Thursday, June 16, 2011

Deckbuilding Games

Being that deckbuilding games are the current IT thing in the gaming field (and probably going to get ground into the dirt ALA collectable card games in the mid 90s), here's alist of current and coming games in the genre:
AEG 5012
Thunderstone
$44.99


For ages the vile Doom Knights have sought to gather the remaining Thunderstones to fulfill a prophecy of corruption over the lands. Now the first Thunderstone has been discovered in the Dungeons of Grimhold and the Doom Knights have sent their minions to claim the relic. The Villagers of Barrowsdale gather brave souls to face the dungeon and keep the Thunderstone out of the hands of the Doom Knights. Thunderstone is a new and exciting fantasy deck-building game from Alderac Entertainment Group. Fight the evils of the dungeon to prove your worth. Gain powerful weaponry and level into new and mighty hero classes. Claim the best cards and survive to take the Thunderstone. 






AEG 5013
Thunderstone Wrath o/t Elements Exp
$34.99


Thunderstone returns with all-new monsters, heroes, equipment, and now... traps!






AEG 5014
Thunderstone Doomgate Legion Exp
$34.99


The second expansion to Thunderstone, Doomgate Legion introduces the Cult of the Doomgate, who have guarded the Stone of Avarice for centuries. This cult, along with a sect of evil druids and other all-new monsters await your heroes as they race to secure the third Thunderstone!






AEG 5015
Thunderstone Dragonspire
$44.99


Deep in the heart of Thornwood Forest lies the Stone of Blight, one of the Thunderstones desperately needed for the salvation of the world. With the forces of Doom ravaging the lands, time is growing short. When brought together, the Stones have enough power to cast him out of the world - but every stone must be captured if the heroes hope to succeed! This expansion to Thunderstone introduces new monsters such as the Raiders and Siege Engines which bring the battle to you! These monsters can destroy cards in the village, kill heroes not yet hired, and even hurt you on turns when you are avoiding the dungeon!






AEG 5016
Thunderstone Thornwood Siege
$34.99


Deep in the heart of Thornwood Forest lies the Stone of Blight, one of the Thunderstones desperately needed for the salvation of the world. With the forces of Doom ravaging the lands, time is growing short. When brought together, the Stones have enough power to cast him out of the world - but every stone must be captured if the heroes hope to succeed! This expansion to Thunderstone introduces new monsters such as the Raiders and Siege Engines which bring the battle to you! These monsters can destroy cards in the village, kill heroes not yet hired, and even hurt you on turns when you are avoiding the dungeon!






AEG 5301
Nightfall
$39.99


When darkness falls, terror rises! The creatures of nightmare - vampires, werewolves, and ghouls - have begun to appear throughout the world, and they show no sign of hesitation in claiming the dark world as their own! Nightfall is a fast and furious deck-building game of supernatural horror from the makers of Legend of the Five Rings.






AEG 5302
Nightfall Martial Law
$39.99
NYA

Darkness envelopes the world - chaos reigns! Humanity fights back in the only way they know how: with forceful control. But how does one control creatures whose existence defies all logic? Nightfall: Martial Law is a stand-alone expansion to the competitive deck-building game Nightfall. Martial Law features a complete new set of cards with special new powers, and unleashes all-new vampires, werewolves, hunters, and ghouls. Martial Law also introduces the new feeding mechanic: feed your chained orders to give them greater effects!






BAI 23801-D
Resident Evil Deck Building Game(8)
$239.92

BAI 23801-S
Resident Evil Deck Building Game
$29.99


In Resident Evil, a deadly virus has caused the dead to rise and infect any living thing they encounter! Fleeing to a mysterious mansion, you must gather any materials you can find to protect yourself and fight for your survival against a legion of infected beings! How will you survive the zombie outbreak? In the Resident Evil Deck Building Game, players choose one of their favorite Resident Evil characters such as Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, and Albert Wesker, then build their arsenal with Weapons, Ammunition, Action, or Item cards to customize their deck and improve their ability in defeating Òthe InfectedÓ! Featuring three different game modes [Story, Mercenary, and Versus], the Resident Evil Deck Building Game comes complete with 250 cards and a game manual.






BAI 23802-D
Resident Evil DBG Alliance (8)
$239.92

BAI 23802-S
Resident Evil DBG Alliance
$29.99


In Resident Evil, a deadly virus has caused the dead to rise and infect any living thing they encounter! Fleeing to a mysterious mansion, you must gather any materials you can find to protect yourself and fight for survival against a legion of infected beings! A stand-alone expansion for the Resident Evil Deck-Building Game, Alliance introduces new characters such as Hunk, Carlos Oliveira, Steve Burnside, Josh Stone, and Billy Coen, as well as new weapons, actions, and infected, and an exciting, new "Partner" Mode of play where you take on the Mansion with not just one character - but two!






BAI 23803-D
Resident Evil DBG Outbreak (8)
$239.92
NYA
BAI 23803-S
Resident Evil DBG Outbreak
$29.99
NYA

Playable with both the Resident Evil Deck-Building Core Game and Resident Evil: Alliance, this 150-card expansion introduces the new "Outbreak" Mode that puts the players in danger of turning into the Infected themselves. New characters such as Kevin, Ryman, David King, and Mark Wilkins will help you while you're alive. However, life doesn't end as an Infected, as you can rise from the dead and attack your fellow players as new Infected Characters and Infection Cards!






CZE 01221-D
Penny Arcade Deckbuilding Game D(6)
$269.94
NYA
CZE 01221-S
Penny Arcade Deckbuilding Game
$44.99
NYA

Welcome to the world of Penny Arcade, the top web comic for all things gaming! YouÕve followed the way of the warrior, the story of the Cardboard Tube Samurai. You, too, wept with Charles over the lack of Halo on the Macintosh. Now rally your favorite Penny Arcade characters together to build your perfect deck like Gabe, Tycho, and Cardboard Tube Samurai and battle your friends in mass melee fun! 






GGD JPG001
Tanto Cuore
$29.25 Net


In this anime-inspired, deck-building card game based on the maid-themed sim games and anime series made popular in Japan, players take on the roles of "masters of the house", employing cute maids to serve them while filling out their house. Earn Victory Points by employing a variety of maids and "Love" cards that allow for different strategies, and tap into their special powers to gain bonuses or affect your opponents in negative ways.






GGS 001
Ascension: Chronicle o/t Godslayer
$39.99


Developed by Magic Pro Tour Champions Justin Gary, Rob Dougherty, and Brian Kibler, and featuring stunning art by industry visionary Eric Sabee, Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer is a fast-playing, deck-building game boasting multiple factions, demons, heroes, and constructs from different planes in a battle to determine who will ascend to godhood.






GGS 002
Ascension Return o/t Fallen Exp
$29.99
NYA

Playable as a 2-player, stand-alone game, or combined with Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer for an expanded game with up to six players, Return of the Fallen introduces 65 all-new cards for the Center Deck, providing players with the ability to face the God Samael in a final battle to determine the fate of Vigil. Featuring brand-new cards for every faction and strategy and frightening new Monsters, Return of the Fallen also introduces a new Fate mechanic that can change the game with a single flip of a card!






IMP PTG20003
Heroes of Graxia
$34.99


Buy the best weapons, armor, auras, spells, armies, henchmen, and mercenaries to dominate the world of Graxia... and your opponents! Heroes of Graxia comes complete with 240 cards, six guardian plastic figures, and a storage box tray to keep your cards organized.






MDG 4297
Eaten by Zombies
$24.95
NYA

Oh, the Humanity! The subburbs are overrun with zombies - ravenous undead with just one thing on their mindless minds: to feast on the few survivors left in town... namely, you! Eaten By Zombies! takes you into a dark world of eventual death. Every turn you must strive to survive, venturing out from your safehouse to scavenge for Swag. But not so fast, the undead have other plans for your brains! Work cooperatively, or against the other survivors to be the last one standing... just don't get eaten by zombies!






RGG 370
Dominion
$44.95


You are a monarch, like your parents before you, a ruler of a small kingdom of rivers and evergreens. Unlike your parents, however, you have hopes and dreams! You want a bigger and more pleasant kingdom, with more rivers and a wider variety of trees. You want a Dominion! In all directions lie fiefs, freeholds, and feodums. All are small bits of land, controlled by petty lords and verging on anarchy. You will bring civilization to these people, uniting them under your banner! To do this you will hire minions, construct buildings, spruce up your castle, and fill the coffers of your treasury, all the while preventing competing monarchs from infringing on your rightful domain!






RGG 390
Dominion Intrigue Exp
$44.95


Dominion: Intrigue adds 25 new Kingdom cards and a complete set of Treasure and Victory cards to the Dominion meta-game, and introduces rules for expanding the game for up to eight players.






RGG 404
Dominion Seaside Exp
$44.95


All you ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by (and someone who knows how to steer ships using stars). You finally got some of those rivers you'd wanted, and they led to the sea. These are dangerous, pirate-infested waters, and you cautiously send rat-infested ships across them, to establish lucrative trade at far-off, merchant-infested ports. When you finally reach those ports you will conquer them, and from there you will look for more rivers. One day, all the rivers will be yours! This second expansion adds 26 new Kingdom cards to Dominion.






RGG 418
Dominion Alchemy Exp
$29.95


There are strange things going on in your basement laboratories. They're looking for a way to turn lead into gold, or at least into something better than lead. his expansion adds new Kingdom cards to the Dominion board game, and requires a copy of Dominion or Dominion: Intrigue to play.






RGG 422
Dominion Prosperity Exp
$44.95


Ah, money. There's nothing like the sound of coins clinking in your hands. Life has been good to you. Just ten years ago, you were tilling your own fields in a simple straw hat. Today, your kingdom stretches from sea to sea, and your straw hat is the largest the world has ever known. You also have the world's smallest dog, and a life-size statue of yourself made out of baklava. Sure, money can't buy happiness, but it can buy envy, anger, and also this kind of blank feeling. You still have problems - troublesome neighbors that must be conquered. But this time, you'll conquer them in style! The Prosperity expansion adds 25 new Kingdom cards to Dominion, plus two new Basic cards that let players keep building up past Gold and Province, and treasures with abilities, cards that interact with treasures, and powerful expensive cards.






RGG 446
Dominion Cornucopia Exp
$29.95


Autumn! It seemed like the summer would never end, but the fortune teller was right. It's over, and the time of harvest and celebration has arrived! The peasants have spent a hard week scything hay in the fields, but tonight the festivities begin, starting with a sumptuous banquet of roast hay. Then, the annual nose-stealing competition. Then you have two jesters, one who always lies, one who always tells the truth, both hilariously. This celebration will truly have something for everyone! The Cornucopia Expansion adds 13 new Kingdom cards - plus five unique cards - to Dominion.




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