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Kickstarter Spotlight: Cryptozoic Entertainment’s HEX MMO Trading Card Game

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Brett

Cryptozoic Entertainment has turned to Kickstarter to raise money for their trading card MMO game HEX: Shards of Fate.The game has been a well hidden secret for two years and the first ever real Massive Multriplayer Online Trading Card Game (say that five times fast). The first bits of the game was seeded in Cryptozoic’s World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

With all the social interaction and roleplaying you would expect from a fully featured MMORPG, along with the deep strategic and collectible game play of a TCG, HEX is a completely new gaming experience. We’re designing full card sets, dungeons, storyline, community tools, advanced AI, and so much more. This is a massive undertaking and that’s why we’re asking for your help to bring HEX to life.

Check out this how to play video.

The Kickstarter page has all the details and Cryptozoic admits video game development isn’t easy, but the company is a solid one.

Best Pledge: $20 – You get a couple of starter decks as well as some exclusive cards. I don’t quite know how the game will play out, but this seems like a decent start to get you going.

Risk: MEDIUM – I think the game might slip on the delivery date, but it will be delivered.

Gen Con 2012 – Review – DC Comics Deck-Building Game

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Brett

Out in late September or early October, game company Cryptozoic attempt to work their magic with a deck-building game based on DC Comics’ universe of characters. The game is imaginatively titled, DC Comics Deck-Building Game. I’ve played a few deck-building games in the past. The idea is pretty simple, there’s a finite set of cards and through some mechanism you gain cards in your deck competing for cards against other players.

The game was fun, but I can’t say I’m too impressed, yet. I played the game as Superman, as each player takes on one of the DC titans like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Cyborg and more. Each character provides different abilities and interact with some cards in different ways.

The good is, the game is pretty simple. I didn’t have a huge background in this type of game and was able to pick it up and come up with some complicated moves in a matter of minutes. The art is also pretty good, following the DCnU style of comics. There’s also some good themes of how cards work together. There’s clearly cards with certain characters in mind and how each character works makes sense, Flash works on speed and speed based cards. It all works well.

The bad is, the game, like the comics they’re based off of, are paper thin. It feels like a game-light with decent mechanics, but not the meat you’re really looking for in a game. I know there’s combos and you can play card off of card with great effect, but in my demo, I didn’t see any of that. I could of stopped paying attention and the results would have been the same. It’s very much, grab the right cards for yourself and that’s about it. There was little in my game where you’d either work against or with your opponents.

So, I’m a bit unconvinced in the game. It could have been the cards we were dealt or the random people I played against, but the game was very vanilla to me without the fun interaction I want or expect in my games.

Art: The art is pretty good. It’s lifted straight from DC comics, so you know what to expect. There doesn’t seem to be special art made for this, some I know I’ve seen before. For the die hard comic fans, there doesn’t seem to be art unique to the set, but I could be wrong. Score: 7

Mechanics: The game is decent, but there’s something off for me. I could not pay attention and I feel like the game would have played out the same. There was talk of combinations as far as cards, I just didn’t see it. Score: 6

Product: The cards were nice in my hand and the game is $40 for about 214 cards. That’s about 5 cents a card. I’m not sure I’d pay that loose. I’d almost buy this game if it were $30 or less, but $40 makes me hesitate for what you get. Score: 5

Overall: The game was good and with some expansions it might be great, but as were it stands I wouldn’t personally buy it. Maybe, if I got to really look at the cards, I might see more of the depth that was mentioned, but from my one game, the play was pretty weak and mindless for me. I don’t think it’s quite to my taste, but might be good for kids just getting into deck-building games. Overall score: 6

Publisher: Cryptozoic

Art: 7 Mechanics: 6 Product: 5 Overall: 6 Recommendation: Play

Number of Players: 2-5
For Ages: 15+
Playing Time: 30-45 Minutes
MSRP:$40.00

Game Box Contains:

214 Game Cards
7 Oversized Hero Cards
1 Rulebook

Graphic Policy was able to review the game for FREE at Gen Con.

Gen Con 2012 – Cryptozoic Entertainment Announces New Abstract Strategy Game

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Brett

At Gen Con 2012, Cryptozoic Entertainment announced MOD X, an exciting new abstract strategy game that will test any player’s tactical thinking skills. Cryptozoic’s latest original property will treat players to a fun and tricky game of strategy and survival in which they must outsmart other players to win. This challenging game will offer hours of endless fun and is perfect for ages 15 and up.

MOD X features a unique game board on which players create patterns to gain points and outmaneuver others. In this game, each player uses fifteen colored game pieces to create X-shape, plus sign, or five-in-a-row patterns on the board, and eighteen score markers to mark points from the patterns they make. The first player to earn the established number of points, depending on the number of players, will win the game!

MOD X players have the challenging task of stopping each other from creating patterns while trying to build their own to rack up points. Score markers indicate where patterns have been made, but they can be lost to competitors who build new patterns over them. The game ends when one player reaches the established number of points, or when a player runs out of pieces.

MOD X will be available in hobby stores in December 2012 and is perfect for two to four players.

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Cryptozoic Entertainment™ And IDW Publishing Partner For Locke & Key Card Game

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Brett

Official Press Release

CRYPTOZOIC ENTERTAINMENT™ AND IDW PUBLISHING PARTNER FOR LOCKE & KEY CARD GAME

[Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft] San Diego, CA/Irvine, CA (October 19, 2011) – Cryptozoic Entertainment, developer and publisher of the World of Warcraft® Trading Card Game, is pleased to announce that the company has partnered with IDW Publishing to create an exciting new card game based on the Locke & Key comic series by award-winning author Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez. Launching in 2012, Locke & Key: The Game will bring players inside this haunted world.

“We’re very excited to be able to team up with IDW, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez on Locke & Key: The Game. With the growing popularity of the Locke & Key comic series, we felt it would a great franchise around which to build a fun and compelling card game,” said Cory Jones, President and Chief Creative Officer at Cryptozoic Entertainment. “Locke & Key: The Game will contain a more than 150 cards, including specially designed ‘key’ cards based on the various powerful keys in the series. Once acquired, these special ‘key’ cards will empower players to unlock new strategies towards possible victory.”

“Locke & Key is one of IDW’s most highly acclaimed series and it’s a great opportunity for us to be able to extend the Locke & Key universe in to gaming through this collaboration with Cryptozoic,” said Ted Adams, IDW Chief Executive Officer and Publisher. Created by acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times best-selling author Joe Hill (Horns, Heart-Shaped Box) and featuring astounding artwork from Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key tells the tale of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with magical keys and fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them…and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all.

Locke & Key: The Game is designed for 3-6 players and includes 150 strength cards, 19 challenge cards, 15 key cards, one 3D stand-up initiative marker and a comprehensive rulebook. For more information on the 2012 release of Locke & Key: The Game, visit www.cryptozoic.com for more information.

About Cryptozoic Entertainment
Founded in 2010, Cryptozoic Entertainment, Inc. is a premier developer and publisher of original and licensed board games, card games, comics and trading cards including the World of Warcraft® Trading Card Game, Food Fight™ and The Walking Dead™ Board Game. Following a philosophy and core principal of “Fans First”, the Cryptozoic Entertainment team consists of dedicated gamers and fans who are focused on producing the most fun and amazing products along with epic events that bring all gaming fans together as part of the Cryptozoic community. Visit www.cryptozoic.com for additional product and event information.

About IDW 
IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for its diverse catalog of licensed and independent titles, IDW publishes some of the most successful and popular titles in the industry, including: Hasbro’s The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE, Paramount’s Star Trek; HBO’s True Blood; the BBC’s DOCTOR WHO; Toho’s Godzilla; and comics and trade collections based on novels by worldwide bestselling author, James Patterson. IDW is also home to the Library of American Comics imprint, which publishes classic comic reprints; and Yoe! Books, a partnership with Yoe! Studio.

IDW’s original horror series, 30 Days of Night, was launched as a major motion picture in October 2007 by Sony Pictures and was the #1 film in its first week of release. More information about the company can be found at IDWPublishing.com.

Troll And Toad To Join Wizard World Tour At Chicago Comic Con

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Brett

Official Press Release

Troll And Toad To Join Wizard World Tour At Chicago Comic Con

NEW YORK, August 4, 2011 — Collectible card gaming has been an increasingly significant part of Wizard World shows, and today’s announcement that TrollandToad.Com will join the Comic Con Tour represents another huge boost.

TrollandToad.com has become the world’s largest online retailer of collectible games. They have been in business since 1993 specializing in collectible card games, out of print games, as well as current games.

Collectible cards and games will now have a stronger presence at upcoming shows, beginning at Chicago Comic Con next month. TrollandToad.Com will set up a booth at each show and hold a series of mini-tournaments for popular games like Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, HeroClix and others.

TrollandToad.Com will provide free access to the gaming area located within the Exhibit Hall, and some of the games will be free to learn and play, with free lessons available from seasoned players. There will also be a kid’s zone where younger gamers can learn to play.

The gaming hall is located within the exhibit hall and access to the gaming area is free, with purchase of a convention wrist band. A variety of games will be free to learn and play from their volunteer staff. The gaming area is family friendly and will be open to ages. Young convention goers participation is encouraged.

Wizard World began conducting Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh and other CCG tournaments at its conventions in 2010, drawing thousands of players in several cities.

“TrollandToad.Com is a huge proponent of social gaming, and its participation will help ramp up what is already a star-studded gaming line-up with WiZK!DZ (Heroclix), CRYPTOZOIC ENT. (World Of Warcraft Trading Card Game) and The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA),” said Gareb Shamus, Wizard World CEO. “We are excited to be working with them to make the tournaments an even bigger part of our shows.”

Chicago Comic Con is the seventh stop on Wizard World’s 2011 North American tour. Hours are Thursday, August 11, 5 – 9 p.m.; Friday, August 12, noon – 8 p.m.; Saturday, August 13, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; and Sunday, August 14, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tickets are available in advance online at http://www.wizardworld.com/chicago.html at a savings over tickets purchased at the door. Advance adult single-day tickets are priced at $25 ($35 on site); four-day all-session tickets are $50 ($60 on site), and tickets are free for children age 10 and under when accompanied by a paid adult (limit two children per adult). VIP packages with special entry and exclusive items are also available on a limited basis.

About Wizard World:
Wizard World produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate graphic novels, comic books, movies, TV shows, gaming, technology, toys and social networking. The events often feature celebrities from movies and TV, artists and writers, and events such as premieres, gaming tournaments, panels, and costume contests. Wizard World also produces Wizard World Digital, an online publication covering new and upcoming products and talents in the pop culture world, and is distributed on a weekly basis to online and iPad users worldwide.

The full event schedule can be found at www.wizardworld.com.

***** SAVE THE 2011/12 DATES *****
August 11-14, 2011 – Chicago Comic Con
September 24-25, 2011 – Los Angeles Comic Con
October 22-23, 2011 – Mid-Ohio Comic Con
November 11-13, 2011 – Austin Comic Con
January 28-29, 2012 – New Orleans Comic Con
March 24-25, 2012 – Toronto Comic Con
April 28-29, 2012 – Anaheim Comic Con
May 19-20, 2012 – Big Apple Comic Con
June 1-3, 2012 – Philadelphia Comic Con
October 2012 – New England Comic Con
December 8-9, 2012 – Miami Comic Con

Cryptozoic Entertainment and Gen Con

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Brett

Official Press Release

Gen Con LLC and Cryptozoic Entertainment™ partner to grow the business of games at Gen Con Indy 2011

SEATTLE – (March 31, 2011) Gen Con’s Entrepreneurs’ Avenue is a special area in the annual game convention’s exhibit hall that supports new game and gaming-culture oriented businesses. Entrepreneurs’ Avenue launched successfully in 2010 and in its second year will be completely full. Cryptozoic Entertainment, a growing force in the game and entertainment publishing industry, has committed to sponsoring the Entrepreneurs’ Avenue in 2011, and is returning to Gen Con Indy as a Contributing Sponsor of the convention at-large.

Gen Con awards Marketing Fellowship awards to the top six applicants from Entrepreneurs’ Avenue. These awards afford the selected companies the opportunity to gain better exposure for their businesses through on-site marketing and expanded space in the exhibit hall. This year, Cryptozoic will select the best Marketing Fellowship recipient based on show presentation at Gen Con Indy 2011 and will provide a marketing grant valued at $5,000 toward the selected company’s presence at Gen Con Indy 2012. “We understand very well the challenges of launching a new business based on games. Cryptozoic wants to support companies that have ingenuity and passion, but that need that extra push to help them reach their next level of success. A strong presence at Gen Con is a key component of that success,” said Cory Jones, President and Chief Creative Officer for Cryptozoic Entertainment.

In addition to the marketing grant, the six companies from Entrepreneurs’ Avenue that are selected for marketing fellowships will have the opportunity to schedule pitch sessions with Cryptozoic’s executive team. “Cryptozoic’s team takes creating fun seriously. We are fortunate to have a strong partnership with a company whose strength and expertise supports the continued growth of the gaming industry as a whole. We appreciate Cryptozoic’s commitment to supporting both Gen Con and the companies that make our convention possible,” said Adrian Swartout, CEO of Gen Con.

About Cryptozoic Entertainment
Cryptozoic Entertainment was founded in 2010 on the core principle of “fans first.” The
Cryptozoic staff consists of fans who are dedicated to producing the highest quality product and community experience possible. Visit www.cryptozoic.com for additional product and event information.

About Gen Con
Gen Con, LLC produces the largest consumer hobby, fantasy, sci-fi and adventure game
convention in North America. It was acquired in 2002 by former CEO and founder of Wizards of the Coast Peter Adkison, who owns the company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Gen Con is a consumer and trade experience dedicated to gaming culture and community. For more information visit the website at www.gencon.com. For up-to-the minute details, find us at www.facebook.com/genconindy and at www.twitter.com/gen_con.

Cryptozoic Partners With CBLDF For Benefit Card Set

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Brett

Official Press Release

Cryptozoic Entertainment Partners with Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) for Charity Trading Card Set

Irvine, CA—February 28, 2011: Cryptozoic Entertainment™ and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund™ have joined forces to protect creativity by collaborating on a new trading card set. The Liberty Trading Cards set tells the story of the fight to defend the First Amendment and includes chase cards from the greatest creators in comics and entertainment. The set will be released in July 2011, with proceeds from the sales benefiting the Fund.

“Cryptozoic is one of the most exciting new companies in pop culture, and we’re thrilled to work with them on this dynamic card project,” says CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein. “Together we’ll be showing how the CBLDF has advanced Free Expression in comics and gathering one of the coolest collections of incentive cards ever assembled.”

The Liberty Trading Cards set will feature a base set of seventy cards representing the history of comics censorship, from the Seduction of the Innocent era in the 1950s to the modern day. In addition to the base set, special hand drawn sketches and autograph cards by some of the top talent in the comic book world will be featured in this release!

Already signed on to collaborate are Geoff Johns, Neil Gaiman, Darwyn Cooke, Gail Simone, Mark Waid, Brian Azzarello, Paul Levitz, Denny O’Neil, Frank Quitely, Phil Hester, and many more. “The generous response from the creative community has been overwhelming,” said CBLDF Board President Larry Marder. “The most impressive gesture has been how many creators are briefly lending CBLDF their Intellectual Property for this project only. Creators letting us borrow their characters for these artists to sketch include Jeff Smith, Marc Silvestri, Erik Larsen, John Layman, Jim Valentino, Matt Wagner, Rob Liefeld, Stan Sakai, Eric Powell, Mike Richardson, and many others.”

Go to www.cbldf.org for a complete up-to-date list of all sketchers and signers.

“I can’t tell you how proud we are to partner with the CBLDF,” said Cory Jones, President of Cryptozoic Entertainment. “The Fund has been one of my favorite charities for years, and to be able to support it on this scale is incredible.”

The Comic Book Legal Defense fund is a nonprofit organization that was created in 1986 with a mission to protect the most basic right: freedom of speech. The organization exists to protect the First Amendment rights of the creators, retailers, publishers, and readers of comics.

Defend creativity and own a piece of comics history with the CBLDF Liberty Trading Cards, coming this July from Cryptozoic!

About the CBLDF

The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund was founded in 1986 as a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of First Amendment rights for members of the comics community. They have defended dozens of Free Expression cases in courts across the United States, and led important education initiatives promoting comics literacy and free expression. For additional information, donations, and other inquiries call 800-99-CBLDF or visit them online at www.cbldf.org.

About Cryptozoic Entertainment
Cryptozoic Entertainment was founded in 2010 on the core principle of “fans first.” The Cryptozoic staff consists of fans who are dedicated to producing the highest quality product and community experience possible. Visit www.cryptozoic.com for additional product and event information.

CBLDF and its logos are TM and © 2011 the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.
All characters are TM and © by the individual copyright owners.