Thieves from Calliope @ Gen Con 2015

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Aug 052015
 

Thieves is a fast paced card game from Calliope in the near future. The goal is to get away with the most loot, but don’t get caught.

I will have more on this game for you in a couple of weeks.

Batman Fluxx from Looney Labs

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Jul 242015
 

batmanBatman Fluxx

$20.00

 

There’s a new dynamic duo in town!  Looney Labs and Cryptozoic have teamed up to bring you a heroic new card game in the Fluxx line: Batman Fluxx.  It’s action-packed with classic villains against Batman and his friends, not to mention all the other must-have bat-gear you’d expect from a melding of these two hobby favorites.

 

It’s game night in Gotham, and everyone’s favorite caped crusader is on the job. Crime is running amok and no one can win with villains on the table – so put on your utility belts and leap into the fray to help Batman and his friends clean things up!

 

Draw one and play one is just the beginning…Batman Fluxx has something for every bat fan!

 

2-6 players

Ages 8+

5-30 minute play time

Gen Con Count Down T-6 and Counting Mage Wars Academy

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Jul 242015
 

Academy-SetupMage Wars isn’t a new game but Arcane Wonders is consistently making great releases for the system.  Here is the Product Description for Mage Wars .

 

Mage Wars Academy pits you against your opponent in a Mage’s duel, using a unique Spellbook mechanic that provides you access to all you strategies rather than relying on the luck of the draw.  Train in your school, craft your spellbook, and test your skills at the Academy!

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MAGIC ORIGINS SET LAUNCHES TODAY July 17, 2015

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Jul 172015
 

MAGIC ORIGINS SET LAUNCHES TODAY

 

Release Marks New Beginning for the Storyline of Magic: The Gathering, Updated Block Set Structure

 

July 17, 2015RENTON, WA – Wizards of the Coast today released Magic Origins, the latest Magic: The Gathering trading card game (TCG) set. This pivotal new set reveals the origin stories of five of Magic‘s most beloved Planeswalker characters, as well as ushering in the new block set release structure. Magic Origins sets up an expansive, epic storyline that will inform the creative direction for future sets of the world’s most popular TCG.

 

For the first time ever, players will learn how five of Magic’s most iconic Planeswalkers – Gideon Jura, Jace Beleren, Liliana Vess, Chandra Nalaar, and Nissa Revane – discovered their sparks and began their journeys. Moments from each of these Planeswalkers’ origin stories will play out in the card set, with the inclusion of double-faced Planeswalker cards spotlighting key moments in the characters’ backgrounds.

 

In addition to double-faced Planeswalker cards and a deeply integrated storyline, Magic Origins will include powerful and popular reprints, including cards with the Renowned and Spell Mastery mechanics, along with dozens of other fan favorites.

 

This Planeswalker spark also exists in Magic‘s 20 million players and fans worldwide. For many fans, playing Magic has become a pivotal point in their own lives, as they forge life-long friendships in a welcoming and supportive community united by the fun of playing the world’s best strategy game. With face-to-face play events and social gatherings in more than 7,000 hobby game stores around the world, Magic: The Gathering invites players to ignite their own spark and join the ranks of the most passionate fans in gaming.

 

Magic Origins is now available worldwide. Please visit MagicTheGathering.com for the latest news and updates – or to locate a participating store – and follow Magic on Facebook and Twitter.

 

About Magic: The Gathering

Magic: The Gathering is the world’s best strategy game with more than 20 million players and fans worldwide. In this innovate card game, players build personalized decks using cards they collected through booster packs and trading with friends. Magic offers a robust gaming experience for its community of passionate fans through face-to-face play events and social gatherings in more than 7,000 hobby game stores around the world, complemented by its Duels of the Planeswalkers and Magic Online digital games. For more information, visit Magicthegathering.com.

 

 

About Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS), is the leader in entertaining the lifestyle gamer. Wizards’ players and fans are members of a global community bound together by their love of both digital gaming and in-person play. The company brings to market a range of gaming experiences under powerful brand names such as MAGIC: THE GATHERING and DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. Wizards is also a publisher of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For more information about our world renowned brands, visit the Wizards of the Coast Web site at www.wizards.com.

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Yu-Gi-Oh!: Crossed Souls Advance Edition Display July 3rd

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Jun 132015
 

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Crossed Souls Advance Edition Display

$99.90

 

The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game just got a powerful enhancement with the release of a new product configuration, the Crossed Souls Advance Edition! In addition to the 3 booster packs of Crossed Souls, Duelists will also receive 2 Super Rare cards, one from Crossed Souls and one from the upcoming booster set!

 

Duelists have greater Deck-building opportunities than ever before with the new Zefra monster theme that crosses over five different Deck types! Duelists with Shaddoll, ‘tellarknight, Yang Zing, Nekroz, or Ritual Beast Decks can add their new Zefra monsters to upgrade their Deck, or power up their Deck of Zefra monsters instead. Crossed Souls also arms Duelists with new non-Zefra cards for their Burning Abyss, Madolche, Infernoid, U.A., Yosenju, and other Decks.

 

In addition to the 3 booster packs of Crossed Souls, Duelists will also receive 1 of 2 Super Rare cards of Common and/or Rare cards from Crossed Souls, plus 1 of 2 foil version preview cards of non-foil cards from the next booster set, providing the ultimate value for Duelists!

 

Each Crossed Souls Advance Edition contains:

3 Crossed Souls Booster Packs

1 of 2 Super Rare cards of Common and/or Rare cards from Crossed Souls

1 of 2 Super Rare cards from Common and/or Rare cards from the upcoming booster set

 

Configuration:

3 Packs, 2 Super Rare per Deck

10 Decks per Display

Legendary Encounters: A Predator Deck Building Game

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Jun 132015
 

PredatorLegendary Encounters: A Predator Deck Building Game

$59.99

 

Legendary Encounters is back with an all new “Predator” core set!

 

Play as the Predator hunting down humans as well as recruiting the ultimate military unit to track down and destroy the Predator. The game will feature some of Predator and Predator 2’s  greatest protagonists, including Dutch, Blaine, Mac and Dillon, as they go head to head with the Ultimate hunter.

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Yu-Gi-Oh!: Star Pack ARC-V Booster Display June 12th

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May 232015
 

YugiYu-Gi-Oh!: Star Pack ARC-V Booster Display

$49.50

 

The Star Pack ARC-V set contains Deck themes from the first season of the new TV show, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V like Raidraptors, Performapals and Superheavy Samurai. Duelists can also collect popular cards available in various sets, stretching from Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon to Hidden Arsenal, so fans can find Mobius the Frost Monarch and Polymerization to Gem-Knight Fusion, X-Saber Souza, and Constellar Algiedi.

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