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Asmodee to Release New Expansion for ‘Takenoko’
Wednesday, April 29th, 2015
Asmodee has announced an expansion for Antoine Bauza and Corentin Lebrat’s popular Takenoko game featuring super-cute baby panda characters in “chibi” style. Takenoko Chibis will be released at Gen Con this August, according to hobby industry news website ICv2.com.
In Takenoko, two to four players must balance the needs of the Emperor’s Giant Panda as they grow a bamboo plantation, competing to fulfill Objectives to score points. The expansion adds nine Panda babies and Miss Panda to the game. The new Objective cards, Plot tiles, and Pandas create new challenges for the gardeners. New landscapes, including the “Sacred Hill” and “Kami Garden” are also included in the expansion.
Takenoko Chibis will include 1 new “Miss Panda” figurine, 9 Panda Baby tokens with images of the adorable creatures, 18 cards, 17 bamboo sections, and 6 plot tiles. As an expansion, it requires the base game to play. MSRP is $49.99.
Look for this expansion this summer at your local Battleground Games & Hobbies!
Tags: Asmodee, Chibis, New Release, Panda's, Takenoko
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Fantasy Flight Games Announces New ‘Descent’ Expansion
Monday, April 27th, 2015
Fantasy Flight Games will release Bonds of the Wild Hero and Monster Collection, a new expansion for its perennially popular Descent: Journeys into the Dark Second Edition dungeon exploration game, according to hobby industry news blog ICv2.com, coming to Battleground Games & Hobbies in July.
Bonds of the Wild includes four heroes and 18 monsters that were previously available for the first edition of the game, but are new for the second edition. The unpainted plastic figures all have new sculpts and the game cards feature new artwork, as well as updated rules and stats for the second edition.
The four heroes include Lyssa, Challara, Vyrah the Falconer, and Ronan of the Wild. The new monsters include 12 kobolds, four hellhounds, and two deep elves.
The expansion also includes two new quests: One Man’s Trash and Bonds of the Wild, which challenge the heroes to locate the legendary Tree of Life and it’s healing powers.
As an expansion, the base game is needed to play. MSRP is $34.95. This will be the sixth Hero and Monster Collection for Descent Second Edition.
Tags: Board Game, Descent Journeys Into the Dark, Expansion, Fantasy Flight Games, TableTop
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Rio Grande Games to Release New ‘Dominion’ Expansion This Month
Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
Coming soon to a Battleground Games & Hobbies near you later this month, Rio Grande Games has announce plans to release a new expansion for the popular deckbuilding game Dominion, called Dominion Adventures.
This is the ninth Dominion expansion. Supporting 2-4 players, Dominion Adventures can be played stand-alone or combined with other Dominion expansions. It contains 400 cards, 6 mats and 60 tokens, including 30 new Kingdom cards, with the return of Duration cards which trigger on future turns. In addition, Reserve cards, which can be saved for the right moment. There is also 20 Event cards that provide you something to buy besides cards, like tokens which modify cards.
Dominion Adventures is designed for ages 13+ with a approximate game play length of 30 minutes and a MSRP of $44.95.
Description of Dominion Adventures from the publisher:
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. You’re not sure which, but at least you’ve narrowed it down. You are rich with life experiences, but have had trouble trading them for goods and services. It’s time to seek your fortune, or anyone’s really, whoever’s is closest. To the west there’s a land of milk and honey, full of giant bees and monstrous cows. To the east, a land of eggs and licorice. To the north, treacherous swamps; to the south, loyal jungles. But all of them have been thoroughly pillaged. You’ve heard legends though of a fifth direction, as yet unspoiled, with its treasures conveniently gathered into troves. You have your sword and your trail mix, handed down from your father, and his father before him. You’ve recruited some recruits and hired some hirelings; you’ve shined your armor and distressed a damsel. You put up a sign saying “Gone Adventuring.” Then you put up another sign, saying “Beware of Dog,” in case people get any ideas. You’re ready. You saddle up your trusty steed, and head florst.”
Tags: Board Game, Deckbuilding, Dominion, Dominion Adventures, New Release, Rio Grande Games, TableTop
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Wizards of the Coast Announces ‘Princes of the Apocalypse’
Monday, April 13th, 2015
Wizards of the Coast has announced the launch of Princes of the Apocalypse, an epic adventure for the Elemental Evil story arc!
Designed for fifth edition of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game, the Princes of the Apocalypse adventure contains everything a Dungeon Master needs to create an exciting and memorable play experience. With new elemental spells and the element-touched genasi as a new playable race, the Princes of the Apocalypse delivers a grand adventure for characters levels 3–15, with special introductory content for players starting at first level.
Fans can also play a portion of the Princes of the Apocalypse adventure through the D&D Adventurers League in-store play program, which takes place every Wednesday at both Battleground Games & Hobbies locations, in Abington, MA and Plainville, MA, respectively.
Ask us about this product during your next visit to a Battleground Games & Hobbies near you!
Tags: 5th edition, Dungeons & Dragons, Princes of the Apocalypse, Wizards of the Coast
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Tasty Minstrel Games & Darwin Kastle to Release Cthulhu Game Based on ‘Star Realms’
Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
First reported by hobby news website ICv2.com, Tasty Minstrel Games announced Cthulhu Realms, a deck building game designed by Darwin Kastle at a hobby industry-only show two weeks ago called GAMA in Los Vegas.
“It’s built on Darwin Kastle’s Star Realms engine,” said Daniel Hadlock of Tasty Minstrel, referring to the outer space deck building card game from White Wizard Games. However, this deck building game is set in the realm of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu.
“The art takes a humorous horror approach, so it’s Cthulhu, but it’s got a family-friendly little twist to it,” said Hadlock. “It has a little bit deeper, a little more tricky game play than an average deck builder game.”
The game is for 2-4 players, ages 14 and up, and plays in 25-45 minutes. MSRP is $19.95, release is tentatively set for Gen Con, but may be later in the year.
Tags: Board Game, Card Game, Darwin Kastle, Deckbuilding, GAMA, ICv2.com, Star Realms, TableTop, Tasty Minstrel Games
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White Wizard Games Announces ‘Star Realms’ Expansion and New ‘Epic: Card Game”
Tuesday, April 7th, 2015
At the GAMA Trade Show, White Wizard Games CEO and Lead Game Developer Rob Dougherty announced the company’s new Epic Card Game and an addition to its popular deck-building game, Star Realms: Year 2, during an interview with hobby news website ICv2.com.
Epic Card Game is a new fantasy strategy card game that has elements of Ascension and Star Realms, Dougherty told ICv2. “The game plays like a trading card game or a Living Card Game, where it’s a strategy game,” he said. “Players will play champion cards that stay in play and fight for them, they can attack their opponent with them. They start with a score of 30 points. If their score gets reduced to zero, they’re opponent is eliminated.”
The deck box will contain 128 cards, eight of which are double-sided token cards with creatures (humans, demons, wolves, etc.). The 120 game cards will all be unique, with different artwork and distinct mechanics. The box will be enough for a 4-player game, and lends itself to sealed deck, draft or pre-constructed deck game styles. A second deck can be added to support up to 8 players.
There is also the option of adding a third deck for recommended eight player drafts. Some cards have a white gem marking, which means a deck may include three of that card. Red gem cards are limited to one card per game. MSRP is $14.99. The game is planned for fall (post-Gen Con) release.
Any relation to Epic, Rob Dougherty’s previous attempt at a game with the same name? Only time will tell.
The popular Star Realms deck-building game will add a new stand-alone deck this fall, Star Realms: Year Two. ‘It will have explorers and scouts and vipers, just like the original, but the 80-card trade deck will be all new,” Dougherty said. “It will also be an entry level product, so people who haven’t played Star Realms before can still play that as a two-player game. They can be played separately, or it can be combined with the original deck for a wider variety of cards.”
And you can bet that Battleground Games & Hobbies will be ordering this one! We can’t wait to see what Star Realms: Year Two has to offer.
Tags: Darwin Kastle, Epic Card Game, GAMA, ICv2.com, Rob Dougherty, Star Realms, White Wizard Games
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