What are the “chase cards?
As yet, no chase cards have been printed. The third expansion set, named ARCANA, will contain chase cards when it is released in September 1995. At the rate of one chase card a display, one of a select group of four chase cards will be inserted loose in the display, in addition to the regular 60 packs. Of the four chase cards, three will be of equal rarity while one will be three times as rare as each of the other three. While the chase cards will be sought after by collectors, their actual play value will be of limited scope; in addition, the official tournament rules have been amended to ban chase cards from tournament decks. The following statement comes from John Nephew, president of Atlas Games: “Think of [chase cards] as a bonus for the game retailer… The retailer can retrieve the chase card when he opens a new display box and puts it out on the counter. The card could be sold as a single, given as a gift to s loyal customer, or a prize for a tournament. For the consumer, it’s
As yet, no chase cards have been printed. The third expansion set, named ARCANA, will contain chase cards when it is released in September 1995. At the rate of one chase card a display, one of a select group of four chase cards will be inserted loose in the display, in addition to the regular 60 packs. Of the four chase cards, three will be of equal rarity while one will be three times as rare as each of the other three. While the chase cards will be sought after by collectors, their actual play value will be of limited scope; in addition, the official tournament rules have been amended to ban chase cards from tournament decks. The following statement comes from John Nephew, president of Atlas Games: “Think of [chase cards] as a bonus for the game retailer… The retailer can retrieve the chase card when he opens a new display box and puts it out on the counter. The card could be sold as a single, given as a gift to s loyal customer, or a prize for a tournament.
