{"product_id":"champions-24","title":"Champions! - $24","description":"\u003cp\u003eChampions is a fantasy fighting CCG.\u003cbr\u003eTo quote the rules: \"There are two sets of Champions Battle Cards 'Monster Wars' and 'Medieval Battle'.\u003cbr\u003eIn each series there are two sets of cards, Monsters or Warriors (Characters) and Spells or Weapons (Specials).\u003cbr\u003eSpells are used by Monsters to increase their fighting strength; likewise Warriors use Weapons.\"\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Character Cards are printed with attack and defense values, and the Specials have either an attack or a defense value.\u003cbr\u003eAll have some artwork and (tongue-in-cheek) text.\u003cbr\u003eThe Character Cards also have scratch-off areas.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the game each player has a hand of 5 cards and a deck of 15.\u003cbr\u003eThe first player attacks with 1, 2 or 3 Character cards and some number of Special cards, and the other tries to defend against each attacking Character by laying down a Character and Specials having the same or higher value.\n\u003c\/p\u003eThe unique feature is that, according to the rules, each losing Character has a scratch-off area removed, which shows a new and \"almost always\" weaker attack or defense value.\u003cbr\u003eThe final scratch-off is always zero, at which time the card \"needs replacing\".\u003cbr\u003eSo not only are the cards collectible, they are also destructible!","brand":"The Printed Meeple","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42892953845845,"sku":"REPCHA01","price":22.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/9113\/0709\/files\/pic966422.jpg?v=1788491037","url":"https:\/\/theprintedmeeple.com\/products\/champions-24","provider":"The Printed Meeple","version":"1.0","type":"link"}