Post by inviso on Jul 26, 2018 22:43:52 GMT -5
Database Source: Single Rainbow and Double Rainbow Foils
Youtube Source: Tutorial Video on Single Rainbow and Double Rainbow Foils
Back when Gateway released, Score Entertainment bridged the changing foil types to each other. The Single Rainbow foil, or flat foil as it was referred to in the past, was used throughout Ghost Files and Dark Tournament.
This Single Rainbow foil encompassed the following:
Ghost Files Starter Deck foils
Ghost Files Tournament Rare foils
Dark Tournament Common & Rare foils
Gateway Common & Rare foils (except Team Leader foils)
Gateway Team Bonus foil inserts
Gateway Promos
Gateway League Set
But the bridge came in Gateway, as stated above. In addition to all the Common & Rare foils you pulled from Gateway boxes, some cards were Double Rainbow foils, or chrome foils as I have seen it called in the past. Double Rainbow foils came in ~4 per box. You would get 2 Commons, 1 Rare, and 1 Team Bonus insert that was Double Rainbow foil. If you buy a box of Gateway but don't know what Double Rainbow foils are, the best place to look is the Team Bonus inserts.
From here on, the Double Rainbow foil encompassed the following:
Gateway Common & Rare foils (except Team Leader foils)
Gateway Team Bonus foil inserts
Gateway Promos (some, not all)
Gateway League Set
Gateway Tournament set (1 of the 4 foil types)
Exile Common & Rare foils
Betrayal Common & Rare foils
Alliance ALL foils
As a side note, the Spirit, Uber, Ghost, Reprint, & Insert Foils for Gateway did also come in a Double Rainbow printing but were never distributed. There is an uncut sheet out there with all of them on it as DRs.
So what exactly is the difference between the 2 foil types? That is the reason you are reading this thread, right?
1) The Foil Pattern:
If you are to hold a Single Rainbow foil (SR from now on) against the light, you will see that the card is foil, but nothing really special about it.
If you are to hold a Double Rainbow foil (DR from now on) against the light, you will see that the card has a foil pattern created running vertically on the card.
Picture Example:
In the above, if you look at Tracking Device (2nd row, 4th card from left), you will clearly see the foil pattern running vertically on the card, thus proving it is a DR. Take a look at the Shigure from Betrayal, you will also see it on him as well. Now, let's compare Seiryu, in the top row, who reflects so...plainly. No foil pattern running vertically, thus proving it is a SR. Same thing with all the other Dark Tournament foils. The same is true for Kazuya's Pistol and Humans on the Hunt (I won't mention Abduction b/c it's too much in the dark to tell). No 2nd foil running vertically.
2) The Squares:
DR foils have these where SR foils do not. If you examine the card closely, you will see.
SR foil:
DR foil:
Now, you should see in the 2nd image rather clearly that there is indeed some kind of pattern going on. Although it's not clear in the scan, those dots are making up squares on the card. This is the best way to tell the difference between the 2 foil types.
Recommended places to check for the squares:
If the card has a silver edge, that is the BEST place to check.
Anywhere there is white. This includes Spirit Energy cost of the card.
Any greens or reds or oranges are also great places to look for these.
I do NOT recommend looking at any place that is black. You will NOT see them.
Q: Wait wait wait, not all Promos from Gateway have a DR foil?
A: Correct. As it stands, the following do NOT exist as DR foils (that we know of):
X1 Ura-Otoko
SK1 Yusuke, Raizen's Successor
R2 Counter Strike
TP2 Meditation
There may exist an uncut sheet containing the above, but individual card seems extremely unlikely at this point. Granted, we said the same about Hiei, Determined Warrior and well...
Q: How easy is it to get the known DR foils?
A: That ranges. X0 Kuwabara, Noble Champion is a box topper, so he is fairly easy to get. P2 Crazy World is a little bit harder, but not too bad. P3 Head-On Assault is a challenge. I have only ever seen 3 in my life. I currently own 1, used to own 2. The League set is relatively tough now as well but will pop up on Ebay on occasion. P1 Hiei, Determined Warrior...in a league of its own. We have only ever seen 1 copy of it, and I currently own it.
Youtube Source: Tutorial Video on Single Rainbow and Double Rainbow Foils
Back when Gateway released, Score Entertainment bridged the changing foil types to each other. The Single Rainbow foil, or flat foil as it was referred to in the past, was used throughout Ghost Files and Dark Tournament.
This Single Rainbow foil encompassed the following:
Ghost Files Starter Deck foils
Ghost Files Tournament Rare foils
Dark Tournament Common & Rare foils
Gateway Common & Rare foils (except Team Leader foils)
Gateway Team Bonus foil inserts
Gateway Promos
Gateway League Set
But the bridge came in Gateway, as stated above. In addition to all the Common & Rare foils you pulled from Gateway boxes, some cards were Double Rainbow foils, or chrome foils as I have seen it called in the past. Double Rainbow foils came in ~4 per box. You would get 2 Commons, 1 Rare, and 1 Team Bonus insert that was Double Rainbow foil. If you buy a box of Gateway but don't know what Double Rainbow foils are, the best place to look is the Team Bonus inserts.
From here on, the Double Rainbow foil encompassed the following:
Gateway Common & Rare foils (except Team Leader foils)
Gateway Team Bonus foil inserts
Gateway Promos (some, not all)
Gateway League Set
Gateway Tournament set (1 of the 4 foil types)
Exile Common & Rare foils
Betrayal Common & Rare foils
Alliance ALL foils
As a side note, the Spirit, Uber, Ghost, Reprint, & Insert Foils for Gateway did also come in a Double Rainbow printing but were never distributed. There is an uncut sheet out there with all of them on it as DRs.
So what exactly is the difference between the 2 foil types? That is the reason you are reading this thread, right?
1) The Foil Pattern:
If you are to hold a Single Rainbow foil (SR from now on) against the light, you will see that the card is foil, but nothing really special about it.
If you are to hold a Double Rainbow foil (DR from now on) against the light, you will see that the card has a foil pattern created running vertically on the card.
Picture Example:
In the above, if you look at Tracking Device (2nd row, 4th card from left), you will clearly see the foil pattern running vertically on the card, thus proving it is a DR. Take a look at the Shigure from Betrayal, you will also see it on him as well. Now, let's compare Seiryu, in the top row, who reflects so...plainly. No foil pattern running vertically, thus proving it is a SR. Same thing with all the other Dark Tournament foils. The same is true for Kazuya's Pistol and Humans on the Hunt (I won't mention Abduction b/c it's too much in the dark to tell). No 2nd foil running vertically.
2) The Squares:
DR foils have these where SR foils do not. If you examine the card closely, you will see.
SR foil:
DR foil:
Now, you should see in the 2nd image rather clearly that there is indeed some kind of pattern going on. Although it's not clear in the scan, those dots are making up squares on the card. This is the best way to tell the difference between the 2 foil types.
Recommended places to check for the squares:
If the card has a silver edge, that is the BEST place to check.
Anywhere there is white. This includes Spirit Energy cost of the card.
Any greens or reds or oranges are also great places to look for these.
I do NOT recommend looking at any place that is black. You will NOT see them.
Q: Wait wait wait, not all Promos from Gateway have a DR foil?
A: Correct. As it stands, the following do NOT exist as DR foils (that we know of):
X1 Ura-Otoko
SK1 Yusuke, Raizen's Successor
R2 Counter Strike
TP2 Meditation
There may exist an uncut sheet containing the above, but individual card seems extremely unlikely at this point. Granted, we said the same about Hiei, Determined Warrior and well...
Q: How easy is it to get the known DR foils?
A: That ranges. X0 Kuwabara, Noble Champion is a box topper, so he is fairly easy to get. P2 Crazy World is a little bit harder, but not too bad. P3 Head-On Assault is a challenge. I have only ever seen 3 in my life. I currently own 1, used to own 2. The League set is relatively tough now as well but will pop up on Ebay on occasion. P1 Hiei, Determined Warrior...in a league of its own. We have only ever seen 1 copy of it, and I currently own it.
