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Cryptozoic Will Showcase Games at Southern Hobby Retail Expo 2017

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Cryptozoic Entertainment has announced that it will be showcasing upcoming and newly released games at Southern Hobby Retail Expo 2017, November 5-7 in Nashville. The annual open house provides manufacturers a chance to show new products to gaming industry leaders, retail store owners, and the sales team from host Southern Hobby Supply, long-time wholesale distributor of sports cards, games, memorabilia, and supply products. Cryptozoic will be at PSI’s booth displaying and demoing several games, including ones based on various DC properties, Cartoon Network shows, and Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty TV series.

Cryptozoic will show several upcoming games, most of which will be released before the end of 2017:

Rick and Morty: Close Rick-Counters of the Rick Kind Deck-Building Game

Based on the Season 1 episode of Rick and Morty that features a multitude of Ricks from different realities, this deck-building game requires 2-5 players to become various versions of Rick and try to take down the Council of Ricks and Evil Rick. The gameplay utilizes Cryptozoic’s popular Cerberus Engine in new ways, as players use Portal Guns to access the otherworldly Location deck, which includes lots of the bizarre places Rick and Morty visit in the hit TV series.

DC Deck-Building Game: Confrontations

Players select a Super Hero (Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, or Zatanna) or Super-Villain (Lex Luthor, Circe, Ocean Master, or Felix Faust) and join another player for an epic clash against two opponents. Assist cards can be played during a teammate’s turn to lend some assistance. Each playable character has three unique versions—when one is knocked down by the opposing team, a player replaces it with the next one, which has boosted abilities and is even more difficult to take down. Though a standalone game, it can also be combined with any previous DC Deck-Building Game for an even bigger experience.

Cartoon Network Crossover Crisis: Animation Annihilation Deck-Building Game

Players take on the roles of Cartoon Network’s greatest heroes—such as the Powerpuff Girls, Fionna and Cake, and Uncle Grandpa—in a friendly competition to vanquish villains like Mojo Jojo, Aunt Grandma, and Ice Queen. The keyword “Wonder” allows a player to play a card off the top of the main deck, leading to all sorts of surprises. The card then goes straight to the Line-Up, so if the player likes the effect, he or she can buy the card immediately. This standalone game is compatible with other Cerberus Engine games, including the original Cartoon Network Crossover Crisis Deck-Building Game.

Teen Titans Go! Deck-Building Game

In this two-player game based on the TV show Teen Titans Go!, each player becomes a member of the team—Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy, or Raven—and engages in a friendly competition to take down villains such as Blackfire and the H.I.V.E. Five. Both players start with one Super Hero, but are able to recruit “Sidekicks,” other Titans who can help out. This creates an additional level of conflict, as each player tries to steal away Sidekicks from his or her competitors. Though a standalone game, the game can also be combined with any Cerberus deck-building game to allow more players to join the fun.

Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Melee at Murdershroom Marsh

In the third game of the popular Epic Spell Wars series, players once again create Spells with up to three Components, as they try to destroy opposing Wizards with powerful magic. The game adds two new keywords: Cantrips, which are extra cards that can be added to Spells in exchange for discarding cards, and Bad Trips, which are cards that resolve twice in Spells with lots of different glyphs. Every aspect of the game—from the cards to the rulebook and box—is oozing with the series’s trademark off-the-wall humor and mature, weird art.

The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary — The Board Game

The 1-4 player game redefines the survival horror genre with gameplay that emulates the group dynamics from the hit AMC series, as one player acts as the Leader and the other players decide whether to support his or her choices. Designed by the award-winning team of Adam and Brady Sadler, the cooperative game requires players to work together to win as a group, as they take on a multitude of different enemies—both dead and alive—in Scenarios taken directly from episodes of The Walking Dead. The over 50 highly detailed miniature figures include Walkers and fan-favorite Survivors, like Rick, Glenn, Shane, and Daryl.

Cryptozoic will also be showing several recently released games:

Master of Orion: The Board Game

Utilizing art from the 2016 reimagining of the classic video game, this competitive tableau-building game requires 2-4 players to choose from several races (humans and various alien races), build systems using their cards, and manage their resources in order to win. Victory Points are gained by playing cards, attacking opponents, and having certain resources and cards at the end of the game. The winner of the space-themed game will be anointed as the Emperor by the Galactic Counsel.

Rick and Morty: Anatomy Park – The Game

Based on the “Anatomy Park” episode of Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty, the 2-4 player strategy game sends players into the body of Ruben, a homeless man in a Santa suit, to build a nearly-microscopic amusement park utilizing his major organs . . . and some disgusting minor ones. Players must design the best park possible by placing tiles while simultaneously avoiding and fighting Diseases, such as Tuberculosis and Hepatitis A. Certain actions shift around Ruben’s internal organs during gameplay, causing unexpected effects and forcing players to act out embarrassing bodily functions!

Attack on Titan: The Last Stand

Based on the popular anime series, this board game puts one player in the role of a fearsome Titan, threatening the last remaining human city. The other players are brave Heroes trying to protect the populace and preserve the supply depot in the final bastion of humanity! Designed by the award-winning Antoine Bauza and Ludovic Maublanc, the game requires strategic utilization of dice and features unique vertical gameplay, as the Heroes move up and down both the Tower and the 15-inch tall Titan Standee.

Cryptozoic Will Showcase Games at Alliance Open House 2017

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Cryptozoic Entertainment has announced that it will be showcasing upcoming and newly released games at Alliance Open House 2017, September 8-10 at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Alliance Game Distributors’ annual trade show provides a chance for retail store owners, manufacturers, and vendor partners to network, attend workshops, and test out the latest games. Cryptozoic will be at PSI’s Booth #506 and the Friday and Saturday Demo Nights displaying and demoing several games, including ones based on various DC properties, Cartoon Network shows, and Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty TV series.

Cryptozoic will show several upcoming games that will be released later in 2017:

Rick and Morty: Close Rick-Counters of the Rick Kind Deck-Building Game — Based on the Season 1 episode of Rick and Morty that features a multitude of Ricks from different realities, this deck-building game requires 2-5 players to become various versions of Rick and try to take down the Council of Ricks and Evil Rick. The gameplay utilizes Cryptozoic’s popular Cerberus Engine in new ways, as players use Portal Guns to access the otherworldly Location deck, which includes lots of the bizarre places Rick and Morty visit in the hit TV series.

DC Deck-Building Game: Confrontations — Players select a Super Hero (Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, or Zatanna) or Super-Villain (Lex Luthor, Circe, Ocean Master, or Felix Faust) and join another player for an epic clash against two opponents. Assist cards can be played during a teammate’s turn to lend some assistance. Each playable character has three unique versions—when one is knocked down by the opposing team, a player replaces it with the next one, which has boosted abilities and is even more difficult to take down. Though a standalone game, it can also be combined with any previous DC Deck-Building Game for an even bigger experience.

Cartoon Network Crossover Crisis: Animation Annihilation Deck-Building Game — Players take on the roles of Cartoon Network’s greatest heroes—such as the Powerpuff Girls, Fionna and Cake, and Uncle Grandpa—in a friendly competition to vanquish villains like Mojo Jojo, Aunt Grandma, and Ice Queen. The keyword “Wonder” allows a player to play a card off the top of the main deck, leading to all sorts of surprises. The card then goes straight to the Line-Up, so if the player likes the effect, he or she can buy the card immediately. This standalone game is compatible with other Cerberus Engine games, including the original Cartoon Network Crossover Crisis Deck-Building Game.


Teen Titans Go! Deck-Building Game – In this two-player game based on the TV show Teen Titans Go!, each player becomes a member of the team—Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy, or Raven—and engages in a friendly competition to take down villains such as Blackfire and the H.I.V.E. Five. Both players start with one Super Hero, but are able to recruit “Sidekicks,” other Titans who can help out. This creates an additional level of conflict, as each player tries to steal away Sidekicks from his or competitors. Though a standalone game, the game can also be combined with any Cerberus deck-building game to allow more players to join the fun.

Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Melee at Murdershroom Marsh — In the third game of the popular Epic Spell Wars series, players once again create Spells with up to three Components, as they try to destroy opposing Wizards with powerful magic. The game adds two new keywords: Cantrips, which are extra cards that can be added to Spells in exchange for discarding cards, and Bad Trips, which are cards that resolve twice in Spells with lots of different glyphs. Every aspect of the game—from the cards to the rulebook and box—is oozing with the series’s trademark off-the-wall humor and mature, weird art.

Cryptozoic will also be showing several recently released games:

DC Deck-Building Game Crossover Pack 6: Birds of Prey — This expansion for the popular DC Deck-Building Game series allows players to play as the popular all-female Super Hero team the Birds of Prey, including Oracle, Black Canary, and Catwoman. The team utilizes a brand-new “Rotated Cards” mechanic that gives players bonuses for rotating their cards by various means. Players shuffle in the pack’s 23 new main deck cards into any DC Deck-Building Game base set, instantly adding all-new Equipment, Villain, Hero, Super Power, and Location cards. The pack even comes with eight Super-Villains for the Birds of Prey to battle.

Master of Orion: The Board Game — Utilizing art from the 2016 reimagining of the classic video game, this competitive tableau-building game requires 2-4 players to choose from several races (humans and various alien races), build systems using their cards, and manage their resources in order to win. Victory Points are gained by playing cards, attacking opponents, and having certain resources and cards at the end of the game. The winner of the space-themed game will be anointed as the Emperor by the Galactic Counsel.

Rick and Morty: Anatomy Park – The Game — Based on the “Anatomy Park” episode of Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty, the 2-4 player strategy game sends players into the body of Ruben, a homeless man in a Santa suit, to build a nearly-microscopic amusement park utilizing his major organs . . . and some disgusting minor ones. Players must design the best park possible by placing tiles while simultaneously avoiding and fighting Diseases, such as Tuberculosis and Hepatitis A. Certain actions shift around Ruben’s internal organs during gameplay, causing unexpected effects and forcing players to act out embarrassing bodily functions!

Attack on Titan: The Last Stand — Based on the popular anime series, this board game puts one player in the role of a fearsome Titan, threatening the last remaining human city. The other players are brave Heroes trying to protect the populace and preserve the supply depot in the final bastion of humanity! Designed by the award-winning Antoine Bauza and Ludovic Maublanc, the game requires strategic utilization of dice and features unique vertical gameplay, as the Heroes move up and down both the Tower and the 15-inch tall Titan Standee.

Master of Orion: The Board Game is Out September 6

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Cryptozoic Entertainment and WG Labs today announced the September 6 release of Master of Orion: The Board Game. Based on the classic Master of Orion video game series and utilizing art from 2016’s Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars, the competitive tableau-building game requires 2-4 players to choose from several races (Humans and various alien races), build Systems using their cards, and manage their resources in order to win. Designed by Ekaterina Gorn and Igor Sklyuev, the tabletop game captures the essence of a 4X empire-building video game like Master of Orion in which players “eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate,” but streamlines it into an experience that takes an hour or less. Cryptozoic recently sold out of the limited pre-release quantities of the game that were made available at this year’s Gen Con.

In Master of Orion: The Board Game, each player begins with a board that has four tracks: Food, Fleet, Production, and Morale. The starting numbers on these tracks depend on the race a player chooses, with choices including fan-favorite alien races the Darloks, Psilons, and Meklar. Each round, players gain resources, as indicated on their cards, and a number of actions, as determined by their Exertion Levels. Players spend their action cubes on each turn to manage their resources and build Systems. Since this is a tableau-building game, players use the cards in the deck to build up to four Systems, each comprised of a maximum of five cards that represent various Structures. Victory Points are gained by playing cards, attacking opponents, and having certain resources and cards at the end of the game.

The game’s end is triggered in one of three ways: when a player has 0 Morale, a player has five Structure cards in each of their Systems, or eight rounds of play have been completed. There are different paths to victory as players can focus on military means—training spies and attacking alien planets—or the path of creation—controlling the weather and advancing their civilizations. The winner is the player with the most Victory Points, who is deemed the leader of the most developed civilization and therefore appointed as the Emperor at the Galactic Council.

Master of Orion: The Board Game will be available at retailers nationwide September 6 for a suggested retail price of $35.

The game for 2-4 players ages 12+ can be plaued in 40-60 minutes. The game comes with 90 Structure Cards, 8 Advisor Cards, 6 Civilization Boards, 60 Wooden Cubes, 16 Tokens, Scoring Board, and Rulebook.

Master of Orion: The Board Game to be released by Cryptozoic and Hobby World in the USA

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master-of-orion-the-board-gameCryptozoic Entertainment and Hobby World have announced that they are partnering to release Master of Orion: The Board Game in the U.S. in early 2017

Based on the classic strategy video game, the competitive tableau-building game requires 2-4 players to choose from several races (Humans and various alien races), build systems using their cards, and manage their resources in order to win. Designed by Ekaterina Gorn and Igor Sklyuev and adapting the art style from the 2016 reimagining of the video game, Master of Orion: The Board Game has been one of the moss buzzed about games prior to and during this year’s Essen Spiel board game trade fair.

In Master of Orion: The Board Game, each player begins with a board that has four tracks: Food, Fleet, Production, and Loyalty. The starting numbers on these tracks depend on the race a player chooses, with choices including fan favorites the Darloks, Psilons, and Humans. Each round, players gain resources and a number of actions, as determined by their board. Players spend their action cubes on each turn to manage their resources (Food, Fleet, Productions) and build systems. Since this is a tableau-building game, players use the cards in the deck to build up to four systems, each comprised of a maximum of five cards that represent various Structures, Ships, and Planets. Victory Points are gained by playing cards, creating matched sets, attacking opponents, and having certain resources and cards at the end of the game.

The game’s end is triggered in one of three ways: when a player has 0 Loyalty, a player has five cards in each of their four systems, or eight rounds of play have been completed. There are different paths to victory as players can focus on military means—training spies and attacking alien planets—or the path of creation—controlling the weather and constructing space fleets. The winner is the player with the most Victory Points, who is deemed the leader of the most developed civilization and therefore appointed as the Emperor at the Galactic Council.

The game will be released in early 2017.

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