aremis

May 072015
 

Half races

When I started on this quest of making better characters I didn’t think I’d be talking about the bastard races or the misfits of character. But for whatever reason this is where I’ve ended up. When most of us hear the term bastard we assume it’s something bad, but for this article  it doesn’t have to carry that connotation, it stands for a person, no mater the race, who just doesn’t fit in. That means you can really apply these ideas to any “misfit”. It will be a lot easier if you apply it to the bastard races.

Continue reading »

 Posted by at 8:13 AM

Barony From Asmodee Editions in June

 Asmodee Editions, Board Games  Comments Off on Barony From Asmodee Editions in June
May 062015
 

BaronyBarony

$49.99

 

On the outskirts of the Empire, the tension is palatable: in the race for power, your struggles take on more and more challenging proportions.

 

As a baron, you rule one of the four most influential families of the region. With your army of knights, you have to reach the most rich and fertile lands, colonize them and above all, defend them against your opponents! You have also to climb the ranks in order to, one day maybe, become the new King!

Continue reading »

May 062015
 

secret warsLegendary: Marvel: Secret Wars

$19.99

 

As the second Big Box Expansion since the Dark City, players get to play through the Secret Wars storyline within Legendary!

Continue reading »

Warhammer 40,000: Conquest LCG: The Great Devourer Expansion In June

 Fantasy Flight Games  Comments Off on Warhammer 40,000: Conquest LCG: The Great Devourer Expansion In June
May 052015
 

conquestWarhammer 40,000: Conquest LCG: The Great Devourer Expansion

$29.95

 

“There is a cancer eating at the Imperium. With each decade it advances deeper, leaving drained, dead worlds in its wake. This horror, this abomination, has thought and purpose which function on an unimaginable, galactic scale, and all we can do is try to stop the swarms of bio-engineered monsters it unleashes upon us. We have given the horror a name to salve our fears; we call it the Tyranid race, but if it is aware of us at all, it must know us only as Prey.”

–Inquisitor Czevak at the Conclave of Har

 

Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce The Great Devourer, the first deluxe expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Conquest!

 

A new horror approaches – a ravenous species, sweeping through space and filled with an insatiable hunger. This horror is known by many names: the Great Devourer, the Doom of All Things, the Penance of the Elder Gods. To the Imperium, they are the Tyranids – biologically engineered super-predators perfectly adapted to slaughter and harvest new biomass from conquered worlds. Their numbers are legion. Their hunger is as boundless as space itself. Their only goal is to devour and destroy until the galaxy is lifeless and dead. Now, they have come to the Traxis sector.

 

Two Tyranids warlords lead these horrific creatures into battle, each offering a very different play style. In addition to these warlords and their signature squads, you’ll find a host of new units, supports, events, and attachments to support the Tyranids, including an entirely new type of unit, the synapse unit. The Tyranids aren’t the only ones to benefit from this expansion, however. Every other faction must make its stand against the Great Devourer in the Traxis sector, and brand-new unique characters help them to battle the Tyranid threat.

Play-Through 1 Ninja Dice From Greenbrier Games

 Featured, Green Brier Games, Play Through  Comments Off on Play-Through 1 Ninja Dice From Greenbrier Games
May 042015
 

Ninja Dice is a press your luck dice game by Greenbrier Games.  In ninja dice one player will represent the House by rolling house dice.  One player will become the “active” ninja.  All other players will roll threat dice in an attempt to thwart the “active” ninja.  It is a great little game that fits in your pocket.

My Review of this little gem will be up soon.

Warhammer 40,000: Forbidden Stars from FFG in June

 Fantasy Flight Games  Comments Off on Warhammer 40,000: Forbidden Stars from FFG in June
May 042015
 

forbidden starsWarhammer 40,000: Forbidden Stars

$99.95

 

Bring fire and bring shell and heap all upon the pyre. With flame and gun we shall make an end to the withered husk that is human life. And in the blazing furnace of battle we shall forge anew the iron will of a yet stronger race.

–Warhammer 40,000

 

The shifting Warp Storms that surround the long lost Herakon Cluster have finally abated, leaving the ancient treasures and planets within this sector open to the rest of the galaxy. Now, the great factions of the galaxy mobilize their fleets and race to establish a foothold. The reward for successful domination surpasses all other concerns, and the price for conquering this sector will be paid in lives.

 

Forbidden Stars challenges you and up to three other players to take command of a mighty fighting force: the Ultramarines chapter of Space Marines, the Eldar of Craftworld Iyanden, the Evil Sunz Ork clan, or the World Eaters Warband of the Chaos Space Marines. Each faction offers unique armies and play styles, but your goal remains the same – to claim the key objectives selected for your faction. These objective tokens are scattered throughout the Herakon Cluster, but your opponents are sure to defend your objectives against you.

 

You’ll need to build massive armies and command them in unending war to best your enemies and claim your objectives. The fight for the Herakon Cluster is brutal and bloody, and you will either stride triumphant over the bodies of your fallen foes, or they will do the same to you. Will you survive and be hailed as a conquering hero? Or will your only epitaph be on a list of those who lost everything in the Herakon Cluster?

 

2-4 players

Fire & Axe: A Viking Saga From IDW Games

 Board Games, IDW Publishing  Comments Off on Fire & Axe: A Viking Saga From IDW Games
May 042015
 

fire&axeFire & Axe: A Viking Saga

$79.99

 

Power and Glory – or Untold Sorrow: Which Shall Be Your Destiny?

 

Glory and blood are at stake in this lauded and highly sought-after grail game. Fire and Axe is a strategy game full of raiding, trading and ultimate control, which can live on reputation alone. But the latest version features striking, completely redone artwork full of grit and beauty – players will transcend into the Viking world, in all of its tempest glory. Included are 70 minis, each new sculpt has striking detail and is sure to make even the most dedicated of gamers delighted.

Continue reading »

CHEW: Cases of the FDA From IDW May 29th

 Card Games, IDW Publishing  Comments Off on CHEW: Cases of the FDA From IDW May 29th
May 032015
 

ChewCHEW: Cases of the FDA

$35.00

 

As a Food and Drug Administration agent, it’s your job to investigate food-related crimes. From deep-fried fingers to murdered mascots you’ll need to enlist help from the likes of Tony Chu, Mason Savoy, Poyo, and more in a fast-paced, high laughs, take-that card game designed by Kevin Wilson (Arkham Horror, X-Files, Descent).

 

In CHEW: Cases of the FDA, you’ll work to solve a case pulled straight from the pages of the Eisner Award-winning comic series. Whether it’s finding clues, recruiting allies with amazing food-related super powers, or sabotaging your opponents, each round you’ll work to close the book on your particular investigation before your opponents can swoop in and steal your spot as the top-food-cop in town. And the best part? The box is chockfull of CHOGS (Half-chicken, half-frogs, all-adorable)!

Continue reading »

Shadowrun: Bloody Business

 Catalyst Game Labs, Shadowrun  Comments Off on Shadowrun: Bloody Business
May 012015
 

bloodyShadowrun: Bloody Business

$44.99

 

A scared megacorporation does not run and hide in the shadows. Instead it lashes out, swiping with sharp claws, not caring who gets caught by the blows. Many of the megacorps are currently reeling, hit by multiple harsh blows. NeoNET and Evo are dealing with the fallout of the CFD virus, Ares has powerful forces eating it away from inside, Horizon backed the losing side of the Aztlan-Amazonia war, and the Japanacorps are rearing back to take on the world – and each other. When the corps get aggressive, shadowrunners get called, and blood gets shed.

Continue reading »