Havic: the Bothering is a humorous copy of Magic: The Gathering with similarly layouted cards, simplified rules, and a few twists. There are just two different resources, alcohol and cigarettes, instead of five, and players start with 8 cards in hand and with 21 life points, in this game called sanity points. Lands are called property, artifacts are articles, creatures are peons, sorceries are effects, instants do not exist. All permanents are whacked instead of tapped. The turn order is similar to Magic but hardly elaborated by the rules. Combat rules are also heavily inspired by Magic. Summoning sickness is called hangover, but articles suffer from it the same way peons do. There is just one codenamed ability for peons called stealth which works like flying. Destroyed permanents and spent effects go to the hospital which is an equivalent of the graveyard. Havic: the Bothering was created by Peter Gray and Frank Martell. Its first set Skool Daze, which was thematically centered around life at a high school, was published by PGI Limited in 1998. The set was sold in readily playable deck boxes of 60 cards, some of which were randomly inserted. The pattern of the fixed cards and the rarity levels of the randomly inserted cards is currently unknown (but the article in Inquest #38 mentions only Commons and Uncommons). Each deck also included 1 rule card, except some decks missing it and having an extra Brewery card instead. 10 Havic: the Bothering deck boxes were packaged in each simple shrink-wrapped box. Due to its many similarities to Magic, Havic: The Bothering was a highly questionable product from a legal point of view. In a more humorous than serious attempt to circumvent at least the infringement of Richard Garfield's patented trading card game foundations, the game rules advised players not to build their own decks out of the cards they had purchased. Wizards of the Coast took active steps to hinder the distribution of the game and successfully shut out PGI Limited from attending GenCon in July 1998. Soon after, the game vanished without further notice. A second set called Spring Break, which was supposed to be released in booster packs, was announced but never published. A sealed booster in a clear wrapper containing 5 cards was offered or sold in some gaming stores like Shinders (Minnesota) whenever a starter deck was purchased. No further information is available for the moment.
A promo card called Vegan was scheduled for print before Havic was discontinued. The card was supposed to be distributed by the InQuest magazine as a free insert, but its distribution was rejected due to the questionable legal status of the game. As a consequence, the card never saw print. 18 uncut sheets (10 X 10) of Havic the Bothering are known to exist, nine of them contain the 94 illustrations of every non-property cards as well as 6 extras cards that shows twice on the uncut sheet, located on row 10: * Chill Pill: Row 1-1 and 10-3. * Hangover: Row 2-5 and 10-10. * Campus Police: Row 10-1 and 10-8. * Trustafari: Row 10-2 and 10-9. * Downtown Mentality: Row 10-4 and 10-6. * Psych Experiment: Row 10-5 and 10-7. The 2 property cards that are on another sheet are: * Brewery. * Convenience Store. Havic was mentioned as an advertisement page 7 and as an article page 28 in InQuest #38. NEED HQ SCAN. Page 7 and page 28 InQuest #38. September 1996.
An advertisement was printed in InQuest #39. TO BE REVERIFIED. InQuest #38 (June 1998) cover illustrated by Steve Stone and #39 (July 1998) cover illustrated by ? magazines. Havic: The Bothering deck box front and back. UPC-A: 6 57767 00102 5 EAN-13: 0 657767 001025 UPC: 657767001025 GTIN: 0657767001025 GTIN-14: 0 06 57767 00102 5 Country of registration: United States / Canada MSRP: $8.99 Havic: The Bothering top of a shrink-wrapped box of 10 Decks Boxes UPC-A: 6 57767 00101 8 Havic: The Bothering opened display of 10 Decks Boxes. Havic: The Bothering Promo booster with 5 cards sealed. ADVERTISEMENT Havic: The Bothering advertisement page 7 of InQuest #38. September 1996. ART Jesus Freak Original Art by Sist-Airs. Sports Fanatic Original Art by Sist-Airs. Young Republicans Original Art by Sist-Airs. FLYER Havic: The Bothering full page flyer. SHEETS Havic the Bothering "non property" uncut sheet front and back (10 x 10). EXTERNAL LINKS - ALL FIXED Havic6.com (old website) - Wayback Machine Inquest #39 - Wayback Machine INTERNAL LINKS Havic The Bothering (Ebay; Post in the forum |
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Admissions | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
002 | Bad Joke | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
003 | Bad Reputation | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
004 | Bartender | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
005 | Beer Bolt | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
006 | Beer Goggles Version 1 | Ace Lebris | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
007 | Beer Goggles Version 2 | Ace Lebris | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
008 | Beer Muscle Version 1 | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
009 | Beer Muscle Version 2 | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
010 | Biology Club | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
011 | Bitchy Secretary | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
012 | Blackout | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
013 | Blind Date | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
014 | Boy Scout Leader | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
015 | Brainless Cheerleader Version 1 | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
016 | Brainless Cheerleader Version 2 | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
017 | Brewery | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
018 | Cafeteria Worker Version 1 | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
019 | Cafeteria Worker Version 2 | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
020 | Campus Police | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
021 | Chain Smoker | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
022 | Check From Home | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
023 | Chess Club | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
024 | Chill Pill | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
025 | Chinese Fake Out | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
026 | Cigarette Ash | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
027 | Coercion | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
028 | Convenience Store | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
029 | Convenience Store Attendant | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
030 | Custodial Engineer | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
031 | Dead Soldier | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
032 | Dean of Students | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
033 | Death Breath | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
034 | Detox | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
035 | Disappointed Swim Buddy | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
036 | Dorm Toilet | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
037 | Downtown Mentality | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
038 | Elder Fratern | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
039 | EMT | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
040 | Facial Hair Maniac | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
041 | Fake ID | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
042 | Farmer's Daughter | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
043 | Fart of Fury | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
044 | Fat Kid | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
045 | Fire Alarm | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
046 | Fire Bomb | Gray | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
047 | Football Team | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
048 | Fraternity House | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
049 | Gas Mask | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
050 | Hangover | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
051 | Harvey Grundlemeyer | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
052 | Hypnotic Pimple | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
053 | Ice Queen | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
054 | Insane Pledge | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
055 | Intrusive Roommate | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
056 | Jail Bait | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
057 | Jesus Freak | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
058 | Local Bum | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
059 | Lunch Lady | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
060 | Mortar Board | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
061 | Mrs. Williams | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
062 | Murderous Teddy Bear | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
063 | Nerd | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
064 | No Show | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
065 | Nurse Practitioner | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
066 | Peeping Tom | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
067 | Pledge Master | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
068 | Pledge Task | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
069 | Princess | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
070 | Psych Experiment | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
071 | Revenge | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
072 | Ritalin Guy | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
073 | Roger Lawrence Banks III | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
074 | Shemale Warrior | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
075 | Sketchy Character | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
076 | Space Case | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
077 | Sports Fanatic | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
078 | Stalker | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
079 | Statepirg | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
080 | Stomach Pump | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
081 | Student Government | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
082 | Student Socialist | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
083 | Teaching Assistant | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
084 | Term Paper | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
085 | Theatre Chick | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
086 | The Brooding Ex-Boyfriend | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1995-07 | YES | |||
087 | The Brooding Ex-Girlfriend | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
088 | Tough Guy | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
089 | Trustafari | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
090 | Tutor | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
091 | Ugly Friend | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
092 | Uneven Ratio | Vinyl Vineshtein | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
093 | Vengeful RA | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
094 | White-Trash | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
095 | Women's Group | Norton | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
096 | Young Republicans | Sist-Airs | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | |||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
000 | Havic: The Bothering Rule Card | Havic: The Bothering deck | 1998-05 | YES | ||||