Misprints and Rarities

2007-07-06T04:32:58Z

WdgGl4:

A few cards were part of limited print runs, were special promotions, or had errors or changes in printing. This page attempts to record them.

==Promotional Cards==
===Group 333 cards===
* Given out with [[Parcel Letter|Sente's Letter to the Cube Hunters]] by solving a puzzle in the [[22.04.05 Update]]. The parcel included several promotional cards with "Group 333" in the place of the silver scratch panel, some stickers, a tourist information packet, and a [[Leitmark]].
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===2005 E3 cards===
These were given out at the 2005 E3 conference, with one exception. Card #172 was not available in paper form, but was being shown in a film loop playing on a plasma television.
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===NY Toy Fair===
At the February 2006 New York Toy Fair, A number of cards were handed out at the [[Mind Candy]] booth. Most of them were simply Wave 1 or 2 cards. However, {{card|001|Dem Old Bones}} and {{card|004|Zoo Zanyism}} were previewed for the first time. Also of note is the fact that the cards were special limited prints with no scratch off code, only the text "NYC Toy Fair 2006 Gamezone, Stand #6160".
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===Gold Card===
*{{card|257|The Cube}}
*The only (to date) Gold Card.
*A limited run, only three hundred and thirty three of these cards exist (making them very expensive on ebay)
*They do not have the silver scratch panel found on other puzzle cards
*Card reverse features Mind Candy Design employees, Guest Puzzle Architects and Guest Artists
*See: [[List of gold card holders]]
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===2006 ComicCon Card (#P01)===
*#P01 - Issue 0 - A Call From the Past - snowflake
*Card reverse: "Solve the puzzle on the reverse of this card and go to booth #305 to claim your free pack of Perplex City cards."
*Some have observed the answer is annoyingly simple, however the card was actually to be solved on the spot at the [[Mind Candy]] booth, so no additional tools or prior knowledge could be expected.
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==Select Misprints==
===#251: The Thirteenth Labour===
In the recent print run of cards, about wave 3 or 4, a batch of #251's which were entirely purple emerged.
These new purple-silver hybrids now apropriately displaying the difficulty level of #251, that of "Purple Silver = Well hard" were welcomed by new and old players alike, amusing and confusing respectivly, and probably at the same time too.
Below we'll have some scans of the original #251 and the new and, in my opinion (which is the one that counts) improved!

[[Image:Misprint_all_purple_-251.png|Card #251 (13th Labour) with shiny purple edges]] [[Image:Thirteenthlabour.JPG|Regular copy of The Thirteenth Labour]]

==Print Changes==
Several cards had minor changes, typically related to brightness or contrast, between print runs. The changes are not drastic enough to be considered "errors" exactly, but they are certainly visible changes.

===#083: Pawnbroking===
[[Image:083-both.png|Pawnbroking, before and after]]

===#182: Transit===
[[Image:Comparison-182.png|Transit, before and after]]

===#185: Spin Cycle===
[[Image:Comparison-185.png|Spin Cycle, before and after]]

===#206: Mexid Massege===
[[Image:Comparison-206.png|Mexid Massege, before and after]]

==Discontinued==
The following cards are no longer being printed. UKver2.0 [http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16297

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