Dark Eden

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Dark Eden is also a fortress in the Legacy of Kain series of video games
Dark Eden is also a novel by Chris Beckett.
Dark Eden Trading Card Game
Dark Eden card back.png
Card back of the Dark Eden CCG
Designers Bryan Winter
Publishers Target Games
Players2-4
Playing timeApprox 30 min
ChanceSome
Age range12+
Skills Card playing
Arithmetic
Basic Reading Ability

Dark Eden is an out-of-print collectible card game designed by Bryan Winter and published by Target Games.

Contents

Description

Dark Eden is set in the post-apocalyptic universe of the Mutant Chronicles role-playing game, among the tribes on the ravaged planet Earth. [1]

Publication history

Two expansion sets named Genesis (120 cards) and Exodus were planned but never released. [2] [3] [4] Dark Eden was first released in April 1997. [3]

The original set was sold in 60-card starter decks and 15-card booster packs. [5]

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References

  1. Brown, Timothy (1999), The Official Price Guide to Collectible Card Games, pp. 54–57.
  2. Welcome to the Dark Eden Collectable Card Game
  3. 1 2 Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 113–114.
  4. "Game News & Updates", The Duelist, no. #21, p. 87, January 1998
  5. "Game news & updates". The Duelist . No. 17. Wizards of the Coast. June 1997. p. 77.
  6. "Backstab Magazine (French) Issue 03".
  7. "Magia I Miecz 1997 04". April 1997.