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Can you see if a game has trading card support on its 'Library Page'?
Right now on the Featured Items page of the store if a game has Card support it has a sash over the top left corner that says 'Cards'. On your profile, the badges section is a list of all your games ...
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Why can't I craft a badge when I have 5 different cards?
I have 5 different cards for The Binding Of Isaac, but I can't find anywhere to craft a badge.
Do I need the exact 5 cards shown in the badges page within steam (as below)?
I thought those were just ...
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How many friend slots do you start off with, and how many do you get per Steam level?
According to What use are Steam Trading Cards?, additional Steam levels grants extra friend slots. Given that I have as many Steam friends as there are fingers on my hand, I didn't realize there was a ...
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Do you receive Trading Cards at set intervals? [duplicate]
When playing a Steam game that supports Trading Cards, you can receive a certain amount of trading cards which you can use to craft badges or sell on the Steam Market.
Does Steam give away these ...
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Can I see cards for games I do not own?
I know I can go under my profile and click "Badges" and see all the cards for games I own as well as progress, etc.
Is there a way that I can see the cards for the games I do not own? I know games ...
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How are "Foil" Badges different from common game Badges?
As I understand it, crafting a set of regular Steam Trading Cards gets you a common Game Badge. I also know that it is impossible to use a mix of regular and foil cards to craft a badge. Either you ...
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What use are Steam Trading Cards?
Is it purely a 'gotta-have-them-all' mindset, or do they actually serve some purpose?
I notice that you are able to sell them on a community market. For a test I listed one, and someone bought it for ...
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Can you craft badges or use card boosters for games you don't own?
While you have to own a game to get card drops, drops are not the only ways to get cards from a game. You can trade them, you can buy them from the market or you can use a booster.
Do boosters work ...
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How often do trading cards drop?
Each steam-trading-cards-enabled game has a certain number of cards that are automatically earned just by spending time playing the game. (3-5 from what I've seen so far) What I haven't been able to ...
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Why can't I drop trading cards while playing TF2? [duplicate]
On a friend's Steam account, while he didn't drop a single TF2 trading card so far, the badge page says "No card drops remaining" for Team Fortress 2. And indeed, we've been playing a few hours this ...
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How often do Booster Packs drop? [duplicate]
I know how Booster Packs drop, but I am wondering just how often they drop. Is it random? Do they drop when you get achievements in games? Do they drop when you buy a game?
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Is it possible to Idle, and get trading cards?
In order to receive Steam Trading Cards, you must play a game for some period of time. Is it possible to keep the game open as you go run errands, and have the cards when you get back, or do you have ...
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What are the "Mystery Trading Cards"?
I was in the Steam Market, looking for cheap things to buy/sell as usual, when I noticed this. A "Mystery Trading Card"?
The description is "This card is very mysterious. Very, very mysterious. The ...
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At which levels do you unlock new showcase slots?
When you collect trading cards and craft them into badges, you also increase your level.
Each level yields some rewards, like increased friends list size.
So at which levels do you unlock additional ...
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Why can't I sell my Steam Trading Cards?
I have joined the Steam Trading Card Beta group, and have gathered 3 cards from CS:GO and FTL. When I open my inventory and try to click "Sell," the option is greyed-out. It says that since I recently ...