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The White Wizard Game fair Draws Near

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Nov 162016

The White Wizard Games Fair is less than 2 weeks away! Come play Star Realms, Hero Realms, and Epic Card Game with us. Lots of fun and over $100,000 in prizes!

Preregister by Nov 13th with the Discount Code WWGFAN10 to save $10 on a weekend Gamer Pass. If you pre-register for the FREE General Pass or the Weekend Gamer Pass, you will get a free promo card at the show. The WWG Fair on Nov 18-21 in the Boston area features:

Learn to play Hero Realms, Star Realms, and Epic Card Game
Star Realms Legend Series – winner becomes a character in the game!
Hero Realms Legend Series – winner becomes a character in the game!
Daily Star Realms $1,000 Digital Tournaments
Hero Realms Campaign Adventure Play
Learn to play our newest, unreleased game
Buy our newest products not yet available in retail

Meet the community:

Meet the game designers, Rob Dougherty and Darwin Kastle
Get to know our artists: Antonis Papantoniou, Johnny Morrow, and Dylan Safford
Meet and play Star Realms against top-ranked Star Realms players: Benjamin Gartner (Benjotron), Matt McCracken (MattM), Matt Newburg (TheCutter), Chris Shaner (Crshaner), and Ola Vikesland Maehle (Dommola)
Meet and play Epic Card Game against Magic the Gathering Pro Tour players: Sam Black, Randy Bueller, Justin Cohen, Paul Rietzl, Tom Ross, Matt Sperling, Adrian Sullivan, Gerry Thompson, and Gary Wise
Meet the author of the new Star Realms novel Rescue Run and be the first to get a signed copy of his book!

Epic Card Game World Championship:

12 Last Chance Qualifiers for the $100,000 Epic Card Game World Championship
The $100,000 Epic World Championship with the winner taking home $25,000, there are still a few more qualifiers before the Fair listed here.

Register Now! If you pre-register for the FREE General Pass or the Weekend Gamer Pass, you will get a free promo card at the show. If you are a game blogger/reviewer, contact debbie@whitewizardgames.com for a press pass. If you are traveling in from out of town, you can reserve a room at a discounted rate via the White Wizard Games Room Block. We hope to see many of you at the fair!

Can’t make it to the event? We will be livestreaming the Star Realms Digital $1,000 event on Saturday at 11 am and various other events, and we will be livestreaming the Epic Card Game World Championship on Sunday and Monday on The White Wizard Games Twitch Channel.

PATHFINDER ADVENTURE CARD GAME: MUMMY’S MASK

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May 112016

ANCIENT LANDS, ELDRITCH SECRETS AND VAST RICHES AWAIT IN PATHFINDER ADVENTURE CARD GAME: MUMMY’S MASK

New Base Set of Award-Winning Strategy Card Game Scheduled for October Release
REDMOND, WA (May 10, 2016): Paizo Inc., publisher of the wildly popular Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, announces today the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Mummy’s Mask, the latest edition of the award-winning strategy card game, has been scheduled for an October 2016 release.

Counting down to Gen Con T-4 Arena of the Planeswalker

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Jul 252015

Arena of the Planeswalker is one of those games that is kind a mystery. There isn’t a lot of information on it but it’s made by Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast. The fact that it’s mad by both companies kind of worries me, but I will give it a fair shot. They did good things in my opinion with Heroscape and it looks this game will be using a lot of those mechanics.

Where are my concerns?

My first concern is that Hasbro won’t play nice. That is if Hasbro asserts too much influence the Magic the Gathering Themed game might loos that magic feel and therefore it’s luster to gamers.

It may never have achieved that magic feel so it’s only a miniatures game made to look like Heroscape.

Magic the Gathering has a very large arsenal of mechanics, I hope they can break it down to a starter level.

I hope the mini’s look good.

It might just be the rebirth of Heroscape, which isn’t the direction I would like a Magic the Gathering Board game to go.

Why I want this.

Magic the Gathering has been a part of my life for years. I have always desired cool figures and I hope that The Planeswalker Arena gives Magic the feel of two mages dueling it out. At this point I believe the two companies probably have a solid foundation to build on.

Gen Con Count Down T-6 and Counting Mage Wars Academy

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Jul 242015

Mage Wars isn’t a new game but Arcane Wonders is consistently making great releases for the system. Here is the Product Description for Mage Wars .

Mage Wars Academy pits you against your opponent in a Mage’s duel, using a unique Spellbook mechanic that provides you access to all you strategies rather than relying on the luck of the draw. Train in your school, craft your spellbook, and test your skills at the Academy!

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Crossed Souls Advance Edition Display July 3rd

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Jun 132015

Yu-Gi-Oh!: Crossed Souls Advance Edition Display

$99.90

The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game just got a powerful enhancement with the release of a new product configuration, the Crossed Souls Advance Edition! In addition to the 3 booster packs of Crossed Souls, Duelists will also receive 2 Super Rare cards, one from Crossed Souls and one from the upcoming booster set!

Duelists have greater Deck-building opportunities than ever before with the new Zefra monster theme that crosses over five different Deck types! Duelists with Shaddoll, ‘tellarknight, Yang Zing, Nekroz, or Ritual Beast Decks can add their new Zefra monsters to upgrade their Deck, or power up their Deck of Zefra monsters instead. Crossed Souls also arms Duelists with new non-Zefra cards for their Burning Abyss, Madolche, Infernoid, U.A., Yosenju, and other Decks.

In addition to the 3 booster packs of Crossed Souls, Duelists will also receive 1 of 2 Super Rare cards of Common and/or Rare cards from Crossed Souls, plus 1 of 2 foil version preview cards of non-foil cards from the next booster set, providing the ultimate value for Duelists!

Each Crossed Souls Advance Edition contains:

3 Crossed Souls Booster Packs

1 of 2 Super Rare cards of Common and/or Rare cards from Crossed Souls

1 of 2 Super Rare cards from Common and/or Rare cards from the upcoming booster set

Configuration:

3 Packs, 2 Super Rare per Deck

10 Decks per Display

Linko review by Matt From Through Gamer Goggles.

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May 302015

This is my Review of Linko. Linko is a card game, from Ravenburger Games, that just about anyone can play. It’s nominated for an Origins Award.

I didn’t know what to expect from this, but it’s one of those light games that you can easily find refreshing.

Sellswords Play Through

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Apr 132015

Sellswords is a 2 player grid building Othello-like card game that has a drafting mechanic, Since it is a drafting mechanic and is played with an open hand there is a tremendous amount of tactical thinking. Sellswords can be learned in less than fifteen minutes and takes about 30 minutes to play.

I’m a huge fan of Sellswords. I think it’s the best 2 player game of 2014. Run over to Level 99 get yourself a copy

Pleasant Dreams: The Card Game of Nightmares

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Apr 102015

Pleasant Dreams: The Card Game of Nightmares

$20.00

You are in a deep sleep; your mind is filled with Pleasant Dreams. As the night wears on, dream fragments conspire to lead you on a nightmarish journey. When bliss twists into terror, will you succumb to shock or sustain your slumber?

Pleasant Dreams is a one or two-player card game placing the players in a dreamworld where they fend off nightmares. The goal of the game is to trick your opponent into drawing so many nightmarish dream fragments that he or she wakes up. Alternatively you can win the game by being the first player to finish the dream without waking up.

During the game, you’ll be trying to outwit your opponent by manipulating The Dreaming, and deciding whether or not to push your luck by delving deeper into the deck. Each turn of the game starts with the player deciding how many dream fragments they want to resolve. Pleasant ones help you relax, while the unpleasant ones bring you closer to waking up screaming. You can have some of the cards come back later by secretly inserting them anywhere into the dream deck.

Decide whether you want to hold on to pleasant fragments of your dream…but beware, anything may come back to haunt you! Sweet dreams…

1-2 players

Ages 14+

5-10 minute play time

Strife: Legacy of the Eternals from New Vision 3 Games

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Mar 302015

Strife: Legacy of the Eternals

$19.99

Once more, conflict rages across the world of Aerim. You are one of the Eternals, a group of immortals forever waging war from the shadows. Call forth your champions to battle against those of your timeless foes. Harness the legacy of each champion’s deeds as they echo across time to empower the next. For the Champions of Aerim, this cycle continues, as it always has and always will. For the Eternals, there is only…strife.

Coming February 27th Magic: The Gathering: Duel Deck: Elspeth vs. Kiora

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Feb 042015

Magic: The Gathering: Duel Deck: Elspeth vs. Kiora

$19.99

The knight Planeswalker Elspeth Tirel sees herself as the protector of the Multiverse. She has pledged her sword and shield to all who suffer, and she summons forth impressive armies to assist her. The merfolk Planeswalker Kiora calls upon the creatures of the deepest oceans to fight at her side. She is the master of the world beneath the waves, her true power only now beginning to surface. How will these Planeswalkers measure up when they meet in battle?

Ages 13+

Contains:

2 ready-to-play 60-card decks

2 deck boxes

3 creature tokens

1 strategy insert

1 learn-to-play guide

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