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Year Published
2001
# of Players:
2 − 2
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 2 players
Recommended with 2 players
(5 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
20 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
9 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
(2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
(3 voters) [poll]
Category
Mechanic
Primary Name
Harry Potter Trading Card Game
Alternate Names
Harry Potter TCG
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Description Edit | History

Collectible card game based on the Harry Potter novels written by J.K. Rowling.

Each player's 60-card deck is fronted with a wizard or witch "character" card, and contains spells, creatures, items, and the "lesson" cards needed to put them into play. Damage to the character is tracked by simply discarding off the draw deck, and first person to run out of cards loses. Damage is dealt with spells or creatures, and can be targeted to other creatures, or directly to the opposing character.

In addition to the Base Set, there were 4 other expansions for the Harry Potter TCG:

  • Quidditch Cup
  • Diagon Alley
  • Adventures at Hogwarts
  • Chamber of Secrets

As of 2002, this game has been discontinued.

More Information Edit | History

You and your opponent are wizards dueling at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Many spells and magical creatures you play will 'damage' your opponent, which means your opponent has to discard cards from his or her deck.

You win the game when your opponent's deck runs out of cards.

Before You Play
o Pick which deck you want.
o Put your Wizard or Witch card in the 'Wizard/Witch' spot.
o Shuffle your deck and put it in the 'Deck' spot.
o Draw 7 cards for your starting hand.
o Decide who goes first.

Steps of Your Turn
Step 1. Draw a card from your deck and put it into your hand.

Step 2. Damage your opponent with your Creatures that are already on the table.

Step 3. You have 2 Actions.
You can use an Action to:
o Play a Lesson card; or
o Play a Creature card; or
o Play a Spell card; or
o Draw an extra card.

You can do the same Action twice instead of doing two different Actions.

The types of cards are:
-Lessons
-Creatures
-Spells
-Items
-Locations
-Quidditch Matches
-Adventures
-Characters

Full rules can be found at:
http://www.pojo.com/harrypotter/ccg/ccgrules.shtml

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3 Russian rules / Правила
Harry Potter russian rules v. 1.1 / Правила
2009-05-04
1 Playmat/Player Aid for Base Set Rules (v20090403)
Harry Potter CCG Playmat/Player Aid for Base Set Rules - v20090403 (fixes typo in prior version)
2009-04-03
2 Harry Potter Player's Checklist
This is modified version of the checklist that combines totals for foil cards and non-foil cards. For those interested in playing more than collecting you may prefer this checklist over the previously uploaded one. Thanks to the original author for the template. If you download the file and find it useful please give it a thumbs up. Thanks!
2008-06-24
2 Deck Builder
Spreadsheet with descriptions for every card, and manages them into a deck that you can build and organize.
2008-06-09
5 Harry_Potter_TCG_Rules.pdf
Potter Rules PDF
2007-08-07
4 Potter CCG playmat 20070724.pdf
Harry Potter CCG Playmat/Player Aid for Base Set Rules - v20071113 (replaces prior versions)
2007-07-23
1 Damage_Counters_HPTCG.doc
New Damage Counters for Harry Potter the Trading Card Game
2007-07-04
3 HPTCGSpoilers.txt
Card List Spoiler
2003-09-23
6 HPChkListFinal.xls
Card List Inventory Keeper
2003-09-23
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