Match Attax
Match Attax is a trading card game published by Topps . It appears in England for the Premier League and in Germany for the Bundesliga . Match Attax has been released in England since 2007 and in Germany for the 2008/09 Bundesliga season . It is the best-selling trading card game in the UK.
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In the beginning, Match Attax offered simple and clear maps. There was a binder and a playing field that were sold together in a starter pack. There is also a tin can. The trading cards are sold in a bag containing five or ten cards.
Cards and collectibles
There are 18 basic cards per club, initially two star players, since the 2011/2012 season one star player and one top transfer, in 2012/2013 again two star players, a coat of arms, a rookie, three match winners and a limited edition . In addition, five Club One Hundred cards appear. For the 2011/12 season there was also a so-called “Mega-Pack”, which contains 55 cards, and a new additional collection “Match Attax Extra”, in which players are listed who changed after the summer break. This series includes a Club 100 card from Mario Götze , 17 match winners, 18 fan favorites gold, 18 fan favorites silver, 18 fan favorites bronze and 54 normal cards.
The starter pack contains a portfolio, ten cards and including a limited edition Matchwinner or Club 100 . The Mega Pack contains five packs including a limited edition. In 2013/2014 there are also 54 tickets from the 2nd Bundesliga. In addition, new duo and captain cards have been released since the 2014/2015 season. Two players from one club can be seen on the duo cards. Captain cards are partly transparent and the player stands on the card without a background. To give the card a background, you need so-called stadium cards, on which the home stadium of the Bundesliga club concerned can be seen. If you put these together in a transparent cover of the folder, the captain receives a 5-point boost.
In the 2015/16 season there are back four cards with three or four players. New are a ball collection box in the shape of a football with 61 and a mini collection box with 31 cards. There is also a premium playing field with 26 cards. In the 10-year 2017/2018 season collection there are 417 trading cards + 5 tactic cards, 18 shooting stars (one per team) and 27 limited-edition cards. Pro 18 basic cards including club card and star player. There are also 3 match winners per club and a total of 5 Club 100 cards for the 2017/2018 season, one of which has a Club 100 defensive and attacking values of 101 ( Robert Lewandowski ), 10 veterans, 10 goal scorers and 10 legends.
advent Calendar
Since the 2011/2012 Bundesliga season there has been an advent calendar that appears in the design of the Match Attax cards. As in the first season mentioned, it will also appear this season in October. The calendar contains 50 tickets including 18 stadium tickets, which are appearing for the first time, and two limited tickets. In the 2017/2018 season, the Advent calendar contains 51 trading cards, including 2 limited cards and 18 shooting stars.
Shootings stars
Shootings Star cards are part of the 10 year collection of the Match Attax series. They are cards from young Bundesliga players. Every club has a shooting star. These cards are only included in the advent calendar .
Tournaments
Every year Topps organizes a German championship in which every minor can register for free. The four-time winner is Julius Marx.
Trivia
- With Force Attax an offshoot of the series exists related to Star Wars
Individual evidence
- ↑ From Bazooka chewing gum to the Bundesliga - The story of Topps on bundesliga.de, accessed on September 18, 2012.
- ↑ Topps Match Attax 2012/2013 products on idealo.de. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ↑ a b Match Attax article 2012/2013 on kasse4.wordpress.com. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ↑ Match Attax Mega Pack 2011/2012 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on otto.de. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
- ↑ German Match Attax Champion is confirmed! on toppsfussball.de. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
