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| − | Team Fortress 2 Trading Cards were designed by the art team and were originally intended to be distributed at cyber | + | The Team Fortress 2 Trading Cards were designed by the TF2 art team, and were originally intended to be distributed at cyber cafès as part of a promotion. The promotion never went ahead however, and therefore Valve began to produce and sell the Trading Cards through the Valve Store. As an added bonus, each of the character cards provides a revealing biography about that character. There are nine character cards (one for each character), six level cards, three weapon cards, and one Team Fortress 2 card. Some cards were released by Valve directly on the official [http://teamfortress.com/ TF2 Blog], while other cards were not officially released and were instead scanned manually by the community. |
| − | The character cards were also [[Merchandise]] available with the [[RED]] and [[BLU]] fan kits directly from the Valve store. Along with other assorted items, the fan kits came with two packs of TF2 Trading Cards, each containing five random cards. Trading cards are now available separately (1 pack for US$1) from the [http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0400 Valve store]. | + | The character cards were also [[Merchandise]] available with the [[RED]] and [[BLU]] fan kits which were available directly from the Valve store. Along with other assorted items, the fan kits came with two packs of TF2 Trading Cards, each containing five random cards. Trading cards are now available separately (1 pack for US$1) from the [http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0400 Valve store]. |
== Character Cards == | == Character Cards == | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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| − | *Despite the fact these cards list a | + | *Despite the fact that these cards list a prospective biography for each class, some of the biographies have been altered by Valve in order to more effectively complement the new content that they have released during updates, as well as other forms of published information. The most notable example of this would be the [[Demoman]]'s biography, which originally said that his parents both died when he was six and that he lived in an orphanage after their deaths. However in the amended version released after the WAR! Update, his real parents took him in and taught him to be a proper Demoman, hence the existence of [[Non-player characters#Mrs. DeGroot|Mrs. Degroot]], his mother. Other such liberties were taken with the [[Spy]]'s biography released with [[Meet the Spy]], which is far different from the original trading card version. This is mostly because the trading cards were created much earlier in TF2's life, prior to any of the class updates. |
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Revision as of 01:59, 6 January 2011
Contents
Information
The Team Fortress 2 Trading Cards were designed by the TF2 art team, and were originally intended to be distributed at cyber cafès as part of a promotion. The promotion never went ahead however, and therefore Valve began to produce and sell the Trading Cards through the Valve Store. As an added bonus, each of the character cards provides a revealing biography about that character. There are nine character cards (one for each character), six level cards, three weapon cards, and one Team Fortress 2 card. Some cards were released by Valve directly on the official TF2 Blog, while other cards were not officially released and were instead scanned manually by the community.
The character cards were also Merchandise available with the RED and BLU fan kits which were available directly from the Valve store. Along with other assorted items, the fan kits came with two packs of TF2 Trading Cards, each containing five random cards. Trading cards are now available separately (1 pack for US$1) from the Valve store.
Character Cards
- Scout1.jpg
Scout Trading Card Front
- Scout2.jpg
Scout Trading Card Back
- Soldier1.jpg
Soldier Trading Card Front
- Soldier2.jpg
Soldier Trading Card Back
Pyro Trading Card Front
Pyro Trading Card Back
- Demo back.jpg
Demoman Trading Card Front
- Demo front.jpg
Demoman Trading Card Back
- Heavy back.jpg
Heavy Trading Card Front
- Heavy2.jpg
Heavy Trading Card Back
Engineer Trading Card Front
Engineer Trading Card Back
- Medic back.jpg
Medic Trading Card Front
- Medic2.jpg
Medic Trading Card Back
- Sniper1.jpg
Sniper Trading Card Front
- Sniper2.jpg
Sniper Trading Card Back
- Spy Card1.jpg
Spy Trading Card Front
- Spy2.jpg
Spy Trading Card Back
Map Cards
- Granary.jpg
cp_Granary Trading Card Front
- Well.jpg
cp_Well Trading Card Front
- Dustbowl.jpg
cp_Dustbowl Trading Card Front
- Gravel Pit.jpg
cp_Gravel Pit Trading Card Front
- Hydro.jpg
tc_Hydro Trading Card Front
- 2Fort.jpg
ctf_2Fort Trading Card Front
- TF2Back.jpg
Common backside for many cards
Weapon Cards
- Sentry1.jpg
Sentry Gun Trading Card Front
- Sentry2.jpg
Sentry Gun Trading Card Back
- Flamethrower.jpg
Flamethrower Trading Card
- Flamethrower blue.jpg
BLU Flamethrower
- Flamethrower red.jpg
RED Flamethrower
- Minigun1.jpg
Minigun Trading Card Front
- Minigun2.jpg
Minigun Trading Card Back
Team Fortress 2 Card
- Team Fortress 2 Card
- TF2Front.jpg
Team Fortress 2 Trading Card Front
- TF2Back.jpg
Common Backside for many cards
Trivia
- Despite the fact that these cards list a prospective biography for each class, some of the biographies have been altered by Valve in order to more effectively complement the new content that they have released during updates, as well as other forms of published information. The most notable example of this would be the Demoman's biography, which originally said that his parents both died when he was six and that he lived in an orphanage after their deaths. However in the amended version released after the WAR! Update, his real parents took him in and taught him to be a proper Demoman, hence the existence of Mrs. Degroot, his mother. Other such liberties were taken with the Spy's biography released with Meet the Spy, which is far different from the original trading card version. This is mostly because the trading cards were created much earlier in TF2's life, prior to any of the class updates.
External Links
- TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Trading Cards Part 1
- TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Trading Cards Part 2
- TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Trading Cards Part 3
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