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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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.
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Tags: Board Games, Escape, Escape Zombie City, ICv2, Queens Games, TableTop
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Sunday, June 8th, 2014
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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Tags: Board Games, Event, FREE, FREE RPG Day, Role-playing Games, Swag, TableTop
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2014
Z-Man Games has announced it will be publishing the English edition of popular European board game Camel Up! sometime in 2014, according to popular hobby industry website ICv2.com.
Designed by Steffen Bogen,Camel Up pits two to eight players against each other in trying to determine the show placement of five racing camels. As the dromedaries and Bactrian camels race around the pyramid, players bet on either specific legs of the race, or final placement; the earlier the bet is recorded, the more money can be won. The camels’ progress is determined by dice that come out of the pyramid dice shaker, released one at a time.
The box contains a pyramid, a game board, 5 camels, 5 dice, 40 race betting cards, 8 desert tiles, 15 leg betting tiles, 5 pyramid tiles, 50 Egyptian pound coins, 20 Egyptian pound cards, 1 leg starting player marker.
Unfortunately, a release date is not yet announced. Nevertheless, as soon as this popular game is available, Battleground Games & Hobbies – your board game headquarters – will have it in stock!
Tags: Board Games, Camel Up, Euro Game, TableTop, Z-Man Games
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014
According to retailer news website ICv2.com, Alderac Entertainment Group was previewing the upcoming addition to its hit Smash Up card game line at ACD Game Day last week. Smash Up: Monster Smash is planned for September release.
This edition is Halloween themed, and the four factions featured in this iteration are vampires, werewolves, mad scientists, and giant ants. Each 20-card faction deck can be smashed together with another to create a 40-card play deck, for two-player battles. Monster Smash can be combined with other Smash Up games to create interesting faction play, as well as expand the game to four players.
The box will contain the four faction decks, victory tokens, and rules.
AEG Director of Sales & New Market Development Sean Lashgari noted that the upcoming Smash Up: Big Geeky Box is also planned for release around the same time.
These super-sweet games will be available at your local Battleground Games & Hobbies upon their release! Speak to our friendly staff and reserve your copies today!
Tags: ACD Game Day, AEG, Board Games, ICv2.com, New Release, Smash Up, Smash Up Monster Smash, TableTop
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Monday, June 2nd, 2014
At ACD Games Day – an annual event held by ACD Distribution, owned by Hall of Fame Magic the Gathering player Bob Maher Jr., CoolMiniOrNot shared details about the planned release of Dogs of War, a new European-style board game they will release in the fourth quarter, according to retailer news website ICv2.com.
Designed by Paolo Mori (Libertalia, Augustus), Dogs of War is a game of intrigue and backstabbing, set in a steampunk Renaissance universe. Players take the role of captains of private armies, deployed in favor of rival noble houses. Players use their Dog of War to help them win influence, battles and if needed, betray the house they’ve sworn allegiance to. The goal is not pure military power, but rather to amass power by getting rewards from houses, amassing gold and troops, and gaining influence with the most successful houses.
The box will contain 30 plastic busts of the 5 Dogs of War and their player screens, 50 soldier cards (4 types), 32 tactical cards, 72 house influence tokens (for 6 houses), 36 coins, 60 victory point tokens, and a configurable tile-based game board. The game is for 3 -5 players.
The game was funded on Kickstarter at the beginning of May, and raised $66,703 from 1,139 backers ($58.56/backer).
If this board game sounds sweet, let us know when you stop by your local Battleground Games & Hobbies! Special order available.
Tags: ACD Game Day, Board Games, Dogs of War, Euro Game, ICv2.com, Kickstarter, New Release, Steampunk, TableTop
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