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Monday, 11 June 2018

Mantic Games - Newsletter

Some event news from Mantic Games...
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We have so many events coming up, it's going to be a challenge to fit them all into one newsletter - but we'll try anyway!

Whether you play Kings of War, DreadBall, The Walking Dead or anything else, there will be something for you to attend, so read on! Plus, if you're a Deadzone fan, make sure you scroll to the bottom of this message for a sneak peek at the brand new supplement, Deadzone: Outbreak!

7TH JULY - DREADBALL UK NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Play the galaxy's greatest sports game and rise to the top as you compete against other coaches for the title of UK National Champion! This awesome 1-day event includes 4 games of DreadBall and a free lunch - plus some great prizes for attendees. There will also be the chance to play against Mantic staff too. Please try and stop Rob becoming the UK Champion - he'll be unbearable if he wins. Pick up your tickets here!

16TH-17TH JUNE -
KINGS OF WAR DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

Choose your partner and fight side by side on the battlefield of Mantica. This 2-day event features 5 exciting games of Kings of War with free lunch on both days. Last year it was one of the highlights of our tournament calendar and this year promises to be even better. Pick up your tickets here - and hurry - there's only space for one more team!

13TH-14TH OCTOBER - CLASH OF KINGS 2018

Our annual Kings of War Tournament has over half of its tickets sold. This is our own headline event, featuring 6 games over 2 days, with a chance to win a subsidised trip to the US Clash of Kings 2019! It's always a great weekend away too, with the chance to potentially have a pint alongside Ronnie in the evening. Book your tickets here!

4TH AUGUST -
GEN CON MANTIC NIGHT

During Gen Con, we run our traditional Mantic Night. This year includes a Q&A session with the famously 'tight-lipped' Ronnie Renton, previews of Hellboy and our super secret brand new Walking Dead board game, and drinks with the Mantic staff plus Pathfinders. What's more, every attendee will get a free vehicle from our Warpath range - like the Chroma pictured above! Grab your ticket here - hurry because spaces are limited.

CONVENTIONS AND SHOWS

We'll be continuing our standard circuits of shows as the year goes on. You can come and meet us at the stand, pick up a show exclusive (like the Dale, Prison Advisor Booster) and exclusive deals, play demo games and see previews of upcoming releases. To keep up to date with which shows we're attending and when, check out our Events page.

MARS ATTACKS
LAST CHANCE

After June 30th, you'll no longer be able to purchase Mars Attacks products in their retail packaging. Although we'll still be offering unpackaged miniatures as part of web-only deals or bundles.

This means that if you want to get your hands on any of the existing products in their retail boxes, you have until the end of the month to do so. You can find the available range here.

DEADZONE: OUTBREAK

Deadzone: Outbreak is coming soon and next week we'll be going over all of the content - including the brand new Nameless faction - over on the Mantic Blog. There will be features on the new online campaign, background, units and even some great bundles for those of you who want to get started in Deadzone. Stay tuned!

Thursday, 14 May 2015

Mantic Games Newsletter

Some terrain news and a reminder about those upcoming sneak previews....

DON'T FORGET: Mantic's Big Reveal Week starts on Monday 18th May and you can already discover the first parts of the Dungeon Saga story on the Blog.

Ronnie will be doing a live hangout with Beasts of War on Wednesday 20th May at 7pm GMT. There's also new Warpath Alpha rules being released to Beasts of War Backstage Pass holders on 22nd May. This is just the start - do not miss it!

20th Century Scenery

Simple, generic, affordable, innovative and high quality – the Battlezones range of modular terrain tiles is expanding to include 20th Century Brick buildings.

Generic: The 20th Century Scenery can be used in practically any genre of gaming. We think it works particular well with modern combat and historical games, but it fits nicely with near-future, post-apocalyptic and fantasy games too. Miniatures courtesy of Warlord Games.

Innovative: Fully modular, you can assemble and take apart the building many times, allowing you to change your battlefield every game.

In this video, Dave shows you just how easy it is to assemble the terrain, using the Battlezones ruins included in the Mars Attacks box.

Simple: The scenery snap-fits together, making it easy to get on the tabletop, and comes in a brick-colored plastic so you don't even need to paint it.

If you do want to paint it Dave shows you how in his simple Hobby Tips video, again using the Battlezones ruins included in Mars Attacks.

Affordable: We'll have a set for every budget, with the Ruined City the biggest set we do. It'll easily cover a 6’x4’ table in plenty of terrain.

High Quality: Terrain as good quality as your miniatures, for use with any gaming system.

Dave's Scenery Spectacular - limited stock for May

"Affordable plastic scenery for modern or historical games is hard to find, and the deliberately generic design of the buildings combined with the simple connector system means that getting buildings onto the table is easier than ever before.

The first sets are now available to pre-order from your local retailer or the Mantic webstore, which are the large kits designed to provide lots of cover for your gaming table. There's a selection of smaller sets coming later next month made up of different combinations of the same tiles, allowing you to build undamaged buildings or urban ruins.

As is traditional at Mantic, the larger the box, the cheaper it gets - but due to a supply issue we've only got limited stock available for May. Pre-order now if you want to guarantee you'll get a set."

Saturday, 2 May 2015

Mantic Games Newsletter

Another Mantic Games open day coming up...

May Day

There are just two weeks remaining until this year’s May Mantic Open Day and in a typical kind of Mantic way, we thought we would mix it up a bit!

Rather than our traditional goodie bag, on entry you can choose a special thank you. Either get free copies of any two Mantic books worth £20, or get £10 to spend in the shop on the day on whatever goodies you want. Tickets are just a fiver, and kids get in free, making it a great family day out! Hurry - get your ticket here.

We come in peace!

My friends, the extermination has begun… Mars Attacks Wave III is now shipping!

Extermination is the second expansion for Mars Attacks, complete with new scenarios, new abilities and all the rules for Stompy Robots, Tiger Corps, Giant Bugs and Science Division.

Giant Martian Robot - 7" of pure Martian Mayhem! The biggest model we've made, there are lots of different options with which to crush humanity.

The first expansion, Mars Attacks: Humanity Resists is back in stock! Get all you need to defend against the invaders or use the Martian Saucer in your games. Check it out!

Also in the world of wargaming:

With all of the excitement around Extermination, don’t forget that it all starts with the crazy tabletop game of martian mayhem. In this video,Warren from Beasts of War takes you through how to play a game!

Larry got his hands on a copy of the Mars Attacks starter set and unboxed it for all to see in this great little video from Bell of Lost Souls.

Modular Modern Scenery - Coming soon! (Preview images posted by the Terrain Tutor on Beasts of War)

OH! So there you have it Chopper, a spectacular announcement for Dreadball fans all over! Let me be the first to congratulate you on your new position and I am excited to see what this circuit brings to the table for Dreadball. More I’m sure will come on the exciting announcement. I’m Jonny P reporting to you on the creation of the North American Dreadball Circuit or NADBC. Back to you Chopper and Dreadball Wives: GCPS Sphere 1 on DSPN.”

Friday, 17 April 2015

Mantic Games Newsletter

Looks like the Mars Attacks Miniatures Game is moving past the skirmish stage and onto something bigger...far bigger in fact...

Att-ack, Att-ack!

Bigger is Better!

Greenville was just a skirmish – now the real war for Earth begins! Take your Mars Attacks games to the next level with open scenarios, larger maps and free selection of troops for your army of choice. Will you take the defenders of humanity, massing troops and trucks led by mighty heroes? Or the numberless hordes of the Martian Empire, led by the most dastardly and deadly warlords the galaxy has ever seen? Either way, it’s time to go big or go home!

With the arrival of the Science Division and the Tiger Corps, the war for Earth has escalated – and now it’s set to engulf the entire world!

Mars Attacks: World War represents the next stage in Mars Attacks play and gives you a system of rules to play out that next step. Instead of prescriptive scenarios and set force lists, these rules take Mars Attacks closer to a tabletop wargame.

Whether you have played these kinds of games before, or this is your first time, this book will ease you through the process, introducing new concepts which will expand your games to reflect the wider conflict.

Exclusive Offer - Get World War for FREE!

Order Mars Attacks – The Miniatures Game from the Mantic Games Website before midnight BST Sunday 24th May and we'll include Mars Attacks: World War - worth £9.99 - totally FREE of charge!

Go here now to get the crazy game of Martian Mayhem.

The first stage of the invasion is over - this is all out war. Will you take command of the vast Martian armies, hell bent on the destruction of every last human on the planet? Or will you take the role of humanity’s brave defenders: legions of marines and heroes standing firm as they fight for survival?

Either way, you’ll need an army to find out! And luckily we've got just the thing to help you build yours:

Mars Attacks: World War and a new range of Mars Attacks Army Sets are now available to pre-order from all good hobby retailers and the Mantic Games Webstore. They will begin shipping in May!

Also in the Mantic Universe:

The Plague - coming to a DreadBall Pitch near you soon!

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The first half of our Kings of War battle report covering the Table 1 final round clash at the Welsh Regional UK Clash of Kings is up on the Blog. Stephen's Undead take on Chris's Goblins. Go check it out now!

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Mantic Games Newsletter

I'm a big fan of this game so if you missed it as a Kickstarter then it's definitely worth a look now.....

Just when you thought things couldn't get any weirder...

The war grinds on with neither side able to gain a true advantage. General Tor has managed to destroy the Novas Vira facility in Greenville, yet still the humans continue to resist his forces, and his losses mount by the day. Martian High Command have now sent the brutal Chief Surgeon Gorl and the troops of the Science Division to oversee Tor’s efforts and help bring a swift end to the conflict.

Meanwhile, Novas Vira have called in the infamous men, women and aliens of the elite Tiger Corps in a last ditch attempt to tip the balance in humanity’s favour and drive the Martians off the planet once and for all.

Simple victory is no longer enough for either side. This is a campaign of extermination.

Pick a side, grab your forces and settle down to decide the fate of a whole world. Playtime is over, this is war!

Mars Attacks: Extermination is now available to pre-order from all good hobby retailers and the Mantic Games Webstore.

Mars Attacks Special
Get the whacky game of Martian Mayhem, four expansion packs, bonus scenery and a Giant Robot in an easy super saver bundle that gets you a lot of game for your money.

The miniatures (except the vehicles which have weapon choices) come pre-assembled in colored plastic so you can use them right out of the box!