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Game Category: Card Games, Original Games
Number of Players: 2
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Transformers Battlecards (TCG)

In 1 collection by Big Daddy Goose
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Description
UPDATED: Added Dinobot and Constructicon decks, damage counters (colored dice) and Energon counters (pink dice). Also added background and updated rules.
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Transformers Battlecards is a unique trading card game in which players assume command of the Autobot and Decepticon armies from the 1985 Generation One cartoon.

I designed a game under contract for Hasbro from 1996 to 2001. The game was never released, but a few friends and I still play. The game requires counters, but I am still working on custom counters to import.

This is a fan-made game with unique copyrighted rules.

For complete game rules and printable decks, check this out:
http://streamlinergames.com/battlecards/Battlecards_RG.pdf
20 Comments
Big Daddy Goose  [author] 16 Sep, 2022 @ 7:59am 
Starsaver, this is an abandoned project. My website which hosts the images is no longer up and I don't have the time to maintain.
Starsaver 29 Aug, 2022 @ 9:46am 
Did something happen to make all of the cards blank?
Big Daddy Goose  [author] 27 Jun, 2022 @ 8:57am 
Lykwid I'm fine with you posting anywhere as long as you give credit to me. My name is Rich G.
lykwid 20 Jun, 2022 @ 9:04am 
I have found an old file with some cards on it, would it be ok for me to find a way to post them somewhere?
Big Daddy Goose  [author] 15 Jun, 2022 @ 10:26am 
(con't)

3. Transforming a robot to alt mode in order to have it join a battle simply adds their Strength and Endurance to Robots in battle. If no other Robots are in battle, there is no battle to join. Transformed modes only allow support effects and occasional damage, but they are not meant for solo battles.
4. A Robot's Speed MUST equal or exceed the slowest Robot in battle in order for that Robot to join battle. Abilities like "Join a Battle" circumvent this requirement.
5. Finally, yes. Damage is dealt as a "victory" per battle. If Gears defeats Soundwave in battle, then Soundwave is "damaged" and will need to spend an entire turn in Homebase with a science-type Robot in order to remove that damage. If a damaged Robot goes into battle and loses, they are then 'destroyed' and sent to the scrappile.

Sorry these answers took so long to come. I've been out of the game dev hobby for years.
Big Daddy Goose  [author] 15 Jun, 2022 @ 10:26am 
Unormalism, I wish I had time to cover in detail. Here's my quick responses:
1. Attacking a homebase requires Robots to be moved from other Resources the defender player has control of. This can only happen once per turn.
2. Each player takes a full turn then passes it to the next. Actions that focus on 'Action phase' can be used by either player in any turn as long as it's in the Action phase of that turn. Using an ability like "join battle" can be used in situations where the Robot could not normally join (such as if his Speed was too low or the Support Limit was reached). In the case of Gears, his card was misprinted. Air Jet should allow Gears to move to any Resource regardless of Speed requirements.
Big Daddy Goose  [author] 15 Jun, 2022 @ 10:10am 
mad ph33r, yes. Streamliner games shut down years ago when I couldn't sell a single game out of the seven I designed. So I kinda lost interest in maintaining card art. Sorry, but life got in the way.
Big Daddy Goose  [author] 15 Jun, 2022 @ 10:09am 
lykwid, Yes, I'm the guy that designed the core engine and ran the test market for the game. Quan did amazing work as well and we keep in touch every few years.

I've been out of game development for years but I might be able to locate our old prototype files that we sent to Hasbro. Can't promise it will be soon. I have multiple irons in the fire so I will be busy for most of the summer.

Glad to see someone likes our stuff.
lykwid 12 Apr, 2022 @ 5:14am 
Oh yeah, and there are no images for the game.
lykwid 10 Apr, 2022 @ 10:11pm 
You wouldn't happen to be RG who created the old Transformers game with JW? If so, is there any way to get this game working again, and possibly adding Metalface also?