Top of the Order

Collectible card game

Top of the Order

Cardback of Top of the Order card game.

Designers| Duncan Macdonell
Publishers| Donruss/NXT Games
Players| 2 or more
Setup time| < 5 minutes
Playing time| < 60 minutes

Top of the Order is an out-of-print collectible card game by Donruss and NXT Games with a baseball theme using images of baseball players.

## Publication history

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The game was first released in October 1995.[1] The base set had 360 cards and came in 80-card starter decks and 12-card booster packs.[1] An expansion was tentatively scheduled for a June 1996 release but never materialized.[2]

## Gameplay

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The game was said to resemble Strat-O-Matic in the amount of game detail.[1]

Gameplay involved using only one type of card, the Player card. Each Player had 17 statistics. Offensive players would play a card representing the type of swing a batter is using, while the defensive manager would choose the pitch with a card play.[1] To resolve the play, each player would draw the top card of their deck and compare them to one or more tables to determine the outcome.[1]

## Further reading

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* Gramling, Scott (May 1996). "On deck: Top of the Order". Inquest. No. 13\. pp. 40–41.
* The Duelist #10[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Miller, John Jackson (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 603–604.
2. ^ Varney, Allen (May 1996), "Reports on Trading Card Games", The Duelist, no. #10, p. 9
3. ^ "The Duelist #10". May 1996.

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