Rangers Strike
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese trading card game created by Carddas
initially based upon Toei
's Super Sentai
Series television
franchise. It was released in 2006 in commemoration of the Super Sentai series' 30th anniversary. The game was expanded with several expansion packs, such as collection in 2007, featuring characters from the Kamen Rider Series
television franchise, and the in 2008 featuring characters from the Metal Hero Series television franchise. The new expansions feature characters from the Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and Metal Hero Series, and other TV series based on works by Shotaro Ishinomori
(Robocon, Kikaider, Inazuman
, etc.).
The play sheet used in this game has a space for the deck, a space for Operation Cards, a "Power Zone", a "Command Zone", a "Rush Area", and a "Battle Area".
In order to Rush a card (bring into the Rush Area), one must Hold Command over a particular category. Each Card requires a certain number of cards in the Power Zone (the face can be up or down) to be Rushed.
add-on set known as The Masked Rider Expansion and a Metal Hero add-on set called the Special Metal Edition.
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Series
Kamen Rider Series
Metal Hero Series
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Metal Hero Series
Other series
Super Sentai Series
Kamen Rider Series
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, symbolized by a yellow five-pointed star formed from aura comets. The Mystic Arms category covers characters from the following series and films:
Super Sentai Series
Kamen Rider Series
Metal Hero Series
Other series
Super Sentai Series of Himitsu Sentai Gorenger. of Denshi Sentai Denziman of Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan of Kagaku Sentai Dynaman of Choudenshi Bioman of Dengeki Sentai Changeman of Choushinsei Flashman of Hikari Sentai Maskman of Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman of Choujin Sentai Jetman of Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger of Gosei Sentai Dairanger of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger of Chouriki Sentai Ohranger of Gekisou Sentai Carranger of Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive of Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger of Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger of Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger of Mahou Sentai Magiranger of GoGo Sentai Boukenger of Juken Sentai Gekiranger of Engine Sentai Go-Onger of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
Kamen Rider Series of Kamen Rider of Kamen Rider of Kamen Rider V3 of Kamen Rider X and the of Kamen Rider Stronger of Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! (Kamen Rider ZX) of Kamen Rider Black of Kamen Rider Black RX of Kamen Rider Black and Kamen Rider Black RX of Kamen Rider ZO of Kamen Rider J of Kamen Rider Kuuga of Kamen Rider Agito of Kamen Rider 555 of Kamen Rider Blade of Kamen Rider Kabuto of Kamen Rider Den-O of Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!
of Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka
of Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown of Kamen Rider Kiva of Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World
Metal Hero Series of Choujinki Metalder of Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya of Tokusou Robo Janperson of Juukou B-Fighter
Super Sentai Series
Kamen Rider Series
Metal Heroes Series
Most forms of Kamen Rider Double
are Multi-Category cards, color-coded to the forms Kamen Rider Double takes, except for the forms that do not have a color that matches the existing categories.
Japan
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ese trading card game created by Carddas
Carddas
is a name given to Bandai's card vending machines and, thus, a generic term given to the cards sold by these machines. The name comes from AMeDAS , a system in Japan used for gathering weather data. The aim behind this naming is to make Carddas an information source for kids...
initially based upon Toei
Toei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
's Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
Series television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
franchise. It was released in 2006 in commemoration of the Super Sentai series' 30th anniversary. The game was expanded with several expansion packs, such as collection in 2007, featuring characters from the Kamen Rider Series
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
television franchise, and the in 2008 featuring characters from the Metal Hero Series television franchise. The new expansions feature characters from the Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and Metal Hero Series, and other TV series based on works by Shotaro Ishinomori
Shotaro Ishinomori
was a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...
(Robocon, Kikaider, Inazuman
Inazuman
is a fictional character created by Shotaro Ishinomori. First appearing in the tokusatsu series of the same name, the mutant superhero has gone on to appear in manga and anime.-Inazuman Specs:Inazuman is, in reality, young college student , a mutant...
, etc.).
Game cards
There are four rarity categories: Normal, Rare, Super Rare, and Secret Rare. There are three kinds of cards: Unit Cards, Operation Cards, and Vehicle Cards, which were introduced in The Masked Rider Expansion.- Unit Cards are divided into four sizes: Small (warriors), Medium (individual mecha), Large (mecha combinations), and Extra Large (mecha carriers).
- If a Unit Card has a Strike Point mark of "1", it can deliver damage. If it has an SP mark of "!", It can use an attack which is described in the card text. If it has no mark, it cannot Strike.
- Operation Cards involve Sentai related powers. They can be "Stationary" (the operation is in effect for as long as the card is in use) or "Counter" (can be used during your opponent's turn).
- Vehicle cards allow small Unit Cards to be "mounted".
Game play
To Hold Command (which enables cards of a certain category to be controlled) over a particular category, turn the card to its left side. To Release Command, turn it back.The play sheet used in this game has a space for the deck, a space for Operation Cards, a "Power Zone", a "Command Zone", a "Rush Area", and a "Battle Area".
In order to Rush a card (bring into the Rush Area), one must Hold Command over a particular category. Each Card requires a certain number of cards in the Power Zone (the face can be up or down) to be Rushed.
Turn phases
Each turn is divided into five "Phases".- In the Start Phase, you draw one card from your deck.
- In the Charge Phase, you can place a card in the Power Zone, Hold/Release Command, or even activate an Operation card.
- In the Rush Phase, you bring a card to the Rush Area (you should be Holding Command over that card's catergory).
- In the Battle Phase, you bring a card to the Battle Area and attack your opponent. Cards that are bested in Battle Points are considered "struck", and must be removed from the sheet.
- In the End Phase, you end your turn.
Collection
The card collection is divided into various packs:- Legend 1: : The first pack, which launched the game.
- Legend 2: : The second pack, which introduced the "Dark Alliance" cards.
- Legend 3: : The third pack, which introduced the Secret Rare Cards.
- Thundering Wings: DaiTanken Deck: contains an action card of DaiTanken.
- Silver Adventurer: BoukenSilver Deck: contains an action card of BoukenSilver.
- Legend 4: : The fourth pack, which introduced the Ranger power-ups and launched the VS Series cards.
- Legend 5: : The fifth pack, which introduced new versions of existing cards and added Gekiranger.: A pack that introduces the Kamen Rider Series' characters into the game.
- Legend 6: : The sixth pack features rereleases of 6 prior Red Warrior's cards like Vul Eagle and the three characters portrayed by the late actress Machiko SogaMachiko Sogawas a Japanese voice actress and actress.- Life and career :Machiko had humble upbringings and was raised to be a singer, though her talents were with acting. She was “discovered” after doing a play in Tokyo Center...
(Queen Hedrian in Denziman and Sun Vulcan, Witch Bandora in Zyuranger, and Arch Heavenly Saint Magiel in Magiranger).: This expansion introduces the various villains from the Kamen Rider Series as well as Riders from Kamen Rider The Next and from the second half of Kamen Rider Den-O and its movieKamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!is the theatrical film adaptation of the Kamen Rider Den-O TV series directed by Takao Nagaishi and written by Yasuko Kobayashi. The movie takes place between episodes 27 and 28 of the series, featuring the DenLiner and its passengers travel as far back as the Edo period of Japan.The film is...
.: A re-release of cards from Legends 1 through 4.: A special boxed set that includes solely the Henshin Belts of all of the lead Kamen Riders up to Den-O (this excludes 2, Riderman, ZO, J, and all of the non-eponymEponymAn eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous Riders of the Heisei Series).: This expansion introduces the characters from the Metal Hero series, which includes the Space Sheriffs Gavan, Sharivan, and Shaider, as well as other entries into the franchise such as Juukou B-FighterJuukou B-Fighter, was a 1995 Japanese tokusatsu television series. B-Fighter is short for "Beetle Fighter". It was part of Toei's ongoing Metal Hero Series. It dealt with three members of the prestigious fighting against the evil forces of the otherworldly Jamahl Empire...
. - Legend 7: : The seventh pack focuses on the ninja-themed series, Kakuranger and Hurricaneger and introduces characters from Go-onger into the game.
- The Masked Rider Expansion Vol.3: This expansion introduces characters from Kamen Rider Kiva and the various movies of the Heisei era's Kamen Riders, including Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax DekaKamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Dekais a Japanese tokusatsu film in the Kamen Rider franchise. Climax Deka is the second film to feature the characters of the television drama Kamen Rider Den-O and the first to feature the characters of Kamen Rider Kiva. It opened in theaters on April 12, 2008 as part of the...
. - Legend 8: : The eighth pack introduces the Go-on Wings, villains from Go-onger, and Sentai robos introduced in Heisei era Super Sentai films, such as Engine Dai-Shogun and Tenrai Senpuujin.
- The Masked Rider Expansion Vol.4: This expansion introduces Riders from the rest of Kamen Rider Kiva as well as those from its film Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World and villains from Kamen Rider Stronger, BLACK RX, and Kiva.
- Legend 9: : The ninth pack introduces characters from the 2009 Super Sentai Series Samurai Sentai ShinkengerSamurai Sentai Shinkengeris the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai Series of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of Engine Sentai Go-onger, and ended on February 7, 2010...
as well as cards from J.A.K.Q., Jetman, Megaranger, Gaoranger, Dekaranger, Magiranger, Boukenger, and Go-onger.: The XGather packs are the first of the Rangers Strike Expansions that encompass all of the previous tokusatsu series and adds new series that were created by Shotaro IshinomoriShotaro Ishinomoriwas a Japanese manga artist who became an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series such as Cyborg 009 and Himitsu Sentai Goranger, what would go on to become part of the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider Series...
. The pack features cards from Kamen Rider Decade, Blade, Amazon, Super-1, Skyrider, ZX, Shinkenger, Turboranger, Spielban, Shaider, Winspector, Solbrain, B-Fighter, BF Kabuto, and Moero!! Robocon. The expansion also introduces the cards.: This second XGather expansion introduces characters from Android Kikaider and Kamen Rider W, and also features cards from Super-1, Gavan, Dynaman, Shaider, Jiban, Winspector, Fiveman, Solbrain, Dairanger, Blue SWAT, B-Fighter, BF Kabuto, Gingaman, Robotack, GoGoFive, Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki, 555, Blade, Dekaranger, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, Gekiranger, Decade (including its film), and Shinkenger. There are also a series of cards dedicated to Hiroshi MiyauchiHiroshi Miyauchiis a prolific Japanese actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is best known for playing some of the most memorable roles in Tokusatsu history, such as Kazami Shiro in Kamen Rider V3 and Ken Hayakawa in Kaiketsu Zubat...
.: "The Double Impact" introduces more characters from W and from InazumanInazumanis a fictional character created by Shotaro Ishinomori. First appearing in the tokusatsu series of the same name, the mutant superhero has gone on to appear in manga and anime.-Inazuman Specs:Inazuman is, in reality, young college student , a mutant...
, in addition to Kamen Rider, Gavan, Ohranger, Carranger, BF Kabuto, Kabutack, Gaoranger, Decade, and Shinkenger. There are also a series of cards dedicated to Akiji KobayashiAkiji Kobayashi, sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi or Issei Mori, was a Japanese actor. He is best known in the West for portraying the role of Captain Mura in the 1966-1967 television series, Ultraman. Another notable television role was Tōbei Tachibana in the 1971 series, Kamen Rider...
.: "The Jet Accel" introduces characters from Shinkenger, W, Goseiger, and Kyoudai Ken Byclosser.: "The Ticket Breakers" features more characters from W, Goseiger, the Cho-Den-O Trilogy, and Kikaider 01Kikaider 01, is a tokusatsu superhero TV series, and a sequel series to Android Kikaider. Produced by Toei Company Ltd., it was broadcast on NET from May 12, 1973 to March 30, 1974, with a total of 46 episodes. Its title in Hawaii is Kikaida 01 .-Plot synopsis:The noted robotics expert Dr...
.: "The Gigantech Titan" features characters from the Cho-Den-O Trilogy, Kamen Rider OOOKamen Rider OOOis a 2010-2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the twelfth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-first overall. It began airing on September 5, 2010, the week following the conclusion of Kamen Rider W, joining Tensou Sentai Goseiger and then Kaizoku...
, and Daitetsujin 17Daitetsujin 17is a 1977 tokusatsu series created by Shotaro Ishinomori and produced by Toei. It revolves around a giant battle robot commanded by a young boy who fights the giant robots of an evil organization bent on world conquest...
.: "The Best Partner" features characters from Kamen Rider W Forever: A to Z/The Gaia Memories of Fate, OOO, Kaizoku Sentai GokaigerKaizoku Sentai Gokaigeris a 2011 Japanese tokusatsu drama in the Super Sentai Series. It is the 35th entry in Toei Company's Super Sentai Series, following Tensou Sentai Goseiger. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining Kamen Rider OOO and then Kamen Rider Fourze as a program featured in TV Asahi's Super...
, and new where two related characters are featured on the same card.
Categories
Cards are divided into five categories, though they occasionally intertwine on the card illustrations (e.g.: the Rescue Fighter card, an Over-Technology card from Carranger, shows the Rescue Fighter healing the GaoBear and GaoPolar, which are Wild Beast cards, from Gaoranger). Furthermore, the game has also received a Kamen Rider SeriesKamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
add-on set known as The Masked Rider Expansion and a Metal Hero add-on set called the Special Metal Edition.
Wild Beast
cards feature characters whose powers come from nature, animals, or monsters, symbolized by a red wolf's head. The Wild Beast category covers characters and items from the following series:Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
Series
Kamen Rider Series
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
Metal Hero Series
Earth Technology
cards feature characters whose powers arise from present-day technology made on the Earth, symbolized by a green globe grid. The Earth Technology category covers characters and items from the following series and films:Super Sentai Series
Kamen Rider Series of of of
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Metal Hero Series
Other series
Over-Technology
cards feature characters whose powers come from extraterrestrial, other-dimensional, or futuristic sources, symbolized by a blue atom. The Over-Technology category covers characters and items from the following series:Super Sentai Series
Kamen Rider Series
Metal Hero Series
- The from
Other series
Mystic Arms
cards feature characters whose powers come from supernatural or paranormal means, and also includes ninjutsuNinjutsu
or may be:*the arts associated with espionage and assassination in feudal Japan, see Ninja*modern schools of martial arts claiming to be based in these traditions, see Modern Schools of Ninjutsu*fictional depictions, see Ninja in popular culture...
, symbolized by a yellow five-pointed star formed from aura comets. The Mystic Arms category covers characters from the following series and films:
Super Sentai Series
Kamen Rider Series
Metal Hero Series
Other series
Dark Alliance
cards feature the various villains and anti-heroes of the Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and Metal Hero series, symbolized by a purple demon's eye. To date, the Dark Alliance category has covered the following:Super Sentai Series of Himitsu Sentai Gorenger. of Denshi Sentai Denziman of Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan of Kagaku Sentai Dynaman of Choudenshi Bioman of Dengeki Sentai Changeman of Choushinsei Flashman of Hikari Sentai Maskman of Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman of Choujin Sentai Jetman of Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger of Gosei Sentai Dairanger of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger of Chouriki Sentai Ohranger of Gekisou Sentai Carranger of Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive of Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger of Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger of Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger of Mahou Sentai Magiranger of GoGo Sentai Boukenger of Juken Sentai Gekiranger of Engine Sentai Go-Onger of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. of Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger.
Kamen Rider Series of Kamen Rider of Kamen Rider of Kamen Rider V3 of Kamen Rider X and the of Kamen Rider Stronger of Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! (Kamen Rider ZX) of Kamen Rider Black of Kamen Rider Black RX of Kamen Rider Black and Kamen Rider Black RX of Kamen Rider ZO of Kamen Rider J of Kamen Rider Kuuga of Kamen Rider Agito of Kamen Rider 555 of Kamen Rider Blade of Kamen Rider Kabuto of Kamen Rider Den-O of Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!
Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!
is the theatrical film adaptation of the Kamen Rider Den-O TV series directed by Takao Nagaishi and written by Yasuko Kobayashi. The movie takes place between episodes 27 and 28 of the series, featuring the DenLiner and its passengers travel as far back as the Edo period of Japan.The film is...
of Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka
Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka
is a Japanese tokusatsu film in the Kamen Rider franchise. Climax Deka is the second film to feature the characters of the television drama Kamen Rider Den-O and the first to feature the characters of Kamen Rider Kiva. It opened in theaters on April 12, 2008 as part of the...
of Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown of Kamen Rider Kiva of Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World
Metal Hero Series of Choujinki Metalder of Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya of Tokusou Robo Janperson of Juukou B-Fighter
Multi-Category
cards categorize characters or items that can belong in more than one of the categories Wild Beast, Earth Technology, Over Technology, Mystic Arms, and Dark Alliance. Example Multi-Category cards include:Super Sentai Series
Kamen Rider Series
Metal Heroes Series
Most forms of Kamen Rider Double
Kamen Rider Double (character)
is the primary and eponymous protagonist of the 2009–2010 Kamen Rider Series Kamen Rider W. Kamen Rider Double's name is taken from the English word double as he is the first Kamen Rider that requires two people to transform, and his motif is that of the letter W. His debut was a cameo in the film...
are Multi-Category cards, color-coded to the forms Kamen Rider Double takes, except for the forms that do not have a color that matches the existing categories.