# Monster Collection

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**Monster Collection** (モンスター・コレクション. otherwise known as **Mon-Colle** (モンコレ)) is an out-of-print [trading card game](/source/Trading_card_game) developed by [Group SNE](/source/Group_SNE). Monster Collection was first published in 1997 by [Fujimi Shobo](/source/Fujimi_Shobo). In 2000, Monster Collection 2 was released. It was acquired by [Bushiroad](/source/Bushiroad) in August 2011.

Monster Collection was later expanded to a [roleplaying game](/source/Roleplaying_game) and was the basis for the [anime](/source/Anime) series *[Mon Colle Knights](/source/Mon_Colle_Knights)*.

The Monster Collection game universe is a world connected to six gates of fire, water, earth, wind, good, and evil, representing East, South, West, North, Heaven and Earth. Player acts as a summoner, which engages in combat using summoned monsters.

## Rules

The game is a one-on-one card game, set in a 3×4 grid. One side declared as winner by capturing opponent's headquarter.

Each monster has fire, water, earth, wind, good, or evil element. A monster's ability is decided by battle spell, unit's equipment, combat items, and terrain.

## Adaptations

### Comic

- *Monster Collection* (by [Sei Itoh](/source/Sei_Itoh))
- *Monster Collection Demon heart*
- *Mon-Colle Monster*

### Video game

- *Monster Collection: Sorcerer's Mask* (PlayStation) [1]
- *Monster Collection Board Game* (PC) [citation needed]
- *Monster Collection Trading card game The Millennium* (PC) [citation needed]

### TV series

- *[Mon Colle Knights](/source/Mon_Colle_Knights)*

## Trivia

- [Ryūsuke Mita](/source/Ry%C5%ABsuke_Mita), the creator of *[Dragon Half](/source/Dragon_Half)*, worked as the designer for the Monster collection card game

## References

1. ["Monster Collection - Kamen No Madoushi - (NTSC-J)"](https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/M/SLPS-02245.html)

## External links

- [Bushiroad's Monster Collection page](https://web.archive.org/web/20150303175855/http://moncolle-tcg.com/)
- [Group SNE's Monster Collection home page](http://www.groupsne.co.jp/products/six-gate/index.html)

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