ICv2 first broke the news of this important CCG launch back on March 24, as part of our extensive coverage of GAMA (see 'Score Gets Buffy CCG Deal'). Now Score, the manufacturer of the highly successful Dragon Ball Z CCG (see 'DBZ CCG: TheTrunks Saga Sells Out'), has provided details on its collectible card game based on the popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series. The first Buffy CCG release, which will be designed using episodes from the first two seasons of the award winning series, will debut late in 2001.
Christian Moore and Owen Seyler, who are the lead designers on the Buffy game, were co-founders of Last Unicorn Games, where they wrote and edited numerous games before Last Unicorn was sold to Wizards of the Coast. Score, which entered the highly competitive CCG field just last June with the launch of its DBZ game, has demonstrated a very sure touch when it comes to picking properties, and equally important, a deft touch when acquiring creative talent with lots of gaming experience like Jim Ward, who worked on the DBZ CCG, as well as Moore and Seyler. The combination of top talent and a top license is the secret behind the success of the DBZ game, and also the reason that the Score Buffy CCG has a chance to succeed in a tough marketplace.