by ZeroAerey25 . on Oct 04, 2007
Pfft. Just $50? Come back when you're serious about CCGs.
Continuing on the MMOG trading card game theme, Ten Ton Hammer's managing editor, Cody "Micajah" Bye, took an intense look at the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game from Upper Deck Entertainment. With card art by Mike Krahulik (of Penny Arcade fame), Todd McFarlane and Boris Vallejo, the WoW TCG certainly has turned some heads in the card game and video game industries. But is it worth a purchase? Cody finds out as he spends $50 hard-earned dollars on the ever-growing card game.
With $50 of spending money in hand, I whisked to my local card game shop and sifted through the various packs and decks available to me. Since the cards are made by long-time sports card giant, Upper Deck, they marketing propaganda and box art are amazing, and it would take a giant's will to withstand the attraction. Through some deliberation and a few recommendations from another WoW card game player, I picked up a Heroes of Azeroth starter deck and eight booster packs - six from the Dark Portal expansion set and two from the original Heroes of Azeroth release. Loot in hand and $50 lighter, I drove back to my apartment to pop open the packs and see what sort of loot I scored!
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