Naruto Collectible card game

  Produced by Bandai, the Naruto Collectible Card Game (Narutoカードゲーム Naruto Kādo Gēmu?, lit. Naruto CardGame) was first introduced in Japan in February 2003.[165] Bandai began releasing the game in English in North America Naruto Costumes in April 2006.[166] The game is played between two players using a customized deck of fifty cards from the set, a game mat, an item to act as a "turn marker" for noting whose turn it is, and a "Ninja Blade Coin" which is primarily used to flip to make decisions. In order to win, a player must either earn ten "battle rewards" through their actions in the game, or cause the other player to exhaust their deck.[167]

  The cards are released in named sets, called "series" in the form of four different 50-card preconstructed box sets.[165][166] Each set includes a starter deck, the game mat, a turn-counter, and one stainless steel "Ninja Blade Coin". Additional cards are made available in 10-card booster packs, and deck sets, primarily for retailers, containing all four box sets available for each series. Cards for each set are also made Naruto Costumes available in collectible tins, containing several booster packs and exclusive promotional cards in a metal box.[168] By October 2006, seventeen series had been released in Japan with 417 unique cards.[165] As of August 2008, ten of these series have been released in North America.[169]