Cards and rarity · TCG Card Shop Simulator · read from a local copy
Card sets and expansions
Cards are grouped into a fixed list of named expansions.
TCG Card Shop Simulator groups its cards into named expansions and into separate border finishes, so a collection is tracked by set and by look rather than as one long list of cards.
What the game establishes
- Cards are grouped into a fixed list of named expansions. (checked against the game's own files)
- The expansion list is the game's own fixed set of set names rather than a free label you can invent. (checked against the game's own files)
- A card's finish is a separate fixed list of border styles. (checked against the game's own files)
- The game ships a border image for each finish, including the full-art frames. (checked against the game's own files)
- Expansions and finishes are named among the things that move a card's price. (checked against the game's own files)
- The game ships a card icon for its top rarity alongside the expansion and border artwork. (checked against the game's own files)
In play
Cards belong to expansions. The game keeps a fixed list of expansion names instead of letting a set be anything at all, which is why cards from different sets can sit in the same binder and still be different cards.
A card also has a finish. Border styles are their own fixed list, running from the plain base look through first editions, silver, gold, EX and the full-art border, and the game ships a border image for each one rather than drawing them on the fly.
The two are tracked separately. A card's expansion and a card's border are recorded independently, which is why one set can hold both a plain card and a special finish of that same card.
Set and finish both feed price changes. The list of things the game lets move a card's value names particular expansions and finishes alongside rarity, foil and effects, so a first edition and a full-art border are each handled as their own case.
The pictures beside this entry are the game's own: the first-edition border, the icon for the later expansion, and the card icon it prints at its top rarity.
What this entry does not tell you: how many cards sit in each expansion, the odds of pulling a particular finish, or what any finish is worth. We have not verified those numbers, so we do not print them.
Related
Cards and rarityCards and rarityA card is a physical object with its own display settings.
Packs and openingPacks and opening themPackaging boxes come in separate kinds for cards, items and shelves.
Cards and rarityAlbums and binder pagesCards can be kept in an album with binder pages.Version and sources
A local copy of the game, read only. Identifiers are listed on the technical reference pages; nothing here is estimated. Documented build: no version stated by this build.