Rage (card game)

Rage (card game)

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Infobox_Game | subject_name= Rage
designer= Mike Tinney, Stephan Wieck
publisher= White Wolf or FRPG
players= 2+
ages= 10+ due to some violent content, may not be suitable for some children. Please see the [http://www.rainydaypaperback.com/files/ragestuff/parentsguide.html Parent's Guide to Rage]
setup_time= build a deck= 20-40 minutes. Actual physical setup, less than 2 minutes.
playing_time= 30 minutes for 2 player. Add roughly 15 minutes to time for each additional player.
complexity= basic mechanics can be grasped by kids 10 and up.
strategy= intermediate to high.
random_chance= low. Some deck types are more affected by random draws than others.
skills= Card playing
footnotes=
bggid=2133

Rage is a collectable card game originally published by White Wolf in 1995 based on the roleplaying game, . The game is based around packs of werewolves battling each other and various evil monsters while trying to save the world.

Product information

White Wolf

Rage had five sets of cards:
* Limited/Unlimited
* Umbra
* Wyrm
* War of the Amazon
* Legacy of the Tribes. The game was discontinued by White Wolf after Legacy and the license sold to Five Rings Publishing Group (FRPG).Fact|date=April 2008

Five Rings

FRPG produced a new version of the game with the same card backs and set in the same world, but with completely different mechanics making it incompatible with the first version of the game. The second version of the game had seven card sets. The first 6 were numbered and released once a month. They were known as Phase 1 through 6. The final set, Equinox, combined together three of the smaller numbered sets (7-9) into one larger set.

Various producers

FRPG was bought out by Wizards of the Coast (the makers of ), who were in turn bought out by Hasbro. Hasbro discontinued many of the games it had acquired in the take over, including Rage. The license for the game lapsed back to White Wolf.Fact|date=April 2008

Azrael Productions, who produced an online magazine, acquired permission from White Wolf to provide tournament support for both versions of Rage. However, Azrael was unable to acquire the license to bring Rage back into print. While under Azrael's care, there were two notable developments. The first version of Rage came to be called "Rage: Apocalypse" and the second version "Rage: Tribal War" so people would not be confused as to which version people were talking about.

Azrael Productions also assembled a group of dedicated fans to start designing new cards for the game. They started playtesting these cards before Azrael eventually abandoned the project. Azrael gave up rights to the partially tested cards, leaving the path clear for the playtesters to produce fan-made sets of cards.

The first set of these fan made cards, Intermezzo, was released in 2003. A total of five fan made sets for Rage: Apocalypse (Intermezzo, Periphery, Gauntlet, and Coda. They are collectively known as the New England Block. War Council is the fifth set and starts the Ahadi block.) and two for Tribal War (Web of Deceit and Christmas Present '04) have been released since then. The cards are hosted on the official Rage site, [http://www.rainydaypaperback.com/rage.html River Von] , but are considered legitimate by White Wolf and are allowed in regular tournaments and for use in online play. They are not hosted on the main White Wolf server due to copyright issues with the artwork.

Online play

While Rage is currently out of print, it can be played online using a program called the gatlingEngine, produced by CCG Workshop. They have a licensing agreement with White Wolf allowing them to develop online versions of White Wolf's CCG properties (Rage, , and ).

Due to complex legal issues, only Rage: Apocalypse is available for online play. Hasbro retained some partial rights to Rage: Tribal War and has been unwilling to license it to CCG Workshop.

A major rules overhaul for Rage's rules was released in March 2006. The update clarified many card interactions and converted rulings about individual cards to global rulings. There was an additional update (Rage's Least Wanted) that errated the 18 most broken cards in the game and introduced new rules for Past Lives that returned them to play.

November 2006 saw the release of the first set in the Ahadi block, War Council. This set introduced updates to the frenzy rules, Moot and Board Meeting rules, changed when the first combat hand was drawn, and allowed some Prey and Allies access to additional Gifts. War Council also introduced a new Wyrm faction to the game, the Unbound. Additional Gaia and Wyrm factions will be introduced throughout the Ahadi block.

September 2007 has a flurry of Rage activity. Rainmakers, the second set in the Ahadi block, was released. It introduced the new Ajaba (werehyena) faction, fleshed out the Pentex Executives and Mokole, and introduced the first of the new Rogue characters. The new Revised rules were introduced. These were largely a reorganization of the old rules book, but also introduced a new timing system. The long overdue rewrite to the rules for Battlefields was also released for Beta testing.

Rage is currently being converted from the Gatling Engine online format to a browser based format. This will finally allow Mac users to play online. This project is expected to open for beta testing of the new interface sometime in the late 2008.

Sets/rules changes currently in production, as of August 2008:
*Something Old, Something New (Tribal War)- project in limbo, may have been abandoned
*Battlefields update (Apocalypse)- Open beta testing [http://www.werepenguin.net/rage/rules/BF_creatures.html Rules available here]
*Sahel(Apocalypse)- A small set of 18-27 card set currently in open Beta testing. [http://www.werepenguin.net/rage/open/ Playtest Sahel]
*Ahadi block (Apocalypse)- This is a block with multiple sets. The other sets in the block are currently in closed Alpha testing. Information on becoming an Alpha tester is available through central Rage site, [http://www.rainydaypaperback.com/rage.html River Von] . The block is currently designed to hold 7 sets; two have been released, the others are in closed Alpha testing. The other sets in production are tentatively titled Hellcats, Curse of Set, We Are Legion, and Gaia's Army. These are working titles. They may change. Sahel is a mini-set slated for 2008 release. Hellcats is a full size set with an estimated 2009 release.
*Sea Dogs (Apocalypse)- Sometime after the Ahadi block is finished. This will be a bridge set between the two large blocks and deal with underwater horrors and pirates.
*Beast Courts (Apocalypse)- This is a block with multiple sets. It deals with the Far East.
*Rite of Passage (Apocalypse)- Tentative. A set dealing with low renown characters and showcasing low Gnosis/Low rage items suitable for weenies.

Game sets and expansions

Apocalypse
* "Rage Limited" (1995)
* "Rage Unlimited" (1995)
* "The Umbra" (1995)
* "The Wyrm" (1995)
* "The War of the Amazon" (1996)
* "Legacy of the Tribes" (1996)
* "Intermezzo" (fan set- New England block 2003)
* "Periphery" (fan set- New England block 2004)
* "Gauntlet" (fan set- New England block 2004)
* "Coda" (fan set- New England block 2005)
* "Rage's Least Wanted" (virtual reprint/2nd edition- reprints of the 18 most broken cards with total redone wording to fix all mechanical problems- 2006)
* "War Council" (fan set- Ahadi block 2006)
* Rainmakers(fan set- Ahadi block 2007)
* Rainfall (fan set- Ahadi block 2008)

Tribal War
* "" (1998)
* "" (1998)
* "" (1998)
* "" (1998)
* "" (1998)
* "" (1998)
* "" (1999)
* "Web of Deceit" (fan set 2004)
* "Christmas Present" (fan set 2004)

List of card artists

Apocalypse
* Barbara Armata
* Ash Arnett
* Andrew Bates
* Stuart P. Beel
* John Bridges
* Dennis Calero
* Hank Carlson
* Mike Carter
* Steve Carter aka 'SCAR'
* Richard Case
* Mike Chaney
* Mark Chiarello
* John Cobb
* Michael Scott Cohen
* James Daly
* Mike Danza
* Tony DiTerlizzi
* Erin Dixon
* Robert "Shaggy" Dixon
* Mike Dringenburg
* Brian "Chippy" Dugan
* Jason Felix
* Richard Kane Ferguson
* Lee Fields
* Scott Fischer
* Doug Alexander Gregory
* Daerick Gröss
* Rebecca Guay
* Matt Haley
* Scott Hampton
* Tony Harris
* Jeff Holt
* Quinton Hoover
* Brian Horton
* Mark Jackson
* Andrew Mitchell Kudelka
* Clint Langley
* Brian LeBlanc
* Paul Lee
* Larry MacDougall
* Robert MacNeill
* Anson Maddocks
* John Matson
* Katie McCaskill
* Chris McDonough
* Ken Meyer Jr.
* Mike Mignola
* Matt Milberger
* Aileen E. Miles
* Jeff Miracola
* Christopher Moeller
* Kevin Murphy
* Jesper Myrfors
* Ted Naifeh
* William O'Connor
* John E. Park
* Shea Anton Pensa
* Omaha Perez
* Alan Pollack
* Michelle Prahler
* Steve Prescott
* Jeff Rebner
* Adam Rex
* Kathleen Ryan
* Antoinette Rydyr aka 'SCAR'
* John K. Schneider
* Alex Sheikman

* Tom Simmons
* E. Allen Smith
* Roger Smith
* Lawrence Snelly
* John K. Snyder III
* Ron Spencer
* Ron States
* James Stowe aka 'Sto'
* Richard Thomas
* Joshua Gabriel Timbrook
* Jamie Tolagson
* Drew Tucker
* John Van Fleet
* Jos Weymer
* Lawrence Allen Williams Tribal War
* Shino Arihara
* Barbara Armata
* Andrew Bates
* Thomas Baxa
* Stuart P. Beel
* Blake Beasley
* Theodor Black
* Aaron Boyd
* John Bridges
* Ron Brown
* Dennis Calero
* Steve Carter aka 'SCAR'
* Steve Casper
* Mike Chaney
* Richard Clark
* John Cobb
* Joe Corroney
* James Daly
* Michael Danza
* Tony DiTerlizzi
* Jason Edmiston
* Veme Edwards
* Vincent Evans
* Jason Felix
* Richard Kane Ferguson
* Lee Fields
* Scott Fischer
* Jon Foster
* Tom Fowler
* Darren Fryendall
* Michael Gaydos
* Daniel Gelon
* Daerick Gröss
* Pia Guerra
* Matt Haley
* Fred Harper
* Henry Higgenbotham
* Anthony Highwater
* Anthony Hightower
* James Holt
* Jeff Holt
* Quinton Hoover
* Brian Horton
* Horley
* Sam Hubbell
* Jeremy Jarvis
* Kirby Kiser
* Patrick Kochakji
* Clint Langley
* Brian LeBlanc
* Larry MacDonugall
* Corey Macourek

* Craig Maher
* John Matson
* Katie McCaskill
* R. Dean McCreary
* Chris McDonough
* Paul Mendoza
* Alfredo Mercado
* Matt Milberger
* Aileen Miles
* Ian Miller
* Jeff Miracola
* William O'Connor
* Shea Anton Pensa
* Omaha Perez
* Steve Prescott
* Jeff Rebner
* Andrew Ritchie
* Matt Roach
* Antoinette Rydyr aka 'SCAR'
* Alex Sheikman
* Tom Simmons
* Lawrence Snelly
* Ron Spencer
* Ron States
* James Stowe aka 'Sto'
* Richard Thomas
* Joshua Gabriel Timbrook
* Drew Tucker
* Anthony Waters
* Conan Venus
* Brain Wackwitz
* Lawrence Allen Williams

Fansets
* Andrea L. Adams
* Timothy Albee
* Kelly Bedson
* Ruth "Brushfire" Blais
* Matther Bradbury
* Simon D. Brewer
* Victoria Champion
* Denise Chan
* Christine "Mayshing" Chong
* Frances Cofill
* Tallulah Cunningham
* Cypherwolf
* Tallison D. Daemontruse
* Ferdz Decena
* Darby Dozier
* Alex Eckman-Lawn
* Eric Euler
* Juaina Ahmad Faszil
* Meghan Farrell
* Fabin Fernandez
* Feros
* Shelby Fetterman (Harliban)
* Josh Fontenot aka 'Maglot'
* Eric Garcia
* Roz Gibson
* Joshua Eli Gilley
* Ed Harris
* Christiee Hochstine
* Katie Hofgard
* Odis Holcomb aka 'Ryngs Rakune'
* Horationhellpop
* R. Hrynkiewicz
* Sam Hudson
* Markku Immonen
* David "Mutley" James


* Nathalie Jean-Bart
* Jidane
* Amanda "Hyena" Johnson
* Wes Jones
* Brienne "Ayanna" Jones
* Daria Kamiñska
* I.C. Kessler
* Caroline Kinsella
* Maja Krzyzanowska
* Mikko Lahti
* Lissanne Lake
* Emma Lazauski
* J.C. - KaTing Lang
* Andreas Larsson
* Therese Larsson
* Renee LeCompte
* Kimberly LeCrone
* Reagan Lodge
* Jordan Lorenz
* Stina Lovkvist aka 'Spocha'
* Katelyn Malmsten
* Ira Martin
* Mel Matthews
* Patrick McEvoy
* Jérome Merriaux
* Sarah Mezger
* Minstrar
* Cara Mitten
* Mutedfaith
* Dark Natasha
* R. Noke
* Northwolf
* Melissa O'Brien
* Lee O'Connor
* H. C. O'Neill aka 'Fenris Lorsrai'
* Wakka Ookami
* Cathey Osborne
* Cristina "Starfinder" Penescu
* Otto Pessanha
* Yvonne M. Poslon
* Pseudomanitou
* Amy L. Rawson
* Gilda Rimessi
* Chella Reaves
* Allison Reed
* Revontulet
* Sitthideth
* Stephen Sloan
* Amber Smith-Cochrane
* Jess Stoncius
* Swiftrat
* Trevor Tang
* Kim Taylor
* Allison Theus
* Trantsiss
* Twisha
* Matthew Vega
* Traci Vermeesch
* Ursula Vernon
* Courtney "Hellcorpceo" Via
* Victory
* Jeff Waltersdorf
* Florence Wong
* Dani "Zippermouth" Zim
* Beth Zyglowicz

External links

* [http://www.rainydaypaperback.com/rage.html River Von] Central Rage website, includes downloads of the fan made sets, tournament schedule, and card lists
* [http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/rageinfo/ Rageinfo] Mailing list/discussion group for Rage.
* [http://www.ccgworkshop.com/wiki/index.php/Rage Rage Wiki] at CCG Workshop
* [http://whitewolf.wikia.com/wiki/Rage_CCG Unofficial White Wolf Wiki article]
* [http://www.rainydaypaperback.com/files/ragestuff/ragefaq.html Rage FAQ] FAQ for Rage: Apocalypse
* [http://www.werepenguin.net/rage/rules/ Rules book] Online rules book for Rage: Apocalypse
* [http://www.rageapocalypse.com/ rageapocalypse.com] Searchable database for card text and blog on the card design process
* [http://community.livejournal.com/rage_ccg/ Livejournal Community for Rage]
* [http://www.rainydaypaperback.com/ragecensus.html Rage census] Ongoing census project used to put players in touch with each other


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