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7 Wonders

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:04:27 -0500

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Description from BoardgameNews.com:

7 Wonders lasts three ages. In each age, players receive seven cards from a particular deck, choose one of those cards, then pass the remainder to an adjacent player, as in Fairy Tale or a Magic: the Gathering booster draft. Players reveal their cards simultaneously, paying resources if needed or collecting resources or interacting with other players in various ways. (Players have individual boards with special powers on which to organize their cards, and the boards are double-sided as in Bauza's Ghost Stories.) Each player then chooses another card from the deck they were passed, and the process repeats until players have six cards in play from that age. After three ages, the game ends.

In essence 7 Wonders is a card development game along the lines of Race for the Galaxy or Dominion. Some cards have immediate effects, while others provide bonuses or upgrades later in the game. Some cards provide discounts on future purchases. Some provide military strength to overpower your neighbors and others give nothing but victory points. Unlike Magic or Fairy Tale, however, each card is played immediately after being drafted, so you'll know which cards your neighbor is receiving and how his choices might affect what you've already built up. Cards are passed left-right-left over the three ages, so you need to keep an eye on the neighbors in both directions.

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Panzer General: Russian Assault

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:53:24 -0500

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Panzer General: Russian Assault is a sequel to the hit title Panzer General: Allied Assault and is a quick playing game of WWII tactical / operational combat using a unique blend of cards, miniatures, and a board game.

New to the Panzer General game system with this sequel are 80 plastic miniatures depicting tanks, infantry and artillery. There are also over 100 new Action Cards, Units, and Abilities.

The game provides 12 solo and two-player scenarios depicting combat situations between the German and Russian forces in such battles as Stalingrad, Kursk, Moscow, Leningrad and many others.

The game will support both solo and 2-Player gameplay.

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Sneaks & Snitches

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:33:00 -0500

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Imagine you are the head of a company of thieves -- oh, not a filthy band of cutpurses and pickpockets, but rather an elite cadre of elegant ladies and gentlemen skilled in the art of illegal acquisition. As their criminal mastermind, it is your job to coordinate their efforts and gain recognition as the best in the business.

You decide whether to enter the prestigious and risky field of information theft. You decide how much effort to focus on stealing artifacts and jewelry. And don't forget about gold! Only the top thieves in each category will win the respect and admiration of their peers. Outguess your competition and foil their plans, while sending your team after items no one expected you to steal!

Game Contents:

45 Player Cards
24 Secret Stash Cards
42 Loot Cards
8 Location Cards
4 Victory Point Cards
100 Acrylic Cubes (in 4 colors)
Rulebook

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A Game of Thrones LCG: A Song of Silence

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:15:02 -0500

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"We are the ironborn, and once we were conquerors. Our writ ran everywhere the sound of waves was heard. My brother would have you be content with the cold and dismal north, my niece with even less...I say we take it all! I say, we take Westeros."
--Euron Crow's Eye, A Feast For Crows

A Song of Silence is the fourth monthly installment of 60 fixed cards -- 3 copies each of 20 different cards -- for the Brotherhood Without Banners expansion to A Game of Thrones: The Card Game. The never-before-seen cards in this expansion were designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame.

A A Game of Thrones LCG core set is required to play. Contains cards 61-80 of the Brotherhood Without Banners cycle.

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Warhammer LCG: Invasion - The Fourth Waystone

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:02:14 -0500

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Sources of purity, the waystones help maintain the Winds of Magic. If they can be corrupted, the Dark Elves will strike at the source of their sworn enemies' powers, breaking an age-old stalemate once and for all.

The Fourth Waystone is the fifth Battle Pack installment of The Enemy Cycle, a linked expansion series for Warhammer: Invasion, a card game of intense warfare, clever kingdom management, and epic questing. This 60 card pack contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the Warhammer: Invasion metagame.

CONTAINS CARDS 81-100 of "THE ENEMY CYCLE."

This is not a stand-alone deck. A Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game core set is required to play.

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(Ding & Dent) Yankees & Rebels:

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:00:05 -0500

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

Yankees & Rebels is a two- player game in the "Histo Command Dice" series that allows you to re-fight battles of the American Civil War at a grand tactical level. The box includes all that you need to recreate "the 3 days of Gettysburg".

In addition two more counter sheets of units are available for use in other battles or Gettysburg "what ifs". Using the terrain hexes in conjunction with the clear map on the back of the Gettysburg map it is possible to create almost all Civil War battlefields.

Game Features:

Random corps activation, special dice for ordering units and combat stand-up for limited fog of war.
Rallying and reaction fire ability is according to training (Conscripts, Veterans or Elite).
Only 2 pages of rules.

Game contents:

One 19x26 inch double sided game map
4 sheets of stand-up counters
180 terrain hexes tiles (map overlays)
2 die-cut labels sheets for dice and corps
8 special dice (3 black, 5 white)
80 plastic stands (50 blue, 30 red)
150 plastic chips (70 blue, 60 red, 20 black)
English rules

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(Ding & Dent) War to Axis: Warfare in Normandy

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:47:56 -0500

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

War to Axis (WtA) is a game in the " Histo Command Dice" series that allows you to recreate operational level battles set in the second World War. The game includes 6 historical scenarios that are based around the Normandy theatre in 1944. Players will plan their strategies, and activate units to reach the scenario objective in the required number of turns. The rules allow two different levels of play, Basic and Advanced. The advanced game requires an initial planning that only a good knowledge of the basic game will allow.

The unit scale for the game is Battalion level for infantry, and Company level for other units. One hexagon on the map represents a distance of 300 to 500 meters depending on the scenario. Each game turn represents about 20 to 30 minutes. An innovative system of activation determines the movement sequence for the various units, with the possibility for the " Command Units" to perform various additional actions such as calling in artillery support. All units have the possibility of performing opportunity fire when an enemy unit moves within 2 hexagons.

The game uses special 6-sided dice for combat with icons instead of numbers to determine outcome according to of the type of target (personnel or armored]. A deck of event cards for both the players, that also provide unit reinforcements, will make each game unique with endless replay ability. Player aid charts for each nationality represent all the essential elements for intuitive play and immediate accessibility. War to Axis will satisfy the beginner and experienced player alike, immersing you in a historically accurate period where you determine the final outcome.

Game Contents:

6 geomorphic maps (35x48,5cm each)
160 unit counters (25x27mm)
150 plastic chips
120 plastic stands
3 army charts
2 event cards sheets
10 special dice (5 black, 4 white, 1 yellow)
2 die-cut labels sheets for dice
1 die-cut multi-hex overlays sheet
Several banners, counters and hidden markers
1 english quick start folder (2 page)
1 english standard rules (4 pages)
6 Scenarios

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Normandy '44

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:23:11 -0500

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Normandy '44 is a 2, 3, or 4-player, regimental level game of the D-Day landings on June 6th and the battles that raged in Normandy for the next 21 days. During this crucial period the Germans had their only chance to push back the Allied invasion before the preponderance of Allied men and material made the outcome certain. During this period, the U.S. 1st Army fought across the Cotentin Peninsula and captured the major port of Cherbourg while British forces took on the bulk of of the German panzer divisions near Caen.

Each turn represents 1 day. Each hex represents 3.8 kilometers (or 2.3 miles). Most units are regiments or brigades though most of the armor units are represented as battalions.

The game uses a simplified Ardennes '44 system: Move, Fight and Reserve Movement. All non-tank battalion units are rated for Troop Quality, while all armor units have a Tank Rating. In each battle these ratings are used to provide shifts for either the attacker or defender. Other important shifts are provided by air power, naval support, artillery and/or Tiger tanks.

The game includes a 22 turn Campaign game, a 7-turn Tournament Scenario that focuses on the Allies linking up the beaches, and a scenario covering the battle in the peninsula and the capture of Cherbourg. In addition, there are rules for allowing 3 or even 4 players to play the game.

COMPONENTS

One 22x34 inch full-color map
2 countersheets (9/16")
32-page Rulebook
5 Player Aid cards
1 6-sided die

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Call of Cthulhu LCG: The Cacophony

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:45:00 -0500

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The Cacophony is the final Asylum Pack in The Yuggoth Contract series for Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game!

The Cacophony concludes the story of Erin Moirai and Tyler Scindere, while introducing exciting new cards like the dangerous Fledgling Byakhee and the heroic Harry Houdini. And in the final installment of Nate French's gripping serial short story, Erin Moirai and Tyler Scindere bring the Yuggoth Contract to its horrifying and unexpected conclusion. Erin Moirai's dark captors compel her to perform one last experiment, forcing her to make a choice about just how far she's willing to go.

This fixed 60 card Asylum Pack contains 20 different never-before-seen cards based on the dark mythos of master horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the Call of Cthulhu metagame.

This is not a stand-alone deck; you must have additional Call of Cthulhu LCG cards to play.

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(Ding & Dent) 1805: Sea of Glory

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:48:48 -0500

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

If it had not been for you English, I should have been Emperor of the East; but wherever there is water to float a ship we are sure to find you in our way. --- Napoleon, 1815

Napoleon's Grande Armee' is encamped along the shores of the English Channel. Following the teachings of Alexander, the French Emperor seeks to defeat a naval power from the land. He has but to place his 200,000 troops on British soil and France's hereditary enemy will finally fall. To do this, his combined fleet must control the Channel long enough for hundreds of shallow draft boats to ferry his troops to England. Standing in the Emperor's way is the Royal Navy.

The year 1805, which is punctuated by the British naval victory at Trafalgar, represents one of England's darkest times during the Napoleonic Wars. Her great "wooden walls" offer the island nation its only defense against a far superior foe.

1805: Sea of Glory examines the naval war on an operational level during that pivotal year. Although Trafalgar shines through history as the beacon of victory, it is the successful blockade of enemy ports that kept French boots from stepping onto British soil. But 1805: Sea of Glory is more than just a game about blockade duty. It is a game of breakout and pursuit, deception and false leads, husbanding meager resources, striking a blow where your enemy least suspects, and bringing about the decisive battle that defines victory or defeat.

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(Ding & Dent) Guardians of Graxia

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:15:43 -0500

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

Guardians of Graxia

Dynamic Gameplay using cards and map tiles. Combines the best of a card game and a board game.

Highley replayable with Geomorphic Map Tiles and with 240 Unit and Spell Cards.

12 solo and two-player scenarios provided.

Regular and Deluxe versions include: 6 Guardian plastic figurines and 32 red/blue ownership banners.

Cards include: Dragons, Dwarves, Elves, Goblins, Humans, Ores, Skeletons, Wisps, Wraiths and much more!

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Dominant Species

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:27:03 -0500

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90,000 B.C. -- A great Ice Age is fast approaching. Another titanic struggle for global supremacy has unwittingly commenced between the varying animal species.

Dominant Species is a game for 2 to 6 players that abstractly recreates a tiny portion of ancient history: the ponderous encroachment of an Ice Age and what that entails for the living creatures trying to adapt to the slowly-changing Earth.

Each player will assume the role of one of six major Animal groups -- Mammal, Reptile, Bird, Amphibian, Arachnid or Insect. Each begins the game in a state of natural balance with regards to one another. But that won't last: It is indeed "survival of the fittest."

Through wily Action Pawn placement, players will strive to become Dominant on as many different Terrain tiles as possible in order to draw beneficial Dominance Cards. Players will also want to propagate their individual Species in order to earn Victory Points for his particular Animal. Players will be aided in these endeavors via Growth, Migration and Domination actions, among others.

All of this eventually leads to the end game -- the final ascent of the Ice Age -- where the player with the most Victory Points will have his Animal crowned the Dominant Species.

But somebody better become dominant quickly, because it's getting mighty cold...

Game Contents:

a 20-page full-color rulebook
one 22" x 34" mounted game board
six Animal Displays
27 cards
31 large and 12 small hexagonal tiles used to create "Earth"
330 wooden cubes in six colors representing the Species belonging to the six Animal groups
60 wooden cylinders used for the Animals� Action Pawns
60 wooden cones used as the Animals� Domination markers
120 round markers representing the Earth�s resources, called "Elements"
6 square markers used to show each Animal's "Initiative" (turn order)
one cloth bag

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Axis & Allies: Europe - 1940 Edition

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:26:27 -0500

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With the invasion of the Low Countries and the allied evacuation from Dunkirk, the German army is poised to march on Paris. Axis & Allies Europe 1940, designed and developed by Larry Harris, builds on the success of the acclaimed A&A Anniversary Edition. France appears for the first time in Axis & Allies and will represent a new playable ally! Italy will be included as a second Axis power along with Germany. The UK, USSR and the US find themselves vulnerable at this early and uncertain point of the war. Two new combat units that debuted in Axis & Allies Pacific 1940, Tactical Bombers and Mechanized Infantry, will also appear in this game.

Axis & Allies Europe 1940 will feature an oversized board that measures 35" wide by 32" high. With over 550 combat units, deluxe game components and local storage boxes, this game will raise the standard established by A&A Anniversary Edition. All new rules for neutral nations, naval & air bases, and convoy disruption will add even more depth and historical accuracy to this giant game.

Finally, this deluxe theater-level game is designed to play together with Axis & Allies Pacific 1940. Together these two games will create the greatest Axis & Allies experience to date, with a combined board measuring 5' wide by 32" high and over a thousand sculptured combat units. Both games are designed to play alone or together to offer the 2-6 player global 1940 scenario, complete with weapons development, and national objectives.

Europe 1940 details:

Deluxe version of Axis & Allies Europe originally released in 1999
Stand alone game that can also combine with A&A Pacific 1940
Two new combat units: tactical bombers and mechanized infantry.
New playable power: France.
Updated A&A rules as debuted in Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition
Game board measures 35"w x 32"h. Designed to join with A&A Pacific 1940 board.
Over 550 game pieces plus new models for tactical bombers & mechanized infantry.

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Conflict of Heroes: The First Men In 82nd Airborne on D-Day, 1944

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:33:40 -0500

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First Men In is the third stand-alone title in the best selling "Conflict of Heroes" series and follows in the footsteps of Awakening the Bear and Storms of Steel. Each game in the series uses the same core rules system, so it's easy to advance from one game to the next!

"First Men In" covers the actions of the 82nd, 101st, and 6th Airborne Divisions in Normandy 1944.

The "Conflict of Heroes" system offers a unique blend of playability and realism. Fun: Quick-paced simultaneous play keeps you in the action all the time! Fast: Scenarios can be played in as little as half an hour or as long as 2 hours. Easy: You can teach a new player how to play in under 5 minutes!

BIG: The high quality maps & counters are BIG and easy to read. The counters are 1" square! Multi-player: Scenarios are included that are playable by 1 - 4 players. Yes, we have custome made solo firefights with this one! Historically Accurate: Learn the unique tactics and logistics used by each side as you experience the same battlefield challenges real commanders faced!

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Conflict of Heroes: D-Day Airborne Operations Normandy 1944

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:27:18 -0500

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Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal - The Pacific 1942-43

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:14:28 -0500

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In 1942, the Japanese empire exploded across the Pacific, conquering everything before them. The only large land mass still held by the Allies was Australia, which they desperately needed as a staging area for a planned U.S. led counter-attack. The Japanese knew of the importance of Australia, but lacked the resources to conquer it. So they decided on the next best thing - isolate Australia from the United States by building an airfield on the island of Guadalcanal, from which planes could disrupt the Allied supply lines. The United States, ill-prepared as it was for any offensive actions, immediately attacked with the 1st Marine Division under the command of Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift, caught the Japanese by surprise and easily took control of the airfield. The Japanese 17th Army, under the command of Lt. Gen. Harukichi Hyakutake, counterattacked with an ever increasing number of troops. For the next four months a titanic struggle took place in the air, on land and on sea as the isolated Marines and U.S. Army fought for their lives to hold their tiny perimeter around the airfield against the might of the Japanese Empire.

Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal recreates this struggle on your tabletop and includes gorgeous beach and jungles maps of the South Pacific, amphibious landing craft, the USMC, Japanese Banzai Charges, Night combat and much more.

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Conflict of Heroes: Price of Honour - Poland 1939

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:58:42 -0500

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Conflict of Heroes merges the elegance of streamlined Eurogame rules with deep strategic wargames. The series is designed to create a tense and highly interactive game play experience. You must manage multiple command resources to move, attack, and take other actions with your units. This gives you great flexibility in executing your battle plans, but makes constant caution necessary as unit activations on either side can happen at any time.

Price of Honor is an expansion and requires ownership of either Rise of Hero or Storms of Steel to play.

Price of Honour includes:

2 new Polish landscape mounted boards
2 Sheets of early war Polish, German and Russian tanks, airplanes and other units.
1 Sheet including all Awakening the Bear upgraded counters with new artwork and updated stats.
16 firefights. 10 playable with the AtB base game and 10 playable with the SoS base game.
New summary sheets summarizing terrain and unit data for all of the Eastern Front games.
Rule sheet adendum covering cavalry charges and other new unit data.

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(Ding & Dent) Bunny, Bunny, Moose, Moose

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:46:31 -0500

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

Once again, the hunter prowls the forest. All the animals flee in terror! Well, not really. Only a dumb animal would call attention to itself. In our forest, the animals are smart, otherwise their heads would be decorating the hunter's mantelpiece. Our animals just casually saunter away, while convincing the hunter that he must be looking for something else. "Are you hungry for rabbit, Mr. Hunter? Well, you see, I'm a moose. Oh, no, not a moose with antlers like that!"

Players take on the roles of rabbits and moose. One player, acting as narrator, lays down cards that indicate which animals are most likely to get away. The other players use their hands to make rabbit ears or moose antlers of various shapes in an effort to look like an animal the hunter won't shoot. When the narrator turns over the hunter card, the other players freeze, and the narrator scores each animal according to the cards. Players advance their rabbit and moose figures along the forest trail, distancing themselves from danger based on how well they scored. Then a new player takes the role of narrator and starts the next round.

The game ends after everyone has been narrator two or three times, and the player whose figures are farthest ahead wins.

Bunny, Bunny, Moose, Moose is a party game for up to six players and app. 20 minutes. And while the hunter strolls through the forest the rest of the players show with their hands on their heads what sort of a bunny or moose they currently are and spectators enjoy themselves equally well.

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(Ding & Dent) Defenders of the Realm

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:03:29 -0600

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

"Our Liege is in desperate hour! From what grievous cause have these accursed races arisen? Orcs, Dragons, Demons and the Dead make haste towards Monarch City. The King and Countryside of Monarch City is in need of valiant Heroes!"

Will you answer the King's call?

In the ancient Citadel of Monarch City, the King calls to arms the finest Heroes to defend against a Darkness that engulfs the land. You and your allies must embark on a journey to defend the countryside, repair the tainted lands, and defeat the four creature factions before any of them enter the City. And they approach from all sides! Fast populating Orcs! Fierce Dragons! Undead that bring Fear! And Demons! All tainting the land in their wake. There are several paths to defeat, but only one path to victory, and only the most valiant Hero will be named King's Champion.

Defenders of the Realm is a cooperative fantasy board game in which 1-4 players take a role as one of the King's Champions (Choose from Cleric, Dwarf, Eagle Rider, Paladin, Ranger, Rogue, Sorcerer and Wizard). You, as one of the King's Heroes make use of strategy, special abilities, cooperation, card play and a little luck in Defenders of the Realm for a unique experience every adventure. But be forewarned! There is never time to rest. As each Enemy General is struck down in battle, the remaining dark forces only grow more difficult to vanquish and their march to Monarch City gets faster with each Hero victory! The game has 112 plastic figures.

Game Contents:

Rulebook
24" x 30" Game Board
8 Hero Character Cards
8 Hero Miniatures
4 General Character Cards
4 General Miniatures
100 Minions

25 Black (Varkolak's Undead)
25 Blue (Sapphire's Dragonkin)
25 Red (Balazarg's Demons)
25 Green (Gorgutt's Orcs)

War Status Board
Deck of Darkness Spreads Cards
Deck of Hero Cards
Deck of Quest Cards
12 Tainted Crystals
5 Magic Gate Tokens
12 Dice -- 3 per color (Black, Blue, Red, Green)
7 Status Tokens (War Status, 4 General Wound Markers, Sorceress Status and Eagle Rider Status)
42 Life Tokens

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Memoir '44: Disaster at Dieppe

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:24:55 -0500

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The final installment in our first series of Memoir '44 Battle Maps features two new, ready-to-play Overlord scenarios, six Half-tracks, six Jeeps and four standard scenarios.

A raid on the German-occupied coastal town of Dieppe, Operation Jubilee was intended to demonstrate the Allies capacity to seize and hold a major port for a short while. The Canadians sent in just couldn't imagine how short their stay would be...

The landing beach was a mile long, with headlands at both ends and barbed wire across its entire length. At first, enemy fire was light, letting the landing troops - Essex Scottish Regiment on Red Beach and the Hamilton Light Infantry on White Beach - make it through a first row of wire and toward the sea wall with only minor losses. But tanks from the 14th Canadian Tank Battalion had not arrived ahead of the infantry landings as planned; and once landed, they could not get any traction on the loose beach pebbles. To make things worse, the men of the Royal Regiment landing on Blue Beach near Puys arrived late. They were pinned on the beach, unable to move west and take the eastern headlands before the main assault. The Germans, now on full alert, swept the exposed Canadian forces. Control of the Casino and surrounding pillboxes seasawed back and forth but to no avail. Four hours after landing, the Allied commanders were forced to call a retreat, leaving almost 60% of the men who'd landed killed, wounded or captured! The lessons learned from this debacle were painful, but were of considerable help in preparations for the landings in Normandy, two years later.

The Capture of Tobruk

After smashing British defenses at Gazala, Rommel pushed his Afrika Korps towards Tobruk. Having successfully withstood a 9-months siege the previous year, the city was left to the protection of the 2nd South African Division's General Klopper. The city's defense perimeter consisted of 30 miles of wire entanglements, minefields and prepared infantry positions. In support were a limited number of tanks and artillery.

Rommel's attack from the South East came on the 20th. Under cover of a morning mist, German engineer units crept forward, clearing mines and wires. Once the mist cleared, the British saw a mass of troops and vehicles approaching. A horrific artillery bombardment followed by a wave of bombers left no doubt the battle had begun. The German Panzers and infantry rolled forward through the wire and minefields. A valiant British armor counterattack with artillery support briefly halted the advance but by noon the Germans had reorganized and resumed their advance. Once the line at Kings Cross fell, the way to Tobruk lay open and the British command structure disintegrated. Klopper ordered the white flag to be raised...

This Battle Map set also includes 4 Standard scenarios: Raid on Barce and Rommel's Right Hook, featuring the new jeeps as long-range patrol cars; Panzers in the Atlas and Le-Mesnil-Adelee, featuring the new Sd.Kfz. 250 half-tracks; and detailed rules for the long-range patrol cars and half-tracks.

NOT A STAND ALONE GAME! Requires one copy of Memoir '44 and the Operation Overlord expansion, or two full copies of Memoir '44.

The four Standard scenarios require the Terrain Pack and/or the Mediterranean Theater.

Purists wishing to use all figures of the proper color in Overlord Scenarios will need two copies of the Mediterranean Theater expansion.

Includes 6 Sd.Kfz. 250 Half-tracks Miniatures
Includes 6 Willys MB Jeeps Miniatures

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Win, Lose, Banana

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:17:11 -0500

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There is not very much to say about Win, Lose, or Banana, except that it is awesome. It is indeed as silly as it sounds. For the low, low price of $1, you get a Win, Lose, and Banana card, and the detailed rules document you need to play(and as a bonus, the rules to the variant game 'Who's the Banana?'!)

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Gold Thief!

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:40:23 -0500

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Gold Thief is a fun and quick card game of stealing, bluffing, and treachery, and who better to steal from than your friends, really? Featuring cute card artwork and card design, Gold Thief is suitable for players ages 10 and up. 2-5 can play, and a typical game lasts between 5 and 15 minutes. Comes with all the shinies necessary to play.

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We Didn't Playtest This At All!: Blue Cards

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:23:19 -0500

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Blue Cards, our third pack-style expansion has been released! Blue cards are crazy and random (surprise), and have four different effects on each card. When you draw a card from the pile, you flip it in a random direction before looking at it, and read the text that is facing you.

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We Didn't Playtest This At All!: Dice are Fun

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:21:16 -0500

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Dice are Fun, is our second pack-style expansion! It works similarly to the Chaos Pack, in that it is a separate deck from the main cards. To play a card from the Dice are Fun deck, a player must discard two star cards (or four normal cards) from their hand. A card is flipped, lots of dice are rolled, and excitement is had. Why? Because Dice are Fun!

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We Didn't Playtest This At All!: Chaos Pack

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:18:53 -0500

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The Chaos Pack expansion contains a separate deck of 15 new cards you can use alongside your copy of the full game. Every game, you randomly draw one Chaos card, and it becomes a rule that must be followed for the entire game. 2 blank Chaos Pack rule cards are also included. Chaos Pack cards don't mix in with the regular deck, and are in fact a different size to keep you from doing so!

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We Didn't Playtest This Either!

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:15:42 -0500

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The sequel to end all sequels!

We're back for more. WDPT:Either brings a full new deck of cards, crazy and amazing in all ways, just like the original. This can be played as a standalone game, or you can shuffle it and combine it with the original, for complete and total insanity :D Voting, Bananas, and the ominous Shark are just some of the many excellent cards.

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We Didn't Playtest This At All!

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:15:35 -0500

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The most aptly named game ever!

In this exceptionally silly and awesome game, your objective is to win! Simple enough. Sadly, all of your opponents have the same simple goal, and they're trying to make you lose. Between Rock Paper Scissors battles, being eaten by a random Dragon, or saved by a Kitten Ambush, there are many hazards to avoid. Games last between 30 seconds and 5 minutes, and are lots of fun. Any number can play, though we recommend between 2 and 15.

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Sixis

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:06:47 -0500

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Six is kind of a theme for Sixis, hence the name. Everyone gets six dice, pursues six cards, and well, these dice are six-sided. Players roll all their dice, trying to match the goals on the cards in front of them (For instance, two sixes, or a 1-2-3 run). If you match a card, you can take it for cheap points, or flip it over and go for the harder goal on the back. (In our example, four sixes, or a 1-2-3-4-5 run). To help you out, you can save some of your dice toward your next roll, but if you're not careful, your opponents will take the cards first! If you can manage to get six of a kind, that's a SIXIS, and you can end a round of play on the spot.

Sixis now comes with its mini-expansion, containing six new cards, and additional rules you can play with. It's a simple dice game with a surprising amount of strategy.

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Innovation

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:59:26 -0500

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This new game by Carl Chudyk is a journey through innovations from the stone age through modern times. Each player builds a civilization based on various technologies, ideas, and cultural advancements, all represented by cards. Each of these cards has a unique power which will allow further advancement, point scoring, or even attacking other civilizations. Be careful though, as other civilizations may be able to benefit from your ideas as well!

To win, you must score achievements, which you can attain by amassing points or by meeting certain criteria with the innovations you have built. Plan your civilization well, and outmaneuver your opponents, and you will achieve victory!

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Castle of the Devil, The (a.k.a. Die Kutschfahrt zur Teufelsburg)

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:11:09 -0500

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A lonely coach rattles up the narrow gorges of the mountain, shrouded by clouds the color of lead. The coachman spurs on horses black as the night, hoping to arrive as quickly as he can. Lightning rips the sky, illuminating a manor both sinister and twisted: the Castle of the Devil!

The mysterious passengers who crowd the carriage are all members of two powerful Secret Societies, locked in a perpetual war with each other. But who are allies? Who are enemies? Each stage of the journey off ers you precious hidden objects. You must use them well if you hope to get vital information about your accomplices... and your foes!

Collect the Goblets of Intrigue or the Keys of Power, and declare victory for your Secret Society!

Game Contents:

10 Characters
12 Duel Tokens (sword/shield)
1 Summary Card
39 Game Cards:

8 Secret Society cards: 4 x Order of Open Secrets e 4 x Brotherhood of True Lies
10 Professions
21 Objects

1 Guide to the Objects and Professions

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(Ding & Dent) Qwirkle Cubes

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:21:53 -0500

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

The follow-up to one of the most awarded games of all time! Qwirkle Cubes plays much like our original Qwirkle game--create rows and columns of matching colors or shapes to score the most points--but adds to the strategy because you can roll your cubes for more chances to play the exact shapes you want! Also, because everyone plays open-handed, you can analyze your opponents' future moves. 2 to 4 players.

Game Contents:

90 Cubes
Pouch

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(Ding & Dent) Leonardo Da Vinci

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:51:51 -0500

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

In Leonardo Da Vinci, you are an ingenious renaissance inventor in 15th century city of Florence. Construct amazing machines for the lord of the city. Become a protagonist of this age of unbelievable discoveries, by building your inventions!

Can you marshal your workers in the most advantageous laboratories, workshops, and in palace plots? Only the best can compete with the great Leonardo!

Compete to be known as the most ingenious inventor. The lord of the city gives rewards for the rapid completion of a project. The player with the most Florins at the end will be crowned winner by Leonardo Da Vinci!

Game Contents:

1 board
5 masters
45 apprentices
10 laboratories

10 work counters

15 mechanical men

25 inventions

60 Component cards

60 Florin cards

Leonardo

1 turn marker

1 money marker

Lord of the City with base

4 invention markers

2 summary tables

Rules

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A Game of Thrones LCG: Kings of the Storm

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:31:51 -0500

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Ours is the Fury

"And what was Robert's thanks? He names me Lord of Dragonstone, and gives Storm's End and its incomes to Renly. Storm's End belonged to House Baratheon for three hundred years; by rights it should have passed to me when Robert took the Iron Throne." -- Stannis Baratheon, A Clash of Kings

The Kings of the Storm expansion showcases House Baratheon and brings the full power of the crowned stag to A Game of Thrones: The Card Game. This set contains 165 cards (three copies each of 55 different cards), including the three brothers feuding for the throne, Robert, Renly, and Stannis Baratheon, as well as the formidable Baratheon stronghold, Storm's End. Along with a wealth of new strategies, tactics, and deckbuilding options are essential cards for two exciting theme decks, "Power Rush" and "Knights of the Realm."

This is not a stand-alone game; a A Game of Thrones: The Card Game Core Set is required to play.

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Two by Two

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:22:45 -0500

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The floodwaters are rising and the animals need to board the ark!

Valley Games is pleased to announce the arrival of Two by Two, and the first published for designer Rob Bartel.

Players move their ARKS around a steadily deteriorating landscape, matching pairs to rescue stranded animals. The goal is to find matching pairs of animals and bring them onto your ark before your opponents raise the waters. There are six animals of every type, except for the unicorn, of which there are only two. Animals that are rare at the end of the game are worth more points.

The game is for 2-4 players aged 8 and up and takes around 45 minutes to play. This game offers both the family and the seasoned gamer the opportunity to have a great deal of fun.

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Lord of the Rings LCG: The Card Game

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:16:01 -0500

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The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game is a cooperative card game that puts 1-2 players (or up to four with two Core Sets!) in control of the most powerful characters and artifacts of Middle-earth. By cooperating to overcome the obstacles drawn from the encounter deck, you will complete the quest before you and claim victory!

The Core Set includes 216 cards that can be used to assemble a wide variety of decks right out of the box. Included are four perilous scenarios that, along with countless combinations of settings and enemies, offer near-limitless replayability. Additionally, players can build a party from a set of 16 hero cards, and focus their decks on any combination of four distinct spheres of influence: Leadership, Lore, Spirit, and Tactics. Each sphere offer unique benefits to the party, so choose wisely!

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Code 777

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:57:05 -0500

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Crack your code first! You can see your opponents' codes but not your own. Using questions and logic, try to deduce which three numbers are hidden in front of you. Once you're reasonably sure, then you can take a guess. But if you're wrong, you have to start over with a fresh set of tiles...

This deluxe edition of Code 777 has been expanded to allow for up to 5 players (from the previous 4 player editions). All of the components have been upgraded to the highest-quality levels. And our Code 777 is also the first edition to be colorblind friendly!

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RoadZters

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 23:17:30 -0500

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RoadZters is a flicking game, very much like Bisikle, also from CEPIA Games. The whole concept is in the ZBall, a marble with a unique internal mechanism. Very easy to control, you can spin it in different ways to do high precision shots. The goal of the game is to flick your way to the finish line as fast as possible. Players have to compete on a 13ft track with obstacles in order to win the car race - but if you fall of track, you lose your turn! No cards or electrical devices are involved.

In RoadZters, the cars are also jumping ramps - so be bold and use your opponents to fly past them! The challenge is to control the effects of the ZBall and show a lot of self-control in challenges (slopes, fences, jumps, mouseholes, etc.). Will you manage to deal with pressure?

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(Ding & Dent) Abandon Ship

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:23:44 -0500

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

The S.S. Nvrsnks is going down, and who is always first off a sinking ship? The rats!

Abandon Ship is the new game in which you play to move your group of rats off the ship before the rising water drowns your furry friends. The Nvrsnks is also loaded with valuable points-earning cheese, but don't let desire for that lovely food send your rats to the watery depths. The water level is rising, get to the boats!

In Abandon Ship, your opponents may also share some of the rats in your group, making for exciting decisions as they may want to move the rats in a different manner than you. Will their plan send yours into the drink? With easy rules and strategic gameplay, Abandon Ship is a great new game for the whole family!

Game Contents:

Sinking Ship Game Board
7 Wooden Rats
5 Cheese Tokens
8 Dice
7 Life Preserver Tiles (each showing three colors)
8 Sinking Ship Tokens

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Jerusalem

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:04:39 -0500

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Jerusalem in the 12th Century was a city embroiled in intrigues and power struggles. The Crusader Houses established themselves as the city's rulers, but who would rule over them? Now you must join in the power politics of the holy city, using your resources to control the most important districts and building a castle that towers over your opposition. Prove yourself the most capable Baron, and take your rightful place as the ruler of Jerusalem!

The goal for each player is to control the key Sectors of the city: the King, the Church, the Market, the Military, the Nobilty and the Tower of David. This control is achieved gaining the favors of the most important roles of the city (such as the Constable) and by placing Men and Barons into these Sectors. Who owns the most forces gets the Revenue of that area: Men, Gold and Tower-Points. The players can use these new resources to improve their position in the city. At the end of each round the players can rise their Towers building new floors. Also players will have to manage the Special Privileges and bad Events that will take place at end of each Round.

At the end of the game, the player with the highest Tower will be the winner and his family will rule the city!

Game Contents:

1 Gameboard (representing the city of Jerusalem)
4 Player Screens
35 Playing Cards (Office, Action & Event)
42 Bezant Coins
Full color rulebook
Wooden Pieces:

4 Baron Pawns
5 Track Markers
28 Tower Floors
200 Squire cubes

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A Game of Thrones LCG: Baratheon Resin House Card

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:23:29 -0500

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This beautifully detailed and weighted resin House Card for your House Baratheon deck is an impressive accessory for true fans of the Lords of the Storm.

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Spielbox Magazine 2010/4 (English Edition with A la Carte: Die Beilage)

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:00:52 -0500

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Spielbox is the leading games-magazine in Europe. Already in its 30th year, it delivers info on the world of board and card games seven times a year. The central part of each issue are detailed reviews by well-known game experts which serve the players as orientation for their shopping choices.

This issue also contains a small expansion, Die Beilage, for A la carte. For more information on this expansion, please click on the Geekdo link below.

Sample Pages:

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(Ding & Dent) Swarm, The

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:43:29 -0600

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Note: This game has slight to moderate cosmetic damage to the box and is still in the original shrinkwrap. The contents of the box are new, undamaged, and fully playable.

The players are different nations investigating the ocean and the Swarm. You establish research stations from which you send out ships to gather water samples in the form of swarm tiles. Researchers analyze the gathered tiles and then return them to the ocean. Endeavoring to establish contact with the swarm-queen, you mark the tiles that you place back into the ocean with your buoys. The winner is the player who has the most research points at the end of the game. But take care: there are dangers lurking in the depths!

Contents

1 Game board
112 wooden researchers
48 wooden ships
5 danger figures (whales, tsunami and crab)
63 tiles
24 cards
96 research station tiles
8 markers
rules

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A Game of Thrones LCG: Mountains of the Moon

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:34:41 -0500

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The Lannisters of Casterly Rock have worked their way into a powerful position at the heart of the realm. Their authority, however, is questioned by many, including the Brotherhood Without Banners who threaten from without, and Tyrion Lannister and his mountain clansmen, who threaten from within.

Mountains of the Moon is the third monthly installment of 60 fixed cards -- 3 copies each of 20 different cards -- for the Brotherhood Without Banners expansion to A Game of Thrones: The Card Game. The never-before-seen cards in this expansion were designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame.

A A Game of Thrones LCG core set is required to play. Contains cards 41-60 of the Brotherhood Without Banners cycle.

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Call of Cthulhu LCG: Screams from Within

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:19:35 -0500

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For Tyler Scindere, a lowlife thug-for-pay, his most recent unsavory job may be his last. The victim of a double-cross, Tyler has become a living science experiment, caught in a perpetual hell of pain, hallucinations, and despair. But just as time loses its meaning and Tyler begins to lose his mind, a sliver of hope appears... from an unlikely ally.

Screams from Within is a fixed 60 card Asylum Pack that contains 20 different never-before-seen cards based on the dark mythos of master horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the Call of Cthulhu metagame.

Also included in this cycle is part five of a gripping new short story by Nate French. In the last installment, Erin Morai was trapped in a supernatural menagerie of horrifying beasts, surviving on revolting scraps and subject to mind-bending psychological experiments. Now, we return to the plight of her kidnapper, Tyler Scindere. With his eyes ripped from their sockets, Scindere is horrified by the fact that he is still able to see.

Surrender your mind to the will of your captors...

This is not a stand-alone deck; you must have additional Call of Cthulhu LCG cards to play.

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Warhammer LCG: Invasion - March of the Damned

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:07:07 -0500

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March of the Damned is an exciting deluxe expansion for Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game, and it will bring new strategic depth to your deck-building experience when it hits store shelves this fall.

With 165 cards (3 copies each of 55 cards) consisting of new deck-building options for players of all factions, March of the Damned brings, as neutral forces, the mysterious danger of the jungle-dwelling Lizardmen and the foul dark arts of the Vampire Counts to Warhammer: Invasion. March of the Damned also introduces two new keywords, "Savage" and "Necromancy", bringing a new level of strategy to your game.

This is not a standalone product. A copy of Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game is required to play.

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Warhammer LCG: Invasion - Redemption of a Mage

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:06:53 -0500

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Redemption of a Mage is the fourth Battle Pack in The Enemy Cycle, a linked expansion series for Warhammer: Invasion, a card game of intense warfare, clever kingdom management, and epic questing. This 60 card pack contains 20 different never-before seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the Warhammer: Invasion metagame.

In this exciting continuation of The Enemy Cycle, the Dwarfs build their mastery of powerful Runes while the Empire expands their synergy with the Mage and Knight keywords. For Chaos, father Nurgle's arsenal of diseases grows, while the Dark Elves practice their hexes and the Orcs smash everything in sight. This, along with exciting options for the High Elves and new three-way neutral alliance cards, Redemption of a Mage is an invaluable enhancement for any Warhammer: Invasion deck.

This is not a stand-alone deck. A Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game core set is required to play.

CONTAINS CARDS 61-80 of "THE ENEMY CYCLE."

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Call of Cthulhu: Domain Statue

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:25:20 -0500

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"The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be. Not in the spaces we know, but between them..." -- H.P. Lovecraft

Immerse yourself in a world of nightmare, insanity, and the Ancient Ones with this gorgeously sculpted 3D domain and Cthulhu statuette. This beautiful 2 piece game accessory is available as a complimentary item to the Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game Core Set, which includes everything needed to play the game. Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game is based off of the Cthulhu mythos of master horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.

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Talisman Revised 4th Edition: The Sacred Pool

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:19:03 -0500

]]>The endless struggle between the spirits of light and the forces of darkness is escalating. Mighty heroes are called to choose their alignment and fight to prove themselves worthy... The Sacred Pool, an expansion for the classic board game Talisman, brings new excitement and tension to your quest for the Crown of Command! Four new playable characters join the race for power, and never-before-seen Alternate Ending cards ensure ample replayability. Meanwhile, Stable cards bring you useful equestrian followers, and Quest Reward cards give new incentives to complete the perilous Warlock Quests! In addition, The Sacred Pool presents new reasons to watch your characters alignment. The inclusion of Neutral Alignment cards allow you to follow new paths in Talisman and possibly receive greater rewards...if you choose the right side. The Sacred Pool comes with 4 new characters, 72 new Adventure cards, 16 new Spell cards, 24 Quest Reward cards, and much more!
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Pensacola

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:37:18 -0500

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The Siege of Pensacola pits a numerically large but fragile Spanish army, supported by a small corps of French allies against a smaller, feistier British army enjoying strong fortifications and highly mobile Indian allies.As the Spanish player you will need to determine where you will build your siege gun redoubts and will then have to protect your soldiers from raiding British units to finish the works in time to mount an effective bombardment.As the British player, you have far fewer forces, but armed with special raiding rules, your Regulars, Tories and Indian allies must harass and erode Spanish morale, while delaying the construction of Spanish siege works for as long as possible in the hope of keeping your three forts intact to face the coming coup de main.

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Federation Commander: Squadron Box #30

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:05:32 -0500

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Andromedans!

Thought to be only a minor random menace during the General War, the Andromedan explosion erupted after it was over, and nearly conquered the Milky Way Galaxy! This box includes the Intruder heavy cruiser, Conquistador light cruiser, Python destroyer, and four Cobra frigates.

Cast in pewter, for gaming or display, includes stands.

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Thought Hammer - Latest Additions Feed

7 Wonders

Panzer General: Russian Assault

Sneaks & Snitches

Game Contents:

A Game of Thrones LCG: A Song of Silence

Warhammer LCG: Invasion - The Fourth Waystone

(Ding & Dent) Yankees & Rebels:

Game contents:

(Ding & Dent) War to Axis: Warfare in Normandy

Game Contents:

Normandy '44

Call of Cthulhu LCG: The Cacophony

(Ding & Dent) 1805: Sea of Glory

(Ding & Dent) Guardians of Graxia

Dominant Species

Game Contents:

Axis & Allies: Europe - 1940 Edition

Conflict of Heroes: The First Men In  82nd Airborne on D-Day, 1944

Conflict of Heroes: D-Day Airborne Operations  Normandy 1944

Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal - The Pacific 1942-43

Conflict of Heroes: Price of Honour - Poland 1939

(Ding & Dent) Bunny, Bunny, Moose, Moose

(Ding & Dent) Defenders of the Realm

Game Contents:

Memoir '44: Disaster at Dieppe

Win, Lose, Banana

Gold Thief!

We Didn't Playtest This At All!: Blue Cards

We Didn't Playtest This At All!: Dice are Fun

We Didn't Playtest This At All!: Chaos Pack

We Didn't Playtest This Either!

We Didn't Playtest This At All!

Sixis

Innovation

Castle of the Devil, The (a.k.a. Die Kutschfahrt zur Teufelsburg)

Game Contents:

(Ding & Dent) Qwirkle Cubes

Game Contents:

(Ding & Dent) Leonardo Da Vinci

Game Contents:

A Game of Thrones LCG: Kings of the Storm

Two by Two

Lord of the Rings LCG: The Card Game

Code 777

RoadZters

(Ding & Dent) Abandon Ship

Game Contents:

Jerusalem

Game Contents:

A Game of Thrones LCG: Baratheon Resin House Card

Spielbox Magazine 2010/4 (English Edition with A la Carte: Die Beilage)

Sample Pages:

(Ding & Dent) Swarm, The

A Game of Thrones LCG: Mountains of the Moon

Call of Cthulhu LCG: Screams from Within

Warhammer LCG: Invasion - March of the Damned

Warhammer LCG: Invasion - Redemption of a Mage

Call of Cthulhu: Domain Statue

Talisman Revised 4th Edition: The Sacred Pool

Pensacola

Federation Commander: Squadron Box #30

Conflict of Heroes: The First Men In 82nd Airborne on D-Day, 1944

Conflict of Heroes: D-Day Airborne Operations Normandy 1944