# Play Cards

## Basics

**Collect play cards by opening** [**card packs**](https://docs.realapp.link/collect/card-packs) **or using the marketplace**

Each Play card belongs to a **Category** and has **Traits**, **Rarity**, **Rating**, **Season**, **Serial #.**

The **traits** and **category** of a play card vary by sport.

* NBA
  * A Play card has **traits** such as "Fadeaway", "Game-winning", "Snipe", etc. and belongs to a **category**: Layup, Dunk, Midrange, Three, or Free Throws
* NFL
  * A Play card has **traits** such as "Beastmode", "Two minute drill", "First strike", "Dot", etc. and belongs to a **category**: Rush, Catch, Pass, Touchdown, Field Goal, Defense/ST

Each trait has a **rarity** which is associated with how often the trait occurs in the season.

* The rarities are **common, uncommon, rare, epic,** and **legendary.**

The **rating** of a Play card depends on game situations.

* Learn more about our rating system [here](https://docs.realapp.link/basics/real-rating-system).

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A higher **rarity** doesn't always mean a higher **rating**. For instance, a "Snipe" trait has epic rarity. But, a Snipe during a 20-point deficit in the 2nd Quarter will be lower rated, whereas one in a close 4th Quarter will be higher rated.
{% endhint %}

Now let's take a look at Jimmy Butler's 15' lead taking off-steal two.

![](https://3534799522-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F1gk4rDdiZILrkh4FT0g9%2Fuploads%2F1XEqAOuAZf6iuBLQbeUQ%2FSIX_3C8CE4AD-995F-4DCC-9343-D5F6EEE18A91.PNG?alt=media\&token=1f576686-a71d-4d41-a4f0-22a68b754ea2)

* "LEAD-TAKING" and "OFF-STEAL" are the **traits**
* "MIDRANGE" is the **category**
* "EPIC" is the **rarity**
* "4" is the **rating**
* The player, season, serial #, and member who collected the play are also on the card

### Why Collect Play Cards?

Collecting Play cards allows you to...

* Boost the base Rax earnings of your [Player](https://docs.realapp.link/collect/player-cards) and [Team](https://docs.realapp.link/collect/team-cards) cards.

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Play cards boost the **first** listed player on the card. Note for NFL, there are Pass and Catch versions of each passing play, one for the QB and one for the receiver.
{% endhint %}

* Fill your collector [map](#map-and-achievements), earn achievements, and climb leaderboards
* Join a community of collectors around the world
* Own your favorite sports moments

### Map and Achievements

As you collect play cards, you can fill your collector map and earn achievements.

* Earn Team achievements by filling a minimum of 5 play cards associated to that team in the specific category on the map.
* Earn Player achievements by filling a minimum of 3 play cards associated to that player in the specific category on the map.

Climb leaderboards by filling your map with the highest rated plays in your collection

* A **red** dot on a trait on your map means that you have an available card to fill.
* A **white** dot on a trait on your map means that there is an available card with a higher rating.

Compete to be the best collector on Real 🏆

## Future

We will eventually add cards for **historical seasons** for all sports.

You will be able to open packs and collect plays from historical seasons and build your ultimate collection.

This is just the beginning for play cards on Real.

We can't wait to see what collections you build 🙌