Hot take: playing the actual competitive game is more fun than collecting.
Just my opinion, so don't go nuts. And it's moreso cuz I like playing with my kids, as shown. I smoked him 7-2 (KOs), though he beat me later that night 4-3. So not really competitive perse, just love spending time with my kids and sharing a 30 year old hobby of mine with them.
Side note: we played Pocket rules (no prize cards, unlimited energies and 3 card bench). More fun for the little guy that way. Don't have time for a regulation game.
Either way, absolute blast sharing my past with my future.
by xRiCon