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The ''Team Fortress 2'' '''trading cards''' were designed by the TF2 art team, and were originally intended to be distributed at cyber cafès as part of a promotion. However, the promotion never went ahead, and Valve began to produce and sell the trading cards through the Valve Store. As an added bonus, each of the class cards provides a revealing biography about that class. There are nine class cards (one for each class), six level cards, three weapon cards, and one ''Team Fortress 2'' card. Some cards were released by Valve directly on the official [http://teamfortress.com/ TF2 Blog], while other cards were not officially released and were instead scanned manually by the community.
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The ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' '''trading cards''' were designed by the TF2 art team and originally intended to be distributed at cyber cafès as part of a [[promotion]]. The promotion never went ahead, and [[Valve]] began to produce and sell the trading cards through the Valve Store. As an added bonus, each of the class cards provides a revealing biography about that class. There are nine class cards (one for each class), six level cards, three weapon cards, and one ''Team Fortress 2'' card. Some cards were released by Valve directly on the [http://www.teamfortress.com/ TF2 Official Website], while other cards were not officially released and were instead scanned manually by the community.
  
The class cards were also [[merchandise]] available with the [[RED]] and [[BLU]] fan kits which were available directly from 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 are now available separately (1 pack for US$1) from the [http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0400 Valve Store].
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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 are now available separately (1 pack for US $1) from the [http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0400 Valve Store].
  
 
== Class cards ==
 
== Class cards ==
 
 
<Gallery>
 
<Gallery>
image:Scout1.png|[[Scout]] trading card Front
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image:Scout1.png|[[Scout]] trading card (Front)
image:Scout2.png|Scout trading card Back
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image:Scout2.png|Scout trading card (Back)
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image:Soldier1.png|[[Soldier]] trading card (Front)
image:Soldier1.png|[[Soldier]] trading card Front
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image:Soldier2.png|Soldier trading card (Back)
image:Soldier2.png|Soldier trading card Back
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image:Pyro back.jpg|[[Pyro]] trading card (Front)
image:Pyro back.jpg|[[Pyro]] trading card Front
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image:Pyro2.jpg|Pyro trading card (Back)
image:Pyro2.jpg|Pyro trading card Back
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image:Demo back.jpg|[[Demoman]] trading card (Front)
image:Demo back.jpg|[[Demoman]] trading card Front
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Image:Demo front.jpg|Demoman trading card (Back)
Image:Demo front.jpg|Demoman trading card Back
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image:Heavy back.jpg|[[Heavy]] trading card (Front)
image:Heavy back.jpg|[[Heavy]] trading card Front
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image:Heavy2.jpg|Heavy trading card (Back)
image:Heavy2.jpg|Heavy trading card Back
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image:Engineer back.jpg|[[Engineer]] trading card (Front)
image:Engineer back.jpg|[[Engineer]] trading card Front
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image:Engie2.jpg|Engineer trading card (Back)
image:Engie2.jpg|Engineer trading card Back
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image:Medic back.jpg|[[Medic]] trading card (Front)
image:Medic back.jpg|[[Medic]] trading card Front
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Image:Medic2.jpg|Medic trading card (Back)
Image:Medic2.jpg|Medic trading card Back
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image:Sniper1.jpg|[[Sniper]] trading card (Front)
image:Sniper1.jpg|[[Sniper]] trading card Front
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image:Sniper2.jpg|Sniper trading card (Back)
image:Sniper2.jpg|Sniper trading card Back
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image:Spy Card1.jpg|[[Spy]] trading card (Front)
image:Spy Card1.jpg|[[Spy]] trading card Front
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image:Spy2.jpg|Spy trading card (Back)
image:Spy2.jpg|Spy trading card Back
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==Map cards==
 
==Map cards==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
image:Granary.png|cp_[[Granary]] trading card Front
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image:Granary.png|cp_[[Granary]] trading card (Front)
image:Well.png|cp_[[Well]] trading card Front
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image:Well.png|cp_[[Well]] trading card (Front)
image:Dustbowl.png|cp_[[Dustbowl]] trading card Front
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image:Dustbowl.png|cp_[[Dustbowl]] trading card (Front)
image:Gravel Pit.png|cp_[[Gravel Pit]] trading card Front
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image:Gravel Pit.png|cp_[[Gravel Pit]] trading card (Front)
image:Hydro.png|tc_[[Hydro]] trading card Front
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image:Hydro.png|tc_[[Hydro]] trading card( Front)
image:2Fort.png|ctf_[[2Fort]] trading card Front
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image:2Fort.png|ctf_[[2Fort]] trading card (Front)
image:TF2Back.png|Common backside for many cards
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image:TF2Back.png|Common backside for many of the cards.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==Weapon cards==
 
==Weapon cards==
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
image:Sentry1.png|[[Sentry Gun]] Ttrading card Front
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image:Sentry1.png|[[Sentry Gun]] trading card (Front)
image:Sentry2.png|Sentry Gun trading card Back
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image:Sentry2.png|Sentry Gun trading card (Back)
 
image:Flamethrower1.png|[[Flamethrower]] trading card
 
image:Flamethrower1.png|[[Flamethrower]] trading card
 
image:Flamethrower blue.png|[[BLU]] Flamethrower
 
image:Flamethrower blue.png|[[BLU]] Flamethrower
 
image:Flamethrower red.png|[[RED]] Flamethrower
 
image:Flamethrower red.png|[[RED]] Flamethrower
image:Minigun1.png|[[Minigun]] trading card Front
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image:Minigun1.png|[[Minigun]] trading card (Front)
image:Minigun2.png|Minigun trading card Back
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image:Minigun2.png|Minigun trading card (Back)
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==Team Fortress 2 card==
 
==Team Fortress 2 card==
 
* Team Fortress 2 card
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
image:TF2Front.png|Team Fortress 2 trading card Front
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image:TF2Front.png|Team Fortress 2 trading card (Front)
image:TF2Back.png|Common backside for many cards
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image:TF2Back.png|Common backside for many of the cards.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
[[File:Merch card package.png|250px|thumb|Trading card packaging]]
 
[[File:Merch card package.png|250px|thumb|Trading card packaging]]
* Despite the fact that these cards list a prospective biography for each class, some of the biographies have 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 information. 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. However, 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. Other such liberties were taken with the [[Spy]]'s biography released with [[Meet the Spy]], 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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* 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 [[Non-player characters#Mrs. DeGroot|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.
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1663 TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Trading Cards Part 1]
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1663 TF2 Official Website blog post - "TF2 Trading Cards - Part 1"]
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1678 TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Trading Cards Part 2]
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1678 TF2 Official Website blog post - "TF2 Trading Cards - Part 2"]
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1711 TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Trading Cards Part 3]
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1711 TF2 Official Website blog post - "TF2 Trading Cards - Part 3"]
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Revision as of 13:12, 13 October 2011

TF2 Trading cards.png
Yo, I oughta' be on a baseball card!
The Scout

The Team Fortress 2 trading cards were designed by the TF2 art team and originally intended to be distributed at cyber cafès as part of a promotion. The promotion never went ahead, and Valve began to produce and sell the trading cards through the Valve Store. As an added bonus, each of the class cards provides a revealing biography about that class. There are nine class cards (one for each class), six level cards, three weapon cards, and one Team Fortress 2 card. Some cards were released by Valve directly on the TF2 Official Website, while other cards 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 are now available separately (1 pack for US $1) from the Valve Store.

Class cards

Map cards

Weapon cards

Team Fortress 2 card

Trivia

Trading card packaging
  • 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.

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