Gamoja is a collectible miniatures game released in 2006, by Re:Creation Group and created by Genie Toys, in which players collect one of the 46 "Gamoja" character pieces to battle one another. Each of the 45 main characters can be collected in 2 finishes (good twin or bad twin),Number of Gamoja pieces Gamoja.com. URL Accessed July 24, 2006. except for the Ultimoja, which is very rare,Ultimoja FAQ page Gamoja.com. URL Accessed July 24, 2006. and available only in a unique metallic finish.Ultimoja-specific information Gamoja.com. URL Accessed July 29, 2006.
Backstory Once every 5000 years, all the planets align, and odd creatures rise from below ground and walk the face of the earth, to fight in a tournament of good against evil.Gamoja home page Gamgoja.com. URL Accessed July 24, 2006. Each Gamoja has a twin, one being good and the other being evil. The good twin Gamoja tend to be more colourful, while the evil twins are often darker. However, Gamoja twins both have the same point value.Difference between good and bad Gamoja Gamgoja.com. URL Accessed July 24, 2006. The age of a Gamoja is also incorporated, and the age, in millions of years, can be found on the foot of a Gamoja.
Products Gamoja was initially available in three products: a Gamoja Starter Pack, a 5 Gamoja Booster Pack, and a Gamoja Monster Pouch (to store Gamoja).Gamoja product page Gamgoja.com. URL Accessed July 24, 2006. The Starter Pack was bundled with four exclusive Gamoja and an exclusive meteor ball,Gamoja Starter Pack description Gamgoja.com. URL Accessed July 24, 2006. while the Monster Pouch came bundled with an exclusive Gamoja, Bengara. Each Monster Pouch can hold 20 Gamoja.Monster Pouch product page Gamgoja.com. URL Accessed July 24, 2006.
Based on the 'twin' theme of the product, initial advertisements Advertisement. URL Accessed September 19, 2017. included Australian twin actor, turned academic, Jack Dalla Via, Jack Dalla Via. URL Accessed September 19, 2017. along with his evil twin brother.
The 5 Gamoja Booster Pack was also released, costing £4.99,Gamoja- 5 Pack (Series 1) description Amazon.co.uk. URL Accessed July 24, 2006. and the 2 Gamoja Booster Pack, costing £1.99.Gamoja- 2 Pack (Series 1) description Amazon.co.uk. URL Accessed July 24, 2006.
When a 2 or 5-pack of Gamoja was purchased, an Ultimoja token was sometimes included. The Ultimoja is considered the rarest of all Gamoja as it is shiny, does not have an evil twin unlike every other Gamoja in the series and only 1000 of them have been made.
References
Gamoja- 5 Pack (Series 1), Re:Creation Group Plc., 2006. . Gamoja- 2 Pack (Series 1), Re:Creation Group Plc., 2006. . Gamoja Monster Pouch (Series 1), Re:Creation Group Plc., 2006. . Gamoja Starter Pack (Series 1), Re:Creation Group Plc., 2006. .
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External links Gamoja homepage.