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Unboxing: Board Game Bento “What’s Cooking”

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The folks behind the top notch Comic Bento have launched a new service geared towards fans of board games, Board Game Bento.

We open up the seventh box of the service and give our thoughts on what’s inside. The theme is “What’s Cooking” so think of themes featuring food and cooking.

For a breakdown of prices to see if the box is worth it:

Burger Boss – $59.99 retail
Settlers of Kitchen – exclusive
Foodfighters – $14.99 ($19.99 retail)
Foodfighters: Grain Faction – $4.99 retail
Sushi Go! $10.99 ($14.99 retail)
Gingerbread Kaiju – $2.99 retail

Value: $93.95 or $102.95 retail

Burger Boss from searches is a hard to get game, and while it retails for $59.99, there’s some selling it for over $100.

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Marvel HeroClix: Civil War Storyline OP!

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A Civil War breaks out in Marvel Heroclix this June! Whose side are you on?

The Superhuman Registration Act has divided the heroes (and villains) of the Marvel Universe— whose side will you be on when you face off against your friends and former allies in Marvel HeroClix: Civil War?

Marvel HeroClix: Civil War is a four-month Storyline Organized Play event series that will both divide and unite HeroClix players around the world as they choose to fight alongside Iron Man and other Pro-Registration heroes or alongside Captain American and his band of Anti-Registration vigilantes.

You can find out more at the Wizkids’ website.

Marvel Heroclix: Civil War booster packs feature five figures, 2 Pro-Registration (on red Heroclix bases), 2 Ant-Registration (on blue Heroclix bases), and 1 Neutral figure (on the standard black bases). There is also a support pack which contains 1 of 6 limited edition figures, two double-sided maps, and eight “Bounty” cards.

At the end of the event, players will draft their prizes based on their standing.

The Bounty Cards are to be distributed one random to each player.

  • Pro-Registration players should receive a Pro-Registration Bounty Card (Red Cards);
  • Anti-Registration players should receive an Anti-Registration Bounty Card (Blue Cards).

A Victory for Our Side— If a player KOs the character shown on their Bounty Card, each player of their faction [Pro-Registration/Anti-Registration] in the tournament may heal a friendly character 1 click at the beginning of that player’s next turn.

Players compete to draft figures used in their Battle Royale game (for Months 1-3)

Additionally, players will compete to try and win/draft a Marvel HeroClix: Civil War Prize Pack which contains one (1) of six (6) different Limited Edition figures— packaged randomly.

The Grand Prize for this Storyline Organized Play series is a set of 8 exclusive Civil War Prizes for players to snake draft. At the end of Month 4, the total of all players Tournament Points (TPs) are totaled to determine the draft order.

Squirrel Girl Kicks Butts, Eats Nuts in Dice Masters

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The next Wizkids‘ Marvel Dice Masters set is Civil War and as with each release the set’s promotional card has been revealed, Squirrel Girls: Kick Butts, Eat Nuts.

The card is a cheap cost 3 character die that is equally cheap to field. The card allows you to put a token on it at the end of your turn, and when you use a Global Ability you can take a token off and put out a Squirrel token, a 1A, 1D character into the field zone.

An absolutely amazing card that’s a must get and I’m sure will become a regular in tournament (and hell most) play.

Marvel Dice Masters: Civil War releases this May.

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DC Bombshells Come to Wizkids’ Dice Masters

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BombshellsMonthlyOP-E1Female super heroines join the fight, front and center, in DC Comics Dice Masters: DC Bombshells.  Lois Lane, Stargirl, Mera and other leading ladies of the DC Comics universe are an all-new, all-female special force taking on the Nazis in World War II, while facing the cultural challenges of women in society.

Wizkids has announced the popular DC Comics characters are coming to Dice Masters in an organized play event. Organized play events are held by participating stores and by playing in them you can win these Dice Masters cards.

You have a chance to win Mera: Queen of Atlantis (the participation prize card everyone gets), Stargirl: DC Bomshell (one of the two limited edition prize cards), and Lois Lane: DC Bombshell (the other limited edition prize card).

Mera: Queen of Atlantis is new art for the card that debuted in War of Light. Stargirl: DC Bombshell and Lois Lane: DC Bombshell are two new cards though. Stargirl uses the die from the DC Comics Dice Masters: Justice League set while Lois Lane uses the DC Comics Dice Masters: World’s Finest die.

Lois Lane is an “Ally” and while she’s active, Superman dice you control gain Overcrush. She costs 4 to purchase. Stargirl, while the full text is covered, looks like when you field a character with the same affiliation of Stargirl you can spin one die up 1 Level. The cost to purchase her is unknown.

Show your support of their patriotic propaganda in the DC Comics Dice Masters: DC Bombshells Organized Play events. Check out if a store is participating in your area.

Unboxing: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Masters Box Set

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The Turtles on a Half Shell are coming to Wizkids‘ Dice Masters. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are getting a box release that features new dice and cards for the major characters.

The box release is a stand alone set and features everything you need in one box. The release also features enough for four people to player, yes Dice Masters for four players!

Check out what comes in the box set as we go over the dice and all of the cards giving our initial thoughts.

If you like what you see, you can preorder the box set. And, you can preorder the playmat.

Marvel HeroClix: Guardians of the Galaxy Organized Play Event

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Join Star-Lord on his mission to protect the galaxy in the latest Marvel HeroClix: Guardians of the Galaxy Organized Play Event! With Gamora and Drax the Destroyer by his side, the Guardians are ready to take down any opponent on the tabletop.

In the Marvel HeroClix: Guardians of the Galaxy Organized Play, players will face off at their local game store for the chance to win exclusive prizes.

This organized play kit includes Star-Lord featuring an all new sculpt, Gamora with new coloring and dial, and Drax the Destroyer featuring new coloring and dial. The figures include their cards.

Check with your local shop to see if they’re participating!

 

Marvel Dice Masters: Marvel Knights OP

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Wizkids‘ next organized play event for their popular Dice Masters game features characters from the darker side of Marvel Comics. Marvel Dice Masters: Marvel Knights OP allows players to participate at local events help by their local game store and where they can win cards for Black Widow, Daredevil, and the Punisher.

Check with your local store to see if they’re participating so you can try to win the below!

Marvel Dice Masters Marvel Knights OP Black WidowBlack Widow: Stinger

Black Widow is a popular character and card in the Dice Masters game, especially her Avengers vs X-Men “Tsarina” die and card.

Here, Black Widow is the participation card using the die from the Marvel Dice Masters: Amazing Spider-Man set. It’s an alternate art card featuring cover art from Black Widow (2014) #13.

The “Stinger” version of the card is the second best version currently of the character as a cheap 2 cost shield that also features Aftershock. Aftershock allows you to deal 1 damage to a target character die or player when Black Widow is KO’d. That opens up some cool options for players especially with so many using KO to trigger various affects in the games.

As a participation prize, this is a solid card with some cool artwork.

Marvel Dice Masters Marvel Knights OP DaredevilDaredevil: Marvel Knight

One of the two prize cards in the set, this one is pretty cool for the art, the text and the fact it creates a new affiliation in the game.

The first thing that stands out to me is that you’re able to use the die from both Marvel Dice Masters: Amazing Spider-Man and Marvel Dice Masters: Age of Ultron. Both sets feature Daredevil and the stats for the dice for each set is the same. The brown coloring for the card makes me believe that the Marvel Dice Masters: Amazing Spider-Man die is the one you’re supposed to be using.

The die also is one of two in this set with the affiliation “MK” for Marvel Knights, the other being the Punisher also in the set. There aren’t others so far with this affiliation, but expect it down the road, especially due to the popularity of Marvel’s Netflix shows.

The card to me feels like a Sidekick killer, where you’d get it out early and with its ability you’d be able to deal damage and possibly take none. The 3 purchase cost and cheap fielding cost makes it an interesting addition to a swarm team.

Marvel Dice Masters Marvel Knights OP The PunisherPunisher: Marvel Knight

The other prize for this organized play event is the return of the Punisher. We haven’t seen this character since the Marvel Dice Masters: Avengers vs X-Men set, the first to ever been released. So, for those who started playing after or don’t have access to that set, this card is a bit less useful unlike the above two which use dice from more recent sets.

This card has the “MK” affiliation like Daredevil above and with a cost of 6 to purchase, it’s a bit pricey. But, for that price you get some solid defensive/offensive abilities. The card allows you to deal damage to your opponent of an equal amount you take due to an opposing “when fielded” ability. That’s a solid ability especially with Green Goblin “Gobby” still being a popular card and die to use in tournaments.

So, the use of this one is pretty straight forward, plop him in the field and smile as your deterrent causes havoc.

Unboxing: Battle Bin “Kingdoms” April 2016

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Battle Bin is one of the monthly geek boxes focused on board games. This month’s theme is “Kingdoms.” There’s lots of fantasy themed items inside!

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!

You can subscribe and get your Battle Bin now!

Betrayal at House on the Hill Board Game Gets Eagerly Anticipated Expansion

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Betrayal at House on the Hill Widow's Walk - ArtHome renovations have never been so exciting. For more than a decade, the iconic, semi-cooperative board game Betrayal at House on the Hill has been terrifying explorers who dare cross its threshold. Will you be trapped in the Pentagram Chamber, transfixed by the haunting melody of a lone fiddler or unearthing a portal to Hell as the old home crumbles around you? Now this beloved board game classic gets even more treacherous as some of gaming and entertainment’s greatest minds join forces in creating its first ever expansion, Betrayal at House on the Hill: Widow’s Walk, releasing this fall.

Designed by Betrayal’s original lead developer Mike Selinker and his team at Lone Shark Games, in partnership with Wizards of the Coast, the new expansion includes:

  • 50 brand new haunts penned by an all-star cast of contributors including:
    • Max Temkin and Eli Halpern, co-creators of Cards Against Humanity
    • Pendleton Ward, Emmy Award-winning cartoonist
    • Mikey Neumann, chief creative champion for Borderlands
    • Jerry Holkins, co-creator of the Penny Arcade webcomic
    • Angela Webber, one half of the nerd pop duo The Doubleclicks
    • Justin Gary, co-designer of Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer
  • 20 new room tiles, including a never before explored new floor, the roof
  • 30 new cards, including 11 items, 11 events, and 8 omens
  • 78 new tokens including a new set of possession tokens that allow you to track your explorer’s progress

The expanded house pits explorers against a litany of terrifying horrors like the Fleshchild, the evil clown Knick-Knack, and a vengeful little girl hell-bent on playing a deadly game of hide-and-seek.

Betrayal at House on the Hill continues to be a perennial best-seller and praised as one of the best horror board games of all time. One of the most unique features of the board game is its re-playability- the story is seldom the same twice. Now with 50 additional haunts, the horrific tales spun by these daring adventurers is boundless.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Masters- Coming Soon!

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Cowabunga! The long awaited Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Masters set is coming to retail stores this May! Join Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, and many of the Turtles’ friends and foes in the latest release from the award-winning Dice Masters line.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Masters features more than a dozen of the most popular TMNT heroes and villains! With gameplay scenarios that support two to four players, it’s the perfect addition to your game night rotation, or to fill out your Dice Masters team with the most radical heroes around!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Box Set contains everything 2-4 players need to play. Available for $34.99 MSRP, it makes a great purchase for players who want to learn to play Dice Masters, or for veteran players who want the entire Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Set in one package!

On top of the set, there will also be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Playmat as well as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Bag released. The mat retails for $19.99 while the bag retails for $14.99.

You can check out Wizkids‘ TMNT Dice Masters site to download the playmats that come with this set or get an early look at the rules included

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