The Trading Cards[1] are collectibles that appear in Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice. They are special cards whose pieces are scattered around the levels in the game. Collecting a Trading Card's pieces and reassembling it unlocks extra Bot Racing contents.
Description
In general, Trading Cards are colorful cards, each depicting a different characters when assembled. In gameplay though, their pieces are blue squares with two rugged edges and a piece of Sonic's face on them.
Overview
In Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, Trading Cards are one of the game's collectibles. There are a total of six Trading Cards in the game, each split into six pieces for a total of thirty-six card pieces, which are hidden within the majority of the game's levels, except for Thunder Island. Every qualified island in the game holds six or seven Trading Card pieces, except for Ragna Rock, which only holds three pieces. Four of these trading card pieces are found within the adventure levels of that island, at the end of those levels' Challenge Rooms, which collecting them will end the Challenge Room challenge. The other two can be obtained in the Sea Fox and Hovercraft bonus levels, where collecting them will complete those levels. Notably though, the Sea Fox levels from Kodiak Frontier to Seaside Island only has one Trading Card piece, while the Sea Fox levels for Paleo Tarpits to Ragna Rock hold two pieces instead.
In Challenge Rooms, where Trading Cards are contained in item capsules resembling golden bubbles, the Trading Cards can be collected by opening said capsules. These capsules break when touched and can be _targeted with the Homing Attack.
For every sixth Trading Card piece obtained and brought to Knuckles in Tails' Workshop,[1] a Trading Card will be unlocked in the workshop. There, it can be assembled on the Nintendo 3DS's touchscreen. Once assembled, the player unlocks an new Rival Race track on Thunder Island for the Bot Racing mode. The Trading Cards are unlocked in a set order and must be assembled in that order before one can unlock the next one.
List of Trading Cards
| No. | Image | Name | Rival Race track |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Sonic Trading Card | Dusty Roadway |
| 2 |  |
Amy Trading Card | Speed Demon |
| 3 |  |
Tails Trading Card | Baren Dirt Track |
| 4 |  |
Knuckles Trading Card | Robotic Raceway |
| 5 |  |
Sticks Trading Card | Metallic Clash |
| 6 |  |
D-Fekt Trading Card | Sandhill Rush |
Trivia
- The concept for the Trading Cards are the same as the Blueprints' in Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sanzaru Games (27 September 2016). Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice. Nintendo 3DS. Sega. Area/Level: Frozen Hollow. "Hint: Collected - Bring Trading Cards to Knuckles inside Tails' Workshop."