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Tomb Raider the Card Game
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This is a picture of a card from the card game, it was introduced on November 1999, but I haven't seen it anywhere. So far there are 4 sets, one is Slippery When Wet, the others I don't know the name of them. There are 4 promo's out, this is one of them from the Slippery When Wet exspansion. I will try to collect them all.Here is something what it's about, I'll have a rule book later.
Setting: You are Lara Croft or one of the other tomb raiders featured in the video game. Your job is to enter the site, move from location to location, avoid traps, not get shot up by the other raiders, and get to the treasure vault. There you will find a rare and mysterious artifact.
Game Play: Game play is quick and easy to learn, but the game changes every time and there is a lot of flexibility. First, you and your opponent decide how big the tomb is. A standard size is 3 rooms wide and six deep. Then you each play an entrance card on the first level of the tomb and a vault at the far end. The rest of the spaces are still blank. Each of you also has a character card (Lara Croft or one of her foes). The card has four stats: Move, Fight, Search, Think. These range from 2 to 4. Put your little token on your entrance and you are ready to begin. You each take turns moving and exploring. Every time you step off the known map, you draw a location card from the location deck and put it in under your little figure. Then, your opponent can play an obstacle card on you (wolves, pit trap, spiked floor, etc.) You have to roll six-sided dice against the target number to defeat that obstacle. If your opponent plays a trap that can be defeated by a Move roll of 9 or higher, and you have a 3 Move, you roll three dice and hope they add up to nine. There are also obstacles printed on locations, so you may have to deal with two in one turn. Nasty. Anyway, once you are safely in a room, you may search it for small treasures (rope, flare, guns, a leather jacket...) and if you roll high enough on your Search stat, you can play an item from your hand. Since each room has arrows pointing in the directions you may go from there, you just follow the arrows until you get to the treasure room. It's a fun game, and it captures the spirit of the video game fairly well.
The Look: These cards are very nice. Granted, they art is just screen shots from a video game, but all of the numbers are printed large and most of them are color coded. The cards are very easy to read, and the digital art looks nice. If you have any questions or have any cards please contact me!
My email is [email protected]
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