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Cryptozoic Entertainment Announces Some of Their 2016 Game Releases

Cryptozoic Entertainment has shown off some of the games announced at Toy Fair 2016.The award-winning company has released a large variety of card and board game products to critical acclaim.

Some of this year’s product launches include:

DC Comics™ Deck Building Game: Crisis Pack 3

DC Comics Deck Building Game Crisis Pack 3The DC Universe is in peril… again! In the DC Comics Deck-building Game Crisis Expansion Pack 3, players will face some of the most epic challenges, events, and destructive forces in the history of comic-dom. In this Crisis Expansion find 14 “Impossible Mode” Crime Syndicate Super-Villains to battle against and Crisis versions of eight oversized characters such as Lex Luthor, Sinestro, Bane and many more. Also included are six new playable oversized characters and new main deck cards for competitive players. This Crisis Pack features two unique modes of cooperative play. Play in a completely cooperative mode, where players all work together to overcome challenges and foes. Or play in “Hidden Objective” mode, never before seen in a deck-building game. The Suicide Squad makes its debut as playable oversized characters, and as ne’er-do-wells, working together isn’t exactly their strong suit. It seems someone always has their own agenda when this “team” gets together for a mission. In this mode, players are still working together, but everyone has their own definition of what a “win” really is. One player may even be secretly working against the rest of the team.Adventure Time Card Wars Fiona Vs Cake

Adventure Time Card Wars: Fiona Vs Cake
Based on the Card Wars game found in the Adventure Time episodes of the same name.  Includes a code card that unlock special surprises the Card Wars digital android and iOS game. Easy to learn rules and all-new, original artwork. Play as the Fionna or Cake characters.

Rick and Morty Total RickallRick and Morty Total Rickall
The Total Rickall Cooperative Card Game is based on the Rick and Morty episode of the same name. Players can still play this wild and wacky game and have plenty of fun even if they have never watched the program. Easy to learn, cooperative and mimics the action and hilarity of the Rick and Morty Episode “Total Rickall”. This is a cooperative game for 2-5 players, with a playing time of 30 minutes.

Internal Affairs GameInternal Affairs Game
In Hong Kong, the Police and ruthless Triad crime syndicate have both learned they have traitors embedded in their midst and are determined to ferret out these dangerous moles. It’s up to the player to crack the codes of their foes and learn who is ultimately loyal to whom.  The game is won by the team that manages to first reveal all 3 identity cards of 2 infiltrators belonging to the opposing team. Fun, new take on hidden identity games with constantly evolving gameplay and create a secret code for opponents to try to crack.

Cartoon Network™ Crossover Crisis Deck-building Game
Cartoon Network Crossover Crisis Deck-building GameCartoon Network’s baddest adversaries are loose and it’s up to the players to stop them.  Play as favorite heroes from Cartoon Network’s past and present hit shows: Adventure Time, The Amazing World of Gumball, Clarence, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Dexter’s Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Regular Show, Samurai Jack and Steven Universe to take them down. Every main deck card is unique and brimming with Cartoon Network characters. In this wacky take on world-renown Cerberus Engine, find WEAKNESS cards which are all unique, dangerous, and PRATFALL cards (which replace Vulnerabilities). Never before seen EVENT cards change things up in crazy ways when they appear out of the main deck. They may literally cause a stomping of feet. Or outlandish zoo animal noises, and more. In the end, only one player will be left laughing in this competitive game.

DC Comics Deck-building Game Crossover Pack 4: Watchmen Out Now

DC Comics Deck-building Game Crossover Pack 4 Watchmen1986’s Watchmen is one of the most celebrated stories in the history of comics. And now that world is available as a new Crossover Pack for the DC Comics Deck-Building Game. This expanded Crossover pack includes Hidden Roles, Villainous Machinations, Challenge Cards, Mastermind Plots, plus new main deck cards and new oversized Super Hero cards.

This Watchmen set adds a new element to deck-building games: Hidden Roles! As in the original story, one of the members of the team has their own ideas on the best way to solve the world’s problems. The Villain must work towards his or her secret plot while not making it too obvious. “Loyal” players will strive to overcome various challenges, though the “Villain” of the story can disguise his or her intentions by helping with these challenges as well. Should the Mastermind Plot become hatched, the Loyal players will certainly have their work cut out for them…

It adds yet another way to enjoy the DC Comics Deck-Building Game with a new mechanic that you can choose when you’d like and with set you’d like.

You’ll need a base game to use it, and we’ll have our review soon.

Unboxing: Ghostbusters the Board Game Kickstarter Edition

Who you gonna call?

Now you can play as the Ghostbusters with the Ghostbusters the Board Game from Cryptozoic.

The board game allows you to capture ghosts and trap them in various scenarios and you can play as the various Ghostbusters themselves.

This is an unboxing of the special Kickstarter limited edition which has much more than the retail version.

You can purchase the Ghostbusters the Board Game now!

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You’re Invited to the Ghostbusters: The Board Game Launch Party

Cryptozoic is celebrating the launch of the Ghostbusters: The Board Game with a party and it’s inviting retailers to join the fun. Available to retailers who pre-order 6 copies (1 case) of Ghostbusters: The Board Game through the distributor of their choosing, this $15.00 kit has all the content a store needs to host their very own “Mass Hysteria” launch party for the game’s release, allowing them to better educate customers about the game, provide easy to learn demo instructions, and help drive sales in their store. Kickstarter retail backers do not need to order an additional 6 copies of the game in order to purchase the kit.

The kit includes:

  • 1 Poster to advertise the event
  • 2 Table tents to place on demo tables or at the counter
  • 6 Exclusive scenario game cards, one for each copy of the game purchased
  • 1 Demo scenario instruction sheet
  • 25 Exclusive Ghostbusters™: The Board Game Patches to give to event attendees
  • 25 Exclusive two-card trading card packs for event attendees (non-game content)
  • Contents not for resale

Ghostbusters The Board Game Launch Party

The Legion of Super-Heroes is out now for the DC Comics Deck-Building Game

DC Comics Deck-building Game Crossover Pack 3 Legion of Super-HeroesA legion of young guns from the DC Universe are ready for their time in the spotlight! Play as a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes: Lightining Lad, Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy, and more in the DC Comics Deck-Building Game! Take on Super-Villains like Time Trapper, Emerald Empress, Persuader, and many others. Find interesting new Heroes, Villains, Equipment, Super Powers, and Locations in this set as well.

For those who have never played the DC Comics Deck-Building Game, you use a starting hand of cards to buy new cards… building your deck. You’re goal? Beating a group of DC super villains and in the end gaining more points than your opponent. The DC Comics Deck-Building Game Crossover Pack 3: Legion of Super-Heroes adds new mechanics to the game, and the crossover packs aren’t a game unto themselves. You’ll need the main DC Comics Deck-Building Game, Heroes Unite, Forever Evil, or Teen Titans to play. Each game comes with their own unique spin.

This set features an exciting new keyword sure to throw DC Deck-building Game players for a loop. A time loop, that is! The keyword is Time Travel, and almost every card in this set has it. A Time Travel card can be played while in the Line-Up or on the Super-Villain stack at the cost of discarding a card from hand. It will give you a bonus for the turn, but then you can’t buy or gain that card. Players will have interesting decisions to make each turn. If you use a Time Travel ability, it limits your purchase options, and it also means the next player will be able to use that Time Travel card as well. Now you need brains, skill, and timing to beat your foes!

You can get the expansion now.

 

 

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Unboxing: DC Comics Deck-Building Game: Teen Titans

Cryptozoic‘s DC Comics Deck-Building game is one of our favorite deck-building games out there. With each release they slowly add new mechanics, as well as new characters, that always change up the game just enough to make it feel fresh, but never over the top to make it feel like something completely different.

The company’s latest stand alone set features cards based on the Teen Titans, and also some new mechanics too!

We open up the pack and go over the cards, talking about the new mechanics, and what they might bring to the game.

You can get your set now.

 

 

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Cryptozoic provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Unboxing: DC Comics Deck-Building: Crossover Expansion Pack 2: Arrow TV Series Card Game

Cryptozoic‘s DC Comics Deck-Building game is one of our favorite deck-building games out there. With each release they slowly add new mechanics, as well as new characters, that always change up the game just enough to make it feel fresh, but never over the top to make it feel like something completely different.

The company’s latest Crossover Expansion features cards based on The CW’s television show Arrow.

We open up the pack and go over the cards, talking about the new mechanics, and what they might bring to the game.

You can get your expansion pack now.

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Cryptozoic provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Cryptozoic Reveals some DC Deck-Building Plans for 2016

DC Deck-Building Teen TitansSpeaking to ICv2 at Gen Con, Cryptozoic reveal some of their plans for 2016 for the DC Comics Deck-Building Game. The company will be releasing a new expansion pack, Crisis Expansion Pack 3, which will feature the Suicide Squad, a new Rivals – Batman Vs. Superman set that introduces a game board, another stand along set, and some other Crisis Packs.

The Suicide Squad focuses Crisis Pack sounds like it’ll be a fantastic addition to the game. Not only will it focus on cooperative play, but like Forever Evil featured the team of bad guys at the center of attention as the main focus of the game as far as playable characters. It also will attempt to create they’re rather fun bickering into the game in a new mechanic that includes a “traitor-ish” mechanic. There’s also a 100% cooperative play mode with heroes you can play with any of the sets. This expansion is planned in the first quarter of 2016.

Planned to come out when Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters, Cryptozoic will be releasing The DC Comics Deck-Building Game: Rivals-Batman vs. Superman set. This continues the Rivals set concept which is a two-player introductory game. The set will feature art from the comics, so it should be interesting to see what the set includes as far as that. The set will also feature a game board.

[The board] will actually be split down the middle long-ways. It’ll have Batman on one side, Superman on the other. So if I’m playing Batman, I sit over here and you are staring down Batman on my side of the board and vice versa. That’ll be very cool. We’re excited for that one.

The 2016 stand-alone box set is still being put together. The company is looking at a team-up concept with it being a 2-on-2 game instead of every man for themselves. This could be much needed variation to the game, which will be fantastic.

This December sees the release of a new Crossover Pack based on Watchmen. After that, there will be another one focused on villains and one based on The Flash television series.

(via ICv2)

Gen Con 2015: Cryptozoic’s Attack on Titan

At Gen Con 2015, Cryptozoic was on hand showing off their upcoming Attack on Titan board game based on the popular manga and anime series.

You and a team must work together to take down a Titan before it destroys the tower and kills all of the civilians.

The game demoed featured temporary parts and the rules may get tweaked before release, but you get a general idea of the gameplay by the end.

DC Comics Deck Building Game: Teen Titans and Crossover Pack #2: Arrow: The Television Series, Out Now!

DC Deck-Building Teen TitansCryptozoic Entertainment, under license with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on behalf of DC Entertainment, has released both the DC Comics Deck Building Game: Teen Titans as well as Crossover Pack #2: Arrow: The Television Series.

Each release adds complexity and changes up the game, something I’ve enjoyed about it. The DC Comics Deck-Building Game Crossover Pack #1: JSA sold out the first print run in a week, necessitating a second print run, due for release late July.

DC Comics Deck-building Game Crossover Pack #2 Arrow The Television SeriesThe newest standalone release within the DC Deck-Building game line, the Teen Titans edition is fully compatible with all previous releases of the product line. Play as youthful heroes coming up in the ranks. Cards include Raven, Beast Boy, Wonder Girl, Red Robin and more. The new focus of the set revolves around Ongoing abilities: these cards stay in play until they are needed. Every time an Ongoing card is put into play, it provides an extra card to utilize on a future turn.

  • Number of Players: 2-5
  • For Ages: 15+
  • Playing Time: 30-45 minutes
  • Retail Price: $40
  • Compatible with previous DC Deck-Building Games
  • Card combos, strategy, fan-favorite heroes and villains all work together to create a unique deck-building experience
  • Engaging card art from the DC Comics universe

The DC Comics Deck-building Game Crossover Pack #2: Arrow: The Television Series provides a true “crossover” where characters from the popular television series can be played with any DC Comics Deck-building Game! This series offers the first appearance of character images taken from the hit television series from Warner Bros. Television and The CW, Arrow. Also featured are favorite characters from the show, including The Arrow, Diggle and Felicity.

Both DC Comics Deck Building Games are now available for purchase at retail stores. The DC Comics Deck-Building Game Crossover Pack #1: JSA will be back in stock in late July. Retail price for Crossover packs is $10.

 

 

 

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