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Kevin Eastman Launches Mystery Game Box Bundles

Kevin Eastman has launched “Mystery Game Box Bundles” that are available for sale now. In 2016, 2019 and 2020, IDW Games released a series of Adventure Board Games via Kickstarter.

  • TMNT Shadows of the Past Board Game – 2016
  • Munchkins TMNT was created in collaboration with Steve Jackson Games and launched in 2018
  • TMNT Adventures City Fall – 2019

These games include character figures, playing boards and tiles, action figures, dice, story books detailing missions and even Original Artwork by Kevin Eastman – co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Eastman’s team has put all these elements from these three games in a huge Loot Pile at The Studio and from that they have assembled an AWESOME Loot Bundle just for you and every bundle will include at least three, signed by Kevin items including one original work of art.

Bundles will include:

  • At least 10 collectible miniature playing figures, including 2 Turtles
  • A package of 10 themed battle dice (each one different)
  • An Aloplex Survivor Card – signed with a head sketch remarque by Sophie Campbell
  • An illustrated rules book or adventure book from the 2016 or 2019 games. This book is signed on the cover by Kevin.
  • A set of map tiles and playing tokens
  • Villain or hero sheets and special move or ability cards
  • One Lithograph from the Munchkins Games. This lithograph is signed by Kevin in gold ink.
  • One Original Turtle head and weapon sketch by Kevin and signed in gold ink

ADDITIONALLY they have randomly inserted sets of “Save The Studio” tiles depicting Kevin’s Studio – these are Signed by Kevin with a head sketch remarque – COWABUNGA – that makes FOUR signed by Kevin elements if you are lucky enough to score one of these sets. Your chance of this BONUS being included is 1 in four, so pretty good odds!

You can select your favorite Turtle and they’ll make sure that the Original Sketch card by Kevin depicts this dude. Use the drop down menu to select which Bundle you prefer – or grab all four.

The fine print:

  • Your Bundle has already been curated – You select which Turtle you want your Original Artwork to depict, threy guarantee that and they’ve taken it from there.
  • Please note that the books are NOT in pristine condition and may have dings but are part of the package and they guarantee you One Signed Book as part of the bundle.

IDW Games and Sony Announce Ghostbusters x Men in Black: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion. Pre-Orders are Open!

Ghostbusters x Men in Black: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion

IDW Games and Sony Pictures Consumer Products announced that their upcoming game, Ghostbusters x Men in Black: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion, is planned for release in fall 2021, with a preorder initiative taking place from March 15th through April 2nd.

Originally announced in 2018, Panda Cult Games and IDW Games recently completed development of Ecto-terrestrial Invasion. Following the original Ghostbusters and Men in Black, as they partner up to take down a brand new threat, Ecto-terrestrial Invasion features a story-heavy campaign book written by Erik Burnham, the longtime scribe of IDW’s Ghostbusters comics. Throughout the game, players will choose from a series of branch points to craft a new storyline each time they play.

Aiming to capture the look and feel of a Saturday morning cartoon, IDW Games tapped fan-favorite artist Derek Laufman to create character and creature designs in his popular chibi style, and engaged Jack LawrenceChris FenoglioLeonardo ItoLuis Antonio Delgadoand Lanza Studio to create over 100 pieces of interior card and tile art.

Finally, Hector ‘Hec’ Moran was brought on to translate Derek’s designs into over a dozen highly detailed miniature sculpts. As such, Ecto-terrestrial Invasion marks the first big collaborative effort between IDW Games, IDW Publishing, and Sony Pictures Consumer Products, and stands to be one of IDW Games’ most ambitious releases to date.

Ghostbusters x Men in Black: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion

IDW Games will offer Ghostbusters and Men in Black fans an opportunity to preorder their copy of Ecto-terrestrial Invasion via a limited time BackerKit. Fans that preorder will be given a number of exclusive bonuses, which will be revealed over the course of the preorder window — including crowd-favorite characters to expand this epic team-up.

During the preorder initiative, IDW Games will release a prequel story, written by Erik Burnham, that details the arrival and creation of the ecto-terrestrials, and the team-up between the Ghostbusters and Men in Black

Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo Comes to CMON’s Arcadia Quest

Arcadia Quest: Usagi Yojimbo Hero Pack

IDW Games is partnering with CMON Limited to launch a BackerKit preorder campaign for the Arcadia Quest: Usagi Yojimbo Hero Pack, an expansion to the popular adventure board game that incorporates characters from Stan Sakai’s beloved comic book, Usagi Yojimbo! The campaign running through August 14th.

Wandering the world on a musha shugyõ (warrior’s pilgrimage) has brought Miyamoto Usagi across many bizarre situations, but none so strange as the dangers regularly encountered in the fabled city of Arcadia! Reunited with his companions, the rhino bounty hunter Gen and vixen thief Kitsune, Usagi must rescue the city from the vile Lord Fang and his monstrous forces.

The Usagi Yojimbo Hero Pack includes a Miniature Model and Character Card for each of the Usagi Yojimbo characters: Miyamoto Usagi, Murakami Gennosuke, and Kitsune. In Arcadia Quest gameplay, this assemblage of anthropomorphic Heroes forms a Guild, employed by a single player to compete against both monsters and opposing players for ultimate victory!

Arcadia Quest: Usagi Yojimbo Hero Pack

IDW Games Launches Batman: The Animated Series Adventures – Shadow of the Bat on Kickstarter

IDW GamesWarner Bros. Consumer Products and DC, announced that Batman: The Animated Series Adventures – Shadow of the Bat will launch on Kickstarter on February 18, 2020. A miniatures-driven board game, Shadow of the Bat is part of the Adventures Universal Game System (AUGS), and is compatible with all other AUGS products. Arkham Asylum, a full-sized expansion, will also launch on Kickstarter alongside Shadow of the Bat. Both Shadow of the Bat and Arkham Asylum are expected to arrive to backers and in stores in Fall 2020.

Running off the AUGS engine, Shadow of the Bat offers unrivaled flexibility and player choice. Players can take the role of any hero in their roster in the game’s 24 unique missions, all inspired by fan-favorite episodes. Likewise, even villains can be swapped out in every mission to change up the threats that players will face. In Shadow of the Bat, 1-4 players will take to the streets as Batman, Batgirl, Robin, Commissioner Gordon, and Catwoman, each with their own unique character abilities, skills, and custom dice. And they’ll have to work together in order to take down the likes of Two-Face, The Penguin, Mr. Freeze, The Riddler, Scarecrow, Man-Bat, The Joker, and Harley Quinn. As with other AUGS games, villains can be controlled by the game itself for full co-op play, or by a 5th player. AUGS’ modularity means that players can even create their own dream scenarios and teams, including bringing in elements from other AUGS products.

Launching alongside Shadow of the Bat is the Arkham Asylum expansion, which will add 13 more missions to play through, and an all-new game mode: Clayface mode. In Arkham Asylum players will explore the halls of the infamous psychiatric hospital as they tangle with Clayface, Poison Ivy, Jervis Tetch, The Ventriloquist, Killer Croc, Maxie Zeus, Lock-Up, Clock King, Baby Doll, and Hugo Strange. In Clayface mode, each hero will be given a card that will indicate if they are who they appear to be, or if they’re actually Clayface in hiding. At any time, the Clayface player can reveal their true identity, transforming into the massive Clayface, and turn on their former friends!

Players will also have the option to expand their roster of heroes and villains with The New Batman Adventures character pack, containing Nightwing, Tim Drake as Robin, Calendar Girl, and Firefly. Story Packs for Mask of the Phantasm and Mystery of the Batwoman will also be available, adding new missions and characters–The Phantasm and Bruce Wayne in plain clothes, and Batwoman and Bane, respectively–that follow the films’ stories.

Anyone looking to try before they buy will be able to play a digital demo of Batman: The Animated Series Adventures – Shadow of the Bat through either Tabletopia or Tabletop Simulator. This demo contains 3 missions that follow The Joker-centric episode Joker’s Favor.

SDCC 2019: TMNT Comes to Zombicide with an Exclusive Pack!

CMON and IDW Games are teaming up for an exclusive at San Diego Comic-Con. The two are bringing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into Guillotine Games‘ popular Zombicide!

You’ll be able to get the TMNT Pack #1 exclusive at the IDW Booth #2729 while supplies last.

Zombicide TMNT Pack #1

But, that’s not all, there’s also a TMNT Pack #2 exclusive that you can get at the CMON Booth #4928 while supplies last!

Zombicide TMNT Pack #2

IDW Games Announces Amoeba

Amoeba: Divide & Conquer

Get ready for infectious fun as IDW Games is releasing Amoeba, a tile-laying game by HG Game Worx StudioAmoeba is a unique tile-laying game for two to four players in which players draw and place tiles in order to build the biggest Amoebas. Set to release this summer, Amoeba will certainly spread the fun all over your gaming table! The game is by Heidi and Greg Preslicka with colorful, quirky art by Sebastian Koziner and Greg Preslicka.

Amoeba sees players placing tiles to a shared board connecting edges to form different-sized amoebas. The goal of the game is to capture as many amoeba segments as possible by placing Nuclei markers on them. The twist to the game is players may use tiles from their hand to split completed Amoebas and hurt their opponents’ scores. This simple wrinkle adds wonderful tension and endless replayability to a game that can be learned in minutes but stays with you for so much longer. 

Look for Amoeba to hit stores in May 2019.

IDW Games’ Wayward Board Game Gets a Signature Edition. Demo the Game at PAX Unplugged

IDW Games has announced the Wayward Board Game – Signature Edition, based on the comic series world by Jim Zub and Steven Cummings, with new art by Cummings and game design by Jonathan GilmourWayward presents players with a highly thematic threat management game and multiple unique and challenging scenarios that push them to take risks, and, in return, grant their characters more powerful abilities and items.

Wayward is a cooperative board game for 1-5 players where each player takes on the role of a teenager with newfound supernatural abilities. The next generation of the supernatural has emerged in Tokyo, and these teens are fighting for their survival and to prevent the Weave – the hidden threads of power and destiny that guide our world – from unraveling. These “wayward children” threaten the old order and the creatures and spirits known as the Yokai are determined to eradicate them before they are usurped. Players choose one of five different scenarios to play, each with its own unique rules and challenges, to defeat the Yokai and destroy their places of power.

Wayward Board Game – Signature Edition will be available on Kickstarter for pre-order in February 2019 for $70.00 and will include exclusive upgraded packaging, miniatures sculpted by Ninja Division, and bonus character with scenario.

Prior to the campaign, fans attending PAX Unplugged (Nov. 30 – Dec. 2) will have the opportunity to demo the game at IDW Games booth #3148.

Men In Black and The Ghostbusters Meet for the First Time Courtesy of IDW Games in 2019

IDW Games and Sony Pictures Consumer Products have announced plans to develop a series of tabletop games for both Men in Black and Ghostbusters franchises including, for the first time, a crossover miniatures board game featuring both Men In Black and Ghostbusters. The multi-year agreement comes ahead of the new Men In Black movie set for June 2019 and Ghostbusters celebrating its 35th Anniversary in June 2019.

Currently under development, Men In Black/Ghostbusters: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion will be a miniatures loaded board game featuring the world’s foremost protectors teaming up to take down a threat unlike any they have faced before. Making up the Ghostbusters team will be Peter Venkman, Egon Spangler, Ray Stanz, and Winston Zeddmore, and the MIB team will consist of Agent J, Agent K, Agent L and Zed. While these two teams have faced unearthly threats before, the strength of the Ecto-terrestrials is nearly overwhelming, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be a little friendly competition.

With all new character designs by artist Derek Laufman and innovative game design by Panda Cult GamesMen In Black/Ghostbusters: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion features a blend of fast action dice-chucking, take-that card play, and highly detailed sculpted miniatures from Ninja Division.

Men In Black/Ghostbusters: Ecto-terrestrial Invasion miniatures board game will release in late 2019. Additional stand-alone games for each franchise are also currently in development and slated for release next year.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Miniature Game: City Fall From IDW Games

IDW Games has announced that they’re following up their board game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shadows of the Past with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Miniature Game: City Fall.

Continuing the adventure from TMNT: Shadows of the Past, the tabletop miniatures game launches on Kickstarter in October and will be an action-packed stand-alone expansion with new miniatures, tiles, and Adventure Comics for TMNT fans and miniature game players.

TMNT: City Fall will be a stand-alone co-operative game, but it can also be combined with TMNT: Shadows of the Past to create an expanded game experience. Kevin Wilson returns to oversee development of the game, while Pete Walsh and Dan Lansdown, founders and admins of the Shadows of the Past Community, will join the team to take the lead on design, including the oft-asked-for A.I. rules to allow for fully cooperative game play.

The Kickstarter will be packed with new miniatures, characters, tiles, adventures, and more!

Batman: The Animated Series – Gotham Under Siege Board Game Coming this August from IDW Games

This August Batman comes to board games with Batman: The Animated Series – Gotham Under Siege from IDW Games. It’s the first in a series of tabletop games based on the classic cartoon series. The game is designed by Richard Launius and co-designed by Michael Guigliano.

The game is for 1-5 players who will play as the Dark Knight and his allies. You’ll take on Batman’s classic Rogues Gallery to protect Gotham. The game uses dice allocation and threat management and you’ll defend the city against henchmen and their bosses. The game features all new artwork, character miniatures, 3D city buildings, and more.

IDW has revealed there will be more releases based on the Batman Animated universe. That include new heroes and villains as well as familiar settings.

The game will be released August 2018.

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