Vs. System is a two-player collectible superhero card game first listed in 2004 and designed by Daniel Mandel, Edward Fear, Matt Hyra, Mike Hummel and Patrick Sullivan. It has Marvel and DC versions whose cards can be combined in one deck. Card types include characters, equipment, locations and plot twists, and players recruit heroes and villains to attack one another. Board Game Matcher lists a session at about fifteen minutes, a medium weight of 2.6, a recommended age of ten and up, and names hand management as its key mechanic. The game is filed as a card game with collectible components and a comic book or strip theme, placing it among the licensed collectible card games of the early 2000s.
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Playing Time PublisherUpper Deck Entertainment 2 Game Category Game Category Game Category Game Mechanic Minimum Players Maximum Players Classification
Player Count Sport
Game Type (category) Connections
Sources
1. Vs System (Board Game Matcher)
Details, Year
2004
Summary line
Vs System is a board game for 2 players
Categories
Card Game
View the Source2. Vs System (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 15
- Designer: Daniel Mandel
- Designer: Edward Fear
- Designer: Matt Hyra
- Designer: Mike Hummel
- Designer: Patrick Sullivan (II)
- Publisher: Upper Deck Entertainment
- Game Category: Card Game
- Game Category: Collectible Components
- Game Category: Comic Book / Strip
- Game Mechanic: Hand Management
- Minimum Players: 2
- Maximum Players: 2
View the SourceWikipedia, Vs. System
GameplayQuote, Gameplay
The Vs. System attempts to emulate epic superhero battles.
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