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Gen Con 2024: Discover the “phygital TCG” game, Altered

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Altered

Altered is a groundbreaking game of exploration, positivity, and strategy for players of all ages from Equinox. Founded by Régis Bonnessée (creator of Dixit and Mysterium) and part of the Asmodee collective, Altered uses innovative “phygital” technology to blend the tactile enjoyment of traditional card games with the immersive experience of digital gameplay. 

Altered will have a significant presence at Gen Con 2024 with the following activities:

  • Exhibit Booth: Featuring four demo tables (4 players each) where attendees can experience the game and receive promo cards.
  • Organized Play Booth: Accommodating 64 players, hosting tournaments and demos throughout the event.
  • Community Engagement: The Community Manager (CM) will be roaming around Gen Con in cosplay, giving away 100 exclusive playmats through a social media treasure hunt. Follow the channels for clues, find the CM, answer a question, and win a playmat!

You can find them in the Exhibit Hall, Booth #1109.

Altered launched a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign that raised $6.7 million, capturing the community’s imagination with its unique gameplay. Unlike traditional card games, Altered focuses on exploration, positivity, and strategy. The game’s “phygital” technology seamlessly integrates physical cards with digital counterparts, revolutionizing the TCG space by allowing players to unlock exclusive content, track progress, and engage in online competition.

Attendees at Gen Con will have the unique opportunity to demo the game and explore its innovative features ahead of its official release on September 13, 2024. Engage with the creative vision and transformative gameplay that has already captivated a global audience!

Review: Justice League United #11

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jlu011Justice League United was always a strange enough idea.  Instead of being the Justice League of America, it set the team in Canada and gave them an odd collection of team members, some of whom made some sense, and other who seemed to come out of left field.  It was aided in its odd collection by adding in other new characters, in this case specifically Equinox, the superpowered Cree girl that was drawn into the missions due to her proximity to danger.  Those who had been read the series and expecting some change after the Infinitus Saga would have been right, just it is not clear if they might have expected this much change.

Adam Strange is still here, although he has seemingly become a part of the Zeta Beam.  So too are Alanna Strange, Stargirl, Animal Man and Equinox, although the other members seem to be gone, at least for the time being.  Collected instead is one of the strangest groupings of characters to ever bear the name of Justice League – the demon Etrigan, Mera the mermaid, Swamp Thing and Poison Ivy.  They have been grouped together by the remaining team members to battle an unknown threat originating from the waters of Lake Erie, a strange enough location for a superhero team to be focused on but as it stands, evidently a very important one.  The team coalesces under these strange circumstances, but things right away don’t go for them how they were expecting as they are forced to deal with a much larger threat than what they had anticipated.

This series is off most people’s radar but the question remains of whether it should be.  The creative team is evidently not afraid to take chances, especially with the odd selection of members for this otherwise iconic team.  Of course there are likely very few people that would read an ongoing title with this collection of heroes, but the mix here is exactly what is needed for this story arc, or so it would seem as the team is assembled together.  As was proven as well with Justice League Dark, those looking for their fix of Justice League need not only look to the main titles but also to the other Justice League titles on the market, because as with the case here, they will sometimes find a gem.

Story: Jeff Parker  Art: Travel Foreman
Story: 8.4 Art: 8.4  Overall: 8.4  Recommendation: Read