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Sky Traders From fantasy Flight Games

Jul 032012

Sky Traders

$ 49.95 SRp

Launch your skyship into the clouds in Sky Traders, a board game of adventure, commerce, and intrigue for two to five players. Evade ruthless Wind Pirates and manipulate the commodities market. Work with your peers to create larger profits for everyone, or try to undermine your rivals and keep all of the revenue for yourself. Trade your way to fortune and fame as you attempt to take control of the powerful Sky Guild! • A board game of trading and negotiation for 2-5 players • Players assemble a unique board for each game, creating additional replayability • Includes a finely sculpted miniature for each sky trader • Control the value of trade goods and gain Influence with the powerful Sky Guild • Plot your course and rise to the ultimate rank of Master of the Sky Guild.

Wiraqocha From Coffee Haus Games

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Jun 292012

Wiraqocha

$ 60.00 SRP

We are in the early XXth century, but the world is not as we know it. In 1895, exploring Amazonia, Auguste Copperpot discovered a gate to a lost valley, occupied by a primitive civilization. Wiraqocha Valley was the name he gave to this remote Eden. This world enclosed a treasure that was going to revolutionize modern sciences, namely the Somnium, an orange luminescent crystal showing amazing properties. It can be used as fuel, affects matter and even time. Immediately, this virgin land became a new Eldorado for European colonists. Empress Victoria II decided to send several conglomerates to share this promised land and reap the fruits to her benefit. Zeppelin fleet, full of scientists, adventurers and looters, clouded the Atlantic sky. Wiraqocha Valley is represented by an adjustable board consisting of 22 hexagonal tiles, each of them being identified by a number from 1 to 12, or a dice combo (pairs or straights). In his turn, each player rolls some six-sided dice, combining them to take possession of territories, or to protect from the opponents the ones he already owns. Every hexagon affords resources or special capacities, which are means to influence die results to fit one’s strategy. There are three ways to win: bring back a huge cargo of Somnium to the Empress; acquire enough scientific knowledge to build the Leviathan, a terrifying weapon serving the Kingdom; or find in the temple depths the four relics that will allow you to reach Wiraqocha’s treasure.

Ramba Samba

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Jun 142012

Ramba Samba

$ 49.95 SRP

Carnival in Rio Caterpillo! Ramba Caterpillar prepares herself for the night of her life. She wants to shake a leg, her hairstyle is perfect — only one thing is missing: the right outfit! All of Ramba’s costumes are in a clothes bag. Can you help her find the matching clothes so that she arrives at the party in time? Children Ages 4 and up can feel and form while playing Ramba Samba. Here, players develop their tactile abilities while playing the game. The friendly caterpillar has lots of colorful dresses in her sack, just right for the big carnival. Sadly, Ramba can’t remember any more which clothing articles fit which parts of her long body. The player who can feel which ones fit the fastest is the winner. In Ramba Samba, the name of the game is shapes, feel and a happy little caterpillar with clothes made of lots of colorful wooden pieces. The game board shows the entire length of the caterpillar Ramba. Her carnival costume (wooden pieces) are hidden in a large cloth bag. They fit on the game board in pre-determined ways. Each turn, the player simultaneously reach into the bag to find the next matching puzzle piece. The winner is the player who places the most pieces. Ramba Samba demands tactile awareness in a fun-filled way. Because only the player who can feel the matching pieces fastest will win.

Freeblades Game Concepts

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Jun 082012

In this video John demonstrates the Game Mechanics used in Freeblades. He specifically touches on casting a spell, ranged combat, and close combat. Freeblades is a fantasy based skirmish game that uses a variety of dice in its system. The models use dice based on their “caste”. For example a minion/henchman uses a d4 while heroes use a d12. I am pretty much sold on the system.

The Freeblades miniature line is not one that is intimidating either. It has a lot of appeal to the experienced and the inexperienced painter.

Interview with Tom Meier from DGS Games(gamer-goggles.com)

Eddible Dice available in April

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Feb 122012

Chocolate Gaming Dice Set

$ 7.99 SRP

The only fumble for a natural one is devouring the misbehaving dice, so we now give you Dice Candies as a critically delicious treat for roleplaying gamers worldwide. Handmade and presented in a stylish package, you will find joy with every bite of this set of chocolate dice; which include a d20, d12, d10, d8, d6 and d4!

Ninja Board Game Review

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Jan 282012

The ninja Board Game is a suspenseful and captivating experience every time. I find an excellent balance between hidden (Ninja,Traitor, hand), revealed (events in game), and seen (Guards). Basic objectives is to find the ninja and traitor accomplish your objectives and escape. The cards are what you use to perform actions and duel. The three create a pseudo-political tension that requires a certain degree of critical thought that isn’t found in many other games. Ninja captures the tension of being an assassin or a samurai in feudal Japan even though the game is set in the Legend of the Five Rings world.

Box Breaking Ninja From AEG (gamer-goggles.com)

Lords of Waterdeep Boardgame From Wizards of the Coast

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Jan 172012

Waterdeep, the City of Splendors — the most resplendent jewel in the Forgotten Realms, a den of political intrigue and shady back-alley dealings. In this game, the players are powerful lords vying for control of this great city. Its treasures and resources are ripe for the taking, and that which cannot be gained through trickery and negotiation must be taken by force!

Lords of Waterdeep is a strategy board game for 2-5 players. You take on the role of one of the masked Lords of Waterdeep, secret rulers of the city. Through your agents, you recruit adventurers to go on quests on your behalf, earning rewards and increasing your influence over the city. Expand the city by purchasing new buildings that open up new actions on the board, and hinder—or help—the other lords by playing Intrigue cards to enact your carefully laid plans.

This game includes the following components: Game board Rulebook 5 card stock player mats 121 Intrigue, Quest, and Role cards 130 wooden cubes, pawns, and score pieces Wooden player markers Card stock tiles and tokens representing buildings, gold coins, and victory points.

Lords of Waterdeep Boardgame SRP $ 49.99

I am not normally a board game person, but I am looking forward to this one. I have always been fond of the Waterdeep setting.

Avengers for Heroclix From Wizkids

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Jan 052012

Bursting with action, the Avengers Movie HeroClix Starter brings all of the fast-paced excitement of the Avengers movie to your HeroClix games! Battle evil as the Avengers or split the starter into two teams and play with a friend! Featuring six figures with new dial designs not found anywhere else, the Avengers Movie HeroClix Starter also includes two maps, the HeroClix rules book, the Powers and Abilities card, dice, and tokens, and an exclusive code to unlock content for HeroClix Online!

Sugested Retail is 24.99

Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Samurai Assault

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Dec 082011

The Six Samurai Attack! Start building your very own Six Samurai Deck with Samurai Assault! The Six Samurai are one of the most powerful Decks in years, and the booster packs that introduced them are available again for a limited time! Players can combine the Samurai cards from Samurai Assault with more Six Samurai cards available in Extreme Victory booster packs and in the Legendary Collection 2: The Duel Academy Years Mega-Packs. Each box of Samurai Assault contains one pack each of Strike of Neos, Crimson Crisis, and Storm of Ragnarok, plus one Super Rare Elder of the Six Samurai.

New WizKids Release Quarriors Rise of the Demons

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Nov 282011

Just out from WizKids

Quarriors! Rise of the Demons Expansion

Corrupted Quiddity! Demonic Overlords! Corruption Spells! Epic Goo Burst! Do you have what it takes to overcome the corruption, or will you succumb to the demons? The choice is yours! This expansion to Quarriors!, the game of “Uber Strategic Hexahedron Monster Combat Mayhem,” comes complete with 20 custom dice, 19 playing cards, and a rules insert.

I had the opportunity to play Quarriors at Gen Con this year. I liked it. I can definitely see it in social scenes

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