Monster Collection

Template:Short description Template:More sources needed Template:Infobox Game Monster Collection (モンスター・コレクション. otherwise known as Mon-Colle (モンコレ)) is an out-of-print trading card game developed by Group SNE. Monster Collection was first published in 1997 by Fujimi Shobo. In 2000, Monster Collection 2 was released. It was acquired by Bushiroad in August 2011.

Monster Collection was later expanded to a roleplaying game and was the basis for the anime series Mon Colle Knights.

The Monster Collection game universe is a world connected to six gates of fire, water, earth, wind, good, and evil, representing East, South, West, North, Heaven and Earth. Player acts as a summoner, which engages in combat using summoned monsters.

Rules

The game is a one-on-one card game, set in a 3×4 grid. One side declared as winner by capturing opponent's headquarter.

Each monster has fire, water, earth, wind, good, or evil element. A monster's ability is decided by battle spell, unit's equipment, combat items, and terrain.

Adaptations

Comic

• Monster Collection (by Sei Itoh)
• Monster Collection Demon heart
• Mon-Colle Monster

Video game

• Monster Collection: Sorcerer's Mask (PlayStation)
• Monster Collection Board Game (PC)
• Monster Collection Trading card game The Millennium (PC)

TV series

• Mon Colle Knights

Trivia

• Ryūsuke Mita, the creator of Dragon Half, worked as the designer for the Monster collection card game

External links

• Bushiroad's Monster Collection page
• Group SNE's Monster Collection home page