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Promo Packs for Purchase
« on: August 08, 2014, 01:15:03 PM »
AW has announced that they are going to begin selling packs of Promo cards! The article can be found -->HERE<--. It will be available for purchase at GenCon for only $5 and then after GenCon will be added to their web store and be available worldwide!

The first pack includes the following cards













Finally, those of us who can't make it to these events have a way of getting promo cards without spending ridiculous amounts of money on Ebay!
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Re: Promo Packs for Purchase
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2014, 01:34:29 PM »
Ah but will they be tournament legal? There's the big question. I'd say if you pay cash money for something it ought to be legal.
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« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2014, 01:36:40 PM »
Ah but will they be tournament legal? There's the big question. I'd say if you pay cash money for something it ought to be legal.

I'm going to guess no since they're still considered "Promo" cards but I could be wrong.
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Re: Promo Packs for Purchase
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2014, 01:39:45 PM »
Ah but will they be tournament legal? There's the big question. I'd say if you pay cash money for something it ought to be legal.

No they are not. They are promo.

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Re: Promo Packs for Purchase
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2014, 01:59:36 PM »
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Re: Promo Packs for Purchase
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2014, 02:11:06 PM »
No on the tournament legal, at least until they are part of a full set.  We're releasing extra promos with this effort, not "Printing them in an official set". 

Hope this helps.
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Re: Promo Packs for Purchase
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2014, 02:30:25 PM »
Well, Temple High Guard is a card i was looking on for a very long time and my gaming area had no problem with them in our league :)

Now i am pretty curious about post fees to europe :)
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Re: Promo Packs for Purchase
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2014, 02:41:03 PM »
We are looking into post Gen Con distribution options through the BGG store, which I've been told has reasonable shipping rates as well.  Plus, this is much lighter than shipping a 3 lb game box :)
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« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2014, 07:15:59 PM »
Eh they'll be legal at our local events at least. Nice cards.
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« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2014, 07:26:36 PM »
Know what'd be real cool? If Ambassadors could order them with their points. This things scream demo prize support.
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« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2014, 06:06:53 AM »
I couldnt agree with you more. Autumn is a tournament time so i know that they will came pretty handy :-)
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« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2014, 02:54:33 PM »
i understand that promo cards are cards that they are testing now, because many of them are horribly powerful (ballista) and others are.....well...with a good picture xd, it´s normal that in this format promo cards aren´t permited in tournaments, because that would be a big mistake, all people spend money for 3 ballistas and storm staff and another powerfull cards and the game would be boring.

I prefer that in the future promo cards would be cards as teleport or some cards that normally are very used and are very few in the box, i need 2 teleport for each mage.


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« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2014, 03:37:32 AM »
Promos are Promos. Hmm, why dont just create something like Isels Mandatory Mini Pack. 4 Teleports, 4 Dispels, 4 Seeking Dispels, 4 Dissolves, 4 DragonScale Haulberks :) 

When comes to promos, I would expect new spells or different art like is alternative
Dispel,
Heal,
Selesius, the East Wind,
Storm Drake Hide,
Rhino Hide,
and Bear Strength cause Torkk is awesome!

Also, teleports or dispells will came in future mage expansions eventually :)


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Re: Promo Packs for Purchase
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2014, 04:48:59 AM »
Dispel already has two art variations.
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« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2014, 06:28:03 AM »
I named all cards with alternative art :) my bad, i wrote my intentions probably wrong :)
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