litlbots: Transformers Trading Card Game SDCC Exclusive Blaster Vs Soundwave Pack and Omnibots

litlbots: Transformers Trading Card Game SDCC Exclusive Blaster Vs Soundwave Pack and Omnibots

litlbots: Transformers Trading Card Game SDCC Exclusive Blaster Vs Soundwave Pack and Omnibots

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Welcome to year two of the Transformers Trading Card Game!  Last year, the game soft launched at SDCC, and this year, it grows even more, and it’s been a great first year too!  Today, they add two SDCC exclusives, the Soundwave Vs Blaster pack, and the Omnibots 3 card pack.  Let’s check em out!  And don’t forget to check out our 2018 Transformers TCG review and how to play here!

SDCC Exclusive Blaster Vs Soundwave Pack | Omnibots PackThe Game | Group Photos

SDCC Exclusive Blaster Vs Soundwave Pack

Omnibots Pack

The Game 

  • The Transformers Trading Card Game will be available starting 9/28/2018.
  • The Starter Kit will run $14.99.  So far, only an Autobot Starter Kit has been announced, but we will probably see a Decepticon one too.  Starter has 4 bot cards, 40 booster cards, battle damage sheet and rules.
  • Booster Packs will feature 2 bot cards and 7 battle cards for $3.99.
  • Each card is double sided, one for bot mode, one for alt mode.
  • Bot cards feature numbers for Health, Attack, and Defense.
  • Each card also features a star count.  The Stars are how you build teams.  The out of box rule is 25 stars or less per team, but home rules can do whatever they like (game tested with 25 star teams).
  • Transformers TCG is based on an entirely new battle system heavily featuring the transformation of bots, with different abilities and stats per bot or alt mode.
  • This is a battle card game. The point is to knock out your opponent.
  • On a turn you:
    • Draw a battle card
    • you can transform
    • you must attack
  • The art of the game is based off of Transformers Generations
  • Rare cards include unique abilities and traits
  • Each game should run around 10-15 minutes
  • PARENTS! There are two sets of rules for this game, simple rules, and advanced. 
    • Simple ​- Add your defense or attack score on your bot card to the red or blue rectangles on two battle cards for your attack / defense strength, and deduct the difference from bot health.  This is a fantastic, fun, and easy way to help your litlgeek with simple math!  This is a fast, fun, and furious way to play!
    • Advanced – In the advanced rules you are tallying attack, defense, but you are also measuring in buffs and actions on the battle cards, as well as special bot abilities, and you retain a hand of battle cards vs. both players drawing from the same deck.  This method of play involves some reading, strategy, and logic skills and should be taken up by kids at least age 8 and up.

Group Photos

The Transformers TCG is for ages 8 and up | This video and post are for entertainment purposes only.

litlbots: Transformers Trading Card Game

litlbots: Transformers Trading Card Game

litlbots: Transformers Trading Card Game

Check out all of our great litlbots Transformers reviews here!

Information regarding the Transformers Card Game had been slowly dripping out to the public before SDCC, with a bit of a boil over at SDCC 2018, and now, since GenCon in Indiana, fever pitch really.  GenCon attendees were allowed to purchase not only the Con-Exclusive Booster packs, but the full Autobot Starter pack of the Transformers Trading Card game!  But…what is it?  Well, the litlgeeks had a few minutes to take a look at both the Starter Kit, and the Con-Exclusive Booster pack…and they LOVE Transformers…so let’s check in with them.

  • The Transformers Trading Card Game will be available starting 9/28/2018.
  • The Starter Kit will run $14.99.  So far, only an Autobot Starter Kit has been announced, but we will probably see a Decepticon one too.  Starter has 4 bot cards, 40 booster cards, battle damage sheet and rules.
  • Booster Packs will feature 2 bot cards and 7 battle cards for $3.99.
  • Each card is double sided, one for bot mode, one for alt mode.
  • Bot cards feature numbers for Health, Attack, and Defense.
  • Each card also features a star count.  The Stars are how you build teams.  The out of box rule is 25 stars or less per team, but home rules can do whatever they like (game tested with 25 star teams).
  • Transformers TCG is based on an entirely new battle system heavily featuring the transformation of bots, with different abilities and stats per bot or alt mode.
  • This is a battle card game. The point is to knock out your opponent.
  • On a turn you:
    • Draw a battle card
    • you can transform
    • you must attack
  • Included in the starter:
    • Optimus unique to starter
    • Bumblebee unique to starter
    • Iron Hide
    • Red Alert
  • Included in SDCC Booster
    • Cliffjumper
    • Slipstream
  • The art of the game is based off of Transformers Generations
  • Additional notable characters included in the game and known to date:
    • Megatron
    • Dinobots (Sludge and Snarl are rare)
    • Insecticons
    • Nemesis Prime (rare)
    • Barrage
    • Flame war
  • Rare cards include unique abilities and traits
  • Each game should run around 10-15 minutes
  • Ultra Pro is producing oversized sleeves just for the bot cards in this game!
  • The game will be purchasable pretty much wherever you buy Trading Card Games, Amazon, that spot in Target and Walmart with all the cards, your comic book store, etc…
  • PARENTS! I just finished a few rounds with the litlgeeks, there are two sets of rules for this game, simple rules, and advanced. 
    • Simple ​- Add your defense or attack score on your bot card to the red or blue rectangles on two battle cards for your attack / defense strength, and deduct the difference from bot health.  This is a fantastic, fun, and easy way to help your litlgeek with simple math!  This is a fast, fun, and furious way to play!
    • Advanced – In the advanced rules you are tallying attack, defense, but you are also measuring in buffs and actions on the battle cards, as well as special bot abilities, and you retain a hand of battle cards vs. both players drawing from the same deck.  This method of play involves some reading, strategy, and logic skills and should be taken up by kids at least age 8 and up.

 

The Transformers TCG is for ages 8 and up | This video and post are for entertainment purposes only.