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Mage Wars => League / Tournament Play => Topic started by: DocBelmont on February 11, 2013, 06:54:02 AM

Title: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: DocBelmont on February 11, 2013, 06:54:02 AM
I was wondering what the frequency of official Organized Play release was supposed to be. I was under the impression that these ran every week, making each OP kit a monthly release.

The first OP kit was released in December, and the deadline to complete it was December 31st. We're now approaching the middle of February and no word on a new one.

When are we getting the next one?
Title: Re: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: paradox22 on February 11, 2013, 10:28:46 PM
I was wondering this as well.  Any news would be much appreciated!
Title: Re: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: Thessial on February 11, 2013, 10:59:13 PM
Hey all,

Sorry for the slow response. It's been a busy day. Our plan for OP Kits is to produce a new 2 month kit every 2 months. We are just about ready to send the current OP kit to print and it should be available to retailers no later than March 1 and hopefully sooner than that. Going forward it will a primary effort that all future kits are released on time.

Hope this helps and thank you for your support.
Title: Re: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: paradox22 on February 11, 2013, 11:41:58 PM
Quote from: "Thessial" post=7379
Hey all,

Sorry for the slow response. It's been a busy day. Our plan for OP Kits is to produce a new 2 month kit every 2 months. We are just about ready to send the current OP kit to print and it should be available to retailers no later than March 1 and hopefully sooner than that. Going forward it will a primary effort that all future kits are released on time.

Hope this helps and thank you for your support.


Thank you for the info Thessial.  Will it include twice the promo cards since it is supposed to cover a 2 month period?

Thanks again
Title: Re: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: Shad0w on February 12, 2013, 06:34:37 AM
Last I heard the kit should have 32 cards for the 2 month period this info is a bit old.
Title: Re: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: Sausageman on February 12, 2013, 07:47:53 AM
Quote from: "Thessial" post=7379
Hey all,

Sorry for the slow response. It's been a busy day. Our plan for OP Kits is to produce a new 2 month kit every 2 months. We are just about ready to send the current OP kit to print and it should be available to retailers no later than March 1 and hopefully sooner than that. Going forward it will a primary effort that all future kits are released on time.

Hope this helps and thank you for your support.

Anyone in the UK getting these?
Title: Re: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: ABGames on February 12, 2013, 12:18:25 PM
It is probably too early to ask that question.

They are going to print, so it isn't really something
a retailer can preorder at this point, unless they
just preorder everything for Magewars.
Title: Re: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: DocBelmont on February 13, 2013, 04:06:45 AM
Quote from: "Thessial" post=7379
Hey all,

Sorry for the slow response. It's been a busy day. Our plan for OP Kits is to produce a new 2 month kit every 2 months. We are just about ready to send the current OP kit to print and it should be available to retailers no later than March 1 and hopefully sooner than that. Going forward it will a primary effort that all future kits are released on time.

Hope this helps and thank you for your support.


That's great news! I can't wait to tell my Mages to come back to the arena, and bring their new ForceMaster/Warlord spells while they're at it!

I'm also happy to see that you're changing things up to plan ahead and keep your schedule a bit more manageable.

Since I'm the registered EO for my store, I suppose I'll be waiting for an email?
Title: Re: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: kiwipaul on August 14, 2016, 12:44:03 PM
So, no new organized Play Kits have been released since Malignant intentions.  Have they been discontinued?
Title: Re: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: kiwipaul on August 25, 2016, 08:02:12 PM
Is there an official word on organized play kits?
Title: Re: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: bigfatchef on September 12, 2016, 10:34:32 AM
I am quite happy that nothing is happening here as well.
There are many more important things to do for AW and I would start crying if a OP releases would get higher priority (urgent updates of more or less everything) and besides that: without OP kits the amount of promo-cards is not raised further. That guarantees a more balanced game.
Title: Re: Frequency of Organized Play Kit Releases
Post by: iNano78 on September 12, 2016, 12:36:25 PM
So, no new organized Play Kits have been released since Malignant intentions.  Have they been discontinued?

This isn't quite accurate. There was an Organized Play Kit #6: "Menace of Ruination." However, there is no little evidence of it on the Mage Wars web site (http://www.arcanewonders.com/mage-wars-organized-play). You can still find it available for retail in some places (e.g. here in Canada (http://www.greatboardgames.ca/mage-wars-allegiance-in-blood-play-kit-3793.html); probably could also inquire through the Arcane Wonders online store (https://store.arcanewonders.com/home.php)).

But yes, it would seem that organized play has been discontinued, or at least postponed indefinitely.  If my memory is correct, the OP Kit #6 was released around the fall of 2014. To my knowledge, there has been no mention of organized play kits since then.

And I agree with bigfatchef: there are about a dozen things that I think are a higher priority for Arcane Wonders to address (http://forum.arcanewonders.com/index.php?topic=1420.msg73870#msg73870) before considering releasing more OP Event Kits.  But YMMV.