X-Files CCG Revisited

The 90s were a great time for the gaming industry, including the birth of the collectable card format. Companies were vying to make the next Magic the Gathering and licensing properties like Star Trek, Star Wars, Highlander, and other pop culture/ nerd culture properties to cash in on a fanbase hungry for collectables and gaming. One CCG was based on one of my favorite TV shows, the X-Files.
I recently reread a Kevin J. Anderson X-Files novel, and feeling a little nostalgic, I dug around for my old X-Files ccg cards, but a lot of time has past since 1996 and they couldn't be found. So, eBay to the rescue!

Oh man, this brought back some memories!
For those who have never played, or even heard of it, the X-Files ccg plays like a game of Clue where investigators move to locations, solve challenges to ask opponent's questions about an X-File they have selected.

Of course, the game features images, characters, locations, and themes from the first two seasons of the show.

I tried talking my wife into playing, but she has no interest, so I started sorting cards into a binder (alien green) and crossing cards off my checklist. I hope that I can track down a full set. It's been a nice little distraction from mini games.

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