I started playing Collectible Card Games (CCG's) in the summer of '96. I was lured into them by a gentleman who was doing a demo of Shadowfist. After that, it was all downhill; I couldn't get my hands on enough games, especially cheap ones! My roomate at the time, Jamie, was with me when I learned (well tried to learn) how to play Shadowfist. They guy gave me a FREE starter deck for just doing the demo, and Jamie and I started playing from then on. Shadowfist has been a great game for me, as I always return to it after playing other games. Shoot, I even got my girlfriend, Loni, to play as well. In fact, Shadowfist is the only CCG that she will play!
Here are some pictures of cards that I have from all of my games:
From Shadowfist, there's The Golden Gunman:
From Legend of the Five Rings, there's the Lion Clan Champion, Matsu Tsuko:
From On The Edge, there's Cheryl D'Aubainne:
From Doomtrooper, Ilian Mistress of the Void:
From Heresy, Sammael: