Online Game of the Week – Patience Deluxe

This week marks the return of the Online Game of the Week here in the Casual section of GamingAngels.com! Of course we do still want you to check out the Game Zone because the games between here and there will still be different. But look here every Sunday for a new game to play! This week, I am getting back to my roots and playing a little solitaire! So in honor of that, here is Patience Deluxe. This is a kind of solitaire I don’t normally see out on the game sites. The object is to put the cards in order from left to right from kings on down in the same suit by moving cards around to the empty slots, decreasing in order from the cards next to the empty spots. Sounds easy, but sounds can be deceiving. Try it out, let me know how you like it. Also,

Read more →

Camon Hero coming this Spring

Uforia, Inc., an online game publisher with a specialty in MMOs, announced Camon Hero. Camon Hero is a unique kind of trading card-based MMORPG hitting the internet this spring. This game offers card summoning and card creation systems, crafting, item dismantling, never-ending quests, unique PVP (player vs player) battles and a lot more. A quote from the CEO of Uforia, JK Kim, says: “We are excited about Camon Hero because it it such a unique addition to the Uforia portfolio. While there are many choices in the MMORPG category today, it is rare to find a game that offers players a chance to experience a trading card game and MMORPG all in one.” In the game itself, players will travel through the land of Aria hoping to save its inhabitants from the forces of darkness. During the quests, players will find mystical cards that let them have the ability to

Read more →

Board Game Review: Unexploded Cow

Unexploded Cow is a card game brought to you by the letter C, number 55, and Cheapass Games. This game comes in a small cardboard box and contains a rules insert and three small packs of the cards needed for this game. The company that made this game prides itself on giving the bare necessities for their games on the basis that board and card games have two things in common: they cost way too much, and they all, to some extent, are the same. Keeping this in mind, the company can get away with such light packaging. Players: 3-6 Ages: 10+ (I recommend 12+) Genre: Strategy Playing Time: 20-60 minutes, depending on luck Manufacturer: Cheapass Games BUY In order to play this game, you will also need enough money (paper or real, though I do not condone or suggest playing for realsies!) to give each player $2000 in denominations

Read more →

Pokemon TCG HeartGold and SoulSilver Expansions

As we all know, Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver will be released in the United States in March and are already out in Japan. The trading card game form of the beloved series is proud to announce that there will be a new card design as well as a new set to accompany the release of the video games. The new sets will be released on February 10 with an MSRP of $11.99 for a Theme Deck and $3.79 for booster packs. This set of over 120 cards features the new Pokemon Prime card as well as two dual-card Pokemon Legends, Ho-oh and Lugia. The six Prime cards are: Ampharos, Blissey, Donphan, Feraligatr, Megainum, and Typholosion. So for all you Pokemon TCG players out there, look for these to be coming to hobby stores near you next month.

Read more →

Yu-Gi-Oh! Updates

Something pretty exciting has been released to the world of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. The Duel Terminals, after success in Japan, have been brought to official tournament stores in the United States. These terminals are arcade style machines that play and teach the trading card game as well as dispense cards to players. Play on the machine can be at one of two levels. Players may choose to skip playing and just get their card. The cards are specially treated so they can be scanned and used inside the game. The terminal cards can also be used as actual cards and, once these unique cards are released in non-terminal products, will be legal for use in tournaments. They hope to bring in foot traffic to the stores that have them as well as increase the enthusiasm for the card game itself. Speaking of tournaments, the Pegasus League has finally

Read more →

Poké-news

The world of Pokémon the Trading Card game just got some new, exciting updates! Pokémon Trading Card Game: Rumble, collector’s tins, and Pokemon TCG: Platinum-Arceus are all out now for the holiday season. Pokémon Rumble, a new game, combines board game and trading card game aspects in an all-included game set. The set comes with a playmat, 16 exclusive foil cards with the Rumble logo, 14 energy dice, 1 target die, and 14 player markers. Each player gets 2 markers, so this game is set for up to 7 people to grab the box and play! Everything is done on the mat and nothing extra is required, so it literally is a play right out of the box game, perfect for curious first-time players that may not have the means to buy packs and make full decks. The game is also designed as an accompaniment for the up-coming WiiWare game,

Read more →

Duelist League for Players 14 and Under

Konami is bringing the fun of the popular trading card game Yu-Gi-Oh!  to players 14 years and younger with the Duelist’s League. The new League was revealed in August at Gen Con Indy, and it hopes to be a fun, exciting way for newer and younger players to hone their gaming skills. It is a good way to bring in new players to hobby stores and get into the game while showing these younger players and their parents how fun official, sanctioned events can be. It’s also a way for players to learn the game in a supervised environment. How will it work, you might be wondering. Participating stores can pick a time and date for a 2-hour window. It costs about $5 and each player is guaranteed a really cool prize, usually a prize card, just for participating. Upon sign-up, each player will receive 3 “Duelist tickets”. If a

Read more →

Community Cup Challenge Prep

As you guys all know from my little post here, I’m participating in the Magic: the Gathering Online Community Cup Challenge at the Wizards of the Coast headquarters in Renton, Washington. I’ve been really nervous and really excited about this from the moment I was asked if I wanted to go for GamingAngels. I’ve since learned that not only am I the youngest competitor on both teams, the second youngest having 4 years on me, but I’m the only female on the community team. There are three amazing women on the opposing team that I’m really looking forward to meeting. I’ve been doing a lot of prepping to get ready for this. Yes, I’m just playing a card game that I know and love, but it’s online. I’ve never played online Magic before, but I’ve been playing a lot so I can learn everything needed. I’ve looked at so many

Read more →

Magic: the Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh! updates

This week marks a couple of exciting releases in the world of trading card games. Both Magic: the Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh! are getting updates in the form of new decks. Magic: the Gathering gets the much-anticipated Garruk vs Liliana duel deck. The new art on the planeswalkers is beautiful, especially Liliana’s updated yet just as dark art and pose. Garruk looks just as fierce in always. Both decks feature some of the best black and green cards in the game, all of which are reprints and still just as useful. Both are complete 60-card decks that are ready to play right out of the box, perfect for two players looking to start off or enhance their game. The MSRP is $20. Full deck lists can be found here. Yu-Gi-Oh! also sees a new deck release in the form of the Warriors’ Strike Structure Deck. This deck comes with everything a

Read more →

Starlit Citadel’s Top 10 Board Games for Women

Top 10 Board Games for Women 1. Catan Card Game A card game version of one of the most popular gateway games can’t go wrong now can it? In Catan, payers compete to become the master of medieval Catan . All the same elements that made Settlers of Catan so popular are here – multiple avenues for strategy, low level of direct confrontation and resource and city development. 2 Lost Cities Lost Cities is created by the popular designer Reiner Knizai and is a fast intriguing game with a large dose of luck involved. Players are exploring one of five ‘Lost Cities’ and must carefully manage their hand, discarding unnecessary cards for cities they do not intend to explore while making sure to collect cards for their expeditions. Be careful though – you don’t want your opponent to do better than you do! Lost Cities is a fast game with

Read more →