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HSG Teams Up With Yemaia to Reprint Game
Hack and Slash Games has signed an agreement with Yemaia to reprint the expansion for Hyperborea, called Light & Shadow. The game is currently available for pre-order (details here) and…
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Reinforcements: Evolved
As we get closer to the launch of Ophidian Arena, we wanted to take a moment to show one of the significant updates to the game. Reinforcements have always been…
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Cyber Monday 2018 – Ophidian Arena pre-orders, and more!
This Cyber Monday, we are offering our next big release, Ophidian Arena, as a pre-order. We're in the middle of printing the revised rulebook, additional cards, and new box (seen…
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Hack and Slash Games Adds to its Team
Hugo Ferreira joins the Hack and Slash Games organization Houston, Texas: Hack and Slash Games (HSG) has brought Hugo Ferreira into the company as "Community Liaison and Master of Storyline"…
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The Return of the Legendary Gladiators
Legendary Gladiators - they hold a special place in the game, and their "sponsors" are partially responsible for our Kickstarter campaign's success. In our last Kickstarter we had a pledge…
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Ophidian – A Designer’s Journey
Hello! I'm Jason Robinette, and I'm a game designer. It's hard to believe that this story goes back to 2002, which seems like a lifetime ago. I was working as…
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April, 2018 – Letter from Robert
Hello everyone, this is Robert Shofkom of Hack and Slash Games. On this April Fools' Day, we initially wanted to post a clever prank or joke, but decided that it…
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Elemental Energy
Card Name: Elemental Energy Card Type: Quick-Hit Keyword(s): Conduit Discipline Requirement(s): Mystic (3 or greater), Mystic (1 or greater) Resource/Maintain Costs: 6/- Momentum: Negative Gametext: All <Warrior> Gladiators Unset All <Tech> Characters take 1 <XDMG> All…
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Mega-Ram Boost
Card Name: Mega-Ram Boost Card Type: Pump Keyword(s): Hardware, Memory Discipline Requirement(s): Tech (1 or greater) Resource/Maintain Costs: 1/1 Momentum: Positive Gametext: Plays only on Constructs or (Tech) Gladiators +1 Max Hand Size Flavor Text: Data…
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Contentious Barrier
Card Name: Contentious Barrier Card Type: Pump Keyword(s): Utility Discipline Requirement(s): Universal (2 or greater) Resource/Maintain Costs: 3/- Momentum: Response Gametext: Target opponent must pay for this card As a -, target opponent may Destroy…
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Epic Warrior
Card Name: Epic Warrior Card Type: Pump Keyword(s): Utility Discipline Requirement(s): Universal (3 or greater) Resource/Maintain Costs: 2/1 Momentum: Negative Gametext: Response - When Pumped Character Sets to Attack : Gain (3) (or (4) if…
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Major Update!
As this weekend's retail store splash continues, we wanted to release some important information to you... we're updating the Ophidian 2360 rules a bit. While playtesting some balance adjustments for…
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Blighted Blade
Card Name: Blighted Blade Card Type: Pump Keyword(s): Demonic Discipline Requirement(s): Summoner (2 or greater) Resource/Maintain Costs: 5/Cannot Be Maintained Momentum: Response Gametext: Plays on target non-Spectral Gladiator when it takes 2 or more <ADMG>…
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Paranoid Persecution
Card Name: Paranoid Persecution Card Type: Quick-Hit Keyword(s): Dracyyr Discipline Requirement(s): Psionic (2 or greater) Resource/Maintain Costs: 6/N/A Momentum: Negative Gametext: Each player must Set X Gladiators they control, where X = 1 + the…
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Clairvoyant Orb
Card Name: Clairvoyant Orb (Unique) Card Type: Pump Keyword(s): Relic Discipline Requirement(s): Psionic (2 or greater) Resource/Maintain Costs: 5/Cannot Be Maintained Momentum: Negative Gametext: Unset Gladiator only +3 Max Hand Size Flavor Text: This artifact seems…
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Assault Drone
Card Name: Assault Drone Card Type: Minion Keyword(s): Hardware Discipline Requirement(s): Tech (3 or greater), Warrior (1 or greater), Warrior (0 or greater) Resource/Maintain Costs: 4/3 Momentum: Negative Gametext: If <Crowd Favorite>, does not Unset during…
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Heckler Shield
Card Name: Heckler Shield Card Type: Pump Keyword(s): Armor Discipline Requirement(s): Universal (2 or greater) Resource/Maintain Costs: 3/1 Momentum: Negative Gametext: <Response> 1 Cheer, Destroy this card : You may Destroy target <Fan>. Pumped Character receives -1…
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Blood Motives
Card Name: Blood Motives Card Type: Quick-Hit Keyword(s): Instinct Discipline Requirement(s): Warrior (1 or greater), Warrior (0 or greater) Resource/Maintain Costs: 3/N/A Momentum: Response Gametext: After a Character declares an Attack : Pay <1 Life> from your Defending…
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