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+{{retitle|''Doctor Who: Battles in Time'' (trading cards)}}
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+[[File:BITlogo.jpg|thumb|''DWBIT'' logo]]
 '''''Doctor Who: Battles in Time''''' were collectable trading cards issued with the [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (magazine)|similarly-named magazine]]. They were also available for separate purchase from newsagents and some specialist shops.
-== Features ==
+Over the course of three years, from [[2006 (releases)|2006]] to [[2008 (releases)|2008]], 1,075 individual numbered cards were produced, plus three special cards, comprising five main sets - ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Exterminator)|Exterminator]]'', ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Annihilator)|Annihilator]]'', ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Invader)|Invader]]'', ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Ultimate Monsters)|Ultimate Monsters]]'' & ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Devastator)|Devastator]]''. In addition a further 34 cards were produced comprising two extra sets - ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Daleks vs Cybermen)|Daleks vs Cybermen]]'' & ''[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Adventurer The Sarah Jane Adventures)|Adventurer]]'' exclusive to specific issues of the magazine.
-The cards shared a number of common features.
-=== Card name ===
+== Overview ==
-Each was named.
+Each standard pack cost £1.50 and contained 9 cards, 8 Common and 1 Rare. Super-Rare and Ultra-Rare cards were included as an extra tenth card in a pack.
-=== Card number ===
+Mixed set packs, which were only available free with the magazine, contained 12 cards, 6 from each set - 5 Common and 1 Rare.
-Each had an individual number, with the numbering system being simply consecutive.
-=== Card description ===
+== Features ==
-Each had a single descriptive line captioning the card.
+The cards shared a number of common features.
-=== Card deck type ===
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-Each card had a sub-set category reflecting their general identity.
+|-
-* Bonus
+!Feature
-* [[Alien]]
+!Explanation
-* [[Cyberman]]
+|-
-* [[Dalek]]
+|Title|| Each card was named.
-* [[Hero]]
+|-
-* [[Human]]
+|Card number|| Each card had a unique identification number in the top left-hand corner.
-* [[Monster]]
+|-
-* [[Robot]]
+|Power icons|| Each card had three power icons, these were [[Gallifreyan symbols (Rose)|Gallifreyan symbols]] coloured a combination of red, green or silver.
+|-
+|Card description|| Each card had a sentence describing the character or object featured on the card.
+|-
+|Rarity symbol|| Each card had a symbol denoting its rarity in the bottom left-hand corner.<br>(C) for Common, (R) for Rare, (SR) for Super-Rare, and (UR) for Ultra-Rare.<br>''(This was introduced when the cards went nationwide, cards in the initial trial run did not have this feature.)''
+|-
+|Set number|| Each card had its number within each set in the bottom right-hand corner.
+|-
+|Skill categories|| Character cards listed the following skills:<br>Intelligence, Agility, Stamina, Special Abilities, and Fear Factor.
+|-
+|Double ratings|| Character cards had two ratings for each skill category, one in a green circle and one in a red circle.
+|-
+|Deck icon|| The cards were split into two types - Character cards & Bonus cards.<br>Character cards were categorised into the following decks, with an icon in the top right-hand corner:<br>[[Alien]], [[Cyberman]], [[Dalek]], [[Hero]], [[Human]], [[Monster]], and [[Robot]].
+|}
-=== Card classification ===
+However two sets had set specific features.
-Each card had a code denoting its rarity. Surprisingly some of the hardest to find cards were not necessarily in the higher classification.
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-* (C) Common = 8 in every pack (10 in mixed packs)
+|-
-* (R) Rare = 1 in every pack (2 in mixed packs)
+!Feature
-* (SR) Super Rare = 1 in every 6 packs
+!Explanation
-* (UR) Ultra Rare = 1 in every 24 packs
+|-
-* Golden Ticket = 1 in every 1000 packs
+|Power bar|| Cards from the [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Daleks vs Cybermen)|Daleks vs Cybermen]] set have this feature to be used with the board game included with [[DWBIT Daleks vs Cybermen Special]].
+|-
-=== Comparative rating score (character cards only) ===
+|Which Doctor?|| Cards from the [[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Ultimate Monsters)|Ultimate Monsters]] set indicated which Doctor's era each card came from.
-* Intelligence
+|}
-* Agility
-* Stamina
-* Special Abilities
-* Fear Factor
 == Sets ==
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 !GT
 |-
-|[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Exterminator)|Exterminator]]|| [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]|| 275|| 231|| 28|| 10|| 6|| 1
+|[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Exterminator)|Exterminator]] (trial run)|| spring [[2006 (releases)|2006]]|| 85|| 60|| 14|| 7|| 4|| 1
+|-
+|[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Exterminator)|Exterminator]]|| [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] 2006|| 275|| 231|| 28|| 10|| 6|| 1
 |-
 |[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Annihilator)|Annihilator]]|| [[23 February (releases)|23 February]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]|| 100|| 75|| 15|| 6|| 4|| 1
 |-
-|[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Daleks versus Cybermen)|Daleks vs Cybermen]]|| [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 2007|| 18|| 16|| 2|| n/a|| n/a|| n/a
+|[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Daleks vs Cybermen)|Daleks vs Cybermen]]|| [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] 2007|| 18 (24)|| 16|| 2|| n/a|| n/a|| n/a
 |-
 |[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Invader)|Invader]]|| [[5 September (releases)|5 September]] 2007|| 225|| 184|| 25|| 10|| 6|| 1
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 |[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Devastator)|Devastator]]|| [[17 September (releases)|17 September]] 2008|| 250|| 209|| 25|| 10|| 6|| 1
 |-
-|[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Adventurer The Sarah Jane Adventures)|Adventurer]]|| [[21 January (releases)|21 January]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]|| 10|| 10|| n/a|| n/a|| n/a|| n/a
+|[[Doctor Who: Battles in Time (Adventurer The Sarah Jane Adventures)|Adventurer]]|| [[21 January (releases)|21 January]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]|| 10 (11)|| 10|| n/a|| n/a|| n/a|| n/a
 |}
+In April 2008 a spin-off series of trading cards based on ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' was launched - [[Torchwood Trading Card Collection]].
 == Special cards ==
-* Psychic Paper - Special card to read hidden messages in some bonus cards. Available only in the first issue of the magazine.
+* Psychic Paper - Special card to read hidden messages in some bonus cards. Available only in the [[DWBIT 1|first issue]] of the magazine.
 * Super Rose - There was only one in every 1,000 packets of all five main sets.
-* Dalek Blaster - This was a special lenticular card of a Dalek being 'blasted', and came free with the "Invader" launch special magazine.
+* Dalek Blaster - This was a special lenticular card of a Dalek being 'blasted', and came free with the [[DWBIT Invader Special|Invader Special]] magazine.
 == External links ==