Decks contain only 20 cards, energy generates automatically once per turn rather than through cards, you only need three points to win (with prize cards removed), benches allow for only three Pokmon, and card mechanics are simpler than modern Pokmon TCG norms
Its only been a year since the last Gonti who cared about that kinda thing, and so youre getting closer to Gonti typal, should you so desire
You want your paint thin enough that it doesnt clump on your brush or blob when you drop it onto your palette or card
Polukranos was a great finisher, but significantly more mana-intensive
Its especially powerful against a player whos looking to play a small numbers of strong creatures as opposed to going wide
many cards in Alpha would be deemed too powerful for tournament play, others were outright unplayable