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ICv2: “Ultra Pro Does ‘Pathfinder’ “
Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
UltraPRO has announced several planned accessories for Paizo Publishing’s Pathfinder Adventure Card Game (PACG), including an Adventure Mat, PACG Deck Protectors, two sets of playmats for the Skull & Shackles set, and an Adventure Case storage box.
UltraPRO entered into a license agreement with Paizo last August to produce accessories for their new PACG.
The Adventure Mat was shown off by Paizo at GTS. The mat measures 24″ by 24″, with placement guides for all different decks. Release is planned for August.
The PACG Deck Protectors are a pack of 50 printed card sleeves featuring Pathfinder logo art. Planned for June or July.
To complement the PACG: Skull & Shackles Base Set releasing in August, UltraPRO will release seven new Character Mats with new art. They will be packaged together as a set. The mats actually carry an in-game bonus. According to the Paizo website description, “Each player using their character mat receives a special bonus: Once per game, at the start of your turn, you may discard a card to draw a card.”
UltraPRO will also release PACG: Skull & Shackles Character Add-On Deck Mats. The four mats will feature playable characters available through Skull & Shackles expansion decks.
Finally, UltraPRO plans to release an Adventure Case, a storage case which holds over 1,200 sleeved cards.
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Tags: Accessories, Paizo, pathfinder, Play mats, RPG's, Ultra Pro
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Wizards of the Coast Announces ‘Duel Deck: Speed Vs. Cunning’
Monday, April 7th, 2014
Last Wednesday, Wizards of the Coast announced a brand new Duel Deck product for release this fall: ‘Duel Decks: Speed Vs. Cunning’! No details as yet, as to what cards to be expected in the latest addition to the Duel Deck series of products. ‘Speed Vs. Cunning’ will be released on September 5th and was designed by Chris Millar and Sam Stoddard.
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Tags: Duel Decks, Magic the Gathering, MTG, New Release, Speed vs Cunning, Wizards of the Coast
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Visit the Battleground Games & Hobbies Booth at PAX East!
Saturday, April 5th, 2014
Boston, MA – April 11-13, 2014
PAX East is less than two weeks away – are you excited?! We at Battleground Games & Hobbies sure are! Please make sure you stop by our amazing booth (#C805, C807, C809) in the Tabletop Hall at PAX East while you’re checking out the show. We plan to have all kinds of awesome gaming products, demos, specials and so much more – don’t miss out! We look forward to seeing you there.
Battleground Games & Hobbies team at PAX East, 2013
Join us at PAX East the weekend of April 11-13, 2014 at:
BCEC
415 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
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Tags: Conventions, Derek Lloyd, Events, Panel, pax east
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Winner’s Circle – Weekend of 3/28 Event Champions!
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
Winner’s Circle will be moving to a new time next week. Winner’s Circle will be published every Tuesday, from now on; same great content – new time!
Congratulations to this week’s Friday Night Magic winners at both Battleground Games & Hobbies locations in Abington, MA and Plainville, MA. This week, FNM featured the Standard format with top finishers not only receiving store credit prizes, but likewise an exclusive promo foil Elvish Mystic!
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Standard FNM – Start time: 7:30 PM
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Theros/Theros/Born of the Gods Booster Draft Pod One – Start time: 7:30 PM
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Standard FNM – Start time: 7:30 PM
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Modern – Start time: Saturday 7:15 PM
Congratulations to the top finishers of each event. In addition, on behalf of the staff here at Battleground Games & Hobbies, we would like to thank everyone that attended our events. We greatly appreciate you choosing to hang out with us and look forward to seeing you again in the future! Remember, next week Winner’s Circle will be published each and every Tuesday, from now on.
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Tags: FNM, Friday Night Magic, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Winners Circle
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ICv2: Bushiroad Announces ‘Weiss Schwartz: Angel Beats! Re: edit’ Release Date
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014
Hobby channel retailer news website ICv2.com reported last week that Bushiroad will release the new Angel Beats! Re: Edit expansion for its Weiss Schwarz TCG. The expansion will include a Trial Deck and Booster packs. Both will release on July 25th. This set will introduce a new foil pattern for R and RR rarity cards.
The set is based on the Angel Beats! anime and game series. The story takes place in the afterlife, and focuses on Otonashi, a boy who has lost his memories after dying and is enrolled in an afterlife school. Otonashi is asked to join the Afterlife Battlefront, an organization fighting against God for imposing cruel fates on the students during life. The series blends action, humor and music.
The 50-card Trial Deck will contain 21 types of cards including three exclusive cards. A randomly selected deck in each display will have 1 RRR holo card (3 designs) or 1 SP Gold foil signed by Japanese voice actress Kana Hanazawa, who played Kanade. The decks will include a rule sheet, deck manual, playbook and playmat. The decks are packed six to a display, with eight displays per carton. The English Edition does not include gold/silver campaign coupons.
The booster will include 117 types of cards, as well as 36 parallel cards. Gold foil chase cards featuring autographs from Japanese voice actresses will be randomly inserted into packs. Each booster includes eight cards, with 20 boosters per display. Four rubber playmats are included in each carton. The English Edition does not include gold/silver campaign coupons. With this set, English and Japanese cards may be played together in tournament formats (except in Japan).
The Weiss Schwarz: Love Live! Trial Deck and Booster are due to release in May. Bushiroad has also introduced US organized play for the game this year, which you can enjoy each and every Saturday at Battleground Games & Hobbies in Abington, MA! Please see our event calender for additional details.
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Tags: Angel Beats!, Anime, Bushiroad, CCG, ICv2.com, New Release, TCG, Weiss Schwartz
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ICv2: ‘Walking Dead’ Board Game Kickstarter Closed
Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Retailer news website ICv2.com announced today, that the Kickstarter for a new board game based on The Walking Dead comic series was canceled on Saturday, around a week before the funding period was to complete. The project creators announced that they’ve “agreed to an exclusive distribution deal with Diamond/Alliance,” which led to the decision to cancel the Kickstarter.
“Given that we now have an amazing distribution deal with the perfect distribution partner, we don’t feel comfortable continuing to ask for funding money through Kickstarter,” the creators announced in an update. The game will now be solicited by Diamond Comic Distributors and Alliance Game Distributors.”
Backers had pledged $31,830 of the $81,100 goal before the project was canceled, and the project creators had noted that pledges had dropped off.
The Walking Dead: The Prison Board Game, is described as a “stand-alone sequel to the hit 2011 game Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead: The Board Game, published by Z-Man Games.” The Z-Man game did well, but was often out of print and was eventually eclipsed by the game based on the TV show, published by Cryptozoic Entertainment. This gives another chance for a game based on the comic to come to the fore.
Artwork is by Charlie Adlard, with game design by Keith Tralins through his Megagigaomnicorp, which was the company he used for his first game, based on the Lost TV show. Also involved are Matt Wang, co-founder of Top8mangic, who worked on the Z-ManThe Walking Dead Board Game, the Chaotic TCG, and many other games; Brian David-Marshall; and Jason Greeno.
The game will include a board, 90 Encounter Cards, 20 Follower Cards, 30 Goal Cards, 15 Room Cards, 6 Starting Character Portraits, 6 Bases, a rulebook, 6 starting character player sheets, 4 Blue Hero dice, 4 Red Warrior dice, 4 Green Scavenger dice, 1 Black Ammo die, 96 Zombie tokens, 24 Fatigue markers, 15 Secured markers, 12 Resource markers, and 6 Leadership Point markers.
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Tags: ICv2.com, Kickstarter, The Walking Dead Board Game, Z-Man Games
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