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Nathaniel Kaplan
@BlahTCG
Associate Game Designer @PlayHearthstone. Personal account. I tweet about/compete in/design card games (and sometimes other games)! He/him
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
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    Dec 21, 2023
    Here we go. I am incredibly proud to announce that earlier this month, I joined the @PlayHearthstone game design team!!! This is a crowning achievement in my life, and it is difficult to put into words what this means to me and how much work it has taken to get here.
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
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    Jun 23, 2023
    Me: Has a creative deck idea
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
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    Oct 21, 2022
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
    @BlahTCG
    May 19, 2023
    "Hey bro it's pretty cold out today" "Oh thanks bro but like, how cold"
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
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    Mar 21, 2022
    9–1-4 15th place/~600 at SLC Regionals! Managed to claw my way back from a tough 1-0-2 start, I’m honestly really impressed with how this list performed. Yes, that is 2 VIP pass without a consistent way to hit them turn 1. Explanations/matchups coming.
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
    @BlahTCG
    May 29, 2022
    I went undefeated at Vancouver Regionals today!!!
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
    @BlahTCG
    Jun 9, 2022
    Looked at this, laughed, tested it with @Yoshi_TCG, then immediately realized how insane it is. I took 5 prizes on turn 3 vs Mew. Seen some people asking how this works, so thought I'd give a basic explanation:
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    Zach Lesage
    @ZachLesagePTCG
    Jun 8, 2022
    Congrats to Reiji N for winning the @LateNightPTCG #41 event with Dialga! bujijia1105 played well and placed 2nd with Arceus / Malamar! Shoutout to @ptcgostore and @pokeXword for making this event happen! Lists and final standings are available here: play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/ln4…
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
    @BlahTCG
    Mar 20, 2022
    Ended the day at SLC 6-0-3 with Malamar Cinccino! I do think the Inteleon version is better in most situations. But rather than try to pull an optimal meta call like I always do, I trusted my testing and stuck with what I’m comfortable with, which paid off. Matchups below.
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
    @BlahTCG
    Apr 15, 2023
    19th/~1500 at the European International Championship with Lugia/DURALUDON! Whipped up this crazy idea with @Yoshi_TCG, @lorozco04, @RavynTCG, and @jakekgearhart the night before. I got lucky with matchups but I’m proud of my play as well. 3rd Day 2 international in a row!
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
    @BlahTCG
    Oct 30, 2023
    143rd in Toronto with Blahnette! All credit to @Jezyk46, shamelessly copied his list with 0 changes. The deck is really interesting and honestly a lot better than expected, but it has some consistency issues and might just be a bit too slow unless you hit great matchups. 🧵
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
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    Jun 8, 2023
    Here we find a @Tricroar in his natural habitat (my apartment), sitting next to Mr. Baguette and eating his third Ring Pop of the day. Acquiring this knowledge is key in understanding how top Pokémon players prepare for events, such that it can be replicated effectively.
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
    @BlahTCG
    Jun 25, 2019
    Alright, on the brighter side of things, I GOT 3RD AT AN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT OUT OF 1122 PLAYERS! WHAT I've been playing the Pokémon TCG since 2012 and this is my best result ever, by far. And I did it with a deck very few players respected until now.
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
    @BlahTCG
    Jul 3, 2023
    99th/1900+ at NAIC with Turbo Blahxcalibur! (I take zero credit for this deck I changed like 2 cards) I had been wanting to play Baxcalibur to relive my Blastoise days and glad I got to at a large event even though I don’t think it’s the best right now. See everyone at Worlds!
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    Nathaniel Kaplan
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    Jun 21, 2022
    .@Tricroar: @azulgg is pretty chill guy. But you probably wouldn’t think that if you got to know him better. Me: Really? Why’s that? @Tricroar: That guy eats oatmeal like, all the time.