Книга: Wizkids Games: Crimson Skies, Heroclix, Star Wars Pocketmodel Trading Card Game, Mechwarrior: Dark Age, Horrorclix

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Crimson Skies, Heroclix, Star Wars Pocketmodel Trading Card Game, Mechwarrior: Dark Age, Horrorclix, Battlestar Galactica Collectable Card Game, Shadowrun Duels, Rocketmen, Tsuro, Oshi. Excerpt: The Battlestar Galactica Collectible Card Game is a collectible trading card game based on the Battlestar Galactica science fiction media franchise. The game, published by WizKids , saw first release in May 2006 and was officially canceled in March 2007.Game summary Two or more players vie for influence in an attempt to win control of the Colonial Fleet. A player loses the game when his or her influence is reduced to zero, and wins the game either when he or she achieves 20 influence or all opponents have lost. Because it is possible for these conditions to be achieved simultaneously, ties may occur. There is no limit on the number of players in a game.Players primarily lose influence by failing to provide a defender when another player initiates a challenge, or by failing to respond to a Cylon threat.Play sequence Turns consist of three phases, with all players working through each phase before moving onto the next phase. The phases are defined as follows:The player who goes first in all situations is the player with the lowest current influence at the start of the current phase.Card types Deck composition Each player's deck must contain at least 60 cards, with no more than four copies of any one card. Cards with the same title but different subtitles count as different cards. Players must also supply a single base card, which does not count towards the 60-card minimum.Products Cards are available both in a two-player starter set and in booster packs . The two-player starter set can be split to form two 31-card decks for two players, or can be used to make a single 61-card deck (removi...