Each $95 box
will come with 30 packs, 5 cards per pack, and you will pull 6 on-card
autographs. They too will also be focusing on the skill players along with a handful
of defensive players who have made a name for themselves.
The base cards
are pretty simple, a player, their name, position and “2013”. Personally I feel that adding
the “2013” was overkill, had the designers not included the year then they
could have dropped the name and position down, shift the Press Pass logo up to
one of the top corners and we would be looking at a pleasant design. Right now
it is a bit crowded towards the bottom of the card. The base set is made up of
a 50-card checklist and there will be parallels, including reflectors, Proof Editions,
Gold Editions and 1/1.
The inserts:
Press Pass
Signings: These are based on the base cards only really “uglified”, yes… I had
to create a word to describe my displeasure for the cards. There are 4 levels;
Silver, Gold (#/199), Bronze (#/99) and Blue (#/50).
Playmakers: The
best college players
Power Picks:
This insert focuses on the top draft picks (expected). There are a number of
different levels; Silver, Gold/Bronze (#/199 or less) and Blue (#/50).
Additionally there are red ink and inscription versions.
I am not big
on this product, I am a Press Pass fan but I feel that they pushed it on this
set. The base card design and the Power Pick auto inserts are ok but I think
that they added more elements than they should have and it hurt the designs. I
do not like the Press Pass Signings or the Playmakers inserts at all. I don't expect to be picking up any of these packs.
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