Box Breaking 190: Onitama from Arcane Wonders

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Sep 202016
 

Onitama is a two player abstract game based on the complexity of a Martial Arts fight. With a random set up the players use their cards to move and outwit their opponent.  This wrestling match relies on the card players were dealt at the beginning of the game.

 

 

It is part of the Dice Tower Essentials line.

 

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Mantic Games at Gen Con 2016

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Aug 152016
 

I really don’t know where to start.  Ronnie is such a character maybe we should start with him.  It’s short but it’s all the time he had on Sunday.

What did you catch?  Blaine is going on an adventure.  At Mantic Saturday I heard rumors about Dungeon Saga in Space, and a Kings of War skirmish game.  I really can’t wait for that.

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Gen Con Coverage 2016 11: Eric of Anti Matter Games

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Aug 102016
 

Had the chance to meet up with Eric from Antimatter Games at Gen Con.  Deep Sea is a miniatures game about underwater combat.  You can even get the bends.

Check out the Through Gamer Goggles Facebook page to see some pics of Deep Sea – the shark is awesome.

Friday is Sheriff of Nottingham day at Arcane Wonders Booth #839!

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Jul 262016
 

sherrifFriday is Sheriff of Nottingham day at Arcane Wonders Booth #839!

Meet Sergio Halaban from 1:00 to 4:00 on Friday!

Hear ye, hear ye! Good merchants take heed! The honorable Sheriff of Nottingham shall be honoring Gen Con on Friday with his presence at the Arcane Wonders booth numbered 839. Not only will our most gracious sheriff be attending, but honored guest Sergio Halaban, designer of the Sheriff of Nottingham board game will be at the booth from 1:00 to 4:00 PM!

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Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China Core Set

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Jun 262016
 

bit1Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China Core Set

$49.99

 

Become Legendary with the mystical arts seen in the cult hit film – Big Trouble in Little China!

 

Players will work their way through the co-op game trying to defeat Lo Pan and the three storms! Play as Jack Burton, Gracie Law, Wang Chi and even the Pork Chop Express as you play schemes straight from the film.

 

This is a core set, no other sets required to play.

 

Contains:

350 Original art Card set

1 Full color play mat

1 Page color rule sheet

Assorted removable foam inserts

Words With Jason Hardy @ Origins 2016

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Jun 212016
 

I caught up with Jason Hardy at Origins 2016. Jason is the line editor for Shadowrun.  Jason brought me up to speed on his novel, a few others, all of the shadow titles, a push your luck SR dice game, and we talked about the tarot deck.  Oh did I mention Munge?  I think that’s the right spelling.

According to Jason Shadowrun has a lot happening and the world is about to be in a state of chaotic flux, which means your runners will have a lot of work.

More Munchkin Apocalypse

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Jun 152016
 

 

Relive the End of the World!

 

Doomsday has come to the Guest Artist series with Munchkin Apocalypse Guest Artist Edition and Munchkin Apocalypse 2 Guest Artist Edition, available exclusively at Barnes & Noble! Len Peralta is back, with a fresh take on the post-apocalyptic wasteland. In addition to new Door, Treasure, and Seal cards, Munchkin Apocalypse Guest Artist Edition features 12 player standies and a circular board unique to this version! This is the first time a guest artist has tackled an expansion, with Munchkin Apocalypse 2 Guest Artist Edition adding 106 new cards to the fray. As part of our Guest Artist Edition line, these titles have limited print runs.

 

Len Peralta is known for his work on Star Munchkin Guest Artist Edition, Munchkin The Guild, Munchkin comics, and his own Geek a Week trading cards. Munchkin Line Editor Andrew Hackard had this to say: “Len’s vision of the End Times is wonderful. It will be a pleasure to experience a fiery death with his art to guide me.”

 

About Steve Jackson Games

Steve Jackson Games, based in Austin, Texas, has been publishing games, game books, and magazines since 1980. Its best-selling game is Munchkin, with almost 7 million games and supplements in print worldwide. Other top sellers are GURPS (the Generic Universal RolePlaying System), Zombie Dice, and Illuminati. Past hits have included Car Wars and Toon. Steve’s very first game, Ogre, originally released in 1977, drew almost a million dollars’ worth of Kickstarter support in 2012 for a super-deluxe edition, released in late 2013.

Arcane Academy from IDW

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Jun 112016
 

arcaneArcane Academy

$39.99

Challenge rival students to become the best in class in Arcane Academy, an innovative board game of tile linking wizardry for 2-4 players that pits young spellcasters against one another in a duel for honor and prestige.

 

Forge potent magic items and wield wickedly powerful elemental energies to outthink and outmaneuver your opponents in this elegantly simple and quick-to-learn board game that will appeal to families and experienced players alike!

 

Game design by Eric M. Lang & Kevin Wilson.

Artwork by Sarah Ellerton.

 

2-4 Players

Ages 12+

45 minute play time

 

Contains:

53 Assignment Cards

30 Prestige Tokens

30 Red Plastic Shards

30 Exhaustion Tokens

35 Action Tiles

4 Will Dials

4 Player Slates

1 “First” Player Token

1 Cloth Tile Bag

1 Rulebook

Box Breaking 187 Wreckage miniature 2 Player Box Set

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Jun 102016
 

Check out the two player starter for Wreckage from Hyacinth Games.  Wreckage is a miniatures and a RPG game set in the post fall of humanity.  The world is not all that different from that of Mad Max.

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Flip Through Frostgrave from Osprey Games

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Jun 082016
 

Frostgrave is one of the hottest games on the market, featuring a fast and furious combat system that children can understand.  Frostgrave was created by Joseph McCullough and published by Osprey Games.

Frostgrave is a phenom.