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ICv2: ‘Walking Dead’ Board Game Kickstarter Closed
Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
Retailer news website ICv2.com announced today, that the Kickstarter for a new board game based on The Walking Dead comic series was canceled on Saturday, around a week before the funding period was to complete. The project creators announced that they’ve “agreed to an exclusive distribution deal with Diamond/Alliance,” which led to the decision to cancel the Kickstarter.
“Given that we now have an amazing distribution deal with the perfect distribution partner, we don’t feel comfortable continuing to ask for funding money through Kickstarter,” the creators announced in an update. The game will now be solicited by Diamond Comic Distributors and Alliance Game Distributors.”
Backers had pledged $31,830 of the $81,100 goal before the project was canceled, and the project creators had noted that pledges had dropped off.
The Walking Dead: The Prison Board Game, is described as a “stand-alone sequel to the hit 2011 game Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead: The Board Game, published by Z-Man Games.” The Z-Man game did well, but was often out of print and was eventually eclipsed by the game based on the TV show, published by Cryptozoic Entertainment. This gives another chance for a game based on the comic to come to the fore.
Artwork is by Charlie Adlard, with game design by Keith Tralins through his Megagigaomnicorp, which was the company he used for his first game, based on the Lost TV show. Also involved are Matt Wang, co-founder of Top8mangic, who worked on the Z-ManThe Walking Dead Board Game, the Chaotic TCG, and many other games; Brian David-Marshall; and Jason Greeno.
The game will include a board, 90 Encounter Cards, 20 Follower Cards, 30 Goal Cards, 15 Room Cards, 6 Starting Character Portraits, 6 Bases, a rulebook, 6 starting character player sheets, 4 Blue Hero dice, 4 Red Warrior dice, 4 Green Scavenger dice, 1 Black Ammo die, 96 Zombie tokens, 24 Fatigue markers, 15 Secured markers, 12 Resource markers, and 6 Leadership Point markers.
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Tags: ICv2.com, Kickstarter, The Walking Dead Board Game, Z-Man Games
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Additional ‘Yu-Gi-Oh’ Releases Planned for 2014 Announced
Friday, March 28th, 2014
ICv2.com broke a story earlier this week that Konami was showing off more 2014 Yu-Gi-Oh! releases at the GAMA Trade Show – a show at which retailers, distributors and publishers gather to show off new products and talk shop; and Konami Vice President Card Business Yumi Hoashi shared details about some of the upcoming products.
The Primal Origin booster pack will release in May, and the Primal Origin: Deluxe Edition box will follow on June 13th. The set will include nine Primal Origin boosters, plus two foil versions of common and/or rare cards, plus a pack of sleeves, a Beginner’s Guide and one of two foil versions of preview cards from the upcoming August booster set. The two storage boxes were on display at the show. “One will feature the Bujin deck, which is currently a very popular deck in the tournament scene. The other one is the Gladiator Beasts, which has been a staple since the GX era,” said Hoashi.
Also on display was the new Realm of Light Structure Deck. “It is based on the ‘Lightsworn’ theme. ‘Lightsworns’ were first introduced in the GX era, and ‘Lightsworns’ have always been fan favorites as tournament decks. Because it was released in the GX era, ‘Lightsworns’ have never had a Synchro monster, but there is a new Synchro monster, plus the two new Tuner monsters you need to summon it, in this deck,” Hoashi shared. The deck will have 41 cards, and will release June 27.
A new Starter Deck will release on July 11, which will introduce the Pendulum Monsters and Pendulum Summons. The new gameplay mechanic will add two new zones to the game field. Deck title and other information are not yet availible.
July 25 will bring the new Battle Pack 3. The release is designed specifically for booster draft play, so duelists can build new decks directly from the packs. Details on how it differs from previous Battle Pack releases have yet to be revealed.
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Tags: GAMA, Konami, Primal Origin, Realm of Light Structure Deck, YGO, Yu-Gi-Oh
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Winner’s Circle – Weekend of Mar 21 Event Champions
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Congratulations to this week’s Friday Night Magic winners at both Battleground Games & Hobbies locations in Abington, MA and Plainville, MA. This week, FNM featured the Standard format with top finishers not only receiving store credit prizes, but likewise an exclusive promo foil Elvish Mystic! This week, we’re adding winners of our Saturday Yu-Gi-Oh event at Battleground Games & Hobbies in Plainville, MA into the mix from now on. Check it out below! Now, let’s check out last week’s winner’s:
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Standard FNM – Start time: 7:30 PM
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Modern – Start time: 7:30 PM
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Theros/Theros/Born of the Gods Booster Draft Pod One – Start time: 7:30 PM
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Theros/Theros/Born of the Gods Booster Draft Pod Two – Start time: 7:30 PM
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Standard FNM – Start time: 7:30 PM
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Modern – Start time: Saturday 7:15 PM
Congratulations to the top finishers of each event. In addition, on behalf of the staff here at Battleground Games & Hobbies, we would like to thank everyone that attended our events. We greatly appreciate you choosing to hang out with us and look forward to seeing you again in the future!
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Tags: Events, FNM, Friday Night Magic, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Pokemon, Tournaments, Winners Circle, YGO, Yu-Gi-Oh
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IDW to Publish ‘X-Files’ Board Game
Tuesday, March 25th, 2014
Late last week, news website ICv2.com reported that IDW Publishing has announced the July release of a brand new licensed big box X-Files strategy board game designed by veteran designer Kevin Wilson (Arkham Horror, Descent, Civilization). Gallery and comic book artist mention is providing the illustrations that will be used for the game’s cover and throughout its various components.
IDW’s X-Files board game will focus on material from the first three seasons of television series, giving fans a chance to start their board game adventures from the beginning of the X-Files phenomenon, which was one of the major TV successes of the 1990s. Players will get the chance to take on the role of Mulder, Scully, and the X-Filesteam as they work to uncover global conspiracies and threats while going up against various members of the Syndicate.
IDW acquired the license to publish X-Files comics in early 2013 . There have been X-Files card games and trivia games issued before, but this appears to be the first true X-Files strategy board game. This is great news for die-hard X-Files fans.
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Tags: Board Games, ICv2.com, IDW, X-Files
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‘Journey into Nyx’ Pre-orders Now Available!
Monday, March 24th, 2014
Battleground Games & Hobbies is excited to announce that for ‘Journey into Nyx’ – the third set in the ‘Theros’ Block – we will be taking sealed product and single card pre-orders for the very first time! Pre-order’s for ‘Journey into Nyx’ is available now, but quantities are limited, so act fast! Additional product, such as Intro Decks, Fat Packs and more will be added as they become available. Single cards will be added as they are spoiled and confirmed. Product becomes available for pick and shipping on May 2, 2014!
Please note that ‘Journey into Nyx’ sealed product is available for domestic (United States) shipping only – no international shipping. In addition, orders with both available items and pre-order items will not ship until the pre-order item is available. If you have any questions, please refer to our story policy page or feel free to contact us.
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Journey into Nyx Booster Packs – $3.79
Journey into Nyx Booster Box – $99.99
Journey into Nyx Booster Case – $599.99
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Tags: Journey into Nyx, Magic the Gathering, MTG, Preorder
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‘Star Wars X-Wing: Rebel Aces’ Expansion Pack Announced!
Sunday, March 23rd, 2014
Fantasy Flight Games has recently announced Star Wars X-Wing: Rebel Aces Expansion Pack, an expansion for the popular X-Wing collectible miniatures game, due out in quarter 3 of 2014. The Rebel Aces Expansion Pack is not a stand-alone game, it requires the core X-Wing game in order to play.
The X-Wing: Rebel Aces Expansion Pack contains one A-wing and one B-wing miniature, both which come with alternate paint schemes. The Expansion also includes four highly skilled new pilots, thirteen upgrade cards, a dramatic rescue mission scenario, plus all the tokens and maneuver dials needed to launch these starfighters against the Empire.
Both the A-wing and B-wing miniatures included in the Rebel Aces Expansion share the same 1/270 scale as the miniatures found in the A-Wing Expansion Pack and the B-Wing Expansion Pack.
Rebel Aces will be on sale now at your local Battleground Games & Hobbies retail store this fall. Keep an eye out!
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Tags: Board Games, Fantasy Flight, New Release, Rebel Aces, Star Wars
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