| 2.1 |
What are the different Doctor Who card rarities? |
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The Doctor Who CCG consists of 302 cards in five rarities:
Common, Uncommon, Rare, Ultra-Rare, Promo. These are abbreviated
C, U, R, X, and P respectively. Time and Watcher cards are called
Special (S), because although they have a rarity, they are not
found in the same distribution as the other cards. |
| 2.2 |
How can I tell which cards in my starter deck are rare? |
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Starter decks contain 60 cards plus a rules booklet and a
separate pack of 9 Specials (Time and Watcher cards). Cards in
the main pack are arranged as follows, if held face up: 11U, 5S,
3R, rules, 41C. It is not known whether the Rares include
potential Ultra-Rares. |
| 2.3 |
What about the booster packs? |
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Booster packs contain 12 cards in a fixed rarity order. Viewed
face up, this is: 2U, 1R, 9C. It is not known how often an
Ultra-Rare shows up in a booster. |
| 2.4 |
What are all the different types of cards? |
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Cards come in several types: Creature, Resource, Flash,
Episode, and Time. The Watcher is a special type of Creature. For
convenience in listings, the first letter of each type is used as
an abbreviation. Creatures and Time cards are coloured to
indicate their Time Zone: Past (P), Present (R), Future (F),
Timeless (T). |
| 2.5 |
How can I get a complete card listing? |
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A complete card list with rarities has been completed and
should be available where you found this FAQ. |
| 2.6 |
Are you sure the rarity distributions for starters and boosters
are correct? It looks like starters are the best deal. |
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Other CCGs share this surprising characteristic: it's cheaper
to buy starters than boosters. In the case of Doctor Who 3
boosters (US $2.95 each) contain 3R, 6U, and 27C. For about the
same price a starter (US $9.95) also contains 3R, but has 11U,
41C, 14S, rules, and the box itself.
Of course, it could very well be that ultra-rare cards are only
found in boosters. In that case, those who plan on buying a lot
of cards would be advised to look for good deals on booster
boxes. |
| 2.7 |
How rare are the ultra-rare cards? |
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No-one knows for sure, but some players have opened 2 booster
boxes without finding one. |
| 2.8 |
What is the Exterminate! card and where can I get one? |
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Exterminate! is a "promo" card that was included with Scrye
#15. Unless you can locate a copy of this magazine (which becomes
more difficult as time goes on) you'll have to trade for it. |
| 2.9 |
I've got a Future Time card which says "ME" instead of "TIME". Is
this a rare misprint? |
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Well, it is a misprint, but doesn't seem all that rare. It may
occur as much as half the time. The card in question is Future
Time 3 according to the Unofficial Card List. |
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