Bunt has become more and more split between the collectors who look to accumulate cards versus the gamers who look to accumulate points. There are a lot of reasons why its a good idea to be a bit of both, but I know that can be even harder than being just one or the other.

Since there are a lot of people who read this site that may straddle the fence, here are my pros and cons for each type.

Gamers – Points Players: PROS

• Competition and fantasy sports is a big aspect of the game
• No need to chase the inserts that cost a lot of money
• More focus on gathering cards that many people have duplicates of
• Requires watching a lot of baseball
• Trading is easier
• Weekly coin awards
• Weekly BoB card awards

Gamers – Points Players: CONS

• Requires watching a lot of baseball
• More time needed to set lineups
• More time needed to pay attention to ongoing games
• The most valuable points cards in the game are more valuable than any insert
• Can be repetitive each week

Collectors – Sets and Inserts: PROS

• Higher collection score
• Competition to accumulate best collection
• Large market
• Lots of cards to chase
• Coolest looking cards in the game are collecting targets
• Stature in the game determined by collection quality, not points
• Pack buying structure and game focus is around inserts and big pulls
• Huge thrill to pulling a big card from a pack
• Reward cards for a completed set are an added bonus
• VIP program for spending money

Collectors – Sets and Inserts: CONS

• Can cost TONS of money
• Trading is much more difficult – especially on rarer cards
• Huge let down when money is spent and nothing is pulled
• New cards are almost impossible to trade for
• Increasingly difficult to pull nice cards from packs
• Reward cards are not coins
• To reach highest level of VIP, you need to spend thousands of dollars
• Too many inserts each week make it impossible to get every card
• Too many inserts each week require more money to be spent

Again, the top users in bunt find ways to be a little of both. I still think its a good exercise to read over what makes each type of user unique. As much as I love playing for points, I cant pass up the chance to obtain a great insert. The scary thing is that Topps seems to recognize this dichotomy, and plays off it. Look at how valuable the Fire Boost Sigs are – points plus rare inserts equal huge value.

Overall, just find the thing in the game that makes it fun for you. At that point, nothing else really matters.