[Demo Games] Z-Man Games Pocket Battles

On Thursday, January 27th, from 2pm to 6pm, the Z-Man Games Z-Team will be at Chimera Hobby Shop Appleton to demo the Pocket Battles: Celts vs. Romans and Elves vs. Orcs card games! It's FREE to play!

Click here to preregister for the demo on our Facebook page! (Note: you must have a Facebook account to preregister on Facebook)

Pocket Battles

Celts vs. Romans

Designed by Paolo Mori and Francesco Sirocchi

The first in a series of pocket warfare, Pocket Battles takes you first to ancient times as Romans face the Celts. The size of the armies is agreed upon and formed according to the point values of the troops. Combat takes place in three zones and each zone has two areas (front and rear), while the engagement zone is in the middle. Each troop tile forms a unit and can fire ranged weapons and/or engage in melee. Some troops have special abilities which are described on the player aids.

It is a wargame that easy to learn, inexpensive, fast, portable and requires minimum table space!

Future series will feature armies from different eras and even different genres.

Contents: 60 tiles, 6 dice, 20 wound/order tokens, 2 player aids
No. of players: 2
Ages: 10+
Playing time: 30 minutes
MSRP: $15.00
Stock code: ZMG 4300

Pocket Battles

Elves vs. Orcs

Designed by Paolo Mori and Francesco Sirocchi

The second in the Pocket Battles series -- this time we go fantasy as elves and orcs clash for supremacy!

To play Pocket Battles, first you must agree on the size of the armies. Then you create your own army from among the available troop tiles: this is a very strategic part of the game. Combat comes next and it is fast and bloody. There are three sectors comprised of 15 zones that one can fight in. Thee are range and melee attacks, charges and some units even have special abilities (which are described on the player aids).

You can also use the armies here to fight armies from other Pocket Battle games: Elves vs. Romans, Orcs vs Celts!

Pocket Battles is a wargame that easy to learn, inexpensive, fast, portable and requires minimum table space! It is also compatible with other Pocket Battle games in the series!

Future series will feature armies from different eras and even different genres.

Contents: 60 tiles, 6 dice, 20 wound/order tokens, 2 player aids
No. of players: 2
Ages: 10+
Playing time: 30 minutes
MSRP: $15.00
Stock code: ZMG 4301

[Game Restock Appleton] Week of December 5th, 2010

10 Days in Europe
10 Days in the USA
A Game of Thrones LCG
Bag of Yard Flamingos
Call of Cthulhu LCG
Carcassonne (Traders & Builders, King & Scout)
Cthulhu Dice Game
Deck Boxes (Various)
Dice (Chessex)
Dominion
Fluxx
Halo ActionClix (Various)
Hordes (Orboros, Everblight Forces Books)
LCR Game
Magic Official Deck Protector Sleeves (Black, Green, and White Mana; Chandra, Lich, and Mermaid)
Magic Sleeves (Mat Series, Super Series)
Munchkin (Core Set, Clerical Errors Rev (M3), DeRanged (M5), Demented Dungeons (M6), Clown Wars (SM2), Waiting for Santa, Kill-o-Meter)
Pathfinder (Advanced Player’s Guide, Bestiary, Combat Pad, Critical Fumble Deck, Critical Hit Deck, Map Pack: Swamp, Map Pack: Waterfront, Misfit Monsters Redeemed)
Reaper Dark Heaven Apocalypse Miniatures (Various)
Settlers of Catan (Great River, Seafarers, various 5-6 Expansions)
Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride USA 1910 Expansion
Warhammer LCG
WarMachine (Cryx Forces Book)
Wings of War
Yu-Gi-Oh! Sleeves (Metallic Series, Super Series)
Zombies!!!

[Event] Labyrinth Lord Results 12/5/10

Due to short notice, we only had two players this first session... but then, the mightiest oak starts as a mere tiny little acorn, so a small start can be a good start!

The two adventurers, Madwarf "The Axe" (2nd level Dwarf) and Marlar (3rd level Elf) ventured into the Dungeons Beneath the Ruins of Xylarthen's Tower, within spitting distance of Haelyx, the second-largest of the Towns of the Wastelands.

Xylarthen was one of the local Wizard-Kings during the Thousand Year War that ruined the Realm. His tower was cast down by a great enemy, and he either died, fled, or was captured; the legends do not say. But the dungeons beneath the ruined tower have served as a home for bandits and monsters in the century since, and are said to still house a great deal of Xylarthen's wealth... and as our heroes were down to their last few pieces of gold, they wanted some of that wealth!

[Note: I used the maps from Jeff Rients' adventure, Under Xylarthen's Tower, but filled the rooms using the random Labyrinth Stocking Table on page 124 of the Labyrinth Lord book]

Encounters in the labyrinthine ruins included three hobgoblins; three morlocks; two adult albino apes and two whelps; six kobolds; an acid trap (singed the dwarf's beard, it did); three stirges (that caused more damage than all other monsters encountered together!); and a rune-covered doorknob that, when touched, teleported the victim to a "holding room", a location that no longer existed, as the room was on the 2nd level of the tower (nasty fall, that was)! Treasure recovered included more than 400 gp in gems, more than 2,500 silver pieces, a handful of copper pieces, and a few old weapons (liberated from their wielders), that when sold to the local traders were worth a few pieces of gold.

A fun time was had by all! We will be continuing our Labyrinth Lord adventures every Sunday, from noon to 5pm, here at Chimera Hobby Appleton. Feel free to drop in and play any time; character creation takes less than 10 minutes, and we even have dice, pencils, and character sheets for you to use.

[Game Restock] Games Workshop December 2, 2010

We received a restock of Games Workshop products here at Chimera Hobby Appleton; Chimera Hobby Fond Du Lac will get their portion of the restock Saturday or Sunday.

Astorath the Grim
Asurmen Blue Citadel Wash
Blood Angels Codex
Blood Angels Death Company
Bloodletters of Khorne
Bretonnian Knights
Cadian Command Squad
Chaos Paint: Black
Chaos Space Marine Raptors
Chaos Terminator Lord
Daemon Prince
Dark Angels Ravenwing Battleforce
Dark Elder Kabalite Warriors
Dark Elder Raider
Dark Elder Wyches
Dark Elf Black Ark Corsairs
Dark Elf Warriors Regiment
Devlan Mud Citadel Wash
Dreadstone Blight
Elder Striking Scorpions
Fiend of Slaanesh
High Elf Army Book
Imperial Guard Cadian Shock Troops
Imperial Guard Codex
Imperial Guard Hellhound
Imperial Guard Leman Russ Battle Tank
Imperial Guard Leman Russ Demolisher
Manifactorum
Modular Movement Tray
Necron C’tan Nightbringer
Necron Monolith
Necron Tomb Spider
Ogre Kingdoms Bull Regiment
Ork Battleforce
Plaguebearers of Nurgle
Plaguebearers of Nurgle Command
Round Bases
Seekers of Slaanesh
Skaven Army Book
Space Marine Landraider Crusader
Space Marine Razorback
Space Marine Techmarine with Servitors
Space Marine Thunderfire Cannon
Space Marines Assault Squad
Space Marines Assault Squad
Space Marines Battleforce
Space Marines Codex
Space Marines Commander
Space Marines Devastators
Space Marines Tactical Squad
Space Wolves Battleforce
Space Wolves Wolf Guard Terminators
Tau Piranha
Tau Xv25 Stealth Suits
Tyranid Hive Guard
Tyranid Termagant Brood
Tyranid Trygon/Mawloc
Vampire Counts Dire Wolves
Warhammer 40k Apocalypse Book
Warhammer 40k Counter Set
Warhammer 40k Rulebook
Warhammer Battle Magic Cards
Warhammer: Island Of Blood
Warriors Of Chaos Army Book
Watchtower
Wood Elf Glade Guard

[Game Restock Appleton] Week of November 28, 2010

Our Weekly Game Restock in the Appleton Store includes:
Aquarius Card Game
Arkham Horror: Lurker at the Threshold Expansion
Bang! 4th Edition
Carcassonne
Carcassonne: Bridges/Castles/Bazaars
Chessex Dice & Dice Bags
Chrononauts: The Gore Years Expansion
Dominion
Dominion: Prosperity
Fluxx 4.0 Card Game
Fluxx: Christian Fluxx Card Pack
Fluxx: Eco Fluxx
Fluxx: Jewish Fluxx Card Pack
Fluxx: Monty Python Fluxx
GameMastery Flip Mat: Waterfront Tavern
Gloom Card Game
Hunter: The Vigil
Last Night on Earth: Invasion from Outer Space
Last Night on Earth: Survival of the Fittest Expansion
Last Night on Earth: The Zombie Game
L-C-R Dice Game
Le Havre: Le Grand Hameau Expansion
Let’s Kill Card Game 2nd Ed.
Memoir ’44
Munchkin 4: The Need for Steed
Munchkin Card Game (Revised)
Munchkin Cthulhu
Nuns on the Run Board Game
Pathfinder RPG Companion: Elves of Golarion
Pathfinder RPG Companion: Gnomes of Golarion
Pathfinder RPG: Advanced Player’s Guide
Pathfinder RPG: Bestiary
Pathfinder RPG: Core Rules
Pathfinder RPG: GameMastery Guide
Pentago Board Game
Power Grid
Reaper Dark Heaven Apocalypse Miniatures
Redneck Life
San Juan
Settlers of Catan
Settlers of Catan: 5-6 Player Expansion
Settlers of Catan: Cities & Knights
Settlers of Catan: Traders & Barbarians
Talisman Revised 4th Edition
Talisman: Sacred Pool Expansion
Ticket to Ride
Trailer Park Wars
Warhammer LCG: March of the Damned Expansion
Zombies!!! [2nd Ed.]
Zombies!!! 2: Zombie Corps(e) [2nd Ed.]
Zombies!!! 3.5: Not Dead Yet
Zombies!!! 3: Mall Walkers [2nd Ed.]

[Warhammer 40k Tournament] 1850 Pt. Tournament Chimera Appleton

Warhammer 40,000 Tournament

1850pts

The Warhammer 40,000 tournament starts at 10am Saturday, November 27 at Chimera Hobby Shop Appleton.

Entry fee is $10.

Prizes are awarded for:

Overall Champion

Best General*

Best Painted

Sportsmanship

* Based on Battle Points

For more information contact the store at (920) 735-1201.

[Wednesday Comics] Week of November 24, 2010

Comic Books, Trade Paperbacks, and Graphic Novels
in the Appleton Store Today!
28 Days Later #17
Action Comics #895
Amazing Spider-Man #649
Archie #615
Astonishing Thor #1 (of 5)
Avengers & Infinity Gauntlet #4 (of 4)
Batman and Robin #17
Batman Beyond #6 (of 6)
Batman Odyssey #5 (of 13)
Batwoman #0
Black Widow #8
Captain America #612
Chaos War Alpha Flight #1
Civil War Iron Man TP
Conan the Cimmerian #25
Darkstalkers Night Warriors #2 (of 3)
Deadpool #29
Deadpool Pulp #3 (of 4)
Deadpool Team-Up #887
Detective Comics #871
Ex Machina TP Volume 10: Term Limits
Fantastic Four #585
Futurama Comics #52
God of War #5 (of 6)
Gotham City Sirens #17
Gotham City Sirens: Song of The Sirens HC
Green Arrow #6 (Brightest Day)
Incredible Hulks #617
Incredible Hulks Enigma Force #3 (of 3)
Inu Yasha TP Volume 1
Inu Yasha TP Volume 2
Invincible Iron Man #32
JLA: The 99 #2 (of 6)
Jughead #204
Justice League Generation Lost #14 (Brightest Day)
Justice Society of America #45
Kevin Smith Green Hornet #10
Klaws of the Panther #3 (of 4)
Kull: The Hate Witch #1 (of 4)
Last Unicorn #6 (of 6)
Mad Special Spy vs. Spy #1
Magdalena #4
Mass Effect Redemption TP
Mickey Mouse & Friends #302
Namor: First Mutant #4
New Mutants #19
Outsiders #34
Previews #267 December 2010
Red Sonja #53
Red Sonja vs. Thulsa Doom TP
Sandman TP Volume #3: Dream Country
Sandman TP Volume #5: A Game Of You
Sandman TP Volume #7: Brief Lives
Secret Avengers #7
Secret Warriors #22
Shadowland Blood on the Streets #4 (of 4)
Shadowland Power Man #4 (of 4)
Shaman King TP Volume 01
Shaman King TP Volume 02
Siege TP Battlefield
Simpsons Winter Wingding #5
Sonic the Hedgehog #219
Spider-Man #8
Stan Lee Traveler #1
Star Wars: Blood Ties Tale: Jango & Boba Fett #4 (of 4)
Stargate: Daniel Jackson #4
Teen Titans #89
Terminator 1984 #3 (of 3)
Thor: Mighty Avenger #6
Thunderstrike #1 (of 5)
Transformers Sector 7 #3 (of 5)
True Blood #5 (of 6)
Ultimate Comics Avengers 3 #4 (of 6)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #150
Uncanny X-Force #2
Uncanny X-Men #530
Usagi Yojimbo #133: Taiko Pt 2 (of 2)
Vampirella #1
Walking Dead #79
Walking Dead TP Volume 13: Too Far Gone
X-Men: Curse of Mutants Spotlight #1
X-Men Forever 2 #12
X-Men Legacy #242

Some of these may have been special orders, or may already be sold out! If we do not have the comic book you are looking for on our shelves, please do not hesitate to ask us to add it to your pull list!

[Demo Games] Z-Man Games Prolix!

Designed by Gil Hova
In Prolix, players score points by coming up with words whose letters match those of the tiles on the board. Unlike other word games, you don’t need all the letters of a word to be on the board to use that word. This means that you are free to use all those words you always wanted to use in other word games, but were always a few tiles or cards short! Of course, the letters in your word won’t score if they aren’t on the board, so even huge words can be stinkers if you don’t use them at the right time.

Letters score based on how rare they are and where they are on the board. Once you finish scoring your letters, all tiles move across the board, changing their value. If you have a great word, but it’s not your turn, you’re allowed to interrupt another player’s turn and score. But be careful, because you can lose points by interrupting with low-scoring words. And, of course, other players can interrupt your turn if they wish, or even force you to say a word by flipping the timer. A new type of word game!

THE BOARD and SCORE SHEETS

Contents: 77 letter tiles, 1 cloth bag, 1 game board, 5 pencils, 2 pads of scoresheets (double-sided), 45-second sand timer, rules
No. of players: 1-5
Ages: 9+
Playing time: 45 minutes
Price: $24.99
Stock code: ZMG 4067

Join us at Chimera Hobby Appleton on December 18th, when the Z-Force will be in town to demonstrate Prolix! The free demos of Prolix run from 10:30 to 2:00.