It has happened. Aotearoa and Australia have caught up to the rest of the world in Lorcana. With the fourth set, Ursula’s Return, now out, we can watch and enjoy the cadence of new Lorcana sets as they release worldwide. But while we wait for Shimmering Skies, is Ursula’s Return worth checking out? Ursula is back! From where? https://youtu.be/HRXBcvg8JGA Based on the story trailer, it seems like Bruno Madrigal has done some magic and brought back Ursula. Or he is corrupted by Ursula? I dunno; it’s hard to tell what the dang Lorcana story is from a YouTube trailer and…
Author: Blair Loveday
A44 Games from our hometown Wellington is at it again! This time they have dropped their latest souls-lite game, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. To say it looks awesome is an understatement. And yes I am biased, so I may need to get another writer to review it. Anyway, check out the trailer: https://youtu.be/RUVkGaAW-8w You can pick up Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn on Xbox, PlayStation, or PC NOW!!!
If you are living in Australia or Aotearoa, then the last few weeks have changed a lot in the Lorcana space. We went from enviously not having access to the cards to getting a set every couple of weeks. Well, the third set, Into the Inklands, isn’t available; it’s a massive step up for Disney Lorcana. What are the Inklands, and how do we get in there? https://youtu.be/9W6FyW66zkY Annoyingly, the story of Lorcana is hard as hell to follow. After Rise of the Floodborn, the story isn’t being published on Ravensburger’s website anymore. There is a trailer and some flavour…
My obsession for the last year has become Magic: The Gathering. Testing it out for Lord of the Rings, then diving headfirst into the Wilds of Eldraine, it has come to control the bulk of my Friday nights. My old obsession, video games, has started to crossover with the excellent Fallout Commander decks. Now Assassin’s Creed has come to MTG, and it’s kind of a weird way to check it out. How can you buy the set? https://youtu.be/IzHR-vsMXW0 Going into this, I was expecting to check out some dope Commander decks. I mean, with the breadth of Assassin’s Creed games…
I have become a big fan of the Magic: The Gathering Starter Kits. After picking up the Lord of the Rings Starter Kit and then the 2023 Starter Kit late last year, they have become a staple in my house. When we want to play a long game of MTG, we grab a couple Commander Decks. If we want to jam a quick game, we grab a couple of Starter Kit decks. Well, the latest Universe Beyond set has brought us Assassin’s Creed, and with it a new Starter Kit. So naturally, I was excited to check this one out.…
Since I started my TCG journey with MTG last year, I quickly discovered that sealed and draft events are my favourite ways to play. From prerelease events where you get packs and build a deck to booster drafts where you open packs and pass them around, taking the cards you want, it’s so fun. Make your deck and play against people who made theirs. Well, now that Lorcana is releasing in Aotearoa and Australia hot and fast, these game options are popping up. So I took the opportunity to go down to Bea DnD to play a sealed event to…
I have spent the last year falling in love with TCGs. I started getting knee deep into Magic: The Gathering, which was followed up with a dabbling with FAB, and now Lorcana and Star Wars Unlimited. Well, with Star Wars Unlimited dropping its second set, Shadows of the Galaxy, I figured it was time to check out a prerelease event! What is a prerelease event? Prerelease events are sealed events, which are one of my favourite ways to play. You get a prerelease pack, which contains six booster packs, two promo leader cards, and some damage counters. You then crack…
One of the reasons I became an avid Oppo user was the range of features they crammed into their lower-priced phones. Well, Motorola is now taking a swing at a premium-ish phone for a low-end price, so I checked out the Motorola Moto G34 to see how it stacks up. Style https://youtu.be/7857o1E_hl4 What initially caught my eye was the style of the Moto G34. Cheap phones normally look and feel cheap, but not this one. It has a solid premium phone that reminded me of the Samsung-type phones in the $1000 price range. It looks solid. There isn’t anything that…
Disney Lorcana has been out in the wild for nearly a year. This may seem like time is flying by, but that’s because it is still in its first few weeks here in Australia and Aotearoa. After checking out The First Chapter, I was eager to see what else could be on the horizon for this TCG. I initially felt it was fun but lacked some depth and complexity. So with the second set, Rise of the Floodborn, dropping here, I was keen to see if it added what I was waiting for. So far, so good. What is the…
Shimmering Skies, the fifth set of Disney Lorcana TCG is coming in August. Best of all, in a few weeks we will all be caught up down under so can join in the launch time celebration. There is a promise of new Disney characters and evolved game mechanics. Shimmering Skies will be released first at local game stores on August 9, 2024, followed by mass market retailers on August 23, 2024. Full details can be found below. https://youtu.be/8lm2W0xrXZk What’s coming: Shimmering Skies features Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph with the introduction of characters like Vanellope Von Schweetz and Fix-it Felix Jr. Shimmering Skies will…