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Most have gone the way of the Dodo (Netrunner, On the Edge, Heresy), a few have stood the test of time (M:TG, L5R), and you've sworn off CCGs cause they're "money pits." Well lately I've been buying up OOP CCG starter boxes for the cost of an Inprint CCG's starter. Now that ain't so bad, is it?

Regardless, here they are since not all titles include CCG in the name.

Please add those I left off.
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1. Board Game: Prince of Tennis TCG [Average Rating:9.00 Unranked]
Matt Cobb
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Based on the Japanese anime series, just in case you were wondering. Simulates an actual tennis match by using different players, moves and strokes.

Published by Konami starting in 2003/2004 with a bunch of different volumes being released.
 
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2. Board Game: Aquarian Age [Average Rating:8.38 Unranked]
David Spitzley
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Belleville
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3. Board Game: Vandaria Wars [Average Rating:8.33 Unranked]
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Indonesian TCG, still alive.
9 expansions and various add-on sets.
Upcoming expansion on December.
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4. Board Game: Queen's Blade: The Duel [Average Rating:8.19 Unranked]
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Based on Queen's Blade.
 
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5. Board Game: Crystalicum: Kryształowa Gra Karciana [Average Rating:8.12 Unranked]
Piotr Konieczny
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CrystalicuM is a Polish CCG set in a 'fantasy/space opera/steampunk' universe (think Spelljammer) and with anime/manga like art.
 
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6. Board Game: Devacurse [Average Rating:8.00 Unranked]
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Newburg
Pennsylvania
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Still alive, gorgeous, and a huge following in Thailand.

An English version pleeeease!
 
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7. Board Game: Berserk: Trading Card Game [Average Rating:7.80 Overall Rank:4782]
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Another CCG based on another Japanese anime series. I'm beginning to think that all they do over there is watch anime and play CCGs.

Published by Konami.
 
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Tim Peters
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Medford
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There are actually two Berserk TCG's, one based on the Japanese comic/animation, and the other a fantasy setting created by some Russian friends. The entry for this seems to be the Russian one, don't think there's an entrey for the Japanese game yet.
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Maxim Istomin
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Yep, this one we published in Russia. Does not have anything to do with the Berserk Anime series, different setting, different gameplay, different world!
 
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  • Posted Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:01 am
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Revolver Bob
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This has nothing to do with the anime.
 
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  • Posted Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:12 pm
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8. Board Game: Veto! CCG [Average Rating:7.57 Unranked]
Piotr Konieczny
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One of Polish CCGs. This one is set in 17th century Poland, with players representing warring factions, each trying to get their king elected to the throne.
 
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9. Board Game: Dimension 0 [Average Rating:7.50 Unranked]
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Another from the horde of Japanese CCGs.
 
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10. Board Game: Netrunner [Average Rating:7.48 Overall Rank:209]
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Netrunner (1996), Dead (with only one expansion).

Still Expensive.
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Apparently this one went OOP because it "plays so well out of the starters."
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  • Posted Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:09 pm
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Tony Corson
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This game was another of the best CCGs out there. I loved it!
 
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  • Posted Wed Aug 6, 2008 6:35 pm
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This game was another of the best CCGs out there. I loved it!
 
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  • Posted Wed Aug 6, 2008 6:35 pm
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Of all CCG's I must say that I love onely this one. It practicly plays as a well designed board game, you dont need that many card (you might want that many though...) and each of the players (Runner and Corp) actualy play quite a different game, but seem to meet in the middle of those games... Real clever design. Love it!
 
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Charles Slacker
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I like it too. I only played against a few people though. It blew my friends mind when I was excepting brain damage until he saw I won. Then he got it, in this game brain damage is ok as long as it doesn't kill you! It was funny then anyway.
 
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11. Board Game: Magic: The Gathering [Average Rating:7.34 Overall Rank:134]
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M:TG (1993), Alive.
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Pierre-Luc Thiffault
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Got two decks. I stopped playing.
 
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  • Posted Mon Jun 28, 2004 9:38 pm
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Just the 4 thumbs including mine? But I suppose if people are happy sticking with this game they wouldn't be looking here.

Yes. I have grown out of it too. But it makes no sense to try to compare it with the other CCGs because THIS is the one that started it all. It's the others' purpose to outdo this one. And it's not Magic's fault if they succeed.
 
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Why did this game do so well, and is STILL doing so well? I know I got suckered into it, I still have 2 big boxes full of cards. Only now am I discovering other great CCG games such as:

7th Sea Collectible Card Game
Deadlands: Doomtown
Netrunner
Spycraft CCG

mainly because of BGG and threads like this one. So I am now scrambling to find as many of these cards for these games that I can because they are all now dead. Even though they are WAAAAY better than MTG. I don't get it! Back in the day when I was actively buying and playing MTG, I never noticed these other games or never really gave them a closer look. WHY!?
 
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Hehe, I'm in the same boat. I think the reason I didn't look very closely at these other games is because I was so focused on trying to get good at Magic, and spending all my money on Magic, that even if I had wanted to play another game, I wouldn't have been able to afford it. It's a matter of spreading resources too thin, I think.

My buddy introduced me to L5R about a year ago, and since then, it's been pretty much non-stop purchasing of dead card games. We play games usually once a week, and it's been a pleasure to play all these different dead games. The only one I've had a really hard time getting ahold of is Netrunner. I'm looking forward to trying that one though.

One that we really enjoy is Star Trek CCG, 1st edition. It's really only good for two players, but if you are a two person group, it's an excellent game, and you can get it dirt cheap. Cases for about 30 bucks on ebay.

Good to see that other people are looking at this list! Have fun!
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Mtg CCG is a fantastic game but I got out as it was to expensive and all the cool stuff went OOp or was banned. Plus the card database got bigger and bigger which meant at my last tounie I barely knew a single card in the opponents deck.

I guess I was a t1, t1.5 player but always played in t2 tournies. I havent really played since 2000 so im well out of date. Kept my tournie decks that wotc put out and a few fun proxy decks.

I tried B5 ccg but couldnt get into it, same with L5R and MECCG

I did like the Dechiper CCG for LOTR and played a fair few games but got out around Two Towers as it seemed to go from a great game to oh dear IMO

Totally missed Mythos which i found excellent when i picked it up recently

MtG is still epic game but I want the cheese from the alpha/beta/unlimited set (and maybe all cards up to end of Ice age block)...if only I could get 8 of every card for £1...heres dreaming
 
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12. Board Game: Battle Spirits: Trading Card Game [Average Rating:7.26 Unranked]
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Another anime CCG/TCG from Bandai. New to USA in 2009.
 
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Carl Erickson
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Mathis
Texas
This looked promising when it first came out. There was even a smell tournament every week. Then everyone just vanished. And now I'm left with another dead game.
 
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Nicolas Nguyen
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California
One of the best CCGs that is out. Even though the game is done in the US it is still fun to play with. A good amount of cards came out and you can build some pretty mean decks.
 
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And now available in a local "$2 shop" to me for $2 boosters & $4 starters... A friend & I thoroughly enjoy it but found certain colours *cough*red*cough* to be a little OP in comparison to others...
 
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13. Board Game: Conan Collectible Card Game [Average Rating:7.25 Overall Rank:2947]
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Sorry for the duplicate entry.

Coming to stores in the next few weeks, features a combat mechanic that allows Conan to face multiple opponents simultaneously.
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Ok... who here has tried this one besides me?

Come on, I know you're out there!

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  • Posted Wed Aug 2, 2006 8:42 pm
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This is an excellent game. It can get a little unweildy (you need a lot of table space to play), and the rulebook leaves a lot to be desired (this is fixed with the downloadable rulebook and FAQs), but it's a lot of fun. I usually use my Malak voice when we play.
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Gene Vogel
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Great game - can't wait for the 1st expansion!!
 
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  • Posted Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:32 pm
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The Sleeper Awakes
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I'm looking for these two Ultra-Rare Foils:
Speed of Hot Passion
The Dragon
(Only TWO left to go!)

I have several UR Foils and lots of Rares that are up for trade and have a list on the Conan CCG page.
 
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14. Board Game: Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Trading Card Game [Average Rating:7.25 Unranked]
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Yet another Japanese CCG, this time based on a PS2 game. Nice card art, though.
 
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William McDuff
Canada
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"'A grey man,' she said. 'Neither white nor black, but partaking of both. Is that what you are, Ser Davos?' 'What if I am? It seems to me most men are grey.'" -- Lady Melisandre of Asshai and Ser Davos Seaworth from A Clash of Kings by G.R.R. Martin
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Better known as Dynasty Warriors 4 in English speaking countries, for the curious.
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15. Board Game: Deadlands: Doomtown [Average Rating:7.24 Overall Rank:702]
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Deadlands: Doomtown (1998), Dead. Huge Card Base.

Not Dirt cheap, Active buying on ebay.
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One of the best. Currently trying to add to my collection, and especially looking for the fixed 'Do Unto Others' final expansion. I just bought a box of 'Ashes to Ashes' starters for under ten bucks.
 
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Nathan Bredfeldt
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Dallas
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Lost my whole collection somewhere. They were all in my "Do Unto Others" boxes (I think that was the last set)
 
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Jason Pott
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THE GREATEST CCG EVER!!!

With a combat system based on poker hands, what's not to love!!! I have thousands of DL: DT cards, starters, etc., & I'm trying to convince by board gaming group to give it a try since it does really well with multiple players. They are all poker players so it shouldn't be this hard to convince them.

The only problem I had with the game was the introduction of new card types in later expansions. With a 52 card limit deck building rule, this played hell on your ability to craft a good deck that you found yourself ignoring the new cards.
 
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Probably the most mature and difficult CCG. Wouldn't be my best. Maybe it's just I don't have the right people to play against.
 
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Charles Slacker
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It was really good for group play. I liked Shadowrun CCG for groups as well.
 
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16. Board Game: The Spoils [Average Rating:7.22 Overall Rank:1338]
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The First Edition is now available. This CCG looks promising.
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The first expansion is also out, though it is really just the remainder of the first edition (it's First Edition Part 2).

And the game is really good.
 
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Revived by Arcane Tinmen.
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Orlando Ramirez
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Just picked up two tournament decks of the new "Seed" expansion, and while I haven't played it yet, I have to say the artwork is GORGEOUS and I'm liking the slim rule set.
 
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Game is growing! Great rule system that acctualy take the best of the most poular TCG games out there, and makes it better.

The game now has full tournament support with rankings, promos and a completle new set out (Seed 2), and is currently working on its 5th expansion.

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Team covenant provide some excellent support for this. Was tempted but in Uk hard to come by and also I cant afford a CCG these days...looks excellent
 
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17. Board Game: Shadowfist [Average Rating:7.14 Overall Rank:1104]
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Shadowfist (1995), Alive (corrected 7/1/04).

Can be found for relatively low prices.

Active buying on ebay.
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Alive and well! Z-Man games now puts it out.
 
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Geoff Conn
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Awesome game. Incredibly balanced, best pre-con starters ever, and lots of fun. Also a focus on comeback cards and no eliminated players adds to the fun factor.
 
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Nathan Baumbach
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Shadowfist is one of those CCG's where I can have fun, get in character and just roll with it. Very nicely done, has a lot of interesting mechanics and strategies. Only not enough people play it to be something I get incredibly tied up in.
 
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I have a substantial Shadowfist collection dating between 1996 and 2002 (when I bought a box of Netherworld II boosters while visiting London). I got into it around the time I was discovering the golden age of Hong Kong action cinema. I even subscribe to the Shadowfist trading list, though I haven't brokered any trades lately. This game was extremely fun and playable, not to mention hilarious (my Jammers decks were played mostly for laughs). The Battlechimp Potemkin remains one of my favorites from the original Netherworld. But little was more satisfying than building up enough resources to throw down Fong Sai Yuk on some unsuspecting opponent and hear him emit a satisfying "Damn!"

Shadowfist was, and remains, a blast to play.
 
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Mike Mitter
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Its an alright game, one of the better ones but just a tad too complicated..
 
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18. Board Game: Legend of the Five Rings [Average Rating:7.10 Overall Rank:541]
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L5R, Alive.

Had a change of card backs.

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Andrew Hung
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One of the Best Multi-players CCG. The oriental flavor of this game really appeals to me plus the game mechanic is very good. One thing I like is that you are restricted to having One of each LEGENDARY item. Story arc was determined by the result of national tournament! No real broken card combo, another key to a good CCG. Now part of WoTC line of products, probably why it's still around.

My favorite deck when I was playing(Emerald edition) was the Shadowland. Very annoying to my friend's Crane deck since I totally ignored Honor and can play all sort of action cards.

 
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Douglas Bushong
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I never played the game, but I had a friend that played who was also into rap music. As a gift I used photoshop,sticker paper, and a bunch of commons to make him a set of customized cards for the "Wu Tang Clan." They included Rae Kwan, Rza, Gza, ODB, etc. He loved it.

That's about all of the interaction that I had with the game. I tried to get into it, but my attempt was half hearted and the game was too complex at a time when I was getting out of gaming. If this had been around at my peak of gaming, I probably would have loved it, though.
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Mike Mitter
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Bought a whole box of starters on a reccomendation. Friend and I played it once. It took 2 hours to make it through the tutorial. WAY too complicated.
 
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James Burns
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Multiplayers?

Of all the games I have seen played of it they were all Dueling 1 vs 1. Even at all the tourneys were all 1 on 1.
 
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One of the best--if not THE best--CCGs ever created. Great mechanics & if you're a board gamer at heart, then you MUST try this game. The 3 paths to victory (Honor, 1st person with 5 Rings in play or Military) are what make this game very appealing to strategy board gamers who wouldn't go near a CCG. It is complicated but once you get the hang of it, it's very rewarding in experience. I love this game!
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19. Board Game: Middle-earth CCG [Average Rating:7.06 Overall Rank:515]
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Middle-earth (1995), Dead (but what a hefty set of cards it left behind)

Can be found at Moderate prices, not cheap to be sure.

Active buying on ebay.
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Luca Iennaco
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My old favourite.
 
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Justin Robben
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Another great one, too bad they added tooo much complexity as time and expansions went on.
I will NEVER sell/trade my large set of this game as one day, I look foward to teaching my son
 
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TJ Tumlin
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Can buy from www.treebeard.com, very nice prices, bought from him and pleasant to deal with. He also sells on eBay. Can get in the game quick. I bought cards from him and off of eBay (got into a lot of different CCGs recently).

Hit or miss on eBay but can get some good deals if you wait, watch, and research. Most boxes of stuff are 300-500 cards and cost $15, so bid appropiately when someone says 1000 cards... be sure of what you're getting, a collection or did he just buy a couple of boxes of the same stuff.
 
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I would echo the positive comments about www.treebeard.com - good prices, very friendly/helpful, excellent selection. I bought some Challenge Decks and was very pleased.
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Paul Weston
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I remember first learning the rules to this game (was in 7th grade) was like rocket science 0_0. Very good game that I highly recomend. You can play as on of 5 wizards (and there "corrupted versions), one of the 9 Ring Wraiths, and later on a balrog I believe making for a total of 20 playable "heroes (?)". I also believe it was the first game to use a card to represent the player. I also think you can play as sauron as well, The biggest rares where "The One Ring (seeing that it was a win condition)" and "The Lidless Eye (let you play as Sauron)".
 
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20. Board Game: Dredd: The Collectible Card Game [Average Rating:7.06 Unranked]
Kevin Felker
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Dredd (1999)
 
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Nathan Bredfeldt
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Dallas
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Looks fun. Never seen a starter.
 
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Chris Heffernan
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I put together a couple of play decks from the few cards I have, but have never played it.
 
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21. Board Game: Legend of the Burning Sands [Average Rating:7.03 Overall Rank:2015]
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this was a brilliant game destroyed by idiotic maketing plans. The very best CCG I have ever played and I have played nearly every game on this list
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I totally agree with you; this was indeed ruined by the "Rolling Thunder" (Blunder?) release schedule. Too bad; this trading card game is fantastic, both in gameplay and theme (I've yet to see another "Arabian Nights" type of TCG out there.
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Robert Taylor-Smith
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I don't blame the rolling thunder marketing scheme for this games collapse. Rolling thunder didn't really hurt Doomtown. What killed this game was 1) only three factions to start with, one of which was far more powerful and 2) use of only one deck which made unbalanced starts common with a bad start hand equalling a lost game.

The final fourth set with the multitude of factions complete with a host of broken cards was almost impossible to get.

I understand that WOTC destroyed all remaining stock after only 6 months from releasing the final set. Hence LOTBS is hard to get.
 
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Paul van der Gun
Netherlands
Houten
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Best CCG ever (or at least close).
The game was brilliant, not in the least because of the dark, forbidding atmosphere that is around it.
If anyone has some cards from the Awakening expansion, please let me know! I only need 4 cards to complete my set.
 
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Don Eisele
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Kansas
I'm not sure if you've seen this from the AEG boards, but
this yahoogroups was started:

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/LBS_Resurrection

There is a visual spoiler of all cards started:

http://imperialblock.com/visualspoiler

(then choose LBS)

If anyone has awakenings cards, we need awakenings scans. (I personally had a complete set of everything before awakenings, so scans of those are complete).

Contact me or join the yahoogroups list if you want to contribute.
 
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Yep, I was an ambassador like the whole time this game lived.

I think the original plan was that LBS was to be a more refinedly designed game (certainly true in the sense of turn ordering and duelling) than L5R so they were hoping to the players move on to LBS from L5R.

But obviously people far more loyal to L5R than AEG expected. (just like way more people were loyal to M:TG than we expected)

I didn't mind "rolling thunder" that much. My experience was that the messy rulings were the doom of this game.

Doomtown suffered from a similar problem. The "(what the **** is or isn't a) move" rule took up half the FAQ.
 
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22. Board Game: Evangelion CCG [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]
Ray
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Nathan Bredfeldt
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Dallas
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Please someone, please publish it in America!
 
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23. Board Game: Perry Rhodan Sammelkartenspiel [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]
Bernhard Weber
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Very complex and long (up to 5 hours) German CCG in the Perry Rhodan universe (weekly issues since 1961 and running...)
 
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Mike Mitter
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Never played the game but just wanted to add that Perry Rhodan is very much like Buck Rogers.
 
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  • Posted Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:25 pm
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Jakob Schneider
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FuzzX wrote:
Never played the game but just wanted to add that Perry Rhodan is very much like Buck Rogers.


Bullshit.
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24. Board Game: Horsepower: 5000 Deluxe Set 1 - Northern Iron [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]
David Spitzley
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This one is about railroads.
 
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25. Board Game: Intervention divine [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]
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A french-only CCG based on an original concept: God vs Satan trying to control human populations.
It was based on a similarly themed RPG.

I think it did moderately well. I owned two starters and two boosters but the game didn't click with me.
 
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The RPG was licensed by Steve Jackson Games and became the (English) RPG In Nomine.
 
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Oops, doubled Spellfire. Sorry, doing this off the top of my head. I know too many (mostly bad) CCGs from the 90s...
 
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Great List (as i am a big fan of CCG's (i call em Brain Chess) - I have also compiled a 'Best Art in Games" list
( http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/20471) and quiet a few CCGs and other card games feature in it - I left out one - EVE. I will add that to my list.

Cheers

LL
 
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I should point out Category:Collectible card games on Wikipedia
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I remember, that in the early 90's, a local Belgian gameshop developed and produced a ccg for the Chinese (!) market. The artwork was stunning! I have nog idea about the gameplay. It ceased to exist because the Chinese market was not ready yet for ccg's back then.

Anyone who has a clue what the name of this game was? (It came with some dice, and had a lot of fine Belgian artists. It was created in a shop called "The Lonely Mountain".)

 
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Great list, but would you switch to alphabetized? A bit more useful that way I think.
 
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