Super Deck!
{{Short description|Collectible card game}}
{{Infobox Game | subject_name= Super Deck!
| image_link= File:Super Deck cardback.png
| image_caption= Card back of the Super Deck! CCG
| designer=
| publisher= Card Sharks
| players= 2
| ages= 8+
| setup_time=
| playing_time= Approx 20 min
| complexity=
| strategy=
| random_chance= Some
| skills= Card playing
Arithmetic
Basic Reading Ability
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}}
Super Deck! is an out-of-print super hero collectible card game designed by Marc Miller and produced by Card Sharks in 1994.[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3504 BoardGameGeek]
Publication history
It was the fourth CCG ever made, preceded by Magic: the Gathering, Spellfire, and Jyhad.{{Citation
|last=Miller
|first=John Jackson
|title=Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide
|year=2003
|pages=591-592
|postscript=.}} Gameplay involved two players, each playing on one side of hero vs. villain.{{Citation
| last1 =Owens
| first1 =Thomas S.
| last2 =Helmer
| first2 =Diana Star
| title =Inside Collectible Card Games
| year =1996
| pages =104, 121
| postscript =.
}} Artwork was colored pencil/inkwork, and the characters were not properties of any major comic book company. Some of the artists included Brian Michael Bendis, Dean Haspiel, Phil Hester, Frances Mao, and Josh Neufeld.
It had one expansion called Slim Decks that was released in June 1995. This expansion had 160 cards sold in packs of 30. Ten percent of packs had one of two bonus cards, each redeemable for one of four more powerful cards that could not be obtained any other way.{{cite magazine|title=On the shelves|issue=2|magazine=InQuest|publisher=Wizard Entertainment|pages=13-16|date=June 1995}}{{rp|16}}
Description
The original set was 160 cards in size, sold in starter decks with 60 cards and a rulebook, and in 10-card booster packs.{{cite magazine|title=Product news|magazine=InQuest|publisher=Wizard Entertainment|pages=4-8|date=1995}}{{rp|8}}
In a product release article in InQuest, the game was described as suitable for those who "need an easy introduction to card games".{{rp|8}}
Reception
Rich Warren reviewed Super Deck! in White Wolf Inphobia #53 (March, 1995), rating it a 1.5 out of 5 and stated that "There are only 160 cards in the Super Deck! series, so each pack includes several repeats. I doubt these cards will ever become valuable."{{Cite magazine |last=Warren |first=Rich |date=March 1995|title=Capsule Reviews |magazine= White Wolf Inphobia |number=53 |page=82 |url=https://imgur.com/a/PqVdazd}}
Further reading
- [https://archive.org/details/ScryeMagazineIssue1/page/n7/mode/2up Preview] in Scrye #1
References
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Category:Card games introduced in 1994
Category:Collectible card games based on comics
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