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Fans of the Stargate™ Trading Card Game and the Stargate™ Online Trading Card Game will have a chance to find a champion this August at Gen Con Indy! Sony Online Entertainment is set to host the 2008 Championships for both versions by combining the tabletop TCG with the online game. Stargate TCG players who bring their tabletop decks to Gen Con will be given a digital version of their deck with which to compete. |
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| Rise of the Ori, the newest expansion set for the Stargate TCG, continues the adventures of Stargate Commands SG-1 team as they solve missions throughout the galaxy. |
| Skaara presented an interesting dilemma for the designers to discuss. Though a hero character, he spent more episodes of the SG-1 television series "possessed" by the Goa'uld Klorel. This led to the question of exactly how this situation should be treated. |
| Though the heavy makeup might make it hard for some people to tell, the character of Chaka was actually played by two different actors in the three episodes in which he appeared. Dion Johnstone, who appeared in various makeups in 9 episodes, originated the role in the episode "The First Ones," and returned to it in "Beast of Burden." This is arguably the more "quintessential" Chaka, and had been the preferred designer choice for the card's image. |
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| When dealing with a character or adversary that only appears in a single episode of Stargate SG-1, it's often very easy to identify the one clear image that best captures him for the card. That was most definitely not the case for Khalek; many great moments were in contention for his card image. |
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| Young Jack holds the distinction of being the first card designed for the second set of Stargate TCG, System Lords. This is because he was actually created and tested during the development of the first set, specifically intended for use as a promo card (and as a preview of something from the next set). |
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It's a running gag in Stargate SG-1 to see Jack O'Neill play with a magnifying glass (often in the background of a more serious scene), one of the many familiar moments the designers hoped to capture on a card. Picking just one freeze frame among the many possible choices posed an odd but fun challenge (even Teal'c has some magnifying glass humor in one episode!), but ultimately the nod went to this moment from the fourth season premiere "Small Victories." |
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| In his handful of appearances in season nine of Stargate SG-1, the character of Gerak seemed to be a personification of the doctrine that "might makes right." He rose to power by having more resources than any of his potential rivals, and was unafraid to use that power any way he saw fit. The designers were keen to capture this attitude on his card. |
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| In one episode of Stargate SG-1, a character asks how people can tell one Asgard from another. Daniel Jackson answers, "the voice." It's an extra in-joke for those aware that actor Michael Shanks provides the voice of Thor. But it's a bit of a problem for the Stargate TCG. |
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Many players of Stargate TCG came to it as existing fans of one or both of the Stargate television series. But there are some players out there who have actually started to watch Stargate SG-1 on DVD or in reruns only after having grown to like the game. |
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Stargate Online TCG is holding a World Championship Online Qualifier this weekend where players can earn big rewards and a spot at the 2008 World Championships! |
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by Evan "Heimlich" Lorentz, Game Designer This event holds an interesting distinction in the history of Stargate TCG -- it's quite possibly the very first card ever designed for the game. |
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| Adversaries were actually one of the later additions to Stargate TCG; in the earliest incarnations of the game, they were little more than glorified obstacles depicting the major villainous characters from the show. Even once they were broken out into their own separate card type, the rules of how they worked went through a few changes before settling into their final form. This version of Yu is arguably a small homage to the very last take on adversaries before the final version. |
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| It was in late 2006 that Stargate TCG was finally starting to look like the final version that was released in print and online. The cards had all been written and were in the midst of careful playtesting. The designers were waiting to hear about "image approval" from a number of the actors from the show. I was betting that Amanda Tapping wouldn't say yes to images like this one and Blood of Sokar. But to her credit, she's proven very willing to be pictured in not-altogether-flattering settings. (You'd be surprised, but in the work I've done on various other TCGs, I've learned that many actors don't always like to be shown... well, actually acting like this.) |
