We open up the eighth box of Board Game Bento and give our thoughts on what’s inside. The theme is “Investigate” so think of themes featuring deduction.
For a breakdown of prices to see if the box is worth it:
Spyfall – $17.95 ($24.99 retail)
Salem – $19.99 retail
Machine of Death – $24.07
Machine of Death: Wecomics Pals – ???
Machine of Death: Chums Expansion – ???
Board Game Bento Mousepad – ???
Value: at least $62.01
Knight Models has begun rolling out their previews of the next releases for their Marvel Universe Miniature Game and Batman Miniature Game. While the game company has teased one release so far, we don’t officially know what else we should expect for the two games.
Except we’ve got the scoop of releases, though not images of the miniatures.
So far, Knight Models has teased Carrie Kelley and the Sons of Batman for the Batman Miniature Game. Joining Kelley is a Frank Miller version of Oliver Queen (so we’re expecting a Dark Knight Returns look), as well as a new version of the Joker with Robotic Dolls, and finally the Flash’s nemesis Gorilla Grodd makes his debut after being seen in the “The Flash and Arrow” expansion book for the game.
We’ll be on the lookout when official images of the models are released.
Knight Models has begun rolling out their previews of the next releases for their Marvel Universe Miniature Game and Batman Miniature Game. While the game company has teased one release so far, we don’t officially know what else we should expect for the two games.
Except we’ve got the scoop of releases, though not images of the miniatures.
One of the consistent complaints about the Marvel Universe Miniature Game is the lack of villains to play. That looks to be changing as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants will be joining the game. We don’t know who will be making up the team… yet. Also joining the Brotherhood in release is some times villain, some times hero Emma Frost (expect her to be playable with both good and evil factions), and Jean Grey. That’s a whole lot of X-Men!
We’ll be on the lookout when official images of the models are released.
Knight Models has begun teasing the next round of releases for their Batman Miniature Game. On Friday they posted what’s most likely a whole new Batman “gang” for the game, this one based off Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, the classic graphic novel by Frank Miller.
The much beloved Carrie Kelley and the Sons of Batman will be joining the game and will be up for pre-order soon.
Paizo Inc. has announced the development of the new Starfinder Roleplaying Game with the Starfinder Core Rulebook slated for an August 2017 release. Paizo is mostly known for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.
Set thousands of years in Pathfinder’s future, the Starfinder RPG will be a stand-alone science fantasy game evolved from the Pathfinder RPG rules in which players take on the role of a rag-tag starship crew exploring the countless mysteries of a weird universe. Starfinder’s offerings will include a new monthly Starfinder Adventure Path product line as well as accessories for players and Game Masters.
Starfinder is set in the solar system of Pathfinder’s home world of Golarion, but far in a possible future—one in which the gods have mysteriously spirited Golarion away to an unknown location, and refuse to answer questions about it. In its place, the cultures of that world have evolved and spread throughout the solar system, especially to a vast space platform called Absalom Station. Gifted access to a hyperspace dimension by an ascended AI deity, the residents of the system suddenly find themselves with the ability to travel faster than light, and the race is on to explore and colonize potentially millions of worlds. But there are horrors out there in the darkness.
The Starfinder line launches at Gen Con 2017 with the release of the 500-page Starfinder Core Rulebook, several player and Game Master accessories, and the inaugural volume of the monthly Starfinder Adventure Path line, which includes epic campaign adventures, new planets to explore, starship and player character options, as well as new monsters and aliens to battle.
Starfinder is also designed to integrate easily with the Pathfinder RPG, allowing players of either game to port over monsters, items, and adventures with a minimal conversion effort.
Starfinder was among a slew of announcements made at this year’s PaizoCon, an annual gathering of Pathfinder fans held in Seattle. Other releases coming soon to the world of Pathfinder include:
In further news, Pathfinder Society, the world’s largest tabletop organized play program, announced Season 8 of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Guild, Year of the Stolen Storm, and also the new season of the Pathfinder Adventure Card Guild, Season of the Goblin. Both will kick off at Gen Con 2016. Pathfinder Society also announced the creation of Pathfinder Society Academy, a new program at introducing roleplaying games to younger players.
Battle Bin is one of the monthly geek boxes focused on board games. This month’s theme is “Villains.” There’s two games that’ll have you doing battle.
For only $30 a month you can get game night delivered directly to you! Each month the bin could include board, card, miniatures, and video games from some of the biggest names in gaming as well as a few you may not know. They even get exclusive items and games that you cannot get anywhere else.
Check out what’s inside this month’s box!
With the next Dice Masters set from Wizkids, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Masters, out this week, I’m going over individual cards to give my thoughts on the various characters and cards within.
We’ve looked at the villains and now it’s time to check out the heroes! We started looking at the heroes with April and Casey Jones, Splinter, and the Turtles themselves.
Now, we wrap up this break down of the set with a look at the Basic Action Cards.
Here’s the cards included in the set:
Cowabunga – Cost 4 – If you have exactly one character die in the Field Zone, it gets +4A and Overcrush until end of turn. If you have more than one character die in the Field Zone, instead all of your character dice get +1A.
Enraged – Cost 4 – Up to two of your target character dice get +1A and Overcrush until end of turn.
Give Me a Break! – Cost 3 – Target non-[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles] character die can’t block until end of turn. Global: Pay [1 Bolt]. Until end of turn, when a character die is assigned to block, deal it 1 damage.
Heroes in a Half-Shell – Cost 2 – Target character die gets +2A until end of turn. If it is a [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles] character, it also gets +2D.
Lethal Blow – Cost 5 – Move target level 1 character die from the Field Zone to the Prep Area. * Instead, target any character die in the Field Zone. ** Instead, move any target character die to the bag.
Pizza! – Cost 1 – Gain 1 life. You may not use this Basic Action Die if you have 15 or more life. Global: Pay [1 Shield]. Once during your turn, if you have less than 10 life, gain 1 life.
Reckless Abandon – Cost 3 – Deal 1 damage to each character die (including your own). * Instead, deal 1 damage to each player. ** Instead, deal 1 damage to each player and each character die.
Special Delivery – Cost 4 – Draw two dice from your bag and roll them (place them in your Reserve Pool).
Tactical Cover – Cost 3 – Your character dice get +2D. */** Also, target character gets +3D. Global: Pay [1 Shield]. Target character die gets +1D (until end of turn).
Turtle Van – Cost 2 – Continuous: You may send this die to the Used Pile to prevent all damage to target blocking character.
Thoughts: Much like with the characters, there’s a little something for everyone when it comes to the Basic Action Cards in this set. There’s quite a few different Basic Action Cards here that improve the attack or defense of dice, and that’s a bit common in the Dice Masters world. So, what stands out is the other cards.
Give Me a Break! – Stopping a character die from blocking is interesting, but the global to deal one damage to a blocking character could be interesting. While it may only help once a while, it could be rather helpful.
Lethal Blow – Probably my favorite action in the set. To be able to just move characters from the field zone is amazing and could be a game changer. While you may get hit once, this die alone can shut down a lot of the Team that are out there currently.
Pizza! – I saw it a lot, but there’s not much that allows you to gain life in this game. But, what I think is really interesting in the cost of 1. You’re now going to get 2 energy down the road for the 1 you spent which creates a new venue to quickly purchase costly dice.
Reckless Abandon – Throwing damage around to everyone!? A suicide mechanic like this is rare and if you’re tactic also includes gaining life, it gets even more interesting. Combo this with Pizza! and it can make a difference and becomes really interesting.
Special Delivery – Anything that allows you to draw dice quicker is interesting and very helpful.
Turtle Van – If this stops Overcrush, it’s huge.
Check out the full unboxing video below!
With the next Dice Masters set from Wizkids, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Masters, out this week, I’m going over individual cards to give my thoughts on the various characters and cards within.
We’ve looked at the villains and now it’s time to check out the heroes! We started looking at the heroes with April and Casey Jones, and Splinter and now we’re moving on to the Turtles themselves!
Donatello
Does Machines (cost 4) – Nothing special
Donnie (cost 5) – Turtle Power – While Donatello is active, other Turtle character dice cost 1 less to purchase
The Mad Scientist (cost 5) – Wile Donatello is active, when you field a different Turtle character die, spin that die up one level. If that die is already level 3, instead draw and roll a die (place it in your Reserve Pool)
Die: Level 1 – Cost 1 4A 2D, Level 2 – Cost 1 4A 4D, Level 3 – Cost 2 5A 5D
Leonardo
Leads (cost 4) – Nothing special
Leo (cost 5) Turtle Power – While Leonardo is active, when a different Turtle character die of yours would be KO’d, instead KO a Leonardo die and gain 2 life
Big Brother (cost 6) – While Leonardo is active, other Turtle character dice cost 1 less to purchase
Die: Level 1 – Cost 0 2A 4D, Level 2 – Cost 1 3A 5D, Level 3 – Cost 1 4A 6D
Michelangelo
Party Dude (cost 4) – Nothing special
Mikey (cost 5) – Turtle Power – While Michelangelo is active, other Turtle character dice cost 1 less to purchase
Par-taaaay! (cost 6) – Whenever a different Turtle character die is blocked, spin each Michelangelo character die up one level. For each Michelangelo character die already at level 3, instead KO target blocking character die
Die: Level 1 – Cost 1 4A 2D, Level 2 – Cost 1 5A 4D, Level 3 – Cost 2 6A 4D
Raphael
Cool But Rude (cost 4) – Nothing special
Anger Issues (cost 4) – Whenever a different Turtle character die attacks, deal 1 damage to target character die
Raph (cost 5) – Turtle Power – While Raphael is active, other Turtle character dice cost 1 less to purchase
Die: Level 1 – Cost 0 3A 3D, Level 2 – Cost 1 4A 4D, Level 3 – Cost 2 5A 5D
Thoughts: The Turtles are all about working together and off of each other with their abilities. Each die helps to give a boost to the rest of them. The two abilities that really stand out to me is Michelangelo where you get to spin up a die and if you can’t you’re able to KO a blocking die. The function could do wonders to knock out opponents’ dice. Leo with Turtle Power is also interesting with the ability to gain two life. Since life gaining is not common, this ability I’ve found have become pretty key in some games.
If I were to pick a set of four, I’d choose Donnie, Leo, Par-taaay!, and Anger Issues. The thought from me is Donnie decreases the cost of everyone and the rest become an offensive function with you spinning up Michelangelo, gaining life through Leo and dealing damage with Raphael’s Anger Issues. It fits my style of play and is a bit aggressive in the attack. Buy Donnie early, then get everyone else out cheaper.
In the end, there’s a combo of Turtles that’ll fit everyone’s style of play.
Check out the full unboxing video below, and join me tomorrow when I take a look at the Basic Action Cards.
Mayfair Games has announced that the game Oh My Goods! will be released soon. The card and engine building game by Alexander Pfister has you stepping into the shoes of a medieval craftsman. You have a lot of decisions to make, like whether to work sloppy or aim for the highest quality of manufacturing. Strive to be the most efficient, most profitable business owner in your village!
The game comes with 110 cards and rulebook and is intended for 2-4 players, ages 10+, and take about 30 minutes.![OMG_SO_2016[1]](https://media.graphicpolicy.com/2016/05/omg_so_20161.jpg)
This week sees the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Masters, a complete set in a box that features 16 characters (3 cards each) all with three dice and meant for four players. It’s everything you’d need for two on two play. Wizkids will be expanding on that this December with Heroes in a Half Shell.
This new expansion will offer new versions of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael. It will also featured eight new characters, both allies and villains for them to battle.
Like the current box set, this one will also retail for $34.99.
