Wizards of the Coast announcements from SDCC

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Jul 262013

Magic: The Gathering had an exciting weekend at San Diego Comic Con and the first ever PAX Australia, where plenty of exclusive previews and details about upcoming products and initiatives were revealed during panels at each of the shows.

Some key highlights included:

· Card previews for the forthcoming From The Vault: Twenty, Commander, and Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters

· An overview of the upcoming Theros block including concept art, information on in-store events and the new Challenge Decks and “hero cards” that will be introduced during the block

· An exciting announcement about a new partnership with Geek and Sundry

You can watch the full Comic-Con panel here, and read this article to check out all the preview cards revealed over the weekend.

Then, get ready because soon Magic will be talking PAX Prime and you won’t believe the things we have in store for the official kickoff of Theros!

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Commands & Colors: Expansion 1: Greece & Eastern Kingdoms

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Jul 262013

Commands & Colors: Expansion 1: Greece & Eastern Kingdoms (Reprint)

$60.00 SRP

SDI

This Greece and the Eastern Kingdoms expansion features 21 scenarios. Now you can command the armies of Philip, Alexander and the Successors as you meet the hosts of Persians, Scythians and Indians to the east. In this expansion, you will find historical scenarios that focus on the hoplites of classical Greece fighting off the invading Persian army at Marathon and Plataea; epic battles from the Peloponnesian War, the rise of Macedon and Alexander’s battles of Gaugamela, Issus and Granicus against the Persians; and battles involving Alexander’s successors. With your Greeks you will be able to turn west and battle the Carthaginians in Sicily, or as King Pyrrhus at Heraclea and Ausculum, battle the Romans.

Rules-wise, if you are familiar with Commands & Colors: Ancients, you’ll have no trouble at all learning the special rules for this expansion, for the basic game mechanics remain unchanged. Battle dice still resolve combat quickly and the Command cards provide an element of luck that creates a fog of war and presents players with both challenges and opportunities for victory.

Contains:

Scenario Booklet

2 Reference Cards

Eight Dice

5 Sticker Sheets

Bag of 366 Blocks

Dream Pod 9 to attend Gen Con 2013

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Jul 262013

Our friends at Gen Con announced their plans for Gen Con. Here is the announcement for the convention.

Dream Pod 9 will be running free demo games of Heavy Gear Blitz at our
booth all convention long, all players trying out the game will receive a
raffle ticket for our Sunday afternoon prize drawings at just after 1 pm.
On top of that we will have lots of events running in the Miniature Gaming
Hall F from our annual North American Championship Tournament to Challenge
the Staff games, checkout the complete listing of scheduled events below
with raffle tickets and/or prize given, registration starts May 19th on
the Gen Con website.

Again this year we will have a new limited edition Gen Con 2013 miniature,
one from the Peace River faction planned in advance of the new Peace River
Field Guide to be released later this year. Plus we’ll have some of the
Gen Con 2012 miniature available as well.

Sunday Afternoon Raffle Prizes (drawings start just after 1pm) include the
following:

1 x Heavy Gear Blitz Task Force Deal of your choice
1 x Heavy Gear Blitz Starter Army of your choice
1 x Heavy Gear Blitz Starter Kit
1 x Heavy Gear Arena Starter Kit
8 x Heavy Gear Blitz Limited Edition Gen Con 2013 miniature
2 x Heavy Gear Blitz Limited Edition Gen Con 2012 miniature

http://www.dp9.com/content/gencon-2013

SW X-Wing: HWK-290 Light Freighter Expansion Pack

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Jul 252013

SW X-Wing: HWK-290 Light Freighter Expansion Pack

$14.95 SRP

Designed by Corellian Engineering Corporation to resemble a bird in flight, the “hawk” series excels in its role as a personal transport.

The HWK-290 Expansion Pack for X-Wing comes with one detailed miniature at 1/270 scale, a maneuver dial, all necessary tokens, six upgrades, and four pilots, including the renowned Kyle Katarn.

Each HWK-290 provides a wide range of support options for your squad and can be outfitted with both a turret weapon and crew member.

KerFlip!

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Jul 252013

KerFlip!

$30.00 SRP

KerFlip! is a “fast-thinking” word game that rewards you for making anagrams from a group of letter tiles faster than your opponents can. At the beginning of each round, players simultaneously drop a predetermined number of tiles onto the board and quickly flip them all ivory-side up (the fronts of the tiles are ivory, the backs are orange). At this point the round is a free-for-all, as players race to call out one word each. If the last player is taking too long to call a word, any of his opponents can hurry him by starting the timer, he’ll have 15 seconds to call a word or he’ll bust. Once every player has called a word for the round, they’re scored in the order they called, so the first player who called scores first, and so on. The first time a tile is used (its ivory side), it’s worth 10 points. Once it’s been scored, flip (or “KerFlip”) it to its orange side. Now it’s worth only 5 points to other players in the same round. Some tiles, identified by a small number in the bottom right corner, are premium tiles that award players cards with bonus point values. At the end of each round, recycle any remaining unused (ivory) tiles back to the draw pouch and sweep all used (orange) tiles into the collection chutes.

Games last 15-20 minutes (about 10-12 rounds) depending on the number of players (2-4). To cleanup at the end of the game, just pick up the game box and gently shake to funnel the tiles into a collection cup under the board. Voila! It’s fliptastic!

A World at War: The Ultimate WWII Strategy Game

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Jul 252013

A World at War: The Ultimate WWII Strategy Game (Reprint)

$195.00 SRP

A World at War completes the Advanced Third Reich/Empire of the Rising Sun game system, refining and clarifying the rules in every area of the game. Fifteen years of design and relentless play testing have resulted in a polished, proven game, which includes the following innovations:

· named ships, allowing players to sink (or lose!) the Bismarck, Yamato, New Jersey and other famous ships
· naval construction rules which allow major powers to build the navy they think will suit their strategic requirements
· mobilization rules which allow major powers to tailor their army and air force pools to meet their needs – provided they anticipate them accurately
· oil rules which force the Axis to worry about their inadequate oil reserves even when victory is within their grasp
· simplified diplomatic rules which allow minor countries to align themselves with various major powers

Scenarios Included:

Global War Campaign Game

European Theater Campaign Game

Pacific Theater Campaign Game

Global War Campaign Game (historical)

European Campaign Game (historical)

Pacific Campaign Game (historical)

Battle of the Atlantic

Barbarossa

North Africa

Coral Sea

Midway

Leyte Gulf

Pathfinder Battles Miniatures: Skull & Shackles: Standard Booster In August

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Jul 242013

Pathfinder Battles Miniatures: Skull & Shackles: Standard Booster

$15.99 SRP

The friends, fiends, and foes of the Pathfinder Adventure Path: Skull & Shackles invade your gaming table with Pathfinder Battles: Skull & Shackles, the brand new Pathfinder Battles pre-painted miniatures set from Paizo Publishing and WizKids Games! This stunning set features 55 all-new pre-painted sculpts drawn from the gorgeous art in Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder Adventure Path: Skull & Shackles.

Pathfinder Battles: Skull & Shackles Standard Boosters contain 1 Large figure and 3 Medium or Small figures.

Pathfinder Battles: Skull & Shackles Standard Bricks contain 8 Standard Boosters (32 figures total).

Pathfinder Battles: Skull & Shackles Standard Cases contain 4 Standard Bricks (32 Standard Boosters, 128 figures total).

The Three Little Pigs

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Jul 242013

The Three Little Pigs

$29.99 SRP

As a little pig, your dearest wish is to build a strong and beautiful house in which you can spend your long winter evenings. But you won’t need trowels nor scaffoldings, as only dice will allow you to construct your dream home. Beware the wolf prowling around, whose only thought is to literally blow away your comfy house!

The Three Little Pigs is an easy and fun dice game for the whole family. At your turn, try to get the better combination with the 5 special dice and build the most lovely and sturdy houses, by adding doors, floors and roofs. And if you accidentaly bring the wolf out of the wood, just take a deep breath and shatter other players’ buildings by blowing on the wheel!

This original game comes with an illustrated version of the famous tale it is based on.

2-5 players

Ages: 7+

Play time: 20 minutes

Contents:

5 special dice

1 Wolf wheel

36 House tiles

6 Goal cards

1 Tale Booklet

1 Rule Booklet

The Supreme Commander: WWII in Europe, 1939-1945

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Jul 242013

The Supreme Commander: WWII in Europe, 1939-1945

$65.00 SRP

SDI

The Supreme Commander is a game designed for 2-5 players covering the entirety of World War II in the European Theater of Operations (ETO), from September 1939 to the end of the war. While there are plenty of other ETO games out there, The Supreme Commander effectively models all of the primary aspects of the war in a simple, straight-forward manner.

All of these elements and more are included in a surprisingly easy-to-learn game: Murmansk convoy, Lend-Lease, diplomacy, the strategic U-Boat campaign, technological advancement, strategic bombing campaigns, naval invasions, the economy and military production, partisans.

That is not to say that The Supreme Commander is some sort of compromise, surrendering historical accuracy for simplicity. The game delivers a detailed order of battle and meticulously researched economic and diplomatic system which allows players to play out the historical military campaigns of the war as well as the “what ifs” that may have happened. It is entirely up to the players, the system is open-ended and does not restrict players to the exact decisions of the past.

Contains:

Rules Booklet, Play Booklet

Two Counter Sheets

Two Player Aid Cards

Diplomatic Track

Six Force Pool Cards

22 x 34 inch Map

Two ten-sided dice

Spot It! – Golf

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Jul 232013

Spot It! – Golf

$12.99 SRP

Keep a steady foot on the green and both eyes on the cards. You may have a perfect shot but how fast can you spot? You are all home pros as you navigate a deck of cards but beware of misreads! Challenge your golfing friends to a different kind of match play with Spot it! Golf. Spot it! Golf is a party game consisting of 55 cards, each decorated with 8 golf related symbols. There are more than 50 different images of elements commonly seen on the course. One and only one, matching symbol exists between any two cards. Spot it to win!

Spot it! Golf can be played five different ways. The fast action and brilliant game mechanics will have you hooked! For newcomers to the sport, this game is a sure-fire way to become familiar with golf terms and lingo. Get on the fairway the fun way with Spot it! Golf and prepare to tear it up.

Contents:

• 55 Cards

• Illustrated Rules

Ages 7+

2-8 Players

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