Doctor Who - The Card Game (Cubicle 7)

[Mark Anthony Quested]

Following on from their RPG, Cubicle 7 will be releasing a card game -

thegaminggang.com/2012/05/will-doctor-who-the-card-game-arrive-in-time/

(I guess this was their TOP SECRET project that they hinted about before UK Games Expo.)


"This August Cubicle 7 Studios will release an all new Martin Wallace designed card game featuring everyone’s favorite Time Lord.

From Cubicle 7:

Daleks! Cybermen! Sontarans! The list of threats is endless and no place in the universe is ever truly safe from danger. But there’s one man who’s made it his mission to defend the defenseless, help the helpless, and save everyone he can. A mysterious stranger. A force of nature who has seen his own planet die. A madman with a box.

I have to say there’s loads of Whovian products out there but here we have a company that has experience with the Doctor Who universe teaming up with a designer with a solid pedigree so this looks to be a title worth keeping an eye on."

[imajica]

Oh goodie. Another Who card game. Colour me apathetic.

[rant]If I may be so bold as to suggest you STOP CHASING NEW STUFF AND CONCENTRATE ON FINISHING WHAT YOU'VE PROMISED!!!!!

If the Dr Who RPG isn't selling enough, that's because it's not available to buy off the shelves! We don't need a Who CCG.

And August? Really? Is that this "This August" or 2014 "This August".[/rant]

Shouldn't post hungry. Apologies to everyone who's excited about this and thanks, Mark, for posting it.

[misterharry]

Jun 8, 2012 13:26:54 GMT imajica said:

We don't need a Who CCG.

I'm not sure whether this is a CCG or not. If it is, I don't really want to start pouring money down that sinkhole! If it's just a standard card game though (which, with the £25 price tag, I imagine it is), then count me in!

[misterharry]

The following announcement was posted on the Cubicle 7 website a few days ago:

Cubicle 7 Entertainment, an award-winning publisher of role-playing games including Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space and The One Ring, have teamed up with the hugely successful game producer Treefrog Games, to launch The Doctor Who Card Game in August 2012.

Based on the BBC’s iconic Doctor Who series, and created by award-winning designer Martin Wallace, The Doctor Who Card Game is an action-packed adventure where players battle to save the universe and disrupt each other’s plans.

Dominic McDowall-Thomas CEO at Cubicle 7 said: “We love Doctor Who and are enormous fans of Martin Wallace’s games and are very excited to be working with Treefrog on The Doctor Who Card Game,”

Designer Martin Wallace said: “Designing a game around the themes of Doctor Who has been fascinating, it is such a hugely popular property and comes with an enormous amount of background and history – there’s so much there for inspiration.”


www.cubicle7.co.uk/

[Craig Oxbrow]

The Card Game now has its own page on the Cubicle 7 site, with an explanation of how it works.

[misterharry]

The Card Game is now available to pre-order, with a 10% discount for a limited period (not sure how long that will be):

www.cubicle7.co.uk/our-games/doctor-who-the-card-game/

[dvalkyrie74]

HA preorder now for 10% off & get the card game in 2018.

[misterharry]

Just had an email from Cubicle 7 Fulfilment to say that my order has been despatched. Strangely, the email didn't specify what had been despatched, but the only outstanding order I can think of is for the Card Game. I guess I'll know for sure in a day or two!

[Mark Anthony Quested]

Aug 21, 2012 10:39:02 GMT misterharry said:

Just had an email from Cubicle 7 Fulfilment to say that my order has been despatched. Strangely, the email didn't specify what had been despatched, but the only outstanding order I can think of is for the Card Game. I guess I'll know for sure in a day or two!

I have not pre-ordered mine yet; will try to this weekend.

Here are some related Youtube videos -

[misterharry]

Aug 21, 2012 10:39:02 GMT misterharry said:

Just had an email from Cubicle 7 Fulfilment to say that my order has been despatched. Strangely, the email didn't specify what had been despatched, but the only outstanding order I can think of is for the Card Game. I guess I'll know for sure in a day or two!

Yep, it was the Card Game, so it's available now - and very nice it is too!

[Curufea]

Mine arrived a couple days ago. Generally looks like a good light game - some problems with time points and card printed rules, but seems nice and playable anyway.

My house rule would be-
If you play a card that distributes time points and there are none available, and especially if the card mentions giving time points to more than one player, do the following steps-
Take all the time points you need first, either the standard arbitrary way, or to reduce everyone to the same number.
After that, give out the time points according to the card text.

Other than than - production values are good, it could easily be expanded to more than 4 players if more cards were added and although I've not played it yet, I'd be surprised if any game went for longer than an hour.

[hgpdoc9]

Just got the Doctor Who Card Game today and played it with my wife! It was a lot of fun!!! Thanks Cubicle 7 for another awesome game!

[chickenpaddy]

Yeah it is! My cousin who doesn't even like Doctor Who says it's one of his favorite card games. It's very simple, yet so tactical.

[misterharry]

Congratulations to Cubicle 7 for winning an award for Best Traditional Card Game at Origins 2013 with this game!


Doctor Who Card Game wins Origins Award!

[chickenpaddy]

Woo!

[sutekh]

Awesome news - it's a fun game!

[hgpdoc9]

I have a question, how about making a classic Doctor Who card game? I got the card game already, but what about classic monsters and doctors and making a new set for the 50th?

[misterharry]

Cubicle 7 have just announced the second edition of the Doctor Who Card Game for release this summer:

Doctor Who: The Card Game Second Edition

The blurb says it will feature "new card art – including more incarnations of the Doctor and his companions – and the addition of a two-player variant". I'd be very interested in the latter as it will make it a lot easier to actually play the game - just me and Mrs Harry.

There was also a teaser image of a few of the new cards earlier in the week:

Coming Soon...

[misterharry]

Cubicle 7 have announced a Classic Doctors Edition of the Doctor Who Card Game - no release date yet, so far as I can see:

The Doctor Who Card Game: Classic Doctors Edition

All the Classic Era Doctors. Their companions. Their enemies. Locations from across the Classic programmes. A complete, standalone game with all new card art, materialising soon on Planet Earth in a silver-foil-stamped box.




You know, I've got the first two versions of this game, but never actually played it yet. I'll be getting this to add to the collection though!

[misterharry]

Cubicle 7 have now also announced a 12th Doctor Expansion for the Card Game:

Doctor Who Card Game: 12th Doctor Expansion