This is a collectors guide to various card games. There are black and white scans, at the beginning of each section to show what the individual cards look like, as well as a "CCG {Collectable Card Game} Identification Guide" with color scans of the front and reverse of one card from each series covered. Each card game is described, telling about the mode of play, ratings of the games, "Concept, Gameplay, Card Art, Player Pool" in a score of 0-5. The majority of the book is dedicated the checklist and price guide information of each card in these games. /It has check boxes before each card listing, as well as gives the value of the card, and rarity of that card. The "Second Edition" covers "more than 550 CCG releases". Although credited to two main authors, each entry usually has its own review written by various authors. It was published in connection with the card game collecting magazine "Scrye". The first Edition is ISBN: 0873492544, and updated "Second Edition" is ISBN: 087349623X. The books original price for the 'Second Edition' was $22. 99.