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Gen Con 2014 Exclusive – ‘Star Wars: Armada’ Full Demo

Saturday, August 16th, 2014

Beginning today and concluding this Sunday is the annual Gen Con convention held in Indianapolis, originally started by Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax. Each year, publishers unveil new amazing new products and games; and this year is no different.

Team Covenant caught up with Star Wars: Armada lead designer James Kniffen of Fantasy Flight Games for a full demo and posted it to YouTube. Check out the demo in it’s entirety! Thanks Team Covenant!

Tags: Board Games, Demo, Fantasy Flight Games, Gen Con 2014, James Kniffen, Miniatures, Star Wars Armada, Team Covenant
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Rio Grande Games Announces Two New Board Games

Friday, August 15th, 2014

Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.

Rio Grande Games has announced two new games for third quarter release: Pressure Cooker and Rattlebones, according to hobby industry news website ICv2.com.

Releasing in September is the dice-building game Rattlebones, designed by Stephen Glenn (Balloon Cup, 1st and Goal). Players build customizable dice (rather than a customizable deck in a deck-building game), by removing and replacing sides on a standard 6-sided die, to build the best set of custom dice to score points.

The game is for 2-4 players, ages 14 and up, and plays in 30-60 minutes.

Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.

Releasing in August is a real-time set collecting game Pressure Cooker, designed by Kane Klenko (Mad City). Players take rolls as chefs at the hot new restaurant Tres Yummy on opening night, out to fill their orders the fastest and win the coveted roll of Head Chef. Over three rounds, players collect ingredient tiles to fulfill their orders accurately, thus earning points. Things move more quickly as the rounds progress. The highest point total at the end wins.

The game is for 2-4 players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 30-60 minutes.

Tags: Battlebones, Board Games, ICv2.com, New Release, Pressure Cooker, Rio Grand Games, TableTop
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Contents of ‘Magic the Gathering From the Vault: Annihilation’ Revealed!

Thursday, August 14th, 2014

Earlier this week, Wizards of the Coast R&D member Gavin Verhey revealed in an article the entire contents of the up-coming From the Vault: Annihilation collectors product. Furthermore, in the article, Mr. Verhey goes on to describe why each of these cards was selected in the design process. Let’s check out what the new 15 cards featuring the now familiar, unique From the Vault foiling style, but updated with the new card face and font. Don’t forget that a limited number of From the Vault’s will be coming soon to a Battleground Games & Hobbies near you!

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of the Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

And there you have it – From the Vault: Annihilation! So, what do you think? Are you happy with the 15 cards they selected? Are you looking forward to the latest installment in the From the Vault product series? Sound off in the comments below and tell us what you think!

Tags: From the Vault Annihilation, Magic the Gathering, MTG, New Product, Spoiler, Wizards of the Coast
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Wizards of the Coast Announces ‘Magic the Gathering Duel Decks: Anthology’

Wednesday, August 13th, 2014

Never before have so many gathered in one place. These will be fights to remember.

These eight, ready-to-play, 60-card Magicdecks showcase our first four dueling match-ups. Rejoin the fray as the game’s most famous Planeswalkers go head to head. Relive the Divine clashing with the Demonic, and Elves confronting Goblins. Replay the original duels, or mix and match the combatants to create new battles across the Multiverse.

Duel Decks: Anthology contains all eight decks from the first four Duel Decks products:

Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra
Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic
Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana

Official Three-Letter Code: DD3
Twitter Hashtag: #MTGAnthology
Languages Available: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
MSRP: $99.99

Product Concept and Development:

Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins—Devin Low & Noah Weil
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra—Erik Lauer & Ken Nagle
Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic—Nate Heiss & Mike Turian
Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana—Gregory Marques & Erik Lauer

Please note: This set will not be released on Magic Online. Contents of this post borrowed and quoted from the original source, courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.

Tags: Anthology, Duel Decks, Magic the Gathering, MTG, New Product, Wizards of the Coast
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‘Magic the Gathering’ Series 2 Funko POP Figures Revealed!

Tuesday, August 12th, 2014

Last week, a popular blog dedicated to Funko POP products called ‘Funkorific’ maintained by a Mr. TJ Norris (about TJ Norris), revealed the next wave of the popular Magic the Gathering Funko POP vinyl figures to be released. In addition, Mr. Norris’ blog post credits an Australian e-commerce website called Popculcha.com as the original source.

Included in Series 2 will be the iconic Magic the Gathering characters Sarkhan Vol, Tezzeret, Elspeth, Gideon Jura and Nicol Bolas. No release date was mentioned.

With out any further ado, check out what these amazing figures will potentially look like and rest assured, that Battleground Games & Hobbies will order them just as soon as we’re able to.

Nicol Bolas Funko POP Series 2

Sarkhan Vol Funko POP Series 2

Tezzeret Funko POP Series 2

Elspeth Tirel Funk POP Series 2

Gideon Jura Funk POP Series 2

Tags: Elspeth, Funk POP, Funkorific, Gideon Jura, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Nicol Bolas, Popculcha.com, Sarkhan Vol, Series 2, Tezzeret, TJ Norris, Toys, Vinyl Figures
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Wizards of the Coast Announces Modern at the Pro Tour

Monday, August 11th, 2014

In case you missed it, earlier this month during Pro Tour Magic 2015, Wizards of the Coast – publishers of the popular card game Magic the Gathering – released the schedule of their 2014-2015 Premier Organized Play schedule, which includes the Magic the Gathering Pro Tour and Grand Prix events. However, this announcement caused quite a stir when it was relvealed that the format for each of the Pro Tour events next year would include only the “Standard Constructed” and “Booster Draft” formats.

Fans took to social media and reddit to complain in droves, most often stating that this is the “death of the ‘Modern’ format.”

Well, Wizards of the Coast must be listening to their passionate fan base. Last night, Director of Organized Play Helen Bergeot released a statement that the increasingly popular “Modern Constructed” format would indeed be showcased at the Magic the Gathering Pro Tour in 2015, as well as the addition of changing Grand Prix Vancouver to Modern as well.

Here is her statement, in it’s entirety:

“During Pro Tour Magic 2015, on August 2, we announced the schedule, locations, and formats for the 2015 Pro Tours. The Constructed format for all Pro Tours in that announcement was Standard.

Since then, we have received comments and concerns from the Magic community regarding this announcement, and the omission of Modern from the 2015 Pro Tour schedule. After evaluating all feedback and after further discussion, we have decided to add Modern to the 2015 Pro Tour schedule.
The Pro Tour in Washington D.C., which will take place from February 6–8 in 2015, will feature Modern Constructed and Booster Draft as the tournament’s formats. This is a change from the previous schedule announcement of Standard and Booster Draft.
In addition, the format for Grand Prix Vancouver, taking place February 21–22 in 2015, will be changed from Limited to Modern.
In order to address the community’s questions regarding this change and other changes related to the direction of Magic, its formats, and Organized Play, we will also be hosting a CoverItLive chat session on Tuesday, August 26, where Director of Global Brand Marketing Mark Purvis, Senior Director of R&D Aaron Forsythe, and I will answer the community’s questions. We will have more details—including the time for when this CoverItLive chat session will take place—later this month.

As always, we appreciate the feedback that you have provided us regarding recent announcements, and we will address the community’s questions accordingly.
—
Helene Bergeot
Director of OP Programs & Operations
Wizards of the Coast”

What do you think of this change? Is this a good idea? Are you excited that the Pro Tour’s next year will have some format variety? Please let us know is the comments below!

Tags: Helen Bergeot, Magic the Gathering, Modern, MTG, Press Release, Pro Tour, Pro Tour Magic 2015, Wizards of the Coast, WOTC
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