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Collectible card game
Flights of Fantasy
Front and back of a Flights of Fantasy card: Vial of Blood promo card.
PublishersDestini Productions
Players2 or more
Setup time< 5 minutes
Playing time< 60 minutes

Flights of Fantasy is a collectible card game.

Publication history

Flights of Fantasy is an out-of-print fantasy trading card art set that was turned into a collectible card game near the end of its development and marketed as a "Collectors Card Set & Game". The game is technically the second CCG ever released, however it's not considered a serious contender. It was published by Destini Productions and was released in September 1994.

Description

The set had 118 cards and was sold only in booster packs. The game is generally not considered the second CCG released after Magic: the Gathering because of its gimmicky nature. The game mechanics appear to be "grafted on" and merely an afterthought, and it lacks a uniform card back. All card back art was created by Ed Beard Jr. According to Beard, as a "first collector card/game" it began production in May 1992.

The card art was designed specifically to match a storyline, featuring "novel-like" card backs. The game claimed to feature "quick and fierce" battles based on the story, and could be played a variety of ways. According to Scrye magazine from 1995, the game was to be released mid-December of 1995 in boxes consisting of 36 booster packs with 10 cards.

Reception

Scrye noted that the gameplay element was a "very minor" part to what was essentially a "card art set" and appeared to be "grafted on" and was about to fun to play as "doing your taxes".

References

  1. "Flights of Fantasy CCG: Failed Before it Began". YouTube.com. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  2. ^ Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, p. 185.
  3. Varney, Allen (September 1996), "Fairyland on the Cheap", The Duelist, no. #12, p. 78
  4. ^ "Ed Beard Jr.'s Flights of Fantasy Destini Productions - 1994". NSlists.com. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
  5. Beard Jr., Ed. "Flights of Fantasy Collector Card Game". edbeardjr.com. Retrieved 2013-03-19.>
  6. ^ "Flights of Fantasy". Scrye Magazine. No. 4. 1995. p. 79.


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