War comes to the Dreamscape: Baxar's War for Dreamblade
Baxar's War is the latest expansion for Dreamblade, the chess-like miniatures game from Wizards of the Coast. Baxar's War features the Bloodcut versus Baxar the Soulstitcher (and a new lineage, his allies - the gruesome Stitched). Baxar's War will be sure to shake up the tournament scene, and features lots of playable common and uncommon figures.
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The Dreamblade collectable miniatures game allows you to project your mind into the dreamscape and wage war against an endless sea of rivals. Draw upon psychic energies to create formidable creatures that you control in battle. Confront your opponents, destroy their creations and drive them from the dreamscape! Dreamblade players take on the role of powerful psychic dream lords, summoning creatures to do battle in the dreamscape. "Since the dreamscape encompasses all of humanity's hopes and fears, Dreamblade miniatures can be futuristic, scary, bizarre, or steeped in mythology."
Dream lords harvest the power of the collective unconscious from four aspects: Valor, Madness, Fear and Passion. Players can build their warbands using miniatures from any combination of these aspects. Each aspect supports different strategies and is represented by a unique visual style. Dreamblade is designed to play quickly and progress from one strategic move to the next. Players balance board position against combat and weigh long-term advantage against short-term gain. Dreamblade eliminates minor tactical details in favor of broad strategic concepts. A good player can always come from behind to win.
Editor's Notes:
We've been playing Dreamblade since August, and this game will be a major force in the miniatures market. The figures are great looking, game play is chess-like and unique, and there are depths of subtle strategy. The dice add a random element to it which can swing the game in favor of the trailing player, taking it out of the realm of a purely tactical game like chess. Expect to see this played in game stores everywhere.
