Last updated 8 Sept 2001
The new sets will feature the same Artifacts, Creatures, Magic Sticks and Magic Stones as before, and the new 3rd expansion will feature Magic Beans, generated by various cards in various ways. Beans can be used as "1" number cards, except that you can add them to anything in any quantity. Unlike normal Number Cards, you are not limited to the one-card-per-action limit.
In the new version, we'll also be distinguishing the subtle difference between a SPELL and the EFFECT of the spell. Hopefully this will clarify quite a few rules arguments.
The old Expansion 1 had 84 cards and 2 boards plus tokens, while Expansion 2 had 106 cards and tokens. Expansion sets were not in boxes.
For those folks curious about the cards in the 2 expansions, here's a list!
Expansion 1 cards ADRENALINE ALTER EGO ALTER REALITY BIG MAN BLASTER STICK BOOBYTRAP BUTT-HEAD CHAOS CREATE DOOR DEJA-VU DEMOCRATIC MONSTER DIMENSIONAL WARP DISEASE DISPEL CREATION (2) DUST CLOUD EMPATHY FEAR FIRE IMP FORCEFIELD GIFT FROM ABOVE GIFT FROM BELOW GLUE HANDFUL OF TACKS HEAVE-HO IDIOT ILLUSIONARY ATTACK INTERRUPT KILLER OOZE LIFESAVER MAD DASH MEGA-MONSTER MENTAL FORCE MENTAL SWAP OPPORTUNITY FIRE PICK LOCK (2) POWER ATTACK REDIRECTION REMOVE CURSE ROSEBUSH SAFE SHADOW SHIFT STICK SKELETON SLIMECUBE STICKY STICK STONE TO WATER STRENGTH SWAP HOME BASES SWAP MEET SWARTHMORE'S ENCHANTMENT THIEF THUMB OF GOD TRADER TROLL WALKING DEAD WARD WARP STICK WEAKNESS WRAITH 2'S - 10 3'S - 7 4'S - 4 5'S - 2 Expansion 2 Cards AMBER PENDANT ARM OF THOR ASTRAL PROJECTION BIG BLACK BAT BLINK BOOK OF INFINITE SPELLS BRAIN BURDEN CEASE-FIRE CLAW OF MARS CLONE CONTROL CREATION CROSSBOW CRYSTAL BALL CURSE OF THE LITTER BUG CURSE OF THE MONSTER MUSK DECOY DISGUISE MAGIC DOOR TO DOOR DOUBLE BACK EVIL EYE EXPLODING DOOR EXPLODING ENERGY EYE OF THE BEHOLDER EYE OF CLAREMONT FAMILIAR FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHTERSTONE FILL 'ER UP FIREFLY STICK FIT OF FRENZY FLAME ON FLIGHT FORCE OF THE JET-EYE FULL SHIELD GEAS GHOST GHOUL HARD CELL HEALTHSTONE HOTFOOT HYPNOSIS IT JANITOR KLUTZ LOAD STONE MAGIC ARMOR OF ARES MONSTER BANE MUNDANE NEGATE NEUTRAL PASS THE BUCK PICK LOCK (3) PSYCHIC STORM PUBLIC FUNDS POWER BATTERY PUSH OBJECT RANDOM'S CARD REFLECTION REJUVENATION RICOCHET RING OF POWER SHATTER SHOCK WAVE SHIELD OF AZPESDOZE SPELL STONE STICKS AND STONES sub-WIZARD SUCKER SUPER-DODGE SWAP SECTORS TELEPORT AMULET TELEPORT CREATION TELEPORT LOAD TELEPORT OBJECT TINY SWAP VAMPIRE! WALL OF FOG WALL OF GLASS WEREWOLF WINGS OF MERCURY 2'S 10 3'S 8 4'S 4 5'S 2