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The Latest on ‘Attack Wing: Dungeons & Dragons’

Thursday, May 15th, 2014

Earlier this week Wizkids updated some of the details on Attack Wing: Dungeons & Dragons, scheduled for release on October 1st of this year.

These days it’s super rare that a game catches my interest and holds it for so long, especially through development, but Attack Wing: Dungeons & Dragons is something that I’m really looking forward to. In case you haven’t been following it, Attack Wing: Dungeons & Dragons uses the FlightPath mechanics that were previously seen in Star Wars: X-Wing and Star Trek: Attack Wing. As players we’ll get to control dogfighting dragons, while also having forces on the ground waste our opponents with! Dragons, giants, and spell casting elves? Sign me up!

The Starter Set

Some information and preview pictures of the starter set were originally shared at the Gama Trade Show, but WizKids passed on the final solicitation information recently. The Attack Wing: D&D Starter Set will include three pre-painted plastic dragons (Red, Blue, and Copper) with bases and pegs, three maneuver dials, cards and tokens. It’ll retail for $49.99.

Wave 1 Expansions

I’m pretty psyched that there looks to be more than a couple expansions scheduled for launch. I can’t wait to see how they’ve handled the new ground element, which is something entirely new just for Attack Wing: Dungeons & Dragons.

The Green Dragon Expansion Pack will include a pre-painted Green Dragon plastic miniature with base and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will retail for $24.99.

The Sun Elf Wizard Expansion Pack will include a pre-painted Sun Elf Wizard plastic miniature with base and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will retail for $14.99.

The Frost Giant Expansion Pack will include a pre-painted Frost Giant plastic miniature with base and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will retail for $24.99.

The Sun Elf Guard Troop Expansion Pack will include six pre-painted Sun Elf Guard Troop plastic miniatures with bases and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will retail for $24.99.

The Hobgoblin Troop Expansion Pack will include six pre-painted Hobgoblin Troop plastic miniatures with bases and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will retail for $24.99.

The Dwarven Ballista Expansion Pack will include a pre-painted Dwarven Ballista plastic miniature with base and pegs, a maneuver dial, cards and tokens. It will reatils for $14.99.

The Wraith Expansion Pack will include two pre-painted Wraith plastic miniatures with base and pegs, two maneuver dials, cards and tokens. It will retail for $19.99.

That about does it for the first wave. I’ve heard that the second wave will have things like a black dragon and some angels.

I’m not sure what the points for each figure will look like, but the idea of piloting a red dragon, a black dragon, and a band of hobgoblins seems pretty neat to me! Let me know what you think in the comments!

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ICv2: ‘Star Wars Age of Rebellion: Onslaught of Arda 1’ Coming in July

Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

This week is full of news coming out of Fantasy Flight Games! Reported earlier this week by retail new website ICv2.com, Fantasy Flight Games will release the Star Wars Age of Rebellion RPG: Onslaught at Arda I adventure supplement for its popular roleplaying game in July; meaning you can pick up your copy at Battleground Games & Hobbies in July!

This is the first full-length adventure book for the Star Wars RPG line. The 96-page adventure follows an Imperial raid on a secret Rebel base on Arda I, where a group of new recruits must defend the base long enough for their leaders to uncover clues as to who the traitor is who betrayed the Rebels to the Empire. Then adventurers must follow the traitor and retrieve information before it is passed on to the Imperial Intelligence Service. The book also contains new adversary and vehicle profiles plus mass-combat rules for GMs; and a gazetteer covers the locations in depth.

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ICv2: ‘DungeonQuest Revised Edition’ Coming in July

Tuesday, May 6th, 2014

According to retailer news website ICV2.com, Fantasy Flight Games will release the board game DungeonQuest Revised Edition in July.

The fast-paced dungeon exploration game is set in Dragonfire Dungeon. There have been several editions released over the years, but the basic premise of collect treasure, evade traps, and fight monsters while negotiating the catacombs to escape the dungeon is the same.

This new edition has updated and retooled elements of the game to make it even more dangerous, including revamped rules, heroes and monsters. Fantasy Flight also worked with Jakob Bonds, the original designer of the game, to develop the new edition’s combat system, which is a return to the classic edition’s style. There is also a new Torchlight variant that allows players to create a larger, more complex dungeon.

The game is for 1-4 players, ages 14 and up, and plays in 60 minutes.

Check out this super-sweet board game when it comes into Battleground Games & Hobbies upon it’s release. Don’t miss it!

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Announcing Next Season of D&D Encounters

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

Wizards of the Coast has announced that the launch weekend for Dead in Thay, the next season of D&D Encounters, is May 10-11, with the season to run on Wednesdays from May 14th to August 6th. The adventure by Scott Fitzgerald Gray, part 2 of the Dreams of the Red Wizards Sundering storyline, is directly tied to the previous adventure, Scourge of the Sword Coast. It’s also loosely connected to Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle.

In this adventure, the Bloodgate must be destroyed in order to stop Szass Tam, the lich lord of Thay and his Red Wizards. Reporting results of the game will continue to impact the future of the Forgotten Realms.

Dead in Thay will lead into The Tyranny of Dragons, a multi-platform event tied to the launch of the next edition of Dungeons and Dragons.

Wizards of the Coast encourages D&D Encounters players to use the D&D Next rule set, while producing the adventures so they can be played with any D&D rules.

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Update Coming to Popular ‘Dungeon’ Game

Monday, April 21st, 2014

Wizards of the Coast announced they will release an updated version of the classic fantasy board game Dungeon! with new box art to appeal to a new generation of family gamers on June 17th.

The new box is designed to appeal to long time Dungeons & Dragons players, as well as reach a new audience of younger players. The game has gone through several incarnations since it was first released in 1975, and most recently updated in 2012, but the basic game play remains the same. Players take the role of Fighter, Rogue, Cleric, or Wizard, and explore a multi-level dungeon to find treasure. The treasure is guarded by progressively harder monsters the deeper players venture. The goal is to collect enough treasure and be the first to escape the dungeon.

The box contains 8 Hero standees (2 each of Rogues, Clerics, Fighters and Wizards), 165 cards (monster, treasure and spell), 139 tokens (number, lose a turn, defeated, and magic sword), 2 6-sided dice, a game board, and a rule sheet. The game is for 1- 8 players, ages 8 and up.

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PAX East 2014 – Thank You!

Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

There is simply no question that the hardest the Battleground staff works all year long is the week leading up to and through PAX East weekend. For the show to go off so well, we need everyone giving their all, and this year we were blown away with how much effort our staff and volunteers put in.

I’d like to begin by thanking Chase, without whom our PAX presence (and so much of what Battleground does) just couldn’t happen. Considering the industry we work in, it seems perfectly acceptable for me to quote Star Trek in how I feel about Chase: “[I] feel safer about [his] guesses than most other people’s facts.” His organizational skills, researching ability, and limitless drive are what set the pulse of Battleground.

To the entire staff of Battleground, I give my thanks. For those of you that take the journey with us to the show and manage to remain on your feet all day long and never lose the capacity for a smile, a conversation, or an opportunity to help someone find the perfect game, I am so grateful for your presence and your dedication. To the staff that remains behind to hold down the fort at our Abington and Plainville locations, you also deserve high praise. Your sacrifice of not attending the show in order to put in long hours over the weekend does not go unnoticed!

To the volunteers who give so much effort to help us do what we do at PAX East, I am utterly humbled by your stamina. Before I even needed to open my mouth to ask one of you for help, you were already there. Without your command of the Tabletop Hall, the PAX East gaming convention would be a lesser show. How many people leave with memories of the great time you showed them with nothing more than your love of playing games? We are so proud of how much you give to the people who attend the convention. Teaching games until your voice is hoarse and scoffing at the notion of sleep – you are why we succeed.

And finally, to those who come to spend time with us at our booth and with our demo team, we thank you for your company and support. We are grateful for your friendship and for being a part of our shared enthusiasm for all things gaming.

I can’t believe I’m saying this, as I still haven’t shaken off the exhaustion from the weekend, but I already can’t wait for next year!

Thank you so much!

Derek