Doctor Who: Battles in Time (trading cards)

Doctor Who: Battles in Time were collectable trading cards issued with the similarly-named magazine. They were also available for separate purchase from newsagents and some specialist shops.
Over the course of three years from 2006-2008, 1,075 individual numbered cards were produced, plus three special cards, comprising five main sets - Exterminator, Annihilator, Invader, Ultimate Monsters & Devastator. In addition a further 34 cards were produced comprising two extra sets - Daleks vs Cybermen & Adventurer exclusive to specific issues of the magazine.
== Overview ==
Each standard pack cost £1.50 and contained 9 cards, 8 Common and 1 Rare. Super-Rare and Ultra-Rare cards were included as an extra tenth card in a pack.
Mixed set packs, which were only available free with the magazine, contained 12 cards, 6 from each set - 5 Common and 1 Rare.
== Features ==
The cards shared a number of common features.
Feature 	Explanation
Title 	Each card was named.
Card number 	Each card had a unique identification number in the top left-hand corner.
Power icons 	Each card had three power icons, these were circular Gallifreyan symbols coloured a combination of red, green or silver.
Card description	Each card had a sentence describing the character or object featured on the card.
Rarity symbol 	Each card had a symbol denoting its rarity in the bottom left-hand corner.(C) for Common, (R) for Rare, (SR) for Super-Rare, and (UR) for Ultra-Rare.(This was introduced when the cards went nationwide, cards in the initial trial run did not have this feature.)
Set number 	Each card had its number within each set in the bottom right-hand corner.
Skill categories	Character cards listed the following skills:Intelligence, Agility, Stamina, Special Abilities, and Fear Factor.
Double ratings 	Character cards had two ratings for each skill category, one in a green circle and one in a red circle.
Deck icon 	The cards were split into two types - Character cards & Bonus cards.Character cards were categorised into the following decks, with an icon in the top right-hand corner:Alien, Cyberman, Dalek, Hero, Human, Monster, and Robot.
However two sets had set specific features.
Feature 	Explanation
Power bar 	Cards from the Daleks vs Cybermen set have this feature to be used with the board game included with DWBIT Daleks vs Cybermen Special.
Which Doctor?	Cards from the Ultimate Monsters set indicated which Doctor's era each card came from.
== Sets ==
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Set 	Release date 	No. of cards 	C 	R 	SR 	UR 	GT
Exterminator (trial run) 	spring 2006 	85 	60 	14 	7 	4 	1
Exterminator 	20 September 2006 	275 	231 	28 	10 	6 	1
Annihilator 	23 February 2007 	100 	75 	15 	6 	4 	1
Daleks vs Cybermen 	16 May 2007 	18 (24) 	16 	2 	n/a 	n/a 	n/a
Invader 	5 September 2007 	225 	184 	25 	10 	6 	1
Ultimate Monsters 	5 March 2008 	225 	185 	25 	10 	5 	1
Devastator 	17 September 2008 	250 	209 	25 	10 	6 	1
Adventurer 	21 January 2009 	10 (11) 	10 	n/a 	n/a 	n/a 	n/a
In April 2008 a spin-off series of trading cards based on Torchwood was launched - Torchwood Trading Card Collection.
== Special cards ==
* Psychic Paper - Special card to read hidden messages in some bonus cards. Available only in the first issue of the magazine.
* Super Rose - There was only one in every 1,000 packets of all five main sets.
* Dalek Blaster - This was a special lenticular card of a Dalek being 'blasted', and came free with the Invader Special magazine.
== External links ==
* Doctor Who: Battles in Time official website, with magazine and trading card details
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