InQuest 16 - 14 - X-Files CCG, Donruss & NXT Games: Mention
IQ news
NEWS BITES
Geez pal, you really oughta have that looked at.
• Pinnacle has purchased Donruss'
sports card lines. Neither Pinnacle, Donruss
nor NXT Games would comment on if or
how the sale would affect scheduled Don-
russ/NXT Games CCGs like Red Zone, Top
of the Order, The X-Files or a planned
hockey deck. For a preview of The X-Files
CCG, see page 36.
• The newest effort from "X-Files" pro-
ducer Chris Carter under his five-year exclu-
sive development deal with 20th Century
Fox Television is "Millennium" starring
Lance Henriksen. It'll debut on Fox this fall.
• An OverPower set featuring DC
Comics characters has been given the go-
ahead for September. These first DC-
approved game cards will be fully
compatible with OverPower and will intro-
duce a new power, intellect, to accompany
energy, fighting and strength.
NEWS BITES
Geez pal, you really oughta have that looked at.
• Pinnacle has purchased Donruss'
sports card lines. Neither Pinnacle, Donruss
nor NXT Games would comment on if or
how the sale would affect scheduled Don-
russ/NXT Games CCGs like Red Zone, Top
of the Order, The X-Files or a planned
hockey deck. For a preview of The X-Files
CCG, see page 36.
• The newest effort from "X-Files" pro-
ducer Chris Carter under his five-year exclu-
sive development deal with 20th Century
Fox Television is "Millennium" starring
Lance Henriksen. It'll debut on Fox this fall.
• An OverPower set featuring DC
Comics characters has been given the go-
ahead for September. These first DC-
approved game cards will be fully
compatible with OverPower and will intro-
duce a new power, intellect, to accompany
energy, fighting and strength.
All August issues of Marvel Comics will
include two free OverPower cards. The
cards will be randomly inserted from a run
of 35 exclusive booster cards and one seven-
card mission set. The cards will only be avail-
able by purchasing the comics.
• Wizards of the Coast has announced
a BattleTech CCG for November. Players
will control 31st-century combat robots per
the popular FASA game.
Magic Pro Tour III will be held in
Columbus, Ohio, July 4-7, 1996, at the same
time as the Origins convention. Decks con-
structed beforehand from Ice Age and
Alliances cards will compete for a total pay-
out of $155,000.
By special exemption of WotC's
Duelists' Convocation, Alliances cards will
be permitted in Type II tourney decks at
the U.S. National Magic Championship
at Origins.
This July Magic Quick Start sets
will be available to introduce players to the
hit WotC CCG. Rivals, the first Quick Start set,
contains two preconstructed decks of 56
cards each and easy-to-use Magic rule
books. Each box costs $19.95. Other Quick
Start sets will be released later in '96.
include two free OverPower cards. The
cards will be randomly inserted from a run
of 35 exclusive booster cards and one seven-
card mission set. The cards will only be avail-
able by purchasing the comics.
• Wizards of the Coast has announced
a BattleTech CCG for November. Players
will control 31st-century combat robots per
the popular FASA game.
Magic Pro Tour III will be held in
Columbus, Ohio, July 4-7, 1996, at the same
time as the Origins convention. Decks con-
structed beforehand from Ice Age and
Alliances cards will compete for a total pay-
out of $155,000.
By special exemption of WotC's
Duelists' Convocation, Alliances cards will
be permitted in Type II tourney decks at
the U.S. National Magic Championship
at Origins.
This July Magic Quick Start sets
will be available to introduce players to the
hit WotC CCG. Rivals, the first Quick Start set,
contains two preconstructed decks of 56
cards each and easy-to-use Magic rule
books. Each box costs $19.95. Other Quick
Start sets will be released later in '96.
Magic has hit Japan-and the first
two ships of the Japanese-language cards
sold out in under two weeks. The game
also exists in English, French, Spanish, Ger-
man, Portugese and Italian. Chinese and
Korean editions are due August and Octo-
ber, respectively.
Licensed Magic products due
out shortly include an Acclaim
comic, a HarperCollins book and
1997 calendars in standard and
page-a-day formats.
Rembrandt will introduce
Deck Protectors, Deck Bynd'rs
and other Magic: The Gather-
ing-licensed card protection
and storage products this summer.
• Adama, Apollo, Starbuck and the
rest of the gang are back this July in Dart
Flipcards' Battlestar Galactica Deluxe
Trading Cards.
• Rebel Leaders are dispersing
throughout the nation to teach you Star
Wars: Customizable Card Game - and to
distribute exclusive Star Wars game cards.
Check out http://www.decipher.com for
battle orders.
two ships of the Japanese-language cards
sold out in under two weeks. The game
also exists in English, French, Spanish, Ger-
man, Portugese and Italian. Chinese and
Korean editions are due August and Octo-
ber, respectively.
Licensed Magic products due
out shortly include an Acclaim
comic, a HarperCollins book and
1997 calendars in standard and
page-a-day formats.
Rembrandt will introduce
Deck Protectors, Deck Bynd'rs
and other Magic: The Gather-
ing-licensed card protection
and storage products this summer.
• Adama, Apollo, Starbuck and the
rest of the gang are back this July in Dart
Flipcards' Battlestar Galactica Deluxe
Trading Cards.
• Rebel Leaders are dispersing
throughout the nation to teach you Star
Wars: Customizable Card Game - and to
distribute exclusive Star Wars game cards.
Check out http://www.decipher.com for
battle orders.
Decipher has prepared official Star
Wars tournament rules. One format
involves the two-player game from Parker
Bros. (reviewed this month in
"On Deck," page 48).
Be on the alert for the
"Star Wars" MicroMachines
Action Fleet, due at toy stores
this August.
• Attendees at the Grand
Slam convention in Pasadena,
Calif., were able to meet Wal-
ter Koenig and play with Ensign
Chekov and other classic TV
"Star Trek" cards as part of a
special Star Trek: The Card
Game preview.
It won awards but drew fire from its
own writer. It's Harlan Ellison's original
script for "Star Trek"'s "City on the Edge
of Forever," due in September from White
Wolf with a no-holds-barred introduction
by the author.
Wars tournament rules. One format
involves the two-player game from Parker
Bros. (reviewed this month in
"On Deck," page 48).
Be on the alert for the
"Star Wars" MicroMachines
Action Fleet, due at toy stores
this August.
• Attendees at the Grand
Slam convention in Pasadena,
Calif., were able to meet Wal-
ter Koenig and play with Ensign
Chekov and other classic TV
"Star Trek" cards as part of a
special Star Trek: The Card
Game preview.
It won awards but drew fire from its
own writer. It's Harlan Ellison's original
script for "Star Trek"'s "City on the Edge
of Forever," due in September from White
Wolf with a no-holds-barred introduction
by the author.
• HarperCollins has purchased the
rights to an "Aliens vs. Predator" CCG,
but no concrete plans have been announced.
• Revised easy-to-understand rules are
contained in new Dragon Dice starter and
Magestorm packages.
