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Devil Pig Games Announces ‘Shadows Over Normandie’ Board Game
Thursday, July 24th, 2014
Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.
According to popular hobby industry news website ICv2.com, French company Devil Pig Games will release a new board game that combines their World War II board game Heroes of Normandie with the eldritch horror of Modiphius Entertainment’s Achtung! Cthulhu RPG. Shadows over Normandie is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.
Shadows over Normandie is a standalone game that features characters and forces from the Achtung! Cthulhu world. The story follows the Lost Platoon, a few weeks after D-Day, somewhere deep in the Normandy countryside. The platoon is led by Sgt. Carter of the U.S Rangers, with help from the French resistance agent Ariane Dubois, who must stop the Deep Ones and the Nazi Cult of the Black Sun before they summon Cthulhu and unleash the Great Old One on the Allied forces.
Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.
Chris Birch, of Modiphius Entertainment, explained how the English and French game companies came together. “We first hooked up with the Devil Pig’s Yan & Clem last spring when we both Kickstarted our respective games. We both got on well (as us Londoners and Parisians do when there’s no one called Napoleon organizing the party) and a tie-up with our world seemed like a match made in heaven so they launched the cross-over expansion Shadows over Normandie. Since then it has become a standalone boxed game in its own right and this latest Kickstarter is to upgrade the contents and add in a bucket of new content.”
The Heroes of Normandie game is distributed in the US by Iello, and according to Devil Pig, has sold 5,000 copies worldwide. The European-based Kickstarter was funded in the first hour, and is now approaching £100,000.00 in funding with 6 days to go. Backer fulfillment is planned for December 2014, with trade release to follow in Q1 2015. The tentative US MSRP will be $80.00 – $88.00. U.S. distribution has not been finalized, but previous Devil Pig releases have been distributed by Iello.
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Rio Grande Games & ‘Dominion’ Creator Announce New Board Game
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.
According to hobby channel news website ICv2.com, Rio Grande Games has teamed up with Donald X. Vaccarino (Dominion, Kingdom Builder) yet again, this time for the time-travel board game Temporum.
In Temporum, players assume the role of time travellers, manipulating both subtle and major events in history in a bid to gain the most power at the moment that time travel is invented. The game board shows different “paths” that history can take, and players use their hand of cards to travel through time and alter this course of events. Two to five can play, and each game lasts between 30 and 60 minutes.
Temporum is expected to release later this year and will definitely be a highly anticipated release! Look forward to seeing it at your local Battleground Games & Hobbies!
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Tags: Board Games, Donald X. Vaccarino, New Release, Rio Grande Games, TableTop, Temporum
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Coming in 2015: ‘Mouse Guard’ Board Game
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
Photo courtesy of ICv2.com.
The Burning Wheel, in conjunction with Mouse Guard graphic novel creator David Petersen, will release Mouse Guard: Swords & Strongholds, a two-player strategy board game based in the world of the popular all-ages series, according to hobby channel news website ICv2.com.
The game was conceived by Petersen for use as a unique pastime for his Mouse Guard graphic novel characters, and Petersen partnered with game designer Luke Crane (creator of The Burning Wheel RPG and the Origins Award Winning Mouse Guard RPG) to adapt the game for the real world. The two-person light strategy game is intended as a simple to learn but engaging pastime in which players move mouse pawns across a gridded wooden board while playing sword, stronghold and diplomacy cards.
The box will include a wooden board, eight plastic mouse pawns, 30 cards, and a rules sheet. The game is for 2 players, and takes 10 – 20 minutes to play.
The game is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter for January 2015 fulfillment, and has raised over $28,000 from more than 683 backers as of this writing. The campaign features two retailer pledge levels.
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Konami Announces ‘Yu-Gi-Oh! Legendary Collection 5D’s’
Monday, July 21st, 2014
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Konami has shared information on its upcoming release Yu-Gi-Oh! Legendary Collection 5D’s collector’s set, which is planned for October 24 release, according to hobby channel news website ICv2.com.
The set is a gathering of over 250 of the most famous cards from the 5D’s era, including three brand new cards previously only seen on the TV show, one of which is Yusei’s “Stardust Flash Trap” card. Every box will also contain Ultra Rare reprints of “Shooting Quasar Dragon” and “Black Rose Dragon,” two of the highest-demand Dragons of the game.
The box set will include five Mega Packs which feature new and highly desirable variant cards, and a double-sided game board with hero art on one side, and monster art on the other. The 9-card Mega Packs will each include 1 Secret Rare, 1 Ultra Rare, 1 Super Rare, 1 Rare, and 5 Commons, and include 3 foil cards per pack.
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Wizards of the Coast Announces ‘Duel Deck: Speed Vs. Cunning’
Friday, July 18th, 2014
Courtesy of Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast announced yesterday the next installment in the Duel Deck product line-up: Duel Deck: Speed vs. Cunning.
There are no details about what cards are to be included in the new product. However, this installment in the Duel Deck series is to be designed by Chris Millar and Sam Stoddard with a release date of September 5, 2014.
Here are the full details, including the set symbol:
“Racing across the blazing steppe, the wave of attackers crests the barren hills. Nothing can stop their reckless advance. These warriors live fast, fight hard, and strike terror into the hearts of those in their path. The scarred countryside seems abandoned. Then, suddenly, hidden fighters spring from ambush. The overconfident enemy recoils in surprise, outflanked and outsmarted. Who will prevail, the swift or the sly?
Official set symbol of Duel Deck: Speed vs. Cunning. Photo courtesy of Wizards of the Coast.
Deck Design and Deck Development: Chris Millar and Sam Stoddard
Official Three-Letter Code: DDN
Twitter Hashtag: #MTGSVC
Languages Available: English, Japanese
Release Date: September 5, 2014
MSRP: $19.99″
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Join Us for the Magic 2015 Fat Pack Challenge – TONIGHT!
Friday, July 18th, 2014
The amazing and highly anticipated Battleground Games & Hobbies Fat Pack challenge is back! This time, to celebrate the release of Magic 2015! Join us TONIGHT at your favorite Battleground Games & Hobbies location.
Abington and Plainville:
Format: **Fat Pack Sealed**
Date: July 18th, 2014 a FRIDAY
Time: 7:00pm
Entrance Fee: $40.00
Core Set 2015 (M15) will be released on Friday, July 18th 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, 7/18/14, 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 M15 Fat Pack!
The concept of a Fat Pack Challenge is pretty simple. Each player will receive an M15 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!
After building your deck players will compete to win prizes like TShirts, playmats, deck boxes, or Magic promos, and one lucky winner will take home a plaque commemorating their victory.
Abington:
1423 Bedford Street
Abington MA 02351
781.261.9669
Plainville:
25 Taunton Street
Plainville MA 02762
508.316.1195
We look forward to seeing you there!
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