Simpsons Trading Card Game (2003)

About this game

In The Simpsons TCG each player plays a deck based on one of five characters from the Television show (Bart, Homer, Lisa, Mr. Burns or Krusty). The aim is to achieve 7 points by participating in the scene cards that are played. Cards played on a scene count as "completing" or "trashing" depending on whether they match the traits of the scene. Each playable character has unique action cards. Fixed-rarity character decks with matching action, character, and scene cards were released for Bart, Homer, Lisa, and Mr. Burns. Krusty was found in booster packs only, though there were more of his cards in boosters than the other four characters. Boosters also included foil versions of cards in the set. The game didn't find a widespread audience, and Wizards of the Coast dropped support for it after the initial print run.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 5.
• Rules load. At 1.4/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 10 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.