Scrye 18 - 17 - X-Files CCG: Mention
U.S.P.C. News
X-Files
80 million Premier Edition X-Files cards will
alrive in stores as early as November 15.
Coming next is the 2nd Edition, currently
scheduled for early January. Thirty Rare cards are
replaced with new cards. Following in March is the
first expansion, Season 3. Yes, this details Scully
and Mulder's season
three adventures.
Just before going
to press we got to see
final proofs of the X-
Files cards: They
wowed us! NLS
(who is doing the card design) kept improving
and improving the design until achieving this
final result.
We wangled something interesting out of
U.S.P.C. about the X-Files cards: Their "slip."
Slip is how well cards shuffle and "snap" is
how well they bend back.
A slip of 15 is typical for a playing card deck.
Casino quality is around 35. M:TG has an excel-
lent slip of 50-60. The card science wizards at
U.S.P.C. have just created a special double-coating,
dull finish, that has a slip of around 110! No,
they're not too slippery or slick. U.S.P.C's goal is to
produce the best CCG cards on the market and it's
obvious that they are really trying!
X-Files
80 million Premier Edition X-Files cards will
alrive in stores as early as November 15.
Coming next is the 2nd Edition, currently
scheduled for early January. Thirty Rare cards are
replaced with new cards. Following in March is the
first expansion, Season 3. Yes, this details Scully
and Mulder's season
three adventures.
Just before going
to press we got to see
final proofs of the X-
Files cards: They
wowed us! NLS
(who is doing the card design) kept improving
and improving the design until achieving this
final result.
We wangled something interesting out of
U.S.P.C. about the X-Files cards: Their "slip."
Slip is how well cards shuffle and "snap" is
how well they bend back.
A slip of 15 is typical for a playing card deck.
Casino quality is around 35. M:TG has an excel-
lent slip of 50-60. The card science wizards at
U.S.P.C. have just created a special double-coating,
dull finish, that has a slip of around 110! No,
they're not too slippery or slick. U.S.P.C's goal is to
produce the best CCG cards on the market and it's
obvious that they are really trying!
X-Files goes on-line November 15th with the
Official X-Files CCG Website: www.thex-filesccg.com
Fleer/Skybox News
IQ OverPower
This fourth OverPower expansion is coming
out in December and is available in Booster packs,
only. The set contains fifteen cards with an
Intellect focus, plus the devastating Marvel Ally
card. This expansion introduces a new power,
Intellect. The set also has revised Hero Grids,
including the new Intellect Rating for 70 existing
Heroes, plus 8 all-new Heroes. This set also adds
Inherent Abilities on Hero Cards; special capabili-
ties that will make Heroes more powerful.
Star Trek: The Card Game
Starfleet Maneuvers
This first expansion has 160 cards to the set
and comes 15 cards to a Booster pack. Mission,
Plot, and Discovery cards are based on the first
half of season two, which includes the episodes,
"The Trouble With Tribbles" and "Mirror, Mirror."
Official X-Files CCG Website: www.thex-filesccg.com
Fleer/Skybox News
IQ OverPower
This fourth OverPower expansion is coming
out in December and is available in Booster packs,
only. The set contains fifteen cards with an
Intellect focus, plus the devastating Marvel Ally
card. This expansion introduces a new power,
Intellect. The set also has revised Hero Grids,
including the new Intellect Rating for 70 existing
Heroes, plus 8 all-new Heroes. This set also adds
Inherent Abilities on Hero Cards; special capabili-
ties that will make Heroes more powerful.
Star Trek: The Card Game
Starfleet Maneuvers
This first expansion has 160 cards to the set
and comes 15 cards to a Booster pack. Mission,
Plot, and Discovery cards are based on the first
half of season two, which includes the episodes,
"The Trouble With Tribbles" and "Mirror, Mirror."
Also in the set are 25 Permanent Wild cards
which add new ships, places, and weapons. Plus, a
wider array of Effect cards, including the Agonizer,
Lirpa, and Universal Translator. New villain
Challenge cards include Mirror Spock, Tribbles,
and Captain Koloth. Look for Starfleet Maneuvers
in December.
I.C.E. News
I.C.E. told us that their Fatty Bolger promo
card for Middle-earth was shipped to them by
Carta Mundi, but then disappeared along the way.
If anyone has one, I.C.E. would like to hear from
you.
Middle-earth: Dark Minions should be out by
the time you read this (it shipped early). The 180-
card set comes with 15 cards (1 Rare, 4 Uncommons,
and 10 Commons) and a 12-page rules insert. The
set is comprised of 50 Rares, 60 Uncommons, and
70 Commons.
The first three Dicemaster products will be out
towards the end of November. They will be fol-
lowed by one or two Dicemaster expansions in the
1st Quarter of 1997 but their names and release
dates haven't been decided on yet.
which add new ships, places, and weapons. Plus, a
wider array of Effect cards, including the Agonizer,
Lirpa, and Universal Translator. New villain
Challenge cards include Mirror Spock, Tribbles,
and Captain Koloth. Look for Starfleet Maneuvers
in December.
I.C.E. News
I.C.E. told us that their Fatty Bolger promo
card for Middle-earth was shipped to them by
Carta Mundi, but then disappeared along the way.
If anyone has one, I.C.E. would like to hear from
you.
Middle-earth: Dark Minions should be out by
the time you read this (it shipped early). The 180-
card set comes with 15 cards (1 Rare, 4 Uncommons,
and 10 Commons) and a 12-page rules insert. The
set is comprised of 50 Rares, 60 Uncommons, and
70 Commons.
The first three Dicemaster products will be out
towards the end of November. They will be fol-
lowed by one or two Dicemaster expansions in the
1st Quarter of 1997 but their names and release
dates haven't been decided on yet.
Dicemaster: Doom Cubes
Our spies have ferreted out of this month's
Final Tap star, the following ultra-secret informa-
tion: As you may
remember, the Doom
Cube dice are Limited
Edition, never to be
reprinted. Each Doom
Cube has 1 Rare,
3 Uncommon and
4 Common dice. The
set totals 106 dice: 40
Rares, 45 Uncommons,
and 21 Commons.
This further breaks
down to (roughly)
4,000 of each Rare die, 11,000 of each Uncommon
die, and 30,000 of each Common die, leading to a
grand total of 1.28 million dice.
White Wolf News
Rage: Legacy of the Tribes
Now in stores is this 210-card fourth expansion
for Rage. It comes twelve cards to a pack ($1.95),
with 2 Rares, 4 Uncommons, and 6 Commons.
This is the highest percentage of Rares and lowest
percentage of Commons of any Booster out there,
and at a low price, as well! There's also one chase
card per Booster box of 24 packs.
Our spies have ferreted out of this month's
Final Tap star, the following ultra-secret informa-
tion: As you may
remember, the Doom
Cube dice are Limited
Edition, never to be
reprinted. Each Doom
Cube has 1 Rare,
3 Uncommon and
4 Common dice. The
set totals 106 dice: 40
Rares, 45 Uncommons,
and 21 Commons.
This further breaks
down to (roughly)
4,000 of each Rare die, 11,000 of each Uncommon
die, and 30,000 of each Common die, leading to a
grand total of 1.28 million dice.
White Wolf News
Rage: Legacy of the Tribes
Now in stores is this 210-card fourth expansion
for Rage. It comes twelve cards to a pack ($1.95),
with 2 Rares, 4 Uncommons, and 6 Commons.
This is the highest percentage of Rares and lowest
percentage of Commons of any Booster out there,
and at a low price, as well! There's also one chase
card per Booster box of 24 packs.
This expansion features numerous examples of
every tribe's noteworthy warriors, most powerful
fetishes, significant locations and trusted compatri-
ots. It introduces new faces and some old friends
from other Rage supplements.
Artists for Legacy of the Tribes include, Ron
Spencer, Richard Kane Ferguson, Barb Amarta,
William O'Conner and Brian LeBlanc.
Chaosium News
Mythos: Dreamlands
Coming in January is the fourth
Mythos expansion (or fifth if you
count the Standard Edition, which
has all new cards). Dreamlands is a Limited
Edition set of 200 cards, with 60-card Starter Decks
($8.95, 10 to a box) and 13-card Booster Packs
($2.95, 36 to a box).
A horde of M:TG artists will be added to the
usual Mythos roster for this set: Anson Maddocks,
Susan Van Camp, Randy Asplund-Faith, Dan
Frazier, Douglas Shuler, Heather Hudson and
Mark Poole.
every tribe's noteworthy warriors, most powerful
fetishes, significant locations and trusted compatri-
ots. It introduces new faces and some old friends
from other Rage supplements.
Artists for Legacy of the Tribes include, Ron
Spencer, Richard Kane Ferguson, Barb Amarta,
William O'Conner and Brian LeBlanc.
Chaosium News
Mythos: Dreamlands
Coming in January is the fourth
Mythos expansion (or fifth if you
count the Standard Edition, which
has all new cards). Dreamlands is a Limited
Edition set of 200 cards, with 60-card Starter Decks
($8.95, 10 to a box) and 13-card Booster Packs
($2.95, 36 to a box).
A horde of M:TG artists will be added to the
usual Mythos roster for this set: Anson Maddocks,
Susan Van Camp, Randy Asplund-Faith, Dan
Frazier, Douglas Shuler, Heather Hudson and
Mark Poole.
Five Rings Pubeishing
Group News
Star Trek: First Contact
Coming in early December are the first two
ships available in Five Ring's new Star Trek: The
Next Generation dice game. You can play either the
U.S.S. Enterprise or the Borg Sphere, with more
ships to be released in 1997. Each set is priced at
$14.95.
Each ship
comes with a
fixed set of
twenty-five en ry,
20mm dice,
including 6-,8-,
10- and 12-sided
dice. The dice
control a ship's
warp core, reserve power, shield strength, weapons,
damage control, impulse power and more. Also
included is a Bridge control panel, a shield and
icon chart, and a 24-page rulebook.
Group News
Star Trek: First Contact
Coming in early December are the first two
ships available in Five Ring's new Star Trek: The
Next Generation dice game. You can play either the
U.S.S. Enterprise or the Borg Sphere, with more
ships to be released in 1997. Each set is priced at
$14.95.
Each ship
comes with a
fixed set of
twenty-five en ry,
20mm dice,
including 6-,8-,
10- and 12-sided
dice. The dice
control a ship's
warp core, reserve power, shield strength, weapons,
damage control, impulse power and more. Also
included is a Bridge control panel, a shield and
icon chart, and a 24-page rulebook.
As early as late February, the first Boosters and
additional
ships should
arrive. The
Booster dice
packs have
10-dice for
the Federation
and Borg,
while the new ships may include more Federation
ships, plus Klingons, Cardassian, Ferengi, etc. Five
Rings have not announced which ships will be
released first.
Legend of the Five
Rings
Anvil of Despair
Here's more about the third
Legend of the Five Rings (L5R)
expansion: Anvil of Despair will
contain 152 new cards, two
new Strongholds (Toturi's
Army and Yogo Junzo's Army),
dozens of new Personalities,
including a handful of
Experienced Personalities, new Black Scrolls and
Rituals, and, the introduction
of the Ancestral Spirits of the
Clans. Starter Decks are
$7.95 (60 cards, 12 decks to
a box) and Booster Packs are
$1.95 (11 cards, 46 packs to a
box). Look for it in the latter
part of November.
additional
ships should
arrive. The
Booster dice
packs have
10-dice for
the Federation
and Borg,
while the new ships may include more Federation
ships, plus Klingons, Cardassian, Ferengi, etc. Five
Rings have not announced which ships will be
released first.
Legend of the Five
Rings
Anvil of Despair
Here's more about the third
Legend of the Five Rings (L5R)
expansion: Anvil of Despair will
contain 152 new cards, two
new Strongholds (Toturi's
Army and Yogo Junzo's Army),
dozens of new Personalities,
including a handful of
Experienced Personalities, new Black Scrolls and
Rituals, and, the introduction
of the Ancestral Spirits of the
Clans. Starter Decks are
$7.95 (60 cards, 12 decks to
a box) and Booster Packs are
$1.95 (11 cards, 46 packs to a
box). Look for it in the latter
part of November.
The fourth L5R expan-
sion, Crimson & Jade, is
due out in March.
Dune
In conjunction with Last Unicorn Games, Five
Rings Publishing will manufacture and distribute
this game, based on Frank Herbert's science fiction
novels.
Stone Ring Games News
Due to a lawsuit filed by Stone Ring Games
against their printer, Western Publishing, both the
boxed set and expansion for Quest for the Grail
are indefinitely delayed. A players guide, however,
should arrive in stores in early December.
