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GTM144 01-13:Front Half 1/3/2012 1:57 PM Page 2 Marvel HeroClix: Galactic Guardians By Wizkids/NECA T a b l e o f CONTENTS PREVIEWS Dominance Through Fire: The Dragoes of Acontecimento Semper Aggresus! Unleash the firepower of The Dragoes — the Dragoon regi- ment of the PanOceanian Armored Calvary in Corvus Belli’s Infinity. 40 by Gutier Luquinos Valentine’s Day: The Family (Business) Way Nothing personal, it’s just business (and fun!) with Mayfair Games’ trilogy of mob-themed games — Family Business, Gangster, and Lemming Mafia. 44 by Mayfair Games THE SHANDLER CHRONICLES The Shandler Chronicles Chapter #44 10 by Monte Cook COMIC STRIP DORK TOWER Cosmic Proportions! Galactus, Thanos, and the Annihilators 04 by John Kovalic take your HeroClix game to star-spanning heights in the Marvel HeroClix expansion, Galactic Guardians! 06 PERSPECTIVES Fussbudget 46 by Todd A. Kaylor FEATURES Sample file GIVEAWAY Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition Forge a new legend with Fantasy Flight’s Second Edition of the classic dungeon-delving game, Descent: Journeys in the Dark! by Fantasy Flight Games 08 The Expanded A Complete Set of Wizkids/NECA’s Star Trek HeroClix: Tactics! Zobeck Gazetteer — 48 “Dame Teragram” Iron Maiden! The gearforged honor REVIEW guard cavalier, Dame Teragram, is Star Trek: The Next Generation Deck Building Game but one of the many distinctive char- From Bandai America, Inc. acters players will encounter in the 12 Reviewed by Matthew Boles Free City of Zobeck. by Open Design PRE-ORDER SECTION 42 14 GAMES 2 GTM FEBRUARY 2012 GTM144 01-13:Front Half 1/3/2012 1:57 PM Page 3 Sample file GTM144 01-13:Front Half 1/3/2012 1:57 PM Page 4 PUBLISHER All titles and Alliance Game artwork are Distributors trademarked and FOREword EDITOR/ DIRECTOR copyrighted of their OF ADVERTISING respective owners Phyllis Opolko t’s the end of the world, and I haven’t a thing to wear. Okay, MANAGING EDITOR/ GTM admittedly, thread sense seems far down the priority chain ADVERTISING MANAGER 1966 Greenspring Dr., Suite 300 when a world-devourer like Galactus comes knocking at your Andrew Smith Timonium, MD 21093 I ART DIRECTOR planet’s door — but, hey, if we’re destined for a dirt nap, there’s Phone 410.560.7100 Matt Barham Fax 410.560.7589 no accounting for taste, just ask your favorite mortician COPYWRITER [email protected] (‘course, he’s probably dead, too, go figure!). Fortunately, Todd A. Kaylor WWW.GAMETRADEMAGAZINE.COM Wizkids/NECA dons the spandex tights to save us from the ADVERTISING ACCOUNT REPS dreaded, apocalyptic fashion faux pas with a Marvel HeroClix Phyllis Opolko, Andrew Smith Call for advertising Info: 410.560.7100 expansion of cosmic proportions — Galactic Guardians! For Submissions should be © 2012 Alliance Game Distributors all the pertinent bits about Galactus, Thanos, and the galaxy- sent to Andrew Smith and respective copyright holders. protecting Annihilators invading the HeroClix universe check out No part of this publication may this issue’s cover story — and hope for the best! All Submissions become be reproduced without the While you’re hunkered down in your failsafe bunker (or the the property of written permission Game Trade Magazine, unless a sub-basement of the Fantastic Four’s famed Baxter Building), you of Alliance Game return request is in writing, Distributors might as well dwindle away the hours perusing the insightful articles including a self addressed All rights reserved. featured in GTM #144. Keep your spirits up and your mind sharp with stamped envelope. Fantasy Flight’s Second Edition of the classic dungeon-delving game, Printed in Canada. Descent: Journeys in the Dark, a character profile (“Dame Teragram”) from Open Design’s Expanded Pathfinder Zobeck Gazetteer, and a status report on The Dragoes, the Dragoon regiment of the PanOceanian Armored Calvary in Corvus Belli’s Infinity. Plus, Mayfair Games gives us the skinny on their trilogy of mob-themed games — Family Business, Gangster, and Lemming Mafia — while Matthew Boles energizes us with an overview of Bandai America’s Star Trek: The Next Generation Deck Building Game, Monte Cook takes us (kicking & screaming) deeper into the madness that is The Shandler Chronicles, and GTM’s maniacal muse, Todd Kaylor, guides us on another tour of his unique Perspectives. See! You’re already distracted from the doom and gloom of Galactus’ looming presence. Now, where’d I put that Ultimate Nullifier? Retailers: For wholesale inquiries, please contact Michael Webb at (410) 602-8000, or email [email protected] Sample file 4 GTM FEBRUARY 2012 GTM144 01-13:Front Half 1/3/2012 1:57 PM Page 5 Sample file GTM144 01-13:Front Half 1/3/2012 1:35 PM Page 6 By Wizkids MARVEL HEROCLIX: GALACTIC GUARDIANS WZK 70262 ..........................PI Available April 2012! Set to release in April 2012, Galactic Guardians is the next expansion for Marvel HeroClix and is loaded with plenty of cosmic action for your HeroClix games! Featuring characters from over 30 years of Marvel Comics’ cosmic history, Galactic Guardians includes over 45 figures to add to your collection. Notable characters like Uatu the Watcher and the Stranger make their first appearance ever in the game while all-time fan favorites like Thanos, Captain Marvel, and the Heralds of Galactus make an appearance as well! Speaking of Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds is joined by five more colossal characters in Galactic Guardians. Available in even larger “Super Boosters”, these colossal figures are all guaranteed to make a HUGE impact on your next HeroClix game! Whether you choose to dwarf the opposition with Master Mold, or lead an invasion from the Dark Dimension with Dormammu, your HeroClix games will take on a scale previously reserved for Convention exclusives! The core Marvel HeroClix: Galactic Guardians release utilizes a booster model similar to 2011’s Giant-Size X-Men: eight standard, five-figure boosters and one super booster per brick. However, we are happy to say that Galactic Guardians will also be available in the now-familiar single-figure booster Primer Product Display,Sample an file accompanying Fast Forces pack, and the all-new Marquee Figure single figure product. Similar to previous Counter Top display releases, the Galactic Guardians Primer Product release will feature a 10-figure microset featuring sculpts from the larger set release but with all-new dial designs! Better yet, since the Counter Top Display releases two weeks earlier than the larger standard set, players and retailers can enjoy a pre-release event in anticipation of the rest of the galactic good- ness to come. The Galactic Guardians Fast Forces set spotlights Marvel Comics’ Marvel HeroClix: Galactic Guardians is also the second install- newest team of cosmic powerhouses, the Annihilators! Showcasing ment in the Infinity Gauntlet Organized Play Series. Providing product all-new dial designs, the Annihilators Fast Forces pack also features for months Four, Five, and Six, Galactic Guardians brings the Infinity figures with multiple starting lines for easier team building, two maps Gauntlet action to the far reaches of space as players add their found nowhere else, dice, and a redemption code for HeroClix favorite cosmic-themed heroes and villains to the mix and compete Online content! The “Annihilators” Fast Forces pack provides dozens of for the most powerful prize in the Marvel Comics-verse! team combinations and is a great addition to any HeroClix collection. Bursting at the seams with incredible content like the Galactus New to the HeroClix Universe is the Marquee Figure product. The and Giganto the Mole Monster colossal figures, and featuring all- Marquee Figure is a fixed, identical product that can be used as a time favorites like the Defenders and the Guardians of the Galaxy, promotional incentive (a la the “brick figures”), additional prize Galactic Guardians has plenty of appeal for the Marvel HeroClix support, new guy figure, or whatever a retailer would happen to player both young and old. With a variety of product options, need a cool extra single boxed figure for. The Galactic Guardians Galactic Guardians is sure to make many HeroClix fans out there Marquee Figure is none other than Garthan Saal, the Super Nova! very happy! Driven mad by the power of the Worldmind, Super Nova is a ••• powerful and dangerous addition to the Nova Corps! 6 GTM FEBRUARY 2012 GTM144 01-13:Front Half 1/3/2012 1:35 PM Page 7 Sample file.
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