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X-Men First Class Dice Masters in June 2017

2037170_first_classA new set for Dice Masters has appeared on WizKids‘ solicits page. June sees a brand new Marvel set, Marvel Dice Masters: X-Men First Class. The set is just listed as a gravity feed plus the bonus cards that go with it. That’s the second set focused on the X-Men, the first being Marvel Dice Masters: Uncanny X-Men. Recently Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool was released which featured X characters.

2017 sees the continuation of primarily gravity feed releases which consists of foil packs that feature 2 cards and 2 dice. 2017 has solicited two starter sets, one team pack, one box set, and 3 gravity feeds in the first six months.

So far for 2017 we will see Marvel Dice Masters: Iron Man and War Machine Starter set in February, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Masters: Heroes in a Half Shell Box Set in February, DC Comics Dice Masters: Batman gravity feed in February, Marvel Dice Masters: Defenders Team Pack in March, Marvel Dice Masters: Guardians of the Galaxy in February, DC Comics Dice Masters: Superman and Wonder Woman Starter set in May.

Pathfinder Battles: Deadly Foes – Available Now!

WizKids has announced that Pathfinder Battles: Deadly Foes has arrived at an FLGS near you! The award winning Pathfinder Battles line of miniatures from Paizo returns with a new set of 52 characters in Deadly Foes. From Doppelganger to Gynosphinx, along with a legion of other high-quality monsters and heroes, this set brings to life another beautiful line of pre-painted miniature characters suitable for any fantasy roleplaying campaign.

Be sure to pick up your Pathfinder Battles: Deadly Foes miniatures at your FLGS today!

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Rock Paper Wizard is Available Now!

rock-paper-wizard-2WizKids has announced the release of Rock Paper Wizard, a fast-paced, high-energy card game that combines strategy, luck and a wee bit of hand coordination! Rock Paper Wizard gathers some of the most iconic spells from Wizards of the Coast’s popular Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game for a spell casting challenge. The game is now available in North American retailers for $19.99.

In Rock Paper Wizard, 3 to 6 players take on the roles of wizards who must try to outwit their opponents in an epic race for loot!

Each player chooses their wizard’s spell and casts some magic by repeating one of the hand gestures found on the cards in front of them. Everyone says “Rock, Paper, Wizard” aloud, and upon saying “Wizard”, forms a hand gesture and points it towards a target. Each card describes the spell’s effect, which can push opponents towards the exit, advance themselves towards the hoard, or manipulate the coins that the wizards must collect to win.

The first wizard to collect 25 pieces of gold wins the game, but you’ll want to start right over and let the magic begin all over again!

Pick up Rock Paper Wizard today!

 

 

 

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Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool is Out Now and Here’s the Set List!

marvel-dice-masters-deadpool-2WizKids, Mike Elliott, and Eric M. Lang are at it again with their latest release, Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool, now available in North American retail stores!

Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool features the debut of the Inhumans in Dice Masters! Another special feature in this set is that every card in Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool has a foil version.

Players can now collect foils for each of their favorite characters or just use them to deck out their favorite team.

I’ve unboxed a few packs already and will have my full thoughts on the set and key cards a little later. Check out the set list below!

The first feed featured 109 common cards, 51 uncommon, 17 rares, 1 super rare, and 23 foils. The second feed featured 111 common cards, 48 uncommon, 15 rares, 2 super rares, and 24 foils. Yes, I missed some cards somewhere, but the first box definitely had one super rare.

Check out the set list below!

Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool: Satchel of Unlimited Weaponry

marvel-dice-masters-deadpool-satchel-of-unlimited-weaponry-swordThis November sees the newest release for WizKids‘ Dice Masters, Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool. The set is focused on Deadpool’s world including the X-Men and Weapon X, but the set also includes some other familiar characters and the first appearance of the Inhumans team affiliation. I’ll be reviewing a card a day until the set’s release in a few weeks. But, beyond discussing the cards and how they fit into the Dice Masters game, I’ll also focus on the characters themselves and if the card reflects their comic history.

Next up is Satchel of Unlimited Weaponry: Sword, the common version of the card.

Art: Unkown

Comic origin: While I’m not quite sure where it started but the bag basically allows Deadpool to pull weapons out of it, whatever he needs.

Live action version: Deadpool did feature the character carrying a bag of a hell of a lot of weapons which is kind of like this.

Card playability: For a 3 BOLT card it’s very useful and I can see this card being used by a lot of folks, especially if they use a lot of actions on their team. To be able to double up an action card could be a game winner.

Card vs. Comic: Yup, totally works. The card perfectly reflects what is in the comic.

Final Thoughts: This is the common!? What’s the uncommon and rare!?

 

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Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool: Negasonic Teenage Warhead

marvel-dice-masters-deadpool-negasonic-teenage-warhead-foresightThis November sees the newest release for WizKids‘ Dice Masters, Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool. The set is focused on Deadpool’s world including the X-Men and Weapon X, but the set also includes some other familiar characters and the first appearance of the Inhumans team affiliation. I’ll be reviewing a card a day until the set’s release in a few weeks. But, beyond discussing the cards and how they fit into the Dice Masters game, I’ll also focus on the characters themselves and if the card reflects their comic history.

Next up is Negasonic Teenage Warhead: Foresight, the common version of the card.

Art: Clayton Crain, X-Force Vol. 3 #22

Comic origin: Ellie Phimister, aka Negasonic Teenage Warhead, was created by writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely and debuted in New X-Men #115 in 2001. The character is a member of the Hellfire Club and is telepathic and has precognition.

She was a Genoshan teenager and a student of Emma Frost who was apparently killed during the genocide of Genosha where half the world’s mutants were killed, sixteen million people.

Weirdly the character was later seen as a member of the Hellfire Club and attacked the X-Men.

Even weirder the character was revealed as deceased during the “Necrosha” event and ressurected by the Transmode Viruse. She apparently deceased again.

But not really because she somehow survived and was living in Albuquerque in Marvel NOW!. After initially being captured by Deadpool’s Mercs for Money she joins them.

Live action version: The character is portrayed by Brianna Hildebrand in 2016’s Deadpool.

Card playability: For a 3 BOLT card it’s rather useful, especially since so much of the game involves Global Abilities. To stock up on these and then quickly get a 6A 3D character is solid. It’s one that could be good in draft and I see some use even in constructed play too.

Card vs. Comic: There’s a slight play on her telepathic and precognitive abilities with this.

Final Thoughts: I want to see the other cards in the set to see what combos can be done.

 

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Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool: M.O.D.O.K.

marvel-dice-masters-deadpool-modok-twisted-mindThis November sees the newest release for WizKids‘ Dice Masters, Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool. The set is focused on Deadpool’s world including the X-Men and Weapon X, but the set also includes some other familiar characters and the first appearance of the Inhumans team affiliation. I’ll be reviewing a card a day until the set’s release in a few weeks. But, beyond discussing the cards and how they fit into the Dice Masters game, I’ll also focus on the characters themselves and if the card reflects their comic history.

Next up is M.O.D.O.K.: Twisted Mind, the uncommon version of the card.

Art: Joe Bennett, Captain America and the Falcon #8

Comic origin: M.O.D.O.K., an acronym for Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing, first appeared in Tales of Suspense #93 in 1967 and the first full appearance was Tales of Suspense #94. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

The character was originally  George Tarleton a technician for A.I.M., the Advanced Idea Mechanics. He was changed with mutagenics to change him into M.O.D.O.C., the “C” for Computing.

The character has died and be revived a few times and has superhuman intelligence and a precognition like ability to predict outcomes. He has also shown psionic powers and generated force fields. Finally, his chair has tons of weapons.

Live action version: None that I know of.

Card playability: A 5 SHIELD the character is an interesting one that spins dice around. You spin M.O.D.O.K. to an opposing character’s level and that character to M.O.D.O.K.’s level. This could be interesting to get the character stronger and enters an aspect of actually wanting to roll low for M.O.D.O.K. at first. It’s something new and I can see the character being used in a draft maybe, but in a general, so far I’m not seeing it being a game change.

Final Thoughts: It’s an interesting card but one I don’t expect to see a lot of. Still, I want to see what the other two versions are like.

 

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Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool: Lockjaw

marvel-dice-masters-deadpool-lockjaw-transport-the-royalsThis November sees the newest release for WizKids‘ Dice Masters, Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool. The set is focused on Deadpool’s world including the X-Men and Weapon X, but the set also includes some other familiar characters and the first appearance of the Inhumans team affiliation. I’ll be reviewing a card a day until the set’s release in a few weeks. But, beyond discussing the cards and how they fit into the Dice Masters game, I’ll also focus on the characters themselves and if the card reflects their comic history.

Next up is Lockjaw: Transport the Royals, the uncommon version of the card.

Art: Frank Cho, Inhuman #2 Variant

Comic origin: Debuting in 1965 in Fantastic Four #45, Lockjaw was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and is an Inhuman character that looks like a giant bulldog… and he can teleport.

Lockjaw serves the royal family and acts as their transport and has also been affiliated with the Fantastic Four and Pet Avengers.

Live action version: None that I know of.

Card playability: A 3 SHIELD cost and a total of 1 to field, the character and card absolutely stands out to me. The ability to remove the character if a blocking match-up doesn’t do well is solid and it forces your opponent to choose if they’ll block you, or let him through. The die stats too are solid allowing the character to take a bit of damage before being killed.

Card vs. Comic: Not quite sure on the connection.

Final Thoughts: I really dig the card and can’t wait to see the other versions as well as the rest of the Inhumans team members.

 

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Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool: Lady Bullseye

marvel-dice-masters-deadpool-lady-bullseye-speed-grace-precisionThis November sees the newest release for WizKids‘ Dice Masters, Marvel Dice Masters: Deadpool. The set is focused on Deadpool’s world including the X-Men and Weapon X, but the set also includes some other familiar characters and the first appearance of the Inhumans team affiliation. I’ll be reviewing a card a day until the set’s release in a few weeks. But, beyond discussing the cards and how they fit into the Dice Masters game, I’ll also focus on the characters themselves and if the card reflects their comic history.

Next up is Lady Bullseye: Speed, Grace, Precision, the rare version of the card.

Art: Marko Djurdjevic, Daredevil Vol. 2 #111

Comic origin: Created by Ed Brubaker, Marko Djurdjevic,  Clay Mann, and debuting in Daredevil Vol. 2 #111 in 2008 , Maki Matsumoto was kidnapped by the Yakuza. Before she could be sold off into sexual slavery, Bullseye showed up and killed her captors. This act inspired her to become a killer herself.

She wound up working for the Hand and took on Daredevil. Later, Daredevil took over the hand and banished Lady Bullseye from the organization. She then went to work for Kingpin who manipulated Daredevil into contructing Shadowland, and Kingpin took over the Hand.

Lady Bullseye doesn’t have any powers but is a martial artist. She’s also a lawyer in her civilian guise.

Live action version: None that I know of.

Card playability: A 4 BOLT cost, the card isn’t one that really jumps out to me much as far its playability. Forcing an opposing character to block could be really handy, but I feel like we see this ability elsewhere, plus it’s a “when fielded” when Brainiac is similar for one cost and happens with each attack. So not a bad die, there’s better.

Card vs. Comic: Not quite sure on the connection.

Final Thoughts: I really want to see the other versions of this die.

 

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Blank White Dice is Out Now for WizKids

Blank White Dice, the latest dice game from WizKids, is now available in stores! Designed by Jonathan Leistiko, Blank White Dice is an all-new take on dice games. While normal dice are limited to only six sides, in Blank White Dice the possibilities are endless!

Blank White Dice is a dynamic dice game designed for 2 to 4 players, with multiple game play variants.

Compete with friends to be the first to reach thirteen points by drawing, erasing, and changing die faces. Strategically place icons on your dice while thwarting your competition by drawing icons on theirs. With over 50 icons to tag on the dice, no two games will be the same!

Pick up Blank White Dice ($19.99 USD) today!

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