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1999
Rio Grande Games
T-Rex Playing Cards & Miniature Egg Cards
Date:  1999
Country:  United States 

Set ID:  808
Product Type:  Games
SetItems
Advertised Qty:132
In Scope*Items
Applicable Items:123
ProductsItems
Cards:132
Point of Sale Items:1
Other Stuff:1
TOTAL PRODUCTS:134
TopicsItems
Extinct Life123
Out of Scope11
* Counts only include items depicting organisms within the scope of this site (e.g., dinosaurs, pterosaurs, megafauna, etc.) and associated prehistoric landscapes

 
Artist(s)
To be determined

 

These are the game cards from the 1999 Rio Grande Games T-Rex game which includes a mindboggling nine rules cards, three rules summary cards, 75 dinosaur cards (five unique dinosaur images, each of which have three groups of 5 numbered cards), five fictitious 'Chamaelosaurus' cards, five meteor shower cards, five 'Trump' cards (environments), and 30 dinosaur egg cards.  
 
It should be noted that the backs of each group of five numbered cards have a slightly different faux "newspaper" headlines. For example, the five number '4' Triceratops cards, all share the same front image/number but all have different headlines on their backs.
 
NOTE: I have not included all of the back combinations for each group of five dinosaurs but I've included images of all the headlines used for comparison.  It is interesting to note that the faux newspaper headlines are written in German. I am guessing that Rio Grande Games (New Mexico, USA) licensed this game from Hans im Gluck, a German board and game publisher but didn't bother to translate the headlines graphics into English.  The faux newspaper is called 'Wissenschaftlicher Wochenanzeiger' or 'Scientific Weekly Advertiser'.  In the same manner, the backs of all the egg cards are in German text stating 'Ergebnisbericht Birnauerinstitut fur Urzeitforschung' (roughly translates to 'Results report Birnau Institute for Prehistoric Research').
 

A = Headline reads 'Meteorologie in der Kreidezeit' (Meteorology in the Cretaceous Period)
1 = Headline reads 'Verräterische Knochenformen' (Telltale Bone Shapes)
2 = Headline reads 'Unglaubliche Dinosaurierfunde' (Incredible Dinosaur Discoveries)
3 = Headline reads 'War es ein Komet?' (Was It a Comet?)
4 = Headline reads 'T-Rex zieht Touristen in den Bann' (T. rex Captivates Tourists)
5 = Headline reads 'Manhattans Population wachst rapide' (Manhattan's Population Grows Rapidly) followed by 'Weltkongress im Zeichen der Saurier' (World Congress Focuses on Dinosaurs)

Contents
Cards
 Other Stuff
 Point of Sale Items
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30404 Out of Scope 1/2 1 tbd n/a
Contents & Game Preparation
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30405 Out of Scope 3/4 1 tbd n/a
Game Play Rules
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30406 Out of Scope 5/6 1 tbd n/a
Game Play Rules
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30407 Out of Scope 7/8 1 tbd n/a
Game Play Rules
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30408 Out of Scope 9/10 1 tbd n/a
Game Play Rules
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30409 Out of Scope 11/12 1 tbd n/a
Game Play Rules
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30410 Out of Scope 13/14 1 tbd n/a
Game Play Rules
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30411 Out of Scope 15/16 1 tbd n/a
Game Play Rules
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30412 Out of Scope 17/18 1 tbd n/a
Game Play Rules
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30413 Extinct Life -- A 1 tbd n/a
Yellow Sun
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30414 Extinct Life -- A 1 tbd n/a
Blue Sunset
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30415 Extinct Life -- A 1 tbd n/a
Brown Sun
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30416 Extinct Life -- A 1 tbd n/a
Green Sun
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30417 Extinct Life -- A 1 tbd n/a
Red Sun
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30418 Extinct Life ? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a
Chamaelosaurus
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30419 Extinct Life 0 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a
Astroid Impact
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30420 Extinct Life 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30421 Extinct Life 2 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a
Cetiosaurus
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30422 Extinct Life 3 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30423 Extinct Life 4 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Triceratops
Triceratops
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30424 Extinct Life 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
30425 Extinct Life 6 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043901 Extinct Life 7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a
Cetiosaurus
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043902 Extinct Life 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043903 Extinct Life 9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Triceratops
Triceratops
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043904 Extinct Life 10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043905 Extinct Life 11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043906 Extinct Life 12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a
Cetiosaurus
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043907 Extinct Life 13 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043908 Extinct Life 14 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Triceratops
Triceratops
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043909 Extinct Life 15 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 tbd n/a Tyrannosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043910 Extinct Life -- 3 tbd n/a
Playing a round
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043911 Extinct Life -- 6 tbd n/a
Blue egg back logo
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043912 Extinct Life -- 6 tbd n/a
Brown egg back logo
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043913 Extinct Life -- 6 tbd n/a
Green egg back logo
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043914 Extinct Life -- 6 tbd n/a
Red egg back logo
 
 
 
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
2043952 Extinct Life -- 6 tbd n/a
Yellow egg back logo
 
 
 
========== Point of Sale Items ==========
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
45861385 Out of Scope -- 1 tbd n/a
Retail Box
 
 
 
========== Other Stuff ==========
DB ID Topic In Scope? DF Collection? Printed No. Notes Qty Size (Inches) Album Pages Life Form
45861386 Out of Scope -- 1 tbd n/a
Faux Headlines (see footnotes: A & 1 and 2 & 3 and 4 & 5)