Only time will tell... but I don't see it happening. WoW was only a modestly successful game until the minis came out... then it exploded once the minis finally hit the shelves. I think it's a good business decision not to do a card only set. While it might put off some people that already have large collections of ships, if the rules set is good enough and popular enough, they will still buy into it. It's just the way gamers are! lol