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| Publishers | Upper Deck/Bandai |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 or more |
| Setup time | < 5 minutes |
| Playing time | < 60 minutes |
Digi-Battle, also known as Digimon and Digital Monster Card Game / Hyper Colosseum in some markets, is an out-of-print collectible card game (CCG) by Upper Deck and Bandai.[1]
It was initially released in February 2000 as fixed 62-card starter decks though by the end of 2000 they changed the card design. However, because Upper deck already printed a French version of the booster 3 series in the traditional style, they still went ahead and released it. Bandai went on to release four 30-card "Street Decks in the new design"[1] with 30-card decks being a way to play the game.
Six expansions were released called Series 1 through 6 (series 1, series 2, series 3, etc. to series 6).[1] Upper Deck's contract with Bandai expired after the release of Series 2 and Bandai started producing it themselves.[1] The game ended in 2001 with a transition to Bandai's next CCG iteration called Digimon D-Tector that was mostly released in stores like Walgreens.[1]
Digi-Battle released a series of promos through Taco Bell as well as other venues like movie theaters, video game and television promotions.[1] Taco Bell collaborations happened during Digimon: The Movie promotions, the summer before the film's release via a summer partnership with the franchise from July 13, 2000, to September 9, 2000. Participating restaurants offered toys and other collectibles with purchase of their kids' meals.[2][3] 12 cards to use in Digi-Battle could be obtained during this promotion. Mall promotions, such as the Mall of America took place and the venue hosted a promotion for the same movie.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Miller, John Jackson; Greenholdt, Joyce (2003), Scrye Collectible Card Game Checklist & Price Guide, Second Edition, pp. 115–119.
- ^ "Yo Quiero Taco Bell and Digimon". QSR Magazine. June 29, 2000. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ "Taco Bell Digimon Promotion". Anime News Network. 2000-09-30. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
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