[1] It launched with a free open beta in August 2006, and officially released for sale in November 2006.

Jon Finkel, a prominent player in Magic: the Gathering's Pro Tour, aided the development team as an advisor since 2002.

However, since these are set apart at the beginning of the game or whenever you shuffle your deck, the word Staple tends to refer to Resources.

Playable cards come in several types, not counting Staples: Characters, Items, Tactics, and Locations.

[4] The combat system is simple in design, but with the ability to have multiple attacks during a turn, the party system and speed mechanic, the game allows for a deep and rewarding strategic decision tree that is "easy to learn, but difficult to master".

On 20 January 2009, the company Arcane Tinmen purchased the rights to The Spoils, and hired several members of Tenacious Games as well as Ken Pilcher to resume production.

[5] Fantasy Flight Games was the US distributor of Arcane Tinmen and had a viral marketing campaign at Gen Con 2009 about Spoils including T-shirts and promo cards.

[6] The Spoils' storyline takes place in a world very different from our own, best described as "dark, absurdist fantasy."

The Seed Cycle will take place 150 years prior to First Edition, presumably during the Fall of the Marmothoan Empire.

[7] From August 1, 2006 through the October, 2006 launch date of The Spoils, Tenacious Games supported the release of a limited set of Open Beta cards of The Spoils Tournament Card Game with over 1000 free tournaments and over $60,000 in prize money.

[8] Within Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Chile, Germany, and other countries, Arcane Tinmen has launched a new players promotion & championships which are composed of a series of events.