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Passport Game Studios Announces Two New Board Games
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
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Passport Games has announced two upcoming games co-produced with Stratelibri: Kingsport Festival and Provincia Romana, according to hobby news website ICv2.com. Both are planned for mid-to-late October release.
Richard Dracass, Chief Business Officer at Passport Game Studios, described Kingsport Festival as “Kingsburg meets Lovecraft” with “that same mechanic that everyone loves from that game.” Kingsburg was nominated for several game awards, including an Origins award in 2008. The game is designed by Andrea Chiarvesio (Kingsburg, Arcanum) and Gianluca Santopietro (Letters from Whitechapel). In this horror game, players take the villainous role of cult leaders, out to dominate the city. Players need to reserve their sanity, overcome the investigators out to stop the cults, and overcome unexpected events.
The box contains 20 Elder God sheets, 16 building tiles, 5 player tokens, 110 cards,165 wooden pieces (6 scoring markers, 79 resource markers, 65 control cubes, 15 dice), a game board and rulebook. The game is for 3-5 players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 90 minutes.
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Provincia Romana is an engine building, resource management game. Designed by Pierluigi Frumusa (Swordfish, Lupin the 3rd), players take the roles of governors of different ancient Roman cities (Forum Julii, Arelate, Loupian, Tolosa, Narbo Martius and Massilia), and must manage their city’s economy and resources: building temples and coliseums, seeing to the city’s defense, and forming agreements with the Roman Senate. The goal is to become the most prestigious governor and become the new Proconsul of a mighty Provincia Romana.
The box contains 242 cards, 6 player sheets, 18 wooden discs, 115 wooden cubes, a wooden pawn, a punchboard, a game board, and rulebook. The game is for 2-6 players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 100 minutes.
Tags: Board Games, Gen Con, H.P. Lovecraft, Kingsport Festival, New Releases, Passport Games Studios, Provincia Roma, TableTop
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SPOILER ALERT – PAX Prime: More MTG ‘Khans’ Cards Revealed
Monday, September 1st, 2014
Just when you thought the announcement of the fetchlands was enough, check out these additional Khans of Tarkir cards revealed this past weekend at PAX Prime. Let us know which card is your favorite in the comments below!
Tags: Khans of Tarkir, Magic the Gathering, MTG, PAX Prime, Spoilers, Wizards of the Coast, WOTC
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SPOILER ALERT – PAX Prime: Fetchlands in MTG ‘Khans of Tarkir’ Set!
Monday, September 1st, 2014
Just in case you missed out on the big news, the earth shook this past weekend at PAX Prime, where Wizards of the Coast revealed via Twitter that the Onslaught fetchland cards will indeed be reprinted in upcoming Magic the Gathering set release Khans of Tarkir.
Each card features brand new art and the new card face and font.
Check these bad boys out:
What do you think? Are you excited about these returning to Standard? Let us know in the comments below!
Tags: Bloodstained Mine, Flooded Strand, Khans of Tarkir, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Onslaught Fetchlands, PAX Prime, Polluted Delta, Spoiler, Windswept Heath, Wizards of the Coast, Wooded Foothills, WOTC
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MTG ‘Khans of Tarkir’ Now Available for Pre-order!
Friday, August 29th, 2014
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!
We’re happy to announce that sealed product for the next big Magic the Gathering release – Khans of Tarkir – is now available for pre-order! In addition, single cards for Khans will be added to our inventory catalog as they become spoiled and confirmed. So make sure you stay tuned!
- Pre-order Khans of Tarkir Booster Boxes HERE;
- Pre-order Khans of Tarkir Booster Pack(s) HERE;
- Pre-order Khans of Tarkir Fat Pack(s) HERE;
- Pre-order Set of all Five (5) Khans of Tarkir Intro Decks HERE!
Khans of Tarkir ships Friday, Setptember 26th! Order online and have it shipped right to your door and select in-store pick up and pick up at any one of our Battleground Games & Hobbies stores located in Abington & Plainville, Massachusetts! Domestic shipping only. Orders containing pre-order items will not ship until the pre-order item is available. Quantities are limited, so act today and reserve your Khans of Tarkir!
Tags: Khans of Tarkir, Magic the Gathering, MTG, New Release, Pre-order, Sealed Product, Wizards of the Coast
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Konami Announces ‘Yu-Gi-Oh: Geargia Rampage’ Structure Deck
Wednesday, August 27th, 2014
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Konami announced the release the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Geargia Rampage Structure Deck, featuring three new monster cards, on October 17th, according to hobby news website ICv2.com. Geargia Monsters can be used to Special Summon more Geargia monsters, add them to a hand for free, or to perform combos with other Machine monsters from other Decks.
The three new monster cards include a new Geargia Xyz Monster that can shut down an opponent’s cards during battle.
The Geargia Rampage Structure Deck includes 38 Commons, 2 Ultra Rares, 2 Super Rares, 1 Dueling Guide, and 1 Game Mat.
Don’t forget to join us at Battleground Games & Hobbies in Plainville, MA every Sunday for all kinds of Yu-Gi-Oh TCG action!
Tags: Geargia Rampage, ICv2.com, Konami, New Release, Structure Deck, YGO, Yu-Gi-Oh
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Wizards of the Coast Announces Major Changes to ‘Magic’
Tuesday, August 26th, 2014
Wizards of the Coast announced yesterday, in an article titled “Metamorphosis” by Research & Development member Mark Rosewater, sweeping changes to the way that Wizards releases future Magic the Gathering sets and how it will affect organized play format rotation and more. In addition, Mr. Rosewater explains – in depth – the reasons behind these sweeping changes.
You can read Mr. Rosewater’s article in it’s entirety by clicking here (and we highly recommend you do).
However, we’ve put together for you the major changes, in a nutshell:
1. Beginning in Fall 2015, Magic Blocks will consist of two sets instead of three.
Beginning with the release of the set codenamed “Blood,” Magic blocks will consist of one large set and one small set, instead of three sets.
2. Beginning in Fall 2015, Magic will have two blocks per year.
3. Beginning in 2016, Core sets will cease to exist.
Wizards is eliminating the core set (the Magic 20XX sets). The core set due out next year will be the last.
4. Beginning in 2016, the first set of each new block (the fall and Spring sets) will trigger a format rotation.
“This in some ways isn’t a change, but rather an adaptation to match the new Two-Block Paradigm. The first set of a block has always caused a rotation in the past. The Two-Block Paradigm just means that this now happens twice a year (in the fall and in the spring) rather than just in the fall,” said Mark Rosewater, in his article, to explain this change.
5. Beginning in 2016, the Standard Organized Play format will consist of three blocks, instead of two blocks.
In effect, to keep Standard fresh, interesting and robust, Wizards will be changing the size of the standard format. Ultimately, roughly the same amount of sets will be legal, except that the format rotates twice instead of once.
Sealed Product now available for pre-order!
And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen. What do you think of these changes? Please sound off in the comments below – we want to know what you think!
Tags: Blocks, Magic the Gathering, Mark Rosewater, MTG, R&D, Standard, Wizards of the Coast
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