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Harry Potter Trading Card Game box art
2001 Ranked #5,563

Harry Potter Trading Card Game

A collectible card game has witches and wizards cast spells, summon creatures, and wear down an opponent’s deck. Lesson cards provide the resources for stronger plays, while running out of cards means defeat.

Customizable Games Card Game Collectible Components Action Points Variable Player Powers

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

9+

Complexity

1.96/5

Rating

6.17

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.2/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Collectible card game based on the Harry Potter novels written by J.K. Rowling.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Action Points

Spend a limited allowance of points across several possible actions each turn.
Variable Player Powers

Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Hand Management

Time and sequence a limited hand of cards to preserve future options.
Read the full game description

Collectible card game based on the Harry Potter novels written by J.K. Rowling. Each player's 60-card deck is fronted with a wizard or witch "character" card, and contains spells, creatures, items, and the "lesson" cards needed to put them into play. Damage to the character is tracked by simply discarding off the draw deck, and first person to run out of cards loses. Damage is dealt with spells or creatures, and can be targeted to other creatures, or directly to the opposing character. In addition to the Base Set, there were 4 other expansions for the Harry Potter TCG: Quidditch Cup Diagon Alley Adventures at Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets As of 2002, this game has been discontinued.

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Type

1
Customizable Games

Category

5
Card Game Collectible Components Fantasy Fighting Novel-based

Mechanism

3
Action Points Hand Management Variable Player Powers

Family

3
Books: Harry Potter Collectible: Collectible Card Games Players: Two-Player Only Games

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20 min
Age
9+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Skaff Elias Mike Elliott Paul Peterson

Artists

4
Kevin Dobler Dave Dorman Greg Hildebrandt Tim Hildebrandt

Publishers

3
AMIGO Devir Wizards of the Coast

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