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Steve Jackson Games Announces It Will Publish ‘I Hate Zombies’
Friday, November 6th, 2015
Steve Jackson Games, today, announced it will be publishing the successfull Kickstarter game “I Hate Zombies.” The game a is a fun, fast-paced game that puts two teams against each other to battle – a team of humans and a team of zombies. Here’s a more detailed break down of what the game is all about:
“In this game for up to twelve, players are split into two teams: one zombie team and one human team. Zombies take more effort to kill, while humans each have a unique special ability. Any human that is eliminated becomes a zombie, and play continues until only one side remains. Either the surviving humans are the winners, or the surviving zombies (except the very last zombie created).”
The cool thing about this game is that the battles between zombies and humans are settled by playing Rock-Papers-Scissors. Add to that the powers that some of the cards give you, and you get an exciting game that can end in about 10 minutes.
Okay, so short games may not be for some people, but the big benefit of a fast game is that you can play more of them! With up to 12 people playing, games have the potential of getting ugly…in a good way.
Kickstarter orders have already been fulfilled, but there is no set date for the game to hit retail stores.
I Hate Zombies was designed by Kevin Wilson. The game contains 21 large, double-sided character cards and a rulesheet. It’s also for 2 – 12 players and the MSRP is set at $14.95.
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Introducing ‘Pathfinder Battles: Iconic Heroes Set 4’
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
Just a quick announcement from WizKidz today:
“WizKids is pleased to unveil the latest release in their popular Pathfinder Battles: Iconic Heroes pre-painted figures series today. Pathfinder Battles: Iconic Heroes Set 4 includes six new figures for tabletop play, and a set of exclusive “Boon” cards specifically for the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, all of which will arrive in retail on November 26. In the Iconic Heroes Box Set 4, players will encounter fan-favorite characters like Crowe the Human Battlerager, Lirianne the Half-Elf Gunslinger, Shardra the Dwarf Shaman, Kolo the Spirit Animal, Hakon the Human Skald, and Jirelle the Half-Elf Swashbuckler.”
Pathfinder Battles: Iconic Heroes Box Set 4 will be available in North American gaming shops in November, and is priced at a suggested $29.99 USD.
Tags: minatures, pathfinder, Pathfinder Battles
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‘Magic: The Gathering – Commander 2015’ coming soon to a store near you
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
If you haven’t noticed by now, DailyMTG has been previewing the upcoming Commander 2015 set. So far, it’s really starting to shape up to be another great set for fans of the Commander format. Here are some quick logistics before we jump into checking out some of the cards.
Twitter Hashtag: #MTGC15
MSRP: $34.99 (per deck)
Languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Chinese Simplified
Initial Concept and Game Design: Dan Emmons (lead), Kelly Digges, Ethan Fleischer, James Hata, and Chris Tulach
Final Game Design & Development: Ben Hayes (lead), Kelly Digges, Mark Globus, Shawn Main, and James Sooy, with contributions from Matt Tabak
Well, there you go. Now let’s take a look at some of the cards that have already been previewed. The first card is Command Beacon. The first thing I thought of when I saw this card was it felt like cheating. But I looked a little closer and realized that the card’s ability didn’t put your commander into play. Instead, it puts your commander into your hand. Still, it get’s he or she out of the zone and allows you to manipulate it however you see fit. I have to admit, I’m not too familiar with the rules of Commander. Now that it’s not in the commander zone, can you cast it for it’s normal casting cost without any additional mana from any previous times it’s been cast? If so, then the Command Beacon just got better.
The art work for the card is pretty cool too. Check out that sweet J.J. Abrams lens flare going on at the top of the tower. The flavor text is somewhat haunting and well represented by the art. “I gazed once into that light. Now it burns in my mind, forever denying me rest” – Riku of Two Refelctions.
The next card we’re going to take a look at is Dread Summons. This card looks really strong. Can you imagine what this thing could do in a Mono Black Balthor the Defiled deck? Step one, dump your deck into your graveyard and make a bunch of 2/2 zombies. Step two, activate Balthor and bring all those creatures you dumped into your graveyard back into play. Step three, crush your opponent. Sometimes Commander can be out of this world.
If you thought these two cards were awesome, here are the new commanders you’ll get to play with when Commander 2015 comes out.
Commander 2015 is scheduled for release on November 13th. Reserve your copies today before they’re gone and you have to wait for more to come out. It’s a vicious cycle.
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‘Magic: The Gathering’ revisits an old location in ‘Shadows Over Innistrad’
Monday, November 2nd, 2015
Fans of the game Magic: The Gathering received some exciting news this past weekend during the broadcast of Grand Prix Indy. That’s when Wizards of The Coast announced the spring set – Shadows Over Innistrad.
This makes sense since the company has made it clear they would like to keep revisiting previous planes. The most recent set, Battle For Zendikar, did the same thing.
For those of you who don’t remember, Innistrad was the home of werewolves, vampires, and other dark creatures. It was also home to some of the most powerful cards in the game today. Some of those included Snapcaster Mage, Liliana of the Veil, Delver of Secrets, and much more.
The rest of the block included Dark Ascension and Avacyn Restored. However, under the new formatting, there will only be one other set in the Shadows Over Innistrad block. Here is some additional information and dates regarding the set:
Number of Cards: 297
Prerelease Events: April 2, 2016
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Launch Weekend: April 8–10, 2016
Game Day: April 30–May 1, 2016
Magic Online Prerelease Events: April 15-18, 2016
Magic Online Release Date: April 18, 2016
Magic Online Release Events: April 18-May 4, 2016
Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad: April 22-24, 2016
Pro Tour Shadows over Innistrad Location: Madrid, Spain
Finally, Mark Gottlieb will head the initial concept and game design team while Dave Humpherys will head the final concept and game design team.
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This week in Magic: Bant Aggro Takes 1st At The TCG States Championships
Friday, October 30th, 2015
Welcome to another edition of This week in Magic! It’s a new week, and we’re playing with a new format! No more huge essays. We’re going to save those for special ocassions. Instead, we’re going to highlight different things in the game. It could be a player, a piece of artwork, or a deck. This week, we’re going to take a look at the deck that took 1st place at the recent TCG Player State tournament. This was piloted by Brandon Harrison and he played a version of Bant Aggro. Here’s the list:
Bant Aggro
Brandon Harrison
TCG Player State Championship – 1st Place
MAIN DECK
4 Deathmist Raptor
4 Den Protector
4 Hangarback Walker
3 Nissa, Vastwood Seer
2 Stratus Dancer
4 Warden of the First Tree
3 Wingmate Roc
3 Gideon, Ally of Zendikar
1 Dispel
4 Dromoka’s Command
3 Silkwrap
2 Canopy Vista
4 Flooded Strand
5 Forest
2 Lumbering Falls
3 Plains
2 Prairie Stream
4 Windswept Heath
3 Wooded Foothills
Side Board
2 Avatar of the Resolute
2 Disdainful Stroke
2 Dispel
2 Evolutionary Leap
3 Lantern Scout
1 Mastery of the Unseen
1 Stratus Dancer
2 Valorous Stance
So as you can see, it’s basically a solid GW deck but makes a couple of splashes for a single copy of Dispel and a couple copies of Stratus Dancer. There is nothing wrong with having a couple of extra morph creatures when you’re playing a full package of Deathmist Raptors. They’re also a great decoy for you Den Protectors. And, finally, they’re morph ability is added protection against removal spells because those spells will ruin your deck since your so heavy in creatures.
Otherwise, playing the deck is simple. Play your extremely efficient creatures and beat your opponent down. Every single creature is something your opponent must deal with.
The side board is pretty resilliant against a lot of decks in the format. My only issue with the deck is probably the one Dispel in the main board. I’m not a fan of single spells in the main board. I would probably move that one Dispel to the side board and maybe replace it with the single Stratus Dancer. This makes the deck a little bit more aggressive. If you run into a strong control deck, you can always bring in the Dispels if needed. And if you don’t like the additional Dispel in the side board, then you can always add another Mastery of the Unseen.
Well that’s it for this week. Hope you all have a wonderful and safe Halloween! Hope to see you all next week for the Extra Life event on November 7th!
Tags: Magic the Gathering, MTG, tcg player states
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‘Ghostbusters: The Board Game’ Is Coming From Cryptozoic Entertainment
Friday, October 30th, 2015
Growing up as a kid, The Real Ghostbusters was my favorite show. I even dressed up as Egon for Halloween one year. I had all the toys – the firehouse, Ecto-1, a proton pack, and a ghost trap that glowed in the dark. Of course I had the games for the NES, both 1 & 2, and I never beat both because they were hard to beat. The one thing I never had was a Ghostbusters board game because there really has never been one…until now. From Cryptozoic Entertainment (DC Deckbuilding Game) comes Ghostbusters: The Board Game.
According to the Cryptozoic website,
“Ghostbusters: The Board Game is an episodic adventure game for 1-4 players where they take on the roles of the four main characters from the original movie. It is the first officially licensed board game for the popular comedy in almost thirty years, and features artwork from Dan Schoening, artist of IDW’s Ghostbusters comic books.”
The game was actually originally a Kickstarter project from February. The goal for the campaign was set at $250K and destroyed it by raising $1.5 million with 8,396 people backing the game. In fact, that amount made the game one of the most funded board games as of February 2015. Backers should have already received their copies, but the retail version should be hitting shelves soon.
The game will also contain “47 custom (32-50mm) plastic minis, 10 double-sided game board tiles, 6 dice (5 D6 & 1 D8), 43 Tokens (Streams, Slimes, Gates, XP Trackers), a PKE Meter, 4 player cards, 6 ghost cards, and a Ghostbusters Operations & Field Manual.”
It does look very similar to Zombicide and, from the sound of things, plays a lot like the game. The biggest thing the game has going for it is that it’s the first officially licensed game based on the show. So if you don’t own Zombicide and are a fan of Ghostbusters, then this might be worth getting. If you do get, the rest will be up to you. Do you open it? Or do you put display it with the rest of your collection? You could always get two copies to do both!
Well, whatever you decide to do, you’re bound to have lots of fun proudly displaying it or playing it with your friends.
Ghostbusters: The Board Game is scheduled for release on November 11, 2015.
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Tags: Cryptozoic Entertainment, Ghostbusters: The Board Game
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