Cryptozoic Entertainment has released three new card games and all three are based on extremely popular franchises. Here’s the low down…
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Deck-Building Game
In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Deck-Building Game, you take on the role of Frodo, Gandalf, Aragorn, or one of their brave and heroic allies in the struggle against the forces of the Dark Lord Sauron! While you begin armed only with a basic deck of starting cards, you will add new, more powerful cards to your deck as you go, with the goal of defeating the deadly forces that serve Sauron in your trek towards Mount Doom. In the end, the player who has accumulated the most Victory Points from the cards in his or her deck wins the game.
Number of Players: 2 – 5
For Ages: 15+
Playing Time: 30 – 45 Minutes
MSRP: $40.00
Game Box Contains:
226 Game Cards
7 Oversized Hero Cards
1 Rulebook
Based on the game 6 Nimmt!, The Walking Dead Card Game is an action card game of zombie survival where up to 10 players can join in and compete in either Hero mode or Survival mode to eliminate as many zombie cards as possible and rack up the most points each round. With more than 100 zombie cards, players will have to make the right decision each turn to ensure they score as many points as possible while making it more difficult for their opponents. Character cards will give you a one-chance advantage each round to make the first move and rack up the zombie points before anyone else. Through the combination of luck and strategy, fun is unlimited in this game where every card will feature a variety of zombies from The Walking Dead. Will you survive the zombie onslaught?
Number of Players: 3 – 10 (Survival Mode) and 2 – 6 (Hero Mode)
For Ages: 15+
Playing Time: 10 – 30 Minutes
MSRP: $15.00
Game Box Contains:
114 Game Cards
Rulebook
Castle: The Detective Card Game
There’s been a murder, and the stars of ABC’s Castle are on the case! In this easy-to-play murder mystery card game, 2–5 players will play as their favorite characters from the show as they collect and use investigation cards to narrow down the suspects until they discover who’s guilty!
Castle: The Detective Card Game offers two ways to play. You can play a single game, which simulates a single episode from the show, or you can play a whole season. If you play a single episode, whoever finds the killer wins the game. If you play a season match, you play multiple games until one of the players has won three games. Do you have what it takes to make a great detective?
Number of Players: 2 – 5
For Ages: 15+
Playing Time: 10 – 40 Minutes
MSRP: $30.00
Game Box Contains:
6 Oversized Character Cards
18 Suspect Cards
90 Investigation Cards
12 Guilt Tokens
12 Scoring Chips
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