Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Created by Wizards of the Coast in August of 2001, the Harry Potter Trading Card Game (HPTCG) is a strategy game and collectible card game based in the magical world created by JK Rowling. Similar to the popular Magic: The Gathering, the Harry Potter Trading Card Game invites players to customize their own 60 card decks in an attempt to become a master dueler. The game is now out of print.
Types of cards
1. Base Set - Harry Potter Trading Card Game (116 cards)
2. Expansion - Quidditch Cup (80 cards plus 30 Foil or Hologram Portrait Premium rares) (November 2001)
3. Expansion - Diagon Alley (80 cards plus 30 Foil or Hologram Portrait Premium rares) (March 2002)
4. Expansion - Adventures at Hogwarts (80 cards plus 30 Foil or Hologram Portrait Premium rares) (June 2002)
5. Expansion - Chamber of Secrets (140 cards plus 55 Foil or Hologram Portrait Premium rares) (October 2002)