If you're completely new to Palworld OCG, the two Dawn of Palpagos Trial Decks are designed to be the easiest way in.
Both contain:
- a 50-card Main Deck
- 10 Soul Cards
- a paper playmat and play guide
- life and resource counters
- one Dawn of Palpagos booster pack
- one TSR or TSP parallel replacing a card from the Main Deck
The real decision is therefore how you want to play.
Red/Blue: power and pressure
Bushiroad describes the Red/Blue Trial Deck as the option for players who want to overpower the opponent.
It's the natural place to begin if you like proactive gameplay.
You want to deploy threats, create combat pressure and force your opponent to answer what you're doing.
For newcomers to trading card games, that can also be easier to understand initially because your game plan is relatively obvious:
build your board and attack.
Green/Purple: planning and setup
Green/Purple is officially positioned as the deck for players who prefer a more strategic, planning-based approach.
This combination rewards players who enjoy developing a board, generating value and thinking several moves ahead.
Community discussion since launch has already begun exploring more specialised Green and Purple builds, with Purple strategies in particular attracting interest.
Which should a beginner buy?
If you're buying for one person:
Red/Blue is arguably the simpler first choice if you enjoy combat and immediate action.
Green/Purple makes more sense if you prefer engines, sequencing and setup.
If you're buying for two people, the answer is even easier:
Get one of each.
They're explicitly designed as complete starting decks and give you two contrasting strategies with which to learn the game.
Don't forget the parallel card
There is also a collector angle.
Each Trial Deck contains a parallel-rarity TSR or TSP card replacing one of the corresponding normal cards.
That has already made unopened Trial Decks attractive to collectors as well as players.
But ultimately these are called Trial Decks for a reason.
Open them.
Sleeve them.
And play.