Posts Tagged ‘New Release’
Two Expansions Planned for ‘The Resistance’ Card Game
Monday, August 11th, 2014
Indie Boards and Cards has announced two planned expansions for its deduction card game The Resistance this November, according to ICv2.com. Hidden Agenda and Hostile Intent were funded through a combined Kickstarter program that attracted pledges over $100,000, featuring promos and incentives that will not be included in the final retail version. In addition, both expansions include a number of “modules” that can be added to the base game in any combination.
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Hidden Agenda includes three modules. In “Assassin,” the roles from The Resistance: Avalon have been re-themed and renamed for the Resistance Universe. The “Defector” module introduces characters that can switch sides during the game. And “Trapper” adds a spy-catcher mechanic to the game.
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Hostile Intent also features three new modules. “Hunter” shifts the focus from targeting the enemy’s facilities to neutralizing their leaders. The “Reverser” can change the results of a mission, turning defeat into victory (or vice versa). “Inquisitor,” meanwhile, introduces an ability from The Resistance: Avalon that allows the Inquisitor player to examine the affiliations of other players.
The Resistance was Indie Boards and Cards’ breakout hit in 2010. It was featured on Geek & Sundry’s TableTop web program, and is currently available in 20 languages. It is a deductive card game with similarities to the classic party game Mafia and plays in about 30 minutes.
Tags: Board Games, Card Games, Geek & Sundry, Hidden Agenda, Hostile Intent, Indie Boards and Cards, Kickstarter, New Release, TableTop, The Resistance
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D&D 5th Edition Player’s Handbook Has Arrived!
Thursday, August 7th, 2014
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The wait is over! The highly anticipated ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ 5th Edition Player’s Handbook has arrived at Battleground Games & Hobbies! This brand new D&D products is “…everything a player needs to create heroic character for the world’s greatest role-playing game [‘Dungeons & Dragons’].”
From the Wizards of the Coast official product page:
“The Player’s Handbook is the essential reference for every Dungeons & Dragons role-player. It contains rules for character creation and advancement, backgrounds and skills, exploration and combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Use this book to create exciting characters from among the most iconic D&D races and classes.
Dungeons & Dragons immerses you in a world of adventure. Explore ancient ruins and deadly dungeons. Battle monsters while searching for legendary treasures. Gain experience and power as you trek across uncharted lands with your companions.
The world needs heroes. Will you answer the call?”
All you have to do to answer the call is visit your local Battleground Games & Hobbies in either Abington, MA or Plainville, MA and pick up your copy today; or visit us online and have a copy of this amazing new book delivered right to your front door!
Plus, please don’t forget to join us at Battleground Games & Hobbies on August 9th for the D&D 5th Edition Release event beginning at 10:00 AM and celebrate the release of the brand new Player’s Handbook!
Tags: 5th edition, D&D, D&D Next, Dungeons & Dragons, New Release, Next, Player's Handbook, Wizards of the Coast
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IDW Games Announces ‘V-Wars’ Strategy Board Game
Monday, August 4th, 2014
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IDW Games announced plans last week for a big box strategy board game adaptation of Jonathan Maberry’s prose series, and recent comic adaptation, V-Wars, designed by Rob Daviau, according to hobby industry news website ICv2.com.
IDW launched a comic adaptation of the New York Times best-selling horror series on Free Comic Book Day. Now they have tapped well known game designer Rob Daviau (Risk: Legacy, Betrayal at House on the Hill) to work with V-Wars author and creator Mayberry to bring the V-Wars experience to the tabletop.
The story will pull from and add to the ongoing comic’s universe, with players taking the role of either humans or vampires in a struggle for dominance. Though the game is still in development, release is planned for March 2015.
“[The game] …combines a lot of what I do and what interests me–combat, conflict, narrative, interesting choices, horror, and a fun world to play in,” said Daviau. “I hope to be able to bring all the feeling of the stories and comics into the game. It’s still early but I can already see chances for a lot of subterfuge and shifting goals. Just because you start the game as a human, doesn’t mean you’ll end as one.”
Tags: Board Games, IDW Games, IDW Publishing, New Release, TableTop, V-Wars
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Devil Pig Games Announces ‘Shadows Over Normandie’ Board Game
Thursday, July 24th, 2014
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According to popular hobby industry news website ICv2.com, French company Devil Pig Games will release a new board game that combines their World War II board game Heroes of Normandie with the eldritch horror of Modiphius Entertainment’s Achtung! Cthulhu RPG. Shadows over Normandie is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.
Shadows over Normandie is a standalone game that features characters and forces from the Achtung! Cthulhu world. The story follows the Lost Platoon, a few weeks after D-Day, somewhere deep in the Normandy countryside. The platoon is led by Sgt. Carter of the U.S Rangers, with help from the French resistance agent Ariane Dubois, who must stop the Deep Ones and the Nazi Cult of the Black Sun before they summon Cthulhu and unleash the Great Old One on the Allied forces.
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Chris Birch, of Modiphius Entertainment, explained how the English and French game companies came together. “We first hooked up with the Devil Pig’s Yan & Clem last spring when we both Kickstarted our respective games. We both got on well (as us Londoners and Parisians do when there’s no one called Napoleon organizing the party) and a tie-up with our world seemed like a match made in heaven so they launched the cross-over expansion Shadows over Normandie. Since then it has become a standalone boxed game in its own right and this latest Kickstarter is to upgrade the contents and add in a bucket of new content.”
The Heroes of Normandie game is distributed in the US by Iello, and according to Devil Pig, has sold 5,000 copies worldwide. The European-based Kickstarter was funded in the first hour, and is now approaching £100,000.00 in funding with 6 days to go. Backer fulfillment is planned for December 2014, with trade release to follow in Q1 2015. The tentative US MSRP will be $80.00 – $88.00. U.S. distribution has not been finalized, but previous Devil Pig releases have been distributed by Iello.
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Tags: Board Games, Devil Pig Games, ICv2.com, Iello, Kickstarter, New Release, Shadows of Normandie, TableTop, World War II
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Rio Grande Games & ‘Dominion’ Creator Announce New Board Game
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
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According to hobby channel news website ICv2.com, Rio Grande Games has teamed up with Donald X. Vaccarino (Dominion, Kingdom Builder) yet again, this time for the time-travel board game Temporum.
In Temporum, players assume the role of time travellers, manipulating both subtle and major events in history in a bid to gain the most power at the moment that time travel is invented. The game board shows different “paths” that history can take, and players use their hand of cards to travel through time and alter this course of events. Two to five can play, and each game lasts between 30 and 60 minutes.
Temporum is expected to release later this year and will definitely be a highly anticipated release! Look forward to seeing it at your local Battleground Games & Hobbies!
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Tags: Board Games, Donald X. Vaccarino, New Release, Rio Grande Games, TableTop, Temporum
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Konami Announces ‘Yu-Gi-Oh! Legendary Collection 5D’s’
Monday, July 21st, 2014
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Konami has shared information on its upcoming release Yu-Gi-Oh! Legendary Collection 5D’s collector’s set, which is planned for October 24 release, according to hobby channel news website ICv2.com.
The set is a gathering of over 250 of the most famous cards from the 5D’s era, including three brand new cards previously only seen on the TV show, one of which is Yusei’s “Stardust Flash Trap” card. Every box will also contain Ultra Rare reprints of “Shooting Quasar Dragon” and “Black Rose Dragon,” two of the highest-demand Dragons of the game.
The box set will include five Mega Packs which feature new and highly desirable variant cards, and a double-sided game board with hero art on one side, and monster art on the other. The 9-card Mega Packs will each include 1 Secret Rare, 1 Ultra Rare, 1 Super Rare, 1 Rare, and 5 Commons, and include 3 foil cards per pack.
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Tags: 5DS, Konami, Legendary Collection, New Release, TCG, YGO, Yu-Gi-Oh
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