Penny Arcade's Collectable Card Game

Penny Arcade's Collectable Card Game 43

Posted by Zonk on Friday August 05, 2005 @10:19AM from the woohoo-they-sold-out! dept.

Klytus writes "GamingReport.com has news on Penny Arcade's new Collectable Card Game. The CCG is being produced by a division of UK based Games Workshop, Sabertooth Games, makers of the Lord of the Rings Miniatures game. From the article: 'Designed and illustrated by Penny Arcade's Gabe and Tycho, this set of cards was inspired by the hijinks of their legendary web comic. Everything from the Divx to Tycho's Really Big Word is included in this set of cards, allowing players to reenact the epic battle of Gabe and Tycho.'"

Penny Arcade's Collectable Card Game

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Say it! (Score:4, Funny)

by BlackCobra43 ( 596714 ) writes: on Friday August 05, 2005 @10:23AM (#13249454)

THE TUBE IS CIVILIZATION!

- Re:Say it! (Score:1)
  
  by Meagermanx ( 768421 ) writes:
  
  *kills you and steals your watch*
O God (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes:

I realy dont want to know what players will "tap" instead of mana...
- Re:O God (Score:2)
  
  by Derkec ( 463377 ) writes:
  
  Clearly the Wang ... force
  - Re:O God (Score:1)
    
    by mink ( 266117 ) writes:
    
    Yes, but it wont be called tapping.Clipping your wang I think will be appropriate.
    - Re:O God (Score:2)
      
      by Enrico Pulatzo ( 536675 ) writes:
      
      > Clipping your wang I think will be appropriate.
      
      And the winner is declared to be the one who faints last!
      
      (fwiw, that's one of my favorite episodes of PA)
    - Re:O God (Score:1)
      
      by raiderx ( 612720 ) writes:
      
      The proper term is "wang hanging", I believe.
So... (Score:4, Insightful)

by alvinrod ( 889928 ) writes: on Friday August 05, 2005 @10:30AM (#13249528)

Is this going to be a launch title for the Xbox 360 or will it wait for the PS3?
What's that you say, not a video game. Surely things of such nature died out years ago.
Honestly though it is kind of strange (in a refreshing way) to see a game article that has nothing to do with consoles, PCs, launch dates, etc. I'd like to see more aticles that focus on gaming outside the norm like this one. I read Penny Arcade fairly often, but somehow have never heard anything about this game.
Nice to see something that isn't an attack on MS/Sony, FUD about Nintendo flopping, or hype about some game months away from release.

- Re:So... (Score:1)
  
  by durtbag ( 694991 ) writes:
  
  Amen Brother.
  It's nice to get an article that isn't flameblait.
- Re:So... (Score:2)
  
  by centauri ( 217890 ) writes:
  
  I'd like to see more aticles that focus on gaming outside the norm like this one.
  
  There have been a few recent articles about pen-and-paper role-playing. Or is that inside the norm?
Working Titles... (Score:3, Funny)

by Ralin_JM ( 813496 ) writes: on Friday August 05, 2005 @10:33AM (#13249568)

Legend of the 5 Wangs. PA: The Wanging Yu Gi Wang Poke'... Ok, I just can't bring myself to make that last joke.

- - Re:Working Titles... (Score:3, Informative)
    
    by StingRay02 ( 640085 ) writes:
    
    Had TFA bothered to link to the real press release, as Gabe did on PA's site, you'd've seen that there is new art of the Merch in Fleshreaper form. Very frightening. Too bad we got a link to a cut-and-paste of a press release, instead of anything interesting.
    Here's the actual press release, if you'd like to see the art.
    http://www.sabertoothgames.com/stg/pa_press_releas e.asp [sabertoothgames.com]
Nice, Yet Another Useless CCG (Score:1, Insightful)

by Anonymous Coward writes:

Now if this was a card game, instead of a collectable card game, maybe I'd buy it. But the fact that I'd need to buy Packs and packs and PACK of cards just to play doesn't excite me.

I don't think this will last any longer then XXXenophile the CCG
- Re:Nice, Yet Another Useless CCG (Score:2)
  
  by XxtraLarGe ( 551297 ) writes:
  
  Now if this was a card game, instead of a collectable card game, maybe I'd buy it. But the fact that I'd need to buy Packs and packs and PACK of cards just to play doesn't excite me.
  TFA states "The Penny Arcade battle box will contain everything players need to jump into the action right away." So if you're even remotely interested, why not give it a chance and pick up the starter kit? I don't play card games, but I play Sabertooth's Lord Of The Rings: Tradable Miniatures Game [sabertoothgames.com], and it's the best designed
- Re:Nice, Yet Another Useless CCG (Score:2)
  
  by MindStalker ( 22827 ) writes:
  
  It says these box is a complete set for playing, I got the impression that these cards are an expansion for the existing "Universal fighting system" meaning that they play with other UFS collectable card games. This box is probably the complete set (or close to it) of penny arcade cards. So unless your interested in other UFS cards there is no real reason to buy.
  - Re:Nice, Yet Another Useless CCG (Score:1)
    
    by Meagermanx ( 768421 ) writes:
    
    They should just make it a Magic: the Gathering promo expansion. I already have the cards, so why not buy some if they were at my local gaming store? They could even have gold borders and be restricted for DCI sanctioned play, or something.
  - Re:Nice, Yet Another Useless CCG (Score:1)
    
    by Kazzahdrane ( 882423 ) writes:
    
    On the other hand, if it's the complete set then this might great for a PA fan who has no interest in actually playing with the cards. They don't need to buy blister packs to complete their set, just keep them as something to look at every so often. Would be much like those who buy Games Workshop models for their asthetic qualities (not a dig at people like that, I had a few for that reason once).
- Re:Nice, Yet Another Useless CCG (Score:1)
  
  by mink ( 266117 ) writes:
  
  Ahh, but with xXxenophile (in my experience) you actually could get a whole set easily compares to anything coming out of WOTC.
  
  The last standard for if a collectible game was worth it was that you could get a whole set (or within a card or two) from single box of booster packs. This worked back in the ERA of baseball cards (do they even make those anymore).
- Re:Amazing (Score:1)
  
  by MisterMurphy ( 899535 ) writes:
  
  And now a post about a Slashdot article that links to a cut-and-paste article on an obscure gaming website that links to Sabertooth's homepage that links to a post about the new cards that links to the original press release.
  - Re:Amazing (Score:3, Funny)
    
    by wed128 ( 722152 ) writes:
    
    And now a reply to a post about a Slashdot article that links to a cut-and-paste article on an obscure gaming website that links to Sabertooth's homepage that links to a post about the new cards that links to the original press release.
    
    Stop it.
    - Re:Amazing (Score:2, Funny)
      
      by TheSneak ( 904279 ) writes:
      
      And now for something completely different, full frontal nuditiy.
      
      God bless you monty python.
- Re:Amazing (Score:1)
  
  by ForteMaster ( 844937 ) writes:
  
  "Solder Fumes?"
  "Yeah, I don't know him."
I wasn't aware... (Score:1)

by Ledneh ( 673693 ) writes:

that Gabe and Tycho were embroiled in an epic battle of ANY sort. Except perhaps the eternal Battle of Good Taste, but that's neither here nor there.
- Re:I wasn't aware... (Score:5, Informative)
  
  by calibanDNS ( 32250 ) writes: <brad_statonNO@SPAMhotmail.com> on Friday August 05, 2005 @11:12AM (#13250008)
  See the following (long-running) plot for one such epic battle:
  Watch out! [penny-arcade.com]
  That's Rubble [penny-arcade.com]
  Just Like You Remember, #2 [penny-arcade.com]
  Fan Favorites, Vol. 2 [penny-arcade.com]
  The Burrs And Barbs [penny-arcade.com]
  - Re:I wasn't aware... (Score:1)
    
    by Ledneh ( 673693 ) writes:
    
    Ah, yes, The Watch. Silly me.
  - Re:I wasn't aware... (Score:1)
    
    by Jerdie ( 516662 ) writes:
    
    That is funny as hell! I never noticed the ongoing watch theme before!!!
Nice, but... (Score:2, Funny)

by hackwrench ( 573697 ) writes:

...does it include Jesus, the Rainbow Colored Pen [yukihime.com]?
ESRB rating (Score:5, Funny)

by b1t r0t ( 216468 ) writes: on Friday August 05, 2005 @11:10AM (#13249993)

So I guess this game will be rated "W" for Wang?

- Re:ESRB rating (Score:2)
  
  by 88NoSoup4U88 ( 721233 ) writes:
  
  Nah, M for Monkey. ;)
Re: (Score:1)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes:

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Will it be like Magic:The Gathering? (Score:2, Interesting)

by myster0n ( 216276 ) writes:

Or will they make fun [penny-arcade.com] of it?
Fruit Fucker (Score:2)

by OmniVector ( 569062 ) writes:

Will the Fruit Fucker have +5 Bonus Hit point damage?
- Re:Fruit Fucker (Score:1)
  
  by Keeper ( 56691 ) writes:
  
  Only against fruit.
I'd play this with my six-year-old son . . . (Score:3, Funny)

by PIPBoy3000 ( 619296 ) writes: on Friday August 05, 2005 @12:38PM (#13250861)

but I don't want to have to answer "Dad, what's that robot doing to that orange?"

"Well, son, when a juicer and a fruit love each other very much . . . "

A link with some pictures... (Score:4, Informative)

by Digital_Quartz ( 75366 ) writes: on Friday August 05, 2005 @12:39PM (#13250876) Homepage

Not terribly exciting, but the official press release is here:

http://www.sabertoothgames.com/stg/pa_press_releas e.asp [sabertoothgames.com]

Exact same text, but there's two illustrations from the cards.

Not complete without THIS card (Score:2)

by Tired_Blood ( 582679 ) writes:

IMO, the set will not be complete without a Greg Kasavin [penny-arcade.com] rookie card.
Best PA Ever! (Score:1)

by MrCopilot ( 871878 ) writes:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/view.php?date=2000-01- 31&res=l [penny-arcade.com]
- Re:Best PA Ever! (Score:2)
  
  by Hassman ( 320786 ) writes:
  
  Wow. They have come a long way in their drawing.

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Say it! (Score:4, Funny)

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O God (Score:2, Funny)

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So... (Score:4, Insightful)

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Working Titles... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Working Titles... (Score:3, Informative)

Nice, Yet Another Useless CCG (Score:1, Insightful)

Re:Nice, Yet Another Useless CCG (Score:2)

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Re:Amazing (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Amazing (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Amazing (Score:1)

I wasn't aware... (Score:1)

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Re:I wasn't aware... (Score:1)

Nice, but... (Score:2, Funny)

ESRB rating (Score:5, Funny)

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Will it be like Magic:The Gathering? (Score:2, Interesting)

Fruit Fucker (Score:2)

Re:Fruit Fucker (Score:1)

I'd play this with my six-year-old son . . . (Score:3, Funny)

A link with some pictures... (Score:4, Informative)

Not complete without THIS card (Score:2)

Best PA Ever! (Score:1)

Re:Best PA Ever! (Score:2)

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