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Paizo Publishing Announces new ‘Monster Codex’ for October
Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
Paizo Publishing will release Monster Codex for the Pathfinder RPG on October 22nd, according to hobby news website ICv2.com. The 256-page hardcover will retail for $39.99. It will include chapters for 20 monsters:
- Boggard
- Bugbear
- Drow
- Duergar
- Fire giant
- Frost giant
- Ghoul
- Gnoll
- Goblin
- Hobgoblin
- Kobold
- Lizardfolk
- Ogre
- Orc
- Ratfolk
- Sahuagin
- Serpentfolk
- Troglodyte
- Troll
- Vampire
Each will include archetypes; over 10 new stat blocks; new rules like feats, spells, and magic items; advice and tips for game masters; and templates for customizing the monsters.
Interested in this product? Let your local Battleground Game & Hobbies know! Pre-order TODAY! Please don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below.
Tags: Board Game, Gamemaster, Monster Codex, New Release, Paizo Publishing, Pathfinder RPG, Role-playing Games, TableTop
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CoolMiniOrNot Announces Expansion to ‘Rivet Wars’ Miniatures Game
Tuesday, September 30th, 2014
CoolMiniOrNot has announced three expansion packs for its fast-paced tactical military miniatures game Rivet Wars, releasing on October 3rd–Spearhead, War Room and Terrain Pack, according to hobby news website ICv2.com.
Rivet Wars: Spearhead introduces new units to the game, which allow players to fight with fixed turrets, canine units and new infantry types. New heroes come with new abilities to defeat the enemy defenses.
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The box contains the 33 total models (16 Allied, 17 Blight). Allied forces include: Lt. Edwina Brasseldun, Lt. Macleod, Lt. Macleod (plug), 4 Mountaineer (two of each sculpt), 3 K9 Engineering Corps, 3 Guard Dogs, 2 Slammer Turret, and 2 M-20 Base; and the Blight forces include: Lt. Dora Rollen, Baron Munchen, Baron Munchen (plug), 4 Trench Raider (two of each sculpt), 3 Angriff Hundefuhrer, 3 Kampfhund, 2 Flamme Turret, and 2 Mark IV Mount. The box also contains 12 Shield markers and 16 Stat cards. As an expansion, the base game is required to play.
Rivet Wars: War Room comes with three new heroes for both the Allied and Blight forces, with new abilities and their own martial prowess to add new levels of strategy to the game.
The box contains Uncle Rivet,Terror Nova, and General Patston (in Power Suit) for the Allies; and Iron Chancellor, Cruel Minie, and General Romler (in Jeep) for the Blight. It also contains the Neutral character of Dr. Vorne. As an expansion, the base game is required to play.
The Rivet Wars: Terrain Pack includes six types of features and objectives to enhance the battlefield itself. The box contains 6 Bunkers, 6 Objectives, 6 Mine Fields, 6 Barbed Wire, 6 Tank Traps, 6 Allied Flag Markers, and 6 Blight Flag Markers. As an expansion pack, the base game is required to play.
Tags: Board Games, CoolMiniOrNot, Expansions, New Release, Rivet Wars, TableTop
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Popular Fat Pack Challenge Event – TODAY!
Friday, September 26th, 2014
TODAY at both Battleground Games & Hobbies – Abington and Plainville, MA:
Khans of Tarkir (KTK) will be released on Friday, September 26th and we will have a full line-up of events for you to crack packs, build decks and play Magic at both of our stores! The weekend will kick off with our flagship Sealed Deck style event.
The Battleground Fat Pack Challenge is taking place on Friday night, 9/26/14, at both locations (run as our FNM). These are the ultimate sealed events – where you open packs, build a deck and play with just the contents of an Khans of Tarkir Fat Pack!
The concept of a Fat Pack Challenge is pretty simple. Each player will receive an Khans of Tarkir Fat Pack with which to build a 40 card deck. Players may use ONLY what is inside of their Fat Pack to construct their decks. No additional land will be provided!
This time around we’ll be awarding the prizes a little differently than before. During the deck building period, each player that enrolled in the event will receive 1 raffle ticket. An additional raffle ticket will be awarded to players for every match they win. Raffle tickets will be pooled throughout the event.
Battleground will do several drawings each round. If your ticket is drawn you’ll win 3 booster packs of Khans! We know you’ll want to open as much of this set as possible, so we’ve got you covered.
The booster pack raffle will be accompanied by other random giveaways that might include playmats, pins, and tshirts.
We’ve got two of these events for you, one at each Battleground location:
Abington and Plainville:
Format: **Fat Pack Sealed**
Date: September 26th, 2014 a FRIDAY
Time: 7:00pm
Entrance Fee: $40.00
| Abington: 1423 Bedford Street Abington MA 02351 781.261.9669 | Plainville: 25 Taunton Street Plainville MA 02762 508.316.1195 |
Tags: Event, Fat Pack Challenge, Khans of Tarkir, Magic the Gathering, MTG, New Release, Tournament
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Trial to Decide ‘D&D’ Movie Rights Begins
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014
The trial to decide who owns the movie rights to Dungeons & Dragons opened in federal court in Los Angeles last week, with the two sides introducing their cases, as reported by Deadline and ICv2.com. The case, which began in May 2013, will turn on the question of whether Sweetpea Entertainment, which had the D&D movie license since TSR was an independent company (two acquisitions ago), satisfied the “use it or lose it” clause in the contract with its 2010 Syfy movie based on Book of Vile Darkness. Dungeons & Dragons owner (Hasbro subsidiary) Wizards of the Coast moved to suit when it looked like Sweetpea was going to make a film with Warner Bros. based on Chainmail, a precursor to D&D.
The judge ruled that Chainmail would have been an infringement had it been made, but in the meantime Sweetpea signed a multimillion dollar deal with Warners to make a new D&D movie this summer. Warners even kicked in around a million dollars for legal fees in the battle with Hasbro, which wants to make a movie with Universal, making this what Deadline called a “proxy war” between Warner Bros. and Universal.
It looked for a while like the two sides were moving toward a settlement, but talks apparently broke down and the case was scheduled for trial.
The two sides presented their positions on last Tuesday (i.e., Book of Vile Darkness is/was not a film sequel), and in the process got in an exchange about Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast’s plans for the property if it prevailed. Hasbro wants the rights back so it can “sell it to their new best buddy, Universal,” Sweetpea’s attorney argued; but “Hasbro has no agreement with Universal,” Hasbro’s attorney replied. That’s surprising, given that Hasbro said back in 2013 that it had a D&D movie set up at Universal with Chris Morgan to direct. Hasbro does have an umbrella deal with Universal.
Tags: D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, Hasbro, Movie RIghts, Sweetpea Entertainment, Trial, tsr, Wizards of the Coast
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Wizards of the Coast Announces 2014 Holiday Gift Box
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
Wizards of the Coast will release its annual Holiday Gift Box for Magic: The Gathering, featuring cards from the Khans of Tarkir set, on November 14th.
Like last year’s gift box, the illustrated box will come with four booster packs, 20 basic lands, six illustrated plastic dividers, a sticker sheet to customize the dividers and an alternate art card, all from the first set in the Khans of Tarkir block, which releases on September 26th (with pre-releases THIS weekend!). The box has storage capacity for over 2,000 Magic cards.
This product makes a fantastic holiday gift for friends and family! Look forward to seeing this great product at your local Battleground Games & Hobbies.
Tags: Christmas, Holiday Gift Box 2014, Magic the Gathering, MTG, New Release, Wizards of the Coast
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Wizards of the Coast Announces Delay to ‘D&D: Dungeon Master’s Guide’
Monday, September 22nd, 2014
After making the dates on most of its long-planned rollout of the new edition of Dungeons and Dragons, Wizards of the Coast has announced that the last of the first range of releases will be delayed, as first reported by ICv2.com. Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Master’s Guide, originally planned for November release, will now ship in December.
The delay is blamed on “an entire additional cycle of design and editing to ensure that the books were as close to perfect as humanly possible” introduced with this new edition of the game. While this effort is touted as a boon for the quality of the Player’s Handbook and Monster Manual, which are releasing on schedule, it has pushed the production schedule back on the Dungeon Master’s Guide. For stores participating in WotC’s early release program, the book with have an on sale date of November 28th, with general release following on December 9th.
Tags: 5th edition, Book, D&D, DM Guide, Dungeon Masters Guide, Dungeons & Dragons, Next, RPG, Wizards of the Coast
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