There are half a dozen cards that fast-forward your turn from any spot right to the start of your cleanup phase (and therefore skip the end step that comes right before): Time Stop Discontinuity Glorious End Sundial of the Infinite Day's Undoing Obeka, Brute Chronologist Notice that you can use Time Stop, Discontinuity and Glorious End during your opponents' turns, too
Yes, you can collect cards for their value, real or perceived, and their scarcity and out of the very human compulsion to tick off tasks and complete a collection alone
Tsutomu Kitagawa (top right), and Kenpachiro Satsuma (top left)
3 Gifts Given A reference to the card "Gifts Ungiven," Gifts Given was the second holiday card created by Wizards of the Coast, and was gifted to WotC employees in 2007
Place one of your Basic Pokemon on the Active Spot in a face down position
The pair started playing the game four months ago and now go to a local tournament in Spokane four times a week