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Deluxe Edition of ‘Unspeakable Words’ Coming This Summer
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015
Playroom Entertainment will release a new deluxe edition of Unspeakable Words, with new artwork by John Kovalic, this summer, according to hobby industry news website ICv2.
The Call of Cthulhu word game, designed by James Ernest and Mike Selinker, with artwork by Tony Steele won Games Magazine‘s 2007 Word Game of the Year and appeared on the second season of TableTop.
Players compete to form words from the letter cards in their hand, where each letter is worth points based on the angles of the letter. The goal is to make the highest scoring word possible, but the player must test the strength of the word against a roll of a d20. If the roll is equal to or higher than the value of the word, the player is safe. If it is lower, the player loses a piece of sanity, represented by Cthulhu pawns. The first player to reach 100 points (without losing all their sanity) wins.
Originally intended for 2-6 players, the Deluxe Edition will support up to eight players. The edition includes a host of extra items, including a glow-in-the-dark custom d20 engraved with Cthulhu, a screen printed dice/pawn bag; plus 10 of the 40 Cthulhu pawns (in 8 colors) will be glow-in-the dark.
In addition to the Deluxe Edition, Playroom will be reprinting the classic edition ofUnspeakable Words for the 6th time. That edition includes 30 single-colored pawns, and is suitable for up to six players. Classic and deluxe editions can be combined to host up to 14 players.
Source: ICv2.com
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Tasty Minstrel Games Announces ‘Village’ Expansion
Tuesday, December 30th, 2014
Tasty Minstrel Games will release Village Port, the second expansion for the 2012 Kennerspiel des Jahres winner Village in January.
Inka and Markus Brand’s Village is a worker placement and set collection game that has players take control of families in a small historic town. Each player pursues a different career path (a friar, a public official, an adventuring merchant) to find fame and glory and bring honor to their family name. The first expansion, Village Inn, was released in 2013. This new expansion, Village Port, allows players to board their own ship and travel the seven seas, perhaps as missionary or a merchant. It includes life goal cards, so players can pursue a specific career (writer, historian, knight). As an expansion, it requires the base game to play.
The box contains: a sea travel board, 5 wooden ships, 6 cocoa baskets, 6 tea bales, 5 ship tiles, 6 treasure chests, 15 captain cards, 4 setup cards, 12 influence cubes, 7 life goal cards, and 4 new villager cards (for use when combining Village Port and Village Inn expansions). The game is for 2-5 players, ages 12 and up, and plays in 60-90 minutes. MSRP is $34.95.
If this sounds like a board game you can get behind, let the friendly staff at Battleground Games & Hobbies know! Original article by ICv2.com.
Tags: Board Game, Inka Brand, Markus Brand, New Release, TableTop, Tasty Minstrel Games, Village, Village Pport
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Z-Man Games Announces ‘Lords of Scotland’ Board Game
Monday, December 29th, 2014
Z-Man Games has announced plans to release a new edition of Richard James’ card game Lords of Scotland in Spring 2015.
Lords of Scotland is set in the historic era surrounding the wars for Scottish independence. The hand management and strategy game casts players in the roles of Scottish lords, out to lay claim to the vacant throne. Players recruit soldiers, build their army, and recruit clans to face rivals, proving their worth on the battlefield. Players vie to reach forty or more points worth of supporters in order to claim the throne.
Z-Man has not released specific details about the new edition, other than announcing a redesigned look. The previous edition included 99 cards, was for 2- 5 players, ages 12 and up, and played in 25 minutes.
Overall, a great game to pick up and play. Just ask our friendly staff at Battleground Games & Hobbies to order this game for you!
Original article by ICv2.com.
Tags: 2nd Edition, Board Game, Lords of Scotland, New Release, TableTop, Z-Man Games
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Steve Jackson Games Announces ‘Mars Attacks’ Game
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2014
Steve Jackson Games has announced Mars Attacks; Ten-Minute Takedown, a new dexterity game featuring the classic Martians, for April release. The fast-paced game has players trying to destroy earthling cities by flicking the custom die from their flying saucer, scoring points as cities fall. MSRP is $9.95.
Steve Jackson Games recently released Mars Attacks: The Dice Game this fall. Mantic Games has also recently announced the first expansions for its Mars Attacks–The Miniatures Game.
If this is a game you want to see on the shelves at Battleground Games & Hobbies – let us know!
Original article on ICV2.com.
Tags: Board Game, dexterity game, dice game, Mars Attacks, New Release, Steve Jackson Games, TableTop
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Privateer Press Announces Intro Product for ‘Iron Kingdoms Unleashed’
Monday, December 22nd, 2014
Privateer Press has announced it will introduce its more violent role-playing game, Iron Kingdoms Unleashed with an introductory box, and continue its strategy of army boxes for Warmachine and Hordes in March.
Privateer will release Iron Kingdoms Unleashed Roleplaying Game Adventure Kitin March, with an MSRP of $44.99. This will be the first Iron Kingdoms Unleashed product, similar to the way Wizards of the Coast launched the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons with the D&D Starter Set.
Designed to allow new players to play using only the contents of the box, the Kit will include an abridged rulebook, one 32-page scenario, four pre-generated character sheets, four plastic hero figures, ten plastic antagonist figures, four six-sided dice, a ruler, nine double-sided map tiles, and four map token sheets, all at an MSRP of $44.99.
The army boxes are follow-ons to the first pair, one each for Warmachine and Hordes, which will be released in February. In March, Privateer will release Warmachine: All-in-One Army Box–Protectorate of Menoth and Hordes: All-in-One Army Box–Legion of Everblight. They are configured to be useful both to new players and to experienced players looking to add a faction.
If this looks like a game you’d like to get your hands on, let the friendly staff at Battleground Games & Hobbies know!
Warmachine: All-in-One Army Box–Protectorate of Menoth will include over $200 worth of product (a complete 35-point army, rulebook, and strategy cards) for a $134.99 MSRP. The following models are included:
- Grand Scrutator Severius (white metal)
- Reckoner (plastic)
- Vanquisher (plastic)
- Redeemer (plastic)
- Heirophant (white metal)
- Exemplar Errants (plastic)
- Choir of Menoth (white metal)
- Exemplar Errant Seneschal (white metal)
- Vassal of Menoth (white metal)
- Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord (white metal)
Hordes: All-in-One Army Box–Legion of Everblight will include almost $200 worth of product (complete 35-point army, rulebook, and strategy cards) for $129.99. The following models are included:
- Saeryn, Omen of Everblight (white metal)
- Scythean (plastic)
- Neraph (plastic)
- Angelius (white metal)
- Nephilim Bloodseer (plastic)
- Strider Rangers (white metal)
- Strider Deathstalker (white metal)
- 2 Blighted Nyss Shepherds (white metal)
Article originally posted on ICv2.com.
Tags: Board Games, Hordes, Intro box, Iron Kingdoms Unleashed, Privateer Press, RPG, TableTop, Warmachine
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Queen Games Announces ‘Orcs, Orcs, Orcs’ Board Game
Wednesday, December 17th, 2014
Queen Games announced is has released the board game Orcs, Orcs, Orcs this winter; and if you’re familiar with Queen Games products, this is a game you won’t want to miss. So make sure you ask your local Battleground Games & Hobbies to order you a copy!
Now, let’s check out the details:
The game is designed by Frank Thyben, and combines the mechanics of deck building and tower defense as players battle the orcs and each other in the annual Orc Squash Tournament. Players are mages, each defending a tower in the middle of a battlefield, using their magic to deflect the hordes of orcs charging the towers. There are three different categories of orcs with different strength and special abilities that are conveyed to a player when an orc is defeated.
The game is for 2-4 players, ages 13 and up (due to an orc making a rude gesture in the art) and has an MSRP of $69.99.
The game was funded via a Kickstarter campaign in September which raised $59,861 from 724 backers ($82.68/backer average), well over the $10,000 goal. The Kickstarter also featured an expansion for the game, Expansion: Reinforcements which includes new fate cards, terrains, creatures and more.
Tags: Board Games, Frank, New Release, Orcs Orcs Orcs, Queen Game, TableTop, Thyben
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