It’s the most glorious time of the year! Black Friday is almost upon us. This is the day when we remember the birth of Crazy Bobby. We celebrate by eating fried chicken, drinking copious amounts of bourbon and hanging up decorations on our giant plastic moustache. Who can resist the look of happy children as they sit on the knee of a local Bobby in fancy dress at their nearest distillery and request what bargains they want to be hidden in their curly wig on Black Friday morning? It truly is a magical and special time for everyone.

After yesterday’s preview of some of the special offers Bobby has cooked up for the Mantic website, today we’re previewing some of the wonderful bundles that will be up for grabs from 10am on Friday. Remember, stock will be limited, so you’ll have to be quick.

SCI-FI BUNDLES

We’ve got a great selection of ‘crazy’ bundles that will be perfect for Deadzone players looking to start a force, Firefight players want to bolster their faction or Starfinder RPG fans that want to add miniatures to their games. From Friday you’ll be able to get:

• Enforcer Crazy Bundle (4 Defenders, 2 Medics, 10 Pathfinders, 2 DOG Drones and 2 Clear Plastic Jetbikes)
• Plague Crazy Bundle (11 3rd Gens, 1st gen, 3 2nd Gens, 3 Plague Hounds, 2 Plague Swarm and 2 Teratons)
• Asterian Crazy Bundle (Overseer, 12 Cyphers, 6 Wardens, 2 Primes and 3 Sky Razors)

All of the above cost £14.99/€17.99/$19.99 each. To accompany the sci-fi Crazy Bundles, there’s also a Scenery Crazy Bundle that comes with five sprues of Battlezones scenery (mixing sci-fi and Red Brick terrain), plus connectors. There are plenty of ways to build this combo of parts, such as the mini factory Dave put together as a demonstration. Of course, the more you buy, the bigger the structure you can build. Crazy Bobby’s house is actually made from Battlezones scenery.

Talking of scenery – do you need some scatter for your sci-fi games? Perhaps you need some pieces for your Starfinder games? Well, great news because you can get a bundle of the Starship Scenery and Starship Doors for just £19.99/€24.99/$29.99.

DREADBALL BUNDLES

Following on from the DreadBall Xtreme and DreadBall Second Edition offers we mentioned yesterday, there are also some team offers going live from Friday too.

• Matsudan Crazy Bundle – Matsudo Tectonics team, Blaine MVP, Kickstarter Exclusive Captains (Raiden, Frank Burke, Romeo Blue and Na’Huatl) and Kickstarter Exclusive Coaches (Fergus and Tracer)
• Cyborgs Crazy Bundle – New Eden Revenants Team, Blaine MVP, Kickstarter Exclusive Captains (Raiden, Frank Burke, Romeo Blue and Na’Huatl) and Kickstarter Exclusive Coaches (Fergus and Tracer)
• Yndij Crazy Bundle – Ninth Moon Tree Sharks Team, Blaine MVP, Kickstarter Exclusive Captains (Raiden, Frank Burke, Romeo Blue and Na’Huatl) and Kickstarter Exclusive Coaches (Fergus and Tracer)
• Neobots Crazy Bundle – Draconis All-Stars Team, Blaine MVP, Kickstarter Exclusive Captains (Raiden, Frank Burke, Romeo Blue and Na’Huatl) and Kickstarter Exclusive Coaches (Fergus and Tracer)

All of the above will cost just £14.99/€17.99/$19.99 each. What’s more, it’s worth noting this is currently the only way to buy the Ninth Moon Tree Sharks and Draconis All-Stars without having to purchase the two-player starter set. You will need to get the Collector’s Edition rulebook for the stats though, but that’s on offer too. Hooray!

WARPATH REINFORCEMENTS

Finally, we’ve got a selection of much-requested items for Warpath that will be heading your way this Friday. Perfect for expanding your Warpath army or adding to your Deadzone reinforcements.

• Marauder Commandos – still need more Marauders after Orcy’s Mega Deal? This contains 10 Commandos and 5 Goblin Snipers
• Rebs Troopers – join the rebellion with 10 Rebs Human Troopers, 10 Yndij and 5 Sorak
• Plague Aberrations – why take 1 Aberration into the shower, when you can take 3?
• Forge Father Valkyrs – you asked, so we’ve obliged. Finally, you can get the Forge Father bikes without having to buy more Deadzone boosters. You’re welcome
• Marauder Raptors – seems like orc vehicles are popular at the moment, so why not get three for less than a fiver each?

Just like our other bundles all of the above are £14.99/€17.99/$19.99 each and we’ll have some bundles of the bundles that will save you even more money. Because Crazy Bobby wouldn’t have it any other way.

Tune in tomorrow for more Black Friday previews and remember, our Black Friday sale starts 10am (GMT) this Friday – November 23rd.

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Today we’re kicking off a series of blogs running through some of the main gameplay elements of Here’s Negan: The Board Game. We’ll be guiding you through how Negan himself works, what events you can expect to uncover, combat and exploration. However, today we’re focusing on one of the key elements in Here’s Negan: Reputation!

Before we go onto how that works, it’s worth explaining a little bit about how Reputation came about. When we started creating Here’s Negan, we originally had Negan as one of the playable characters. However, when it became clear that everyone wanted to be the baseball bat-wielding tyrant, we took development back to the drawing board.

The result was that instead of Negan being a playable character, he was a third party that players had to impress. If you piss off Negan or get in his way, then he’s going to get a little cheesed off and will start punishing the players. Instead, you’ve got to clear a path for him, make sure there are no Walkers in his way and achieve various objectives, which will earn you Reputation.

EARNING REPUTATION

You track Reputation using a clip at the side of your character’s card. Throughout the course of a game it can go up and down and there are a number of ways to gain Reputation points:

• Removing Walkers from play – if you manage to take out a Walker, you’ll earn some Rep. So, it’s worth pushing yourself to (re)kill as many Walkers as possible
• Holding your nerve – sometimes you’ll need to lower the threat and calm everyone down. If you manage to do this successfully, you’ll impress Negan and earn a Reputation point
• Securing a room – ensuring a room is safe for Negan and the other Survivors involves ‘securing’ a room. If a room is clear of Walkers and fire markers, a player can attempt to secure it. The player rolls a white die and adds an extra white die for every other Survivor in the room. If the score is equal to or greater than the current security level, you’ll secure the room. The player that made the action gains Reputation equal to the current security level (to a maximum of 4). What’s more, any other Survivors in the room also gain a Reputation point

LOSING REPUTATION

Unfortunately, it’s not all plain sailing for Negan and his gang of trusted lieutenants. Occasionally you’ll actually lose Reputation points during the game. Here’s how you can lose Reputation:

• Call Negan – if you’re really stuck and need Negan to take out some Walkers for you, he’s happy to oblige. However, he’s not going to be too impressed and you’ll lose a blue die’s worth of Reputation. As a result, calling in Negan is really a last resort
• Negan gets injured – if Negan takes any damage from a Walker every Survivor in play loses one white die of Reputation. So try to keep him safe at all costs!
• Negan’s Rage! – if the Survivors haven’t successfully clear the way for Negan or make him get his hands dirty, there will be consequences. If Negan becomes enraged, the Survivor(s) with the highest reputation lose a blue die’s worth of Reputation
• Negan action cards – each turn you’ll need to draw a Negan action card. Some of these will tell you to perform an action (e.g. move 2 spaces towards Negan) but if you refuse you’ll lose a point. Or you might be required to discard a supply card and gain Reputation instead. We’ll be looking at Negan action cards in more detail for a future blog

WHY EARN REPUTATION?

The amount of Reputation you earn as a group will dictate how successfully you clear a mission. Earn only a handful and you’ll get the ‘Practically Dead’ rating. But impress Negan and he’ll say “%$*!#^& Good Job!” However, it’s not really about the team effort because everyone is competing for Negan’s attention and respect. The Survivor with the highest Reputation at the end of the game is declared ‘Top Dog’.

Here’s Negan: The Board Game is available to pre-order now. All pre-orders come with FREE character cards to use Negan’s lieutenants in All Out War.

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It’s Crazy Bobby’s favourite time of year – Black Friday Week! As we approach the busiest day of the year for Bobby and his team of goblins, we wanted to highlight a few of the special offers he has planned. We’ll also explain some of the hacks to get the most out of these products.

DISCOUNTED PRODUCTS

Dreadball Xtreme (£14.99/€17.99/$19.99) – the most violent game in the galaxy just got a whole lot of cheaper! As well as getting a full game (and Xtreme is excellent, brutal fun) you’ll also get THREE teams for DreadBall Second Edition. The teams in the box are the Long Rock Lifers (Convicts), Bremlin Nebulas (Kalyshi) and Renton Rejects.

DreadBall Second Edition Upgraded Edition (£49.99/€69.99/$79.99) – of course, you might also need DreadBall Second Edition to go alongside these teams. Well, great news! While stocks last, we’re upgrading copies of the two-player set to include the Collector’s Edition Rulebook (RRP £24.99). Combine this with DreadBall Xtreme and you’re getting five teams, the special rulebook and everything you need to play Second Edition. Both DreadBall and Xtreme are going to be limited stock, so you might need to be quick to pick one up.

The Walking Dead: Collector’s Edition (£49.99/€69.99/$79.99) – want to get into the Walking Dead? Don’t know where to start? Well look no further than the Collector’s Edition my curious friend. This contains the core game, plus a whole bunch of extras, like the solo-play Prelude to Woodbury, featuring the Governor! Also… between me and you this edition should set you up nicely for the new large battle rules, which are heading into testing early next year. Shhhhhhhhhh…

Walking Dead Deluxe Gaming Mats (£9.99/€12.49/$14.99) – while we’re on the subject of The Walking Dead. We’ve got quite a few UNPACKAGED deluxe gaming mats, covering the Greene Family Farm, Prison and Woodbury (which just happen to be the ones you’ll need after getting the Collector’s Edition). In fact, the Greene Family Farm mat is perfect for a range of skirmish games, including small games of Vanguard, as it’s basically a field.

The Tyrant of Halpi (£14.99/€17.99/$19.99) – pssssst, need a great big dragon for your Kings of War army or RPG sessions? Don’t fancy paying a huge chunk of cash? Well, The Tyrant of Halpi Dungeon Saga expansion contains a whopping great dragon and during the Black Friday sale it’s less than half price. Just tell them Bobby sent you.

Infernal Crypts and Return of Valandor (£14.99/€17.99/$19.99) – talking of Dungeon Saga expansions. Has your eye been caught by Vanguard recently? Need some miniatures to try it out?Well, look no further than Infernal Crypts and Return of Valandor. Infernal Crypts has more than enough minis to put together a 200pt warband, which you’ll be to create using stats from EasyArmy in December once they go up. Meanwhile, you can try a 100pt intro game with the undead minis in Return of Valandor and add some characters to your Kings of War army, with Valandor and Ba’el.

Kings of War books (various) – from Friday, we’ve got some craaaaaaaazy prices on Kings of War books. If you want to keep up to date with all the fluff from last year’s summer campaign, then Edge of the Abyss and Clash of Kings 2018 are just £4.99/€7.99/$9.99 each. Talking of fluff… do you want to learn more about the Nightstalkers? Perhaps the Salamanders tickle your fancy? Well, great news because due to the fact we found a massive box in the warehouse, Uncharted Empires is £7.49/€8.99/$9.99 during the special offer season.

And those are just the tip of the discount iceberg. Tomorrow we’ll be previewing some of the special bundles that Crazy Bobby is cooking up for your enjoyment.

Tune in tomorrow for more Black Friday previews and remember, our Black Friday sale starts 10am (GMT) this Friday – November 23rd.

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We’re delighted to announce that a brand new range of TerrainCrate scenery is available to order now from the Mantic website and your friendly local game store. While wave one of TerrainCrate focused on dank dungeons, these new releases take you to the great outdoors! With this wave you can travel to a local market, defend your keep with walls or camp out under the stars. Let’s take a look at the different sets available…

CAMPSITE

When armies take rest, they set up sprawling camps filled with tents, fires and bedrolls. These are well patrolled, for who knows when an ambush may come? This set includes everything you need to build a large camp, including tents, supplies, bedrolls and campfires.

VILLAGE SQUARE

As your adventurers enter a bustling settlement, they might encounter a village market, ancient stone markers, or gallows and stocks. This set contains everything you would need to populate a bustling village square in any of your tabletop games.

MARKET

Whether it’s a busy town market, or a shady black market, merchants can be found selling their precious wares to anyone who passes them. This set contains 4 market stalls, complete with loads of different goods to sell, plus a horse and cart laden with even more stock.

BATTLEFIELD FENCES AND HEDGES

Many fantasy battles are fought over abandoned farmsteads and hastily erected defences. This set includes fences, hedges, archers’ stakes, and signposts. These are perfect as obstacles for Kings of War or any other fantasy battle game.

BATTLEFIELD WALLS

In the heat of battle, a sturdy stone wall can be a welcome piece of cover – so long as it is intact. This set includes sections of stone wall, complete with fence posts and gates to connect them and toppled wall sections.

HUNTER’S CAMP

Whether used by a lone hunter after a game, or a small party of adventurers stopping for the night, this small camp is a vital safe haven for those who make use of it. This set contains a small campsite, including a tent, supplies, campfire, and firewood.

LIVERY STABLE

Rest your tired steeds at the livery stable! This set includes everything you would need to feed and hitch up a horse, including a trough and water pump, hay bales, hitching posts, and more!

BLACKSMITH’S FORGE

Keep your swords sharp and your armour strong at the local blacksmith’s. This set contains everything you would expect to find in a human or dwarvern forge, including a furnace, bellows, tools, and anvil, sharpening stone, and a bucket for water.

MARKET STALLS

Found in the centre of towns and villages everywhere, market stalls are vital places to restock supplies and haggle for bargains! This set contains two market stalls, each with a variety of optional goods to sell.

GALLOWS & STOCKS

Part punishment, part entertainment, gallows and stocks can be found in any populated area that suffers from crime. This set includes 1 set of gallows and one set of stocks.

FENCES

Simple rustic barriers that mark the edges of farmsteads, these wooden fences were never meant to provide serious protection. This set contains 3 wooden fences, great for fantasy of contemporary settings.

TerrainCrate wave two is available to order now from the Mantic website or ask at your local store.

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Since Vanguard launched in late October, we’ve already seen plenty of people creating their warband, battling it out and even starting a campaign. In fact, Vanguard was one of our most successful launches ever and we’re already close to re-printing the core rulebook.

As you probably know, we launched with four full warbands: Abyssals, Basileans, Nightstalkers and Northern Alliance. These releases came with a warband starter set and booster, which also included new unit cards to increase the options available when creating a warband. Meanwhile, in the core rulebook we had basic warband lists for the remaining factions: dwarfs, goblins, Trident Realm, orcs, Abyssal Dwarfs, elves, Forces of Nature, Empire of Dust, undead and ogres. Each of these had eight unit entries that could then be customised with extra equipment to make them even more unique.

Across all these factions (alongside the Abyssals, Basileans, Nightstalkers and Northern Alliance) there are actually 121 unit entries in the rulebook that all had to be tested and balanced ahead of release – which is no mean feat. Of course, we’ve got plans to increase the number of unit entries for all the factions in the rulebook and eventually we’ll have extra units for everyone. In early 2019 we’ll be kicking off with dwarfs, before moving to the goblins and undead. Along the way, we might also dabble with Trident Realm and Forces of Nature too.

However, we don’t want you to be waiting around until then to get some sweet new Vanguard action, so today we’re adding new unit options to the following factions:

• Dwarfs – Battle Driller
• Elves – Silverbreeze Gladewarden and Sea Guard
• Forces of Nature – Gladewalker Druid and Fire Elemental
• Ogres – Ogre Sergeant and Hunter
• The Trident Realm – Giga and Riverguard Sentinel
• Abyssal Dwarfs – Iron-caster and Immortal Guard
• Empire of Dust – Mummy and High Priest
• Orcs – Skulk and Krusher
• Undead – Skeleton Archer and Vampire Bat Swarm

The stats for all of these units are available to download from the Mantic website here.

WHERE ARE THE NEW GOBLIN UNITS?

Matt Gilbert is very cruel and wouldn’t let me (Rob) have any new goblin units for the moment. However, we are planning something very special for the goblins next year…

WHERE ARE THE UNCHARTED EMPIRE UNITS?

Don’t worry Uncharted Empires fans! The likes of Ratkin, Salamanders and Brotherhood, etc. (plus Kingdoms of Men) are going to be released as a downloadable PDF this December. They’re currently in final playtesting and we’ll let everyone know when they’re available. They’ll also be uploaded to EasyArmy once they’re live too, which should help with army building.

We hope you enjoy the new units and we’ll continue to occasionally make new units available via the website or EasyArmy throughout 2019 – perhaps an online campaign would provide a good excuse?!

WANT TO TAKE PART IN A VANGUARD TOURNAMENT?

While we’ve got your attention – if you fancy taking part in the first ever Vanguard tournament, head over to Weight of Fire’s Cry Havoc event page, where you can sign up for the event. 27 people are already taking part – including Rob and Martin from Mantic – and the prize list is already looking spectacular. Hopefully we’ll see you there.

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