Posts Tagged ‘New Release’
Z-Man Games Announces ‘The Staufer Dynasty’ Board Game
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
Z-Man Games will release The Staufer Dynasty historic strategy board game to trade in December, after a premiere at Essen, as first reported by ICv2.com.
Designed by Andreas Steding (Firenze, Five Points: Gangs of New York, Hansa Teutonica), The Staufer Dynasty casts players into the role of travelers in the entourage of Henry VI, as he tours his kingdom and attempts to govern his empire, which runs from the North and Baltic seas south to Italy. Players place their envoys and nobles in positions of power in the six regions of the game, attempting to gain power and influence with the King over five rounds.
The box contains 119 tokens, 53 Privilege and Job cards, 111 wooden pieces, and a game board made of 9 tiles. The game is for 2 -5 players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 90 minutes.
Tags: Board Games, Essen Spiel, Germany Trade Show, New Release, TableTop, The Staufer Dynasty, Z-Man Games
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Mantis Games Announces Expansions for ‘Mars Attacks’ Miniature Game
Tuesday, October 21st, 2014
Mantic Games has announced several upcoming expansions for its new Mars Attacks–The Miniatures Game, including a boxed set, Humanity Resists, as well as several troop units, a Martian Attack Saucer, and a Martian Dredd miniature for November release, according to hobby news retailer ICv2.com.
Mantic Games licensed the Mars Attacks property from the Topps Company to produce a tabletop war game in mid-2013 and launched the game via Kickstarter in October. The Kickstarter raised $558,076 from 2,753 backers ($202.72 average/backer).
The Mars Attacks–Humanity Resists box set will include eight new scenarios, new special rules, new characters including Agents Falco and Natalya, and the All American Flatbed Truck. There are several pieces included in the box expansion that will also be available for individual sale, including the Martian Attack Saucer, the Novas Vira Resistance Soldiers, Stealth Martians, and Martian Marines.
The Stealth Martians and Martian Marines are upgrades soldiers with unique rules. Stealth goes against Martian rules of battle, so Stealth Martians are both revered and considered cowardly by their brethren. The Martian Marines are elite scouts for the Martian army, but only available in small numbers.
The Novas Vira Resistance Soldiers are humanity’s greatest hope–with advanced training and special weapons. They have been secretly trained by a mysterious benefactor to prepare for the inevitable alien invasion.
The Martian Dredd miniature is a premium miniature launched from the mash-up of Mars Attacks and Judge Dredd , which IDW Publishing published as the comic cross over Mars Attacks Judge Dredd in 2013. The Martian will be dressed in Dredd’s armor, and unlike the famous Judge, travels with his helmet off, so it can blend in with the rest of the force.
Tags: Expansions, Mantis Games, Mars Attacks, Miniatures, New Release, TableTop, Topps Company
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Ares Games Announces Deal for ‘Conan’ Board Game
Monday, October 20th, 2014
Ares Games recently announced a deal with Conan Properties International LLC to relaunch the Age of Conan strategy board game as well as release the new Adventures in Hyboria expansion after a Kickstarter funding campaign. Ares has shared details with ICv2 about the expected trade release, according to hobby retailer news website ICv2.com.
The Adventures in Hyboria expansion expands Conan’s role in the game, and tracks his progress from warrior to mercenary to general. With each adventure, Conan gains experience and moves from one stage to the next, becoming more powerful. His goal is to be crowned king, but he is also subject to fits of melancholy, so his emotional mood is tracked with a Mood Wheel – which affects his statistics and dice rolls. Not every game will end with Conan reaching his goal. There are also Story cards, new Companion characters, Spies to help win wars, new Kingdom cards, and prisoners added to the game.
The box contains 4 new Objective cards, 29 new Adventure cards, 30 Story cards, 20 new Kingdom cards (5 per Kingdom), 20 Spy tokens (5 per Kingdom), 9 Companion cards, 12 Adventure tokens (including Companion tokens), 3 special Conan dice, a Mood Wheel marker, a Conan reference board, a Conan experience marker, and a rulebook.
Box contents may change as the Kickstarter campaign progresses, and Ares said that while some backer goals (Sorcery cards, the Cloth bag) will not be included in the trade version, some will. “Every time we achieve a goal, we will make clear if it becomes a part of the retail-level expansion or not,” an Ares Games representative clarified. “In any case, these upgrades are not exclusives, and they may become available to retail as accessories or as a part of future products.”
Tags: Adventures in Hyboria, Age of Conan, Ares Games, Board Game, Conan Properties International, Conan the Barbarian, New Release, TableTop
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‘Magic’ Duel Deck Anthology Unboxing
Friday, October 17th, 2014
Check this out! We found this on YouTube, on the official Magic the Gathering YouTube channel. Enjoy!
Duel Deck Anthology will be available at Battleground Games & Hobbies on December 5th!
Tags: Duel Deck Anthology, Magic the Gathering, MTG, New Release, Unboxing, Wizards of the Coast, YouTube
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‘Cthulhu Wars’ Coming in Q1 2015
Wednesday, October 15th, 2014
Game Salute will distribute Green Eye Games’ strategy/horror board game Cthulhu Wars to the trade in Q1 2015, according to hobby news website ICv2.com.
The Lovecraftian big box game tied to the Cthulhu mythos raised more than $1.4 million from more than 4,000 backers in July 2013 and still holds a spot on the Top 10 Tabletop Game Kickstarter chart.
Players take the role of gods and alien races out to expand their power base in the earthly realm, as well as complete six tasks to acquire their faction spell books. On their turn players Gather Power, and in a series of Action Rounds, spend the Power to accomplish goals: moving units, battling others, summing monsters, building gates, awakening their Great Old One. Each faction has a unique set of monsters, special abilities, spell books and requirements, and there are multiple strategies open to each faction to accomplish them. The first player to accumulate 30 points on the Doom Track wins.
The box contains 64 miniatures including the 5 Great Old Ones (Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, Shub-Niggurath, Hastur, The King in Yellow) which range in size from 20mm to nearly 180mm; as well as: 24 Cultist miniatures (six in each color: blue, green, red, yellow), 4 Deep Ones, 2 Shoggoths, 2 Starspawn, 3 Nightgaunts, 3 Flying Polyp, 2 Hunting Horror miniatures, 2 Ghouls, 4 Fungi, 3 Dark Young , 6 Undead, and 4 Byakhee.
Additional components include a map board of Earth (in two pieces, printed on both sides), 4 Faction Cards, 4 Power markers, 4 Doom track markers, 1 Ritual Annihilation Marker, a starting player tile, 24 Spell books, 12 Desecration markers, 22 Gates, a Player Hints & Tips guide, and a rulebook.
The game is for 2 – 4 players, ages 12 and up, and plays in 90 minutes. Green Eye Games plans to release additional factions and maps in the future as expansions, so the game will eventually support up to 7 players.
Tags: Board Games, Cthulhu Wars, Game Salute, Green Eye Games, Kickstarter, Lovecraft, New Release, TableTop
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Konami to Introduce ‘Super Edition’ Packaging
Tuesday, October 14th, 2014
Konami will introduce the Super Edition, a new package for its Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, with the Yu-Gi-Oh! The New Challengers set, the final booster set for 2014, according to hobby news website ICv2.com.
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The New Challengers Super Edition will arrive on December 5, after the November 7 release of the Yu-Gi-Oh! The New Challengers Booster Pack on November 7. The Super Edition is a peg-able tuck box that contains three booster packs, plus one of 14 Super Rare cards. With an MSRP of $9.99, the cost is less than purchasing three booster packs individually. Konami has confirmed that the Super Edition will be available through both mass and hobby distribution.
The New Challengers set is the first time players can harness the full power of the Pendulum Summoning mechanic in their decks. It introduces the Qliphort, a new Monster theme that harnesses the power of Pendulum Summoning like nothing before.
The Burning Abyss theme, which is unique to the American market, will receive more support with this release, including a brand new Synchro Monster; as will players with Naturia, Heralds, and Machina theme decks. New Xyz monsters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal TV series are included, as are cards for players with Superheavy Samurai, Satellarknight, Yang Zing, and Shaddoll theme decks. The 100-card set contains 48 Commons, 20 Rares, 14 Super Rares, 10 Ultra Rares, and 8 Secret Rare Cards.
Tags: 5DS, Booster Pack, Konami, New Product, New Release, Super Edition, The New Challengers, YGO, Yu-Gi-Oh
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