Friday, December 30, 2016

Legendary: Marvel: Noir! New from Upper Deck!

Release Date: February 2017
UPR87265
Legendary: Marvel: Noir


$19.99 SRP
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Play through the Marvel Noir storyline. The game will feature 5 new heroes, 2 Villain groups, 2 New Masterminds and 4 new schemes. Use Spider-Man, Iron Man, Daredevil, Luke Cage and Angel. 

Thursday, December 29, 2016

New D&D Assault of the Giants, The Banishing , Tower of London & Tournament at Camelot from WizKids!

Release Date: February 2017


WZK71616
Dungeons & Dragons: Assault of the Giants Board Game Premium Edition

$129.99 SRP
NPI


Assault of the Giants Premium Edition is a new Dungeons & Dragons board game designed by Andrew Parks. Designed for 3­-6 players, Assault of the Giants challenges players to command one of the six types of giants and claim the right to rule over all giantkind. Command giants and assault settlements to score points and secure important resources, including food, treasure, ore, and runes. Contents include 12 fully painted Giants miniatures, measuring from approximately 20mm to 90mm in height, and three Giantslayers!

Each player issues commands to his or her giants in the form of command cards (recruit, move, attack, pillage, and so on). This allows players to recruit new giants, send them out to attack settlements and other giants, and also to pursue special agendas based upon their race. For example, the Storm Giants seek to restore their lost monarch, King Hekaton. The Cloud Giants seek an ancient dragon treasure trove, and the Hill Giants seek an abundance of food with which to feed their massive monarch, Chief Guh.

In Assault of the Giants players send their giants out to wage war on each other and the small folk, but the game's real strategy lies in each player's ability to pursue their giant race's unique agenda, not only through combat but also through clever cardplay. 

WZK72185
Dungeons & Dragons: Assault of the Giants Board Game Standard Edition

$79.99 SRP
NPI


Assault of the Giants is a new Dungeons & Dragons board game designed by Andrew Parks. Designed for 3­-6 players, Assault of the Giants challenges players to command one of the six types of giants and claim the right to rule over all giantkind. Command giants and assault settlements to score points and secure important resources, including food, treasure, ore, and runes. Contents include 12 Giants miniatures, injection molded in color, measuring from approximately 20mm to over 90mm in height, and three Giantslayers!

Each player issues commands to his or her giants in the form of command cards (recruit, move, attack, pillage, and so on). This allows players to recruit new giants, send them out to attack settlements and other giants, and also to pursue special agendas based upon their race. For example, the Storm Giants seek to restore their lost monarch, King Hekaton. The Cloud Giants seek an ancient dragon treasure trove, and the Hill Giants seek an abundance of food with which to feed their massive monarch, Chief Guh.

In Assault of the Giants players send their giants out to wage war on each other and the small folk, but the game's real strategy lies in each player's ability to pursue their giant race's unique agenda, not only through combat but also through clever cardplay.

Release Date: March 2017

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The Banishing

$19.99 SRP
NPI


A dark void has opened and undead creatures are attempting to enter our world. You have come together as guardians who must work together to force the undead back through the void. However, the longer it takes, the stronger the undead become, threatening to overwhelm all.

Players collect cards from the Void to form melds to cast unique spells and effects in an effort to complete the ritual of Banishing, which will hurl the undead back through the Void. Players must work together to create those melds, as well as protect and heal each other from attacks by the undead in order to succeed. 

Release Date: April 2017

WZK72805
Tower of London

$24.99 SRP
NPI


In Tower of London, players fight for control of the tower using their influence to occupy different buildings and gather ravens. Each turn players play two cards: the first card determines which building their Beefeater (guard) goes into, and the second card has a special power that triggers from the perspective of the Beefeater just placed.

At the end of a round, certain areas of the tower are scored based on who controls the majority of the buildings, by having the most Beefeaters in each. The game ends at the end of three rounds or when a player collects 7 ravens, in which case the game ends immediately.

Release Date: May 2017

WZK72809
Tournament at Camelot

$24.99 SRP
NPI

In the time of King Arthur, knights displayed their skill and prowess at tournaments held throughout the land.

In Tournament at Camelot, you play as a legendary character (Protagonist), battling opponents with weapon cards—Arrows, Swords, Deception, Sorcery and even Alchemy. The more you injure your opponents, the better you fare in the tournament. However, even the most injured characters can make a complete comeback with the grace of Godsend cards and the aid of their special Companions.

This trick-taking game ends when one opponent has been injured to the point of death. The player with the most health is then declared the Tournament victor! 

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

New from Renegade Game Studios:Honshu!

Release Date: February 2017

REN0567
Honshu


$25.00 SRP

Honshu is a map-building card game set in feudal Japan. Players are lords and ladies of noble houses seeking new lands and opportunities for fame and fortune.

One game of Honshu lasts twelve rounds, and each round is divided into two phases. First, map cards are played in a trick, and the player who played the highest valued card gets to pick first from those cards played. Then the players use the map cards picked to expand their personal maps. Each player must expand their personal maps to maximize their scoring possibilities. Manipulating your position in the player order is crucial for mastering Honshu.

Coal Baron: The Great Card Game & Stronghold Undead from Stronghold Games!

Release Date: February 2017

SG8027
Coal Baron: The Great Card Game


$39.95 SRP

The city of Essen, Germany at the turn of the 20th century was a center for coal mining in Europe. Immerse yourself in the dark world of coal mining as you extract coal from pits, load coal to wagon trains, and then rail your coal off to distant locations in search of fortunes.

Coal Baron: The Great Card Game is a standalone game based on the very popular board game, Coal Baron, originally published in 2013. With innovative mechanisms and almost 240 cards, Coal Baron: The Great Card Game creates an experience that feels very distinct from, yet is just as intense as, the original game.


Release Date: March 2017

SG7120
Stronghold Undead


$34.95 SRP

Stronghold: Undead is a re-balancing of the original Stronghold: Undead expansion for the second edition of Stronghold. This expansion introduces rules for gathering mana, spell casting, and terror. Along with new buildings and abilities for the Defender, Stronghold: Undead includes a brand new map with new routes for the Attacker to breach the walls.  

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

House of Borgia! New from Talon Strikes Studios!

Street Date: January 27, 2017
TSS100
House of Borgia

$35.00 SRP
NPI


House of Borgia is a fantastic twist on the classic game of Liar's Dice. Your purpose is to manipulate the Conclave with bribes, poison, nasty rumors, and other dastardly actions.

Players will control one of six Cardinals such as the Staunch Fundamentalist, a Scholarly Theologian or even a Greedy Simonist. Each round players will make bids and take actions. If your bid is accepted you will have a chance to manipulate the influence and positions of other Cardinals in the Conclave.

In this dice rolling, hidden role game, it will take a church full of skill, bluffing, and deceit to push your Cardinal's favorable alignment without getting caught. Will you be the one to fool all the others and end up on top? Or will your shady ways lead to your demise?

House of Borgia is designed by Scott Almes and features all the wonderful interactions of a hidden role deduction game. House of Borgia has a simple structure of play with unique mechanics and interesting choices. When the votes are in, will you rise to power or be overthrown with vicious rumors?

2-6 players
Ages 14+
30-40 minute play time

Friday, December 23, 2016

13 Minutes: The Cuban Missile Crisis& Road Hog from Jolly Roger Games!

Street Date: February 28, 2017

JOL11963
13 Minutes: The Cuban Missle Crisis


$10.00 SRP

13 Minutes is a card-driven micro game with tough decision. Playing either President Kennedy or Khrushchev, your aim is to exit the Cuban Missile Crisis as the most powerful superpower. During the game you will play five Strategy cards that you use to place Influence cubes on battlegrounds to score majorities, or to manipulate battlegrounds. Played cards turn into new battlegrounds so the world map is ever changing. Be careful, because each decision is important and you may trigger global nuclear war. 



JOL10495
Road Hog



$30.00 SRP

Life on the road means relying on quick wits, mad skills, and a bit of luck to get there in one piece. Turnpike captures the rolling shark tank that is our modern highway system where complete strangers shamelessly compete with each other in a race. Can you be the first player to drive your car from the beginning to the end of the highway and exit to win? 

Thursday, December 22, 2016

New Naruto Pop! Figures from Funko!

Release Date: February 2017

Naruto Shippuden Pop! Figures

All-new Naruto Shippuden Pop! figures are coming soon from Funko!

This series features Naruto with the Rasengan, the spinning chakra ball; Naruto's Team 7 cohorts Kakashi and Sakura, as well as the masked man Tobi!

These Pop! figures measure approximately 3 3/4-inches tall
and come packaged in a window display box.
 

FNK12450
Pop! Anime: Naruto: Kakashi

$11.99 SRP
NPI
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Pop! Anime: Naruto: Sakura

$11.99 SRP
NPI
Pop! Anime: Naruto: Tobi

$11.99 SRP 
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Pop! Anime: Naruto: Naruto

$11.99 SRP 
NPI

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

New from Game Salute! Key to the City: London & Planetarium!

Street Date: January 20, 2017

GSUH1310
Key to the City: London


$70.00 SRP
NPI


In Key to the City - London, each player aims to develop their own London borough based around their home tile, using the large hexagonal location tiles. Each location tile gives victory points and may generate resources (skill tiles or connectors that connect two location tiles). Connectors and skill tiles can be used to upgrade location tiles for additional victory points and productivity.

The game is played over four eras, and in each era, new location tiles will be available for bidding. On their turn, a player chooses one of five actions. They may use one or more of their team of wooden workers ("keyples") to (1) bid for a location tile, (2) use a location tile to generate resources, or (3) upgrade a location. They may (4) pass, in which case they may play again in that era, or (5) cease playing in that era by setting off in their sailing barge along the Thames. The game finishes after the last river barge sets sail at the end of era 4, at which point the player with the most victory points wins 

Street Date: March 31, 2017

GSUH2200
Planetarium

$40.00 SRP
NPI

Matter swirls around a new born star, coalescing on the planetoids that orbit it. Planets evolve, grow and migrate in their orbits, forming a unique solar system by the end of every game.

Planetarium is a game of creation, chaos and terraforming on the grandest scale.

Players are competing to crash combinations of elements onto planets that then allow them to play cards to evolve the planets in a variety of ways, with each player looking to evolve planets in the system to suit their own secret endgame goals.

The thematics of the game have been developed with an eye on the science, led by a scientist working on NASA's search for life on Mars. Evolution cards thematically include all kinds of planetary phenomenon, from asteroid impacts, atmospheric effects, to geological events. Final Evolution cards mark the relatively stable state a planet is in at the end of the solar system's development and include classifications for the final planets such as Hot Jupiter or an uninhabitable frozen dwarf planet.

The game consists of a beautiful game board with handfuls of matter tokens, approximately 36 Evolution cards and 16 Final Evolution cards (all with unique space art and flavor), player mats, and player and score markers.

2-4 Players
Ages 10+
45 minute play time 

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

New from Rio Grande Games! Race for the Galaxy: Jump Drive!

Release Date: January 2017


RIO537
Race for the Galaxy: Jump Drive

$24.95 SRP

From the same Designer of the award-winning Race for the Galaxy!

Jump Drive is a stand-alone game intended to introduce players to some Race for the Galaxy concepts with simpler rules and shorter game play.

Contains:

  • 112 game cards
  • 4 survey team cards
  • 4 reference cards
  • 8 explore markers
  • 84 victory point chips

2-4 players
Ages 13+
30 minute playtime  


Monday, December 19, 2016

From Brain Games: Dungeon Rush, Dokmus & Flamme Rouge!

Release Date: December 2016

BRG1002
Dokmus


$39.95 SRP

Lead your tribe to glory on the island of Dokmus and become a legend!

Dokmus is a board game for 2-4 players. Your goal is to lead an expedition to the island of Dokmus, the ancestral god of your tribe. The island is represented by eight double-sided map pieces. During set-up, you randomize which side of each map piece is up and place them in a 3x3 grid so that the middle place is left empty.

The island is guarded by five Guardians, which are represented by Guardian cards. On each turn, players draft the Guardian cards so that each player gets the help of one Guardian. The Guardian cards decide turn order and they also give you special powers. With them, you can move and rotate, move your tokens, or gain first player marker for next turn.

On your turn, you have three tokens to use. You use tokens to spread your influence by placing them on the board. You can also sacrifice tokens to be able to cross waters or enter forests. Or you can just sacrifice them in a volcano. At the end of the game, you get victory points for discovered temples and ruins on the map as well as sacrificed tokens.

The layout of the islands changes constantly based on player actions, making Dokmus a dynamic, fast-paced game. So choose your Guardian, make the right sacrifices, and gain the favor of Dokmus!


BRG1001
Dungeon Rush


$19.95 SRP

In Dungeon Rush, players are adventurers rushing through a perilous dungeon to root out evil, earning coins and improving their abilities along the way. After three levels (3 rounds of monsters in each level) they face the Dungeon Lord and the Dragon.

Each player has two heroes, one for your right and one for your left hand. Players simultaneously reveal 2 dungeon cards each and quickly put their hands on the cards they want their heroes to fight. If you win you claim the card as loot and/or equipment that increases the abilities of your hero. Equipment cards are placed partly under your hero card, with the ability symbol sticking out. This way the 4 different types of abilities (Melee, Ranged, Magic and Stealth) are built up in one direction each, out from your hero.

For particularly strong monsters your heroes can combine their power, by hitting the monster with both your hands.


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Flamme Rouge


$49.95 SRP

The excitement in the air is electric as the leaders round the last corner and head for the finish line. Each team has used cunning and skill to position their sprinter for this moment, but only one has done enough to pull off the win!

Will your team lead from the front and risk exhaustion? Should you play it safe in the middle of the pack? Could you surprise everyone by striking from the back? Can you time your move perfectly?

Anyone can race, few become champions!


Flamme Rouge is a fast-paced, tactical bicycle racing game where each player controls a team of two riders: a Rouleur and a Sprinteur. The players’ goal is to be the first to cross the finish line with one of their riders. Players move their riders forward by drawing and playing cards from that riders specific deck, depleting it as they go. Use slipstreams to avoid exhaustion and position your team for a well timed sprint for the win.

Friday, December 16, 2016

First to Find & Lembitu! New from 2D6.EE Games!

Street Date: January 13, 2016

2D60006
First to Find

$12.00 SRP
NPI


Geocaching themed card game.

Discover the forest but beware of swamps and ponds. Be the first to find the cache!

2-6 players
30 minute play time 

2D60007
Lembitu

$40.00 SRP
NPI 

Lembitu is a cooperative game about the Livonian Crusade where Estonia is being conquered by several nations. There's only one hope tor them: Lembitu, the leader, who is brave enough to fight against an the conquerors.

Keep the capital castle sale from enemy troops. Coordinate with other players, as only three different actions available: movement, initiating uprising and battle. Enemy units will move in "tower defense" style, their amount and direction is based on dice rolls. Setup is always different; no two games are alike.

2-4 players
60 minute play time