Rage (collectible Card Game) - Changes Since Online Play Began

Changes Since Online Play Began

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, and made the 7th Generation part of a larger faction, Cults. 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.

Hellcats (2011) introduced the Simba (werelions) and Bagheera (wereleopards) to Rage, as well as the eponymous Hellcats. This mixture of corrupted Caelican and fallen Simba was only briefly mentioned in Apocalypse and Rage expanded significantly on the source material. Curse of Set (2012) introduced a new subfaction of Cults, the vampiric Walid Set.

Sets/rules changes currently in production, as of August 2012:

• Something Old, Something New (Tribal War)- Abandoned due to legal issues.
• Battlefields update (Apocalypse)- Open beta testing. Rules available here.
• Ahadi block (Apocalypse)- This is a block with multiple sets. Information on becoming a playtester is available via the central Rage site, River Von. Three large sets and three small have been released. The final cards will be compiled into a single set (We Are Legion).
• Call of the Sea (Apocalypse)- Currently in Alpha testing. This will be an intermission within Ahadi and deal with underwater horrors and pirates. It will feature three preconstructed decks to make it easier for new players to get started with the game.
• Turf Wars (Apocalypse) - A single set focussing on Territories and Garou.
• Beast Courts (Apocalypse)- This is a block with multiple sets. It deals with the Far East.
• Rite of Passage (Apocalypse)- Tentative. This set will deal with low renown characters and showcase low Gnosis and low rage items suitable for weenie swarm decks.