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As a lifelong fan of Battles in Time, I have always held onto the wish that the card game would one day make a triumphant return to newsagent shelves (NOW IT HAS RETURED!). To channel that passion, I decided to put my Photoshop skills to the test and construct a completely original, reimagined expansion set built entirely on the foundational design language of the classic 2006 cards.
While there are many custom cards across the Doctor Who fandom, I felt that few truly captured the exact visual weight, font tracking, and layout structure that made the original game feel so distinct.
Sourcing high-resolution imagery spanning from Series 5 right through to the modern era, I carefully adapted modern incarnations of the Doctor, contemporary companions, and newly introduced monsters into the classic card borders. This project is my ultimate "What If?"—imagining exactly what the card game would look like if it were still in active circulation today.
The cards and promotional graphics showcased in this specific section are completely CUSTOM ARTWORK PIECES. They are 100% FAN-MADE, fictitious mock-ups and were never part of the official 2006–2009 GE Fabbri print run.
A massive amount of personal time, layout adjustment, and creative effort went into making these templates look as authentic as possible. While I cannot physically prevent you from downloading or sharing these concept pieces, I deeply appreciate it if you ask for explicit permission before reposting my custom artwork on other platforms, forums, or social media pages.
To protect the integrity of this creative project, the images hosted below have been intentionally optimized at a lower web resolution. If you would like to showcase them for a project or community post, please just reach out and ask nicely—I am more than happy to share higher-definition versions with fellow collectors who respect the craft!
This was my design of what the special may look like originally; however, as time went on, changes were made and colours were changed.
This was my first design of the rear of the backing card of the imaginary special. I had to generate a booster box just to put on there!
What the pack was originally designed to look like.
This was my final design.
This was my final design of the rear of the backing card of the imaginary special. I had to generate a box just to put on there!
What the pack was designed to look like after edits.
The first design of the additional card for the exclusive issue looked like this, however, instead, I opted for an un-numbered card much like the Dalek Blaster of the Invader Special.
This was the final design for the 'exclusive card' included with each issue in the imaginary world where the issues were printed.