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Third Eye Spotlight: D&D Lore & Legends

Explore the history of D&D with Lore & Legends this October!

An illustrated guide to Dungeons & Dragons’ beloved fifth edition told through interviews, artwork, and visual ephemera from the designers, storytellers, and creators who bring it to life.

When the reimagined fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons debuted in the summer of 2014, tabletop roleplaying games were on the brink of obsolescence. But within a few short years, D&D found greater success than it ever enjoyed before, even surpassing its 1980s Golden Age. How did an analog game nearly a half-century old become a star in a digital world? For the first time, Lore & Legends reveals the incredible ongoing story of Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition from the perspective of the designers, creators, and players who bring it to life. This comprehensive visual guide illuminates contemporary D&D—its development, evolution, cultural relevance, and popularity—through exclusive interviews and more than 900 pieces of artwork, photography, and advertising curated and analyzed by the authors of the bestselling and Hugo-nominated Art & Arcana.

A cover reveal for Lore & Legends: A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game features a green dragon battling a group of heroes, including a spellcaster and a warrior with sword and shield.

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NEW POKEMON IS HERE!!!

Two previously unknown Legendary Pokémon have awakened in the frozen tundra! Discover the power of the Lightning-type Regieleki or the Dragon-type Regidrago in these two collections. The star Pokémon appears as a ready-to-play foil promo card and an oversize card for display, accompanied by a foil card featuring its counterpart and a handful of booster packs from the special Pokémon TCG: Crown Zenith expansion.

The Legendary heroes Zacian and Zamazenta shine with new VSTAR Powers, and an all-star assembly of Pokémon and Trainers arrive to celebrate the era of Pokémon V! Discover dazzling special illustrations in the Galarian Gallery, and wield the strength of rare and powerful Pokémon, including Charizard as both a Pokémon VSTAR and Radiant Pokémon.

New Yu-Gi-Oh!! Hitting the shelves!!

Three unique new themes are ready for action in Amazing Defenders! This 60-card set gives you new ways to build up mighty monsters that can dominate Duels. Each theme has a unique gameplay style to enjoy, so try out all 3 and see which one is your favorite! Here’s a taste of things to come:

 • A fully equipped rescue vehicle that’s first on the scene! It’s got all the tools you need to survive and overcome any threat.

 • An Xyz Monster that needs a little TLC to reach its full potential! Raise it well and there’s nothing you can’t accomplish together.

 • A Ritual Monster who only appears upon mastering the mystic dance. What kind of powers does it hold?

In addition to the cards that make up these three strategies, Amazing Defenders will also include some older cards to help you build these Decks. On top of that, 15 cards in the set will also be available as Collector’s Rares!

Deduce who is the Demon through logic and bluffing!!

In the quiet village of Ravenswood Bluff, ‌a demon walks amongst you…

During a hellish thunderstorm, on the stroke of midnight, there echoes a bone-chilling scream. The townsfolk rush to investigate and find the town storyteller murdered, their body impaled on the hands of the clocktower, blood dripping onto the cobblestones below. A Demon is on the loose, murdering by night and disguised in human form by day. Some have scraps of information. Others have abilities that fight the evil or protect the innocent. But the Demon and its evil minions are spreading lies to confuse and breed suspicion. Will the good townsfolk put the puzzle together in time to execute the true demon and save themselves? Or will evil overrun this once peaceful village?

Blood on the Clocktower is a bluffing game enjoyed by 5 to 20 players on opposing teams of Good and Evil, overseen by a Storyteller player who conducts the action and makes crucial decisions. The goal of the game is to successfully deduce and execute the demons before they outnumber the townfolk.

Third Eye Fast Facts:
Ages: 15+
Players: 5-20
Game Length: 30-120 minutes

Take control of a faction in the Forgotten Realms and fight for glory!

Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught is a competitive skirmish game in which each player controls an adventuring party from one of the powerful factions of the Forgotten Realms. Parties delve into dungeons, battle rival adventurers, and confront fearsome monsters on a quest for treasure and glory.

In more detail, Dungeons & Dragons: Onslaught is a scenario-based combat game in which you collect treasure, level up, and bring powerful abilities to bear using dice rolls, upgrade cards, and the new combat dial card system to keep track of the action.

The core set of Onslaught includes material for two players, including twelve characters from two factions (Harpers and Zhentarim) and a horde of monsters — 21 pre-painted figures in all.

Manage your population throughout medieval Europe to survive the plague!!

It is the year 1347 AD, and a disaster is about to strike. The Black Death is approaching, and during the next few years, large parts of the population of Europe and Northern Africa will be killed by the plague.

In Rattus, the players settle in the various regions of Europe and Northern Africa, while the plague spreads through all these regions. The players gain help from the various professions of the middle ages. Some of these, like peasants and bakers, help the players grow their populations. Some, like the monks and nuns, use wisdom and faith to avoid the plague, while the warfare conducted by the knights and soldiers spreads the plague to new areas. However, the plague does not make any distinction. When the rats arrive, no one can feel safe. Finally, the plague withdraws and the game ends. Only then will it be clear who was able to keep their population alive — and win the game!

Rattus: Big Box includes not only several previous released expansions and promos, but also previous unpublished materials, modules, and bonus cards. More specifically, this renewed edition of the Rattus line contains all materials of the base game and the Pied PiperAfricanus, and Academicus expansions. Additional new content is included, and players can add the new “Guilds & Inns” and “Bonus” modules to create even more variety and challenge.

This edition also contains popular bonus cards like The Judge, The Jester, and Boccaccio, as well as all 27 level upgrade tiles.

Third Eye Fast Facts:
Ages: 10+
Players: 2-6
Game Length: 30-60 minutes

Build the greatest Roman cities and bring glory to Rome in this tile-placement, city builder board game for 1-4 players!

In Magna Roma, the objective is to make the most points at the end of the game by building your city efficiently! To do so, players take turns to place city tiles in their city. A newly placed tile must be connected to at least one of the previously placed tiles. When a player places a tile, the connection with the adjacent tiles will result in producing one or more resources for the player. For example, connecting two half-circles found on the tiles produces a coin, a rectangle and triangle produce population, a rectangle and half-circle produce a legion etc. What’s more, if the connected shapes are of the same color, the game rewards the player with double the resources.

With these resources, players will be able to play the other actions in the game, such as: build different monuments in your city, gain a Luxury Good, gain the Gods’ Favor tiles, conquer new provinces for the Emperor all serving the same goal – to gain the most points at the end of the game and build the greatest Roman city that ever existed!

The deluxe version features 12 beautiful Monument miniatures for enhanced game experience!

Third Eye Fast Facts:
Ages: 12+
Players: 1-4
Game Length: 30-45 minutes

Build your own gang, complete heists and escape the police!

Build your own gang and customize it to suit your plans. Gather resources to complete heists and money to recruit new gang members. And make sure you escape the police! A unique and fun game from the award-winning designers of Automania and Trails of Tucana.

Bad Company supports up to 6 players with very little downtime. It also includes a solo mode where you try to outsmart the police.

Third Eye Fast Facts:
Ages: 8+
Players: 1-6
Game Length: 45 minutes

Vanguard boxes are a great way to start or fluff an army!

The Slaves to Darkness march across the Mortal Realms in the names of Archaon Everchosen, Be’lakor the Dark Master, and the Gods of Chaos themselves, ever-fighting to crush Sigmar’s oppressive notions of peace. They have suffered and sacrificed to conquer this land – and inflicted untold suffering in turn. Now none will halt their renewed advance – the armoured tread of their warriors, bone-shaking hooves of knights, and grinding chariot wheels storm across the battlefield in a relentless tide.

If you want to claim the Mortal Realms for the Ruinous Powers, this Vanguard box presents a perfect place to start your Slaves to Darkness army – or to grow an existing horde. The box features a potent Chaos Lord to lead your army, along with an armoured Battleline of mighty Chaos Warriors, fast-moving Chaos Knights, and a thundering Chaos Chariot to chase down errant foes. It’s a complete army in a box, meaning you can head straight to the battlefield and claim glory for the Dark Gods.

-from the Games Workshop page

Charge into battle with the illustrious Daemon Prince!

Daemon Princes were once mortal champions of Chaos, elevated to eternal daemonhood as a coveted reward from their mercurial patrons. Each of these corrupt monstrosities is a walking testament to the infernal power of Chaos, an immortal warlord blessed with manifold malevolent gifts throughout their long and treacherous Path to Glory. A Daemon Prince soars or strides across the battlefield like an omen of doom, unleashing all the warp-forged weaponry, monstrous strength, and unholy sorcery at their disposal.

-from the Games Workshop Page

You can view the full gallery of new releases here!!