Saturday, June 7, 2014

Don't Mess With These Beauties!

So DC Entertainment has revealed cover art for 15 of its DC Collectibles Bombshells Variants, each created by Ant Lucia. They're either in-store now or coming out in June or July. Inspired by classic 1940s aircraft pin-up artwork, these variant covers feature both DC's finest lady heroes and notorious female villains. We've got one word for this collection: Sweet!

Call or visit our store to reserve your copies for any of these Bombshells Variant Editions--the specific issues are listed below the pics.

If you've fallen even further in love with these powerhouse beauties, check out select Bombshell Beauties as statues and on t-shirts!

Monday, February 24, 2014

Toy Fair 2014 Part 2

As promised, here is some more information about Toy Fair 2014.  Some in this post I think I'll talk a little about Funko and :

Funko:

They have some many fantastic new releases coming out including A Game of Thrones, Galactic Guardians, The Walking Dead, and Magic the Gathering.  With new bobble heads, blind pull boxes, action figures, and vinyl figures; I'm sure there is something to appeal to everyone. To give you a few quick looks, check out the pictures below to see some of the upcoming products.

Galactic Guardians
Galactic Guardians

Magic Action figures (back lite so hard to see)
Magic Action figures

Magic Vinyl Figures
Magic Vinyl Figures

Magic Vinyl Figures (Close up on Jace)
Magic Vinyl Figures (Close up on Jace)

Konami:

From the makers of Yu-Gi-Oh, there will be some amazing new releases this year.  They only had product out on display through June, but they mentioned a few other great products.  

So we will see a new Gold series this year, Gold Premium.  This set will include cards from Premium series that were released in Japan, but not in the US.  They will also be reprinting a bunch of the best cards from previous Gold series releases.  The are also making the playable god cards... but doing them in an all new gold rarity!
Yu-Gi-Oh Gold Premium

Another release will be the Dragons of Legends.  Konami has been asked over the years and now they are doing it, "Where are all the cards from the TV show?  How come we never get the cards they use in the show."  Well now you can!  Dragons of Legends will be a set of cards not released in card form (but have been on the show).  
Yu-Gi-Oh Dragons of Legend

One last little teaser... Light Sworn structure deck!  Wait... did I really post that just now???  YES I DID!  There are not a lot of details about this yet, but what I heard was that there are to many great Light Sworn cards to fit in one structure deck, so they will have a booster in each one (similar to V for Victory).Once we learn more, I will share.

I hope this helps everyone out.  Enjoy and read on!

Sean "Striderlotr" Banks





Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Toy Fair 2014 Part 1

So we went to Toy Fair this weekend and saw some amazing new games and gift items.  There are so many different items that we may not be able to post them all in one blog post... we may need more!  So here are some interesting things we got from several different vendors:

Wizkids Games:

A great classic pose for Wolverine (Days of Future Past). The next wave of Star Trek Attack Wing and Deep Space 9. The new Dice Master game was also great. It is starting with Avengers vs X-men, but they already have more ideas coming.

Wolverine Days of Future Past

Here is a picture of the NEXT wave of Attack Wing ships for Star Trek.  These aren't the ships due out next week, but the ones coming out in the next wave.  

Star Trek Attack Wing

Here is a picture of the complete Deep Space 9 prize for the Dominion War month 6 event.  The card under the station can be flipped over so you can field DS9 as Federation or Independent.  

Star Trek Deep Space 9

I got to see the back area of their booth, but no photos allowed. They had unpainted 3D prints I of the dragons for the D&D Attack Wing... WOW! These dragons are in flight and are massive. They had 6 dragons on display and even unpainted were recognizable as Red, Blue, Black, Green, Bronze, and one other. This version of Attack Wing will also have ground troops, but they didn't have any to show off yet. 


Fantasy Flight Games:


Star Wars X-WingFantasy Flight Games had all the Star Wars X-wing miniatures out. The big ships ships look amazing... but not coming soon. Imperial Aces will be coming out the end of February or beginning of March. The Rebel Transport about 2 months later and the Blockade Runner about 2 months after that. They also had prototypes of the next wave of Ships, all from extended universe.








They also had a board game adaptation of The Witcher and a fast-paced card game for A Game of Thrones.

The Witcher board game

As we get in all these great games we will have them for sale in all three stores.  We will also be running events for many of these games, so check out our calendars for more information about events.  Click on the store name that is closest to you to see our calendar of events per store.


Dragon's Den Poughkeepsie


Gamer's Gambit CT

Gamer's Gambit NJ



Sean "Striderlotr" Banks

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Wizkids Miniatures - What is coming out soon!

There are so many new miniatures coming out from Wizkids this year.  They have Marvel, DC, and Yu-Gi-Oh Heroclixs, Star Trek Attack Wing, and the brand new Dungeons & Dragons miniature line.  So what does that mean???

Heroclix

February: Yu-Gi-Oh Series 1
March: Marvel, Captain America, The Winter Soldier
April: Marvel, X-men - Days of Future Past
May: Marvel, Deadpool
June: DC, War of the Light - Begins
August: Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy

Star Trek Attack Wing

April: Federation USS Voyager, Bioship Alpha, Nistrim Raider, Borg Sphere 4270
June: Borg Tactical Cube, Bajoran Interceptor Five, Vulcan D'kyr
July: Borg Soong, Federation USS Enterprise (Refit), Dominion Battle Cruiser
August: Borg Scout Cube, Federation Enterprise, Vulcan Ni'Var
September: Borg Queen Vessel Prime, Federation USS Enterprise-E, Independent Val Jean
October: Defiant Mirror Universe, Klingon Chang's Bird of Prey, Romulan Scimitar

Dungeons & Dragons

So we will be getting new D&D miniatures.  So far the few they have shown look great.  They will be debuting the set with the release of the new D&D Next this summer.  They are also releasing a D&D version of Attack Wing!  The starter box will include 3 different colored dragons, cards (riders, upgrades, etc), and templates and rules.  Click on the Dungeons & Dragons link to read more from Wizkids about this release.

Oh, but maybe you are looking for something with less minis and more dice?  Then you might want to check out Avengers vs X-men Dice Masters.  A new dice building game where you collect and assemble a team of character dice.  This game will be releasing in March, so come and check it out.

Curious when we play?  Check out our calendars:

Dragon's Den
Gamer's Gambit NJ
Gamer's Gambit CT

Sean "Striderlotr" Banks

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Star Wars X-Wing Future Wave

So I know many of you are hoping and expectantly waiting on the Imperial Aces, Rebel Transport, and Tantive IV... BUT, they now have listed the newest ships that are coming down from Fantasy Flight Games! Don't worry, I know that the Imperial Aces is now coming soon, so don't lose the excitement for 2 NEW TIE Interceptors.

I'm not going to spend a lot of time discussing what you can read on their website, but here are their names.

Z-95 Headhunter (Rebel)

TIE Defender (Imperial)

E-Wing (Rebel)

TIE Phantom (Imperial)

If you want to do to check out all that Fantasy Flight has to say about the new release click on their name and scroll down.

Looking for a place to play???  Check out our calendars below (Just click on the store name to see more):

Dragon's Den Poughkeepsie

Gamer's Gambit CT

Gamer's Gambit NJ


Sean "Striderlotr" Banks

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Future Card Buddyfight

So... have you taken a look at Future Card Buddyfight by Bushiroad?

They have now released 2 different trial decks in English; Dominant Dragons - The Chief has Arrived! and Savage Steel - Strength is Power!!.  Each of these decks contains 52 cards, life counter, rule book, and playmat.

Future Card Buddyfight Trial Deck Dominant DragonFuture Card Buddyfight Trial Deck Savage Steel

The first round of boosters will be released on Friday, January 31st; Dragon Chief!

If you are looking for the Trail Decks, then check out our web store by clicking here.

If you would like to see when we are running events, check out our calendar.

So do you want to give a new game a try?  Then come on in and grab a demo of Future Card Buddyfight... and grab a free demo deck (while supplies last).

Sean "Striderlotr" Banks


Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Pokemon TCG XY Kalos Starter Set

So I meant to write about this awhile ago... but sometimes time gets in the way.  I do still want to share this as many people who are into Pokemon are taken a look at what you get in these starters.

So the first thing to know is that you get a foil of all three evolutions for Chespin, Froakie, and Fennekin. The other big thing to know is that each one of these starters comes with 24 energy cards... BUT 12 of the energy is different from what you might expect.

XY Kalos Starter

  • Froakie comes with 12 water energy and 12 metal energy
  • Fennekin comes with 12 fire energy and 12 dark energy
  • Chespin comes with 12 grass energy and 12 fairy energy 
WHAT.... You mean I can get the brand new FAIRY energy before the rest of XY comes out??? 

YES YOU CAN!

So if you want to get a good look at the beginning of the XY run in Pokemon, then you need to come out pick one up while we have them in stock! Or, you can click on this link to our web store and order one directly!

Sean "striderlotr" Banks

Friday, January 3, 2014

Welcome 2014 from the Dragon's Den

It has been a while since I last posted here.  Sorry for the delay and I hope you all had a really good 2013.  Happy New Years and welcome 2014!

What BIG accomplishments happened in 2013??

  • We open the Gamers Gambit CT in Danbury CT
  • HUGE events with a Regional for Yu-Gi-Oh, PTQs for Magic, and one of the biggest KMCs for Kaijudo in the country!


So what do we have to look forward to in 2014???

  • Magic Release: Born of the Gods, Journey to Nyx, Core Set 2015
  • Yu-Gi-Oh Release: Legacy of the Valiant, Premium Gold, Dragons of Legend
  • Kaijudo Release: Booster Brawl, The 5 Mystics
  • Pokemon Release: Fairy Type Pokemon with X and Y releases
  • Video Game Release: Titan Fall for X-Box 1 just to name a game
  • The release of Dungeons and Dragons Next (or 5th edition if you like to think that way) 
  • Free Comic Box Day: 5/3/2014
  • Halloween Comicfest: 10/25/2014
  • Star Trek Attack Wing: Wave 3

So we have a lot planned for 2014!  If you are playing a card game, board game, or miniatures game you should check out our calendar... or maybe check out the calendar for the store closest to you:


If you are looking for a gift or item for yourself, try our website.  We have many different items for sale right from our site: http://www.gamersgambit.com/

So with a warm welcome to the new year, I look forward to seeing everyone at the Poughkeepsie location, where I work.  

Sean "Striderlotr" Banks