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Kings of Air and Steam From tasty Minstrel Games

May 152013

Kings of Air and Steam

$59.95 SRP

Early in the 20th Century, modern factories crank out goods like clockwork. Race your mighty but unstable airship to pick up cargo and haul it through the clouds to depots safely outside city limits. Then hustle the most valuable shipments by train into the cities that want them, satisfying demand and racking up profits! Simple, right? Now do it faster, cheaper, and smarter than everyone else. If you can build the strongest network of air and steam, and produce the cash to show for it, you’ll deserve to be crowned the King of Air and Steam!

2-6 players

Ages 13+

March Firestorm Armada Releases

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Mar 102013

FAZR01 Zenian League RSN Starter Fleet
As one of the most popular Alliance Nations, the Zenian League RSN now makes its appearance as a Starter Fleet. Inside this bundle you get 1 x Battleship, 3 x Cruisers and 6 x Frigates. The models are a combination of pewter and resin and you also get Statistic Cards and 10 x Acrylic Flight Stands. Please Note: This Starter Fleet comes in a large blister and is not boxed.

FAEX02 TA-4 Star Port
Originally designed by the Terran Alliance, this superb feat of space engineering has stood the test of time. With its four hanger bays and lethal weapon systems a Star Fort is an excellent addition to any Firestorm Armada fleet. The model is also an ideal addition to scenario and campaign settings, acting as a perfect victory objective.

FAEX03 Geminon Class Repair Station
The Geminon Repair Station acts as a hub for space-based ship repairs and can be fielded by any race. Prolific in its use across the galaxy, the toughness of this installation, which is commonly fielded in the middle of combat zones, is respected by ship commanders.

Dreadball from Mantic Games

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Nov 272012

Dreadball

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 79.99

DreadBall is a futuristic sports board game played with 30 mm miniatures, set within Mantic’s Warpath universe. You are the Coach of your team, testing your skill and luck against other Coaches in one-off matches or long-running leagues. The simple rules allow a great depth of choice and many opportunities to show your cunning. Rules are provided for four different teams, eight famous individuals, team progression and league play.

DreadBall contains everything you need to get gaming:

1 x 84 Page Full Colours Rulebook
1 x Mounted Game Board
10 x Plastic Corporation Players (3 Strikers, 3 Jacks, 2 Guards)
10 x Plastic Marauder Players (5 Jacks, 3 Guards)
1 x Plastic Referee
2 x Plastic Balls
54 x Game Cards
18 x Dice
13 x Game Counters
24 x Clear Plastic Hex Bases
1 x Roster Pad
1 x Mantic Point

Models supplied unassembled and unpainted. Sprueless Plastic Requires super glue

Check out there Mantic Games for a full list of products but here are a few to get you started.

River Dragons from Asmodee

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Nov 232012

River Dragons

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 39.99

In Dragon Delta, you want to move your pawn over a system of bridge-like planks to the other side of the board. An easy task! Or at least it would be if everyone were working together, but alas you’re not. Instead you’re all working on your own right next to one another, each convinced that your way is best.

In game terms, players simultaneously select one card from a set of five actions that’s available to each player. The actions allow players to place plank foundations, place planks, move their pawns, cancel other players’ actions, or remove planks or foundation stones. As can be expected for a design with simultaneous action selection, the game is rather chaotic.

The 2012 edition of the game includes a double-sided game board not present in earlier editions.

Any game that gives you a chance to mess with the other players as openly as this one does I want it Asmodee Editions has so many games I want to play check them out and see for yourself.

YGO: Abyss Rising Special Editions From Konami

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Nov 232012

YGO: Abyss Rising Special Editions

Release Date: Dec 7th 2012

Special Editions give Duelists a great value, combining 3 packs of the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME booster release with 1 of 2 hard-to-find variant cards. In addition to 3 packs of Abyss Rising, each Special Edition box will contain a special championship-level foil card sure to make a lucky Duelist’s day. Great value and excellent content will make the Abyss Rising Special Edition a must-have for players of all skill levels. Duelists will want to take advantage of the second offering of Abyss Rising because many cards in this set can be combined with past and upcoming releases. Abyss Rising has plenty of cards designed to build on the new themes introduced in Return of the Duelist. 3 Booster Packs + 1 Super Rare Variant Card per Special Edition Box.

Come check them out to see what all you can get to help out your decks to win the duels from Konami

Article 27 from Stronghold Games

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Nov 152012

Article 27

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 49.95

Your country has chosen you to protect their interests. If that means you have to bend the rules a little bit, well that’s just the cost of justice, right? In Article 27, you assume the role of one of the members of the UN Security Council, which means you wield the power of the veto. No proposal can pass when a member uses their veto, so there had better be something in the deal for you! Negotiations on the proposals can include side-deals, threats, or outright influence-peddling! But once the gavel comes down it’s time to vote, so you better have greased all the right palms with influence or your proposal is sunk! Article 27 requires no knowledge of politics or the UN to enjoy. If you like negotiation games, you’ll love Article 27! Sales Points: • An easy to play, pure negotiation game • Very fast paced, plays in ~6 minutes per player • Awesome components including a huge game board, thick cardboard player mat and player screens, 100s of wood and cardboard tokens, and a real wooden gavel! • Beautiful, colorful and funny cartoony artwork • No knowledge of politics or the UN is required at all!

Now is time to prove what you have told your friends when you all sat around and said you could do it better then the politicians Stronghold Games has done it again and give us all a chance to put our money where are mouths are.

Garden Dice from Meridae Games

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Nov 102012

Garden Dice

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 38.95

Garden Dice is a family strategy game that combines dice rolling, tile laying, and set collection. The game board depicts a garden as a 6×6 grid where seed and vegetable tiles are placed using dice rolls as coordinates. Players take turns using the dice to plant, water, and harvest five different types of vegetables with differing point values, from the lowly squash to the mighty eggplant. The game’s chaining mechanic allows players to water or harvest multiple tiles using a single action, enabling players to build upon each others’ chains. Players can also use bird and rabbit tiles to eat other players’ seed and veggie tiles, but not without paying a small penalty. Two other special tiles, the sundial and the scarecrow, allow players to modify dice rolls or protect their own tiles. Bonuses increase the values of tiles as they are harvested, and additional points are awarded at the end of the game for collecting sets. The player with the most points when the last tile is taken wins.

This Sounds like a good game to get and play with the kids. This is Meridae Games first game try it out and lets see what they come up with next.

New Munchkin Goodies from Steve Jackson Games

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Nov 092012

Munchkin Apocalypse

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 24.95

In Munchkin Apocalypse, every possible natural (and unnatural) disaster has happened. You are a rugged survivor in a world full of people – and things – that want to kill you and take your stuff. So do it to them first! And what’s with all these seals running around? Don’t they know the world’s about to end? You should keep an eye on that seventh one in particular . . . Tell the Players • Kill the monsters, take their stuff, and survive the end of the world. • A new card type: Disasters! You want them to happen to the other players. • Just to keep things interesting, there’s an alternate victory condition!

+6 Bag o’ Radioactive Munchkin D6

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 6.95

These are 6-siders, and there are six in the package. Three of them match the Munchkin Apocalypse die. The other three do not. They are scary green and orange. They have the Munchkin head in place of the 1. Your customers will buy them so they can kill monsters and take their stuff. Tell the Players • You can never have too many dice! Half of them match the Munchkin Apocalypse die. The others are the same colors in reverse. • They actually work with other games, but why would you play anything else? • It’s Munchkin. It’s dice. What more do you need to know?

I don’t know about you all but I love a good game of Munchkins and if you never played it you need to get some and play a game Steve Jackson Games has so many version you will find one you like and you can mix all of them together to make a fun mess of a game for a great game night.

Kaijudo: Evo Fury Boosters and Starter From Wizards of the Coast

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Oct 312012

Kaijudo: Evo Fury BD

Release Date: Nov 13th 2012

Choose Your Creatures. Save the World! Evo Fury is the first expansion set for Kaijudo New Cards: all five Civilizations are represented- With 60 all new cards, players can customize their decks. Booster Packs each contain 9 cards – plus a code card in each pack. See http://www.kaijudo.com/parents/ for rules and restrictions on code cards.

Kaijudo: Evo Fury: Tornado Generator SD

Choose Your Creatures. Save the World! Evo Fury is the first expansion set for Kaijudo New Cards: all five Civilizations are represented- With 60 all new cards, players can customize their decks. Competitive Deck: Tornado Generator (limited) has one super rare and one very rare foil card included; 40 cards total plus a code card.

Come check it all out at Wizards of the Coast today and get build even stronger desks soon

Fantastiqa From Gryphon Games

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Oct 282012

Fantastiqa

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 69.99

FANTASTIQA is a deck-building board game set in a fantastical landscape of dark forests, mist-shrouded highlands, and frozen wastes. As you and your foes journey around the board, you will subdue strange creatures and fulfill quests. Each creature you encounter has an ability and a vulnerability. Manipulating these, you can subdue and recruit new creatures. Each creature you recruit is added to your expanding deck of cards, making its special ability your own! By combining the powers of different creatures, you can fulfill quests to score victory points and claim other special rewards. Some of the creatures you encounter carry precious gems, which you can spend to purchase powerful artifacts or to summon mythical beasts to your aid. You begin with a handful of household items, but you will grow in power as you adventure and gather allies! The board changes every time you play, so prepare for a new, exciting adventure each time you enter the world of Fantastiqa! FANTASTIQA is easy to learn but challenging to master – a game for families and gamers alike. Additional simplified rules are included for beginners and younger children.

Check out this great new game from Gryphon Games and the many other products they have.

I just got into the whole Deck building type of games and can’t wait to try this one out for myself.

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