The Doctor Who Collectible Card Game
The Doctor Who Collectible Card Game is a collectible card game published in 1996 by MMG Ltd and is based on the British television series Doctor Who.[1] A total of 301 cards were released in the main set, plus 1 additional promotional card.[2]
Gameplay
The Doctor Who Collectible Card Game is a game in which two players face off as Time Lords, and each plays creatures and resources in three time zones - past, present and future - using them to battle their opponents' creatures and destroy their Time cards, which represents a player's life energy.[3] When all the Time cards are destroyed, that player loses. The game was described as playing three Magic: the Gathering games simultaneously.[2]
Reception
Andy Butcher reviewed The Doctor Who Collectible Card Game for Arcane magazine, rating it a 4 out of 10 overall.[3] Butcher comments that "The rules and mechanics of the game are derivative, borrowing heavily from Magic: The Gathering and a few other combat-based games. The card design is poor, with a tacky 70s style font, garish colours and some low-quality computer graphics. The idea of three battlefields is a good one, but other than that, Doctor Who has little to recommend it."[3] According to Jane Frank, InQuest magazine reviewed it as the worst CCG ever, at that time.[4]
References
- ^ Brown, Timothy; Lee, Tony (1999), Official Price Guide to Collectible Card Games, pp. 73–76.
- ^ a b Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 126–127.
- ^ a b c Butcher, Andy (August 1996). "Games Reviews". Arcane (9). Future Publishing: 75–76.
- ^ Frank, Jane (2012), Role-Playing Game and Collectible Card Game Artists : A Biographical Dictionary, p. 57