
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,927
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Pokémon Trading Card Game: Battle Academy
2 players20–45 min2020

Rules assistance for Pokémon TCG: Crossing the Ruins... Expansion
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Pokémon TCG: Crossing the Ruins... Expansion is an expansion for Pokémon Trading Card Game released in 2000 for 2 players and ages 7 and up. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and Open Drafting.
User summary Crossing the Ruins... - 遺跡をこえて... is a Japanese-language expansion roughly corresponding to the contemporaneous English-language expansion Neo Discovery. The expansion includes 56 cards.
Pokémon TCG: Crossing the Ruins... Expansion supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The catalogue lists Pokémon TCG: Crossing the Ruins... Expansion for ages 7 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Pokémon TCG: Crossing the Ruins... Expansion belongs to these categories: Card Game, Video Game Theme, and Collectible Components. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and Open Drafting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Pokémon TCG: Crossing the Ruins... Expansion as an expansion for Pokémon Trading Card Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Pokémon Trading Card Game to use it. Check that your edition of Pokémon Trading Card Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.