Shiny Cards in Star Realms

I started noticing some cards in Star Realms are sometimes shiny and animated. https://media.giphy.com/media/YAZyFTFYc8n44J9gW9/giphy.gif

Additionally when they are purchased they spin once before going to the discard pile. https://media.giphy.com/media/7NUwrkRQRNkNI64cS4/giphy.gif

Does this shininess indicate anything? I haven't noticed any differences in play from the non-shiny versions.

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Best Answer

Didn't do enough googling...

Foil cards are premium cards with a foil finish making them look shiny. They also feature minor animation that suggests motion. Whether a card is foil or not has no effect on gameplay. Foils just look cool. If you own a Foil Card, whenever you acquire that card during regular gameplay, both in and outside of Arena, it will turn into a foil. Both you and your opponent will see it as a Foil Card once you acquire it. You only need one copy of a Foil Card and then every version of that card you acquire in games will appear as a Foil Card. You may only win one copy of each weekly and seasonal Foil Card (because you only need one).

Source: https://www.starrealms.com/arena-tournament-play-foil-cards-and-united-heroes-coming-to-the-star-realms-app/

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How many Star Realms cards are there?

It contains a rule book together with 128 beautifully illustrated cards (80 trade deck cards, 10 Explorer ships, two 10 card decks for each player to start, and 18 double-sided score cards) in a compact cardboard box.

How to get credits in Star Realms?

After you reach 6 wins or 2 losses, you may join again for 20 Credits. You can win credits in Arena or you can buy credits as an in-app purchase (80 credits cost 99 US cents). Don't worry, we aren't taking any features away. Traditional Star Realms matches are still free, unlimited, and completely separate from Arena.

Is Hero realms the same as Star Realms?

Hero Realms is generally a faster game with bigger and more powerful cards, but it's missing one key strategic angle from Star Realms (scrapping away cards in the market row).

How many cards are in Star realms frontiers?

Product Description. Star Realms: Frontiers is a new standalone Star Realms game with an 80-card trade deck and new scorecards that's suitable for play with up to four players. It can be combined with Star Realms and/or Star Realms: Colony Wars.

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