| From: | Redman <redman@*******.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Trading and SRTCG German |
| Date: | Tue, 6 Jan 1998 23:46:30 -0800 |
> As my first New Year's resolution, I promise never to mention specific
>
> trades on the list again. Really, this one's gonna happen.
>
> Also, I've been trading an awful lot of cards lately. If there's
> anyone
> out there who hasn't received a trade yet, pop me email and I'll see
> what I can do.
>
> I recently received some German cards from a very swell guy (Ivo
> Petschke). They're produced by FanPro, which also handles
> distribution
> for the Shadowrun RPG. There are some slight differences worth
> noting.
>
> The starter box (and presumably booster packs, which another
> international acquaintance is sending) has, of course, a FanPro label.
>
> In general, the cards are "lighter" -- brighter tones and a higher
> contrast. The backs of the cards, especially, are noticably brighter.
>
> More importantly, the corners of the cards are cut differently --
> longtime ccg players might think of the differences between, say, Beta
>
> Magic cards and the Unlimited Edition cards. They also seem to be of
> a
> slightly lighter stock; they're very flexible.
>
> Both German and English SRTCG cards are available in Germany; the
> English text card I received was identical to its States-side
> counterpart. (And thanks, again, Ivo.)
>
> There are some cute near-translations. Hellish Traffic is simply
> "Stau"
> (or "Stall", if I'm not mistaken.) Change of Plans is "Plan B".
And,
>
> best of all, Milk Run is "Baby-Run". Now ain't that a cute picture!
>
> I did manage to contact both Mike Nie.. Nel.. you-know-who, as well
> as
> one of the FanPro operators. Both promised to get the "German-Only"
> promo card spoiler text to me when the holidays were over.
>
> In Mike's own words, however, "Those cards are actually not 'official'
>
> cards in my opinion due to the fact that the first time I saw them was
> 2
> or 3 months AFTER they had already been printed! It wouldn't be that
> bad
> except a couple of the cards are really bad in my opinion. In
> particular, the Matrix AI card is very damaging to the game. I wouldnt
>
> of minded them doing some of their own cards if the cards they wanted
> to
> do were good. (Sigh!)"
>
> So it doesn't look like they might be tournament-legal.. argh! :)
>
> Hope everyone had happy holidays. I know I sure did. Just waiting
> for
> the Underworld!
>
> -Mb
Does anyone have any of these foreign promo cards to trade, please
contact me through private email for offers. Anyone can check out my
trade lists for shadowrun and middle-earth at
http://www.vaxxine.com/redman/Default.htm
I will also have trade lists for spellfire and shadowfist within the
week.
redman@*******.com
Thanx
Redman
