I remember baseball cards from about 1994 or 5, Upper Deck I think, that had a scratch off game. Ring a bell?

Question

There was one per pack. I think it was 1994, 95, or 96, Upper Deck Collector's Choice. I got nostalgic about it and I can't figure out what they were!

Answer 1

I don't have any handy, but I'm absolutely certain that the 1994 set of CC had scratch-off cards. I'm not sure if they did the same thing in those other seasons - 1994 just stands out because it was a year when I spent way too much money on cards.

Answer 2

I cannot recall any scratch-off contest cards in the various Collector's Choice products, but UD did have a scratch-off set in its 1997 base set, called Predictors. Predominantly red cards with four scratch-off "bats", of which only one was supposed to be revealed, each bat revealing a different unusual (but not improbable) feat the pictured player might do during the year, and if he did, the card could be exchanged for a similar card of that player. Fortunately the flashlight trick allowed all four events to be determined, such that a winning event could be scratched off with confidence.

For a complete (yet unofficial) list of the cards, the events, and the winners, click here: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.collecting.sport.baseball/browse_frm/thread/e6dd20378a54ef5d/4db6d9226bcd04a5?lnk=st&q=&rnum=2&hl=en#4db6d9226bcd04a5


Edit: ohhhhhhh... THOSE things. It folds out, right? Yeah, I do remember them now. Strictly for fun, or at least *I* never had a winner card. I probably have a stack buried someplace. I'm pretty sure that was 1994 UD CC, the first year that set was released.

Answer 3

the scratch off game was a card with 2 players on the frontgenerally paired by position, you opened it up , picked a lineup, and scratched off a circle to see what your offensive result was, your opponent scratched off his rusult, and you played a 9 inning game. cards also had a bar to scratch off to see if you were a instant winner of something