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franchise. It was released in 2006 in commemoration of the Super Sentai series' 30th anniversary. The game was expanded with several expansion packs, such as the collection in 2007, featuring characters from the Kamen Rider Series television franchise, and the in 2008 featuring characters from the Metal Hero Series television franchise.
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Game cards
There are four rarity categories: Normal, Rare, Super Rare, and Secret Rare. There are three kinds of cards: Unit Cards, Operation Cards, and Vehicle Cards, which were introduced in The Masked Rider Expansion.
- Unit Cards are divided into four sizes: Small (warriors), Medium (individual mecha), Large (mecha combinations), and Extra Large (mecha carriers).
- If a Unit Card has a Strike Point mark of "1", it can deliver damage. If it has an SP mark of "!", It can use an attack which is described in the card text. If it has no mark, it cannot Strike.
- Operation Cards involve Sentai related powers. They can be "Stationary" (the operation is in effect for as long as the card is in use) or "Counter" (can be used during your opponent's turn).
- Vehicle cards allow small Unit Cards to me "mounted".
Game play
To Hold Command (which enables cards of a certain category to be controlled) over a particular category, turn the card to its left side. To Release Command, turn it back.
The play sheet used in this game has a space for the deck, a space for Operation Cards, a "Power Zone", a "Command Zone", a "Rush Area", and a "Battle Area".
In order to Rush a card (bring into the Rush Area), one must Hold Command over a particular category. Each Card requires a certain number of cards in the Power Zone (the face can be up or down) to be Rushed.
Turn phases
Each turn is divided into five "Phases".
- In the Start Phase, you draw one card from your deck.
- In the Charge Phase, you can place a card in the Power Zone, Hold/Release Command, or even activate an Operation card.
- In the Rush Phase, you bring a card to the Rush Area (you should be Holding Command over that card's catergory).
- In the Battle Phase, you bring a card to the Battle Area and attack your opponent. Cards that are bested in Battle Points are considered "struck", and must be removed from the sheet.
- In the End Phase, you end your turn.
Collection
The card collection is divided into various packs, known as "Legends":
- Legend 1: : The first pack, which launched the game.
- Legend 2: : The second pack, which introduced the "Dark Alliance" cards.
- Legend 3: : The third pack, which introduced the Secret Rare Cards.
- Thundering Wings: DaiTanken Deck: contains an action card of DaiTanken.
- Silver Adventurer: BoukenSilver Deck: contains an action card of BoukenSilver.
- Legend 4: : The fourth pack, which introduced the Ranger power-ups and launched the VS Series cards.
- Legend 5: : The fifth pack, which introduced new versions of existing cards and added Gekiranger.: A pack that introduces the Kamen Rider Series' characters into the game.
- Legend 6: : The sixth pack features rereleases of 6 prior Red Warrior's cards like Vul Eagle and the three characters portrayed by the late actress Machiko Soga
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- Legend 7: : The seventh pack focuses on the ninja-themed series, Kakuranger and Hurricaneger and introduces characters from Go-onger into the game.
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- Legend 8: : The eighth pack introduces the Go-on Wings, villains from Go-onger, and Sentai robos introduced in Heisei era Super Sentai films, such as Engine Dai-Shogun and Tenrai Senpuujin.
- The Masked Rider Expansion Vol.4: This expansion introduces Riders from the rest of Kamen Rider Kiva as well as those from its film Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World and villains from Kamen Rider Stronger, BLACK RX, and Kiva.
- Legend 9: : The ninth pack introduces characters from the 2009 Super Sentai Series Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
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, and also features cards from Super-1, Gavan, Dynaman, Shaider, Jiban, Winspector, Fiveman, Solbrain, Dairanger, Blue SWAT, B-Fighter, BF Kabuto, Gingaman, Robotack, GoGoFive, Kuuga, Agito, Ryuki, 555, Blade, Dekaranger, Hibiki, Kabuto, Den-O, Gekiranger, Decade (including its film), and Shinkenger. There are also a series of cards dedicated to Hiroshi Miyauchiis a prolific Japanese actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is best known for playing some of the most memorable roles in Tokusatsu history, such as Kazami Shiro in Kamen Rider V3 and Ken Hayakawa in Kaiketsu Zubat...
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Categories
Cards are divided into five categories, though they occasionally intertwine on the card illustrations (e.g.: the Rescue Fighter card, an Over-Technology card from Carranger, shows the Rescue Fighter healing the GaoBear and GaoPolar, which are Wild Beast cards, from Gaoranger). Furthermore, the game has also received a Kamen Rider Series add-on set known as the
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Wild Beast
cards feature characters whose powers come from nature, animals, or monsters, symbolized by a red wolf's head. The Wild Beast category covers characters and items from the following series:
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Earth Technology
cards feature characters whose powers arise from present-day technology made on the Earth, symbolized by a green globe grid. The Earth Technology category covers characters and items from the following series and films:
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Metal Heroes Series
Other series
Over-Techonology
cards feature characters whose powers come from extraterrestrial, other-dimensional, or futuristic sources, symbolized by a blue atom. The Over-Technology category covers characters and items from the following series:
Super Sentai Series
Kamen Rider Series
Metal Heroes Series
Mystic Arms
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, symbolized by a yellow five-pointed star formed from aura comets. The Mystic Arms category covers characters from the following series and films:
Super Sentai Series
Kamen Rider Series
Metal Heroes Series
Dark Alliance
cards feature the various villains and anti-heroes of the Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, and Metal Heroes series, symbolized by a purple demon's eye. To date, the Dark Alliance category has covered the following:
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Denshi Sentai Denziman of
Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan of
Kagaku Sentai Dynaman of
Choudenshi Bioman of
Dengeki Sentai Changeman of
Choushinsei Flashman of
Hikari Sentai Maskman of
Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman of
Choujin Sentai Jetman of
Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger of
Gosei Sentai Dairanger of
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger of
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger of
Gekisou Sentai Carranger of
Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive of
Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger of
Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger of
Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger of
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger of
Mahou Sentai Magiranger of
GoGo Sentai Boukenger of
Juken Sentai Gekiranger Of
Engine Sentai Go-Onger of "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Kamen Rider Series of Kamen Rider
of Kamen Rider
of Kamen Rider V3 of
Kamen Rider X and the of
Kamen Rider Stronger of
Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! (Kamen Rider ZX) of
Kamen Rider BLACK of
Kamen Rider BLACK RX of
Kamen Rider BLACK and
Kamen Rider BLACK RX of
Kamen Rider ZO of
Kamen Rider J of
Kamen Rider Kuuga of
Kamen Rider Agito of
Kamen Rider 555 of
Kamen Rider Blade of
Kamen Rider Kabuto of
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Kamen Rider Kiva of
Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World
Metal Heroes Series of
Choujinki Metalder of
Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya of
Tokusou Robo Janperson of
Juukou B-Fighter