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Have you bought your World of Warcraft (WoW) TCG packs yet? Specifically, Crown of Heavens? Well, why don’t you head on down to finer specialty and games shops such as Comics Mart to hit them up for some mighty awesome booster packs? That’s right folks, they’re in stock now, right here in Malaysia! […]
Last week’s announcement by Blizzard Entertainment on the new World of Warcraft (WoW) Monopoly and Starcraft Risk has induced a major bout of anticipation and euphoria in many fanboys, including yours truly. I mean, Monopoly set in Azeroth and the rest of WoW loredom plonked in for good measure. Then, there’s a Starcraft twist […]
Long-time Magic: the Gathering fans will remember the days when buying certain novels and comics actually gave them the chance to redeem and score some real valuable and rare exclusive tie-in cards. Remember Mana Crypt? Well, those days in Magic, Wizards of the Coast was quite open in coming up with cards so rare, […]
Remember a few months back when Fantasy Flight Games announced that they’ll be making a Star Wars Living Card Game? A Living Card Game, or an LCG, is a more wallet-friendly version of the ever popular trading card game (TCG). But, unlike TCGs, LCGs come in fixed assortments, so there’s no need to plough […]
Magic: the Gathering fans are definitely abuzz over the latest expansion set now, Dark Ascension. In fact, I daresay that this weekend will be an even more anticipated one, for the new cards, compared to last weekend’s prerelease events. This is simply because the packs are now available for sale in better game stores […]
Living card games have been steadily making its market in the increasingly diverse boardgames and card games market for a few years now. The idea that one can share “expansions” which come in non-random assortments, thus reducing the need to “chase” cards, is one that seems to balance out the money factor so inherent […]
Caught the previews to the upcoming new World of Warcraft TCG (trading card game) expansion set, Crown of Heavens yet? Well, look no further than Cryptozoic’s very own website for spoiler overload! The set looks set to give us more new ways to play the awesome card game. There’ll be monster heroes, new weapons, […]
Now, while I’ve never covered role-playing games (RPGs) such as Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), save for several special boxed introductory products that resemble boardgames that use miniatures and other special, cool-looking game aids, I think the next iteration of the iconic Wizards of the Coast product is worth a special mention. After all, many […]
By CHEE YIH YANG alltherage@thestar.com.my THIS year looks set to be another exciting time with so much lined up across all fronts. From major sporting events (I’m looking forward to the UEFA Euro 2012 football spectacle more than anything else) to the usual plethora of new things to buy, I’m awfully pumped to go through […]