In collectible card games and collectible miniature wargames, a starter pack (or starter deck) is a sealed package of cards or figurines, designed to serve as the beginning of a collection. Collectible card games (CCGs), also called customizable card games or trading card games, are played using specially designed sets of cards. ... A 15mm WWII Game // Miniature wargaming is a form of wargaming designed to incorporate miniatures or figurines into play. ...

Starters usually contain a fairly large number of items. In some cases these items are randomly assorted, while in others they are pre-set, and occasionally some combination of the two. In almost all cases, they are designed to provide a set of cards or figurines that is sufficient for a new player to play a game according to the rules — if not necessarily with a high probability of winning.

In general, starters include rulebooks for their games. Often, other accessories are included as well — whatever is necessary to provide a new player all of the minimum requisites to play.

Starter packs are generally priced to serve as good small gifts, with prices comparable to a compact disc, a particularly inexpensive hardcover book, a new t-shirt, and other such items. Interference colors. ... A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ... Look up book in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A book is a collection of leaves of paper, parchment or other material, bound together along one edge within covers. ... T-Shirt A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt with short or long sleeves, a round neck, put on over the head, without pockets. ...

Starter packs are complemented by their smaller, cheaper counterparts — booster packs. In collectible card games and collectible miniature wargames, a booster pack is a sealed package of cards or figurines, designed to add to a players collection. ...