Doctor Who: Battles in Time (trading cards)
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The Doctor Who: Battles in Time Trading Cards were collectible game cards issued with the similarly-named magazine. They were also available for separate purchase from newsagent retailers and some specialist shops.
Features
The cards shared a number of common features.
Card name
Each was named.
Card number
Each had an individual number, with the numbering system being simply consecutive. 003
Card description
Each had a single descriptive line captioning the card.
Card deck type
Each card had a sub-set category reflecting their general identity.
Card classification
Each card had a code denoting its rarity. Surprisingly some of the hardest to find cards were not necessarily in the higher classification.
- (C) Common = 8 in every Pack (10 in Mixed Packs)
- (R) Rare = 1 in every Pack (2 in Mixed Packs)
- (SR) Super Rare = 1 in every 6 Packs
- (UR) Ultra Rare = 1 in every 24 Packs
- Super Rose = 1 in every 1000 Packs
Comparative rating score (character cards only)
- Intelligence
- Agility
- Stamina
- Special Abilities
- Fear Factor
Regular sets
| Doctor Who: Battles in Time trading card sets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set | Release date | No. of cards | C | R | SR | UR | GT |
| Exterminator | 20 September 2006 | 275 | 231 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Annihilator | 23 February 2007 | 100 | 75 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Invader | 5 September 2007 | 225 | 184 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| Ultimate Monsters | 5 March 2008 | 225 | 185 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Devastator | 17 September 2008 | 250 | 209 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
Special release
- Psychic paper - Special card to read hidden messages in some bonus cards. Available only in the 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.
- Daleks vs Cybermen 18 Card Set - Released 16 May 2007
- Adventurer The Sarah Jane Adventures 10 Card Set - Released 21 January 2009
All of the above were overlaid on a graphic presentation of the subject.
