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News Credits: 2024 · by **Hotrod** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:42 am

Awhile back, we reported that Wizards of the Coast was looking to possibly release a Transformers Collectible Game. Now it looks like it will happen. Superherohype.com has received a press release from Wizards of the Coast announcing a Transformers 3D battle-card game. The game is scheduled for release on June 2, 2007. The Transformers 3D battle-card game is a constructible card game that allows players to build their favorite Autobot and Decepticon characters using punch-out pieces from plastic cards and battle them against each other. Each character can be built in robot or vehicle form using the same set of pieces. The 26-figure set will include characters from the upcoming Transformers Movie as well as other characters from Transformers history. To read the entire press release click here.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kayevcee** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:18 am

Reminds me of that 3D jigsaw from back in the 80s, if I read the press release right. The 'battling' aspect is a new twist, though.

How wonderfully random.

-Nick

by **InvaderJes** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:30 am

Oooh, kinda like Wizkids' Pirate game! Sigh. I kicked the Heroclix habit only to get hooked on Attacktix, and now THIS. I'm so weak.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:33 am

Nice. Im picking this up.

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:35 am

Not for this guy, not really my style.

News Credits: 5 · by **God Magnus** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:57 am

"Each character can be built in robot or vehicle form using the same set of pieces."

That part seems fairly interesting but I don't think I'll be buying these.

by **chrisjbrandon** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:12 pm

This will b cool. They always have great rules...

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:34 pm

nice concepept but the pieces look terrible i expected more when i read 3d card game card image changes when you move it side to side or one of those 3d marvel master game pieces on a small stand not a cheap paper transformer game figure i was almost going to buy a couple packs until i seen the image forget it now.

by **dabattousai** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:03 pm

I'm gonna buy some to build and place up just like I did with the Pirates 3D game.

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:02 pm

Pokemon ver 2: morphing robotomons!

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:09 pm

"Each character can be built in robot or vehicle form using the same set of pieces."

I didn't realize they were still making BTR sets.....

News Credits: 2 · by **Nico** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:36 pm

The concept look....weird but im confident that Wizarsds will do its best. This might somehow eventually lead to "Transformer D20"....

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:42 pm

ShGarland_1383 wrote:"Each character can be built in robot or vehicle form using the same set of pieces."

I didn't realize they were still making BTR sets.....

They're not... It says the SAME set of pieces.

(I'm still perplexed at why BTR couldn't find a place to stick on the extra vehicle bits in the robot modes... It's not like the robots would have looked any worse. 8-|

But I digress.)

Anyhow, I think some of you are expecting too much from a four-buck pack of cards. Me? I like it... Gameplay AND cheap troop-building. The reassembly is forgivable here too, because you can't exactly put any sort of jointing on the things. If WoTC holds tournaments for this, I may get hooked... I miss the competition I used to get out of Duel Masters.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:09 pm

I wonder what it'll look like. I'm probably going to pass, still I hope it looks good.

by **Nemesis_Apoc** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:29 pm

i'll pick one up just to see how it is. looks better than i was expecting.

News Credits: 12 · by **Mulla** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:20 am

Is it just me that's picked this up, or has anyone else noticed that the figure shown in the image is Jetfire.

Now is that G1 Jetfire or a new movie design Jetfire? Because it sure as hell doesn't look like G1, and if it is movie design, =P~

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:34 am

I think the plane your looking at is suppose to be Movie Starscream.

News Credits: 2 · by **Basketball Jones** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:50 pm

Wizards should cease with all of these lackluster CCGs and do what the fans have been clamoring for for about thirteen years: reprints of the Power Nine.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 1:03 am

My friends and i are getting tired of playing magic and DBZ. So i think ill have to pic up a few packs of these so we can try it out. And if not ill just add the "figures" to my TF collection.