Score has provided some details on its recently announced plans to re-launch the Dragon Ball Z TCG in July (see 'DBZ TCG Back in July'). The set will be configured in 60-card Starter Decks ($10.99) and 10-card Booster Packs (six commons, three uncommons, and one rare for $3.29).
The game will be drawn from Dragon Ball Z anime episodes that are just now being released on DVD for the first time (see 'Previously Unreleased Dragon Ball Z DVDs'). The new game engine, which combines elements of both the Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT games, was designed by a two-year world champion of the game, Aik Tongtharadol.
A number of changes have been made to play vs. the original DBZ TCG: there's a simplified turn sequence; now only one personality card of any level is needed to play (not three); allies are easy to play and use; now there's one kind of damage but two ways of taking it; and there's a simplified physical attack table.
InuYasha Jaki, the next expansion for Score's Inuyasha TCG, will be released in May. The 140-card expanded set will be released in 10-card boosters at $2.99 in the slim, trim 12-pack display. The game play will follow the theme of episodes 31-50.