What are the comparative rarities on the sample cards to the other cards?
The first sample set totaled 110,000 cards, and contained 11 evenly distributed cards, as printed, giving 10,000 of each card numbered S1 through S11. However, the card Lope in the original sample set (#S7) was printed with a black-and-white illustration, and for this reason was excluded from some promotional avenues; collectors may therefore find more difficulty in locating the sample Lope. The second sample set totaled nearly 180,000 cards, with all cards printed and distributed in equal proportions, giving roughly 16,000 copies for each card numbered S12 through S22. For each of the three releases of the basic game, any given sample card is more common than the rarest cards in each release; for example, more Throckmorton Dominations (#S11) were printed than Limited Edition Monique D’Aubainnes (#71). When the three releases are combined, however, the total number of any given rare card in the set becomes greater than that of any given sample card numbered S1 to S11, and roughly equal
