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Z-Man Games Announces ‘Lords of Scotland’ Board Game
Monday, December 29th, 2014
Z-Man Games has announced plans to release a new edition of Richard James’ card game Lords of Scotland in Spring 2015.
Lords of Scotland is set in the historic era surrounding the wars for Scottish independence. The hand management and strategy game casts players in the roles of Scottish lords, out to lay claim to the vacant throne. Players recruit soldiers, build their army, and recruit clans to face rivals, proving their worth on the battlefield. Players vie to reach forty or more points worth of supporters in order to claim the throne.
Z-Man has not released specific details about the new edition, other than announcing a redesigned look. The previous edition included 99 cards, was for 2- 5 players, ages 12 and up, and played in 25 minutes.
Overall, a great game to pick up and play. Just ask our friendly staff at Battleground Games & Hobbies to order this game for you!
Original article by ICv2.com.
Tags: 2nd Edition, Board Game, Lords of Scotland, New Release, TableTop, Z-Man Games
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Z-Man Games Announces ‘The Staufer Dynasty’ Board Game
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
Z-Man Games will release The Staufer Dynasty historic strategy board game to trade in December, after a premiere at Essen, as first reported by ICv2.com.
Designed by Andreas Steding (Firenze, Five Points: Gangs of New York, Hansa Teutonica), The Staufer Dynasty casts players into the role of travelers in the entourage of Henry VI, as he tours his kingdom and attempts to govern his empire, which runs from the North and Baltic seas south to Italy. Players place their envoys and nobles in positions of power in the six regions of the game, attempting to gain power and influence with the King over five rounds.
The box contains 119 tokens, 53 Privilege and Job cards, 111 wooden pieces, and a game board made of 9 tiles. The game is for 2 -5 players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 90 minutes.
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Z-Man Games Announces ‘Pandemic: Legacy’
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014
Z-Man Games has announced, according to hobby news website ICv2.com, a new addition to its popular disease-fighting Pandemic line of strategy games, Pandemic: Legacy.
The original Pandemic was designed by Matt Leacock, and this version is co-designed by Rob Daviau, who designed Risk Legacy. Pandemic Legacy will incorporate the evolving history and consequences of current games into future ones, much like role playing games. Characters and their actions in the current game play will affect how future games are played.
A Z-Man Games representative confirmed Pandemic: Legacy will not be released until 2015.
Other imminent upcoming releases in the Pandemic line include Pandemic: Contagion, in which players are the diseases, which will release at Gen Con; and the dice-based stand-alone Pandemic: The Cure, which is due in Q4.
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Tags: Board Games, Expansion, ICv2.com, Pandemic, TableTop, Z-Man Games
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Z-Man Games Announces ‘Chimera’
Tuesday, June 17th, 2014
Last week, Z-Man Games has announced it will release the new card game Chimera in the third quarter, with a pre-release at Gen Con in August, according to hobby news website ICv2.com.
Inspired by Tichu and other hand-management/hand shedding games,Chimera is a three player game where each round one player is the Chimera, and the other two are the Chimera Hunters. The player who bets highest for the round is the Chimera, while the other two players try to stop that player from winning their bet. Rivals play sequentially pairs, trips and straights to collect points.
The box comes with 54 cards, a scoring pad and a rulebook. The game is for three players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 45 minutes. Sounds like a sweet game to add to any board game collection. Ask a Battleground Games & Hobbies associate to order this game for you today!
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Z-Man Games Announces ‘Camel Up’ Board Game
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014
Z-Man Games has announced it will be publishing the English edition of popular European board game Camel Up! sometime in 2014, according to popular hobby industry website ICv2.com.
Designed by Steffen Bogen,Camel Up pits two to eight players against each other in trying to determine the show placement of five racing camels. As the dromedaries and Bactrian camels race around the pyramid, players bet on either specific legs of the race, or final placement; the earlier the bet is recorded, the more money can be won. The camels’ progress is determined by dice that come out of the pyramid dice shaker, released one at a time.
The box contains a pyramid, a game board, 5 camels, 5 dice, 40 race betting cards, 8 desert tiles, 15 leg betting tiles, 5 pyramid tiles, 50 Egyptian pound coins, 20 Egyptian pound cards, 1 leg starting player marker.
Unfortunately, a release date is not yet announced. Nevertheless, as soon as this popular game is available, Battleground Games & Hobbies – your board game headquarters – will have it in stock!
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Tags: Board Games, Camel Up, Euro Game, TableTop, Z-Man Games
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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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