Top of the Order explained

Subject Name:Top of the Order
Image Caption:Cardback of Top of the Order card game.
Designer:Duncan Macdonell
Players:2 or more
Setup Time:< 5 minutes
Playing Time:< 60 minutes

Top of the Order is an out-of-print collectible card game by Donruss and NXT Games with a baseball theme using images of baseball players.

Publication history

The game was first released in October 1995. The base set had 360 cards and came in 80-card starter decks and 12-card booster packs. An expansion was tentatively scheduled for a June 1996 release but never materialized.

Gameplay

The game was said to resemble Strat-O-Matic in the amount of game detail.

Gameplay involved using only one type of card, the Player card. Each Player had 17 statistics. Offensive players would play a card representing the type of swing a batter is using, while the defensive manager would choose the pitch with a card play. To resolve the play, each player would draw the top card of their deck and compare them to one or more tables to determine the outcome.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Duelist #10 . May 1996 .