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Star Trek: Tactics is out today!

2012-02-01T12:16:00.001-05:00

Star Trek: Tactics hits shelves today. To help track down all the ships in the fleet, here is a handy, full page, checklist.

Enjoy!

2012-01-18T09:40:00.001-05:00

MichianaClix is silent January 18th in protest of the proposed SOPA and PIPA legislation, let your voice be heard.

Hulked out Highlander

2011-12-13T10:33:00.002-05:00

While I catch up on the Highlander master list, here's a summary of what will be effected in Incredible Hulk:

Updates to the list will be (deep breath and go...):

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Hulk Checklist

2011-12-08T09:56:00.001-05:00

Marvel HeroClix: The Incredible Hulk hits shelves next week. Thanks to previews and international leakage of the set in Australia and Europe we have the full set list available.

Go further for spoilers on the whole set: Click here! for my hastily done Hulk Checklist. It goes with out saying "spoilers".

Lord of the Clix!

2011-12-08T09:54:00.001-05:00

Lord of the Rings HeroClix is out everywhere! Local venues will start hosting events using these soon!

Check the calender for events!

Hulk smashes onto shelves

2011-11-30T13:43:00.001-05:00

The Marvel HeroClix: Incredible Hulk counter top micro-set and Fast Forces hit stores today.

A few things the buyer should know:

Counter top display boosters are NOT taped! (So no cheating!)
The boosters are bigger and the cards are less likely to be mangled.
The boosters are bigger and the figures can freely move around inside them.
~~Many retailers did not get their complete orders, and some are missing Fast Forces completely.~~ They're not due in until 12/14.
The paint and figures themselves look good and click well.
Assortment is pretty good. For example, I purchased two mini-bricks (6 boosters wrapped together in the display unit) and got 9/10 figures and no more than 2 copies of the 3 doubles I pulled. (No "6 Sins for Jon" replays this time around!)

I call this a pretty good day 2 for the set. Now only two weeks until the full set releases!

Lord of the Rings pushed back to December 7th

2011-11-18T14:21:00.001-05:00

Lord of the Rings HeroClix has been pushed pack to December 7th. This is despite the rumors that it is already in stock at the distributors. Perhaps only a portion is at the distributors at this point.

We'll learn more soon.

Get ready for releases!

2011-11-16T11:27:00.001-05:00

UPDATED with the correct date for SMFF

OK folks, the start of the latest Clix deluge is here! There are plenty of Clix buying opportunities for folks over the next month or so!

Out Now: second wave of GSXtras, Frost Giant, Onslaught and Nemesis from Toys 'r Us ~~and the Superman Fast Forces.~~

Next week we get the Lord of the Rings Starter and Gravity Feeds.

THen on December 7th the Superman battle for Smallville Fast Force officially hits shelves.

Then on the 30th Hulk Gravity Feeds and fast Forces hit shelves. Followed by the full set on December 14th!

Watch your pennies and tell your friends and family it's Clix for the Holidays!

From the floor of the Alliance retailers' summit (or a hotel near by)

2011-10-09T01:46:00.000-04:00

Howdy all! This evening I had the opportunity to work with the Wizkids staff demoing Star Trek Fleet Captain and Quarriors. I was also privy to the display set up in the exhibition Hall.

I won't share any real details [yet], but HeroClix fans have so much to look forward to. The Fast Forces for Hulk and Superman are on display as are the Lord of the Rings and Hulk Gravity Feed singles. A new packaging option will be available on these!

The Lord of the Rings starter looks pretty beefy. Much bigger than the past few starters. more in line with the Fantastic Forces packaging (size wise). The Hulk sculpts look NICE! And just to let you know, Justin Ziran hinted that there will be some game play news (good, I'll add) coming out of here tomorrow.

Aside from Clix, Quarriors first expansion will be on display as are both of the Star Trek board games!

there is an information session on the Infinity Gauntlet tomorrow. You'll be able to get some better details on how your venue will run the events after that!

It's approaching 2 and I need to be fresh for talking tomorrow. I'll post some more information when I learn it!

A couple notes on Lord of the Rings HeroClix

2011-09-03T20:20:00.000-04:00

Quick notes from around the net:

Starter has eight figures (three exclusive figures and five restatted from the base set), Campaign Rules for recreating the epic battles of Middle Earth over multiple maps and sessions, plus six maps, 48 Horde tokens, a 2011 Official Rulebook, and a set of themed dice forged from the depths of Mount Doom!

Unknowns: are the maps full sized or modified to fit the theme of the set ( a la Street Fighter), what are Horde Tokens.

The Single figure gravity feed will contain 21 figures and if the booster art is indicative to what is inside, Gandalf the White is in the set.

Marvel HeroClix: Incredible Hulk details from Alliance!

2011-08-31T14:41:00.001-04:00

Comical at HCRealms shared a lot of information with the world today:

WizKids is proud to announce the release of the Marvel HeroClix: Incredible Hulk Booster Set (WZK 70252), Incredible Hulk OP Kit (WZK 70256), Incredible Hulk 24-count Counter-Top Display (WZK 70481), and Incredible Hulk Fast Forces 6-Pack (WZK 70254)!

Incredible Hulk Booster Set (WZK 70252) - Hulk Smashes his way into this 51 figure set that includes the sub-theme realms of Planet Hulk, World War Hulks, Fall of the Hulks, and the New Fantastic Four! The set features the Enhanced Alter Ego mechanics, which includes the new Reverse Alter-Ego and the continuation of the "In Pack, Buy it By the Brick Figure" (AIMarine Red Hulk)! The Base set is lined up to hit the market on December 7th!

Incredible Hulk 24-Count Counter-Top Display (WZK 70481) - A compilation of 10 figures from the base set all COMPLETELY REDIALED and ready for action in any HeroClix Format! Each Counter-Top Display comes with 24 single figure blind boosters (four bricks of figures), providing a low-cost point of entry for new players and fast convenient way for current players to supplement their collections! The 24-count Counter-Top Display is set to release one week before the base set on November 30th and will make for a great Pre-Release event!

Lord of the Ring details! Shipping 11/15/11

2011-08-31T12:59:00.001-04:00

From Alliance Game Distributors

Lord of The Rings 24. ct. Counter-Top Display (70353): Featuring 21 precisely sculpted miniatures from the award winning Lord of The Rings films! Pin your favorite heroes and villains from the Trilogy against each other in this completely HEROCLIX COMPATIBLE set! Your price for the Lord of The Rings 24 ct.

Lord of The Rings Starter (70357): Featuring 8 collectible miniatures from the Lord of The Rings Movies! Included in the 8 Figure Set are 3 figures EXCLUSIVELY found in the Starter, with the other 5 COMPLETELY REDIALED from the base set! The Starter boasts Campaign Rules, which let you recreate the battles of Middle Earth over multiple maps and sessions! Also included are 6 Lord of The Rings maps, 1 HeroClix rulebook, and one set of themed dice forged from the depths of Mount Doom!

This means we are getting the $30 Starter set with single pack boosters a la Street Fighter/Gears of Wars. At this time ALL are said to be 100% compatable with HeroClix.

Of Hulks and Halos!

2011-08-23T17:27:00.001-04:00

Two brief notes today. First the print add for Marvel HeroClix: The Incredible Hulk is in Game Trade Magazine next week.

See that the "Hulked out Heroes" from the larger 2010's World War Hulk story line. Expect to see some more elements from WWH, such as teh A.I.M. created A.I.Marine Hulks as the Brick figure.

Next today is a couple more HALO previews, instead of the Covenant or USNC, this time we're getting a peak at the monstrously infectious Flood. Head to HeroClix.com to get that bit of news.

In the mean time DC HeroClix: Superman and Halo HeroClix are due out on September 28th, so make sure you let your local retailer of choice know that you want some to make sure they get sufficient quantities.

HeroClix post "Heroes", how will you play?

2011-08-17T17:16:00.001-04:00

(Updated 8/17/11, 11:23 pm)

This week and last week saw the release of the first non-comic, non-comic-related movie, HeroClix! Street Fighter and Gears of War, while arguably both containing Heroes, sees the video game character go from pixels onto the map with HeroClix staples from between the pages of your favorite comic.

Now this really is nothing new. Players in the past had fun times trying to fit Mage Knight, HorrorClix and ActionClix into their HeroClix unofficially. Some pieces lent themselves easier than others (HorrorClix's Predator and Aliens for one). But now for the first time we can actually use dials designed for HeroClix with these new properties, no extra work involved.

Officially, these pieces are not legal for Modern Age play. That may change and venue-by-venue they may add these to their House Ruled Modern Play, "Bronze age" as some people refer to it.

In any regard, they are a new twist in play. They bring new team abilities, new mechanics and new potential for power and Keyword combinations. Will they have a lasting effect on the game, undoubtedly. Will this launch a new "age" of play, who knows.

No matter what, they will let people play out some much anticipated scenarios, and maybe see once and for all with genre is king ... until the next set release that is.

Your local venues and Game Play:
BuyMeToys.com: "Expanded" sets legal in both Modern age and Golden age.
The Griffon: "Expanded" sets will be allowed in specific games only.
Fantasy Games: "Expanded" sets legal in both Modern age and Golden age.

GenCon Indy this weekend!

2011-08-03T16:09:00.001-04:00

GenCon Indy 2011 is THIS weekend in Indianapolis! Just 3 short hours (if you drive real slowwww) away. If you are heading there, PLEASE send up pics and info of what you see. Game reports, previews, cool stuff happening...don;t spare us poor unfortunate people who can't make the trek any details!

Michiana players that are headed there don't forget about the HCRelams meetup ... and bring an alarm clock.... ya know, just in case.

Great weekend for Organized Play

2011-07-21T12:55:00.000-04:00

Has anyone been outside latley? Seriously.

Come beat the heat and get your game on. Thursday night at Fantasy Game, Friday night at The Griffon, and Sunday afternoon at BuyMeToys.com.

Stay indoors! Nobody here will judge you!

Oh Captain, my Captain [America set]

2011-06-25T22:34:00.000-04:00

Days away!

That's where we are sitting right now, just days away from the first of the Captain America related HeroClix of the summer. This Wednesday we'll see the 10 figure "micro set" of Marvel HeroClix: Captain America. and 2 short weeks later the full 60 figure set of the same name hits.

Personally, this will be my favorite set since the relaunch. It has some of my all time favorite characters in it. SHIELD vs. Hydra, Cap vs goons line Mr. Hyde and Cobra as well as classic uber villains Red Skull and Baron Strucker. These are the icingon my huge love of HeroClix cake! And, I don't care how crumby they work on the map, I'm using the Great Lakes Avengers!

Just days, folks! I'm finding it hard to wait.

Previews!

2011-05-20T08:40:00.000-04:00

OK folks, I've been a little light on the entries lately, but I do feel that I should pop on to say HOORAY! HOORAY! It's preview day!

Green Lantern fast Forces and Gravity Feed sets figures have all been previewed and today the good folks at Wizkids start Marvel HeroClix: Captain America with THE man, Steve Rogers.

Head that way and check out the figure...a lot of punch for only 99 points!

Green Lantern Clix Gravity Feeds in town

2011-05-10T16:06:00.000-04:00

A local Clixer has spotted them at the Target on Ireland Road in South Bend. Get them while you can (but save me some).

2011 HeroClix Rules

2011-04-09T23:14:00.000-04:00

Boom! That's the sound of your player's guide, printed diligently every few months hitting the trash can. things are getting simplified! (word-wise that is)

They new set of rules, which take effect 5/1/11 were released Friday. Read them, understand them, keep them handy.

But make sure you are familiar with them by the 1st of May.

Go read through Norman Barth's rundown of rules change '11 at Wizkids' blog.

The Download your copies and start reading!
2011 rules set
PAC

In the mean time, there are a few more scheduled events for April, so remember the differences and check with each venue when they will schedule events to us the new rules, some may want to adopt them early, some may wait.

HeroClix for the "non-collector"?

2011-04-06T11:07:00.001-04:00

A wealth of non-collectible HeroClix are hitting the market in the near future. These Fast Forces will include previously issued sculpts with restated and repainted dials. They will add up to made decent teams and a a great starting point for new players.

While not collectible in sense of having a rarity scheme, they do offer long term players a great opportunity to get different versions of their favorite figures and sometime getting a sculpt that was a harder to acquire Super Rare in a newly remade, no-rarity, format.

This is an improvement of the HeroClix Classics did this with the 3 figure non-blind boosters of Iron Man, Batman and Fantastic Four over the past year, but used the same stats as the previous figure (but did allow Ultimate Nick Fury and scarlet witch back into the Modern age play environment).

Some of the fast Forces we know are coming are the Thor and Green Lantern Movie sets, but there is a great potential for these smaller, prefab sets to supplement the large sets and serve as cross promotional items for TV and Movie events.

Look for Green Lantern this May and Thor in July.

Updated dates.

Giant Sized X-men Alternate Team Abilities and the annual update of rules!

2011-04-05T15:45:00.004-04:00

Wizkids started rolling out the ATA's this week. Cruise over there to check them out.
Hellfire Club
Reavers
Next Wave UPDATE: 4/6/11
Horsemen of Apocalypse UPDATE: 4/7/11
New Mutants UPDATE 4/8/11

Also, we'll get some tweaks to the rules this May. Norm is doing a great job detailing those changes. You should check those out as well, they take effect May 1!
Action overhaul
Wildcards and Theme teams
Terrain, elevation and LOF
Combat Abilities UPDATE: 4/6/11

First hand GAMA report (link)

2011-03-17T12:42:00.000-04:00

GAMA attendee, Dustin Hall has a very complete synopsis on the Wizkids presentation from GAMA yesterday.

Please go to his blog and read through it. Some interesting things about marvel heroClix for 2012, and additional cross genre additions to HeroClix.

Giant Sized Openings

2011-03-16T09:44:00.000-04:00

Midnight may me called the witching hour, but last evening it was the Clixing hour! At 12:01am local retailer venues BuyMeToys.com and Fantasy Games both had Giant Sized X-men for sale! I was present at BuyMeToys.com.

Folks spent some time busting open their cases and Super Boosters. As for most cases: 7 Super Rares, two of which are the double based duo figures that may have been re-purposed Chases, like what we saw in Web of Spider-man. Rares are no longer coming one guaranteed to a booster, thus increasing their rarity slightly. Sixteen Boosters yielded eleven rares from my case (5 and 6 from each brick).

Anecdotally, the frequency between Commons and Uncommons also looks to have gotten closer. 18:12 in one Brick 19:13 in the other, 37Commons to 25 Uncommons.

Breakdown is:
Brick one:
Commons 18
Uncommons 12
rares 6
Super Rares 4
Apokolypse

Brick two
Commons 19
Uncommons 13
Rares 5
Super Rares 3
Frost Giant (the Onslaught pictured is actually from one of the additional Super Boosters I picked up)

Last sleepy highlight of the night, I found that Fin Fang Foom's finger (ripped off by the Captain) fit's my partially amputated left index finger quite well!I may have to move him around the map using only my gross finger-nub!

So summing up: GSX is out! Why are you still reading this? Go out and get some!

One more week

2011-03-09T01:37:00.001-05:00

This time next week many of us will either already been at a midnight release for GSX or still be at one.

Our area is very lucky to have two great venues to host midnight releases!

Mobile Blogging

2011-03-07T12:16:00.001-05:00

So I have added the Blogger App to my beloved Droid. I may start posting with annoying frequency.

Captain America Set! June 2011!

2011-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:00

Removable pieces game mechanic
59 new sculpts
63 figures
Great Lakes Avengers, Secret Warriors, Winter Guard
30 characters never done as Clix before
LMD Nick Fury BtB peice

C2E2 is in 3 short weeks! Local talent a strong showing!

2011-02-24T13:22:00.001-05:00

March 18th through the 20th will see the return of the C2E2 comic and pop culture convention to the McCormick Center in Chicago. As only being the second year for the con, it has already increased in size, both in number of exhibitors and square footage.

A number of Local Artists will be in Artist alley, and local comic creator/venue owner Casey Heying will be there promoting his independently published Oz/Wonderland series of comics.

Another local group that will be there, is Rink Printing. A South Bend printing company, they have recently gotten into publishing small press comics, and lithographs for our burgeoning local art community.

In the past, Wizkids has partnered up with Diamond/Alliance to show case upcoming products.

If you get a chance to attend, please take a moment and see what these fantastically talented local creators are working on:

Rink Printing booth 461

BuymeToys.com booth 463 featuring the art of Casey Heying and the Oz/Wonderland Chronicles.

Local Artists in Artist Alley:

Andy Jewett

Terry Huddleston

Highlander Rules and Reference

2011-02-21T03:28:00.015-05:00

Why haven't there been Highlander Clix yet?

Updated 10/17/11 still catching up

"There can be only one!"
Highlander Rules are an effort to make Hero Clix Teams more comic book based and less generic war game like, encouraging knowledge in the source material the game is based on. With the Highlander Rules only one version of a character can be used. Sometimes it is simple, such as when there is only one version of a character in print, like with Mockingbird (Sin). If you use the Veteran version of Mockingbird, you cannot use the Rookie or Experience versions. Some are a bit more complicated and require some knowledge of the characters, like Wolverine. If you include Veteran Logan on your team then you cannot have the REV versions of Wolverine or Patch, the other versions of Logan or the LE or Unique versions of Wolverine or Weapon X on your team.

In this entry you will find an extensive list of characters that are similar or the same. Use this reference when building your teams. In addition you will find an entry detailing all the various alternate reality versions of characters that constitute wholly separate characters.

You can always ask a the presiding Judge to make exceptions for your team, as long as it has a true basis on comic book or property history. That must be done in advance of turning in your player card for the event.

A special note to players not playing at BuyMeToys.com
Since early 2007, the original page on the BuyMeToys.com Message Board was linked to from SuperGene's HeroClix Resources. This entry now replaces that Message Board Post. This is a guide to help people that want to play Highlander Style, but may not be sure of a figure's identity or if multiple version are present. Some figures you may disagree with. Some figures the author disagree with. But in each case where a figure could have gone either way as "generic" or "unique" the Players at BuyMeToys.com voted and the result is displayed as the description on this reference.

Disclaimer: This list can never be complete. New Clix will be made all the time. Some characters that already exist may become part of an alternate reality by some crazy editorial action from a company. If there are discrepancies of omissions, the author needs to know. Feel free to offer these correction in the comments section below.

Also, it should go without notice SPOILERS AHEAD!

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Toy Fair 2011 coverage from around the web

2011-02-14T10:25:00.002-05:00

From around the Web:

Cool Toy Review has these images from NECA booth they feature new material from Giant Sized X-men, Captain America and the only interior images of Iron Maiden Clix we have seen yet.

No Colossals figures? No Problem!

2011-02-10T17:10:00.000-05:00

I noticed that I unintentionally marginalized some of out local players when I set up this Sunday's match at BuyMeToys.com. I realize that some of our players don't get to cons to get the exclusive big figs (and rightly don't want to pay the big cost on the secondary market) and some people are not actually local, and don't have their whole collection with them while they attend school.

My intention was not to limit who can show up and play! far from it, i was only trying to throw a different dynamic into this event.

If you want to play in the "Big point battle" this weekend at BuyMeToys.Com but don't have any of the big point Colossal figures or figures that are 250 points or more, let me (Jon M. Loftus) know and I will bring mine in! No Galactus(i), no Dr. Manhattan, but all the Colossal, most of the regular figures that are in that 250+ range.

I hope to see a lot of folks this weekend! No Football to look forward so, so why not play some Clix!

Sinestro redemption is Live!

2011-01-20T09:21:00.000-05:00

The redemption site for White Lantern Sinestro is live.

Lord of the Ring HeroClix

2011-01-18T15:25:00.001-05:00

Wizkids/NECA threw us a curve ball today with the announcement of the Lord of the Rings HeroClix game. While this is a welcome addition to the growing world of HeroClix, long simply a place for comic book super heroes, one cannot help but wonder how the powers of Middle Earth will star up to the powers of teh Last Son of Krypton?

Which archer will have a truer aim, Legolas or Haweye?

We will see, sometime in the second half of 2011.

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Giant-Sized X-men March 16!

2011-01-06T16:18:00.000-05:00

boom

Star Trek Expeditions - Spring 2011

2011-01-03T11:53:00.000-05:00

From Game Trade Magazine

Created by award-winning game designer Reiner Knizia, Star Trek Expeditions takes 1-4 players on a cooperative mission in the roles of Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and Uhura as they respond to an invitation from the Nibian government to open discussions about the planet joining the United Federation of Planets. However, all is not as it seems.

Lead your Away Teams to solve the major story arcs plus key side missions before the Klingon Fleet arrives or the lone cloaked Klingon Battle cruiser in orbit destroys the Enterprise and her crew. Three difficulty levels, random side missions, player strategies, and a unique branching mission tree ensure every game will be a unique memorable experience.

Each Set includes

• six highly detailed, fully painted Clix miniatures

• a game board

• 14 Stardate cards

• 42 Energize Cards

• 21 Captain's Log Cards

• 25 Captain's Log Supplemental Cards

• 15 Regular and five Major Discovery Tokens

• a Score Tracker

• four away team cards

• four turn order cards

• three Custom dice

SRP: $49.99

Happy 2011 HeroClix fans

2011-01-03T09:15:00.000-05:00

OK, so this is a little late (what can I say, 2010 was so good it was hard to say goodbye).

We start a brand new year at the beginning of a new event cycle for DC75! Lots of local events (just look up)are going on, all supported with Wizkids prize support.

But 2011 has plenty in store for Clix fans. Giant Sized X-men is now only a few months away, the debut of the "totally themed" 6-8 figure sets that Justin Ziran mentioned late last year, plus the Iron Maiden Clix (whatever those may be), plus a Hal Jordan Free comic Book Day figure just in time for the Green Lantern movie this summer!

For the non-Clix portion of Wizkids line, the highly anticipated Star Trek game will be out sometime in the first half of 2011.

Yes, it will be a fun 2011.

Compilation of all the DC 75 previews from Wizkids

2010-12-03T10:27:00.003-05:00

Only a week and a half until DC75 hits shelves. So what do we know already? Well, here is what Wizkids has officially shared with us so far:

Commons:

Uncommons

Rares

Super Rares

Prize Support LEs

Giant Sized X-Men OP Kits information

2010-11-24T10:36:00.000-05:00

HCRealms member Comical, a retail shop owner, has shared the solicit for the Giant-Sized X-men OP Kit.

Marvel HeroClix: Giant-Size X-Men Organized Play Kit contains everything a retailer needs need to bring HeroClix players into their store for weekly events - including new limited edition figures, 3-D objects, maps and more!

Each OP Kit include prizes to run 10 weeks of events, with each week giving away prizes for 1st and 2nd place, a fellowship drawing and a judge reward. A suggested schedule and format guide makes it easy for stores to run HeroClix organized play for the first time.

OP kits are intended for tournament play and NOT FOR RESALE.

2 Giant-Size X-Men Cases - 1st OP Kit

7 Giant-Size X-Men Cases - 2nd OP Kit

12 Giant-Size X-Men Cases - 3rd OP Kit

No retail store location may order more than 3 OP Kits total.

Each OP Kit Contains:

15 Limited Edition figures, 18 3-D objects. 10 Maps, 1 Instruction Sheet

(contents subject to possible changes)

Pretty stabdard stuff We'll learn what the figures are over the coming moths. In the mean time, DC75 hits ius 3 short weeks, look for events using that OP kit to start shortly after that.

HeroClix Apps for Android Devices (Updated 11/23/10)

2010-11-22T16:09:00.004-05:00

No doubt about it, HeroClix is a rule laden game that can be complex when approached with little attention. The payoff, however, is a great experience [re]creating comic based battles with a myriad of characters that would sometimes prove hard to see on the pages of an actual comic.

Where else can we get Batman and Judge Dredd to lay the smack down on those upstart kids from the Runaways while being helped by Incredible and the Comedian? And think, pretty soon, Chun Li and M. Bison of Street Fighter fame can be fielded to help which ever side they want.

Well, lots of fans loving this game has driven the creation of great sets of resources for the game. From the fantastic community for Clix fans HCRealms, to third party game enhancements from Gale Force 9 and Grid Reality, fan interest in the game makes other folks think of some great ways to improve the game-playing experience.

Today, I'd like to look at a few of the resources available on the Android Market that may help enhance your game. If you like what you read, there is a scannable barcode that will take you right to that App in the Android Market when scanned

The first thing you will notice at the Android Market is that a search for "heroclix" turns up only a handful of Apps. All but one are by fan/developer (and funny man) Adam Komar. Adam has been a fairly active member of the HeroClix community at HCRealms.

The most prominent of these Apps that Adam has developed is the HeroClix Team Builder. This app lets you search the entire inventory of HeroClix figures, Feats and Bystanders to build any team for any need. The teams and database of figures, including stats for each click of the dial, store to your SD card.

Using this app you can plan ahead for your next game anywhere. As a mobile interface with limited screen to use, it is not as convenient as the Unit Section on HCRealms, but as far as mobile planning, this is tops. Plus you have the option of downloading the entire database to your SD card, so you don't even have to have a network connection to use the App, just plug in what you want to work with and go. Oh yeah, it also calculates theme team bonuses.

I feel as if I am just glossing over this, because frankly, I cannot say enough good things about this App. Every click, every FEAT, right there on your mobile device for you to peruse anytime you want. WIN WIN WIN!

This is a pay app. But for $2.00 you get a go-anywhere clix library that is constantly updated with the new sets and can search for just about any parameter you can think of. (For the record, this is the only App I have ever paid for and I don't regret it one bit!)

Another clix utility that Adam has built is the Crosshairs for HeroClix line of sight tool. This tool giives you a 14 x 14 square grid that you can plot two end points on. It draws a line between the two endpoints and you can examine the straight line between them. this is a very simple tool. While it lacks the ability to zoom, it gives you a clear view of the LOS. From there you can refer to the map you are on and if you see that the line crosses any terrain on the map you can make the appropriate ruling.

But let's not over state what this tool is. It is just a replacement for a straight edge, albiet a very precise one that is free of any accidental misplacement, it cannot tell you what the effects of terrain are. For that you still have to refer to the rule book.

Adam's last game-play App is a simple 2d6 auto roller called Bonethrower for HeroClix. Not much to say, it rolls 2d6 by tapping the screen. No option to roll 1d6, so if you use it for a shape change, super senses, etc. roll you'll have to declare left or right before tapping. Also the screen is pretty sensitive, a double tap rolls twice and the dice are a bit small given the size of most Android device screens.

A newer app is HeroClix Rules from Norwegian developer Kyrre Havik Eriksen. This is impressive as well as simple. All it is, is the PAC in a scrollable single power per screen presentation. Very fast to find each power.

Just tap the Ability and the associated color and the text from the PAC is displayed. Tap "More" and you get a list of all of the Team Abilities and other character Abilities in a similar display. It currently is using the wording from the latest PAC and has ALL Team abilities from Infinity Challenge to Watchmen. A big help when it comes to describing the other game Abilities such as carry, Capture and Multi-Attack, verbatim from the rules book, but without all that pesky flipping pages.

This was a paid app but quickly went free, I would recommend it to anyone who doesn't have (or want to carry) the PAC to each game they go to.

Update: The Developer even plans to include ATAs in a near future update. Making this an even better resource.

A note about using these apps in a game. You should always tell your opponent (and the Judge) that you are planning on using them. Just like with any other set of dice, if your opponent says "no", then switch to some real ones. And if ever there is a discrepancy between what is displayed on the App and what is in the paper Rules Book (including the Player's Guide) then the paper wins!

One should also note that having HeroClix Team Builder open during a game can get you disqualified. There is a no "cheat sheets" rule for organized play. Having it open means you can see the entire dial of your opponent or your own team, that is a big time NO! So remember what Uncle Ben says folks, "with great [App] Power, comers great [App] responsibility."

One last App to talk about is also from Adam Komar. The HeroClix Dial Generator can make any dial you want into bbcode, suitable for sharing with your friends on HCRealms. You can use it for your own creations, to report new figs or just to talk about figures when the bbcode is not yet unavailable.

It works great for what it does. but I'll tell you the same this I said when I left a review for it in the market, "Works well but be careful of hitting the back button when you have spent 15 minutes of dial making :)"

Special Object Tokens for Sunday's BMT.c event

2010-11-11T17:29:00.000-05:00

This Sunday (11/14/10) marks the end of an era, the very last HeroClix game hosted at BuyMeToys.com's University Commons location. To commemorate the occasion it will be a special event where players do not bring any objects as they are being provided for you.

The objects that will be randomly given out can be found at this link. Check back between now and Sunday as I may get more included in there.

But 'Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.' Look for more HeroClix events to be hosted starting with the December release of DC HeroClix: DC 75th Anniversary Set!

BuyMeToys.com is moving to a new location.

2010-11-01T15:14:00.002-04:00

Well many folks already know about this, but it should be shared anyway.

Starting this week, the University Commons is being partially demolished. The facade that faces SR23 will be torn down and the old Krogers will be coming down as well. This is all in preparation for a new medical plaza that will be built on this location. All of the current tenants are being forced into a very quick move.

Casey and Kelly Heying have already found a new home for their business, a bit higher profile but smaller in overall space. They new shop will be located at JMS Plaza on Grape Road, right next to Michiana Used media's brand new storefront, and the Sprint store.

4609 Grape Rd

Mishawaka, IN 46545
574-271-TOYS

The phone number will stay the same, all web based aspects of the store will stay the same, and the dedication to the local comic, toy and HeroClix fans will remain the same!

Even though there will be much going on in the store, it will be business as usual. Comics will come in and be up on Wednesdays, special ordered items will be in on time (depending on Diamond and Alliance as always). But expect there to be a lessened "browsing selection" until the new storefront is open.

The last two HeroClix events for the short term will be the first two Sundays in November. After that the store will finish the move and open the brand new doors on Monday, November 22! (Yes, just that fast!)

As for HeroClix in the store. Expect that to start Dec. 1 with the release of DC HeroClix: DC 75th Anniversary Set.

I'll post a link to the official Press release when Kelly gets it out with more details soon.

Mage Knight Return in 2011

2010-10-21T12:27:00.001-04:00

From Wizkids

NECA/WizKids Announces the re-launch of the Mage Knight ™ Property

(WizKids to release Mage Knight Board Game by Vlaada Chvátil)

HILLSIDE, NJ – October 21, 2010 NECA/WizKids, the leader in collectible gaming, is proud to announce the re-launch of the Mage Knight property. In 2000, Mage Knight defined miniatures gaming by combining a rich back-story, detailed pre-painted miniatures and revolutionary game play. Mage Knight will honor that spirit of innovation within the property by expanding it across several platforms.

The initial Mage Knight offering for release will be a board game designed by Vlaada Chvátil, designer of the acclaimed games: Dungeon Lords, Through the Ages and Galaxy Trucker.

“For me, Mage Knights combine the greatest fantasy archetypes – honor and wisdom, strength and magic. I want to bring to life a Mage Knight as an individual who steers the wheels of history and gives birth to legends. My hope is to capture that essence in a new and engaging way for fantasy fans around the world” says Chvátil.

WizKids President Lax Chandra says “Mage Knight launched our company and created a new industry (CMG) of gaming. Ten years later, we have come full circle. We have wanted to work with Vlaada for a long time and we are thrilled with his vision to make this a new experience while still carrying forward the world that so many people fell in love with.”

In addition to the first boxed set, WizKids/NECA plans several brand extensions set in the Mage Knight universe, including a new take on deck building games and role-playing games.

About WizKids/NECA:

A wholly owned subsidiary of the National Entertainment Collectibles Association Inc. (NECA), WizKids/NECA is a New Jersey-based game developer and publisher dedicated to creating games driven by imagination. The HeroClix brand is the most successful collectible miniatures games on the market today, with over 250 million miniature game figures sold worldwide. For additional information, visit www.wizkidsgames.com.

Web of Spider-man ATAs

2010-10-21T10:15:00.000-04:00

Wizkids has been [slowly] releasing the ATAs for Web of Spider-man over the past two weeks. While the method of release may not be preferred, the content it quite a boost for the game. ATAs make Theme Team building even more beneficial and allow you to get a theme team that may be a few points shy of the build into a competitive force.

Now go ahead and Print and Play 'til your heart is content! These, like all other, Print and Play items are tournament legal the day they are posted.

Game Trade Magazine giving away HeroClix to readers!

2010-10-14T11:17:00.000-04:00

Game Trade Magazine is giving away a set of DC75 and Watchmen HeroClix to a very lucky reader!

Head to their site and fill out the entry form. Make sure you include which of the great local retailers you get GTM from in the entry!

Wizkids slowly releasing Feats for WoS

2010-10-14T09:15:00.000-04:00

Wizkids has released the following FEAT

Remember that even though the FEATS are from Web of Spider-man, FEATS are ONLY usable in casual at home and Golden Age style events.

"Fall Down" Even'ts BFC Alternatives for 10/17/10 event

2010-10-12T17:06:00.001-04:00

Fall Down BFC substitutes.

Players will use these as they would any other BFC. There are three rounds of play. Players will inform the Judge which of the three of the four BFCAlts they will be using and play as normal.

Gusty Today
At the beginning of each turn. The players roll a single die., on a result of 1-3, all [wing symbol & Wing Transporter symbol] movement is modified by - 1, on a result of 4-5 all [wing symbol & Wing Transporter symbol] movement is modified by -2, on a result of 6 the Flight ability cannot be used.

Mind the leaves
Grounded Hypersonic and Charging characters must reduce their movement (post all other modifications) by -1.

Leaf piles
Before the beginning of the game, but after forces are placed, each player may place up to 4 pieces of hindering terrain and any clear space, alternating placement one piece at a time. These terrain markers MUST be placed adjacent to at least one other piece of hindering terrain, either placed or native to the map.

Leafless trees
Treat All hindering terrain on the printed map as hindering terrain for movement. When determining line of fire roll a dice, on a result of 3-6 it is NOT treated as hindering terrain for Line of Fire.

Another WoS ATA: U-Foes

2010-10-12T10:32:00.000-04:00

Get more punch against those big opponents with the U-Foes ATA.

Giant Sized X-men set in 2011

2010-10-09T00:24:00.001-04:00

Straight out of the retailers summit in Ft. Wayne are rumors of the new set.

Nothing first hand yet, but is what we have so far:

Buy-the-Brick Jamie Madrox figures will be IN STORE hand outs like with Surtur.
Bricks will be 9 boosters: 8 regular 5 piece boosters and a giant sized booster (twice as large as a normal booster.

Photo courtesy of Plot Twist Comics

More as this develops.

Update: also in 2011 Street Fighter HeroClix. NOT ActionClix. Set configuration TBA.

(Updated 9/9/10) WoS Brick figure redemption site goes Live 9/9/10

2010-09-08T13:04:00.001-04:00

UPDATE 10:18 pm, 09/09/2010

In a very open move, Justine posted that there would be a bit of a delay, so that all the kinks can be worked out with their distribution partner, Alliance.

Here is a quick update on the redemption system. I am going to delay the go-live of the redemption system until I have a chance to a walk through with our fulfillment partners at Alliance games. Ordinarily, I’d roll the dice and kick the system live but on something as important as redemption, I would prefer to make sure all the stakeholders are comfortable with the system. A small issue can quickly turn into a large issue when 2000 redemption hit the system at once.

Read the whole announcement, that includes a it about the return of setting us User accounts with Wikids, HERE.

Original Post

Justin posted a note today wanting everyone to know that the redemption site for the Web of Spider-man Buy the Brick figure will be active starting Thursday, 9/9/10.

this is to make sure that all stores in all regions have product to sell (and therefore UPC's for customers to redeem) after the long holiday weekend.

Head here: http://heroclix.com/buyitbythebrick/ tomorrow!

Web of Spider Man has swung in!

2010-09-08T09:12:00.000-04:00

Today marks the release of Marvel HeroClix: Web of Spider-man. Last night 2 of our great local venues celebrated with midnight releases, tournaments, prizes and fun!

If you were able to attend great! If not, no worries, the regular series of events begins this week at all of the venues. Friday Nights at The Griffon on Colfax, downtown. Sunday afternoons at BuyMeToys.com in University Commons on SR 23 and on Thursdays at Fantasy Games on 933, just north of the Toll Road (or south of Niles depending on your trip in).

The prize kits for Web of Spider Man are looking pretty interesting with 5 different LE figures and 3D versions of the webbing tokens to be used with characters that get the Webbing ability. (You can always use Special tokens from the started to note them if you miss out though).

The Event calendar is being updated over the next few days and should be complete for September and October very soon.

If you would like to add the MichianaClix calendar to your list of Google calendars send a request by email to MichianaClix@gmail.com.

SDCC reports

2010-07-22T10:25:00.000-04:00

I am in desperate need of updating the Blog.

there has been a lot of info out and little time for me to do anything with it!

In the mean time here is a dump for info from SDCC.

http://gallery.figures.com/showgallery.php?cat=573

http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=2010_SDCC/Preview_Night/NECA&dispsize=800&start=60

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=341&pictureid=10970

A busy week worth of updates.

2010-06-17T12:39:00.000-04:00

While I've been having a very busy time at both work and home (all very good, though), Wizkids has been dazzling the interwebs with a ton of news.

Information about the Watchmen set continues to come in from Wizkids and Alliance.

The Brightest Day set is coming at us (and is a mere $24.99).

And Web of Spider-man is coming down the pipes with a reprint of the Fantastic Four Starter wit the new updated rules.

For the tournament scene we have a big change to a strategy favorite Special Object Structural Integrity Field.

Structural Integrity Field

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Blocking terrain (but not blocking terrain markers) and walls 6 or fewer squares from this object can’t be destroyed.

Plus, today We get an updated set of Players Guides AND our introduction to Alternate Team Abilities!

I would suggest that everyone planning on attending origins or Gen-Con study up sooner rather than later! (Very soon for Origins since it is NEXT WEEKEND!) Also remember that the Rules from Blackest Night as well ass the material from the Players Guide and the Print and Play ATAs are legal as of posting so keep that in mind at this weekend's events!

And about those ATA's look below!

After the Blackest Night, comes the Brightest Day!

2010-06-14T23:08:00.000-04:00

Watchmen Stats

2010-06-10T14:52:00.001-04:00

Here is a collection of watchmen stats from the preview articles.

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Wizkids/NECA announces Star Trek game

2010-06-08T10:11:00.000-04:00

from Wizkids:

Announcing Star Trek Based Games from WizKids

By JUSTIN | Published: JUNE 8, 2010

WIZKIDS/NECA ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH CBS CONSUMER PRODUCTS TO DEVELOP STAR TREK® GAMES

[June 8, 2010] (Hillside, NJ) – WizKids/NECA and CBS Consumer Products today announced that they have entered into an agreement wherein WizKids/NECA will create HeroClix branded miniature games to be sold both physically and digitally, set in the Star Trek universe, including all of the Star Trek television shows andStar Trek feature films.

“Star Trek changed the way people think about the future,” said WizKids/NECA President Lax Chandra. “We are thrilled at the opportunity to marry our innovative game design and exceptional miniatures with the incredibly rich Star Trekfranchise. We believe HeroClix and the Star Trek Universe are ideally suited for cooperative gaming and table top miniature simulation and will speak to gamers in a new and compelling way.”

The first WizKids/NECA Star Trek game will release around Christmas, 2010 with additional expansions to follow.

About WizKids/NECA:

Jonah Hex Three packs due out in August.

2010-06-01T23:15:00.001-04:00

Wizkids' Chas DeLong and Justin Ziran confirmed today that there is in fact a HeroClix tie-in with the Jonah Hex movie out this summer.

In August we'll see a three pack of characters including the titular protagonist as portrayed by Josh Brolin and his companion, Leila, as portrayed by Megan Fox. And the villainous Turnbull, played by John Malkovich.

Sadley, Wil Arnet is left out of the Clix inception...maybe next time G.O.B, maybe next time.

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Game Trade magazine HeroClix article.

2010-05-24T09:51:00.000-04:00

Head over to Game Trade Magazine for an exclusive look into the Web of Spider-man set due out this August.

Brightest Day Rumors

2010-05-20T14:21:00.000-04:00

Certain overseas retailers are posting set information on the DC HeroClix: Brightest Day packs due out this fall.

DC HeroClix: Brightest Day ties in to the Brightest Day story line and as a follow up to the Blackest Night Starter.

Includes a two-sided map and 7 figures - Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm, Deadman, Osiris, Hawkgirl, and Captain Boomerang.

The set is due sometime in October and is listing at €28,00 (about $35.00).

This is early in the game on these rumors so, as always, take things with a grain of NaCl.

The Horror...no wait, the Awesome!

2010-05-14T00:28:00.000-04:00

There are no HeroClix events going on this weekend!!! My only suggestion for you is to go see Iron Man three times and get ready for all three games next week!

Yep, Fantasy Games has listed their schedule up to Origins in June.

Web of Spider-man OP Kit info

2010-05-06T11:10:00.000-04:00

From Wizkids/NECA

Marvel HeroClix: Web of Spider-Man Organized Play Kit contains everything a retailer needs need to bring HeroClix players into their store for weekly events - including new limited edition figures, 3-D objects, maps and more!

Each OP Kit include prizes to run 10 weeks of events, with each week giving away prizes for 1st and 2nd place, a fellowship drawing, and a judge reward. A suggested schedule and format guide makes it easy for stores to run HeroClix organized play for the first time.

OP kits are intended for tournament play and NOT FOR RESALE.

There is a limit of 3 kits PER retail location. Each store location for a retailer must purchase the minumum specified below to qualify for the kits.

2 The Brave and the Bold Cases - 1st OP Kit

7 The Brave and the Bold Cases - 2nd OP Kit

12 The Brave and the Bold Cases - 3rd OP Kit

Each OP Kit Contains:

(contents subject to possible changes)

15 Limited Edition figures. All LE figures have different paint jobs from the normal versions of the figures! (3 copies of 5 different figures, each with character card).

12 3-D objects. All objects have a special game effect! (4 copies of 3 different 3-D objects)

10 Maps (24" x 36")

12 Alternate Team Ability feat cards (3 copies of 4 different cards)

1 Instruction Sheet

So, there are 10 weeks up supported play for WoSM (even though the math ends up to about 12 weeks of 4 items awarded per week). With week 1 ostensibly being the week of 8/8 - 8/14 that only brings OP support into the end of October. I guess we'll see what is the plan for the remainder of 2010 and what the product schedule for 4th Q 2010 and beyond are.

Happy Cinco de Mayo fro Wizkids

2010-05-05T10:29:00.000-04:00

Another fun and seasonal casual play item from our friends at Wizkids:
from HeroClix.com:

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!

Drew | Published: May 5th, 2010

In observance of Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín’s victory at Battle of Puebla we bring you the HeroClix Piñata. Piñatas – usually stuffed with candy and treats – are often part of Cinco de Mayo celebrations.

Enjoy and Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Viva Ignacio!

Web of Spider-man set details on ICv2

2010-05-05T09:14:00.000-04:00

ICv2.com has all the details for the next Marvel expansion, Web of Spider-man..

Published: 05/03/2010, Last Updated: 05/04/2010 01:00am

WizKids/Neca has announced the August release of Marvel HeroClix: Web of Spider-Man Expansion for the Marvel HeroClix Collectible Miniatures Game. Everyone’s favorite neighborhood wall-crawler returns in this first ever Marvel HeroClix set dedicated to Marvel’s most popular character. The Marvel HeroClix: Web of Spider-Man Expansionincludes 64 new HeroClix figures (56 new sculpts) including characters from throughout Spider-Man’s career.

By the Brick Exclusive

The new expansion also includes subthemes from Marvel’s key Dark Reignand Siege crossover events. Also, once again WizKids has created a “Buy It By the Brick” promotion that provides consumers with a way to earn the exclusive Spider-Man: First Appearance HeroClix Figure that recreates the cover to Amazing Fantasy #15, the first appearance of the legendary webslinger.

Organized play kits will be available to comic book and hobby stores who order MarvelHeroClix: Web of Spider-Man from either Diamond Comic Distributors or Alliance Game Distributors.

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Blackest Night Shipping change

2010-05-04T09:21:00.000-04:00

Due to issues with shipping, the Blackest Night Starter sets are moved back to June 9th.

Justin alerted folks to the issue yesterday on HCRealms

Hey everyone, I just sent a note to our distributors about a release date change.

Barring any additional shipping issues, The Blackest Night Starter will release on June 9th, 2010 vs May 12th, 2010. A sincere apology for the delay we're doing our best to mitigate any issues. I just sent out the note to Diamond/Alliance so stores should find out momentarily.

-Justin

In any event, you can still see the pieces at selected venues in the area that received one for attending the Diamond retailers summit at C2E2 last month.

Wizkids made their Gallery easier to share

2010-04-28T02:53:00.003-04:00

Wizkids WANTS us to talk about HeroClix.  They want us to talk about the game so much they have opened up their Figure Gallery to everyone who wants to incorporate the images into their website.

So, because of this I can do swanky things like show off all of the Prize Kit Special Objects.

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Events are updated on the Calender

2010-04-28T01:52:00.000-04:00

All known events are listed as of today. Fantasy Games and The Griffon will updated as soon as they are made public.

This is a great time to be a Clix fan in our area.

Also check out BuyMeToys.com this weekend for Free Comic Book Day 2010! Get there early to snag a FCBD Warmachine!

Brave and the Bold gallery is live!

2010-04-14T14:02:00.000-04:00

The Gallery for DC HeroClix: Brave and teh Bold is live at Wizkids' site.

Go peruse the figures, see the stats and powers (and if you need to print a replacement card).

Brave & the Bold - the release

2010-04-13T18:35:00.000-04:00

We are hours away from the release of the 1st DC set of thw NECA/Wizkids era!

Share your Release experience with us.

Buy local? Share what you got and where.

Play in a release event? Share your victory stories (or near victory) with us!

Can you see the Light?

2010-04-09T16:58:00.000-04:00

And BAM another preview gets out there.

Check out Checkmate

2010-04-09T16:47:00.001-04:00

Quick link time!

Jake previewed the Checkmate forces today!

Check them out, this is a windfall for "Army builders"!

SPOILERS for Brave and the Bold

2010-04-05T09:30:00.000-04:00

Rather than post a list and pics I will simply refer those who are interested to the Spoiler information. HCRealms User Algrim, has (as he has in the past) acquired product early. He;s provided a list of figures and is slowly posting some very high quality pictures of the figures.

For this interested:

The list of figures

The pictures of the figures

He confirms what we have seen with the Inertia preview (aw well as Good Friday's Robin/Damian Wayne preview) that we will see multiple takes on the same character/sculpt utilizing repaints and slight modifications to represent different versions, like with the the previously standard REV format.

So with 9 days to go, momentum is high and a lot of folks are excited to see this set. But for you Marvel-philes out there Web of Spider-man is due this fall. Like Watchmen and the Blackest Night starter this is a 100% NECA/Wizkids designed set.

Absurdly large pictures of a tiny plastic Black Lantern

2010-04-01T22:06:00.000-04:00

Here's a collection pictures of the neat little Black Lantern Special object that arrived at BuyMeToys.com.

Mega-Mega Format. It's a Game Changer.

2010-04-01T16:00:00.001-04:00

Today we got a treat from the guys at Wizkids, a look into a whole new format for playing clix. Expect it to catch on quick.

Mega-Mega-Crossover Format
Thanks to the positive response we’ve received about our Alter Egos and “including more figures from your collection” in your games, we’re proud to unveil the new format that all HeroClix games will be required to use from now on (both casually and in tournaments). A picture is worth a thousand words, so here’s an illustration of one player all set up to play.
That’s right, in every game you’ll get to use so much more of your collection. And if you don’t have a big enough collection to fill up your half of the map, you are legally obligated to go buy some more HeroClix as soon as possible!
Can you imagine? Superman with 7 Batmans with 19 Wonder Womans with a World’s Finest with 161 Street Thugs vs. 192 Checkmate guys? The possibilities for team-building are truly endless!
So far our office champion in this new format is the person who’s made his opponent concede the fastest, since no game has actually finished. But that just means that you have to play more HeroClix, and that’s win-win for everybody!
Mega-Mega Crossover Rules:
Maps: All HeroClix games must be played on new or revised maps. New and revised maps have the purple starting area extended to encompass one full half of the map for each player. Other terrain types which fall within the purple boundary also retain their existing terrain type, for example Hindering Terrain inside the purple boundary is still Hindering Terrain.
Figure Setup: A player is required to fill every non-Blocking Terrain space inside their starting area with Clix figures. Peanut and 2×2 base figures fill 2 and 4 spaces, respectively. You may not place a peanut or 2×2 base so that part of the figure in on elevated terrain and part is not. Come on, you’ve played Tetris, you can do this.
Legal Figures: Mega-Mega Crossover replaces any previous Modern or Golden Age rules. Players may only uses figures with the Colossal damage symbol if both players agree beforehand (WizKids will always agree to allow Colossals – we have infinite Fing Fang Fooms – so please don’t ask us over and over again when you play us).
Point Totals: When you’re playing with this many figs, who cares about point totals?
Feats, Objects, Battlefield Conditions and Event Dials: Please. Who are we kidding here?
Theme Teams: If you can field a Theme Team and meet all the other rules, go to town.
First Turn Immunity: If you don’t hit someone on your first turn, you’re doing something wrong.
Win Condition: Have the last figure in play, or be the last person to walk away in frustration.

All thanks to Wizkids: here

Get the Humongous Map here.

Now this is the way you play the game! Now what else is going on today...?

Black Lantern Special Object for Midnight releases!

2010-04-01T13:12:00.003-04:00

Kelly from BuyMeToys.com just sen this over a short time ago. (She assures me she will have a better pic in a bit). These are for retailers to use with release night parties.

more details as they come.

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Light Object, Continual.

During your turn, whenever an opposing character within 4 squares of this object is KO'd you may heal 1 damage on a single friendly character within 4 squares of this object1!

Point Value: 0

HeroClix World Preview of the Batman Catwoman figure!

2010-03-31T16:51:00.000-04:00

The Le from HeroClix World got a nice treat from the folks at Wizkids. A preview of the Batman and Catwoman BtB figure, complete with stats and the card.

Head there for all the details.

2010-03-29T01:13:00.000-04:00

A Message from Ken

Yes guys, I'm back!
The first half of April will use up the remaining HoT prizes.
Honestly, I don't remember what is left. I believe a Guardians of the Galaxy ATA feat and maybe another cardboard. And of course, the Thor LE.
April 16 should see the debut of the new BatB prizes. Can't tell you which prizes will be in April rotation, since I don't even know what's in the package.

April 2 - Good Friday - 7:00 pm
Prize: Whichever cardboard is left
400 point build - Modern Age (see front page report from WizKids)
No feats, no BFCs
Since it's Good Friday, your teams must consist of all good guys.

April 9 - 7:00 pm
Prize: Thor LE
Teams will be provided.
I will make up comic accurate theme teams to a predetermined build total. Each player will roll for team choice, and lowest roll will have the first team choice, with other players choosing in order progressing from lowest to highest roll. Each round will have a new random roll for team choice.

April 16 - 7 pm
Prize: TBD
Build total: TBD
One booster draft.

April 23 and April 30 will be announced in the future.

A couple changes: Proboard Message Board, calendar access

2010-03-29T00:49:00.005-04:00

I have abandoned the Proboards.com Message Board that was set up about a year ago. It was underutilized and sometimes ran adds that were contrary to keeping a local focus on the game (online game sellers and so forth). It is still up for the next day or so while the site is deleted from their system.

The Calendar of Events has been relocated to the very top of the Blog where everyone should be able to see it, no matter what browser they are using.

If you would like viewing access for the calendar through your personal Google account, please send a request to MichianaClix@gmail.com.

Alter Ego Explained (Updated)

2010-03-27T00:06:00.005-04:00

Jake Theis took the reigns of this weeks previews again. And what a preview it is!

Finding a Phone Booth

Now, every so often we get the addition of a new game mechanic. We've become used to it, and this is the first real addition since the game returned. Sometimes these mechanics don't have an impact on overall play (Event Dials), sometimes they become ingrained in how we think about the game (FEATs, BFCs, and Theme Teams).

We'll have to see how Alter Ego holds after a few releases, but we have an iconic set of characters to experience with Brave and the Bold; Clark Kent/Superman, Diana Prince/Wonder Woman & Bruce Wayne/Batman! But it is certain that this new mechanic will be explored with enthusiasm while we play these out these concepts.

Eagle eyes folks may have already spotted the 4th Alter Ego pairing in the set, but those who haven't will enjoy that pairing as well.

Update: Clarifications of Feating up and a no brainier on healing AEs by Norm.

Feats

* Feats that Clark can use that Superman cannot - get assigned to Clark and Clark can use them. Superman cannot. They remain assigned even after transformation - points are not scored for them until/unless Clark is KO'd or the feat says otherwise.

* Feats that Clark can use that Superman can use as well - get assigned to Clark and Clark can use them. Superman can too. They remain assigned after transformation and are scored normally.

* Feats that Superman can use (past the orange line) and Clark cannot - can be assigned to Clark but Clark cannot use them. After transformation, Superman can use them. If Clark is KO'd before transformation, the feats points are awarded normally.

* Feats that Clark and Superman cannot us - let me know which of these feats causes a problem.

Starting Lines

As with all figs that have multiple starting lines, you cannot heal past the line they begin on. This is true for a Superman brought in through the Alter Ego mechanic.

News from GAMA part 2 - Set Releases for 2010

2010-03-24T10:43:00.002-04:00

Justin Ziran announced the 2010 line-up from NECA/Wizkids at last evening's GAMA dinner.

The ones we already knew about:

April '10 - The Brave & The Bold
May '10 - Blackest Night Starter
July '10 - The Watchmen 25 Figure Collector Set

then the new stuff

August '10 - Web of the Spiderman
October '10 - Brightest Day "7 Figures - Like starter but no fiddly bits" <- Justin's exact words
November '10 - DC 75th Anniversary Set

Beyond HeroClix we will see Halo products expand with Halo ActionClix Fall of the Reach packs. These will be out sometime 4th quarter of 2010.

Also retailers that attended the event received a Batman and Catwoman BtB piece and either a Black Hand or Nekron Chase figure from Brave and the Bold.

So we have conformation of two chase figures for Brave and the Bold.

News from GAMA. Details on the rest of the year in HeroClix.

2010-03-23T23:02:00.008-04:00

The GAMA trade show is going on this week in Las Vegas. Among the industry members that are presenting and previewing their products is Justin Ziran from Wizkids. This evening he is presenting information of the 2010 schedule for HeroClix and the greater Wizkids vision now that the company is part of NECA.

One thing we have learned as information trickles out this evening. There is the Black Lantern Black Hand figure. Ostensibly this is the "Eighth one free" from the teaser image a couple of months ago.

Image from Twitter User Chaos_renegade. Detail below.

Update: Justin Ziran Confirmed that these are Chase figures for Brave and the Bold. Now we Better pictures of BOTH Chase figures R. Neckron, L. Black Hand courtesy of All Things Fun.

Organized Play gets a makeover: Modern Age and Gold Age Play!

2010-03-22T12:35:00.002-04:00

When DC HeroClix: Brave and the Bold debuts next month, so will a new system of play. retirement is gone, and is the Unrestricted, Restricted play environment. Instead officially sponsored games with have one of two "Ages" assigned to them.

Modern Age, basically what is being produced "now" and Golden Age, all of the elements from sets gone by.

The Modern age will basically be the previous 2 years of sets up to the current expansion. For the time being it will go beyond that a bit due to the 11 month hiatus between Topps and NECA owning Wizkids.

Modern Age set include:

Marvel HeroClix: Avengers, Monsters and Mutations, Secret Invasion (which includes the Fantastic Four starter), and Hammer of Thor.

DC HeroClix: Justice League, Crisis (which includes the Anti-Monitor Action Pack), Batman Alpha, Arkham Asylum, The Brave and the Bold, and the Blackest Night starter.

HeroClix Classics: All of the HeroClix Classic figures are a part of the Modern Age format. Any figure from a Golden Age set that has been reprinted in a HeroClix Classics set is considered Modern Age as well, and can be used in place of the Classics figure. A reprint is a figure that is identical to an older figure in every aspect except for set symbol and collector’s number.

Colossals (if the build total in your Modern Age game is high enough): Galactus Eater of Worlds, Fin Fan Foom, Starro, Anti-Monitor, and Sinestro Corps Anti-Monitor. Though only one Fin Fang Foom debuted after Avengers, all versions remain legal. As the two versions of Galactus have slightly different powers, only the more recent Coming of Galactus event version remains legal.

Maps: All official HeroClix maps with the modern color-coding remain legal in Modern Age, regardless of what set they were released with.

This is a big change. So, before discussing this and the effects of the change in further detail on this Blog I would ask that all of our players head to Wizkids' site and read Norm's article on the topic. In a few days, I'll post a follow-up to this answering and questions I can, and some insite to gameplay changes here on the local level.

Send questions to: michianaclix@gmail.com or post them on the Facebook page.

Watchmen HeroClix solicit showcases more figures

2010-03-20T11:19:00.003-04:00

This July, the Watchmen Collectors set hits stores. It will include 25 figures based on the Warber Bros. movie adapting the iconic graphic novel.

Alliance Games released this new add graphic for the set today. In it we see 4 brand new sculpts: Rorschach, Ozymandias, Nite Owl and Dr, Manhattan. We also get a small glimpse at the Colossal Dr, Manhattan that will be sold separately from the Collector's Set.

Pre-orders at local retails will start with the release of the next Previews from Diamond/Alliance.

Release dates and MSRP for upcoming product

2010-02-27T00:32:00.003-05:00

Just a quick note now that the distributors have added watchmen to the shipping schedules.

DC HeroClix: Brave and the Bold

Release date April 14

MSRP: $11.99 a booster

Marvel HeroClix: War Machine FCBD 2010

Release date: May 1

MSRP: Free!!!

DC HeroClix: Blackest Night Starter

Realease date May 12

MSPR: $27.99

DC HeroClix: Watchmen Collectors Boxed Set

Release date July 21

MSRP: $99.99

Check with your favorite local retailer of choice about any pre-order or "brick" quantity discounts they may have. Also keep your eyes peeled for more announcements from both Wizids and the great local retailers and venues in the weeks to come.

Friday Preview gives us a fanboy favorite - Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy

2010-02-26T15:26:00.002-05:00

This week's Brave and the bold preview is the highly anticipated Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy duo.

Make sure you head to Wizkidsgames.com to see all the details.

DC HeroClix: Brave and the Bold hits the shelves April 14th!

This week's Brave and the Bold Preview up at Wizkids

2010-02-19T17:33:00.004-05:00

This week we're treated to member of the Fearsome Five (to go along with his cohorts from Crisis) Last week they, the miniscule genious, Mikron O'Jeneus, the villainous Gizmo!

Head over to Wizkids' site to get the details (including the dial and card!).

Remeber that Brave and the Bold hits stores April 15th!

More Non-collector/Hobby Gamer Targeted HeroClix Showcased at Toy Fair 2010

2010-02-14T20:39:00.007-05:00

Toy Fair, the international show of toys opened officially today. Just in case you are unfamiliar with the event, the Toy Industry Association Toy Fair is the largest toy and game trade show in the western hemisphere. Toy manufacturers big and small go to show off the new lines for the year meet with retail buyers, media and the public to showcase their innovative and novel goods all designed to make folks laugh, learn, and enjoy.

Nestled among the rows of action figures and this years newest pre-schooler "must have" is exhibiting some one very near and dear to this blog's "heart," NECA.

Since acquiring Wizkids this past summer, NECA has had no problem bringing the product to consumers of every level. Their "classics" packs have brought previously released figures out to a wider public, and their dedication to bring what the collectors and core-fans what they want has been proven! And not just by the release of previously planned TOPPS/Wizkids products, but the new items such as the Blackest Night Starter set and the just announced Watchmen Set!

The NECA display at Toy Fair brings more hints at what to expect from the NECA/Wizkids machine as it continues to place established and highly market-identifiable characters out in future "Classics" assortments, as well bring some addition property licenses out with a Clix twist.

In December, Australian distributor, Ikons let slip some upcoming solicitations that have been quite interesting. Well, Toy Fair confirms the plans for these products and will leave us wanting to see th details on them. These images from Figures.com show the packaging a sculpts for the Gremlins, Gizmo's Great Escape game. Note that there are actual sculpts in these package, and yes they do in fact bear an uncanny resemblance to the previously released action figures from NECA. Note from Figure.com's image (detail Left) that the figure's are not in scale with HeroClix figures. But since this is designed to be a stand alone game, there will probably be no direct compatibility with HeroClix in a tournament environment.

However, the sculpts (even the one that appears to be backwards in the package) look fantastic and I see many Clix fans snapping this up for no other reason than it looks great! Let's hope it plays fun as well. Some hints as to what happens during game play appear as you see the Trap" tokens behind a couple of Gremlin characters. More news on this can't come soon enough.

Figures.com also has an in package photo if the Freddy vs Jason - Forrest of Fear game as well. This (as we saw back in December) uses the same sculpts from the Freddy vs. Jason Action Pack for HorrorClix (released Spring 2008), but places the "duo" sculpt up on two separate bases. Since this is a product that is simply reutilizing some previous sculpts for a [potentially] different game design, I'm anticipating this less than Gremlins. Potentially (if there are no stat changes to the figures) this may be something that can be played without any new investment on the players' part.

On both of these items, pricing and market release will have strong bearing on how much interest they will receive from current Clix aficionados.

Wizkids will continue to release "Classics" lines in 2010. In addition to the Iron Man packs we expect to see just in time for Iron Man 2 this Spring, DC will get their own lines of Classics and there will be a continuation of the Marvel Classics series.

More photos show Expansions of the Marvel line. Character like the X-men (From the Danger Room Starter and Ultimates sets) and expanded characters from the just announced the Iron Man Line. (Including sculpts fron Xplosion, Clobbering Time, Armor wars and Avengers...at least).

DC's forays into "classics" include Superman and Batman specific lines. From the images at he show, look to see a wide range of characters running Origins, Justice League, Hypertime, Cosmic

Justice, Unleashed, Icons and Legacy.

Given the figures shown in the packages, expect to see every aspect of the game mined for these theme specific "classic" sets in the future.

Though these "Classic" packs are not geared towards the collector, in fact they are most often found at big box stores like Target and Toys R Us, they do a couple things for organized play. They make the few reissued figures legal again in Restricted play, and they provide character cards for these pre-Avengers/Justice League set figures, streamlining them for play in a modern gaming environment. These are minor perks, but important none the less.

One of the "stunners", though not nearly as big as Friday's nuking of fan boy sensibilities, are the

similar packed Halo "classics." Halo ... in the "Classics" style 3 packs. I don't know how to explain this other than ANYTHING that Wizkids put out previously is fair game to see a resurgence or revitalization.

Credit where it's due: I am very grateful for the work put in by the folks at Figures.com and Cool Toy Review. Their on the ground reporting is a great asset to the "regular" folks like me, to relay information and insight on these upcoming products. All images are from the 2010 Toy Fair coverage at Figures.com.

Watchmen hit the map this summer!

2010-02-12T16:28:00.003-05:00

Wizkids Announces (just in time for Toy Fair):

"The Watchmen Collector’s Boxed Set includes 25 highly detailed, 3D miniatures including Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre. The Collector’s Boxed Set, which includes a complete set of Watchmen HeroClix figures, comes in deluxe, display-quality packaging. The Watchmen HeroClix Dr. Manhattan Colossal Figure is built to movie-accurate scale and stands over 14 inches tall. Watchmen HeroClix premieres this summer at San Diego Comic-Con, and will be available at comic and game shops nationwide and on Amazon.com."

Head there now to get all the details, then start you creative mental team-building exercises in your head!

Blackest Night Solicitation and Pricing information from Diamond/Alliance

2010-02-03T16:48:00.009-05:00

The War of the Light comes to HeroClix with the DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game! As the Blackest Night encompasses the world, heroes and villains alike are deputized into the Lantern Corps to fight back against the legions of Black Lanterns. Choose a team of lanterns and take them into battle! Based on DC Comics' bestselling event comic and universe-wide storyline, the Blackest Night Starter Game includes everything a player needs to play HeroClix: seven HeroClix miniatures, each with a character card (Green Lantern, Lex Luthor, Mera, Scarecrow, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and The Atom in their deputy lantern costumes), an all-new Green Lantern Sciencells Map, a 2010 HeroClix Complete Rulebook, six Object Tokens, 12 Terrain Markers, and two 6-sided dice. Scheduled to ship in May 2010.

DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game

SKU: WZK 70127

SRP: $27.99

Previews of Blackest Night continue!

2010-02-02T15:52:00.003-05:00

Wizkids has released and article on the Red Lantern, Mera today. Head that way to see more pics and read all about it.

Starter info: May 12th sees our Darkest Night!

2010-01-29T15:26:00.007-05:00

From Diamond:

DC HEROCLIX BLACKEST NIGHT STARTER SET

The War of the Light comes to HeroClix with the DC HeroClix Blackest Night Starter Game! As the Blackest Night encompasses the world, heroes and villains alike are deputized into the Lantern Corps to fight back against the legions of Black Lanterns. Choose a team of lanterns and take them into battle! This starter game includes everything a player needs to play HeroClix, including figures, map, rules and more.

Contents:

Seven 3D HeroClix miniatures, each with a character card (Green Lantern, Lex Luthor, Mera, Scarecrow, Wonder Woman, The Flash and The Atom in their deputy lantern costumes)
All-new Green Lantern Sciencells Map
2010 HeroClix Complete Rulebook
Six Object Tokens
Twelve Terrain Markers
Two 6-sided dice

It has been no secret what the Starter would be based on, but the character choices are pretty cool! The individual point values will probably be higher for each figure than previous Starters. As usual, expect more details as the release date approaches.

Update 1: added that snazzy picture that HCRealms member "Vectin" made by combining an image from Final Night #5 and the Starter Teaser from Wizkids.

Update 2: Wizkids previewed the Hal Jordan Green Lantern figure of their website.

Updated Players Guide and a new LOS tool from the RA

2010-01-28T10:01:00.003-05:00

Yesterday's Normal Distribution had another great set of examples on Line of Fire as well as another Challenge.

But more than that, at the very bottom are links to the new update of the Players Guide (Unrestricted is now 91 pages long) and a simple to use tool on LOF. I would encourage every one to check these out.

Jan. '10 Players Guide (Unrestricted)

Jan. '10 Players Guide (Restricted)

Line of Fire Assistant

Australian distributor leaks some information on battle packs

2010-01-25T22:19:00.006-05:00

Australian distributor of HeroClix, Ikons, has several items updated on their website today. these items appear to be early stage solicits for HeroClix battle packs.

1st up is the most likely to see the light of day. The Marvel Iron Man Armor Wars Battle Pack, a collection of Iron Man related characters using previous sculpts and potentially updated powers.

Next likely to see the light of day is the Heroclix - Freddy Vs Jason FVJ Forest of Fear Game. This appears to utilize the sculpts from the previously released Freddy vs. Jason HorrorClix release, retooled for use with HeroClix.

Last, as seemingly most unlikely, is a set of Gremlins figures as Gremlins, Gizmo's Great Escape Game. Now this one is kinda out there. The solicit shows previously released Gremlins figures that are photoshopped onto Clix style dials for the mock-package.

Take this information with a grain of salt, early solicits and product leaks are always prone to change.

The Griffon has a website!

2010-01-20T13:46:00.005-05:00

The Griffon, the longest continually operating gaming store in the area, has a brand new website.

Of particular interest should be this schedule of ALL the games they are running in their

spacious game room!

Remember that links to all the local gaming stores are just to the left over there.

Some insite into the new Starter Rules set.

2010-01-17T18:40:00.002-05:00

The Wizkids team has shared some insight into the hows and whys of some changes we will see when the new starter comes out, namely a few changes to character dials and the PAC.

Check out the discussion here.

Video tutorials for HeroClix

2010-01-17T01:07:00.003-05:00

A talented HeroClix fan that goes by ClixGuru YouTube has made several tutorial videos.

New and experienced players can benefit from viewing these tutorials.

Line of Fire Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Energy Explosion

Knockback Part 1, Part 2

ClixGuru's Channel

Print and Play - straight from the new RA

2009-12-04T01:05:00.003-05:00

Yes, that rhymes...so what. No editorializing from me just verbatim what has been stated about this game changing new policy.

Check with local venues to see their take.

Directly from New (old) RA, Norman Barth on HCRealms:

Howdy folks and how about... Print and Play!
Hey folks, it's good to be back in an official capacity. For the most part, expect my participation online to be similar to how things were in the old days. Most of the time there are a number of competent people who answer rules questions way faster than I can. I have no interest in going through threads simply to certify clearly obvious correct answers to questions. On the other hand, if a rule seems to be in doubt or is unclear, I will be as proactive as possible to post a clear ruling. In some cases, a question may not be something I can answer until I discuss it with the appropriate WK folks. In those cases, I'll maintain a posting of questions I have outstanding and will follow up with answers (to my central post as well as the thread it originated from) as soon as I can.

Recently, a number of feat and battlefield condition cards were posted to the Heroclix Hammer of Thor Gallery. The timing of them was a little early, but they are indeed the cardboard that was designed to accompany the Hammer of Thor release. While the original release model only made these available through booster pulls, for the new release we wanted to introduce "Print and Play". The new WizKids is taking a new approach when it comes to the cardboard elements of the game. The same ruling we had in terms of character cards we are now applying to feats, battlefield conditions, and special objects. Players should feel free to print the items and use those in their tournaments.

With this great power comes new responsibilities. A legitimate concern with a "Print and Play" policy is that someone may use their computer talents to create a slightly modified version of a card and try to pass that off as a legal card. Players should be aware that this is completely unacceptable. Any player caught using a modified printout of a legitimate WizKids card will be banned from play. At a local level, players should expect that their judge will verify printouts to ensure the game is being played correctly. At high level tournaments, we've always used the "if you catch your opponent cheating, you get a win" method and I expect that, along with random spot checks by judges, will curb any concerns there.

As I work out where and how I'll be posting rules updates, updated Player Guides, collections of open rules questions, and so on, expect to hear more from me. For now, avoid taking knock back and may all your rolls be crit hits.

What are all these Feats and BFCs doing here?

2009-12-01T18:11:00.003-05:00

Calendar is updated for December

2009-12-01T00:01:00.001-05:00

What? That title not descriptive enough? Scroll down and see when an where Clix throw downs are happening.

Holiday treats from Wizkids! Oh yeah, some news about some game too...

2009-11-27T17:00:00.005-05:00

Wizkids' Website had a great message from friend of the game (and Wizkids honcho) Justin Ziran, just in time for the holiday.

Introductions, Updates and a Turkey

He covers the basics of what is going down at the new Wizkids HQ in Hillside, some insights into other product lines return, and potential new lines that may come from the union of NECA an Wizkids.

At the end of the article (really, go read it it full of good stuff) there is a fun little peice for folks to use at home: The Turkey!

This bird is a potent 5 poultry for just points. He possesses the Special Power Food Coma.

Food Coma (tryptophan) Turkey can use Incapacitate as a close combat attack targeting all adjacent characters. After that action resolves, deal one damage to Turkey for each character targeted this way.

That a good trick for just 5 points. Finding ways to maximize the effect the bird has on the battlefield could include adding something keep him from taking damage (like the Life Model decoy Feat) or controlling the battle field so he can spring his Incap attack on as many vulnerable foes as possible.

Wizkids used another popular information outlet, their Facebook Fan page (you're a fan of Wizkids, right?), the Turducken Special Object.

The Turducken (proof that Paula dean is in league with Dr. Doom) is an Immobile Object that can't be destroyed by an attack. But a character with no Action Tokens who is adjacent to the Turducken can be given a Power Action to remove it from the game. That's a power tool when fielding a Stealth reliant team (or to help counter the stealth of your opponent) bu having a piece of hindering terrain that can't be taken out of the game without sacrificing the action of a completely action token free character.

Check with your local Venues to see it they have ant events where these pieces can be fielded.