http://www.bergsalaenigma.com da http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=418 ... 13-04-2012 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=415 SEE YOUTUBE VIDEO - CLICK HEREIn this video Wizards of the Coast VP of Sales Scott Knoblich explains the Helvault, an obelisk-like box that is the centerpiece of WotC's innovative Avacyn Restored Pre-Release Events that will be held at hobby game stores beginning on April 28th and 29th leading up to the release of the final Innistrad set of Magic: The Gathering cards on May 4th. Knoblich answers common questions about the Helvault and provides numerous tips on how retailers can run the best possible pre-release event. The mysterious Helvault is covered with seals. During the Avacyn Restored Pre-Release Event, whenever players earn achievements, a seal is broken. When all the seals are broken, the Helvault is opened and all the players at the event will receive a share of its contents, whatever they may be (see "Helvault for 'Avacyn Restored'" for more details on the Avacyn Restored Pre-Release Events).... 13-04-2012 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=414 Konami Digital Entertainment's VP of Card Business Yumi Hoashi talked to ICv2 at the recent GAMA trade show about the new Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game hobby exclusive release, Yu-Gi-Oh! Gold Series: Haunted Mine, which goes on sale on June 12th, 2012. "We are going back to what we did for the initial Gold Series, Series 1, 2 and 3, but we are also introducing a new technology called the "Gold Ghost Hybrid." It will be a hybrid between the "Gold Rares," which we introduced in the Gold Series for the first time, and the "Ghost Rares," so it will have the 3-D holographic image of the card art (from the "Ghost Rares"), and then it will have the "Gold Rare" technology on the rest of the card, so the card frame will be gold and the card text will be gold as well." Each 25-card YGO: TCG Gold Series: Haunted Mine pack will contain 25 cards. Each pack will contain two "Gold Rare" cards and one "Gold Ghost Hybrid" card along with 22 common cards. Aside from the Gold Series, the "Gold Rare: cards are found only in the boosters, and then maybe just one per case, so the new Gold Series: Haunted Mine release provides duelists with a great opportunity to acquire some very rare cards.Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game remains the #2 collectible game in the Hobby Channel according to the most recent ICv2 survey of the "Top Collectible Games" (see "Top Collectible Games-Q4, 2011").... 20-03-2012 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=413 At the GAMA trade show Days of Wonder has announced the July North American release of the Small World Realms Expansion a major expansion to the Small World board game universe that can be played with either the original Small World board game or Small World Underground, the complete game follow-up that was released in 2011. Small World Realms includes numerous puzzle-like Terrain regions that can be assembled into variously sized and shaped board maps. Map designs can be based on any of the 12 preset scenarios created by the game's designer Philippe Keyaerts, but in addition to conquering those, players can combine the Terrain pieces to create their own custom maps and scenarios. The deluxe Small World Realms Expansion box includes 26 Geomorphic Hex-shaped Terrain tiles featuring three regions each, along with 12 mountain tiles, 6 chasms, 4 peaks, 1 game turn marker and track, 12 tunnels, 10 victory coin mines, 6 river border markers, 1 rusted throne, and 7 additional tokens that can be used for custom scenarios.... 15-03-2012 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=412 Wizards of the Coast has announced the May 4th release of Magic the Gathering: Avacyn Restored, the third and final set of the Innistrad block--and it appears that WotC's big spring release could turn out to be quite different in some important regards from its predecessors in the Innistrad block (Innistrad and Dark Ascension). Pre-release events for the 244-card Avacyn Restored set will take place on April 28th and 29th. At 244 cards Avacyn Restored qualifies as a large set and appears at first glance to be similar to the Zendikar block's Rise of the Eldrazi. Some insiders feel that the Avacyn set could include some very different mechanics than seen in Innistrad and Dark Ascension in much the same way that the mechanics in Eldrazi differed from those in the other sets in the Zendikar block. One clue that Avacyn Restored could be quite different was revealed in a tweet from Mark Rosewater, one of the set's design team, who announced: "Let me set the record straight Dark Ascension will have cool ‘dual face' cards, but Avacyn Restored will not have any ‘dual-faced' cards." Rosewater did indicate that "We are doing things to connect Avacyn Restored to Innistrad and Dark Ascension, but ‘dual face' cards didn't make sense with what happens in Avacyn Restored. I can't explain why yet." WotC has released some arresting image from Avacyn Restored, which appears to show the archangel Avacyn appearing at what looks like a village in Innistrad. What plans does he have in mind--will he drive out Sorin and his vampiric cohorts from Dark Ascension? Guess we will have to wait until April to find out... 23-01-2012 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=411 WizKids has announced the second expansion for its popular dice-building game Quarriors!: Quarmageddon. The Quarmageddon expansion features 40 new custom dice, two new spells and six new creatures: the Barbarian Gnome, Mischievous Imp, Voodoo Doll, Lord of the Quarry, Heavenly Seraph and Troll Behemoth. Some of the creatures have a brand new "immunity" ability that makes them immune to spell effects or creature abilities - even though they can still be damaged in combat. This expansion also features a revised rulebook that has a few updates; such as adding a new "Spent Pile" area and combining the Drawing/Readying and Rolling phases into one phase. The new expansion also includes playmats and a storage box for all the Quarriors! dice to date, including expansions. Quarriors! (see WizKids Launches Dice Building Game) has seen almost immediate success jumping to third on the list of top Card/Building Games (see Top Ten Card/Building Games --summer of 2011). The initial launch was followed by its first expansion: Rise of the Demons (see Rise of the Demons). Quarriors! Quarmageddon releases in June and is for two-four players ages 14 and up. The Quarriors! original game is required to play.... 12-01-2012 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=410 CardPreviewed ByColorLoyal Cathar (Unhallowed Cathar)Star City GamesWhiteSéance@mtgaaronWhiteSecrets of the DeadBuilding on a BudgetBlueMoonveil DragonDark Ascension WallpaperRedScorned Villager (Moonscarred Werewolf)SvenskamagicGreenFalkenrath AristocratChannel FireballMulticoloredSorin, Lord of InnistradSavor the FlavorMulticoloredWhite | Blue | Black | Red | Green | Other | ALL CARDS... 12-01-2012 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=409 Mike Mearls (left) & Liz Schuh, Head of D&D licensing The long rumored and eagerly awaited new iteration of the original role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons is finally at hand, and Wizards of the Coast announced today that the company "will be looking to the legions of D&D fans to help shape the game along with us." The prototype of the new version will be unveiled at the D&D Experience convention in late January, where WotC will conduct a playtest of ideas currently in development. WotC will provide show attendees with a first-look draft of the new set of rules. Then starting sometime in the spring, WotC will begin open playtesting by releasing a growing set of rules, monsters, and other materials for player study and feedback. WotC is hoping to get feedback from fans and players of all previous editions of the game in order to mend D&D's fractured fanbase. Dungeons & Dragons, created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in the early 1970s, is arguably one of the most influential games in history since it played a key role in the development of the entire modern gaming industry, including both paper and digital games. Yet even as its themes and tropes are reaching more people than ever through their adoption in popular online games like World of Warcraft and video games like Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the popularity of D&D itself has been declining. The release of Dungeons & Dragons 4.0 in 2008 split the fanbase as a sizable portion of the D&D fanbase rejected the new version claiming that it was "dumbed down" and like the online games it mimicked, emphasized killing too much while shifting away from the narrative and role-playing roots of D&D. Writing on the WotC Website, Mike Mearls, senior manager of D&D research and development, expressed his hope that the process will yield a "flexible" game that will allow the splintered D&D fanbase to reunite: "By involving you in this process, we can build a set of D&D rules that incorporates the wants and desires of D&D gamers around the world. We want to create a flexible game, rich with options for players and DMs to embrace or reject as they see fit, a game that brings D&D fans together rather than serves as one more category to splinter us apart." Will WotC's outreach effort be successful? Even though incorporating suggestions from a disparate fanbase could be a task akin to herding cats, it certainly looks like a very sound first step, as Greg Tito of The Escapist told the New York Times: "The long open testing period for the next edition, if handled correctly, could be exactly what's needed to make players feel invested in D&D again."... 12-01-2012 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=408 It will be available on Iphone/Ipad & Android & best of all its FREE!!Released 24th JanuaryMagic Toolbox (v1) FeaturesLife Tracker - basic 2-player game, Commander and multiplayer, tournament round timer and life tracker logRandomizer - dice roller (d6, d20), coin flipper, "which player is first?"Player Management - add/remove players from the current game, save a player as a "friend" to reuse later, customize background color/image and player portrait (built-in images only)Card Search - entire card database up through Dark Ascension at launch, product updates as they go into Gatherer, Gatherer-like autocomplete for card names, Gatherer-like advanced search filters, sort resultsDeck Builder - create a new deck, add cards to a deck (in any quantity), sort deck, see a sample hand, see statistics on cards used, export to text/share on FacebookEvent Calendar - preloaded with important Magic dates next year, automatically updates with other events as the year progresses, can add to device calendar with reminder alerts, sort, filterArticle Reader - preloaded with Daily MTG and Community articles, can add your own sites by typing in their RSS feed URLLink to Store Locator (opens in device's browser)An official announcement went live today on our website in the Arcana section here:http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/879... 05-01-2012 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=407 Se brettspillprat HER!... 15-12-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=406 Image from complaint--click for larger view. Wizards of the Coast filed suit in federal court today against businesses in four states that it alleges are selling counterfeit Magic: The Gathering cards. In its complaint, WotC says the defendants "...have repeatedly and unlawfully manufactured, marketed and distributed unauthorized reproductions of Magic trading cards." All four businesses, the complaint alleges, sold counterfeit cards and foil cards as "Proxy Cards," legal to use in DCI-sanctioned tournaments. There is a procedure for judges in tournaments to create Proxy Cards for cards that are too badly damaged to play, but that's typically done with a marker on another card. WotC posted a new summary of its rules regarding counterfeits and Proxy Cards on its site today. The four businesses named in the suit were scattered around the country and sold through a combination of their own e-commerce sites and postings on third-party sites. Wizards of the Coast engaged in secret shopper purchases of counterfeit cards from the businesses in recent months. The defendants in the case are: MagicProxies.com, a partnership of Lyndsy Redmore and Jamie Skeen of Carthage Tennessee TheProxyGuys.com, owned by Randy Christensen of Grand Rapids, Michigan MTGReplica, by Victoria Marticek of Ridgewood, New Jersey A BlindCat, by Frederick Carr of Puyallup, Washington The suit asks for a permanent injunction against selling counterfeit cards, plus direct and consequential damages, compensatory damages, fees and costs... 15-12-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=405 The new Dark Ascension sleeves that UltraPro is going to have. There are three new images that you might be interested in. Well, if you already looked at the image right below this paragraph, you only have two new ones to look forward to. Those are card sleeves, and not to give anything away or anything, but it's just barely possible that the character depicted is Sorin Markov. Maybe. But it obviously is. Here's a deck box with a different Dark Ascension image that's also coming!Did you know that UltraPro has playmats? Well, they do! And in the future, one of them will look like this:That's not all the card-storage options, of course. There are card boxes and binders of various sizes, for example. ... 09-12-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=404 Cryptozoic Entertainment has announced the Spring 2012 release of Clash of Champions, a new deck-building game that will feature the characters and themes from the hugely popular World of Warcraft MMORPG. Cryptozoic, which publishes the popular World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, has expanded its license by creating a deck-building game, and Cryptozoic's President Cory Jones promises "to put our own spin" on the mechanics of the new deck-building game. Clash of Champions will include over 400 game cards, and will have a suggested retail price of $45.00. The new game will accommodate from two-to-four players, who begin the game with a small pool of cards that is expanded throughout the game play. Clash of Champions adds a role-playing element to the deck-building mechanics by allowing players to customize their iconic World of Warcraft characters with special abilities that help them fight off monsters and collect treasures.... 02-12-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=403 ... 02-12-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=402 Munchkin Axe Cop (Game)Publisher: Steve Jackson GamesRelease Date: October 2011 Number of Players: 3 to 6Playing Time: Approx. 60 minutesFormat: Box with cards and 6-sided dieAge Rating: 10 and upProduct #: 4401SJGICv2 Rating: 4 Stars out of 5A Dinosaur Warrior Baby kicks open a door, and encounters Dr. Stinky Head. In danger of losing to this villain, he asks for help from Avocado Cop, whose levels and abilities appear to turn the tide, until Telescope Gun Cop aids Dr. Stinky Head by providing him with A Truckful of Ninjas...No, really, that is a possible sequence of events in this Munchkin game variant.The basic Munchkin was a card game that played off of the clichés of dungeon-bashing in a role-playing game. Later versions have spun off into the genres of the wild west, gangsters, spies, horror movies and other variations. This time, though, the whole game is based on the Axe Cop webcomic. The comic is surreal and strange, since the stories are created by a child and illustrated by his much older brother. Oddly, that works well with the Munchkin rules and format.The mechanics are simple. You add your levels and your bonuses and compare them with those of a monster. Highest total wins. The play of cards in support of allies or to trip up opposing players makes it a fun but cutthroat game. Odd tricks and combinations can be used to win, or to prevent an opponent from winning, often making it difficult for the leading player to actually win. Skill, subtlety and wackiness are all on display in a typical game.The game box says 1-2 hours, but that's only because players will spend extra time laughing at the weird things happening, and trying to visualize the results. Because the whole game is compatible with other Munchkin games, players can mix decks in ways that make play even more surreal, but that may make their heads explode. Of course, that would fit right in with Munchkin Axe Cop.--Nick Smith: Librarian Technician, Community Services, for the Pasadena Public Library in California... 29-11-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=401 Den amerikanska handeln närmade sig Black Friday och Cyber Monday - de båda viktiga handelsdagar som markerar starten för julhandeln - med oro.Ekonomisk svajighet och pressade konsumenter gjorde att många bedömare var osäkra på hur försäljningen skulle gå under denna laddade handelshelg, som är en viktig indikator på den kommande julhandeln.Resultatet: Betydligt bättre än väntat.Cyber Monday, den stora e-handelsdagen, uppskattas enligt de första rapporterna ha genererat tvåsiffriga försäljningsökningar. Den amerikanska e-handeln bedöms ha ökat med hela 18 procent jämfört med förra årets Cyber Monday. Tv-apparater ser ut att ha varit vinnarna. Prisjämförelsesajten Pricegrabber rapporterar att den mest sökta produkten på nätet under gårdagen var Samsungs 55 tums-modeller i LED 6000-serien. Också efter Black Friday rapporteras köprekord. Amerikanerna uppskattas ha handlat för 11,4 miljarder dollar under fredagen, en ökning med 6,6 procent jämfört med förra året. Nu återstår att se om trenden håller i sig, eller om den intensiva handeln under dessa två uppmärksammande dagar enbart drivits av kedjornas intensiva marknadsföring av riktade priserbjudanden.... 29-11-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=400  IDW Publishing has revealed the card that will be included in the second issue of its Magic: The Gathering comic (see "IDW Launching Magic: The Gathering Comic"): a preview card for the Magic: The Gathering Dark Ascension set. The card, "Faithless Looting" will be a playable card with alternate art by Karl Kopinski, which is also used for the cover of the comic issue. Dark Ascension is the second set in the Innistrad block. It's a 158-card set, with a planned release date of February 3, 2012. Pre-release events will be held on January 28-29, Launch Parties on February 3-6, and Game Day on February 25-26.Magic: The Gathering #2, with the Dark Ascension card, will street on January 25th. The card in the first issue of Magic: The Gathering, which releases in December, will include "Treasure Hunt," a card from Zendikar with alternate art. ... 25-11-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=399 Cryptozoic has announced that its World of Warcraft TCG Fall 2011 Class Starter Decks will street December 6, 2011, pushed back from the October release date originally announced (see "WoW 2011 Class Starters"). The decks, which contain reprints of the hottest Loot cards from past sets, including Spectral Kitten, Dragon Kite, and Party Grenade, have sold out from Cryptozoic before release, although unallocated product may be available from distributors. Each deck also includes a War of the Elements Booster and a reprint of a card that makes it legal for Core Constructed tournament play again.... 04-11-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=398 This chart of the Top 10 Board Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Summer 2011. The charts are based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.Top 10 Hobby Channel Board Games - Summer 2011 TitlePublisher1Settlers of CatanMayfair Games2Ticket to RideDays of Wonder 3CarcassonneRio Grande Games4Small WorldDays of Wonder5PandemicZ-Man Games6Wrath of AshardalonWizards of the Coast7Cargo NoirDays of Wonder8Arkham HorrorFantasy Flight Games9Star Trek ExpeditionsWizKids/NECA10Battleship GalaxiesHasbroThese bestseller lists are from ICv2's Internal Correspondence #77. For more information on the game market in Summer 2011, see "Games Had Hot Summer."For the bestselling Collectible Games in the hobby channel, mass channel, and over-all, click here.For the bestselling Card/Building Games in the hobby channel, click here.For the bestselling hobby channel RPGs, click here.For the bestselling hobby channel non-collectible Miniature lines, click here... 03-11-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=397 These charts of the Top 5 Collectible Games Over-all, Top 5 Mass Market Channel Collectible Games and Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games reflect sales in Summer 2011. The charts are based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.Top 10 Hobby Channel Collectible Games - Summer 2011 TitlePublisher1Magic: The GatheringWizards of the Coast2Yu-Gi-Oh! TCGKonami Digital Entertainment3HeroClixWizKids/NECA4World of Warcraft Cryptozoic Entertainment 5Pokemon TCGPokemon USA6RedakaiSpin Master7Legend of the Five Rings CCGAEG8Naruto CCGBandai America9MonsterpocalypsePrivateer Press10D&D MiniaturesWizards of the CoastTop 5 Mass Channel Collectible Games - Summer 2011 TitlePublisher1Magic: The GatheringWizards of the Coast2Pokemon TCGPokemon USA3Yu-Gi-Oh! TCGKonami Digital Entertainment4RedakaiSpin Master5World of WarcraftCryptozoic EntertainmentTop 5 Collectible Games Over-all - Summer 2011 TitlePublisher1Magic: The GatheringWizards of the Coast2Pokemon TCGPokemon USA3Yu-Gi-Oh! TCGKonami Digital Entertainment4HeroClixWizKids/NECA5RedakaiSpin MasterThese bestseller lists are from ICv2's Internal Correspondence #77. For more information on the game market in Summer 2011, see "Games Had Hot Summer."For the bestselling Card/Building Games in the hobby channel, click here.For the bestselling hobby channel RPGs, click here.For the bestselling Board Games in the hobby channel, click here.For the bestselling hobby channel non-collectible Miniature lines, click here.... 03-11-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=396 This chart of the Top 10 Card/Building Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Summer 2011. The charts are based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.Top 10 Hobby Channel Card/Building Games - Summer 2011 TitlePublisher1DominionRio Grande Games2MunchkinSteve Jackson Games3QuarriorsWizKids/NECA47 WondersAsmodee5Lord of the RingsFantasy Flight Games6AscensionGary Games 7Bang!daVinci Games8Killer BunniesPlayroom Entertainment9Game of ThronesFantasy Flight Games10ThunderstoneAEGThese bestseller lists are from ICv2's Internal Correspondence #77. For more information on the game market in Summer 2011, see "Games Had Hot Summer."For the bestselling Collectible Games in the hobby channel, mass channel, and over-all, click here.For the bestselling hobby channel RPGs, click here.For the bestselling Board Games in the hobby channel, click here.For the bestselling hobby channel non-collectible Miniature lines, click here.... 03-11-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=395 This chart of the Top 5 Roleplaying Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Summer 2011. The charts are based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.Top 5 Roleplaying Games - Summer 2011 TitlePublisher1PathfinderPaizo Publishing2Dungeons & DragonsWizards of the Coast3Dark Heresy/Rogue Trader/DeathwatchFantasy Flight Games4Dragon AgeGreen Ronin Publishing5ShadowrunCatalyst Game LabsThese bestseller lists are from ICv2's Internal Correspondence #77. For more information on the game market in Summer 2011, see "Games Had Hot Summer."For the bestselling Collectible Games in the hobby channel, mass channel, and over-all, click here.For the bestselling Card/Building Games in the hobby channel, click here.For the bestselling Board Games in the hobby channel, click here.For the bestselling hobby channel non-collectible Miniature lines, click here.... 03-11-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=394 Wizards of the Coast plans to release the third Axis & Allies miniatures game in February 2012. The Axis & Allies Air Force Miniatures game re-creates air-to-air combat during World War II. The first series will include 30 different aircraft miniatures, including aircraft from every major nationality involved in the war. All minis come pre-painted and assembled. The models are 1:100 scale, making a typical model about 3.5 inches long. Each model will be mounted on a ball joint, allowing players to position the planes. The all-new game design uses a hex-grid playing board to regulate movement and combat. The focus is on fighter versus fighter combat. Some elements of the game will be familiar to fans of the earlier Axis & Allies Miniatures games, but the system is completely new. The durable plastic miniatures are designed for the new game, but may also be used with the Axis & Allies Army Miniatures Game. The Axis & Allies Air Force Miniatures starter will offer a fixed mix of aircraft, and includes all parts needed for two players.... 01-11-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=393   HALLOWEEN PLAYER COMPETITIONBecome your deck! Innistrad is a plane of menace and dread where every creature hides a darker aspect. Here, hedonistic vampires stalk the shadows to quench their thirst, and the full moon can transform a simple villager into a savage werewolf.  The Innistrad block is set in a gothic horror setting and this ties in perfectly with Halloween. Therefore we've asked all the stores running FNM on Friday October 28th to dress up their store, so we can set the perfect mood for everyone, and enhance your Friday Night Magic experience! To make this evening even more special, we have decided to enlist YOU to help us out!  Become your deck competition! The rules of the game are easy:Attend your local Friday night Magic on October 28th dressed up like a Vampire, Werewolf or another of your favorite Innistrad characters. Have your local store take your picture, and send it to jry@bergsalaenigma.com together with your name and DCI number, before the deadline November 3rd If possible, please have them upload it on their Facebook page. PrizesThe best 10 Photos will be awarded with a Innistrad Fat Pack, and the top two entries will also receive a brand new MinoHD Flip Camera.   By Submitting your photo you consent to the use and publication of the photo by Bergsala Enigma and/or Wizards of the Coast LLC in all available media for publicity purposes.  NB! If you store aren't signed up for FNM or the Halloween Event, let them know that they can still sign up for this! Have them contact us at jry@bergsalaenigma.com ... 17-10-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=392 Days of Wonder announced that Memoir'44 Online is now available on Steam, the world largest gaming platform: http://store.steampowered.com/app/108210 Following a successful launch Wednesday, and after ten of thousand downloads, Memoir'44 is now ranked in the top 100 games on Steam per number of player, on par with classic video games. Days of Wonder once again pioneers the digital world as Memoir'44 Online is the first adaptation of a board game being available on Steam, allowing an always wider audience to gain access to rich universe of boardgaming.... 25-10-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=391 Ticket to Ride for iPad was awarded a Special Jury Prize as the 2011 Digital Game of the Year in Denmark this week.The Danish Guldbrikken (Golden Pawn) Awards honor the best games each year. In awarding Ticket to Ride the prize, the jury called the game, "the exemplar of how a board game makes the leap to the digital world without compromise. The iPad version dazzles with its superb finish, easy availability and unparalleled expandability, as well as the ability to play on just the iPad or over the Internet."Learn more at the Ticket to Ride for iPad webpage or in the App Store.... 25-10-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=390 check it HERE! ... 11-10-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=389 Rio Grande games has announced plans to release a special tenth anniversary edition of Andreas Seyfarth's award winning board game Puerto Rico. This special edition will include not only the base game but also the "new buildings" and "nobles" expansions that were published separately from the original game in the Treasure Chest, a collection of expansions for seven games produced by Rio Grande Games and Alea released in 2009. No changes have been made to the game-play but there are many custom components in this edition such as metal doubloons in place of cardboard ones and colored wooden crates instead of the octagonal shaped resource tokens. All new artwork is included on the redesigned player boards, the VP tokens and ships. Even the cardboard has been thickened to almost 3 mm so the pieces have more weight and substance. All this will be packaged in a gold-embossed limited edition box that will retail for around $100. The first of these anniversary editions will be available at Spiel 2011 in Essen Germany from October 20th - 23rd. The English version will release in the U.S. in November.... 28-09-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=388  Nintendo has announced the November release of the third expansion in the Pokemon TCG: Black & White series, Pokemon TCG: Black & White-Noble Victories. Noble Victories breaks new ground with the first "Restored Pokemon" card, which can be put into play only with the effects of certain item cards, and "N," the Pokemon TCG's first "Rare Ultra Trainer Card". Noble Victories includes 100 Pokemon from the Unova region, including more than 50 never-before-seen Pokemon, as well as the TCG debut of "Victini," the "Victory Pokemon." The Noble Victories Theme Decks (MSRP $11.99) will debut on November 2nd, while the Noble Victories Booster Packs (MSRP $3.99). Each new theme deck and booster pack includes an in-pack code that unlocks virtual cards for play in the Pokemon Trading Card Game Online. Noble Victories also includes full art cards of the Legendary Trio of Unova-Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion. The boosters feature powerful Pokemon such as Kyurem, Druddigon, and Hydreigon for the first time.... 22-09-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=387 Fantasy Flight Games has announced the December release of Sid Meier's Civilization: Fame and Fortune Expansion (MSRP $34.95). The expansion for the elaborate board game adaptation of the popular computer game from Firaxis introduces four new civilizations (the Arabs, the Greeks, the Spanish, and the Indians), a host of new map tiles, new cards, and components for a fifth player. Among the new cards added by the Fame and Fortune Expansion are a number of "Great Person Cards" that can provide players with the powerful assistance of historical figures such as Marco Polo, Joan of Arc, Gustavus Adolphus and Hannibal. The Fame and Fortune Expansion also introduces rules for investments, temporary fortifications, caravans, and more. Components in the Fame and Fortune Expansion include eleven map tiles, 150 new cards, 120 markers and tokens, plus a rules booklet that provides engaging new rules options... 22-09-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=386 Players participating in tournaments at Magci: The Gathering: Innstrad Pre-Release Events, which will be all over the world this weekend on September 24th and 25th, will receive (while supplies last) an exclusive double-faced promo card, "Mayor of Avabruck/Howlpack Alpha, as well as an "Achievement Card." Those who attend the pre-release events will have a choice of playing with the newest cards in three different tournament formats. In the "Sealed Deck" format each player receives six Innistrad booster packs to use for building a deck. In the "Booster Draft" event players will receive three Innistrad booster packs to draft with. In the "Two-Headed Giant Sealed" events, each two-player team gets eight Innistrad booster packs to use in building a deck. In addition some locations may offer "Open Dueling" events for new players. "Open Dueling" players each receive 1 Innistrad Intro Pack and the promo card (while supplies last). "Open Dueling" participants can use their Intro Pack cards to play against each other, as well as pre-release tournament players who are between matches, and who should be encouraged to help teach the "Open Dueling" participants the finer points of playing Magic. The highly anticipated Innistrad set of 264 cards introduces "double faced" cards to Magic: The Gathering, as well as a number of new characters and monsters such as vampires and werewolves (which is where the "Mayor of Avabruck" promo card comes in handy). For details on the Magic: The Gathering: Innistrad release see "Innistrad."... 22-09-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=385 Want to know more? Click HERE for info!Here are card that are revealed so far. Click HERE!Magic Comic coming soon. Click HERE!... 21-09-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=384 ICv2 caught up with the friendly folks at Konami during the recent San Diego Comic Con. VP of Card Business Yumi Hoashi was kind enough to discuss their plans for new Yu-Gi-Oh! releases for the rest of the year.In August, "Wave 1" of the new Yu-Gi-Oh! collectible tins will be released. This wave will include the Number 17: Leviathan Dragon and Wind-Up Zenmaister tins. Each tin includes five booster packs, from Storm of Ragnarok, Hidden Arsenal 4, and Extreme Victory, a Secret Rare "Xyz" monster, a Super Rare Pot of Duality card, and three variant out-of-print cards. Suggested retail price per tin will be $19.99.A second wave of tins, including Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and Number 10: Illumiknight, are scheduled to release in November.Also in August, Konami plans to release the first of a new block of cards with Generation Force. This will be the first set with the "Xyz" fourth-generation monsters. Konami will have a sneak preview event for the new block at Gen Con. The set has an August 16 launch date and will include a total of 100 cards. $3.99 per booster.A special edition version of Generation Force will release in September. Each pack includes three Generation Force boosters and two Super Rare foil variant cards. Suggested retail price will be $9.99.Legendary Collection 2: The Duel Academy Years is a deluxe collector's set, packaged in a special binder featuring Yu-Gi-Oh! artwork. It features the best cards from the GX era combined into a 266 card series. Each Legendary Collection includes five "Mega Packs," of nine cards. Each pack has one each of Secret Rare, Ultra Rare, Super Rare, and Rare cards, along with five commons, as well as promo Ultra rare cards. The suggested retail price will be $24.99. Scheduled for an October release.The structured deck release Gates of the Underworld will also release in October. This set includes "Dark World" cards never before released in the US, representing the armies of the underworld. Each deck includes 37 common cards, two Super Rares, one Ultra Rare, a rulebook, game mat, and dueling guide.November will see the Photon Shockwave core booster release.Hidden Arsenal 5 will release in December.  ... 29-07-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=383 Cryptozoic has announced Penny Arcade The Game: Gamers vs. Evil, a new deck-building game based on the top Web comic for all things gaming whether video or tabletop. Faithful readers of Penny Arcade who have followed the way of the warrior, the story of the Cardboard Tube Samurai, who have sent in money to provide Baby Ninja with smoke bombs, and magic scrolls, should be able to fashion the perfect deck in this fun and frantic game (for 2-4 players ages 15 and up), which takes only 30 minutes to play. Players select a hero card and can choose from Gabe, Tycho or any of the other stalwarts from the Penny Arcade comic. Players can purchase Gamer cards with their gold if they feel like consuming, or they can do battle against one of the Evil cards and wield the Cardboard Tube. Player should take care to avoid the "PAX Pox," and might consider skewering Dark Tycho for his epic loot. The possibilities are nearly endless in this game where the object is to build the perfect deck and win the battle of Gamers vs. Evil. The Penny Arcade The Game: Gamers vs. Evil Box (MSRP $44.99) includes 412 cards, a rulebook, and a D20 die. Mike Donnais and Paul Sottosanti designed the Penny Arcade Deck-Building Game, which features art by Penny Arcade's own Mike Krahulik. Cyptozoic has already announced an RPG board game based on Penny Arcade's Lookouts (see "Penny Arcade's Lookouts Head to the Hobby"), which is slated to hit stores early next year. Penny Arcade The Game: Gamers vs. Evil is due out in September of 2011... 15-07-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=382 CLICK HERE!... 30-06-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=381 learn more! click HERE!... 30-06-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=380 Steve Jackson Games will release Munchkin Conan the Barbarian, a booster for Munchkin, in August to tie in to the release of Conan the Barbarian on August 19th. The expansion for Munchkin will be released as a non-randomized 15-card booster at a $5.95 MSRP. Munchkin Conan the Barbarian is illustrated by John Kovalic. The card backs match the original Munchkin, but the Conan expansion cards will be useable in any Munchkin game. The expansion includes such cards as the Mask of Acheron, the Sword of Corin, Sand Warriors, and even Khalar Zym himself. Steve Jackson Games' Steve Jackson explained the connection between Munchkin and Conan. "When you think of Conan, you think of bloody fantasy action, horrible monsters, and epic loot," he said, "and that's Munchkin."... 01-06-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=379 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE NEW CATALOGUE... 24-05-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=378 Fantasy Flight Games has announced the May release of Olympus (MSRP $59.95), a sophisticated Euro-style strategy board game designed by Andrea Chiarvesio and Luca Iennaco and originally published by Stratelibri. Designed for 3-5 players ages 12 and up, Olympus is a strategy game based on worker-placement and resource management. The object of the game, which takes about 2 hours to play, is to score Victory points and gain dominance over the other city-states and control of the Peloponnesus. Each player in the game leads a different city-state in Ancient Greece (Athens, Corinth, Sparty, Thebes, Argos, etc.). Each city is defined by values (population, culture, military) and the productivity of its resources (grain, fish, venison). Each turn a player decides to send one of the city's three priests to worship one of ten different Deities. Since the Deities are specialized, praying to them can influence a city's values and production. Players can use the gods for their own mortal purposes to increase food production, create new buildings, or go to war. The deluxe Olympus game box (11.6" x 11.6" x 2.9") includes: a colorful Mount Olympus game board, five Polis boards, over 180 cards, a rulebook, and over 100 playing pieces. The game, which does not use dice, provides players with a number of potential winning strategies including resource gathering, building, and cultural development along with more aggressive options such as war and plague-spreading... 04-05-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=377 Over the past week you may have noticed some mysterious graffiti and the appearance of brand new characters on the Days of Wonder website (http://blog.daysofwonder.com) that look like they could belong in a familiar universe... Welcome to the Underground! Small World has been a worldwide succes since its release two years ago, and as we reached the 100.000 copies sold, we are very excited to introduce a new and exciting stand alone game in the series: Small World Underground.Designed by Philippe Keyaerts, creator of the original game, Small World Underground is a follow-up to Small World, introducing 15 New Races, 21 new Special Powers, and maps as well as Monster occupied regions that protect Relics and Places of great power. It can be played on its own or combined with other Small World game elements and is recommended for players who are already familiar with Small World. Small World Underground will be available in retail early June. SRP is 45 euros. 2 to 5 players of age 8 and up.... 04-05-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=376 Watch Carcassonne Jubilee Trailer HERE!... 26-04-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=375 Click HERE To View The Official YouTube Channel... 26-04-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=374 Cryptozoic Entertainment has announced the July release of Twilight of the Dragons, the 15th expansion for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game, which is based on Blizzard Entertainment's popular massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. After Deathwing emerged from Deepholm and wreaked havoc in Azeroth, "The Shattering" brought about widespread devastation across Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms. Twilight of the Dragons concludes the "Cataclysm" theme of the previous Worldbreaker and War of the Elements Expansions. Twilight of the Dragons features the black and twilight dragonflights, led by the new master hero Deathwing himself. With this set WoW TCG players can take advantage of Deathwing's destructive nature by making sacrifices of allies, equipment, and abilities to take opponents down, triggering special effects as cards sent to the graveyard. Look for more details about the Twilight of the Dragons expansion to be released shortly. As always, this new expansion will give World of Warcraft TCG players the opportunity to acquire "Loot" cards that provide cosmetic upgrades for their online World of Warcraft characters-including non-combat pets and an exclusive mount.... 26-04-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=373 In June Hasbro is releasing Battleship Galaxies: The Saturn Offensive (MSRP $65), a space combat miniatures board game that has relatively little in common with its Hasbro-produced namesake. The game involves a conflict between the human Intergalactic Space Navy (ISN) and the ships of an alien force known as the Wretcheridians. The opposing forces are represented by 20 highly-detailed starship miniatures of several different ship types, each with its own movement, shield, hull strength and weapons ratings—all of which are detailed on reference cards. The scenario-driven Battleship Galaxies board game was designed for between 2-4 players, ages 13 and up by Craig Van Ness, Colby Dauch, and Jerry Hawthorne. The scenarios determine the goal of the game and the initial set-up of the game board. For every turn players have a certain allotment of energy, which can be used either for movement or combat. Combat results are dice-driven. Players role two dice, one with letters and one with numbers. The resulting letter number combination is compared with the target ship’s reference card to determine the result. Hits on a ship are marked by the placement of colored pegs in the figures base—one of the game’s few oblique nods to the more simplistic Battleship game. Players can either take on the role of ISN officers defending an isolated settlement, or lead the attack as the commanders of the ruthless Wretcheridian attackers. Players have considerable flexibility in constructing their fleets, and they can also build up their deck of Tactics cards to add weapons and upgrade their ships. Battleship Galaxies includes a 48-page, full color graphic novel produced by IDW that details the backstory of this intergalactic combat.  We asked both IDW and Hasbro for more information on the contents of this graphic novel, but neither responded with information in time for this article.  In addition to the graphic novel, the Battleship Galaxies game includes: a game board, 20 plastic starship miniatures with bases, 24 ship cards, 2 screens with side supports, 2 coordinate dice, 35 blue pegs, 40 red pegs, 2 energy boards and markers, 72 tactics cards, 8 obstacle tiles, 8 discovery tiles, a victory point tile, rules, and 2 quick-reference cards.... 17-04-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=372 Cryptozoic Entertainment has announced the May 24th for the release of a new batch of Class Starter Decks for 2011, updating the 2010 Class Starter Decks that introduced many players to the game. Each deck (MSRP $10.99) includes 61 cards, one official rulebook, and one 19-card World of Warcraft Booster Pack. With the new 2011 Class Starter Decks players can easily pick an appealing race and class combination and begin playing right out of the box. Choices include death knight, druid, hunter, image, paladin, priest, rogue, shaman, warlock, and warrior classes. The 2011 Class Starter Decks will also include heroes of the goblin and worgen races introduced in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. The Class Starter Decks will introduce ten new exclusive hero class cards, including “Baeltor of the Undercity,” “Jaral of Gilneas,” and “Frizlix of Kezan,” accompanied by faction-appropriate allies, class abilities, resources, and equipment. In support of this release Cryptozoic will feature the Class Starter Decks in Spectral Safari Tournaments at participating hobby shops this summer. In addition special beginner Starter Deck tournaments will allow players to learn the game and win great prizes at Darkmoon Faire events around the world. Players who purchase the new Class Starter Decks will also have a chance to win randomly inserted Loot cards that provide cosmetic upgrades for their online World of Warcraft characters including a common “Sandbox Tiger,” uncommon “Owned” (in-game Flag of ownership), or a rare “El Pollo Grande” (in-game rooster mount).... 17-04-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=371 Fantasy Flight Games has announced the third quarter release of Ventura, a sophisticated Euro-style board game designed by Alberto Mononcin and Silvio Negri-Clementi and set in Renaissance Italy during the 14th Century. Ventura is a territory-building game with a modular game board that accommodates from 2-4 players and takes about 60 minutes to play.  Players represent noble families vying for economic leadership and territorial domination in an early Renaissance world dominated by city states.  The noble houses used in the game, Este, Gonzaga, Medici, and Visconti are all ripped from the pages of history and come with their strengths and predilections taken right out of the history books.  Players have to organize their armies, and lead them in battle, but it is necessary to use any acquired wealth judiciously since the best soldiers are also the most expensive. Gameplay unfolds over a series of rounds broken up into phases, with each player recruiting, annexing, expanding, conscripting, mobilizing and managing their troops before moving on to the next round.... 17-04-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=370      Hasbro reported that its Games and Puzzles sales declined 12% in Q1 to $200.4 million.  Magic: The Gathering was an exception; the company reported that sales on the pre-eminent CCG line produced by Hasbro division Wizards of the Coast were actually up in Q1.  Magic sales have been on a tear since 2009, and it’s impressive that WotC is still able to drive year over year sales increases (see “WotC, Magic Get a Shout Out” on Q1 2010 sales).  Among more mass brands, Bop It, Cuponk, and Scrabble were also positively performing outliers.  The company had a generally lackluster quarter, with sales flat and profits down 71%.  Sales declines in games were primarily seen in mass merchants, where Hasbro began reporting weakness in consumer demand in Q4 (see “Hasbro Reports Q4 Sales Decline”).  Inventories were also high, although the company said its inventory increases were primarily in perennial products that it did not expect to have to write down.  Girls and Preschool brands were also down by double digits, while Boys were up (see “Boys Toys Up at Hasbro”).  The change in profit was driven by rapidly growing expenses, tied to product development cost, program production costs for its new Hub programming, and investment in emerging markets.... 17-04-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=369 more info HERE! ... 13-03-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=368 more info HERE! ... 13-03-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=367 Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Combine to sell more than 1 million in the US in one single day!Read complete press release HERE! ... 10-03-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=366 Small World for iPad was given the 2011 Pocket Gamer Award for Best Strategy/Simulation Game.MORE INFO HERE!... 09-03-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=365 Klaus-Jurgen Wrede's genre-defining Carcassonne will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, Hans im Gluck, the original publisher of the Spiel des Jahres-winner, is issuing Carcassonne: Jubilaumsedition, a new 10th Anniversary edition of the game that will be packaged in a giant blue meeple-shaped case, which will include all the contents of the original game plus ten new land tiles and colored translucent meeples. The German edition is due out first, followed by the American version, which Rio Grande Games is readying for a spring launch.   The medieval city-building Carcassonne is a quintessential tile-laying board game that remains extremely popular. Thanks to its enduring play value and a number of clever expansions,nearly a decade after its first release, it still managed to take the #5 spot on ICv2's most recent list of "The Top Ten Board, Card, & Family Games." ... 03-03-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=364 Pokemon USA will release Pokemon TCG: Black & White, a new expansion tied to the latest videogame release (and other products and a mall tour, see "Big Year for Pokemon"), in April. The 110-card set will include 70 new Pokemon from the Unova region, including new starter Pokemon Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott, plus new Pokemon such as Zoroark, Galvantula, and Reuniclus.    Pokemon: Black and White Theme Decks, Green Tornado, Red Frenzy, and Blue Assault, will be released April 6th. They'll include a special code that will unlock an identical digital deck in the Trainer Challenge online game (see "Pokemon Launches Online ‘Pokemon Trainer Challenge'".   Ten-card B&W Booster Packs will street April 25th, each with  a guaranteed parallel foil card. Four different packs feature Reshiram, Zekrom, Zoroark, and Zebstrika as package art... 28-02-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=363 Wizards of the Coast will release Magic 2012, the next base set of Magic: The Gathering CCG, on July 15.   As in previous years, the Magic 2012 core set will form the central component of the game for the coming year. This set includes 249 cards. PreRelease Events will be held July 9-10; Launch Parties on July 15-18.   More details on Magic 2012 will become available as the release date approaches.   As the Standard tournament format rotates in October, Magic 2012 will enter Standard format play on its release without removing any other sets from current Standard play. Magic 2011 and the Zendikar block will leave Standard play in October... 25-02-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=362 Konami Digital Entertainment is releasing the Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time Movie Pack (MSRP $4.99) on February 22nd in conjunction with the North American premiere of the 3D anime feature film in 250 stereoscopically-equipped theaters on February 26th. The film, which targets kids from 6-14 audience, will be shown on the weekend of February 26th and 27th and then again the following weekend on March 5th and 6th.   The 49-minute Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D cartoon (see "Yu-Gi-Oh! 3-D Movie Release Set") features a sinister Duelist, who summons such ferocious monsters that it takes the heroes of all three YGO anime series, Yugi, Jaden, and Yusei, to stop him. Each YGO 3D: Bonds Beyond Time Movie Pack will contain five random Secret Rare cards. The 9 different Movie Pack cards follow the theme of the movie and include the warped and twisted "Malefic" monsters used by the movie's time-traveling villain.   The Movie Packs will provide the only opportunity for Duelists to add the "Malefic Paradox Dragon" to their decks. This potent card can turn an opponent's Synchro Monster against them. The other 8 new cards in the release include Malefic versions of classic monsters including, "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" and "Cyber End Dragon."   The Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D movie should benefit from promotional efforts by movie distributor Cinedigm Digital Cinema (online and mobile), as well as from Konami's 10-city YGO mall events (see "Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG 10-City Mall Tour").   Yu-Gi-Oh! manga publisher Viz Media is providing a free mini-YGO comic that will be given to everyone who attends showings of the YGO 3D movie.  For its part 4Kids Entertainment is providing a free YGO movie card to patrons and organizing showings to benefit the "Make a Wish" Foundation. ... 21-02-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=361 Konami Digital Entertainment has announced its ambitious slate of releases for the YGO TCG from April through July. On April 19th Konami is releasing Hidden Arsenal 4: Trishula's Triumph, a 60-card, all-foil set that includes 60 brand new monsters including the super-powered "Trishula, Dragon of the Ice Barrier." Hidden Arsenal 4 (MSRP $3.99) also contains ten Dragunity monsters including two Dragunity Synchro Monsters, which makes it a great match with the Structure Deck: Dragunity Legion.   May will be a very big month for YGO TCG fans. It all starts on May 10th with the release of the YGO: Extreme Victory booster set (MSRP $3.99). Extreme Victory takes Synchro Monsters to the ultimate level with the new T.G. (Tech Genius) monsters. It also contains Meklords, a vast army of Synchro-destroying machines. The Extreme Victory set also contains cards for many popular championship decks including Gladiator Beasts, Blackwings, Six Samurai, and more.   Also available in May are the Yugi and Slifer Card Sleeves (MSRP $3.99), which pair up Yugi with his first Egyptian God card Slifer the Sky Dragon. The final May release looks forward to the new Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series, which introduces an entirely new kind of monster. These monsters make their first appearance in the 2011 YGO TCG Starter Deck (MSRP $9.99), which serves a dual purpose showing new players how to play the game and current players how to use the new monster type, who won't arrive in full force until the August YGO booster releases.   June gets off to a powerful start on the 6th with the release of Duelist Pack: Crow (MSRP $1.99), the first 5D's Duelist pack to focus on a character other than Yusei Fudo. Blackwing decks have become increasingly popular and the Duelist Pack: Crow is the best way to jump on the bandwagon. The 30-card set features reprints of 25 of Crow's most powerful Blackwing monsters, spells, and traps-plus it contains five brand new Blackwing cards.   There are two potent releases slated for July including Hidden Arsenal Special Edition (MSRP $9.99), which arrives on July 12th and gives players a chance at the first three Hidden Arsenal releases combined into one product. Each Hidden Arsenal Special Edition product will include one of two highly sought after Variant cards.   Two weeks later Duelists can go planetary when they pick up the Structure Deck: Lost Sanctuary (MSRP $9.99), which gives them control over the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, as well as the Sun itself. The 40-card, ready-to-play deck is perfect for those who know how to play but are looking for a springboard to build a deck of their own... 17-02-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=360 In April The Pokemon Company is launching a new interactive experience, the Pokemon Trainer Challenge. The online game will initially feature three preconstructed Pokemon TCG decks that players can choose from in order to do battle against 14 virtual Pokemon players in three leagues. The online game replicates and teaches real-world game play and strategy, plus there's a direct tie-in to the physical games. Players who purchase the brand-new Pokemon TCG: Black and White Preconstructed Decks, which go on sale on April 6th, will be able unlock an identical virtual deck in the online game.  Players can also create their own online avatar to compete in the Pokemon Trainer Challenge.   Creating an Online AvatarThe launch of the Pokemon Trainer Challenge coincides with the arrival of the next iteration of the Pokemon video game, Pokemon: Black & White, which is due out this spring and which features the legendary Pokemon Reshiram (Black) and Zekrom (White). There will be both preconstructed decks like the aforementioned Pokemon TCG: Black & White Preconstructed Deck and Pokemon TCG booster releases that will feature the Black & White characters and tie-in to the new wave of interest that a new version of the Pokemon video game always seems to spur.    Online Game Screen Replicates PlayAs always the video game and the trading card game will be supported by an animated series-the 14th season of the Pokemon animated series that follows the adventures of Ash Ketchum and which is called coincidentally, Pokemon Black & White, and just happens to feature Reshiram, Zekrom and the other Black & White characters, debuted last Friday on the Cartoon Network and moves to its prime weekend morning slot starting next weekend... 17-02-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=359 Today, Days of Wonder announces its biggest contest ever:  "$10,000 Ticket to Ride Map Design Contest". A contest for fans/players of the game with a $10,000 cash prize (yes, you read it well: ten thousand US dollars), plus the winning map will be published in an upcoming Ticket to Ride Map Collection expansion alongside maps from Alan Moon that will debut at Essen Game show in October 2011.More info click HERE!... 14-02-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=358 Rio Grande Games plans to continue to expand its efforts in the fast-growing deck-building games category in 2011. Rio Grande plans to release two expansions for Dominion and another promo card this year, in addition to launching its second deck-building game Arctic Scavengers in the second quarter.   Rio Grande has sold over 1 million copies of its Dominion game. Dominion ranked #2 on ICv2's list of the "Top 10 Hobby Board, Card, Family Games" for the third quarter of 2010 (see "Top 10 Board, Family, Card Games, Q3"), trailing only board game juggernaut Settlers of Catan.    Dominion: Cornucopia is the fifth expansion for the Dominion deck-building game. It adds 13 new Kingdom cards plus five unique cards. The central theme of the Cornucopia expansion is variety. There are cards that reward players for having a variety of cards in their hands, as well ascards that help players achieve that level of variety.                                                                      Arctic Scavengers is a deck-building game set in 2097 on an Earth that has been plunged into another ice age. Designed by Robert K. Gabhart, Arctic Scavengers was originally released in 2009 by Driftwood Games, but is being retooled and re-launched by Rio Grande Games as the company's second deck-building game. The basic theme of Arctic Scavengers is survival as players each lead a small tribe of survivors who have to struggle for possession of dwindling resources and medical supplies. Players have to build up their tribes, and either bluff or fight their way to victory as the player with the largest tribe at the end wins... 10-02-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=357 Cryptozoic Entertainment has announced an April release date for the next World of Warcraft Trading Card Game expansion. Worldbreaker: War of the Elements is the second set in the "Worldbreaker Block" and will be available in booster packs or as a deluxe "Epic Collection." Themed Deathwing Card Sleeves will also be released at around the same time.   War of the Elements focuses on the aftermath of the "Cataclysm" that has changed the face of the world of Azeroth. Players can join forces with the Elemental Lords in their mission to restore or rebuild Azeroth. New loot cards will also be included in the card set. Available in a countertop display of 24 boosters.   The War of the Elements Epic Collection is packaged in a deluxe card storage box that features card dividers, a deck box, and a playmat, as well as a pocket guide to the game and complete card list for the expansion. The collection includes six Booster Packs from the War of the Elements set and a guaranteed Loot card.The chief villain of the Cataclysm decorates the back of these card sleeves. Made from high-end materials, these sleeves are packaged 80 to a pack, so each pack will include enough sleeves to cover an entire standard deck. Also, the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game will again offer Class Starter Decks in 2011. Scheduled to release in May, these decks will provide new players with a complete ready-to-play deck themed to a particular class and allegiance.   There will be 10 different starters, including one deck for each class. Both the Horde and the Alliance will have five decks each. The new Goblin and Worgen races and the Death Knight class will all be included in this year's assortment.  They will be packaged 10 decks per countertop display. This starter format was introduced in 2010 (see "‘World of Warcraft Class Starter Decks'"). ... 27-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=356 Read it HERE!... 27-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=355 Review: Components Breakdown Video.Check it HERE!... 27-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=354 Play Now For Free! Check it HERE!... 25-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=353 See Video HERE!... 24-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=352 Fantasy Flight Games will release a new "Living Card Game" based on Lord of the Rings, the popular fantasy works of J.R.R. Tolkein, in April 2011. This will be the first co-operative game in the Living Card Game series.   One or two players take up the mantle of heroes from the land of Middle-earth, seeking to defeat the plots of Sauron by completing various quests. Additional players can join the game by combining two copies of the Core Set. As a co-operative game, the players must work together to "defeat" the game system itself, winning or losing as a team.   The Core Set includes three different scenarios, with different levels of difficulty. 12 different heroes are included for play. In total, 226 cards are included in the Core Set for players to build their decks.   True to the LCG model, The Lord of the Rings LCG will be expanded with monthly "Adventure Packs" which will include additional character options, new cards for the game, and new scenarios.... 20-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=351 Wizards of the Coast has announced that it will no longer release prepainted Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures sets.  The last set is Lords of Madness.  WotC will continue to release some prepainted minis in other formats, such as the Beholder Collector's Set released last fall.  Minis will also be incorporated into other products, such as the Wrath of Ashardalon boardgame (see "Wrath of Ashardalon").  The company will also offer other options for character and monster representations on the tabletop, such as the tokens in Monster Vault.... 18-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=350 A new Dungeons and Dragons movie based on Book of Vile Darkness is in production for Syfy, according to Wizards of the Coast. Like Wrath of the Dragon God, which was released on DVD in 2005, Book of Vile Darkness is being produced by Zinc Entertainment.    Book of Vile Darkness, written by Monte Cook, is one of the very few D&D sourcebooks released by WotC marked for mature readers... 18-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=349 This will be a big year for the long-running Pokemon franchise, with a new videogame release supported by a mall tour, a TCG expansion, and a feature DVD and tie-in manga release all planned.    A mall tour supporting Pokemon Black and Pokemon White will visit 14 U.S. cities in February and March, supporting the March 6th release of the games for the Nintendo DS platforms. The mall tours will include the opportunity to play the game, associated screenings of feature film #13 (Zoroark: Master of Illusions), a Celebi character distribution at GameStop stores, and more.    This year will also see an all-new TCG expansion, a new feature film, animated series, and merchandise.    On February 1st, Viz Media will release the 12th feature, Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life, on DVD and in a manga adaptation. ... 14-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=348 Does the influence of The Walking Dead have no bounds? Has the zombie plague spread to those cuddliest and most comforting of childhood companions, the Teddy Bears? The answer is a definite yes according to Evil Ted, a new zombie-themed card game designed and illustrated by Kit Cox that will be published later this year by Steve Jackson Games.    In Evil Ted, the once happy town of Cotton Falls is suffering through a plague of "zombears," and a few lucky survivors have barricaded themselves to withstand the onslaught of ravenous childhood toys. In this boxed card game that comes with 168 cards, rules, and a die players attempt to break out of their base, find a vehicle, and acquire the equipment needed to defend themselves against the zombear hordes-as well as from their companions, when they become zombified. The object of the game is simple-survival, but it isn't that easy to avoid "getting stuffed" in Evil Ted... 12-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=347 Days of Wonder has announced the worldwide early March release of Cargo Noir (MSRP $50), a big box board game designed by Serge Laget. Cargo Noir takes place in the evocative setting of 1950s film noir. Players run "families" that traffic in smuggled goods through a series of notorious smuggling ports including Hong Kong, Bombay, Rotterdam, Tangier, Macao, Cape Town, New York, Rio, Tangier, and Panama.   Game BoardsCargo Noir is designed for between 2-5 players, ages 8 and up. Players dispatch cargo ships loaded with gold to ports that hold the cargos that they desire, hoping that they will be able to outbid their opponents. Acquired goods are stored in warehouses until players accumulate enough to create valuable combinations that can be traded away for Victory Spoils.   A "Family" Game SheetThe gameplay is based on a core auction mechanism-players can only bid up, and the highest bidder gets the goods. Game designer Serge Laget explained, that, having come up with basic auction mechanism, he focused on "on three areas: fine-tuning the balance so there were always multiple paths to victory; making sure the game shines with two players as well as with five; and finding a theme that would be evocative with a feel that is very different from most other auction or trading games - a Sheep for two Woods it ain't!"   Boat Token... 12-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=346 t is a truth universally acknowledged, that a Magic player in possession of a free weekend, must be in want of a fan convention to go to. You've got your PAX Prime, PAX East, Gen Con, Essen Spiel, Lucca, even the mighty Comic Con International in San Diego. And then there are numerous smaller conventions at which a Magic fan can have fun.But just in case you're at a convention in 2011 and you're not having enough fun, Wizards of the Coast is going to be giving away a promotional version of Bloodthrone Vampire. Incidentally, MagicTheGathering.com are very fond of this flavor text.This promotional Bloodthrone Vampire will be available at the conventions listed above, as well as some number of smaller conventions that hasn't been completely finalized yet.... 11-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=345 "CARGO NOIR" is the next big box release from Days of WonderMore info click HERE!... 11-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=344 HBO's Game of Thrones series will premiere on the network on April 17th, according to Variety.  The series (see "Emilia Clarke Joins ‘Game of Thrones'"), one of HBO's most expensive ever, has completed shooting in Malta and Ireland.    If successful, the Game of Thrones series has the potential to raise move a lot of game merchandise based on the George R.R. Martin novel series Song of Fire and Ice, as the HBO series is. Fantasy Flight Games has the Game of Thrones boardgame and card game, as well as the Battles of Westeros miniature game. Green Ronin has the Song of Fire and Ice RPG.    FFG's games that share the Game of Thrones name with the HBO series probably have the greatest potential to gain from the association with the TV show.... 11-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=343 Giant monsters have arrived to attack the railways and cities of Days of Wonder's popular Ticket to Ride series of train games.  Compatible with all Ticket to Ride maps, the Alvin & Dexter expansion will release in February and offers two monsters to ravage the cities of the world. The two monsters, "Alvin the Alien" and "Dexter the Dino," are represented in the game by detailed plastic models that can be placed on any city to block rail lines and reduce the value of route cards.  In addition to the two models, the expansion includes 22 cards and rules in 11 different languages.  Alvin & Dexter is packaged in a window box that displays both figures.    Dexter... 05-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=342 On January 25th, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. will release a new fixed set for the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Trading Card Game.  The Duelist Pack:  Yusei 3 features cards from the newest season of the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's television series. The Yusei 3 is a 30-card set, and includes eight new cards-four new monsters, two new spells, and two new traps-for use in the game.  The set includes 17 common cards, seven rares, four super rares, and two ultra rare cards.  Each Duelist Pack includes five game cards and a strategy tip card. The Yu-Gi-Oh!  5D's game is supported by the Yu-Gi-Oh!  5D's animated series, shown on Saturdays on the CW4Kids.  The game has recently been the focus of a major ad push by Konami:  "Konami in Major TV Ad Campaign."... 03-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=341 Fantasy Flight Games has announced that two of the Warhammer roleplaying games will be expanded with new books in March 2011.  Battlefleet Koronus is a sourcebook on naval operations for Rogue Trader.  The Witch's Song is a standalone adventure for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.  Battlefleet Koronus centers around the Imperial naval forces in the Koronus Expanse, and includes rules for large battles both in space and on the ground.  Details of the Imperial Navy, its operations, and equipment make up much of the sourcebook, along with suggestions of ways to use the navy as an ally or an enemy in a campaign.  Information about "xenos" races spacecraft and those used by the forces of Chaos are also included. Battlefleet Koronus will be a 144 page full-color hardcover book. The Witch's Song is a stand-alone boxed adventure module for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.  The action centers on legends of a swamp lich that haunts the small fishing village of Fauligmere.  It includes new rules options for hedge wizards and witch characters.  The box includes a full-color adventure book and all of the handout sheets, cards, and tokens needed to play.... 03-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=340 Powerful "Legendary Pokemon" are the focus of the next expansion for the popular trading card game.  Pokemon Trading Card Game:  Call of Legends will include 106 cards, and is designed for beginner and intermediate Pokemon TCG players.  The expansion is scheduled to release on February 9, 2011. Eleven Legendary Pokemon are featured, and can be found in both regular and "shiny" versions.  This is the first expansion to include all eleven of these powerful monsters. The Legendary Pokemon include:  Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Deoxys, Dialga, and Palkia. Special "Lost Zone" effects are also a feature of the expansion, creating new opportunities for players to expand their gameplay options.  The expansion will also feature two Theme Decks:  Recon and Retort, built around counterattack strategies. This expansion will be available in 10 card booster packs and two different theme decks.... 03-01-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=335 ... 25-10-2012 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=318 Stores should contact Hobby@Cryptozoic.comto get signed up for this program.It's time for Battlegrounds, the hobby league organized play program for the World of Warcraft TCG! Everything you loved about BGs is back:Achievements Exclusive participation promo card Exclusive prize promo card Exclusive Badge of Justice cards Exclusive Battleground Master playmat You don't have to wait for a specific day to play. You can game as much as you want, satisfying even the highest levels of blood lust. Achievements can be completed at any time in the store, so you can earn points while testing your latest competitive deck or raiding a dungeon with your buddies. You'll also have a weekly tournament where you can collect an exclusive participation promo just for showing up, and then you can earn another exclusive promo for winning the event.Through earning achievements like winning with a theme deck or bringing new players to the game, you can earn Badge of Justice cards you'll be able to redeem for exclusive crafted cards. Each kit runs four weeks to keep prizes fresh and introduce new achievements to the game.Hit up our Battlegrounds Locations forum post to see if your store is ready to battle. If you don't want to be left out of the fight, have your local store contact Cryptozoic at Hobby@Cryptozoic.com to get signed up for this program. Prepare to own some noobs on the Battlegrounds!... 01-09-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=317 Stores should contact Hobby@Cryptozoic.comto get signed up for this program.It's time for Battlegrounds, the hobby league organized play program for the World of Warcraft TCG! Everything you loved about BGs is back:Achievements Exclusive participation promo card Exclusive prize promo card Exclusive Badge of Justice cards Exclusive Battleground Master playmat You don't have to wait for a specific day to play. You can game as much as you want, satisfying even the highest levels of blood lust. Achievements can be completed at any time in the store, so you can earn points while testing your latest competitive deck or raiding a dungeon with your buddies. You'll also have a weekly tournament where you can collect an exclusive participation promo just for showing up, and then you can earn another exclusive promo for winning the event.Through earning achievements like winning with a theme deck or bringing new players to the game, you can earn Badge of Justice cards you'll be able to redeem for exclusive crafted cards. Each kit runs four weeks to keep prizes fresh and introduce new achievements to the game.Hit up our Battlegrounds Locations forum post to see if your store is ready to battle. If you don't want to be left out of the fight, have your local store contact Cryptozoic at Hobby@Cryptozoic.com to get signed up for this program. Prepare to own some noobs on the Battlegrounds!... 01-09-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=315 The on-going storyline of the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game continues with two new planned expansion releases:  Icecrown and Worldbreaker.  Icecrown is the conclusion of The Wrath of the Lich King block of cards, and will release in September.  Worldbreaker begins the next block, and is scheduled for a late November release.  The new expansions follow on the heels of this week's release of the hobby exclusive Archives card set (see "WoW Archives"). The Icecrown expansion features a new master hero, the Lich King himself, and new evils to tempt players.  Players can remain loyal to the light, or embrace the darkness.  Three new Loot cards are included in the expansion for use with the on-line game:  "Paint Bomb," "Ethereal Portal," and the rare "Wooly Rhino" mount.  There are 220 unique cards in the set.  Each booster includes 19 game cards and one crafting card.  Display holds 24 booster packs.  The suggested retail price is $3.99 per pack. The Worldbreaker expansion coincides with the upcoming changes to the on-line game and the new Cataclysm expansion.  The world of Azeroth is fractured by the arrival of a new, terrible evil and new factions appear to join the Alliance and the Horde.  Worldbreaker will feature Goblin and Worgen heroes and allies as well as new race and class combos.  There will be three new Loot cards in this 270-card set.  Each booster contains 19 game cards and one crafting card.  Display holds 24 booster pack... 01-09-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=314 Fantasy Flight Games has announced the scheduled release of eight new role-playing supplements for the month of November.  Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay will have six new releases, and Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay will see two new titles.  The Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay releases are organized into three complementary pairs.  Each pair includes a hardcover guide book, and a collection of useful tools called a Vault. The Player's Guide is a 304 page, full color book with all the rules and information players need to play the game.  This complete guide can replace the Core Set, giving players everything needed in one handy volume. This guidebook is complimented by the Player's Vault, which includes handy tools to help the player maximize the game experience:  tokens, standups, career sheets, talent cards, character sheets, and more.  GM's are assisted by the Game Master's Guide.  This 176 page book includes the rules GMs need to run their own campaign, including everything needed from the Core Set.  Useful material from Winds of Magic and Signs of Faith are also included.   To further aid GMs, the Game Master's Vault includes complete critical wound decks, insanity cards, location cards, a set of 12 custom dice, and other useful materials.    No RPG is complete without villains, and the Creature Guide features 112 pages of monsters, beasts, and foes for the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay game.  Detailed information helps GMs include these foes in their own campaigns.   The Creature Vault includes over 100 stat cards and 50 standups for monsters and creatures found in the Creature Guide.  Monster Party sheets are also included. Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay is expanded with two new titles:  Dark Heresy:  Blood of Martyrs brings the forces and secrets of the Adeptus Ministorum to the game.  The Ecclesiarchy, the Sisters of Battle, and the other resources of the church of the God-Emperor are featured in this 144 page volume.  Deathwatch:  The Emperor Protects is a 144 hardcover book featuring three stand-alone adventures perfect for the Space Marines of the Deathwatch.  The adventures feature a feral world, a hunt for a missing Inquisitor, and a dark conspiracy that must be unraveled.... 01-09-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=313 The on-going storyline of the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game continues with two new planned expansion releases:  Icecrown and Worldbreaker.  Icecrown is the conclusion of The Wrath of the Lich King block of cards, and will release in September.  Worldbreaker begins the next block, and is scheduled for a late November release.  The new expansions follow on the heels of this week's release of the hobby exclusive Archives card set (see "WoW Archives"). The Icecrown expansion features a new master hero, the Lich King himself, and new evils to tempt players.  Players can remain loyal to the light, or embrace the darkness.  Three new Loot cards are included in the expansion for use with the on-line game:  "Paint Bomb," "Ethereal Portal," and the rare "Wooly Rhino" mount.  There are 220 unique cards in the set.  Each booster includes 19 game cards and one crafting card.  Display holds 24 booster packs.  The suggested retail price is $3.99 per pack. The Worldbreaker expansion coincides with the upcoming changes to the on-line game and the new Cataclysm expansion.  The world of Azeroth is fractured by the arrival of a new, terrible evil and new factions appear to join the Alliance and the Horde.  Worldbreaker will feature Goblin and Worgen heroes and allies as well as new race and class combos.  There will be three new Loot cards in this 270-card set.  Each booster contains 19 game cards and one crafting card.  Display holds 24 booster pack... 01-09-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=312 Fantasy Flight Games has announced the scheduled release of eight new role-playing supplements for the month of November.  Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay will have six new releases, and Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay will see two new titles.  The Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay releases are organized into three complementary pairs.  Each pair includes a hardcover guide book, and a collection of useful tools called a Vault. The Player's Guide is a 304 page, full color book with all the rules and information players need to play the game.  This complete guide can replace the Core Set, giving players everything needed in one handy volume.  It will have a suggested retail price of $49.95. This guidebook is complimented by the Player's Vault, which includes handy tools to help the player maximize the game experience:  tokens, standups, career sheets, talent cards, character sheets, and more.  GM's are assisted by the Game Master's Guide.  This 176 page book includes the rules GMs need to run their own campaign, including everything needed from the Core Set.  Useful material from Winds of Magic and Signs of Faith are also included.   To further aid GMs, the Game Master's Vault includes complete critical wound decks, insanity cards, location cards, a set of 12 custom dice, and other useful materials.  Suggested retail price:  $29.95. No RPG is complete without villains, and the Creature Guide features 112 pages of monsters, beasts, and foes for the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay game.  Detailed information helps GMs include these foes in their own campaigns.   The Creature Vault includes over 100 stat cards and 50 standups for monsters and creatures found in the Creature Guide.  Monster Party sheets are also included.   Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay is expanded with two new titles:  Dark Heresy:  Blood of Martyrs brings the forces and secrets of the Adeptus Ministorum to the game.  The Ecclesiarchy, the Sisters of Battle, and the other resources of the church of the God-Emperor are featured in this 144 page volume.        Deathwatch:  The Emperor Protects is a 144 hardcover book featuring three stand-alone adventures perfect for the Space Marines of the Deathwatch.  The adventures feature a feral world, a hunt for a missing Inquisitor, and a dark conspiracy that must be unraveled.... 01-09-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=309 Fantasy Flight Games has announced the upcoming fall release of The Fourth Waystone, a monthly expansion for Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game.  The Fourth Waystone is the fifth Battle Pack installment of The Enemy Cycle, a linked expansion series for Warhammer Invasion.  The 60-card pack contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the Warhammer Invasion metagame.... 23-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=308 Fantasy Flight Games has announced the upcoming fall release of The Fourth Waystone, a monthly expansion for Warhammer: Invasion The Card Game.  The Fourth Waystone is the fifth Battle Pack installment of The Enemy Cycle, a linked expansion series for Warhammer Invasion.  The 60-card pack contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the Warhammer Invasion metagame.... 23-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=306 This chart of the Top 10 Board, Card and Family Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Q2 2010.  The charts are based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.Top 10 Hobby Board, Card, Family Games -- Q2 2010 TitlePublisher1Settlers of CatanMayfair Games2DominionRio Grande3Ticket to RideDays of Wonder4MunchkinSteve Jackson5CarcassonneRio Grande6Small WorldDays of Wonder7Mystery ExpressDays of Wonder8PandemicZ-Man Games9AgricolaZ-Man Games10Horus HeresyFantasy Flight GamesThese bestseller lists are from ICv2's Internal Correspondence #72.  For more information on the game market in Q2 2010, see "Hobby Games Continue Growth."For the bestselling Collectible Card Games in the hobby channel, mass channel, and over-all, click here.For the bestselling hobby channel RPGs, click here.For the bestselling hobby channel non-collectible Miniature lines, click here.For info on how to get your copy of the ICv2's Internal Correspondence #72, with the full market reports and size estimates, bestseller lists, and reviews, see "ICv2 Releases 'Internal Corresondence' #72."... 11-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=305 Fantasy Flight Games has announced the 4th Quarter release of Blood Bowl: Team Manager-The Card Game.  Designed by Eric M. Lang and Cory Konieczka, the Blood Bowl: Team Manager game is based on an old Games Workshop property.  It's a standalone game of deck-building action that takes 2-4 players through the cutthroat excitement of an entire Blood Bowl season in just about one hour of playing time.  Some players rely on speed, others on size.  Some will mercilessly injure their opponents, while others cheat like crazy to score touchdowns.  The object is to build a formidable team and win the Blood Bowl championship. Players choose one of six unique factions, Humans, Dwarfs, Wood Elves, Orcs, Skaven, or Chaos, and manage their team by customizing their decks with the best new draft picks, and of course the "field generals" can also employ devious tactics to take their opponents' star players out of action-and since this is Blood Bowl, this can mean that the offending player is gone for good.... 11-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=304 In response to requests from gamers Fantasy Flight Games has embarked on an ambitious publishing program in support of its Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying Game with the fall 2010 release of three hardcover volumes, The WFRG Creature Guide ($29.95), The WFRG Players Guide ($49.95) and The WFRG Game Master's Guide ($39.95).  The Guide Books provide all the guidelines and rules to play the game using just the books and the custom dice, allowing players who wish to engage in more traditional role-playing experience the ability to do so. While the Warhammer Fantasy Role-Playing Core Set remains the ideal entry point for new groups getting started with the game, FFG is releasing three companion products for the hardcover volumes, providing new players with the components needed to full realize their characters.  The Creature Vault (MSRP $39.95), The Player Vault (MSRP $39.95), and The Game Master's Vault (MSRP $29.95) will all be released around the same time as their corresponding hardcovers.  These "Vaults" give players access to core tools such as action cards, career sheets, character standups, and creature cards. The Creature Guide is the first of the WFRG products to feature a new user-friendly format for the game, with all the information needed in one handy reference volume.  The Creature Vault contains cards, sheets, and other components that help GMs run the game.  By transferring creature and NPC information from the charts and spreads in the Guide to the handy cards and sheets, The Creature Vault provides an efficient and tactile way to manage encounters and reference key information on the fly. The Player's Guide presents all the information a player needs to play Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.  The book contains the rules and gameplay information from the Core Set, expanded, updated, and clarified.  The Player's Vault contains the key character-focused components from the Warhammer Fantasy Role-Playing Core Set, including cards, tokens, and career sheets all packaged in a sturdy storage box. Likewise The Game Master's Guide contains all the pertinent Game Master info from the WFRG Core Set in one hardcover volume, plus GM advice, encounter and campaign management information, as well as handy references to the mutilation and corruption rules, plus charts and tables featuring critical wounds, insanities, miscast results, and other randomized game effects.  The Game Master's Vault contains the cards, tokens, and sheets to supplement the info in The Game Master's Guide.... 11-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=303 This chart of the Top 10 Board, Card and Family Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Q2 2010.  The charts are based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.Top 10 Hobby Board, Card, Family Games -- Q2 2010 TitlePublisher1Settlers of CatanMayfair Games2DominionRio Grande3Ticket to RideDays of Wonder4MunchkinSteve Jackson5CarcassonneRio Grande6Small WorldDays of Wonder7Mystery ExpressDays of Wonder8PandemicZ-Man Games9AgricolaZ-Man Games10Horus HeresyFantasy Flight GamesThese bestseller lists are from ICv2's Internal Correspondence #72.  For more information on the game market in Q2 2010, see "Hobby Games Continue Growth."For the bestselling Collectible Card Games in the hobby channel, mass channel, and over-all, click here.For the bestselling hobby channel RPGs, click here.For the bestselling hobby channel non-collectible Miniature lines, click here.For info on how to get your copy of the ICv2's Internal Correspondence #72, with the full market reports and size estimates, bestseller lists, and reviews, see "ICv2 Releases 'Internal Corresondence' #72."... 11-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=302 Fantasy Flight Games has announced the 4th Quarter release of Blood Bowl: Team Manager-The Card Game.  Designed by Eric M. Lang and Cory Konieczka, the Blood Bowl: Team Manager game is based on an old Games Workshop property.  It's a standalone game of deck-building action that takes 2-4 players through the cutthroat excitement of an entire Blood Bowl season in just about one hour of playing time.  Some players rely on speed, others on size.  Some will mercilessly injure their opponents, while others cheat like crazy to score touchdowns.  The object is to build a formidable team and win the Blood Bowl championship. Players choose one of six unique factions, Humans, Dwarfs, Wood Elves, Orcs, Skaven, or Chaos, and manage their team by customizing their decks with the best new draft picks, and of course the "field generals" can also employ devious tactics to take their opponents' star players out of action-and since this is Blood Bowl, this can mean that the offending player is gone for good.... 11-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=301 In response to requests from gamers Fantasy Flight Games has embarked on an ambitious publishing program in support of its Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying Game with the fall 2010 release of three hardcover volumes, The WFRG Creature Guide ($29.95), The WFRG Players Guide ($49.95) and The WFRG Game Master's Guide ($39.95).  The Guide Books provide all the guidelines and rules to play the game using just the books and the custom dice, allowing players who wish to engage in more traditional role-playing experience the ability to do so. While the Warhammer Fantasy Role-Playing Core Set remains the ideal entry point for new groups getting started with the game, FFG is releasing three companion products for the hardcover volumes, providing new players with the components needed to full realize their characters.  The Creature Vault (MSRP $39.95), The Player Vault (MSRP $39.95), and The Game Master's Vault (MSRP $29.95) will all be released around the same time as their corresponding hardcovers.  These "Vaults" give players access to core tools such as action cards, career sheets, character standups, and creature cards. The Creature Guide is the first of the WFRG products to feature a new user-friendly format for the game, with all the information needed in one handy reference volume.  The Creature Vault contains cards, sheets, and other components that help GMs run the game.  By transferring creature and NPC information from the charts and spreads in the Guide to the handy cards and sheets, The Creature Vault provides an efficient and tactile way to manage encounters and reference key information on the fly. The Player's Guide presents all the information a player needs to play Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay.  The book contains the rules and gameplay information from the Core Set, expanded, updated, and clarified.  The Player's Vault contains the key character-focused components from the Warhammer Fantasy Role-Playing Core Set, including cards, tokens, and career sheets all packaged in a sturdy storage box. Likewise The Game Master's Guide contains all the pertinent Game Master info from the WFRG Core Set in one hardcover volume, plus GM advice, encounter and campaign management information, as well as handy references to the mutilation and corruption rules, plus charts and tables featuring critical wounds, insanities, miscast results, and other randomized game effects.  The Game Master's Vault contains the cards, tokens, and sheets to supplement the info in The Game Master's Guide... 11-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=297 Designed by Kevin Wilson, Civilization: The Board Game is inspired by the legendary video game series created by Sid Meier. Players are tasked with guiding an entire civilization throughout the ages, taking ownership of your people's technology, economy, culture, and military, as well as all the choices that go along with them. There are four different paths to victory, and each is riddled with opposition.In Civilization: The Board Game, 2-4 players take on the roles of famous leaders in charge of historical civilizations, each with their own abilities. Players will be able to explore a module game board, build cities and buildings, fight battles, research powerful technology, and attract great people by advancing their culture. No matter what your play style is, there is a civilization for you... 09-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=296 Designed by Kevin Wilson, Civilization: The Board Game is inspired by the legendary video game series created by Sid Meier. Players are tasked with guiding an entire civilization throughout the ages, taking ownership of your people's technology, economy, culture, and military, as well as all the choices that go along with them. There are four different paths to victory, and each is riddled with opposition.In Civilization: The Board Game, 2-4 players take on the roles of famous leaders in charge of historical civilizations, each with their own abilities. Players will be able to explore a module game board, build cities and buildings, fight battles, research powerful technology, and attract great people by advancing their culture. No matter what your play style is, there is a civilization for you... 09-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=293 Steel Yourself for War Set Name Mirrodin Besieged Block Set 2 of 3 in the Scars of Mirrodin blockThree-Letter Abbreviation MBSNumber of Cards 155Release Date February 4, 2011Prerelease Events January 29-30, 2011Launch Parties February 4-7, 2011Design Team Mark Gottlieb (lead)Gregory MarquesKen NagleMark RosewaterMike TurianDevelopment Team Erik Lauer (lead)Ryan DhuseTom LaPilleMike Turian... 09-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=292 Steel Yourself for War Set Name Mirrodin Besieged Block Set 2 of 3 in the Scars of Mirrodin blockThree-Letter Abbreviation MBSNumber of Cards 155Release Date February 4, 2011Prerelease Events January 29-30, 2011Launch Parties February 4-7, 2011Design Team Mark Gottlieb (lead)Gregory MarquesKen NagleMark RosewaterMike TurianDevelopment Team Erik Lauer (lead)Ryan DhuseTom LaPilleMike Turian... 09-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=291 Egyptian God cards, from Legendary CollectionWe stopped by the Konami booth at Comic-Con and got the news on the Q4 releases for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, along with some info on the World Championships coming up in Long Beach next month. 2010 is the tenth anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, and to celebrate the occasion, Konami will release a special product, Legendary Collection, on October 5th at $29.99.  It will include six booster packs form the early days of the game, including the very first set (Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon), plus special variant cards with monsters from the original TV series, including Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician, and Red-Eyes B. Dragon; and all three Egyptian God Cards, some of the most desirable monsters ever created.  Structure Deck: Marik, streeting October 19th at $9.99, features Marik, an adversary of Yugi who first appeared in 2004.  It includes a 40-card, tournament legal deck with two additional Ultra Rare Cards: Temple of the Kings and Mystical Beast of Serket.  The package design for structure decks has been changed with this product, giving it a little more presence with a larger package.    Wave 2 of the 2010 Collectible Tins ($19.99) streets November 2nd.  There are no hobby (or other) exclusives this year as part of a reduction in the over-all number of tins for 2010.  Last year there were eight in all, including exclusives for the hobby, for Walmart, and for Target.  This year, there are five: three in the first series, and two in Wave 2.   Wave 2 consists of The Shooting Star Dragon and Red Nova Dragon 2010 Collectible Tins, each with five Booster Packs and five variant cards.  The packs are Stardust Overdrive, Absolute Powerforce, Duelist Revolution, and two packs of The Shining Darkness, plus a bonus pack with one Secret Rare and four Super Rares. On November 16th, Konami will release Starstrike Blast, a 100-card booster set ($3.99 per pack), with Blackwing monsters, Fusion monsters, and titanic Synchro monsters (with 4500 Attack Points or higher) from upcoming episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. Hidden Arsenal 3 ($3.99 per pack), a 60-card, all-foil set (20 Secret Rares and 40 Super Rares) will street December 7th.  The cards are from the Duel Terminals.   This year's Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship will be held in Long Beach August 14-15.  In addition to the championships, events that are open to the public will also be included.  A world championship promo pack, containing ten cards never before released in the U.S. plus ten reprint cards, will be made available to participants.  Voice actor appearances, a 20-minute preview of the Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D movie (due for release in the U.S. in the first half of 2011), and other special events will be included... 09-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=290 Egyptian God cards, from Legendary CollectionWe stopped by the Konami booth at Comic-Con and got the news on the Q4 releases for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, along with some info on the World Championships coming up in Long Beach next month. 2010 is the tenth anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, and to celebrate the occasion, Konami will release a special product, Legendary Collection, on October 5th at $29.99.  It will include six booster packs form the early days of the game, including the very first set (Legend of Blue-Eyes White Dragon), plus special variant cards with monsters from the original TV series, including Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician, and Red-Eyes B. Dragon; and all three Egyptian God Cards, some of the most desirable monsters ever created.  Structure Deck: Marik, streeting October 19th at $9.99, features Marik, an adversary of Yugi who first appeared in 2004.  It includes a 40-card, tournament legal deck with two additional Ultra Rare Cards: Temple of the Kings and Mystical Beast of Serket.  The package design for structure decks has been changed with this product, giving it a little more presence with a larger package.    Wave 2 of the 2010 Collectible Tins ($19.99) streets November 2nd.  There are no hobby (or other) exclusives this year as part of a reduction in the over-all number of tins for 2010.  Last year there were eight in all, including exclusives for the hobby, for Walmart, and for Target.  This year, there are five: three in the first series, and two in Wave 2.   Wave 2 consists of The Shooting Star Dragon and Red Nova Dragon 2010 Collectible Tins, each with five Booster Packs and five variant cards.  The packs are Stardust Overdrive, Absolute Powerforce, Duelist Revolution, and two packs of The Shining Darkness, plus a bonus pack with one Secret Rare and four Super Rares. On November 16th, Konami will release Starstrike Blast, a 100-card booster set ($3.99 per pack), with Blackwing monsters, Fusion monsters, and titanic Synchro monsters (with 4500 Attack Points or higher) from upcoming episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. Hidden Arsenal 3 ($3.99 per pack), a 60-card, all-foil set (20 Secret Rares and 40 Super Rares) will street December 7th.  The cards are from the Duel Terminals.   This year's Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship will be held in Long Beach August 14-15.  In addition to the championships, events that are open to the public will also be included.  A world championship promo pack, containing ten cards never before released in the U.S. plus ten reprint cards, will be made available to participants.  Voice actor appearances, a 20-minute preview of the Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D movie (due for release in the U.S. in the first half of 2011), and other special events will be included... 09-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=288 Badge of Justice Preview Card Cryptozoic Entertainment has announced Battlegrounds, a hobby store exclusive World of Warcraft Trading Card league, which retailers can participate in at no cost.  Crytpozoic will provide free kits to participating retailers.  Each kit will run four weeks, with the first one launching July 30th.   The kits contain prize support for weekly tournaments including both participation and prize promo cards that are not available anywhere else.  The kits also support casual gaming with a point system for Achievements that allows players to play any day of the week (as long as it's at the store) and also earn points for the number of games they play, for bringing in new players, for winning games as one of the five Horde races or one of the five Alliance races, and for a host of other WoW TCG-specific feats.  After four weeks the player at each store with the most Achievement points wins a Battleground Master Playmat. The Badge of Justice program encourages players to participate, as players can redeem their Achievement points for exclusive cards from Cryptozoic.  For every 200 Achievement points a player collects, he or she earns a Badge of Justice and a token. Stores that run Battlegrounds events successfully will be featured on the upcoming World of Warcraft TCG Website and will have priority in running other exclusive programs in the future like Spectral Safari.  The first Battlegrounds kit will contain some of the most popular WoW TCG promo cards from the past, while the second kit will feature brand new "Extended Art" cards, and the third kit will see the debut of foil promo cards. ... 13-07-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=287 Badge of Justice Preview Card Cryptozoic Entertainment has announced Battlegrounds, a hobby store exclusive World of Warcraft Trading Card league, which retailers can participate in at no cost.  Crytpozoic will provide free kits to participating retailers.  Each kit will run four weeks, with the first one launching July 30th.   The kits contain prize support for weekly tournaments including both participation and prize promo cards that are not available anywhere else.  The kits also support casual gaming with a point system for Achievements that allows players to play any day of the week (as long as it's at the store) and also earn points for the number of games they play, for bringing in new players, for winning games as one of the five Horde races or one of the five Alliance races, and for a host of other WoW TCG-specific feats.  After four weeks the player at each store with the most Achievement points wins a Battleground Master Playmat. The Badge of Justice program encourages players to participate, as players can redeem their Achievement points for exclusive cards from Cryptozoic.  For every 200 Achievement points a player collects, he or she earns a Badge of Justice and a token. Stores that run Battlegrounds events successfully will be featured on the upcoming World of Warcraft TCG Website and will have priority in running other exclusive programs in the future like Spectral Safari.  The first Battlegrounds kit will contain some of the most popular WoW TCG promo cards from the past, while the second kit will feature brand new "Extended Art" cards, and the third kit will see the debut of foil promo cards. ... 13-07-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=285 Wizards of the Coast has pledged to donate up to $22,000 to Penny Arcade's Child's Play Organization in honor of the Magic 2011 Launch.  The Child's Play Organization provides game materials to children in hospitals, and WotC is challenging the Magic community to support this very special children's charity by attending a launch party for Magic 2011.  The worldwide events will begin at 12:00am on July 16th in New Zealand and continue through 11:59 pm on July 19th in Hawaii. If 40,000 people attend the M11 launch parties, WotC will donate $11,000, and for each additional 1,000 attendees WotC will donate another $1,100 up to a limit of $22,000 if 50,000 people attend the M11 launch parties worldwide.  In 2009 WotC revamped its core set releases and began putting an annual brand on them (see "WotC Revamps Core Sets").  Magic: The Gathering has enjoyed some of a Renaissance in recent years (see "Zendikar Magic Set Biggest Ever") and attendance at M:TG events has been up (see "Magic Events Booming").... 13-07-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=284 Wizards of the Coast has pledged to donate up to $22,000 to Penny Arcade's Child's Play Organization in honor of the Magic 2011 Launch.  The Child's Play Organization provides game materials to children in hospitals, and WotC is challenging the Magic community to support this very special children's charity by attending a launch party for Magic 2011.  The worldwide events will begin at 12:00am on July 16th in New Zealand and continue through 11:59 pm on July 19th in Hawaii. If 40,000 people attend the M11 launch parties, WotC will donate $11,000, and for each additional 1,000 attendees WotC will donate another $1,100 up to a limit of $22,000 if 50,000 people attend the M11 launch parties worldwide.  In 2009 WotC revamped its core set releases and began putting an annual brand on them (see "WotC Revamps Core Sets").  Magic: The Gathering has enjoyed some of a Renaissance in recent years (see "Zendikar Magic Set Biggest Ever") and attendance at M:TG events has been up (see "Magic Events Booming").... 13-07-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=282 Join the wizards community today! Interested in more spoilers? Get updated before everyone else...CLICK THE CARD BELOW!... 29-03-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=281 Join the wizards community today! Interested in more spoilers? Get updated before everyone else...CLICK THE CARD BELOW!... 29-03-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=279 Due to incorrect use of official POP materials, Pokémon Company has decided to suspend on of our Scandinavian organizers. The disciplinary action committee has determined that this offense warrants a one year suspension from Pokémon Organized Play. During this time, the organizer will not be eligible to participate in Pokémon Organized Play events.  After the expiration of the suspension, this peron will no longer be eligible to hold any official Pokémon Organized Play roles including, but not limited to, Professor, Tournament Organizer or League Leader. It is very unfortunate that this happened in one of the Scandinavian Countries, we ask our entire organizer community to help us make this a one time problem.... 22-03-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=278 Due to incorrect use of official POP materials, Pokémon Company has decided to suspend on of our Scandinavian organizers. The disciplinary action committee has determined that this offense warrants a one year suspension from Pokémon Organized Play. During this time, the organizer will not be eligible to participate in Pokémon Organized Play events.  After the expiration of the suspension, this peron will no longer be eligible to hold any official Pokémon Organized Play roles including, but not limited to, Professor, Tournament Organizer or League Leader. It is very unfortunate that this happened in one of the Scandinavian Countries, we ask our entire organizer community to help us make this a one time problem.... 22-03-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=276 A spokesperson for Wizards of the Coast has confirmed that Magic:  The Gathering:  Zendikar, the fall 2009 release from the category-defining CCG, was the biggest release ever in the game's seventeen year existence.  Sales were driven by the inclusion of vintage cards (see "M: TG:  Zendikar Has Vintage Cards") on top of already strong momentum for the brand.   Attendees at pre-release and release events for Zendikar were up 25% over the fall 2008 release.    Despite the large quantities produced, the set was quickly sold out, with prices at retail higher than other recent sets.... 15-02-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=275 Konami Digital Entertainment has announced its second quarter 2010 releases for its Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.  First up is the Duelist Pack: Kaiba, which is slated for release in April and will have an MSRP of $1.99 per pack. May will see the release of The Shining Darkness Booster Set, which contains 100 cards including some of the latest cards from the popular YGO 5Ds anime that is currently running on the Cartoon Network.  The series will include 1 Ghost rare, 8 Secret rares, 10 Ultimate rares, 10 Ultra rares, 14 Super rares, 20 Rares, and 48 Commons. In June Konami will release a new Starter Deck (details to be released later), while Hidden Arsenal 2 is set for July.  Hidden Arsenal 2 will include 60 cards, twice as many as the popular first Hidden Arsenal set that was released in late 2009 (see "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Hidden Arsenal").  Like the first Hidden Arsenal series, Hidden Arsenal 2 will include potent cards from the Japanese YGO Duel Terminals, most likely from the Japanese Duel Terminal 2 and Duel Terminal 3.   For a rundown of Konami's Q1 YGO releases see "Yu-Gi-Oh! Q1 Releases."... 15-02-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=274 A spokesperson for Wizards of the Coast has confirmed that Magic:  The Gathering:  Zendikar, the fall 2009 release from the category-defining CCG, was the biggest release ever in the game's seventeen year existence.  Sales were driven by the inclusion of vintage cards (see "M: TG:  Zendikar Has Vintage Cards") on top of already strong momentum for the brand.   Attendees at pre-release and release events for Zendikar were up 25% over the fall 2008 release.    Despite the large quantities produced, the set was quickly sold out, with prices at retail higher than other recent sets.... 15-02-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=273 Konami Digital Entertainment has announced its second quarter 2010 releases for its Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.  First up is the Duelist Pack: Kaiba, which is slated for release in April and will have an MSRP of $1.99 per pack. May will see the release of The Shining Darkness Booster Set, which contains 100 cards including some of the latest cards from the popular YGO 5Ds anime that is currently running on the Cartoon Network.  The series will include 1 Ghost rare, 8 Secret rares, 10 Ultimate rares, 10 Ultra rares, 14 Super rares, 20 Rares, and 48 Commons. In June Konami will release a new Starter Deck (details to be released later), while Hidden Arsenal 2 is set for July.  Hidden Arsenal 2 will include 60 cards, twice as many as the popular first Hidden Arsenal set that was released in late 2009 (see "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Hidden Arsenal").  Like the first Hidden Arsenal series, Hidden Arsenal 2 will include potent cards from the Japanese YGO Duel Terminals, most likely from the Japanese Duel Terminal 2 and Duel Terminal 3.   For a rundown of Konami's Q1 YGO releases see "Yu-Gi-Oh! Q1 Releases."... 15-02-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=270 We list here our picks for the Top 10 Hobby Games Business Events of 2009, based on our assessments of their long term impacts. 1. Konami takes over Yu-Gi-Oh! TCGAlthough Konami terminated Upper Deck's distribution rights for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in late 2008, it took an injunction granted in federal court in 2009 to effect the change.  Konami began selling new YGO products early in 2009, caught up to a normal schedule, built a robust organized play program, and has the title running as a strong #2 in sales in the U.S.   2. Wizards amps up MagicThrough a variety of strategies, including revamping its core sets to include new cards and adding vintage cards as a surprise in the Zendikar set, Wizards of the Coast has Magic: The Gathering at its highest sales levels in years.  3. NECA buys WizKidsAfter the collapse of an earlier deal, Topps was finally able to sell its WizKids division, which was shut down late in 2008, to NECA last summer.  Hammer of Thor, the first HeroClix release from NECA, was released last fall and sold better than expectations despite a tough market for collectible games and the long delay between releases. 4. Board games continue growth  With Settlers of Catan press hitting fad levels, a number of other strong franchise games, and fast-selling new games (e.g., Pandemic, Dominion, Small World) coming out at a rapid pace, the hobby boardgame category is growing steadily despite price points that some might think daunting.   5. Upper Deck gets Marvel licenseUpper Deck announced a deal with Marvel for both games and trading cards, with both types of products to include movie and TV images as well as comic art. 6. Gen Con emerges from bankruptcyAfter a last minute offer from a mysterious acquirer was rejected, the #1 hobby game show emerged from bankruptcy last spring.  The 2009 show, in August, attracted around 28,000 attendees, a sign of strength in a weak environment.    7. Wizards turns right on D&D downloadsWizards of the Coast made a sharp change of direction in April, ending legal sales of D&D PDFs and filing suit against eight individuals it accused of offering D&D Players Handbook 2 via filesharing sites.  Two of the defendants settled for six figure amounts in the fall; other cases are still pending. 8. WizKids alumni form new companyA group of WizKids alumni launched Wells Expeditions and released their first game, Arcane Legions, in 2009.   The game was designed by Jordan Weisman, Ethan Pasternack, and with help from others, and with designer firepower, anything can happen. 9. Fantasy Flight Games exits CCGsThe financial impact of the shutdowns of the UFS and Kingdom Hearts CCGs will not be great (after all, if they were selling that well they wouldn't be shut down), but they're indicative of a larger phenomenon that does have a big impact-the decline of collectible games.  Only the strongest properties (e.g., Battle Spirits from Bandai) are coming to market and demonstrating staying power, as the recession crimps the buying power necessary for a serious CCG habit. 10. Paizo launches PathfinderPaizo's Pathfinder RPG, launched at Gen Con, looks like a major new RPG system in a category with few growing brands. By ICv2... 06-01-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=269 We list here our picks for the Top 10 Hobby Games Business Events of 2009, based on our assessments of their long term impacts. 1. Konami takes over Yu-Gi-Oh! TCGAlthough Konami terminated Upper Deck's distribution rights for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in late 2008, it took an injunction granted in federal court in 2009 to effect the change.  Konami began selling new YGO products early in 2009, caught up to a normal schedule, built a robust organized play program, and has the title running as a strong #2 in sales in the U.S.   2. Wizards amps up MagicThrough a variety of strategies, including revamping its core sets to include new cards and adding vintage cards as a surprise in the Zendikar set, Wizards of the Coast has Magic: The Gathering at its highest sales levels in years.  3. NECA buys WizKidsAfter the collapse of an earlier deal, Topps was finally able to sell its WizKids division, which was shut down late in 2008, to NECA last summer.  Hammer of Thor, the first HeroClix release from NECA, was released last fall and sold better than expectations despite a tough market for collectible games and the long delay between releases. 4. Board games continue growth  With Settlers of Catan press hitting fad levels, a number of other strong franchise games, and fast-selling new games (e.g., Pandemic, Dominion, Small World) coming out at a rapid pace, the hobby boardgame category is growing steadily despite price points that some might think daunting.   5. Upper Deck gets Marvel licenseUpper Deck announced a deal with Marvel for both games and trading cards, with both types of products to include movie and TV images as well as comic art. 6. Gen Con emerges from bankruptcyAfter a last minute offer from a mysterious acquirer was rejected, the #1 hobby game show emerged from bankruptcy last spring.  The 2009 show, in August, attracted around 28,000 attendees, a sign of strength in a weak environment.    7. Wizards turns right on D&D downloadsWizards of the Coast made a sharp change of direction in April, ending legal sales of D&D PDFs and filing suit against eight individuals it accused of offering D&D Players Handbook 2 via filesharing sites.  Two of the defendants settled for six figure amounts in the fall; other cases are still pending. 8. WizKids alumni form new companyA group of WizKids alumni launched Wells Expeditions and released their first game, Arcane Legions, in 2009.   The game was designed by Jordan Weisman, Ethan Pasternack, and with help from others, and with designer firepower, anything can happen. 9. Fantasy Flight Games exits CCGsThe financial impact of the shutdowns of the UFS and Kingdom Hearts CCGs will not be great (after all, if they were selling that well they wouldn't be shut down), but they're indicative of a larger phenomenon that does have a big impact-the decline of collectible games.  Only the strongest properties (e.g., Battle Spirits from Bandai) are coming to market and demonstrating staying power, as the recession crimps the buying power necessary for a serious CCG habit. 10. Paizo launches PathfinderPaizo's Pathfinder RPG, launched at Gen Con, looks like a major new RPG system in a category with few growing brands. By ICv2... 06-01-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=267 With more than 250,000 copies sold, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers continues to be one of the most downloaded games on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Now on the heels of the recently released first expansion, Wizards of the Coast is ready to answer the question: What's next?   In 2010, Wizards of the Coast will release two brand new expansions for the current XBLA title and Duels of the Planeswalkers will launch for the PC and PlayStation®3 gaming platforms. Here are some more details about the 2010 Duels of the Planeswalkers product lineup.  •·         More Magic: The Gathering on Xbox LIVE Arcade Spring and summer 2010 - The Duels of the Planeswalkers expansions for XBLA will begin arriving in the first of the year and follow with a release in the summer.  Similar to the first expansion, the two releases will feature new cards, Planeswalkers, puzzles and surprises to keep players challenged throughout the year.    •·         Expand your Duels to the PCSummer 2010 - The PC version offers gamers the same style of gameplay as the XBLA title but with an extra bonus.  •·         Discover Duels of the Planeswalkers on the PlayStation 3 Fall 2010 - Magic: The Gathering fans worldwide can experience Duels of the Planeswalkers on the PlayStation 3.* The title will feature similar content and gameplay as the Xbox LIVE Arcade version.  *The PlayStation 3 version will be available in Japanese in 2011... 10-11-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=266 With more than 250,000 copies sold, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers continues to be one of the most downloaded games on Xbox LIVE Arcade. Now on the heels of the recently released first expansion, Wizards of the Coast is ready to answer the question: What's next?   In 2010, Wizards of the Coast will release two brand new expansions for the current XBLA title and Duels of the Planeswalkers will launch for the PC and PlayStation®3 gaming platforms. Here are some more details about the 2010 Duels of the Planeswalkers product lineup.  •·         More Magic: The Gathering on Xbox LIVE Arcade Spring and summer 2010 - The Duels of the Planeswalkers expansions for XBLA will begin arriving in the first of the year and follow with a release in the summer.  Similar to the first expansion, the two releases will feature new cards, Planeswalkers, puzzles and surprises to keep players challenged throughout the year.    •·         Expand your Duels to the PCSummer 2010 - The PC version offers gamers the same style of gameplay as the XBLA title but with an extra bonus.  •·         Discover Duels of the Planeswalkers on the PlayStation 3 Fall 2010 - Magic: The Gathering fans worldwide can experience Duels of the Planeswalkers on the PlayStation 3.* The title will feature similar content and gameplay as the Xbox LIVE Arcade version.  *The PlayStation 3 version will be available in Japanese in 2011... 10-11-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=264   The latest expansion for the Pokemon TCG offers the promise of a Pokemon so legendary, it created the entire Pokemon universe. Pokemon: Platinum-Arceus adds over 100 new cards to the Pokemon TCG, including multiple versions of the legendary Alpha Pokemon Arceus - one matching each of the five energy types and three LV X versions. In addition to Arceus itself, Platinum-Arceus includes new versions of popular Pokemon like Pikachu and Heatran. Platinum-Arceus arrives in stores Nov. 4... 17-09-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=263   The latest expansion for the Pokemon TCG offers the promise of a Pokemon so legendary, it created the entire Pokemon universe. Pokemon: Platinum-Arceus adds over 100 new cards to the Pokemon TCG, including multiple versions of the legendary Alpha Pokemon Arceus - one matching each of the five energy types and three LV X versions. In addition to Arceus itself, Platinum-Arceus includes new versions of popular Pokemon like Pikachu and Heatran. Platinum-Arceus arrives in stores Nov. 4... 17-09-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=261 Konami Card Game Official Tournament Support System – COSSY – to debut on 17 August in Europe The wait is finally over: on 17 August the new Yu-Gi-Oh! organized play system will officially start in Europe. Under the umbrella of the Konami Card Game Official Tournament Support System (short: COSSY) dedicated tournament stores all over Europe will be able to hold sanctioned tournaments for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. Konami Digitial Entertainment and its partners will provide all registered stores with the official Konami player cards and all other material needed to run these events. You can get your personal Konami player ID card in your local tournament store when you play your first tournament under COSSY and can register yourself on https://www.cossy.konami.jp afterwards. After registration you can see your ranking and compare your success in tournaments with the best players on the continent. This is only the first step in establishing the new worldwide Yu-Gi-Oh! organized play system in Europe. More exciting news on tournaments, products and special Yu-Gi-Oh! events will follow shortly, so stay tuned!  If you have any questions on COSSY and official Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments, you can contact us at yugioh@konami-europe.net. ... 05-08-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=260 Konami Card Game Official Tournament Support System – COSSY – to debut on 17 August in Europe The wait is finally over: on 17 August the new Yu-Gi-Oh! organized play system will officially start in Europe. Under the umbrella of the Konami Card Game Official Tournament Support System (short: COSSY) dedicated tournament stores all over Europe will be able to hold sanctioned tournaments for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. Konami Digitial Entertainment and its partners will provide all registered stores with the official Konami player cards and all other material needed to run these events. You can get your personal Konami player ID card in your local tournament store when you play your first tournament under COSSY and can register yourself on https://www.cossy.konami.jp afterwards. After registration you can see your ranking and compare your success in tournaments with the best players on the continent. This is only the first step in establishing the new worldwide Yu-Gi-Oh! organized play system in Europe. More exciting news on tournaments, products and special Yu-Gi-Oh! events will follow shortly, so stay tuned!  If you have any questions on COSSY and official Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments, you can contact us at yugioh@konami-europe.net. ... 05-08-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=258 In October Fantasy Flight Games is adding Warhammer Invasion to its family of Living Card Games (LCGs), its non-collectible card game format that consists of just two non-randomized skus, starter/core sets and "expansion" packs of 40 fixed cards.  Designed by Eric M. Lang, Warhammer Invasion: The Card Game is a two-person game of intense warfare, clever kingdom management, and epic questing. Players can take on the persona of the indestructible, grudge-holding Dwarves, the shrewd and cunning forces of Empire, the savage and destructive Orcs, or the entropic and ever-mutating forces of Chaos, or they can craft an alliance playing the combined might of the forces of Order or Destruction.  Players have to allocate their resources carefully as they seek to build their kingdom, complete quests, and attack the enemy's capital.  The Warhammer Invasion Core Set (MSRP $39.95) includes 220 cards representing four factions, 4 Capital boards, 35 Resource Tokens, 60 Damage Tokens, 4 Burn Tokens, and a rulebook.... 10-07-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=257 In October Fantasy Flight Games is adding Warhammer Invasion to its family of Living Card Games (LCGs), its non-collectible card game format that consists of just two non-randomized skus, starter/core sets and "expansion" packs of 40 fixed cards.  Designed by Eric M. Lang, Warhammer Invasion: The Card Game is a two-person game of intense warfare, clever kingdom management, and epic questing. Players can take on the persona of the indestructible, grudge-holding Dwarves, the shrewd and cunning forces of Empire, the savage and destructive Orcs, or the entropic and ever-mutating forces of Chaos, or they can craft an alliance playing the combined might of the forces of Order or Destruction.  Players have to allocate their resources carefully as they seek to build their kingdom, complete quests, and attack the enemy's capital.  The Warhammer Invasion Core Set (MSRP $39.95) includes 220 cards representing four factions, 4 Capital boards, 35 Resource Tokens, 60 Damage Tokens, 4 Burn Tokens, and a rulebook.... 10-07-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=255 Click HERE for more info!... 10-01-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=254 Click HERE for more info!... 10-01-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=252 Hidden City Games will unveil Bella Sara Adventures, a new Bella Sara interactive Website with games and other diversions set in the land of North of North, this fall.   Participation in the activities on Bella Sara Adventures is free, but visitors can also input codes found in Bella Sara products to enhance their gameplay experience. After creating an avatar, visitors to the site can explore North of North, either on foot or on their horses (coming this holiday season), and play a variety of games, such as a pumpkin-planting and event planning. In addition, secret codes found in select Bella Sara products, such as Bella Sara: Bella Sara's Ball (apparently the October TCG release), Bella Sara Tales: The Adventure Begins DVD, and Bella Sara Miniatures Series 2 Collection, among others, will unlock new adventures and new stories. The full version of Bella Sara Adventures will open in the fall, but fans can get a sneak peek at the site starting June 26... 29-06-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=251 Hidden City Games will unveil Bella Sara Adventures, a new Bella Sara interactive Website with games and other diversions set in the land of North of North, this fall.   Participation in the activities on Bella Sara Adventures is free, but visitors can also input codes found in Bella Sara products to enhance their gameplay experience. After creating an avatar, visitors to the site can explore North of North, either on foot or on their horses (coming this holiday season), and play a variety of games, such as a pumpkin-planting and event planning. In addition, secret codes found in select Bella Sara products, such as Bella Sara: Bella Sara's Ball (apparently the October TCG release), Bella Sara Tales: The Adventure Begins DVD, and Bella Sara Miniatures Series 2 Collection, among others, will unlock new adventures and new stories. The full version of Bella Sara Adventures will open in the fall, but fans can get a sneak peek at the site starting June 26.... 29-06-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=249 Hidden City Games' Bella Sara Miniatures has won Creative Child Magazine's "Toy of the Year Award" for 2009 in the "Kids Figurine" category.  The Bella Sara Miniatures series includes 20 different magical equine figurines to collect and 20 random bonus codes that can be activated for online prizes. The two most recent Bella Sara CCG releases, Bella Sara Treasures and Bella Sara Royalty, also won the "2009 Preferred Choice Award" from Creative Child Magazine.  The Bella Sara Treasures release boasts the first "fun packs" from Hidden City.  These packs include tattoos, stickers, and games.  The Bella Sara Royalty card packs include the first "Bella Sara Tickets," which can activate a selection of horses, horseshoes, prizes, and cottage rooms online. Each year Creative Child Magazine hires 100 mothers to evaluate a wide range of toys in order to determine the Creative Child Magazine Awards.... 24-06-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=248 Hidden City Games' Bella Sara Miniatures has won Creative Child Magazine's "Toy of the Year Award" for 2009 in the "Kids Figurine" category.  The Bella Sara Miniatures series includes 20 different magical equine figurines to collect and 20 random bonus codes that can be activated for online prizes. The two most recent Bella Sara CCG releases, Bella Sara Treasures and Bella Sara Royalty, also won the "2009 Preferred Choice Award" from Creative Child Magazine.  The Bella Sara Treasures release boasts the first "fun packs" from Hidden City.  These packs include tattoos, stickers, and games.  The Bella Sara Royalty card packs include the first "Bella Sara Tickets," which can activate a selection of horses, horseshoes, prizes, and cottage rooms online. Each year Creative Child Magazine hires 100 mothers to evaluate a wide range of toys in order to determine the Creative Child Magazine Awards.... 24-06-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=246 MORE INFO HERE!... 15-06-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=245 MORE INFO HERE!... 15-06-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=243 Fantasy Flight Games will release a board game based on Games Workshop's  Warhammer Fantasy universe this fall.  Warhammer:  Chaos in the Old World ($59.95) has been designed by Eric M. Lang, who designed the Call of Cthulhu and A Game of Thrones card games.   The game will feature a tie-in to the Warhammer Online:  Age of Reckoning MMO in the form of two cards in the first print run only.  The Signet of the Cursed Company allows its owner to become a skeletal warrior in the MMO.  The Call to War will teleport the player to his capital city.... 02-06-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=242 Fantasy Flight Games will release a board game based on Games Workshop's  Warhammer Fantasy universe this fall.  Warhammer:  Chaos in the Old World ($59.95) has been designed by Eric M. Lang, who designed the Call of Cthulhu and A Game of Thrones card games.   The game will feature a tie-in to the Warhammer Online:  Age of Reckoning MMO in the form of two cards in the first print run only.  The Signet of the Cursed Company allows its owner to become a skeletal warrior in the MMO.  The Call to War will teleport the player to his capital city.... 02-06-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=240 Since launching the Wizards Play Network (WPN) as its new organized play program (see "Wizards Play Network"), Wizards of the Coast has registered over 138,500 active players for Magic: The Gathering (an "active player" is one who registered for a DCI-sanctioned tournament in the previous 12 months). The new system was put in place last June largely due to feedback from retailers and to streamline the tournament organization process using new digital technology and resources. "This record speaks volumes about the growth and health of our customer base and retail channel, and we can't thank our judges and organizers enough for their support," said Wizards of the Coast VP of Organized Play Chris Galvin. The new system added new formats to the list of officially recognized tournaments and places a greater emphasis on grassroots tournament organization. This shift in emphasis was a significant factor in WotC opening up Magic pre-release tournaments to brick-and-mortar retailers starting with the Shards of Alara pre-releases in October 2008 (see "WotC Opens Up Pre-Release Events").... 18-05-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=239 Since launching the Wizards Play Network (WPN) as its new organized play program (see "Wizards Play Network"), Wizards of the Coast has registered over 138,500 active players for Magic: The Gathering (an "active player" is one who registered for a DCI-sanctioned tournament in the previous 12 months). The new system was put in place last June largely due to feedback from retailers and to streamline the tournament organization process using new digital technology and resources. "This record speaks volumes about the growth and health of our customer base and retail channel, and we can't thank our judges and organizers enough for their support," said Wizards of the Coast VP of Organized Play Chris Galvin. The new system added new formats to the list of officially recognized tournaments and places a greater emphasis on grassroots tournament organization. This shift in emphasis was a significant factor in WotC opening up Magic pre-release tournaments to brick-and-mortar retailers starting with the Shards of Alara pre-releases in October 2008 (see "WotC Opens Up Pre-Release Events").... 18-05-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=237 Rio Grande's Dominion, which recently was given the Mensa Select Seal and nominated for an Origins Award (see "Rio Grande's ‘Dominion' Wins Mensa Award" and "35th Annual Origins Awards Finalists"), will see an expansion later this year, titled Intrigue.  Dominion: Intrigue can stand alone or be added to the core version of the game, facilitating play for up to eight players. The expansion adds 500 new victory and treasure cards, as well as 25 new kingdom cards, to the game. Intrigue ships in early June and has an MSRP of $44.95. Also, the company confirmed that the strategy card game is back in print, with a reprint shipped to distributors last week.... 28-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=236 Rio Grande's Dominion, which recently was given the Mensa Select Seal and nominated for an Origins Award (see "Rio Grande's ‘Dominion' Wins Mensa Award" and "35th Annual Origins Awards Finalists"), will see an expansion later this year, titled Intrigue.  Dominion: Intrigue can stand alone or be added to the core version of the game, facilitating play for up to eight players. The expansion adds 500 new victory and treasure cards, as well as 25 new kingdom cards, to the game. Intrigue ships in early June and has an MSRP of $44.95. Also, the company confirmed that the strategy card game is back in print, with a reprint shipped to distributors last week.... 28-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=234 Rio Grande Games' strategy card game Dominion (see "Review of ‘Dominion'") has received the Mensa Select seal from the well-known society for people with high IQs. The award was announced at Mensa Mind Games, the organization's combination gaming convention/awards show, which took place this last weekend in Cincinnati. It was the latest honor in a busy week for Dominion, which also was announced as a nominee for the 2009 Origins Awards this last week at GAMA Trade Show (see "35th Annual Origins Awards Finalists"). The society has given out five awards at Mind Games every year since 1990. In addition to Dominion, this year's winners include Family Games' Stratum, Good Company games' Cornerstone, Gigamic's Marrakech, and Mad Cave Bird Games' Tic Tac Ku.  Previous winners include Trivial Pursuit (Genus Edition), Magic: The Gathering, Fluxx, Apples to Apples, and Blokus.... 27-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=233 Rio Grande Games' strategy card game Dominion (see "Review of ‘Dominion'") has received the Mensa Select seal from the well-known society for people with high IQs. The award was announced at Mensa Mind Games, the organization's combination gaming convention/awards show, which took place this last weekend in Cincinnati. It was the latest honor in a busy week for Dominion, which also was announced as a nominee for the 2009 Origins Awards this last week at GAMA Trade Show (see "35th Annual Origins Awards Finalists"). The society has given out five awards at Mind Games every year since 1990. In addition to Dominion, this year's winners include Family Games' Stratum, Good Company games' Cornerstone, Gigamic's Marrakech, and Mad Cave Bird Games' Tic Tac Ku.  Previous winners include Trivial Pursuit (Genus Edition), Magic: The Gathering, Fluxx, Apples to Apples, and Blokus.... 27-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=231 Fantasy Flight Games' July release schedule includes a number of expansions to its existing card and board game lines, including a new expansion for Kingsburg (see "Fantasy Flight Gets Stratelibri Games"), new cards for A Game of Thrones TCG, and a book of scenarios for Descent, written by some of the top names in gaming. Kingsburg: To Forge a Realm (MSRP $29.99) expands on the basic game by adding new territories and provinces, as well as governor cards to administer them and soldier tokens to help defend them. To Forge a Realm also adds more buildings, row overlays, and a destiny deck to the game. These new features can be added individually or all at once, allowing players to customize their Kingsburg experience. Two expansions for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game are also scheduled for release in July. The Kings of the Sea (MSRP $29.99) contains 60 cards and adds House Greyjoy as a playable faction. It also comes with the Arms of the Kraken, a resin crafted house card and a multiplayer variant, "The Kingsmoot." The Tower of the Hand (MSRP $9.99) is the third Chapter Pack in the King's Landing series, focusing on the Shadow mechanic and characters and circumstances surrounding the Hand of the King. The Descent: Quest Compendium, Volume 1 ($29.95) is a 96-page hardcover book containing 16 scenarios for the Descent dungeon-delving board game. Contributors to the book include such notables as Kenneth Hite (Where the Deep Ones Are), Keith Baker (Gloom, Eberron), and John Kovalic (Dork Tower). Each scenario includes notes from and a brief bio of the designer. Anima: Shadow of Omega (MSRP $24.95) will see a reprint in July, incorporating more durable cards and an overall cleaner graphic design, while Anima: Beyond Good and Evil (MSRP $24.95) is a standalone card game for two to four players that can also be incorporated into Shadow of Omega. Three Anima Tactics figures - Grimorium (MSRP $34.99), Momiji ($9.99), and Empire Agent ($9.99) - will also come out in July.... 23-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=230 Fantasy Flight Games' July release schedule includes a number of expansions to its existing card and board game lines, including a new expansion for Kingsburg (see "Fantasy Flight Gets Stratelibri Games"), new cards for A Game of Thrones TCG, and a book of scenarios for Descent, written by some of the top names in gaming. Kingsburg: To Forge a Realm (MSRP $29.99) expands on the basic game by adding new territories and provinces, as well as governor cards to administer them and soldier tokens to help defend them. To Forge a Realm also adds more buildings, row overlays, and a destiny deck to the game. These new features can be added individually or all at once, allowing players to customize their Kingsburg experience. Two expansions for A Game of Thrones: The Card Game are also scheduled for release in July. The Kings of the Sea (MSRP $29.99) contains 60 cards and adds House Greyjoy as a playable faction. It also comes with the Arms of the Kraken, a resin crafted house card and a multiplayer variant, "The Kingsmoot." The Tower of the Hand (MSRP $9.99) is the third Chapter Pack in the King's Landing series, focusing on the Shadow mechanic and characters and circumstances surrounding the Hand of the King. The Descent: Quest Compendium, Volume 1 ($29.95) is a 96-page hardcover book containing 16 scenarios for the Descent dungeon-delving board game. Contributors to the book include such notables as Kenneth Hite (Where the Deep Ones Are), Keith Baker (Gloom, Eberron), and John Kovalic (Dork Tower). Each scenario includes notes from and a brief bio of the designer. Anima: Shadow of Omega (MSRP $24.95) will see a reprint in July, incorporating more durable cards and an overall cleaner graphic design, while Anima: Beyond Good and Evil (MSRP $24.95) is a standalone card game for two to four players that can also be incorporated into Shadow of Omega. Three Anima Tactics figures - Grimorium (MSRP $34.99), Momiji ($9.99), and Empire Agent ($9.99) - will also come out in July.... 23-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=228 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO... 23-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=227 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO... 23-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=226 Wizards of the Coast's Avalon Hill division will release a new, re-envisioned version of Axis & Allies, with a similar style to last year's Anniversary Edition, according to WotC Direct Sales Manager Mike Dunlap. "We are taking the style that we used for Axis & Allies Anniversary, and making a little brother of that," he said.   Axis & Allies 1942 will have a similar look and feel to last year's Anniversary Edition (see "New Edition of ‘Axis & Allies'"), streamlined for two to five players and retailing for around $30. The game currently has a soft release date of August, possibly in time for Gen Con Indy.... 21-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=225 Wizards of the Coast's Avalon Hill division will release a new, re-envisioned version of Axis & Allies, with a similar style to last year's Anniversary Edition, according to WotC Direct Sales Manager Mike Dunlap. "We are taking the style that we used for Axis & Allies Anniversary, and making a little brother of that," he said.   Axis & Allies 1942 will have a similar look and feel to last year's Anniversary Edition (see "New Edition of ‘Axis & Allies'"), streamlined for two to five players and retailing for around $30. The game currently has a soft release date of August, possibly in time for Gen Con Indy.... 21-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=223 Pokemon USA has announced a pair of products to supplement the release of the next Pokemon TCG expansion, Platinum -- Rising Rivals, which releases May 20 and adds 110 new cards to the Pokemon Trading Card Game (see "Pokemon TCG: Platinum - Rising Rivals"). The Pokemon TCG Platinum Poster Pack comes in a 7-9/16" x 5-1/2" box that includes two boosters from February's Platinum release (see "Pokemon TCG: Platinum"), two three-card promo packs, and a promo card.  The box also includes a full-size, folded poster that features all 130 cards from the set. Also announced was the Pokemon TCG: Platinum Player's Guide, which reveals tips and strategies for using all cards from the Platinum and Rising Rivals sets.  All 250+ cards from the two sets are featured in this full-color book, including the four PCO cards.  The Player's Guide also comes with the Toxicroak promo card and offers tips for constructing a deck based around it.  The ultra-glossy book is packaged to fit in the space occupied by two blistered booster packs.   Both products arrive in stores in May and retail for $9.99 each.  Cases include 24 units.... 17-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=222 Pokemon USA has announced a pair of products to supplement the release of the next Pokemon TCG expansion, Platinum -- Rising Rivals, which releases May 20 and adds 110 new cards to the Pokemon Trading Card Game (see "Pokemon TCG: Platinum - Rising Rivals"). The Pokemon TCG Platinum Poster Pack comes in a 7-9/16" x 5-1/2" box that includes two boosters from February's Platinum release (see "Pokemon TCG: Platinum"), two three-card promo packs, and a promo card.  The box also includes a full-size, folded poster that features all 130 cards from the set. Also announced was the Pokemon TCG: Platinum Player's Guide, which reveals tips and strategies for using all cards from the Platinum and Rising Rivals sets.  All 250+ cards from the two sets are featured in this full-color book, including the four PCO cards.  The Player's Guide also comes with the Toxicroak promo card and offers tips for constructing a deck based around it.  The ultra-glossy book is packaged to fit in the space occupied by two blistered booster packs.   Both products arrive in stores in May and retail for $9.99 each.  Cases include 24 units.... 17-04-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=2&ID=64&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=219 DOWNLOAD RELEASEPLAN HERE!  ... 28-02-2012 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=217 Wizards of the Coast has revealed the name (and other information) for its October large set for Magic:  The Gathering.  The 249-card set, Zendikar (Deadly Perils, Priceless Treasures) will street on October 2nd, with pre-release events planned for September 26-27, and launch parties on October 2-4.   Mark Rosewater is the lead designer, with Doug Beyer, Graeme Hopkins, Kenneth Nagle and Matt Place on the team.  Henry Stern is the lead developer, with Aaron Forsythe, Mark Globus, Erik Lauer, Devin Low, Matt Place, Mike Turian, and Steve Warner on the team.   Previews of the new site will start on the Magic Website on September 7th. ... 26-03-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=216 Wizards of the Coast has revealed the name (and other information) for its October large set for Magic:  The Gathering.  The 249-card set, Zendikar (Deadly Perils, Priceless Treasures) will street on October 2nd, with pre-release events planned for September 26-27, and launch parties on October 2-4.   Mark Rosewater is the lead designer, with Doug Beyer, Graeme Hopkins, Kenneth Nagle and Matt Place on the team.  Henry Stern is the lead developer, with Aaron Forsythe, Mark Globus, Erik Lauer, Devin Low, Matt Place, Mike Turian, and Steve Warner on the team.   Previews of the new site will start on the Magic Website on September 7th. ... 26-03-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=213 The next expansion for the Pokemon TCG, Platinum - Rising Rivals, will add new strategies and new Pokemon to the TCG. The set follows February's Pokemon TCG: Platinum release (see "Pokemon TCG: Platinum"), adding 110 cards to the game, including several new types of powerful Pokemon and Trainer cards. Platinum - Rising Rivals also includes new Pokemon SP and Pokemon LV.X, such as Luxray and Gallade, as well as five different forms of the Plasma Pokemon Rotom. It arrives in retail stores May 20 in $11.99 60-card theme decks and $3.79 10-card booster packs.... 25-03-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=212                      The next expansion for the Pokemon TCG, Platinum - Rising Rivals, will add new strategies and new Pokemon to the TCG. The set follows February's Pokemon TCG: Platinum release (see "Pokemon TCG: Platinum"), adding 110 cards to the game, including several new types of powerful Pokemon and Trainer cards. Platinum - Rising Rivals also includes new Pokemon SP and Pokemon LV.X, such as Luxray and Gallade, as well as five different forms of the Plasma Pokemon Rotom. It arrives in retail stores May 20 in $11.99 60-card theme decks and $3.79 10-card booster packs.... 25-03-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=211 Days of Wonder has announced the May release of Memoir '44 Battle Map Vol.2 ($18.00), which includes two WWII scenarios, Tigers in the Snow, which is set on the Eastern Front, and Operation Market Garden, which is based on Montgomery's attempt to drop Allied forces behind German lines in the Netherlands.   The Battle Map series is designed to encourage team play and accommodates up to 8 players.  The Memoir '44 Battle Map Vol. 2 is an expansion-it requires 1 copy of the Memoir '44 game and the Overlord Expansion or two full copies of Memoir '44 to play.  The Market Garden scenario is fought on a unique 11-hex deep map designed by Memoir '44 author Richard Borg.  Both maps come ready-to-play with all terrain, obstacles and unit positions pre-printed, which makes set up a snap.  Battle Map Vol. 2 comes with 6 new Tiger Tank miniatures and 2 additional bonus scenarios that are playable on the regular Memoir '44 board, Villers-Bocage and St. Aignan de Cramesnil.... 25-03-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=210 Days of Wonder has announced the May release of Memoir '44 Battle Map Vol.2 ($18.00), which includes two WWII scenarios, Tigers in the Snow, which is set on the Eastern Front, and Operation Market Garden, which is based on Montgomery's attempt to drop Allied forces behind German lines in the Netherlands.   The Battle Map series is designed to encourage team play and accommodates up to 8 players.  The Memoir '44 Battle Map Vol. 2 is an expansion-it requires 1 copy of the Memoir '44 game and the Overlord Expansion or two full copies of Memoir '44 to play.  The Market Garden scenario is fought on a unique 11-hex deep map designed by Memoir '44 author Richard Borg.  Both maps come ready-to-play with all terrain, obstacles and unit positions pre-printed, which makes set up a snap.  Battle Map Vol. 2 comes with 6 new Tiger Tank miniatures and 2 additional bonus scenarios that are playable on the regular Memoir '44 board, Villers-Bocage and St. Aignan de Cramesnil.... 25-03-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=208 'We Are the Only Distributor'Konami Digital Entertainment has responded to Upper Deck's announcement on the lack of availability of Yu-Gi-Oh! Champion Packs (see "No Yu-Gi-Oh! Champion Packs") by stating that it has terminated Upper Deck's distribution agreement and that it (Konami) is the only authorized distributor for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG.  "Despite what was recently announced by The Upper Deck Company (UDC), the distribution agreement between Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) and UDC for North America has been terminated," a statement by Konami VP Card Business Yumi Hoashi said.  "KDE is the exclusive worldwide licensee for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.  We have always been and continue to be the sole manufacturer and are the only authorized distributor in North America."  Konami terminated its distribution agreement with Upper Deck in December and Upper Deck filed suit (see "Konami Takes Over YGO TCG").  Konami was unsuccessful in its efforts to get an injunction to force Upper Deck to stop selling the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG (see "Upper Deck Gets Favorable U.S. Ruling"). ... 15-01-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=207 'We Are the Only Distributor'Konami Digital Entertainment has responded to Upper Deck's announcement on the lack of availability of Yu-Gi-Oh! Champion Packs (see "No Yu-Gi-Oh! Champion Packs") by stating that it has terminated Upper Deck's distribution agreement and that it (Konami) is the only authorized distributor for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG.  "Despite what was recently announced by The Upper Deck Company (UDC), the distribution agreement between Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (KDE) and UDC for North America has been terminated," a statement by Konami VP Card Business Yumi Hoashi said.  "KDE is the exclusive worldwide licensee for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.  We have always been and continue to be the sole manufacturer and are the only authorized distributor in North America."  Konami terminated its distribution agreement with Upper Deck in December and Upper Deck filed suit (see "Konami Takes Over YGO TCG").  Konami was unsuccessful in its efforts to get an injunction to force Upper Deck to stop selling the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG (see "Upper Deck Gets Favorable U.S. Ruling"). ... 15-01-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=205 YGO Crimson Crisis Booster: March 3 th 2009YGO Duelist Pack 8 Yusei: March 10 th 2009YGO Retro Pack 2: TBA... 14-01-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=204 YGO Crimson Crisis Booster: March 3 th 2009YGO Duelist Pack 8 Yusei: March 10 th 2009YGO Retro Pack 2: TBA... 14-01-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=201 Upper Deck has announced that it will not be able to fill orders from hobby tournament stores for Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Champion Packs.  Upper Deck claims that "despite contractual obligations," Konami Digital Entertainment did not send the Champion Packs to Upper Deck for distribution to hobby stores.  The Champion Packs, which were originally designated Tournament Packs, are issued at tournaments and often contain unique cards not found in any other set.  Typically the Champion Packs mix tournament-tested cards with all new cards to create a highly desirable item for players and collectors. The lack of the latest round of Champion Packs is the latest example of the fallout from the legal dispute between Upper Deck and Konami, which announced last month that it was taking control of "all operational and business aspects of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG (see "Konami Takes Over YGO TCG").  Upper Deck filed suit in response to Konami's action and vowed to continue the Yu-Gi-Oh! organized play program (see "Upper Deck Plans to Continue YGO OP").  By not providing the Champion Packs it would appear that Konami is attempting to make it more difficult for Upper Deck to continue to support the YGO organized play program.  In response to Konami's action Upper Deck issued a statement saying: "Upper Deck regrets that the Yu-Gi-Oh! community is being denied this product, but encourages players to continue to support their local hobby store."... 14-01-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=200 Upper Deck has announced that it will not be able to fill orders from hobby tournament stores for Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Champion Packs.  Upper Deck claims that "despite contractual obligations," Konami Digital Entertainment did not send the Champion Packs to Upper Deck for distribution to hobby stores.  The Champion Packs, which were originally designated Tournament Packs, are issued at tournaments and often contain unique cards not found in any other set.  Typically the Champion Packs mix tournament-tested cards with all new cards to create a highly desirable item for players and collectors. The lack of the latest round of Champion Packs is the latest example of the fallout from the legal dispute between Upper Deck and Konami, which announced last month that it was taking control of "all operational and business aspects of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG (see "Konami Takes Over YGO TCG").  Upper Deck filed suit in response to Konami's action and vowed to continue the Yu-Gi-Oh! organized play program (see "Upper Deck Plans to Continue YGO OP").  By not providing the Champion Packs it would appear that Konami is attempting to make it more difficult for Upper Deck to continue to support the YGO organized play program.  In response to Konami's action Upper Deck issued a statement saying: "Upper Deck regrets that the Yu-Gi-Oh! community is being denied this product, but encourages players to continue to support their local hobby store."... 14-01-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=199 Upper Deck's World of Warcraft Minatures Game "Battlegrounds" organized play events, which begin this coming weekend, feature a preview figure, Daxin Firesworn, which will be part of the Spoils of War WoW CMG release that is due out in April.  "Battlegrounds" events will also feature other great prizes including foil versions of the Action Bar Cards, "Fog of War" and "Curse of Agony."  All the items given away at "Battlegrounds" events during January become legal for Constructed Play starting on January 16th. World of Warcraft "Battlegrounds" will be held at game stores every month, and each month, new preview figures and foil Action Bar Cards will be available at these events, which are the mainstay of Upper Deck's WoW CMG organized play program (see "WoW Minis OP").... 14-01-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=2&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=198 Upper Deck's World of Warcraft Minatures Game "Battlegrounds" organized play events, which begin this coming weekend, feature a preview figure, Daxin Firesworn, which will be part of the Spoils of War WoW CMG release that is due out in April.  "Battlegrounds" events will also feature other great prizes including foil versions of the Action Bar Cards, "Fog of War" and "Curse of Agony."  All the items given away at "Battlegrounds" events during January become legal for Constructed Play starting on January 16th. World of Warcraft "Battlegrounds" will be held at game stores every month, and each month, new preview figures and foil Action Bar Cards will be available at these events, which are the mainstay of Upper Deck's WoW CMG organized play program (see "WoW Minis OP").... 14-01-2009 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=152 SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2008 - CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO:... 18-09-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=151 SEPTEMBER 27-28, 2008 - CLICK IMAGE FOR MORE INFO:... 18-09-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=128 August 9th & 10th.More info click HERE! ... 06-06-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=127 August 9th & 10thMore info click HERE!... 06-06-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=116 May 3rd ... 07-04-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=115 May 3rd... 07-04-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=103 Click image for scandinavian Pro Tour dates... 03-03-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=102 Click image for scandinavian Pro Tour dates... 03-03-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=57 Your chance on a SPECTRAL TIGER loot card! More info click HERE!... 09-02-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=56 Your chance on a SPECTRAL TIGER loot card! More info click HERE!... 09-02-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=2&ID=64&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=51 DOWNLOAD RELEASEPLAN HERE!    ... 12-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=2&ID=64&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=50 DOWNLOAD RELEASEPLAN HERE!  ... 12-08-2010 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=48 ONLINE SNEAK PREVIEW CLICK IMAGE---Yu-Gi-Oh SNEAK PREVIEW PHANTOM DARKNESS HELGEN 1-3 FEBRUAR---Outland Bergen, Fortunen 4, 5013 Bergen. Mere info HER!---Outland Oslo, Jernbanetorget 1, Østbanehallen, Oslo. Mere info HER!---... 25-01-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=1&ID=4&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=47 ONLINE SNEAK PREVIEW CLICK IMAGEYu-Gi-Oh SNEAK PREVIEW PHANTOM DARKNESS HELGEN 1-3 FEBRUARI---Helges Håla, Sandgärdsgatan 13, 3523 Växjö. Mer info HÄR! ---Spel på Kullagatan, Kullagatan 54, 2522 Helsingborg. Mer info HÄR!---Collectors Point, Västra Esplanaden 8, 9032 Umeå. Mer info HÄR!---Spel på Djäknegatan, Djäknegatan 2A, 2113 Malmö. Mer info HÄR!---... 25-01-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=2&ID=61&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=15 Magic The Gathering - Online DemoDreamblade - Online DemoAxis And Allies Minis - Online DemoDungeons and Dragons Minis - Online DemoStar Wars Minis - Online DemoYu-Gi-Oh - Online DemoPokémon - Online DemoWorld of Warcraft - Online DemoDays of Wonder - Online Demo... 16-10-2008 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=2&ID=61&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=14 Magic/Pokémon/Yu-Gi-Oh!/Axis & Allies/Dungeons and Dragons/Days Of Wonder/Munchkin/... 01-10-2011 http://www.bergsalaenigma.com/content.asp?nav=2&ID=61&ModuleType=2&moduleStep=1&newsID=13 Magic The Gathering - Online DemoDreamblade - Online DemoAxis And Allies Minis - Online DemoDungeons and Dragons Minis - Online DemoStar Wars Minis - Online DemoYu-Gi-Oh - Online DemoPokémon - Online DemoWorld of Warcraft - Online DemoDays of Wonder - Online Demo... 16-10-2008