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Stronghold Games Announces New Edition of Popular Board Game ‘Medina’
Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
Stronghold Games announced last week that it will release a new edition of the critically-acclaimed board game Medina in November, according to hobby news website ICv2.com.
The game was designed by Stefan Dorra (Amazonas, The Bucket King, Buccaneer) in 2001, nominated for several European awards, and was originally published in the US by Rio Grande Games. The strategy and city-building game takes place in 1822, in the city of Medina. Players build large palaces and renovate the city wall, as they improve and expand the city. Players get points for finishing buildings, building the largest buildings of a certain color, and connecting buildings to the city walls.
The new edition features a double sided board, as well as nearly 200 wooden pieces, tiles, four player screens, a score block, and a rulebook with updated game play. The game is for 3 -4 players ages 10 and up, and plays in 60-90 minutes.
Stronghold is releasing a slew of new games in the second half of 2014, including Diamonds, Among the Stars and others – all available at your local Battleground Games & Hobbies!
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Z-Man Games Announces ‘Chimera’
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
Last week, Z-Man Games has announced it will release the new card game Chimera in the third quarter, with a pre-release at Gen Con in August, according to hobby news website ICv2.com.
Inspired by Tichu and other hand-management/hand shedding games,Chimera is a three player game where each round one player is the Chimera, and the other two are the Chimera Hunters. The player who bets highest for the round is the Chimera, while the other two players try to stop that player from winning their bet. Rivals play sequentially pairs, trips and straights to collect points.
The box comes with 54 cards, a scoring pad and a rulebook. The game is for three players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 45 minutes. Sounds like a sweet game to add to any board game collection. Ask a Battleground Games & Hobbies associate to order this game for you today!
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Fantasy Flight Games to Publish New ‘Star Wars’ Card Game
Monday, June 16th, 2014
Fantasy Flight Games has announced it will launch Star Wars: Empire vs. Rebellion, a new strategic card game set in the Galactic Civil War in the third quarter of 2014, according to hobby news website ICv2.com.
The players in this two-player game are either in command of the resources of the Empire, or the heroes of the rebellion. Game play revolves around trying to tip the outcome of a key event, such as infiltrating Imperial Center or carrying out a strike on an enemy base, in your favor each round. Players deploy resources in the form of Military, Diplomacy, Recon, or The Force cards. Character cards shift unfolding events. Strategy cards for each faction are secretly chosen before play begins, and determine how the faction will approach its operations.
Star Wars: Empire vs. Rebellionis designed by Sebastien Gigaudaut and David Rakuto.
This is Fantasy Flight’s fifth Star Wars game, which also include Star Wars Age of Rebellion RPG, Star Wars Edge of the Empire RPG, Star Wars: The Card Game, and Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game.
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CoolMiniOrNot Announces New Board Game ‘Arcadia Quest’ for December
Monday, June 16th, 2014
Image courtesy of ICv2.com.
CoolMiniOrNot, publishers of ‘Super Dungeon Explore’, will release Arcadia Quest, a new campaign-based miniatures board game, in December 2014, according to hobby industry news website ICv2.com.
Designed by Eric Lang (Quarriors), the game is semi-cooperative, as each player leads a guild of heroes on a quest to dethrone the vampire lord and reclaim Arcadia. However, only one guild may lead in the end, so players must battle each other as well as teaming up against the monstrous hordes. The game features branching scenarios, and players gain new weapons and abilities as they progress. The game is designed so that players’ actions and abilities can be remembered from one session to the next, and CMON already has plans for additional campaign expansions.
Image courtesy of ICv2.com.
The game is for 2- 4 players, and each scenario plays 45 -60 minutes. The box includes 9 double-sided game tiles, tokens, cards, a campaign book and sheet pad, four guild dashboards, 37 highly detailed miniatures and a rulebook. The game was funded on Kickstarter in March, and raised $774,222 from 4,885 backers ($158.49/backer average).
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Pokemon USA Announces ‘Krookodile-Ex Box’
Sunday, June 15th, 2014
The Pokemon Company announced it will release the Krookodile-Ex Boxfor the Pokemon TCG in July of this year, according to hobby industry news website ICv2.com.
The box will contain the first appearance of the desert “Krookodile-EX Pokemon” as a foil promo card, in both a regular and oversized form. It will also include four Pokemon TCG booster packs and a bonus code card to unlock a promo card in the online version of the game.
Finally, please don’t forget to join us at Battleground Games & Hobbies in Plainville, MA every Sunday for Pokemon League – a completely FREE, fun event for all ages. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Game of Thrones Writer to Pen Script for ‘Magic the Gathering’ Film
Saturday, June 14th, 2014
Earlier this week it was announced on Deadline.com that 20th Century Fox has selected Games of Thrones writer Bryan Cogman – also a producer, story editer and writer for the insanely popular HBO drama – to pen the script for the planned ‘Magic the Gathering’ film, produced by Hasbro and 20th Century Fox.
Bryan Cogman
Fox acquired the rights to the ‘Magic the Gathering’ film last January, a trading card game released in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast – now owned by Hasbro. Since 1993, ‘Magic the Gathering’ has become one of the most successful games in the hobby industry to date.
Simon Kinberg, the producer attached to the project, is best known for X-Men: Days of Future Past and Sherlock Holmes.
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