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The '''''BattleTech Trading Card Game''''' is a [[w:collectible card game|collectible card game]] set in the [[BattleTech]] universe developed by [[Wizards of the Coast]] (WotC) for [[FASA Corporation|FASA]], using the same style of gameplay and card distribution as WotC's ''[[w:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]''. It was designed by [[w:Richard Garfield|Richard Garfield]]. Its production ran from 1996 through 2001. The ''BattleTech TCG'' featured [[BattleMech]]s, characters, and technology from the original board game, with new artwork done by various artists. Currently, the ''BattleTech TCG'' is [[W:out-of-print|no longer in print]].
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The '''''BattleTech Collectible Card Game''''' is a [[w:collectible card game|collectible card game]] set in the [[BattleTech]] universe developed by [[Wizards of the Coast]] (WotC) for [[FASA Corporation|FASA]], using the same style of gameplay and card distribution as WotC's ''[[w:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]''. It was designed by [[w:Richard Garfield|Richard Garfield]]. Its production ran from 1996 through 2001. The ''BattleTech CCG'' featured [[BattleMech]]s, characters, and technology from the original board game, with new artwork done by various artists. Currently, the ''BattleTech CCG'' is [[W:out-of-print|no longer in print]].
  
 
The goal of the game is to make your opponent run out of cards from their stockpile (deck of cards). The most basic way of achieving this is to attack your enemy's stockpile with 'Mechs and other units.
 
The goal of the game is to make your opponent run out of cards from their stockpile (deck of cards). The most basic way of achieving this is to attack your enemy's stockpile with 'Mechs and other units.
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==Canonicity==
 
==Canonicity==
Although produced under a valid license, the BattleTech TCG cards have expressly been declared to be not canonical.<ref>In [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=52501.0 this thread] on the official [[BattleTech Forum]]</ref> As such, appearance on a card or its associated fluff text does not prove that something or someone really exists within the BattleTech universe, or that any events referenced there ever happened. However, as an official licensed product, the cards can be regarded as [[apocryphal]].
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Although produced under a valid license, the BattleTech CCG cards have expressly been declared to be not canonical.<ref>In [http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=52501.0 this thread] on the official [[BattleTech Forum]]</ref> As such, appearance on a card or its associated fluff text does not prove that something or someone really exists within the BattleTech universe, or that any events referenced there ever happened. However, as an official licensed product, the cards can be regarded as [[apocryphal]].
  
 
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