Firestorm Tactical Card Game

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Firestorm Tactical Card Game
Firestorm cardback.png
Card back to the Firestorm CCG
Publishers Third World Games
Players2 or more
Setup time< 5 minutes
Playing time< 60 minutes

Firestorm Tactical Card Game is an out-of-print collectible card game by Third World Games.

Contents

Description

The original set was called Prime and had 284 cards. [1] The game was considered difficult to learn according to the Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide as the rulebook contained 92 pages. [1]

Publication history

It was first released in June 2001. [1] An expansion called Enemy of My Enemy was planned for November 2001 but never materialized. It would have introduced two new factions: the Corsairs of Nephalis and the Tristan Corporation. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 183–185.