The X-Files Collectible Card Game The X-Files Collectible Card Game The X-Files Collectible Card Game (XF:CCG or X-Files CCG) is an out-of-print collectible card game based on the "X-Files" fictional universe. It was created by the US Playing Card Company (USPCC). The "Premier Set" was first released in 1996 and debuted at Gen Con. Initially, 80 million cards were shipped on November 1st, 1996. Over the next year, USPCC would create the first expansion, "101361", a 2nd edition set known as "The Truth Is Out There", and a number of promotional cards. The second expansion, "22364" was apparently finished, and ready to be produced, when
Collectible card game card game as early as 1979. "The Base Ball Card Game", a prototype from 1904, is a notable precursor to CCGs because it had a few similar qualities but it never saw production to qualify it as a "collectible" card game. It is not known if the game was intended to be a standalone product or something altogether different like Top Trumps. The game consisted of a limited 112 cards and never saw manufacture past the marketing stage. In 1951, Topps released the "" that resembled CCGs because the game cards were sold in random packs and were collectible, however