Brawl game: Pearl deck
by Tom Warin
(Salem, MA)
The Brawl game: Pearl. She's perky, yet violent
The Brawl game: Pearl deck
Pearl is one of the strongest decks in the basic set and the most attractive of the character designs. She's got plenty of Clear and Press cards to get herself out of trouble. If you don't take advantage of her weakness in red, she'll kick your butt.
Read the Brawl game review here
The game
The popularity of the Pearl deck in part be due to the artwork. She's a perky anime-style redhead with a short bolero top and mini-skirt in gold and black. Total fan-candy, in other words. The art is well-done; you can tell that the artist had fun with this character.
Pearl has 7 blue Hits, 7 Green Hits and only 1 Red hit. She has one Block each in Red, Green and Blue. She has 5 Base and 5 Clear cards, which is above average for the basic set. She also has 2 Press cards, second only to Darwin in the basic set.
The verdict
Pearl is a strong, attractive deck. With this deck you always have options, as long as you can avoid getting tied down in red. The artwork and character design is better than most of the other decks in the basic set.