X FILES

While other collectible card
game publishers are carefully
doling out the information
they want you to have, we at
The United States Playing Card
Company think you are old
enough to handle the whole
truth. Why? Maybe because we've
been the world's #1 producer of
playing card games for over
100 years, and we've gotten to
know our customers very well.
We know how seriously you take
your card games, and we would
n't still be in business if
we didn't take them just as
seriously. We are proud to
introduce The X-Files™ Col-
lectible Card Game, designed by
the gamers at NXT Games. We
know that there is more to a
great collectible card game
than excellent game mechanics.
Even in our excitement about
this great new game, we did
n't forget your concerns about
collectibility, and we're not
afraid to show our hand:

RARITY
Our starter decks each have three rare cards, and our
booster packs each have two rares. Two ultra-rare cards
replace two rares in every display of boosters
(not in the same booster pack, of course).

FORMAT
Like most CCGs, each edition of The X-Files™ basic game
will be available in boosters and starters, and
expansions will be sold boosters only. Each edition or
expansion will have one print run. That's it. One.

PRINT RUNS
Our print runs will be small. Really small, when you think how
big this market is. The first world-wide English edition of The
X-Files™ Collectible Card Game is about 80 million
cards. It will ship in November and December. Future editions
will be as limited, because we don't want to flood the market
with cards the players don't want and the stores can't sell.

BORDERS
All of our cards will have black borders, because with
each edition, we'll be making changes to the cards to
make them better or more fun or cooler. You'll definitely
be able to tell the difference between editions.

PROMO CARDS
What's not to like about promo cards? We love 'em. You love
'em. If you didn't make it to GenCon to get the first promotional
card, bummer. The good news is that we have several more in
the pipeline. Check out our website if you want the lowdown
on release dates and distribution.