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'' Spellfire is also the name of a magical power in the Forgotten Realms.

Spellfire is a collectible card game created by TSR and based on their popular Dungeons & Dragons role playing game. The game first appeared in 1994, shortly after the introduction of The Gathering. It has since been discontinued, yet as of 2004, still enjoys popularity among a loyal fan base.

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Immediately after the initial successful launch of Wizards of the Coast's The Gathering TSR decided to enter the fledgeling CCG market with their take on a fantasy-themed card game. The core creation of Spellfire's gameplay was completed by James Ward, VP of creative design for TSR at the time, and he was even immortalized on several Spellfire cards himself. Spellfire was widely anticipated by Dungeons & Dragons fans as it used characters, location, magic items, artifacts, monsters, events, and spells from the intellectual properties of TSR's gaming worlds. However, immediately after its release several factors harmed its initial growth and perceived popularity among fans and potential fans. The main concern was TSR's decision to re-use full pieces or portions of TSR's wonderful commissioned fantasy art on Spellfire cards instead of all new art. While some players explained that better quality art, even IF recycled, was preferential to the much of the amateur art found in Magic: The Gathering's initial set, others were turned off by this decision. Another source of potential debate was Spellfire's use of completely different game mechanics. Many fans who initially purchased Spellfire had expected a similar style of gameplay to that of Magic: The Gathering and when Spellfire provided a different set of rules and style of play, they too rejected the game. This led to the early formation of Spellfire's fundamental schism: one set of CCG players hated the game as much for some of TSR's design decisions as for their own (perhaps) unrealistic expectations. Regardless, Spellfire's fan base initially was quite large. Though not many may recall this, Wizards of the Coast initially threatened TSR with a lawsuit upon the initial release of Spellfire due to its tagline, which read, "Spellfire: Master the Magic". Wizards of the Coast, which at the time was beginning to take itself very seriously in the industry, decided that this affront should not be tolerated and threatened TSR with a lawsuit. Rather than get in a messy legal battle, TSR removed the offending moniker on later releases.

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campeonato estadual de spellfire??? será que consigo montar? de qq forma vem ai, é só aguardarem
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campeonato estadual de spellfire??? será que consigo montar? de qq forma vem ai, é só aguardarem
pra nao morre na terça sem uma diversão sequer, joguinho hoje de spellfire em casa com os camaradas... vamo matar o tempo
aberway (fabio rogerio) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:57:34 -0000
pra nao morre na terça sem uma diversão sequer, joguinho hoje de spellfire em casa com os camaradas... vamo matar o tempo
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Moon in taurus sun in scorpio its gonna be HOT!!!no stress and peace out!!

 
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