Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game (1997)

About this game

From the box: The Beast Wars have begun! Choose side. Hand-pick your beasts. Now march them onto the mountain top. Advance . . . Retreat. When you come face to face with the enemy . . . ATTACK! Victory -- and defeat -- are in the cards. Use Secret Weapons . . . Energon . . . or Mutate your Beasts into more powerful Robots as you battle to be the first to capture your enemy's warriors -- or drive them over the mountain's edge! 24 beast cards, 72 battle cards, 3-dimensional mountain top and game board. Reads for 6 and up on the box. There is a little strategy when playing. Based in the Transformers Universe.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Strictly 2 players — no more, no fewer.
• Rules load. At 1.0/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.