March 21, 2017 by carteblanchehobbies

Final Fantasy TCG Organized Play update

Square Enix will release an in-store organized play kit for the Final Fantasy TCG, coinciding with the release of the new Opus II Collection Booster Set on March 24.

Intended for casual format play, each kit includes organized play directions, promotional cards to be used as prizes for event winner (6 events worth, 3 Premium Foil Promotional Cards – Sephiroth, 6 Standard Promotional Cards – Sephiroth, 3 Premium Foil Promotional Cards – Lightning, and 6 Standard Promotional Cards – Lightning. Events can be as informal as game demonstrations, or as formal as competitive tournament-type events (Swiss or Single Elimination; Pre-built, Limited, or Draft play). The promotional cards are for promotional/event use only, not for resale.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game, Opus II Collection is the second set to be released in the Western market. The 148-card set will enhance the play experience and features popular characters including Tifa and Squall. Each Booster Pack contains 12 cards, with 1 premium foiled card guaranteed. Each box contains 36 packs, and each carton contains 6 display boxes.

Final Fantasy TCG product is only available through GTS Distribution in the United States (see “Square Enix Enters North American Tabletop Games Market”).

Source: http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/37005/final-fantasy-tcg-gets-organized-play

March 21, 2017 by carteblanchehobbies

Spirit of Rebellion Spoilers

Quite a few nice spoilers a few weeks (hopefully) away from the Star Wars: Destiny Spirit of Rebellion release and pre-release.

Source: http://swdestiny.com/

March 20, 2017 by carteblanchehobbies

More UFS Previews from new Street Fighter set

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March 20, 2017 by carteblanchehobbies

Ufs PREVIEWS for new Street Fighter set

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March 20, 2017 by carteblanchehobbies

Duel Deck: Mind Vs Might deck lists

Source:http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/duel-decks-mind-vs-might-2017-03-20

MIND

Might

Creature (20)

1 Radha, Heir to Keld

2 Burning-Tree Emissary

1 Kamahl, Pit Fighter

1 Boldwyr Intimidator

Sorcery (9)

1 Increasing Savagery

1 Roar of the Wurm

Instant (5)

1 Guttural Response

2 Sylvan Might

1 Beacon of Destruction

1 Beast Attack

Artifact (1)

1 Coat of Arms

Land (25)

4 Rugged Highlands

11 Mountain

10 Forest

February 7, 2017 by carteblanchehobbies

Spirit of Rebellion Spoilers

A few gems spoiled from the upcoming Star Wars: Spirit of Rebellion set

It’s really sweet to see a new Darth Vader so soon, I was personally getting really bored of the old one since everyone seems to be running him.

Obi-Wan is very cool, but is however not the counterpart to Palpatine. Perhaps Yoda will rise up to the challenge? The first thing that comes to mind with Obi-Wan is clearly to use One with the Force in your deck. It’s almost an auto-include at this point.

Rise Again is great design that’s not inherently super powerful and encourgaes you to want to discard something like a Mind Probe or Force Throw early to re-roll or to discard between rounds, knowing you can later get more value out of it.

The chamber is very similar to Frozen Wastes with a twist: its effect will work next turn, making it a little trickier. They also mentioned they wanted to make battlefields more impactful in future sets, so claiming will probably be higher on your priority list rather than re-rolling some dice that are less relevant to the board state.

They also mentioned that the 2 missing points from Palpatine would maybe get to be used in future sets, but much more into the future. It’s really cool to get a few newer spoilers here and there for what is probably going to be one of the most anticipated CCG sets this year. They just keep us wanting more and more until the product releases in April.

January 28, 2017 by carteblanchehobbies

MTG Standard Series

Between February 13 and April 16, stores will be running a series of fun Standard tournaments with some cool prizes.

At participating stores, if you play in six Standard events during this window of time, you can receive a special land promo card (see below) from a Standard-legal set. Additionally, participating stores will receive three exclusive playmats featuring Amonkhet art that they can use to reward players for sportsmanship, helping new players, innovative deck building, or other positive effects on the store and community. Any Standard event run during this period—including casual events, Friday Night Magic, and PPTQs—will count toward your six events.

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Sweet prizes!

Confirm with your local gaming store to see if they’re running the promotion.

I really like the playmat initiative to encourage sportsmanship and getting people more involved such as discussing card choices for decks and helping players improve their play skills and deck synergy. It’s a nice initiative that was often used in miniatures games and now made its way into Magic: the Gathering.

Source: http://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/daily-magic-update/update-2017-01-25