Collectibles are the non-card (exception to the lost promos) items in OP, you can get a checklist here: http://overpower.ca/checklists/collectibles.txt
I've decided to take an estimate of my collection just now and here's what I'm missing:
* $5000 OVERPOWER KICKOFF TOURNAMENT! CARDS ( 2 ) Large 6 3/8"-by-7 15/16"
cardstock, long advertisement text and some art on mostly yellow front,
uncropped Spider-Man vs. Wolverine artwork on back.
* "COMIC CON" TITLE BOX
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: San Diego Comic Con (July 1995)
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* OVERPOWER PROMOTIONAL FLIERS ( 3 )
* THE ULTIMATE MARVEL FANTASY CARD GAME! Tall 4"-by-9" fold-out flier
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Comic/Specialty Shop giveaway (1995)
* THE REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED Tall 4"-by-9" fold-out flier
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Comic/Specialty Shop giveaway (1995)
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* RULES OF PLAY INSTRUCTION BOOKLETS ( 5 )
* '98 ALL JAPAN TOURNAMENT Spider-Man vs. Wolverine cover
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Shrinkwrapped with Original OverPower
Starter Decks in Japan (1997-1998)
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* OVERPOWER GAME GUIDES ( 5 ) Comic book size and format
* No. 1 CLOBBERIN' TIME "special pre-released edition"
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Ventura Magazine Vol. 2 #2 (Mar./Apr. 1996)
* No. 2 SWORN TO PROTECT Written by Jubilation Lee, a.k.a. Jubilee
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* STARTER DECKS ( 10 ) OP decks contain 62 game cards, Rules of Play booklet,
* IMAGE OVERPOWER has Japanese Rules of Play
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Initially exported for sale in the country
of Japan, later via Internet mail-order companies (August 1998)
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* BOOSTER DISPLAY BOXES ( 11 )
* MARVEL OVERPOWER Original Base Set ( 24 packs, 17 cards each ) (Aug1995)
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Wal-Mart Exclusive (1995-96)
* POWERSURGE Marvel Expansion ( 24 packs, 17 cards each ) (December 1995)
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Wal-Mart Exclusive (1995-96)
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* OVERPOWER DISPLAY STAND
Big Wolverine/Venom/Gambit die-cut artwork, thick cardboard, slots to hold
Booster/Starter Deck Display Boxes, Game Guides and Promotional Fliers
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Comic/Specialty Shop Exclusive (1995-97)
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* COLLECTOR'S GIFT SET
2 Random Original OP Starter Decks & 4 Original OP Booster Packs in black
slide-top carrying box with exclusive Wolverine vs. Spider-Man artwork
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Toys R Us Exclusive (1995-97)
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* DUAL STARTER DECK COMBOS ( 3 ) 2 Original OP Decks in peg-hanging black box
* HEROES ASSEMBLE VS. CLOBBERIN' TIME
* LETHAL ALLIES VS. DEADLY FOES
* MUTANTS UNITE VS. SWORN TO PROTECT
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Wal-Mart Exclusive (1995)
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* UNCUT SHEET OF OVERPOWER CARDS Numerous different exist
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Monthly Venture No. 6 mail-away offer (March
199(6)7); Various Convention & Tournament Prizes/Giveaways (1995-present)
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* OVERPOWER POSTERS ( 7 ) 16"-by-20"
* SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE No text
* VENOM BATTLING GAMBIT No text
* STORM MET THE THING No text
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Comic/Specialty Shop Product (September 1995)
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* OVERPOWER FILE FOLDERS ( 4 )
* SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE Plain OverPower logo
* SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE PowerSurge logo
* SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE Mission Control logo
* OVERPOWER LEGION Mostly white
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Various Convention & Tournament Giveaways
(1995-97)
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* OVERPOWER BADGES ( 2 )
* LOGO PIN Small rectangular enamel, OP logo on white background
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Various Convention & Tournament Prizes (1995-96)
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* OVERPOWER LEGION MEMBERSHIP CARDS ( 2 )
* FLEER/SKYBOX OVERPOWER LEGION CARD (c) 1995 (# OP00_______ )
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: OverPower Legion Membership Exclusive
(1995-1997)
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* OVERPOWER LEGION NEWSLETTERS ( 10 )
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 1 March 1996
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 2 April 1996 included Galactus Hero card
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 3 May 1996
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 4 Summer 1996
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 5 November 1996 included Fighting 6 Promo card
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 6 March 199(6)7 included Beyonder Hero card
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 7 April 1997 included Fortress of Solitude
* THE VENTURE Vol. 2 Iss. 1 September 1997
* THE MISSION STATEMENT Vol. 1 No. 1 (November 1998)
* THE MISSION STATEMENT Vol. 1 Iss. 2 (March 1999)
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: OverPower Legion Membership Exclusive
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* LOST PROMO CARDS ( 6 ) Printed but not mass distributed or game legal, all
have "(c) 1997" on card back
* TACTIC: ARTIFACT 6I 5A AVENGER'S ID CARD Hulk & Wasp
Teammate may use Tactic: Double Shot cards, with normal contribution,
to avoid any attack.
* UNIVERSE: TEAMWORK 6A AA +0+0 Capt. America, Spider-Man, Wolverine
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Accidentally inserted into Classic booster packs
in extremely limited quantities; intended distribution as OverPower
Legion Membership or Marvel Online Exclusives, but lost in OP's office
move from Fleer to Marvel; Marvel Interactive will release in future if
found or more likely reprint as expansion inserts or Legion promos
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The only things I'm unsure of are the last Legion membership card and the Legion newsletters, both are with a friend after shipping it to him. I probably only have 6/10 of the letters anyway.
You are missing 1 Overpower Game guide. After the #1 Pre-release, the #1, #2, and #3, there was one more that covered decks #4, 5, and 6. Had Spidey pictured on the cover, with bubbles of characters from the other decks behind/around him.
I have that one already.
EDIT:
After some impulse purchases, I now have all of the guides except Sworn to Protect and maybe the pre-release.
AH! I misread what you wrote and I thought you were just listing hard to get items... I didn't realize it was a "Want" list. Sorry. I have the pre-release and the other one your missing, but they aren't in the best of shape. I think both may be missing parts of the covers.
The ones I listed were just the ones I haven't found on eBay.. or just don't want to purchase at the current price on eBay.
I just purchased 5 Clobberin' Time so hopefully one will be a pre-release, what would distinguish the pre-release from number 1?
The Pre-release actually has a little starburst on the front that states Pre-release, also, the information contained inside is not exactly the same, so the pre-release IS a little thinner...
Thanks, I'll keep that in mind once the package comes in.
Got the package of Clobberin' time, none are the pre-release copy. I actually got 7 of them instead of 5.
Blooper on one of the pages, they said: "Duplicate Special Cards: Your hand can only have one of each Special Card. If you got two Clobberin' Times, one of them has to go. These go into the K.O. Pile.". Clobberin' Time is OPD.. oh how the game has evolved.
Yeah, I caught that way back in the day too. I guess they just decided to use the card that Thing is known for, instead of a non-opd special, that didn't contain his catch phrase.
Here's a neat one, Iron Man was supposed to get an AF special in Power Surge:
(http://overpower.ca/uploads/ironmanaf.png)
--Add:
Captain America was supposed to get an AW, non-OPD, +6 venture in Power Surge:
(http://overpower.ca/uploads/captaw.png)
Quote from: Jack on October 31, 2011, 03:29:19 PM
Here's a neat one, Iron Man was supposed to get an AF special in Power Surge:
(http://overpower.ca/uploads/ironmanaf.png)
--Add:
Captain America was supposed to get an AW, non-OPD, +6 venture in Power Surge:
(http://overpower.ca/uploads/captaw.png)
And that's an AW for C.America!
Looking at the book further.. they actually said to use 46 power cards (including twelve 7's) in one of the decks for a total of 84 cards in a deck
Apocalypse was supposed to get a card called "Energy Heal" in Power Surge, I wonder what that would've been.
The strategy guide even talks about placing all 8 cards, venturing 1 and conceding and hoping to not get dupes in the next hand (with their power cards.. unlikely).
The guide is also written in the voice of the characters which is pretty impossible to interpret. It's kinda like chat-speak but not.
Quote from: Jack on October 31, 2011, 07:48:09 PM
Looking at the book further.. they actually said to use 46 power cards (including twelve 7's) in one of the decks for a total of 84 cards in a deck
Apocalypse was supposed to get a card called "Energy Heal" in Power Surge, I wonder what that would've been.
The strategy guide even talks about placing all 8 cards, venturing 1 and conceding and hoping to not get dupes in the next hand (with their power cards.. unlikely).
The guide is also written in the voice of the characters which is pretty impossible to interpret. It's kinda like chat-speak but not.
Dang! I might try that, just to see what the card draws are like. I can' barely imagine a deck with 46 power cards! o.O
My decks usually have half that amount..
I can do a page scan of the deck builds later tonight.
THAT is an interesting angle that very few have explored. Having WELL OVER the minimum card building amount, instead of trying to squeak in just at 51/56. Chance for dupes might be higher, but then again, if you maintain your ratio, you still might not dupe much, and if you do, it doesn't hurt as bad cause you have so many in your deck. If you have 12 "7"s in your draw pile, catching 2 in 1 hand isn't really noticeable.
My theory with huge deck sizes is that is only hurts in time-limited games -- your OPDs/events might not show up within the time limit. For casual play, huge decks would benefit if you still have specials/teamworks/etc against your opponent's power cards and placed cards. Of course, it doesn't quite work out that nicely if your opponent can win a game by hand 4 but that's what KK cards are for.
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I'm officially the #2 poster on the forums now.
KK cards?
And by absolutely no means did I mean to suggest an oversized deck for tournament play. But they could be fun for casual games. :D
* UNIVERSAL ALIGNMENT (KK) <CL> {R} [OPD]
Play during battle. Both players move all Mission cards to Reserve
Missions Pile. Mission cards Ventured this battle are now Ventured
from Reserve Missions Pile.
^ is a KK card, basically the "reset missions card".
For casual games, I've yet to put a deck to my words and try it out but I'm really tempted to see how well it plays out assuming I don't get crushed by the 4th hand.
If you are on OPO, I'll build a massively oversized deck to play against ya. lol We should set a new minimum if you really want to try it out though. :D
Quote from: Jack on October 31, 2011, 07:48:09 PM
Looking at the book further.. they actually said to use 46 power cards (including twelve 7's) in one of the decks for a total of 84 cards in a deck
Apocalypse was supposed to get a card called "Energy Heal" in Power Surge, I wonder what that would've been.
The strategy guide even talks about placing all 8 cards, venturing 1 and conceding and hoping to not get dupes in the next hand (with their power cards.. unlikely).
The guide is also written in the voice of the characters which is pretty impossible to interpret. It's kinda like chat-speak but not.
12 7s :o
But I am intrigued by the concept of placing all 8 cards, conceding, and praying ;) that you don't get dupes.....it could be fun to do at least once in a friendly.....
I was aiming to get this for my collection:
Quote* WOLVERINE FIGHTING 6 PROTOTYPE CARD {R}
Level 6 Fighting Power card with word "Fighting" along both sides under
icons and the character name "Wolverine" on bottom left corner
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Ventura Magazine Vol. 2, #2 (Mar./Apr. 1996);
OverPower Legion insert, Monthly Venture No. 5 (November 1996)
But unfortunately, after purchasing and examining the magazine, the card isn't there at all.
I did, however, pick up something awesome:
(http://overpower.ca/uploads/opsell.png)
This is the other sheet, it looks very nice and it was very expensive to pick up (more than what I wanted to pay).
(http://overpower.ca/uploads/mcadsheet.png)
Quote from: Jack on April 02, 2012, 08:01:59 PM
This is the other sheet, it looks very nice and it was very expensive to pick up (more than what I wanted to pay).
Just curious, how much they were asking for the sheet?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290683493600
About $18 USD.
Quote from: Jack on April 02, 2012, 10:48:04 PM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290683493600
About $18 USD.
Marvel Overpower CCG Card Game Mission Control Ad Sheet
Item condition: New
Ended: Mar 20, 201218:47:00 PDT
Winning bid:
US $14.51 [ 4 bids ]
Shipping:
$1.90 USPS First Class Mail
Item location: Arlington, TX, United States
Shipping to Canada was more than $2.
I got another batch of goodies, sealed OverPower original starters with Japanese rulebook. 6 of them. And one more that was open.
Just a quick glance without doing any translation shows that the rulebook is a straight translation (and likely simplified) of the original rulebook. There are 32 pages in it (including back/front covers) so it beats out the Original rulebook by 8 pages. I'll have scans up by tomorrow afternoon and some mild translation if anyone's interested.
Japanese Original OverPower rulebook (http://overpower.ca/uploads/jap_rulebook.pdf)
I found this while going thru my OverPower miscellaneous stuff. I think its a dealer promotional pack. It contains folders, posters and OverPower stationary. I'm trying to find out if it has any worth since I dont really collect this kinda stuff. By the way, they copied The Toronto Guys 'Marvels' card back on their folder! :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkfd8pO1xXw&feature=youtu.be
From the collectibles checklist: http://overpower.ca/checklists/collectibles.txt
The one that's holdering everything is an official File Folder, the Mission Control one. They didn't copy our backing because the item existed since 1996 or so.
The OverPower Legion is likely the OverPower Legion File Folder.
The Reinforcements Have Arrived is just that, the 4x9 inch promotional flier.
I have no record of the special offer card, that's new.
There are about 7 of those posters, 3 of them are similar to another 3 but have text at the bottom, and the PowerSurge one.
The rest aren't listed because GDMJR likely didn't have access to them to catalogue it in the checklists.
A wonderful collection you have there.
lol...jack's response would fit in perfectly on antiques roadshow with that last line!
great stuff indeed; thanks for the vid, KO
Quote from: breadmaster on January 29, 2013, 03:10:17 PM
lol...jack's response would fit in perfectly on antiques roadshow with that last line!
great stuff indeed; thanks for the vid, KO
LOL. I like how Jack thought I was serious about OverPower stealing the cardback from the Toronto Guys set. He made me laugh. :)
I missed that :o you had there, I got distracted by the video.
it does look exactly like it tho. lol