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Wizards of the Coast will be releasing a new series of Star Wars miniatures on March 17th. Imperial Entanglements takes players back to the classic era, when the Rebel Alliance was fighting Imperial domination. Previews on Wizards’ web site promise figures for Lobot, Moff Jerjerrod, and Chiss Mercenary, as well as major characters Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Emperor Palpatine.
Huntik is an Italian anime series and now a TCG from Upper Deck. Not a big surprise, considering that the series is co-produced by Richard McWilliam, owner of Upper Deck.
Travel the world in search of hidden amulets that invoke monsters.

Cool Mini or Not is a site for mini-painters to exhibit their work. It’s pretty impressive.
Try ordering your search by “Rating: Descending”. The above is the current top rated item, a Games Workshop miniature painted by Victor Hardy. Note the detail on the wings.
About Time is a trivia game about dates. On each turn, all players try to answer the question, and the player who’s closest gets a chip. The game also throws in a superfluous board and dice.
In order to market the game, the inventors appeared on Dragon’s Den (they were rejected) and gained a distribution deal with Hamley’s.