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Z-Man Games Announces ‘Chimera’
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
Last week, Z-Man Games has announced it will release the new card game Chimera in the third quarter, with a pre-release at Gen Con in August, according to hobby news website ICv2.com.
Inspired by Tichu and other hand-management/hand shedding games,Chimera is a three player game where each round one player is the Chimera, and the other two are the Chimera Hunters. The player who bets highest for the round is the Chimera, while the other two players try to stop that player from winning their bet. Rivals play sequentially pairs, trips and straights to collect points.
The box comes with 54 cards, a scoring pad and a rulebook. The game is for three players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 45 minutes. Sounds like a sweet game to add to any board game collection. Ask a Battleground Games & Hobbies associate to order this game for you today!
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Fantasy Flight Games to Publish New ‘Star Wars’ Card Game
Monday, June 16th, 2014
Fantasy Flight Games has announced it will launch Star Wars: Empire vs. Rebellion, a new strategic card game set in the Galactic Civil War in the third quarter of 2014, according to hobby news website ICv2.com.
The players in this two-player game are either in command of the resources of the Empire, or the heroes of the rebellion. Game play revolves around trying to tip the outcome of a key event, such as infiltrating Imperial Center or carrying out a strike on an enemy base, in your favor each round. Players deploy resources in the form of Military, Diplomacy, Recon, or The Force cards. Character cards shift unfolding events. Strategy cards for each faction are secretly chosen before play begins, and determine how the faction will approach its operations.
Star Wars: Empire vs. Rebellionis designed by Sebastien Gigaudaut and David Rakuto.
This is Fantasy Flight’s fifth Star Wars game, which also include Star Wars Age of Rebellion RPG, Star Wars Edge of the Empire RPG, Star Wars: The Card Game, and Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game.
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CoolMiniOrNot Announces New Board Game ‘Arcadia Quest’ for December
Monday, June 16th, 2014
Image courtesy of ICv2.com.
CoolMiniOrNot, publishers of ‘Super Dungeon Explore’, will release Arcadia Quest, a new campaign-based miniatures board game, in December 2014, according to hobby industry news website ICv2.com.
Designed by Eric Lang (Quarriors), the game is semi-cooperative, as each player leads a guild of heroes on a quest to dethrone the vampire lord and reclaim Arcadia. However, only one guild may lead in the end, so players must battle each other as well as teaming up against the monstrous hordes. The game features branching scenarios, and players gain new weapons and abilities as they progress. The game is designed so that players’ actions and abilities can be remembered from one session to the next, and CMON already has plans for additional campaign expansions.
Image courtesy of ICv2.com.
The game is for 2- 4 players, and each scenario plays 45 -60 minutes. The box includes 9 double-sided game tiles, tokens, cards, a campaign book and sheet pad, four guild dashboards, 37 highly detailed miniatures and a rulebook. The game was funded on Kickstarter in March, and raised $774,222 from 4,885 backers ($158.49/backer average).
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FREE RPG Day – Just ONE Week Away!
Saturday, June 14th, 2014
FREE RPG DAY COMING TO BATTLEGROUND GAMES & HOBBIES!
That’s right folks, join us at Battleground Games & Hobbies on June 21 for FREE RPG Day! What is FREE RPG Day, you ask? Well, FREE RPG Day is a day for you – our loyal customers – to stop on by and try out some new role-playing games and get some free swag; and who doesn’t like swag?
This annual event is especially fantastic for individuals who wish to give gaming – especially role-playing games – a try for the first time.
So join us on June 21st, bring your friends, play some games and get some FREE stuff! We look forward to seeing you there!
Note: More details including a schedule of available games coming soon. Stay tuned to here or our Facebook page!
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CoolMiniOrNot Announces Kickstarter for New Board Game
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
CoolMiniOrNot, publisher of ‘Super Dungeon Explore,’ announced plans to launch its new deck building game ‘XenoShyft Onslaught’ to the in Q4, following Kickstarter backer fulfillment in November, according to hobby news website ICv2.com.
The sci-fi themed game casts one to four players in the role of a commander in the NorTec Corporation, defending a division of the base as aliens attempt to destroy it. Players must work together, to survive nine rounds of alien bombardment using a wide array of troops, weapons, armors and technology cards.
The box will contain over 400 cards, a large fold-out poster game board, a rubber backed playmat, 2 d10s, 20 cardboard wound markers, 20 ability markers, an organization and holding tray, and a rulebook. There will be a planned add-on pack of four folding lane board available as well to customize the base game.
The Kickstarter, which started last week, quickly passed its modest goal of $25,000 in a few hours.
If you’re a fan of these types of board games and wish for us to carry it upon it’s release, let the staff of Battleground Games & Hobbies know or post in the comments below!
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Tags: Board Games, CMON, CoolMiniOrNot, ICv2, Kickstarter, Sci-fi, TableTop, Xenoshyft
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Queens Games Announces ‘Escape: Zombie City’
Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
Queens Games, publishers of ‘Kingdom Builder’ and may other fine games available at Battleground Games & Hobbies, has announced a new dice-rolling game called ‘Escape: Zombie City’ – their second real-time dice-rolling game after ‘Escape: Curse of the Temple’ – according to hobby news source ICv2.com.
The new game, with an expected release date of sometime in October of this year, is a timed cooperative game with a strict fifteen-minute time limit for two to five players.
What do you think? Sound interesting? Let us know in the comments below!
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