Friday, July 18th, 2014
Courtesy of Wizards of the Coast
“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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Tags: Duel Deck, Magic the Gathering, MTG, New Release, Speed vs Cunning, Wizards of the Coast
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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.
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.
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Tags: Fat Pack Challenge, FNM, Friday Night Magic, Magic 2015, Magic the Gathering, MTG, New Release, Sealed Deck, Wizards of the Coast
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Thursday, July 17th, 2014
Privateer Press will release Hordes: Exigence, a 120-page, 8.5″ x 10.8″ full color volume, in October according to hobby channel news website ICv2.com. It carries the Hordes narrative forward from Hordes: Gargantuans, and gives players new epic and regular warlocks, three new character lesser warlocks, new units and solos, painting and modeling guide, and Theme Force lists for each new warlock.
Hordes: Exigence will be available in two formats, hardcover and softcover and will be available at your local Battleground Games & Hobbies!
Several new Hordes warlock figures will also ship in October, including Borka, Vengeance of the Rimeshaws–Trollblood Epic Cavalry Warlock (in resin and white metal), Bradigus Thorle the Runecarver–Circle Warlock (in resin and white metal), and Jaga-Jaga, the Death Charmer–Minion Gatorman Warlock(in white metal).
The Hordes: Exigence launch will be supported with an Event Kit, which will include five Faction coins and 1 Champion coin. Events can be run at any point after October 8th.
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Tags: Exigence, Hordes, Miniatures, New Release, Privateer Press, TableTop
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2014
Popular hobby channel news website ICv2.com broke the news last week that Looney Labs will release a festive new edition of their hit card game this fall. Holiday Fluxx will arrive on October 3rd to a Battleground Games & Hobbies near you!
The 100-card set will encompass holidays from Halloween to New Year’s, and is intended as a family-friendly introduction to Fluxx, and perfect for use as stocking stuffers.
The ‘Keeper’ cards will feature new retro-style painted art from artist Ali Douglass, who has illustrated several American Girl books, as well as North Star Games’ Happy Birthday and other titles. The ‘Keeper’ cards are all new with this deck, and Looney Labs will have an exclusive “Mrs. Claus” promotional card for stores that order the launch kit.
Stores that sign up for the Looney Labs marketing list will also be able to request multiple copies (25 -30) of Looney Labs’ annual holiday giveaway in early fall. In the past these giveaways have included everything from exclusive promo cards or pieces for a current game to a new micro game or a puzzle. Let us know if you’d like us to sign up for their promotions!
The game is for 2 -5 players, ages 8 and up, and plays in 5 -30 minutes.
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Tags: Board Game, Card Game, Fluxx, Holiday Fluxx, Looney Labs, New Release, TableTop
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
According to hobby channel news website ICv2.com, Paizo Publishing will release Pathfinder Unchained, a 256-page hardcover of optional rules that change some of the fundamentals of the Pathfinder RPG, in April 2015. Among the optional rules will be redesigned barbarian, monk, rogue, and summoner classes; a new action economy; new ways of designing monsters and treasure on the fly; a new resource pool for martial characters; and a new system for modifying spells with powerful spell components.
Players can pick and choose the systems they want to change in their game, from minimal changes to a new play experience.
Could this be part of a potential “answer” to Wizards of the Coast’s brand new D&D Next?
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Tags: D&D Next, ICv2, Paizo Publishing, pathfinder, Role-playing Games, RPG, TableTop
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Monday, July 14th, 2014
Courtesy of ICv2.com.
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Tags: Board Games, deck building, Evil Hat Productions, Kickstarter, New Release, TableTop, Zeppelin Attack
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