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!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
A couple notes on Lord of the Rings HeroClix
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.
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.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Marvel HeroClix: Incredible Hulk details from Alliance!
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
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.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Of Hulks and Halos!
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.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
HeroClix post "Heroes", how will you play?
(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.
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.
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