, he asked, apparently without irony, in the community built around a game people are running for free and at some legal risk. With the official game discontinued, two players, who go by 'nlesgold' and 'Landar', took it upon themselves to create cards for the remaining City of Heroes powers (excluding powers in the Dual Blades and Willpower powersets), in an unofficial expansion called "City of Heroes: The Hamidon." There are two ways to access the files, a set of web-accessible text files and a zip file of those same text files.If they ran it for free then that motivation is removed, and if they charged then just how many people do you think would pay, especially knowing that it was an illegal operation that could be shut down at any time? Players can either play solely with the Paragon Hero cards available in the Arena set, or go online to access the HeroBuilder which allows players to create Hero cards in the same template as the already available Heroes, including a picture uploaded by the player.
These cards allow a player to create new combinations of powers that are not available on existing Hero cards. In addition to the 33 Heroes available in Arena and the 22 Heroes available in Secret Origins, players can create their own hero, using "Paragon" Hero cards. (Please see the Official Rules Sheet or the Technical Rules for more details.) Unless otherwise specified by the cards played, play continues until only 1 Hero remains, who is declared the winner. Use the Defeat text on a mission to complete it.an Enhancement on a Power already in play.a Power that can be used by the Hero or a Sidekick.As their action, a player has many choices, including: This leads to faster and more interactive games.Įach player is represented by a Hero card, which begins in play along with 2 starting powers. Rather than using a turn structure where each player takes multiple actions in a row, the game uses an alternating action structure. This design was created to allow for random, yet still playable decks, while minimizing cost to consumers.ĬOHCCG was designed to be a quick game. However, instead of the traditional 50-60 card starter deck, COHCCG used "Battlepacks," 25-card packs in foil wrap similar to boosters, with a rules sheet, 10 fixed cards (including 1 Hero, 2 starting powers, and other cards useable by the Hero) and 15 randomized common cards which were designed to be useable in most decks. An interview with AEG CEO John Zinser notes that the game line has been discontinued due to failure to reach critical mass.īoth Arena and Secret Origins were released with the traditional 11 card booster packs. The second set, Secret Origins, was released in September of 2006. The first, Arena, was released in January of 2006. There have been a total of 2 sets of cards released for the game. The City of Heroes Customizable Card Game (COHCCG) was designed by David Williams and produced by Alderac Entertainment Group.
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