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Dead of Winter from Plaid Hat Games

Jan 262014

Dead of Winter

$59.95

Dead of Winter is an experience that can only be accomplished through the medium of tabletop games. It is a story-centric game about surviving through a harsh winter in an apocalyptic world. The survivors are all dealing with their own psychological imperatives but must still find a way to work together to fight off outside threats, resolve crises, find food and supplies, and keep the colony’s morale up.

Dead of Winter has players making frequent, difficult, heavily-thematic, wildly-varying decisions, that often have them deciding between what is best for the colony and what is best for themselves.

2-5 players

Ages 13+

60-90 minute play time

Games and Gears Battle Boards less than 10 days left on the Kickstarter

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Dec 132013

A message from Ross Thompson

“This is Ross from Soda Pop Miniatures and Ninja Division! We are excited to be a part of the Games & Gears Battle Board Kickstarter, where we have designed three of their Battle Boards. The Hellscape Board, the Anima Tactics Board and the Anime Wars Board. These Battle Boards are detailed injection modeled plastic and come up-painted so that you can apply your hobby skills are create the board in anyway you want. ”

Below is a slide show of some of the boards.

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The Dark Valley from GMT Games

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Nov 172013

The Dark Valley: The East Front Campaign, 1941-45

$59.00 SRP

Although the game is a semi-monster, and covers the entirety of the conflict from the launch of Barbarossa to the end of the war, the game system emphasizes playability rather than rules overhead, allowing the players to concentrate on strategy choices rather than rules minutiae.

The core of the game system is a “chit-pull” activation system. Each turn a variety of action chits are drawn, in a random order, from the Action Chit Pool, and it is this that determines the exact flow of operations on that turn. If a German “Move/Combat” chit is drawn, the German player decides to move or fight (but not both), with all Axis units. If a German PZ HQ chit is drawn, units in command range of that HQ can move and conduct combat (with greater flexibility for armored units). If the Soviet Stavka chit is drawn, units may be deployed from Stavka Reserve to attempt to stem the Axis onslaught. If the Soviet Counterattack chit is drawn, Stalin insists that the attacks are made upon the fascist invaders, possibly to the detriment of the overall defense. When the Logistics chit is drawn, supply status is checked for all units.

Contains:

Rule Booklet

Scenario Booklet

3.5 Counter Sheet

Two Full Color Maps

Four Player Aid Cards

Two Six-sided Dice

Figure 37 Making Samurai Enforcers

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Oct 042013

In this episode of Figure Forge Matt busts out some enforcers from Mantic Games and converts them to samurais using Kromlech bits.

Thanks for watching. Check back soon, we will be making weapons racks as soon as I figure out all the components.

You can learn more about Kromlech on their homepage.

Legacy: Forbidden Machines Expansion

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Aug 252013

Legacy: Forbidden Machines Expansion

$25.00 SRP

Vesper, the dark energy fueling the Ancient Machine, is growing out of control, eroding the timeline and causing it to crumble faster than ever. Restoring balance is imperative. To do so, the Antiquitects must break their oath and create the Forbidden Machines; powerful contraptions they were sworn to never bring into existence!

The Forbidden Machines expansion uses all the familiar rules and components from Legacy: Gears of Time and includes a whole new set of technologies and characters. Many new technologies introduce Activation abilities; powerful game affects you can use when travelling back in time to Build Your Legacy. Experience the rise of powerful new technologies in Legacy: Forbidden Machines.

2-4 players

Ages 13+

Requires Legacy: Gears of Time to play.

Contains:

79 Technology Cards

4 Character Cards

12 Failed Technology Markers

7 Reward Modifier Tokens

4 Extra Turn Tokens

1 Spliced Timeframe

1 Capacity X Marker

1 Rule Book

Don’t forget the base game – available now!

BattleTech: Alpha Strike

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Aug 142013

BattleTech: Alpha Strike

$44.99 SRP

Play BattleTech in a true “tabletop miniatures” style and speed, while still feeling like you’re playing BattleTech with this stand-alone rulebook, BattleTech: Alpha Strike!

Alpha Strike is a tactical-level rules expansion for the BattleTech universe specifically tailored for the miniatures wargamer. Presenting the Quick-Strike rules first introduced in Strategic Operations, refined and compiled for standalone use, this book will let players experience of BattleTech campaigns using a dynamic, fast-playing approach ideal for larger-scale battles and scenarios.

This book includes basic instructions, setup, campaign play, abstract aerospace systems, era settings and so much more!

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Killer Bunnies: Heroes vs. Villains Starter Set

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Aug 132013

Killer Bunnies: Heroes vs. Villains Starter Set

$30.00 SRP

Killer Bunnies: Heroes vs. Villains is a fast-paced, action card game where players may choose to be a defender of goodness, courageousness and virtue by playing the Hero Super Bunnies or a generator of chaos, evilness and deceit by playing the Villain Super Bunnies. Which will you choose?

Killer Bunnies: Heroes vs. Villains: Blue Starter Deck is a standalone game in the Killer Bunnies universe. Drawing and playing cards from a shared deck, players may choose to be a defender of goodness, courageousness and virtue by playing the Hero Super Bunnies or a generator of chaos, evilness and deceit by playing the Villain Super Bunnies. Whoever they are, the players use their bunnies’ powers to build cities, attack opponents, and protect themselves. The first player who has a predetermined number of bunnies in the Bunny Circle and cities in the City Circle wins!

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Aug 112013

Lost Legends

$49.99 SRP

In Lost Legends, players take on the role of heroes trying to assemble an arsenal of equipment in order to battle increasingly ferocious monsters as they quest deeper into danger. The game begins with all players choosing one of five heroes each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Each player fights their own monster; this is not a cooperative game. The monster each hero will likely face is revealed to them before players draft cards for their equipment. An interesting aspect in this game is you may, if the conditions are right, evade a monster in front of you, and pass it to the hero next to you but at the cost of having to fight the monster you draw next!

Players then select an equipment card drafted from a hand of cards, and pass the remainder of the hand to your left to prepare for battle with the monster in front of them. The equipment draft continues in this manner until only one card is left in each hand, which is discarded. Players then compare their drafted equipment to their monster to determine the result of the battle! The game consists of 3 levels filled with monsters to slay and new equipment to pick up.

Players need Legend Points to win the game! These come in the form of trophies awarded for most monsters as well as sets of monsters slain. Can you defeat the monsters thrown in your path to glory and become the most Legendary?

3-5 players

Ages 10+

Dungeon Twister: The Card Game

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Aug 092013

Dungeon Twister: The Card Game

$24.99 SRP

You awaken to find yourself in a torch lit room. Moments ago you were on duty for the princess at the royal banquet. What or who has brought you to this place? A quick check reveals your paladin armor and sword still intact. You notice the obviously dwarven crafted stone room and hear the faint clicking of mechanized contraptions.

Can it be true, are the legends of the Arch-Mage transporting unwilling participants to compete for survival in his maniacal clockwork dungeon possible? In the next room you see some rope and a key…but as you move toward them the room rotates, taking the items away. This is not going to be easy!

Players race to navigate the hazards of Dungeon Twister by using their action points each turn to move, rotate rooms, collect items, and combat opponents. This is a race to victory by surviving and escaping the dungeon first.

2 players

Ages 14+

Contains:

Full-color rulebook

120 illustrated game cards

Firefly: The Game

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Aug 082013

Firefly: The Game

$49.99 SRP

In Firefly: The Game, players captain their own Firefly-class transport ship, traveling the ‘Verse with a handpicked crew of fighters, mechanics and other travelers. As a captain desperate for work, players are compelled to take on any job: so long as it pays. Double-dealing employers, heavy handed Alliance patrols and marauding Reavers are all in a day’s work for a ship’s captain at the edge of the ‘Verse.

Firefly: The Game is a high-end, thematic tabletop board game from Gale Force Nine (GF9). It will be the first in a series of tabletop hobby board games and miniatures games from GF9 set in the Firefly Universe.

2-4 players

Ages 13+

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