes. Opinions on the game, yada yada…

Explaining EN vs. JP Set Division

It is a commonly debated topic in the community where members discuss about potential rationale on why certain series in Japanese are never carried over to English. As a reminder, I do not work for Bushiroad nor have direct insights…

Changing the Narrative

So I decided to step back and talk about something that has been on my mind lately. For quite some time now, I’ve been hearing a lot of language that seems to condense and limit the ways in which people…

Proactive vs. Reactive

One of the biggest lessons that I’ve learned throughout the years of playing this game is that, compared to some of the larger popular games like Yu-gi-Oh! and Magic the Gathering, Weiss is, for the most part, a solitaire game.…

Testing the Waters [08/17/2025]

In a bit of a thought experiment and after an invite by a friend, I decided to enter the English BSF Trios tournament downtown this weekend. There’s a couple of things that I should probably mention before I even begin…

More Damage or Secured Damage?

With the recent Rental Girlfriend reveals for the upcoming set, this got me thinking about perhaps another shift in another direction for the game. Traditionally, Weiss Schwarz has powercreeped its own cards by constantly adding additional damage instances onto cards.…