Blood Wars (card game)

Blood Wars is an out-of-print collectible card game produced by TSR, based on the Planescape campaign setting from Dungeons & Dragons.[1]

Blood Wars

Artwork that appeared on the back of each card
Designer(s)	Mike Reynolds and Chuck Kallenbach
Publisher(s)	TSR, Inc.
Players	2-8
Playing time	approx 90 min.
Random chance	Some
Age range	12+
Skill(s) required	Card playing Arithmetic Basic Reading Ability

Publication history

The game was released in March of 1995 as part of TSR's 20th anniversary.[2] A future expansion titled Insurgents of the Inner Planes never materialized and was halted at the printer.[3]

Gameplay

Players use cards representing Warlords and Legions for combat to claim Battlefield cards.

Reception

The game was said to play "pretty well as a multi-player game, and it's much better than TSR's Spellfire" according to Allen Varney of The Duelist.[4]

Legacy

Blood Wars was notable for the aggressive stance TSR took against fan websites displaying artwork from the game. The result was to suppress popularity of the game while it was still being published. This was in contrast to Wizards of the Coast, which allowed fair use reproduction of Magic: The Gathering copyrighted images online. The collectability of its chase cards was also notable across CCGs, especially "The Lady of Pain."

The card game is not associated with the Blood Wars Polish online MMORPG, which is not based on Planescape.

References

1. Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 99–102.
2. "The History of TSR". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2005-08-20.
3. Varney, Allen (May 1996), "Reports on Trading Card Games", The Duelist (#10), p. 8
4. Varney, Allen (February 1997), "Inside the Industry", The Duelist (#15), p. 83