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For the fans of CCG’s and Deck Building games the new DC game is one you will want to include in your collections. The game itself is Heroes Unite and is scheduled for release on the 26 (tomorrow). You can use this as its own game or you can combine this set with the 2012 DC Comics deck building game. The suggested retail price is $40.00.
For all the gamers out there this might interest you. With this game, Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Deck Building Game, it could attract not just trading card gamers, but fantasy based gamers as well. The set has 226 cards, 6 oversized Hero cards and a rule book, put out by Cryptozoic Entertainment. The suggest price is $40.00 dollars. This might be one to pick up for your collection to have on hand to play with fellow gamers.
http://www.cryptozoic.com/games/lord-rings-fellowship-ring-deck-building-game
Here is another forth coming card game that you might be interested in if you are a fan of the TV series Castle. Cryptozoic Entertainment is going to release Castle: The Detective Card Game that can be played by 2 to 5 players. The suggested retail will be $30.00, but there is no release date as of this posting. Keep an eye on their Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/Castle?ref=ts&fref=ts, and it will probably be announced their.
Cryptozoic Entertainment is coming out with a DC Comics Deck-Building Game. The deck will have 214 cards. Release date for the game is for December 2012 and has a suggested retail price of $40.00. So if any of the libraries out there are into card gaming and card gaming tournaments you might want to pick this set up.
Here is some news for all your patrons that are into trading card games. Cryptozoic Entertainment will be releasing The World of WarCraft: Aftermath expansion set Tomb of the Forgotten on June 12th. The expansion set will be available in packs of 15 cards with 70 Common, 60 Uncommon, 8 Hero, 60 Rare, and 10 Epic cards to complete the set. The suggested MSRP will be $3.99 per pack.
If you hear your gamers talking about WoW Starter Decks not being out, this is what they are talking about and you can relay the information to them. The World of Warcraft TCG Fall 2011 Class Starter Deck were supposed to by out in October. Cryptozoic had to delay the release, for unspecified reasons and the release date has been pushed back to December 6. Your gamers might already now this, but if not this will allow you to join in the conversation.
Cryptozoic Entertainment is planning on releasing the 15th World of Warcraft Trading Card Game expansion set for July. The set will be entitled “Twilight of the Dragons”. Be sure to pass along this information to your patrons that are into gaming. Link below to ICv2’s article.
For the librarians that have patrons that enjoy gaming will hear about this new World of WarCraft (WOW) sets or you can use the new WOW Class Starter Decks as talking points with your patrons. ICv2’s site, linked below, has an article that two new Class Starter Decks will be released by Cryptozoic Entertainment this coming May 24th.
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s website has articles about them and Cryptozoic Entertainment joining together to make a trading card set to help raise funds for the organization. Librarians should know that if you have comic book/graphic novel fans more than likely they like trading cards as well. The card set is supposed to be comprised of 70 base cards and will have additional chase subsets. There was no report as of yet how much these cards will be, but they should have a release date of July 2011. The first link is to the full article about the card set and the second link is two images of some of the chase cards that artists have done for the set. This could be a way for your patrons to give back to the medium that they love.
http://cbldf.org/homepage/cryptozoic-entertainment-partners-with-cbldf-for-liberty-trading-cards/
http://cbldf.org/homepage/first-look-at-liberty-sketch-cards/