Pk cards
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In September 2008, the pre-release a new Collectible card game
(CCG) entered the gaming world named PK Cards. Created by PKXL Cards, Inc. ("PKXL"), a company located in the state of Ohio
. PK's first series, titled The Broken Seal, was officially released to the public at the New York's Toy Fair in February 2009. PK Online followed in January 2010.
PK considers itself a second generation collectable card game for both innovations in game play and its unique integration of paper and web gaming environments.
Joyce Greenholdt of Scrye
Magazine wrote "The new entry in the Collectible card game
field is PK Cards... Unlike the majority of CCG's we've seen the last year or so, PK Cards targets experienced gamers rather than newcomers: the rules and gameplay manage to be both more and less complex then Magic: the Gathering
".
In a very competitive CCG market, PK can be found in card, hobby
and gaming
shops around the country. PKXL also hit the convention circuit hard, highlighted by its appearance at Gen Con
.
PKXL is unique in this industry in that they maintain their own print facility along with their development and marketing.
This creative group illustrated PK's first set, The Broken Seal, and is hard at work on its anticipated second series. Most call Northeast Ohio their home. With in-house production and on-site illustrative capability, the PK Team has created some of the industry's most attractive cards.
mechanic to break ties. Gameplay proceeds until someone wins 7 prestige. In the race to 7 wins you will have 7 sorties in which you get to play your hand to try to get the most wins tricks
. Each sortie includes a draw step, then an opportunity to play Powers and Influences, then ending your turn with the play of your troop card. The winner is the person with the highest card value. Example: attacker has a card with a 6 attack vs. defender with a 7 Defense.
In the event of a tie, one card's element may trump the other. Troop cards have one of 5 elements: Water trumps Fire, Fire trumps Metal, Metal trumps Wood, Wood trumps Earth, and Earth trumps Water.
If there's still a tie, players "PK" by playing war
with the top card of their decks, attacker using printed attack and defender using printed defense along with elements for trump. PK ties are broken by repeating PK.
The winner's troop enters the battle line upright; the loser's troop enters the battle line inverted. The winner leads the next sortie; lead person in each sortie is always the attacker. The person with the most upright cards in his/her battle line after the 7th sortie wins a Prestige point. After the 7th sortie, the battle lines are wiped and gameplay continues. The first to get 7 Prestige points wins.
Collectible card game
thumb|Players and their decksA collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards...
(CCG) entered the gaming world named PK Cards. Created by PKXL Cards, Inc. ("PKXL"), a company located in the state of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. PK's first series, titled The Broken Seal, was officially released to the public at the New York's Toy Fair in February 2009. PK Online followed in January 2010.
PK considers itself a second generation collectable card game for both innovations in game play and its unique integration of paper and web gaming environments.
Joyce Greenholdt of Scrye
Scrye
SCRYE is a discontinued gaming magazine that was published from 1994 to 2009. It was the longest-running periodical to have ever reported on the collectible card game hobby. It was also the leading print resource for secondary-market prices on Magic: The Gathering...
Magazine wrote "The new entry in the Collectible card game
Collectible card game
thumb|Players and their decksA collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards...
field is PK Cards... Unlike the majority of CCG's we've seen the last year or so, PK Cards targets experienced gamers rather than newcomers: the rules and gameplay manage to be both more and less complex then Magic: the Gathering
Magic: The Gathering
Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
".
In a very competitive CCG market, PK can be found in card, hobby
Hobby
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and gaming
Tabletop game
Tabletop game is a general term used to refer to board games, card games, dice games, miniatures wargames, tile-based games and other games that are normally played on a table or other flat surface...
shops around the country. PKXL also hit the convention circuit hard, highlighted by its appearance at Gen Con
Gen Con
Gen Con is one of the largest and most prominent annual gaming conventions in North America. It features traditional pen-and-paper, board, and card-style games, including role-playing games, miniatures wargames, board games, live action role-playing games, collectible card games, non-collectible...
.
PKXL is unique in this industry in that they maintain their own print facility along with their development and marketing.
The artists that have worked on PK Cards
- James A. Bandsuhhttp://www.pkcards.com/CardDetail.aspx?id=ecd14447-babc-4eff-a2a6-15354fd45a37&pageIndex=0
- Yoshinori Ikeharahttp://www.pkcards.com/CardDetail.aspx?id=2485f5d7-a2a6-47ea-b703-7eedc1a93941&pageIndex=0 http://yikehara.daportfolio.com/
- Tim Switalskihttp://www.pkcards.com/CardDetail.aspx?id=2d452c03-192a-4443-b96f-d12fe041a864&pageIndex=0http://www.timswit.com/
- Robert J. Wallandhttp://www.pkcards.com/CardDetail.aspx?id=81ba276d-8271-493c-9e21-654388c9762f&pageIndex=0
- Mike Gustovichhttp://www.pkcards.com/CardDetail.aspx?id=b971d92c-07ed-4d23-8c1f-491ec426c069&pageIndex=0
- Billy Dallas Pattonhttp://www.pkcards.com/CardDetail.aspx?id=5af5054a-7eb4-42c7-83bb-fc4c4b88b317&pageIndex=0http://www.billydallaspatton.com/
- George Sukarahttp://www.pkcards.com/CardDetail.aspx?id=82786675-b3a2-460a-a9eb-3ab6a1774efa&pageIndex=0
This creative group illustrated PK's first set, The Broken Seal, and is hard at work on its anticipated second series. Most call Northeast Ohio their home. With in-house production and on-site illustrative capability, the PK Team has created some of the industry's most attractive cards.
The Cards
The PK Cards first set is made up of 366 collectible playing cards. The first release contained booster packs and 4 Core Decks: Red, Yellow, Blue, and Grey. The set included 7 card types used to play: Avatar, Power, Influence, Henchman, Ally, Champion, and Legend. Each of these cards came with four levels of rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Exotic.- Avatar: the leader of your army. With his/her abilities this card works with other cards in the set to boost troop’s abilities.
- Power: This card represents an ancient relic or magical item to alter game play by way of improving troops or even changing some of the standard rules of play.
- Influences: This is a onetime use card it is in play only for one sortie, it is a magical card that helps your troops or hurts your opponents.
- Troops: 4 ranks of troop cards split into 5 element groups, Fire, Water, Earth, Metal, and Wood. These cards represent the warriors that are being sent into battle. These cards have abilities that come into effect when the card comes into play. Even though you can play any troop at any time, you have to keep your troops in rank in order to keep from receiving the penalties.
- Henchman: The lowest ranking of the troop cards, this card can be played without an out of rank penalty.
- Ally: Rank 2 of troop cards can be played at any time, but without a Henchman in the field (face up) played in a sortie before the Ally card will receive a minus 2 to both attack and defense.
- Champion: The 3rd rank of troop cards can be played at any time, but without a Henchman and an Ally (face up) played in sorties before the champion card will receive a minus 4 to both attack and defense.
- Legend: The highest ranking troop cards can be played at any time, but without Henchman, Ally, and Champion (face up) played in sorties before the Legend card will receive a minus 6 to both attack and defense.
Game Play
Gameplay is similar to Hearts with a WarWar (card game)
War is a card game typically involving two players. It uses a standard French playing card deck. Due to its simplicity, it is played most often by children.-Gameplay:The deck is divided evenly among the two players, giving each a down stack...
mechanic to break ties. Gameplay proceeds until someone wins 7 prestige. In the race to 7 wins you will have 7 sorties in which you get to play your hand to try to get the most wins tricks
Trick-taking game
A trick-taking game is a card game or tile-based game in which play centers on a series of finite rounds or units of play, called tricks. The object of such games then may be closely tied to the number of tricks taken, as in plain-trick games such as Whist, Contract Bridge, Napoleon, Rowboat, and...
. Each sortie includes a draw step, then an opportunity to play Powers and Influences, then ending your turn with the play of your troop card. The winner is the person with the highest card value. Example: attacker has a card with a 6 attack vs. defender with a 7 Defense.
In the event of a tie, one card's element may trump the other. Troop cards have one of 5 elements: Water trumps Fire, Fire trumps Metal, Metal trumps Wood, Wood trumps Earth, and Earth trumps Water.
If there's still a tie, players "PK" by playing war
War (card game)
War is a card game typically involving two players. It uses a standard French playing card deck. Due to its simplicity, it is played most often by children.-Gameplay:The deck is divided evenly among the two players, giving each a down stack...
with the top card of their decks, attacker using printed attack and defender using printed defense along with elements for trump. PK ties are broken by repeating PK.
The winner's troop enters the battle line upright; the loser's troop enters the battle line inverted. The winner leads the next sortie; lead person in each sortie is always the attacker. The person with the most upright cards in his/her battle line after the 7th sortie wins a Prestige point. After the 7th sortie, the battle lines are wiped and gameplay continues. The first to get 7 Prestige points wins.
External links
- http://www.gamingangels.com/2009/09/pk-cards-the-broken-seal/
- http://tcgplayer.com/games/overview.asp?ID=407
- http://www.pkcards.com
- http://cityofmentor.com/live/the-mentor-channel/