NFL Showdown
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Created in 2001, NFL Showdown is a collectible card game
by Wizards of the Coast
based on American football
. Cards feature players from the 2001-2003 seasons. During gameplay the game uses a barcode
reader which resolves play selection. The game has been out of print since 2003.
Collectible card game
thumb|Players and their decksA collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards...
by Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
based on American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. Cards feature players from the 2001-2003 seasons. During gameplay the game uses a barcode
Barcode
A barcode is an optical machine-readable representation of data, which shows data about the object to which it attaches. Originally barcodes represented data by varying the widths and spacings of parallel lines, and may be referred to as linear or 1 dimensional . Later they evolved into rectangles,...
reader which resolves play selection. The game has been out of print since 2003.