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== Information ==
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{{Other uses|for=the virtual cards earned by playing games on [[Steam]]|Steam Trading Cards}}
Team Fortress 2 Trading Cards were designed by the art team and were originally intended to be distributed at cyber cafes as a promotion, but unfortunately never made it into mass production. As an added bonus, each of the character cards has a revealing biography about that character. There are 9 character cards (one for each character), 6 level cards, 3 weapon cards, and 1 Team Fortress 2 card. Some cards were released by Valve directly on their TF2 Blog, but there are other cards that remain. Those remaining cards have been scanned manually.
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[[File:TF2 Trading cards.png|right]]
  
The character cards were also [[Merchandise]] available with the [[RED]] and [[BLU]] [[Fan Kit|Fan Kits]] directly from the Valve store. Along with other assorted items, the fan kits come with two packs of TF2 Trading Cards, each containing five random cards.
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{{Quotation|'''The Scout'''|Yo, I oughta' be on a baseball card!|sound=Scout specialcompleted06.wav}}
  
Recently an email from Arsenio Navarro (The Valve store manager) have confirmed that the cards will again be made available at the Valve store when it next updates.
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The ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' '''trading cards''' are produced by [[Valve]] and are sold through the Valve Store. They were designed by the TF2 art team and originally intended to be distributed at cyber cafès as part of a promotion, but the promotion never began. There are nine [[Classes|class]] cards (one for each class), six [[List of maps|map]] cards, three [[Weapons|weapon]] cards, and one ''Team Fortress 2'' card. Each of the class cards provides a biography about that class. Some card images were released by Valve directly on the [[TF2 Official Website]], while other images were not officially released and were instead scanned manually by the community.
  
== Character Cards ==
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The class cards were also included as merchandise with the [[RED]] and [[BLU]] fan kits that were available directly through the Valve Store. Along with other assorted items, the fan kits came with two packs of TF2 trading cards, each containing five random cards. Trading cards used to be available separately (1 pack for US $1), but they are no longer sold on the Valve Store.
*[[Medic]]
 
  
<Gallery>
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== Class cards ==
image:Medic back.jpg|Medic Trading Card Front
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<gallery perrow="6">
Image:Medic2.jpg|Medic Trading Card Back
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File:Scout card front.png|[[Scout]] trading card (Front)
</Gallery>
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File:Scout card back.png|Scout trading card (Back)
 
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File:Soldier card front.png|[[Soldier]] trading card (Front)
*[[Engineer]]
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File:Soldier card back.png|Soldier trading card (Back)
 
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File:Pyro card front.jpg|[[Pyro]] trading card (Front)
<Gallery>
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File:Pyro card back.jpg|Pyro trading card (Back)
image:Engineer back.jpg|Engineer Trading Card Front
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File:Demo card front.jpg|[[Demoman]] trading card (Front)
image:Engie2.jpg|Engineer Trading Card Back
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File:Demo card back.jpg|Demoman trading card (Back)
</Gallery>
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File:Heavy card front.jpg|[[Heavy]] trading card (Front)
 
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File:Heavy card back.jpg|Heavy trading card (Back)
*[[Spy]]
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File:Engineer card front.jpg|[[Engineer]] trading card (Front)
 
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File:Engineer card back.jpg|Engineer trading card (Back)
<Gallery>
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File:Medic card front.jpg|[[Medic]] trading card (Front)
image:Spy Card1.jpg|Spy Trading Card Front
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File:Medic card back.jpg|Medic trading card (Back)
image:Spy2.jpg|Spy Trading Card Back
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File:Sniper card front.jpg|[[Sniper]] trading card (Front)
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File:Sniper card back.jpg|Sniper trading card (Back)
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File:Spy card front.jpg|[[Spy]] trading card (Front)
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File:Spy card back.jpg|Spy trading card (Back)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
*[[Sniper]]
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== Map cards ==
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
image:Sniper1.jpg|Sniper Trading Card Front
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File:Granary.png|cp_[[Granary (Control Point)|Granary]] trading card (Front)
image:Sniper2.jpg|Sniper Trading Card Back
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File:Well.png|cp_[[Well (Control Point)|Well]] trading card (Front)
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File:Dustbowl.png|cp_[[Dustbowl]] trading card (Front)
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File:Gravel Pit.png|cp_[[Gravel Pit]] trading card (Front)
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File:Hydro.png|tc_[[Hydro]] trading card (Front)
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File:2Fort.png|ctf_[[2Fort]] trading card (Front)
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File:TF2Back.png|Common backside for many of the cards
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
*[[Heavy]]
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== Weapon cards ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
image:Heavy back.jpg|Heavy Trading Card Front
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File:Sentry1.png|[[Sentry Gun]] trading card (Front)
image:Heavy2.jpg|Heavy Trading Card Back
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File:Sentry2.png|Sentry Gun trading card (Back)
</gallery>
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File:Flamethrower1.png|[[Flamethrower]] trading card
 
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File:Flamethrower blue.png|[[BLU]] Flamethrower
*[[Pyro]]
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File:Flamethrower red.png|[[RED]] Flamethrower
<Gallery>
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File:Minigun1.png|[[Minigun]] trading card (Front)
image:Pyro back.jpg|Pyro Trading Card Front
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File:Minigun2.png|Minigun trading card (Back)
image:Pyro2.jpg|Pyro Trading Card Back
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
*[[Scout]]
 
<Gallery>
 
image:Scout1.jpg|Scout Trading Card Front
 
image:Scout2.jpg|Scout Trading Card Back
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
*[[Demoman]]
 
<Gallery>
 
image:Demo back.jpg|Demo Trading Card Front
 
Image:Demo front.jpg|Demo Trading Card Back
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
*[[Soldier]]
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== Team Fortress 2 card ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
image:Soldier1.jpg|Soldier Trading Card Front
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File:TF2Front.png|Team Fortress 2 trading card (Front)
image:Soldier2.jpg|soldier Trading Card Back
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File:TF2Back.png|Common backside for many of the cards
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==Level Cards==
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== Trivia ==
*[[Granary]]
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[[File:Merch card package.png|250px|thumb|Trading card packaging]]
<gallery>
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[[File:TF2 trading cards store page.png|250px|thumb|Trading cards store page]]
image:Granary.jpg|cp_Granary Trading Card Front
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
*[[Well]]
 
<gallery>
 
image:Well.jpg|cp_Well Trading Card Front
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
*[[Dustbowl]]
 
<gallery>
 
image:Dustbowl.jpg|cp_Dustbowl Trading Card Front
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
*[[Gravel Pit]]
 
<gallery>
 
image:Gravel Pit.jpg|cp_Gravel Pit Trading Card Front
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
*[[Hydro]]
 
<gallery>
 
image:Hydro.jpg|tc_Hydro Trading Card Front
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
*[[2fort]]
 
<gallery>
 
image:2Fort.jpg|ctf_2fort Trading Card Front
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
*The back side of all of the level cards is the same
 
<gallery>
 
image:TF2Back.jpg|Common backside for many cards
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
==Weapon Cards==
 
 
 
*[[Sentry]]
 
<gallery>
 
image:Sentry1.jpg|Sentry Trading Card Front
 
image:Sentry2.jpg|Sentry Trading Card Back
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
*[[Flamethrower]]
 
<gallery>
 
image:Flamethrower.jpg|Flamethrower Trading Card
 
image:Flamethrower blue.jpg|Blue Flamethrower
 
image:Flamethrower red.jpg|Red Flamethrower
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
*[[Minigun]]
 
<gallery>
 
image:Minigun1.jpg|Minigun Trading Card Front
 
image:Minigun2.jpg|Minigun Trading Card Back
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
==Team Fortress 2 Card==
 
 
 
* Team Fortress 2 Card
 
<gallery>
 
image:TF2Front.jpg|Team Fortress 2 Trading Card Front
 
image:TF2Back.jpg|Common Backside for many cards
 
</gallery>
 
  
==Trivia==
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* Despite the fact that these cards list a prospective biography for each class, some of the biographies have since been altered by Valve in order to more effectively complement the new content that they have released during updates, as well as other forms of published material.  
*Despite the fact these cards list a class' prospective biography, some of these have been altered by Valve to fit with the stories complimenting their updates or any other information they have given. The most notable example of this would be the Demoman's biography, which originally said that his parents both died when he was six, and lived in an orphanage from then on. However, in an amended version released after to the WAR! Update, his real parents took him in and taught him to be a proper Demoman, hence the existence of Mrs. Degroot, his mother. Other such liberties were taken with the Spy's biography released with Meet the Spy, which is far different from his original trading card one. This is mostly because the trading cards were created much earlier in TF2's life, prior to any of the class updates at all in fact.
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** The most notable example of this would be the [[Demoman]]'s biography, which originally said that his parents both died when he was six and that he lived in an orphanage after their deaths. In the amended version released after the [[WAR! Update]], his real parents took him in and taught him to be a proper Demoman, hence the existence of [[Non-player characters#Mrs. DeGroot|Mrs. DeGroot]], his mother.  
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** Other such liberties were taken with the [[Spy]]'s biography, released with the ''[[Meet the Spy]]'' video, which is far different from the original trading card version. This is mostly because the trading cards were created much earlier in TF2's life, prior to any of the class updates.
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* The packs are not random, and are composed of a limited number of possible card combinations.
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* Despite other cards showing Scout with the [[Scattergun]], the common backside of the map cards and the team card shows Scout with the scrapped [[Nail Gun]].
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* The text on the store page description reads as follows: ''"As we all know, Jonas Salk invented trading cards in 1955 so he would have a way to earn a living from his polio vaccine. Before that, people just traded things they found for things that other people had found. So you might "trade" somebody a scrap of carpet, say, in exchange for an old bottle. It was a perfect system with only one drawback: people spent their lives bartering for piles of garbage before dying of polio. But wait. What if we told you that you could barter for things that weren't garbage, AND not die of polio? Introducing TF2 Trading Cards. One pack contains five card designs. 19 designs in complete set."''
  
==External Links==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1663 TF2 Official Website blog post - "TF2 Trading Cards - Part 1"]
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* [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1678 TF2 Official Website blog post - "TF2 Trading Cards - Part 2"]
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* [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1711 TF2 Official Website blog post - "TF2 Trading Cards - Part 3"]
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* [https://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/ Steam "Steam Trading Card Beta"]
  
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1663 TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Trading Cards Part 1]
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{{Merchandise Nav}}
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1678 TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Trading Cards Part 2]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1711 TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Trading Cards Part 3]
 
  
 
[[Category:Background]]
 
[[Category:Background]]
 
[[Category:Merchandise]]
 
[[Category:Merchandise]]
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 10 December 2023

For the virtual cards earned by playing games on Steam, see Steam Trading Cards.
TF2 Trading cards.png
Yo, I oughta' be on a baseball card!
The Scout

The Team Fortress 2 trading cards are produced by Valve and are sold through the Valve Store. They were designed by the TF2 art team and originally intended to be distributed at cyber cafès as part of a promotion, but the promotion never began. There are nine class cards (one for each class), six map cards, three weapon cards, and one Team Fortress 2 card. Each of the class cards provides a biography about that class. Some card images were released by Valve directly on the TF2 Official Website, while other images were not officially released and were instead scanned manually by the community.

The class cards were also included as merchandise with the RED and BLU fan kits that were available directly through the Valve Store. Along with other assorted items, the fan kits came with two packs of TF2 trading cards, each containing five random cards. Trading cards used to be available separately (1 pack for US $1), but they are no longer sold on the Valve Store.

Class cards

Map cards

Weapon cards

Team Fortress 2 card

Trivia

Trading card packaging
Trading cards store page
  • Despite the fact that these cards list a prospective biography for each class, some of the biographies have since been altered by Valve in order to more effectively complement the new content that they have released during updates, as well as other forms of published material.
    • The most notable example of this would be the Demoman's biography, which originally said that his parents both died when he was six and that he lived in an orphanage after their deaths. In the amended version released after the WAR! Update, his real parents took him in and taught him to be a proper Demoman, hence the existence of Mrs. DeGroot, his mother.
    • Other such liberties were taken with the Spy's biography, released with the Meet the Spy video, which is far different from the original trading card version. This is mostly because the trading cards were created much earlier in TF2's life, prior to any of the class updates.
  • The packs are not random, and are composed of a limited number of possible card combinations.
  • Despite other cards showing Scout with the Scattergun, the common backside of the map cards and the team card shows Scout with the scrapped Nail Gun.
  • The text on the store page description reads as follows: "As we all know, Jonas Salk invented trading cards in 1955 so he would have a way to earn a living from his polio vaccine. Before that, people just traded things they found for things that other people had found. So you might "trade" somebody a scrap of carpet, say, in exchange for an old bottle. It was a perfect system with only one drawback: people spent their lives bartering for piles of garbage before dying of polio. But wait. What if we told you that you could barter for things that weren't garbage, AND not die of polio? Introducing TF2 Trading Cards. One pack contains five card designs. 19 designs in complete set."

External links