A Pokmon card is in play when it is the Active Pokmon or is on the Bench
The set has proved to be incredibly popular, but perhaps too popular, as there have been so many reports of people hoarding the McDonalds cards to resell them online at a high markup that the fast-food giant has had to release a statement encouraging its franchises to set a limit on how many Pokemon Happy Meals a customer can buy
This card, more than probably any other card in the format, asks "what is your strategic positioning in this game", and as the classic Mike Flores "Who's the Beatdown" articles says "Misassignment of Role = Game Loss"
Heavily Played (HP) At the heavily played level, cards begin to become no longer collectible
When you sit down across from your opponent, you then switch draft piles, and you build the best deck you can out of whatever the other person drafted