Blue Moon (game)

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Blue Moon is Reiner Knizia's take on the Collectible Card Game mania, published by Kosmos/Fantasy Flight. It is a fixed-deck card game for 2 players and resembles the well known Magic: The Gathering (by Richard Garfield), althought game mechanics are quite different. Blue Moon is NOT a CCG: although each player has to use his own deck, there are no booster packs or additional cards to be collected: each deck is sold separately and is fully complete.

Based in a unique fantasy setting, Blue Moon simulates the struggle of the various peoples who live in the Blue Moon world. Each people has its own unique traits and gameplay mechanics and is represented by a 30 card deck (plus a "leader" card).

The base Blue Moon game box contains a small game board, three small plastic dragons (used as counters in the game) and two complete decks for the Vulca and Hoax peoples. Blue Moon cards are over-sized and resemble tarot cards: it is almost impossible to buy card sleeves to protect them.

Additional peoples (to be bought separately) are the following:

  • Mimix
  • Flit
  • Khind
  • Terrah
  • Pillar
  • Aqua
  • Buka

In addition, two more decks called Emissaries & Inquisitors (Allies and Blessings) contain additional cards which can be combined with any other set. Advanced rules allow players to construct their own decks, each based on a single people deck.

Detailed information on the game, its rules, examples of games and news can be found in the Blue Moon Fans website.

Much like Magic: The Gathering, many Blue Moon cards carry text to specify the cards' influence on the game (sometimes overriding the game rules). The game is therefore very language-dependent. Known available editions exist in English (Fantasy Flight Games), German (Kosmos) and Dutch (999 Games). Artwork for game boxes differs. Some promotional cards have been released and given as gifts at various gaming events.

In 2006 Fantasy Flight Games published a Blue Moon-related board game called Blue Moon City: this is not compatible with the Blue Moon card game and is a complete German-style board game for 2 to 4 players, set in the same Blue Moon world. It also shares artwork with the Blue Moon card games, but this is where the links end.

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