New Version of Portal, PO2, 5Th Edition 2 Player Starters

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New Version of Portal, PO2, 5Th Edition 2 Player Starters

Post by dragsamou » Sat Mar 15, 2014 12:42 pm

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While talking to Berkumps yesterday, we make a new discovery about Portal, Portal Second Age, and Fifth Edition Starters. For Sealed Collectors, it might interest them. Let start by Portal.

PORTAL

Regular Portal Starter 2 Player is WOC17000 and have a gold pull strip in the wrapper

Demo Portal Starter 2 Player is WOC17000, just having a Demo sticker underneath, on the left of the bottom of the starter.

Now, there's the New one Portal Starter 2 Player WOC17007 and doesn't have a gold pull strip in the wrapper. So I help Mark, to solve that mystery, by looking at my WOTC 1998 Catalog. And the answer was 2- deck starter starter set with J-hook WOC17007


PORTAL SECOND AGE

Regular Portal Second Age Starter 2 Player is WOC17025

New Portal Second Age 2- deck starter starter set with J-hook WOC17026

FIFTH EDITION

Regular Fifth Edition Starter 2 Player is WOC16009

New Fifth Edition 2- deck starter starter set with J-hook is WOC16011

It applies also for the display containing the Starter 2 Player, 2 different WOC numbers: Regular Versus J-Hook

It is unknown for now, if only English version is concerned, or, if this applies also for the different languages.

So, this is how, Mark, me, and few others will be hunting now those 3 sealed starters for completist reason #-o Thanks Mark to have opened that can of worms :wink:

PS: Scans to be added for better understanding...

Regular Portal Starter 2 Player WOC17000 with a gold pull strip in the wrapper.
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Portal Starter 2 Player WOC17007 with no gold pull strip in the wrapper. J-hook version.
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Post by dragsamou » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:31 pm

Hi Members

Portal Starter 2 Player English with Dutch Rules has 2 Versions. Both carry the same WOC number: WOC30910 but they have differences.

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PORTAL gold pull strip

*Portal Starter 2 Player English with Dutch Rules is WOC30910 and has a gold pull strip in the wrapper.
*Sticker is on the right of the top of the wrapper (Not underneath).
*There's "No Free Booster Pack Inside" Sticker on the left.
*The height is different from the no pull strip version.
*Info under the Starter are upside down compared to the other one.

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PORTAL no pull strip

*Portal Starter 2 Player is WOC30910, has no gold pull strip.
*Sticker is underneath on the right of the top of the wrapper.
*There's a "No Free Booster Pack Inside" Sticker on the left.
*Starter is smaller than the gold pull strip version.
*Info under the Starter are straight compared to the other one.

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Post by Neuron » Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:12 am

Thanks for that news! As I collect print variants, is there any difference in the cards?

I know two 5th Edition USA variants, one light and one dark print. I thought the first was booster/starter and the latter Two Players Set, now there might be a third copy to look for.

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Post by dragsamou » Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:10 am

Neuron wrote:Thanks for that news! As I collect print variants, is there any difference in the cards?
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I won't be able to answer, as they belong to my sealed collection, and finding the Dutch version is really not an easy task, took me over 15 years to find them.
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Post by Neuron » Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:41 pm

It might be possible that these cards indicate different variants. Look how the Plains symbol is aligned in the circle.

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I have also evidence for different print runs of:

Tempest starter: en, sp, pt, jp

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Post by mmgun » Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:35 pm

Well, for tempest, EN, GER, PT for sure have different Printruns, because of the Medaillons with and without Charlie Brown .

Tempest JP has different Printruns as well, because of the different Cursed Scroll and Blood Frenzy.

What evidence do you have for different spanish Tempest ?

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