IHOTWAIT (It Hangs On The Wall And It Ticks)

[nightlock]

YAR! CARD GAME.
Not in a board game though.

IT was a mistake.

Pr0-T1p: It may have resulted in fictional deaths.
Pr0-T1p: IT was so imbalanced, It brought down 'the meta' like 'a house of cards'.
Pr0-T1p: It's not so much related to RPG Gaming as it is to gaming.

Yes: Happened in the last 100 years, Happened in the last 50 years, Last 20 years, Last 10 years, Related to a Card Game.
Sorta: American, "obscure internal consistency", in print media.
No: Happened in the last 5 years, political, scientific, Fashion, didn't kill a soul, Star Wars Episode 1, Movie Related, Television show related (including Netflix), comics related, A headline, in the News, internet related, computer related, RPG-gaming related, Related to a board game.

Time to start researching

[Asp Zelazny]

Did the mistake occur in a specific competition (such as a "world poker match")?
Did the mistake occur in the printing of a deck of a more recent card game (such as "Cards Against Humanity")?

[nightlock]

It did not occur in a specific competition. (read second pro-tip though)
It did not occur in a recent card game. (As it happened 5 to 10 years ago)

IT was a mistake.

Pr0-T1p: It may have resulted in fictional deaths.
Pr0-T1p: IT was so imbalanced, It brought down 'the meta' like 'a house of cards'.
Pr0-T1p: It's not so much related to RPG Gaming as it is to gaming.

Yes: Happened in the last 100 years, Happened in the last 50 years, Last 20 years, Last 10 years, Related to a Card Game.
Sorta: American, "obscure internal consistency", in print media.
No: Happened in the last 5 years, political, scientific, Fashion, didn't kill a soul, Star Wars Episode 1, Movie Related, Television show related (including Netflix), comics related, A headline, in the News, internet related, computer related, RPG-gaming related, Related to a board game, occurred in a specific competition, occurred in a recent game.

[Asp Zelazny]

Is IT the "Mistake" card from the Ug-I-Oh game?
(if not, then it's time for Q or Merle to jump in with the correct answer ... that's what usually seems to happen about this time in the game)

[nightlock]

No. But that would have been an awesome answer if I had known about it before......

IT was a mistake.

Pr0-T1p: It may have resulted in fictional deaths.
Pr0-T1p: IT was so imbalanced, It brought down 'the meta' like 'a house of cards'.
Pr0-T1p: It's not so much related to RPG Gaming as it is to gaming.

Yes: Happened in the last 100 years, Happened in the last 50 years, Last 20 years, Last 10 years, Related to a Card Game.
Sorta: American, "obscure internal consistency", in print media.
No: Happened in the last 5 years, political, scientific, Fashion, didn't kill a soul, Star Wars Episode 1, Movie Related, Television show related (including Netflix), comics related, A headline, in the News, internet related, computer related, RPG-gaming related, Related to a board game, occurred in a specific competition, occurred in a recent game, The "Mistake" card (Yugioh).

[Asp Zelazny]

Was the mistake part of the initial release card set (rather than an expansion pack)?
Was the mistake a misprint (as opposed to, say, an unintended consequence of game mechanics)?

[nightlock]

IT was not part of the initial Card set.
IT was not a misprint.

IT was a mistake.

Pr0-T1p: It may have resulted in fictional deaths.
Pr0-T1p: IT was so imbalanced, It brought down 'the meta' like 'a house of cards'.
Pr0-T1p: It's not so much related to RPG Gaming as it is to gaming.

Yes: Happened in the last 100 years, Happened in the last 50 years, Last 20 years, Last 10 years, Related to a Card Game.
Sorta: American, "obscure internal consistency", in print media.
No: Happened in the last 5 years, political, scientific, Fashion, didn't kill a soul, Star Wars Episode 1, Movie Related, Television show related (including Netflix), comics related, A headline, in the News, internet related, computer related, RPG-gaming related, Related to a board game, occurred in a specific competition, occurred in a recent game, The "Mistake" card (Yugioh), in the original/initial set, misprint.

[Asp Zelazny]

Did the card game involved also require a die or dice?
Did the card game involved originate in Japan?

[nightlock]

IT's card game does not require dice and does not hail from Japan.

IT was a mistake.

Pr0-T1p: It may have resulted in fictional deaths.
Pr0-T1p: IT was so imbalanced, It brought down 'the meta' like 'a house of cards'.
Pr0-T1p: It's not so much related to RPG Gaming as it is to gaming.

Yes: Happened in the last 100 years, Happened in the last 50 years, Last 20 years, Last 10 years, Related to a Card Game.
Sorta: American, "obscure internal consistency", in print media.
No: Happened in the last 5 years, political, scientific, Fashion, didn't kill a soul, Star Wars Episode 1, Movie Related, Television show related (including Netflix), comics related, A headline, in the News, internet related, computer related, RPG-gaming related, Related to a board game, occurred in a specific competition, occurred in a recent game, The "Mistake" card (Yugioh), in the original/initial set, misprint, Requires Dice, From Japan.

[Asp Zelazny]

Is the card game containing the mistake "Magic, The Gathering"?
(if not) Does the game have a science-fiction/fantasy theme?

[nightlock]

It is indeed part of Magic, the Gathering.

I'll just highlight some of the more important hints

IT was a mistake.

Pr0-T1p: It may have resulted in fictional deaths.
Pr0-T1p: IT was so imbalanced, IT brought down 'the meta' like 'a house of cards'.
Pr0-T1p: It's not so much related to RPG Gaming as it is to gaming.

Yes: Happened in the last 100 years, Happened in the last 50 years, Last 20 years, Last 10 years, Related to a Card Game.
Sorta: American, "obscure internal consistency", in print media.
No: Happened in the last 5 years, political, scientific, Fashion, didn't kill a soul, Star Wars Episode 1, Movie Related, Television show related (including Netflix), comics related, A headline, in the News, internet related, computer related, RPG-gaming related, Related to a board game, occurred in a specific competition, occurred in a recent game, The "Mistake" card (Yugioh), in the original/initial set, misprint, Requires Dice, From Japan.

[Asp Zelazny]

So, I've been doing a bit of searching, and found that "Magic, The Gathering" has a more obscure and obsessive history than aviation, Star Wars, or even maybe Dr Who.

IT is going to take a while.