Archive: 2012
Dominare Gets Its First Award
Although they consistently mispronounced the name, the fine gentlemen at This Board Game Life has nothing but good to say about Dominare, the epic game for the Tempest line, giving it a TBGL Gold Medal.
Tempest: Origins
by John Zinser, AEG CEO “You make what you play.” A wise game designer once told me that, and after 20 years of making games I tend to agree with that statement. There is no doubt that companies bandwagon for… Read More »
It’s Quiet… Too Quiet…
You may have noticed that the Tempest blog has been very quiet over the last two months. You may also have noticed that we are launching Smash Up at Gen Con. The two are related; we have a lot to… Read More »
To make Gen Con even more fun, we will be handing out certificates for demoing our games and participating in tournaments. Redeem these certificates on boardgaming.com to earn bonus experience points, achievements, badges and more. If you redeem them during… Read More »
10K Card: The Second Day of Thunder
The Story The possession of the Emperor Hantei XXXIX by the dark god Fu Leng was an event that almost destroyed an Empire that had thrived for more than a thousand years after the Lost Kami’s first defeat on the… Read More »
10K Card: The Birth of the Shadow Dragon
The Story During the Battle of Oblivion’s Gate, when the forces of the Nothing and its embodiment, the Lying Darkness, threatened to unmake all of creation, one among the entities of the Celestial Heavens chose to take direct action to… Read More »
Worlds Event Pack Pre-Orders
World Championships attendees, You can now pre-order the World Championships Event Pack from the Online Store. It contains: 10 boosters from Seeds of Decay, 1 Tshirt featuring one of the art of the 10K card, and a 2012 SummerCon Pack… Read More »
A Special Look at our 10K Card Party!
Dear L5R Fans, As you know, GenCon is quickly approaching, and we would like to take some time to highlight our monumental achievement – our 10,000th Card, and the celebration associated with it. The 10K Card will highlight various major… Read More »
10K Card: The Ascension of Iweko
The Story In the year 1170, the avatars of the Celestial Heavens, the Voice of the Jade Sun and the Voice of the Obsidian Moon, appeared in the Imperial City and proclaimed that a divine dynasty would be restored… Read More »
GenCon Event Pack Pre-orders
GenCon Attendees, You can now pre-order the GenCon Event Pack from the Online Store. The pack contains: 10 boosters for Embers of War, 1 T-Shirt featuring one of the art of the 10K Card, and a 2012 SummerCon Pack. Preorders… Read More »
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