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Babylon 5 Collectible Card Game

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The Babylon 5 Collectible Card Game, commonly abbreviated B5 CCG, is an out of print collectible card game set in the fictional universe of the television series Babylon 5. It was published by Precedence Entertainment, with the first sets released in North America starting December 11, 1997, and the game remained in production until 2000. Unlike many collectible card games of its era that were built primarily around one-on-one duels, the Babylon 5 Collectible Card Game was explicitly designed to support multiplayer play, with the designers targeting four to five participants as the ideal group size while allowing games with as few as two or as many as twenty players. Card sets reflected the political and diplomatic intrigue central to the Babylon 5 television series, giving players tools to form and break alliances, negotiate, and maneuver for influence among the show's various governments and factions rather than relying purely on direct combat.

Facts
Origin Year
1997 1
Playing Time
60 2
Designer
David Hewitt 2
Designer
Edi Birsan 2
Designer
John Hart 2
Designer
John Myler 2
Designer
Kevin Tewart 2
Designer
Paul Brown 2
Designer
Ran Ackels 2
Publisher
Precedence Publishing 2
Game Category
Card Game 2
Game Category
Collectible Components 2
Game Category
Economic 2
Game Category
Movies / TV / Radio theme 2
Game Category
Negotiation 2
Game Category
Political 2
Game Category
Science Fiction 2
Game Mechanic
Hand Management 2
Game Mechanic
Role Playing 2
Game Mechanic
Variable Player Powers 2
Game Mechanic
Voting 2
Minimum Players
2 2
Maximum Players
10 2
Classification
Player Count
Small Group (3-6 Players) 1
Player Count
Large Group or Variable 1
Sport
Game Type (category)
Card Game 1
Sources
1. Babylon 5 Collectible Card Game (Wikipedia)
  • lead paragraph, game-type-category
    The Babylon 5 Collectible Card Game (B5 CCG) is an out-of-print collectible card game set in the Babylon 5 universe.
  • Lead paragraph
    It was published from 1997 to 2000.
  • Lead paragraph, number of players
    The game is ideally set for 4-5 players but can be played with a minimum of two players up to as many as 20 if using multiple Non-Aligned Factions and Home Factions.
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2. Babylon 5 Collectible Card Game (BoardGameGeek)
  • Playing Time: 60
  • Designer: David Hewitt
  • Designer: Edi Birsan
  • Designer: John Hart
  • Designer: John Myler
  • Designer: Kevin Tewart
  • Designer: Paul Brown
  • Designer: Ran Ackels
  • Publisher: Precedence Publishing
  • Game Category: Card Game
  • Game Category: Collectible Components
  • Game Category: Economic
  • Game Category: Movies / TV / Radio theme
  • Game Category: Negotiation
  • Game Category: Political
  • Game Category: Science Fiction
  • Game Mechanic: Hand Management
  • Game Mechanic: Role Playing
  • Game Mechanic: Variable Player Powers
  • Game Mechanic: Voting
  • Minimum Players: 2
  • Maximum Players: 10
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