Tacocat Spelled Backwards

We have added a new title from the makers of Exploding Kittens to both our games library and to our shelves for you to buy. 

The game is...

BEAT YOUR OPPONENT'S CARDS. WIN TACOCAT TO YOUR SIDE.

Tacocat Spelled Backwards is a game of clever card matchups in a box that is also a board with a cat who is also a taco. Unfold the box, then duel head-to-head in palindrome-themed battles. The higher card wins the round and brings Tacocat closer to your side. Each card victory moves you one step closer to winning.

White Dwarf 497 – Tyranids Infiltrate a New Combat Patrol

February’s issue of White Dwarf is on the way, and as usual, it’s stacked with excellent Warhammer content. Kicking things off is the Bunker, which brings a new scenario for Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar, and an exciting new way to play Warhammer Underworlds without any cards – a great way to get a taste of everyone’s favourite competitive skirmish game.

With head ghoul honcho Ushoran on the cover, you’d be right to expect a decent chunk for the Flesh-eater Courts. Basic Training provides an in-depth overview of the tips and tricks this cannibal court is hiding up its rotten sleeves, and there are also rules for using them in games of Warhammer Quest: Cursed City.

In the grim darkness of the far future, you’ll find comprehensive rules for using Space Marine Scouts in Kill Team. Not content to let the Imperium have all that stealthy fun, the Hive Mind has concocted a brand new Combat Patrol centred around its vanguard organisms.

Nine Von Ryan’s Leapers join a Neurolictor and a Lictor to form the Insidious Infiltrators, who specialise in rapidly closing the distance and shredding their prey with razor-sharp talons. You even get all the datasheets as card attachments to the issue.

Our brave commanders also continue expanding their Warhammer 40,000 forces in Tale of Four Warlords, Inquisitor Coteaz provides a thorough report on his understanding of Vashtorr the Arkifane, while there are two helpings of Warhammer 40,000 fiction.

For everyone whose hearts are still aflutter over the return of Warhammer: The Old World, the very first printed Battle Report for the latest version of this venerable game features in Issue 497. Old World designers Jonathan and Dan* command the Tomb Kings of Khemri and the Kingdom of Bretonnia as they battle over a big green field – and yes, before you ask, there are top-down graphics of regiments with arrows indicating their tactical movements, just like you remember.

Extra, extra, read all about it!!!

We have two planned dates for prerelease events for the next MTG set Murders at Karlov Manor. 

These are Friday 2nd February at 7pm and Saturday 3rd February at 2pm. Both will cost £30 to enter and tickets can be purchased on our website

Players that attend one or both of our events will get some extra promotional items in addition to those contained in the prerelease box. 

• Players that attend the Friday event will receive a copy of Dovin's Veto.
• Players that attend the Saturday event will receive a copy of 'Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose'
• Players that attend both events will also get a special planewalker keyring (while stocks last)

Extra Promo Cards

This weekend it is prerelease for Murders at Karlov Manor.

Each Prerelease Pack will also contain one of three promos in addition to the traditional foil, year-stamped promo card. 

These additional traditional foil promos are Standard-legal but cannot be included in players’ Sealed deck during the event. Players can still use their year-stamped promo in their Prerelease Sealed deck.

The additional Prerelease promo card may be any one of the following: 

• Melek, Reforged Researcher 
• Tomik, Wielder of Law 
• Voja, Jaws of the Conclave 

What cards are in Murder at Karlov Manor Play Boosters?

Play Boosters make their thrilling debut when Murders at Karlov Manor releases on February 9. Players will have their hands on them even earlier during the coming week of Prerelease, from February 2 – 8. 

This epic new offering is the best of both worlds: combining the thrill of opening a Set Booster and the playability of a Draft Booster.
We previously outlined their contents, but that only tells part of the story. Now that the full Card Image Gallery for Murders at Karlov Manor has been revealed, we want to show off all the booster fun you may find inside:

Showcase Dossier: This splashy new treatment transforms Ravnica Detective Agency files into playable cards. It gives players a glimpse into the intrigue and mystery of Murders at Karlov Manor.

Magnified Cards: Are another piece of the puzzle in Murders at Karlov Manor, but they’re not just flavorful fun. Each one gives you a closer look at a critical moment in the story as it all comes together.

Borderless Cards: Have returned, bringing incredible art to life as beloved Magic characters burst free of their frame.

Borderless Dual Lands: Both the regular and Borderless Rare Dual Lands show up in the Wild Card slot in Play Boosters. This gorgeous art shows another side of the beloved city of guilds.

The stylish Impossible Basic Lands: These are sure to be a boon to any collection. Each one explores the dizzyingly-large metropolis of this fan-favorite setting.

Every Play Booster comes with one Rare or Mythic, one Wildcard, one Foil, and one card from the List or a Special Guest. That means a single Play Booster can contain one to four rare cards! 

Coming Soon

Arriving next week is this great game from Farplace which is a animal charity based in the UK.

Farplace The Game is a family board game for ages 8 to adult, playing in 30-60 minutes. It combines set collection with a race mechanism, and each animal player moves slightly differently on the board. You are saving items to rehome and release animals in need of rescue at the core of the game.

We will be selling this game from early in February and we will also be adding a copy to our Game Library that you will be able to borrow for just £2 per night.

Watch this space for a how to play guide in the coming weeks.

What Is a Play Booster?

The Play Booster combines the best of two worlds: it takes the Set Booster's fun-to-open experience and weaves in the Draft play that is integral to the Magic ecosystem. 

Starting with Murders at Karlov Manor, the Play Booster will replace the Draft and Set Boosters.

Opening a Play Booster is just plain fun.

The Play Booster was created to retain the fun experience of opening a Set Booster while weaving in the play experience of the Draft Booster. With up to four rares in each pack, the possibility of booster fun in each slot, and exciting updates to The List, Play Boosters are every bit as fun to open as Set Boosters.

Play Boosters contain 14 cards, with one non-playable card; there are 8 slots in a Play Booster, which are as follows:

• 6 Commons—There is a possibility of booster fun in this slot.
• 1 Common or Card from The List—Most of the time this will be the 7th common, but when a card from The List shows up, it shows up here.
• 3 Uncommons—There is a possibility of booster fun in this slot.
• 1 Wildcard—This card can be almost anything from the main set. It can be any rarity, and it has the possibility of being Booster Fun. Whatever it is, it will be nonfoil.
• 1 Main set Rare or Mythic Rare
• 1 Foil of any rarity—This is just like the Wildcard slot except that the card is guaranteed to be foil.
• 1 Basic Land
• 1 Non-Playable card—This can be a token, a play aide, an ad card, or an art card

Some future sets may have small shifts to account for something cool or new in that set. 

What About The List?

In the past, The List has mostly been reprints of older cards. Play Boosters are going to tinker with what exactly can be on The List. For example, when Play Boosters premier, The List will include what are called Special Guests, cards that are exciting reprints that we can give new art and will thematically tie into whatever set they are in.

In addition to the Special Guests, there will be 40 cards that are reprints without new art. Of those, 30 will be common or uncommon and 10 will be rare or mythic rare. This is down from the 300 cards that previous iterations of The List had. 

Here is the percentage breakdown for your players' potential to open items from The List slot in the first Play Booster:

• 87.5% – A common from the main set
• 9.38% – A common or uncommon normal reprint from The List
• 1.56% – A rare or mythic rare normal reprint from The List
• 1.56% – A Special Guests card from The List