The special promo card was presented to the winners in acrylic plaques that came denoted with the winners placement, name, and which division of the tournament they were crowned the winner in red plaques were given to TCG winners, while blue plaques were given to video game tournament winners
I don't know if the strictness of CGC will have an impact on perceived quality in the future
What is odd is that the only online-compatible game at launch is one of the Game Boy titles, which is far less engaging than the World Championships entries
With a Howling Mine effect in play (Dictate of Kruphix is preferred), every turn nets you one card or more and allows you to chain turns until you eventually win with an awakened Part the Waterveil land
But, that didnt stop its original card from exploding in popularity
The worst part of this one is that you're physically handling your card every time you want to check the card, play with it, and reset it