Call to Arms: Write About Your Local Battlegrounds!

Run Good Club wants to hear about your local Battleground events!

Having just read some reports at the Cryptozoic Volunteer forums, it appears that Battlegrounds numbers are going up. That being said, what is your weekly Battleground scene like? Where do you play, what days, what time, how many show up, and what do you all play there?

I'd like to get some details. Preferably something nice and typed up. I'm looking for weekly Battleground reports that can help advertise your area here on the blog to other readers so that they know that your store is hosting Battleground events!

If you'd like to submit a report, send it to me via private message on the Cryptozoic forums. My name there is 'Rosenfloggen'. Ideal reports that I'll post will be between 500-1000 words in length. You don't have to be a master writer; just include the detailed I included above, maybe with a personal spin on what you play/how long it's been this big/what your hopes are for the future of Battleground events.

I look forward to hearing your stories!

Run Good Club Exclusive Preview: Natural Reclamation

There are two things that Balance Druids are known for in the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game: one of those, I talked about in detail on Tuesday. Here's the cliff-note version: Moonfire spamming is fun.

The other strategy associated with Balance Druids in the WoW TCG, particularly thanks to popular old cards like Force of Nature and the theme's focus in the Blood of the Gladiators expansion, is tokens.

Buy-a-Box Promotion for the Icecrown Expansion

Cryptozoic just announced this a little while ago. It's a buy-a-box promotion! Mail in the UPC on the back of a box of Icecrown, and for each one mailed in, you will get an exclusive foil version for one of the rares! (while supplies last)

Icecrown Preview: The Light, And Knowing How To Swing It

Do you like Paladins? Then chances are, you're going to like Cryptozoic's Icecrown preview card for today!

Icecrown Preview: Fit of Rage @ Zapped Giants

Jack's UK-based community site, Zapped Giants, has just posted a preview from the new set. Check out Fit of Rage!

Icecrown Preview: King Ymiron is Geisterific!

Sick Topdeck chimes in today with their exclusive preview card, King Ymiron.

Speaking of exclusive preview cards, be sure to check in later this weekend for one exclusively from the Run Good Club!

Icecrown Spoilers: A whole slew of them - Thanks Ebay!

Someone must have cracked packs early, because a whole slew of spoilers were leaked over the past week due to an online singles site and Ebay. Check them out here and here.

Icecrown Preview: We Come From the Land of the Ice and Snow

New preview is up on Cryptozoic's site: check out what I have to say about Whiteout over at the WoW TCG Mothership!

Brian Kibler confirmed to be in Magic Hall of Fame for 2010

Former WoW TCG lead designer Brian Kibler has been locked into the class of 2010 for the Magic the Gathering Hall of Fame. Achieving this status will allow Kibler to be qualified for all Pro Tours. The honor came to him under no small amount of decision from all those who voted: Brian has been playing Magic: The Gathering for over 10 years and had 3 top 8s at Pro Tours before this weekend, with one of those being a win.

Adding onto the awesome weekend he has had, Brian also made it into the top 8 for Pro Tour Amsterdam. ultimately losing in the quarter-finals to professional gamer Michael Jacob.

Icecrown Preview: Where Will Death Knight Take You Next?

Ever wanted to guarantee that Eye of the Storm for your Adam Eternum? Clearly, you should be playing a Death Knight after today's preview from Cryptozoic.

Icecrown Preview: Red Doesn't Run

Catching up on the two updates I missed, here is the Horde equivalent to Thursday's preview article.

Icecrown Previews: Blue Ice

Cryptozoic's new Icecrown preview article is up. Blue Ice...GET IT?!

Icecrown Preview: You and what Army? Oh...that army.

The previews continue! Jim Fleckenstein chimes in with some Scourge-cards today!

Icecrown Previews: A whole lotta stuff!

Ben Cichoski, the WOW TCG lead designer, posted a new blog up today to kick off the Icecrown previews. Lots of things were spoiled, and I won't waste your time rehashing all of them here. Head on over to Cryptozoic's first set of previews now!

World of Facebook: The First Official Icecrown Preview!

The first Icecrown preview has been posted, and it is the participation EA for entering in an Icecrown release event. Check it out!

Archives: All rares and epics revealed!

Ron from Warcraft Gaming Center has all of the rares and epics from Archives currently available for purchase on his website. Here's a quick link to the Archives cards for those of you who don't want to navigate over!

A couple of notes:

-While the set is 190 cards officially, the EAs do not count towards that number.
-The commons and uncommons of this set are golden, and will be fully uploaded I was assured soon. Things to look for: EA Foil Corki's Ransom, among many more!
-The Lich King has made his debut as a foil Master Hero in this set. A nice little plant for Icecrown.

I will have a price speculation article up for the weekend on the rares and epics, and will add a piece discussing the commons and uncommons as well. Until then, head on over there and check out what's for sale now!

As a special note: Ron has started the foil Lich King off at $30.00. I wouldn't expect that price to go down. Within 24 hours of starting to post cards, he had already sold 8. And that's with almost no publicity that he was uploading the cards. The Lich King foil is going to be hot, so don't expect it go go down.

The Lich King - In all of its glory

Warcraft Gaming Center has some full-images of the rares and epics available for purchase from Archives. One of them, as confirmed yesterday, is a plant for the Icecrown booster set, The Lich King.


A full image of the Lich King can be seen here.

Thoughts on the newest Master Hero? Personally, I'm going to keep most of my opinions reserved until I see what these Scourge Allies and Scourge Heroes are all about. However, at the same cost as Illidan, The Lich King is respectable. 4 ATK is solid, as is the huge amount of health you gain, and that recursive effect can be very powerful.

The Purple Posts: Epic Collections for each set confirmed

Another new addition to 'World of Facebook', 'The Purple Posts' are a spoof on the bluetrackers from the World of Warcraft online game that track the posts from Blizzard employees (their posts are in blue). In this case, 'Purple' posts are from Cryptozoic employees. Note that I will not be posting every purple post as:

-I like a lot of the Crypto guys and respect the fact that they won't want to be stalked by some dude running a blog
-I don't want to quote them on things they don't want to go on the record for

With that said...Scott Gaeta, also known as Emek on the Cryptozoic forums, confirmed that every expansion starting with Icecrown will be getting its own epic collection! Check out the full post by clicking here.

Another note from this post: The Cryptozoic Facebook calendar confirms that Worldbreaker, the thirteenth WoW TCG set, will be released in November.

Stay tuned to Run Good Club for all important updates in the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.

The Lich King?!

Rumors have surfaced about The Lich King's effect from the Icecrown expansion, as it was confirmed back in June as being one of the master heroes for the set.

Well, a certain Ebayer from Singapore recently revealed that The Lich King makes its debut a little early in the Archives all-foil set. 

11 cost
Scourge Hero or DK hero required

All allies you control are also scourge

At the start of each player's turn, put an ally from that player's graveyard into play under your control.

 4 Atk / 40 health 

Pretty sick. But what does it mean to have a Scourge hero, or Scourge allies? I'm sure we'll find out soon, as Icecrown is expected to hit shelves on September 14!

Previews Magazine releases Worldbreaker tidbit

This is a small little news update regarding Worldbreaker, the start of the fifth block for the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. It was found in Previews magazine, and courtesy to CCGscards (www.ccgscards.com) for being the one to post it on the Cryptozoic Forums. 

Worldbreaker brings Goblins and Worgen into the World of Warcraft TCG for the first time, with their own keywords! This new expansion pack also makes new race/class combinations available as Allies and Heroes, and Heirloom equipment will become better the more you have. Green and red dragonflights will take an interest in the WoW TCG, especially their Aspects, Ysera and Alexstrasza. Hero powers will also last much longer than previous "one-shot" powers - and a new keyword makes choosing your resource a lot more interesting.

Worldbreaker is rumored to be released before the end of 2010. It will be the thirteenth set in the WoW TCG.