description Shadowrun: The Trading Card Game Overview
Shadowrun: The Trading Card Game is an out-of-print collectible card game released by FASA in 1997 as a spin-off from the Shadowrun role-playing game. It uses the setting's combination of cyberpunk technology, magic, and nonhuman beings such as elves and dragons. Players control groups of shadowrunners, recruit mercenaries, obtain equipment and contacts, and attempt missions, translating the role-playing game's teams and operations into a competitive card format.
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What is Shadowrun: The Trading Card Game based on?
It is based on FASA's Shadowrun role-playing setting, which combines cyberpunk technology with magic. The world includes humans, elves, dragons, and other nonhuman beings.
When was Shadowrun: The Trading Card Game released?
FASA released Shadowrun: The Trading Card Game in 1997. It was a spin-off from the Shadowrun tabletop role-playing game.
How does the Shadowrun card game reflect the setting?
The cards mix street-level cyberpunk crime with magic, corporations, and fantasy species. That combination distinguishes it from conventional fantasy card games such as Magic: The Gathering.
Can you buy Shadowrun: The Trading Card Game new today?
It is an out-of-print game, so sealed products and individual cards are normally found through collectors and secondary-market sellers. Availability and price vary substantially by set, condition, and card rarity.
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