Ares Games acquires the license to publish the “Age of Conan” strategy board game

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Oct 012014
 

conan005 conan6The Italian game publisher will relaunch the game by publishing an expansion, “Adventures in Hyboria”, to be launched on Kickstarter next month

September 2014 – Ares Games is proud to announce that a deal has been signed with Conan Properties International LLC to re-launch and expand the “Age of Conan” Strategy Board game.

“Conan is a classic property with great stories, and the Hyborian world is a wonderful setting for a board game”, commented Roberto Di Meglio, Director of R&D of Ares Games, and one of the game authors. “We think that Age of Conan will be a great addition to Ares’ catalog, and we have very exciting plan to develop the game.”

“We’re glad to see a re-launch of this game and that its fans are as excited about this expansion as we are,” said Jay Zetterberg of Conan Properties International LLC.

 

 

 

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Oct 012014
 

In this Episode Matt Flips Through the small rule book for Bolt Action from Warlord Games.  Bolt Action is a historical miniatures game by Cavatore and Priestly that is published by Warlord Games and Osprey Publishing.   This book is just full of color pictures and high quality images.

 

 

I have never really dove into a historical game but I think i’m getting ready to.

ORGANIZED PLAY FOR THE PACG LAUNCHES WORLDWIDE TODAY

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Oct 012014
 
9a63c2f1-f658-4961-8ae4-6402436a58d3ORGANIZED PLAY FOR THE PATHFINDER ADVENTURE CARD GAME LAUNCHES WORLDWIDE TODAYPathfinder Society Adventure Card Guild Supports In-Store Play of the Wildly Popular Card Game

REDMOND, WA (September 30, 2014) – Paizo Inc., publisher of the world’s best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, and the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game (PACG), is thrilled to announce the Pathfinder Society Adventure Card Guild, the new Organized Play program for the PACG, launches today for retail stores, conventions, and home-play worldwide.

Season Zero kicks off with “Season of the Shackles”, an adventure on the high seas with pirates and plunder, scalawags and sea monsters. Each scenario will bring new rewards, which players of the Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild can use in their RPG play. Players need only to equip themselves with one of the new Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Class Decks to play in the the new PFS Adventure Card Guild.

Retailers in the US who sign up for the Pathfinder Society Adventure Card Guild will receive a free copy of Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles Base Set for their store ($59.99 MSRP). Further, each week Paizo will release a new gameplay scenario, free to local game stores who have registered. Scenarios will subsequently be released for convention and home play after a period of retail exclusivity.

To register your store, or to start or join a game in your area, visit paizo.com.

About Pathfinder Adventure Card Game?The Pathfinder Adventure Card Game (PACG) translates the world’s best-selling Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (RPG) into an entirely new breed of card game, where players adventure, battle monsters and villains, and acquire new feats, items, weapons, and allies—all without a Game Master. The first game, PACG: Rise of the Runelords, made its debut at Gen Con Indy 2013, where it sold out in the first four hours. The follow up, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skull & Shackles, based on the pirate-themed Pathfinder RPG Adventure Path made its debut at Gen Con Indy 2014.

About Pathfinder Roleplaying Game?The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is the world’s best-selling tabletop roleplaying game, in which players take on the role of brave adventurers fighting to survive in a world beset by magic and evil. The Pathfinder RPG is currently translated into multiple languages, with hundreds of thousands of players worldwide. Players need only the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook to play, but Paizo Inc. produces a wide range of books and accessories, from hardcover rules compendiums to complete campaigns to packets of beautiful, full-color maps. The Pathfinder brand has also been licensed for comic book series, graphic novels, miniatures, plush toys, apparel, and is being developed into a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. For more information, please visit paizo.com.

About Paizo Inc.?Paizo Inc. is the leading publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, accessories, board games, and novels. Paizo’s Pathfinder® Roleplaying Game, the result of the largest open playtest in the history of tabletop gaming, is currently the best-selling tabletop roleplaying game in hobby stores. Pathfinder Adventure Path is the most popular and best-selling monthly product in the tabletop RPG industry. Paizo.com is the leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world. In the eleven years since its founding, Paizo Publishing has received more than 50 major awards and has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the hobby games industry.

Descent 2nd Edition: Journeys in the Dark: Guardians of Deephall Hero & Monster Collection

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Oct 012014
 

descentDescent 2nd Edition: Journeys in the Dark: Guardians of Deephall Hero & Monster Collection

$34.95

Leap to the defense of Deephall or ensure the city’s destruction in the Guardians of Deephall Hero and Monster Collection! In this Hero and Monster Collection for Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition, players find thirteen plastic figures, previously only available in the first edition of Descent, now reimagined with new figure sculpts and artwork.

In addition to these detailed figures – which include four heroes, two crypt dragons, three wendigos, and four dark priests – players discover two brand-new quests chronicling their battles for Deephall.

Box Breaking Nemesis Greek Goddess from Morland Studios

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Oct 012014
 

Nemesis Greek Goddess is an exquisite mini from Morland Studios.  Being a fan of Greek mythology I was very happy to do this video.   There’s something about the Morland miniatures that sets them a part and makes them different.  I can’t quite put the right words on what they capture but they grab it very well.

 

 

I look forward to painting Nemesis up.  I just hope my brush strokes are kind to to her.

Figure Forge Dragonfly Hopper for Heavy Gear

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Oct 012014
 

In this Figure Forge Matt assembles the Hooper for Heavy Gear Blitz. The Dragonfly is one of the new VTOL’s for the Heavy Gear Blitz game from Dream Pod 9.    The model is smooth,  no eloquent and assembles quickly.

 

 

I only need like ten more of these!

Dixit: Daydreams from Asmodee

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Oct 012014
 

Di Di2Dixit: Daydreams

$29.99

 

In Dixit, each round one player takes on the role of Storyteller, choosing one card from his hand, then telling a story, singing a ditty, or otherwise doing something that in his opinion is associated with the played card. Each other player then chooses one card in her own hand and gives it to the Storyteller in secret. These cards are shuffled and revealed, then players vote on which card was played by the Storyteller. If either no one or everyone votes for the Storyteller, then he receives no points; if he received some votes but not all of the votes, he scores based on the number of votes received. Each player who submitted a correct vote or who received a vote on her card submission also scores. After a certain number of rounds, the player with the most points wins.

 

 

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How to Play Dark Gothic

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Oct 012014
 

Dark Gothic is card game based on American Gothic Horror  from Flying Frog Productions.    This game uses resource management in a unique that also incorporates deck building and management.

 

After getting use to the concept of building and thinning your deck during game play I found Dark Gothic to be very entertaining.