Crimson Invasion

The new Pokemon set Sun and Moon Crimson Invasion is due out this Friday, so I thought I would have a look at the new box opening video from out friends at Pokecast XVII...

The tale of fierce Ultra Beasts unfolds across the Pokémon TCG landscape in the Sun & Moon—Crimson Invasion expansion! 

The Alola region is being invaded by mysterious and powerful creatures! Can the allies of Alola defend the islands—or will the Ultra Beasts take control? 

Find out when you lead your Pokémon and exciting new Trainer and Energy cards into battle. Plus, unleash the power of even more Pokémon-GX, including Alolan Exeggutor-GX and Gyarados-GX. 

Discover new Pokémon, deeper strategies, and more battling fun in the Sun & Moon—Crimson Invasion expansion!

The Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon—Crimson Invasionincludes:

• Over 110 cards
• 8 new Pokémon-GX
• 9 new Trainer cards and 1 new Special Energy card
• The Ultra Beasts make their debut, including Guzzlord-GX and Nihilego-GX!

LO5R - Dynasty Pack

A quick look at the first of the new Legend of the Five Rings Dynasty Pack 1...

There is also a full list of the cards available on Google Docs ...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mxd9XUI-2uCb24kEi9VkHmhLoCMiW5XdHErjPVeGJLM/edit#gid=0

Dino Sized Weekend

Planeswalkers!

Join us for a titanic event that’s sure to make you roar with glee. We are proud to be hosting Dino-Sized Weekend drafts with some amazing prizes and some alternatives to the classic draft format. 

Players will be using not the traditional 3 packs but 4 packs! We will be running events on Saturday and Sunday from 2pm (as long as we get enough players). The event will cost £15 and there will be one prize booster added to the pool for each player in the event.

Participants will also be able to claim a special promo of Unclaimed Territory and a Fatal Push just for taking part.

Wizkids Announcement

WizKids Announces New Partnership with Games Workshop

Reveals Plans to Release New Games set in the Critically Acclaimed Warhammer 40,000™ Universe

October 19, 2017 – Hillside, NJ – WizKids, the leader in high-quality pre-painted miniatures and established board games, today revealed a multi-year partnership with acclaimed fantasy miniatures company, Games Workshop. The new partnership will extend the Warhammer 40,000 universe IP across multiple categories, including, Dice Building Games™, board games and more!

“We’re thrilled to be working with Games Workshop and the Warhammer 40,000 license,” said Justin Ziran, president of WizKids. “This beloved franchise is known the world over and our partnership will allow us to create amazing products and experiences for fans everywhere.”

The multi-year deal will span numerous categories and include the most iconic Warhammer 40,000 characters and more. WizKids will create two new board games, along with dice games based in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, with additional plans to republish classic board games Fury of Dracula and Relic.

WizKids will begin rolling out the new product lines in mid 2018.

X-Men First Class

X-Men First Class is released this week.

The new set draws from the wide history of the X-Men, ranging from the first comic team gathered by Professor Xavier to What If? characters and stories. Both heroes and villains from Xavier’s school and the Brotherhood of Mutants round out the collection of 30 new characters in the complete set.

Marvel Dice Masters: X-Men First Class is packaged in foil packs, each with two cards and matching dice for the game. 

Pokemon Go Halloween Update

From October 20th to November 2nd, you’ll find some spooky new friends in Pokémon Go. It’s not full-on gen three yet, but hey: new faces!

Here’s the trailer, where you’ll spot Hoenn-region critters like Sableye and Banette. And, as always, there will be a new type of Pikachu to capture:

ZomBN1 is back!

How to play Legend of the Five Rings

Yesterday I had my first game of Legend of the Five Rings and whilst it was a very good game, I am pretty sure I got some of the rules wrong so I thought I would have a look for a tutorial video.

Here is what I found...

Explorers of Ixalan

Here is a video from Wizards of the Coast which introduces the new MTG gaming experience 'Explorers of Ixalan'...

Coming Soon...

Merfolk vs. Goblins pits two of the most recognizable tribes in the history of Magic against one another. Will you side with the reckless and wily goblins or the graceful and cunning merfolk?

Number of Cards: Two 60-card decks

Release Date: November 10, 2017

Currently there is not much information about this product. Watch this space for more details once we have them.

Explorers of Ixalan

An out-of-the-box multiplayer Magic experience. Defeat your opponents as you search for the lost city.

Number of Cards: Four 60-card decks (no new cards)

Release Date: November 24, 2017

Contents:
4 60-card decks
20 double-sided tokens
50 game tiles
40 counter pieces
4 deck boxes

We will post more details on this product when we have them, so watch this space.

Dragon King's Awakening

Released next Friday is the new set from Cardfight Vanguard...

Includes 104 cards (2 GR, 9 RRR, 13 RR, 24 R and 56 C) + 12 SP (Parallel) + 2 SGR (Parallel) cards.

There are 99 new cards and 5 reprints.

Each display includes 16 packs, and each carton includes 20 displays.

Each pack includes 7 cards, two of them being R or greater.

Some packs will include 2 RR or 1 RRR + 1 RR, but never 2 RRR.

Includes further support for the Oracle Think Tank, Shadow Paladin, Nubatama, Narukami, Gear Chronicle, and Neo Nectar clans, as well as Cray Elemental cards.

Includes special reprints of the following cards as RRR:
Dragonic Vanquisher
Steam Tamer, Arka

The package illustration features Kazumi Onimaru, Kazuma Shouji and Dragstrider, Luard.

KD Games X-Wing Tournament

We will be hosting our Q3 X-Wing Tournament as part of Gambit Games on Sunday 29th October.

Entry will be £7.50 pre-booked (with a 50p reduction for the fist 8 players that register before 16th October) and £10 on the day.

Tickets are currently available on Eventbrite ... https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kd-games-x-wing-tournament-tickets-38497838070