Fantasy Adventures

Fantasy Adventures

Card back to the Fantasy Adventures CCG
Designers	Bill Fawcett, Tom Smith
Publishers	Mayfair Games
Players	2 or more
Setup time	< 5 minutes
Playing time	< 60 minutes

Fantasy Adventures is an out-of-print collectible card game by Mayfair Games. It was first released in June 1996.[1]

Publication

It was adapted from Mayfair's Encounters card game.[1] The base set included 450 cards.[1] It was sold in 100-card fixed starter decks and 15-card booster packs.[2] The Wheel of Time expansion was pushed back to a late summer release to coincide with release of a Robert Jordan novel, but neither it nor the World of Aden expansion ever materialized.[1][3] The game featured exceptional art for the time.[4]

Reception

Andy Butcher reviewed Fantasy Adventures for Arcane magazine, rating it a 6 out of 10 overall.[5] Butcher comments that "Not outstanding, then, but simple to play and fun nonetheless. If you've got a younger sibling who's expressed an interest in these 'strange games' that you play, you could do worse than sit down and play this with them for a while..."[5]

References

1. Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 179–181.
2. Schneiderman, Jason (June 1996). "On deck: Fantasy Adventures". Inquest. No. 14. Wizard Entertainment. p. 40-41.
3. Varney, Allen (May 1996). "Reports on Trading Card Games". The Duelist. No. #10. p. 8.
4. "The 10 Most Forgotten Collectible Card Games". therobotsvoice.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
5. Butcher, Andy (May 1996). "Games Reviews". Arcane (6). Future Publishing: 71.