Orklord’s Haven

At my local Target I bought a couple packs of the 2008 season stats for MLB players.  I got to check the new designs of the Heritage cards for this season.  Each year, Topps does a line of Heritage cards (which I’ve discussed previously here) which ape the design of the Topps cards from the 50s.  This year the designs are from 1960.  The off color is tan instead of red and the cartoons are a bit tighter and less animated.

Personally, I prefer the cards from last year.  The cartoons are more amusing and the red color grabs the eye a bit better.  Granted, the text is easier to read on the tan background, but the cartoons are a big part of the draw to the heritage line.

This has an unfortunate impact on my game.  In my current version, I could direct reader to buy packs of Topps Heritage cards and use them for characters.  Now readers would either pick up the current year’s release which isn’t the style that has inspired me for this game, or they would have to buy older cards which can be expensive.  This is a disappointing development.