Saturday, August 31, 2013

Robinson Crusoe: Adventures On The Cursed Island

 Take on the role of one of four characters from the ship's crew (cook, carpenter, explorer and soldier) and face the adventure. Use your determination skills to help your teammates, discuss with them your plan and put it into practice.

You will build a shelter, palisades, weapons... you will create tools like axes, knives, sacks... you will do everything you can to… to survive. Players will have to find food, fight wild beasts, protect themselves from weather changes, and more…

Search for treasures. Discover mysteries. Follow goals of six different, engaging scenarios. 

Start from building a big pile of wood and fire it to call for help, and then start new adventures. Become exorcist on cursed Island. Become treasure hunter on Volcano Island. Become a rescue team for a young lady who’s stuck on rock island…

If you are in Puerto Rico, Bad DM recommends you visit The Gaming Pit, in Guaynabo, to get your copy of Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island.


Friday, August 30, 2013

Star Wars: The Card Game - The Battle Of Hoth Force Pack

In The Battle of Hoth, the fifth Force Pack in The Hoth Cycle for Star Wars: The Card Game, massive and heavily armored Imperial AT-ATs march forward in inexorable waves while Rebel snowspeeder pilots employ daring group tactics to slow their advance. Meanwhile, the desperate fight on the desolate ice planet of Hoth is destined to have tremendous repercussions throughout the galaxy. Will the Empire’s AT-ATs and stormtrooper legions surround, siege, and destroy the last remnants of the Rebellion? Or will the valiant sacrifices of the Rebel Alliance’s rearguard hold the lines long enough for their allies to find safety?

Inspired by the early scenes from The Empire Strikes Back, the five new objective sets in The Battle of Hoth allow players to recreate the movie’s events or to imagine alternate outcomes. This Force Pack could witness the end of the Rebel Alliance, or it could open an opportunity for its noble spies and smugglers to conduct critical espionage while the Empire’s eyes are turned toward Hoth. With the fate of the galaxy on the line, can Rogue squadron’s snowspeeders actually win the day and strike a massive blow to the Empire’s aspirations for galactic domination?


Thursday, August 29, 2013

Pathfinder's Demonic Duo

Pathfinder Player Companion: Demon Hunter's Handbook

Raise your banner and lead the charge in your fight against the dreaded demons of the Abyss with Pathfinder Player Companion: Demon Hunter’s Handbook! Whether you’re crusading against the demons crawling from the horrific Worldwound or you've traveled all the way to the Abyss to fight these fiends on their own turf, this volume will give you everything you need to face off against the forces of the demonic horde.

Demon Hunter’s Handbook contains player-focused, in-depth discussions of demons, how to slay them, and the best ways to survive encounters against these despicable foes. Each Pathfinder Player Companion includes new options and tools for every Pathfinder RPG player. Inside this book, you’ll find:
  • Traits and advice for characters whose pasts have been soiled by the taint of demons or their cultists.
  • Tips and guidelines for joining Golarion’s various demon-hunting organizations, as well as advice on how to start your own.
  • New feats, rage powers for brawlers who seek to stand toe-to-toe with demonic foes, and archetypes like the cold iron warden—perfect for cult-busting inquisitors!
  • Innovative new demon-slaying tools and weapons born from the efforts of the Mendevian Crusades.
  • Details on the most heinous demonic foes, from the teeming rabble of the Abyss to unfathomable demon lords!
  • In-depth details on the Worldwound and the Abyss, as well as traits for the unfortunate characters that hail from these dark realms.
  • New spells, magic items, methods of demon interrogation, kits to prepare you for fights with demons, and much more!



Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Demons Revisited

Lords of Sin
 
Demons have plagued heroes since the dawn of time. They are legion, as varied as the countless mortal sins that give them birth, and ever eager for new opportunities to destroy the works of humanity. Yet despite the danger, arrogant mortals remain fascinated by demons, and may be the key by which these fiends shall inherit the world!

Demons Revisited presents 10 of the game’s most notorious demons, providing details on the sins that spawn each type, what roles they play on the Abyss, and what particular devastations they prefer to wreak on the mortal realm, given the chance. In addition, each chapter presents a list of unique demons drawn from the Pathfinder campaign setting, along with a full stat block for some of the most powerful demons of their kind.

Inside this book, you’ll find:
  • Balors, the greatest of the demon races and rulers of their own Abyssal realms.
  • Invidiaks, known also as shadow demons—fiends of envy who exist only to possess the bodies of the living. 
  • Mariliths, demonic multi-armed generals born from the souls of the most arrogant and proud evil souls. 
  • Succubi, beautiful but deadly seductresses who use charm, subtlety, and mind-control to achieve power. 
  • Vrocks, bestial and foul avian demons born of wrath and hate. 
  • Five other demon types: the slime-dripping babaus, the honey-tongued glabrezus, the toad-like hezrous, the gluttonous nabasus, and the greed-spawned nalfeshnees.


Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Pathfinder RPG: Mythic Adventures

Because not all heroes are created equal...

Pathfinder RPG: Mythic Adventures is for players whose goal is to become heroes of myth and legend, the kind whose every footstep shakes the heavens. Mythic Adventures introduces six mythic paths: archmage, champion, guardian, hierophant, marshall, and trickster. It also includes new mythic feats, spells, magic items, artifacts, legendary items, and over 40 mythic monsters.

Players choose a mythic path and complete mythic trials tied to their character's story, gaining "unbelievable" power as they do so. Each mythic path works in parallel with the player's character class. You can start playing a mythic character at any point, even as early as level 1.

Pathfinder RPG: Mythic Adventures also includes a thorough guide to assist Game Masters in the creation of their own mythic adventures.


Tuesday, August 27, 2013

The Star Wars #1 - George Lucas' Original Screenplay

Creators: (W) Victor Gischler (A) Juan Ferreyra (CA) Dave Johnson
Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! J.W. Rinzler and Mike Mayhew present this authorized adaptation of George Lucas’s rough-draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world! High adventure and derring-do from longer ago, in a galaxy even further away!
Available in regular, variant and ultravariant covers, Dark Horse offers customers the official adaptation of George Lucas's original Star Wars screenplay. Written J.W. Rinzler, executive editor at LucasBooks, The Star Wars tells the intergalactic tale of good versus evil featuring the popular characters that made the franchise legendary.
“While researching in the Lucasfilm Archives I’ve found many treasures—but one which truly astounded me was George’s rough draft for The Star Wars. His first complete imaginings were hallucinating to read—mind blowing,” said writer J.W. Rinzler. “While working with George on another book project, I once asked if we could adapt his rough draft. He was hesitant. Years later, with Dark Horse’s invaluable help, we showed him a few drawn and colored pages of what it might look like. He gave us the okay.”


Z-Man Launches Digital Game Platform

Z-Man Games recently created F2Z Digital Media, Inc. to develop and launch digital versions of board games. F2Z Digital Media Inc. is an entirely independent company from Z-Man Games. F2Z Digital Media Inc. will have its own dedicated team to create quality digital versions of games developed by Z-Man Games, as well as titles from its partners.

F2Z's creation and Z-Man Games' move into the digital gaming arena is not surprising when you consider that over 19 million iPads and 37 million iPhones were sold in the first quarter of 2013, with 56 billion apps being purchased in 2012 alone. For 2013, that number is expected to increase to 82 billion.

The first game to be launched by F2Z Digital Media will be the very successful cooperative game Pandemic! The second edition launch of Pandemic! took the world by storm and sold thousands of copies in the U.S. alone. An iPad version is now in the works and its release date should be announced shortly.

The digital version of Pandemic! will soon be followed by its two expansions. After them, the next product in the pipeline will be Parade, a card game from one of Z-Man Games Japanese partners.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Star Wars RPG: Edge of Rebellion

Fantasy Flight Games will release a limited edition beta-test rulebook for Star Wars: Age of Rebellion soon. The book will be available through Fantasy Flight Games' webstore and participating retailers. The Star Wars: Age of Empires beta-test rulebook will consist of 224 pages and will be softcover. It will be retailed at a MSRP of $29.95. The beta period will end on October 8, 2013.

There are three planned cross-compatible Star Wars RPG systems from Fantasy Flight Games. The first is the recently released Star Wars RPG: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook. The first adventure for this system - Beyond the Rim - shouldbe released before the end of the 3rd Quarter. Star Wars: Age of Rebellion is the second system and Star Wars: Enter the Unknown the third.  Star Wars: Enter the Unknown is expected to be released during the 4th Quarter of 2013.

Star Wars: Age of Rebellion allows players to take the roles of Rebel Alliance members fighting the Galactic Empire during the Rebellion time period. Unlike the final version, this book will have much less art and background material because, being a beta, it is intended to generate feedback. For the same reason, the information on adversaries, equipment, and vehicles is abbreviated to focus on the playtesting.


Sunday, August 25, 2013

Locke & Key - Coming Soon To A Theater Near You

Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez' acclaimed supernatural comic book series Locke & Key has been optioned by Universal to be developed as a feature film. The film will be produced by Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci - writers on the Star Trek and Transformers movies - through their Universal-based K/O Paper Products outfit. It will be co-produced with Ted Adams, the CEO and publisher of IDW Publishing. IDW Publishing is the company that publishes the Locke & Key comic series. For Univeral, the project will be overseen by Executive VP Jon Mone and Creative Executive Jay Polidoro.

This is not Hollywood's first bid at making a Locke & Key feature film. Initially, Dimension had the screen rights but they lapsed in 2010. That's when the superstar writers of Star Trek, Transformers and Fringe jumped in. K/O Paper Products and DeamWorks TV produced a pilot for Fox TV in an attempt to make the property a TV series but Fox turned it down. Although K/O Paper Products tried to shop the series around, no one picked it up - apparently due to budgetary constraints.

Locke & Key tells the story of three siblings who move to their ancestral home in Massachusetts after the gruesome murder of their father. The siblings discover that the house has magical keys that give their possessor a wide and varying array of powers and abilities, depending on the key. However, the family is forced to make a stand against evil when they realize that a deviously evil creature is also after the keys. As their popularity grew, Locke & Key expanded to tell a coming of age tale encompassing two generations and filled with heroism, tragedy, thrills and chills.

The Locke & Key graphic novel collections have been featured multiple times in the New York Times bestseller list, including the #1 spot on the list. The Locke & Key comics have garnered Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez multiple Eisner Awards nominations. The series has twice won the British Fantasy Award for best comic/graphic novel.

Joe Hill's claim to fame is not limited to the Locke & Key series. Hill is also the son of bestselling author Stephen King and the author of horror novels such as Heart-Shaped Box and NOS4A2. The latter won Hill an Eisner Award for best writer.




Saturday, August 24, 2013

13th Age - Available Now

13th Age is a d20-rolling fantasy roleplaying game by Rob Heinsoo and Jonathan Tweet, lead designers of 4th and 3rd editions of the World’s Most Famous RPG. 13th Age is a game of adventure in a world full of monsters and magic, with groundbreaking new rules that make each character unique, connect them to the world, and focus on what’s cool about having adventures in a world full of monsters and magic.
Also, owlbears rip your arms off and feed them to their young. That’s a thing.
It’s a fantastic game for new players because it lets them play nearly any kind of character they want (“The only dwarf in the world with a clockwork heart built by a hidden race of dragon wizards? Done!”) and the rules for fighting, spellcasting and using skills are flexible enough that they rarely run into a “you can’t do that” situation.
It’s not a great game for a first-time GM, though. The book assumes some amount of experience with RPGs, and in particular d20-rolling RPGs. It also asks the GM to do some creative collaboration along with the players, rather than defining everything with a rule or a canonical fact about the game world. For example, wizards can make up creative names for their spells. In return for their putting more effort into the game, the GM improvises an additional cool or useful effect that’s not listed in the spell description.
As a player you can invent things for your character in a free-form way rather than picking everything from lists. For example, you define your character’s skills in a free-form, story-oriented way using backgrounds.
Every character has one unique thing that sets them apart: something that is real in the world, but doesn’t provide a mechanical benefit.
Characters’ relationships with the icons – the most powerful non-player characters in the world – connect them to the world and provide a resource they can use during play. PCs aren’t powerful at 1st level, but they are important.
As a GM you can quickly build encounters (and even monsters) on the fly, and use the story mechanics to share the job of worldbuilding with the players. Once you’re comfortable with the rules it’s fairly easy to improvise a session.
Combat doesn’t use a grid to determine where combatants are, how far they can move, or different effects such as flanking, pushing, pulling, etc. Using miniatures makes it easier to visualize the scene, but all you really need to know is who’s nearby, who’s far away, and who’s engaged in battle.
The “escalation die” mechanic keeps combat moving, turning what might otherwise be a two-hour fight into a 30-minute fight–one that’s exciting and suspenseful to run. On the first round, the monsters have the advantage. But starting on the second round, the GM places a big 6-sided die n the table with the 1 facing up. The PCs (and some very scary monsters) get a +1 bonus to hit. On the third round, that bonus increases to +2…and so on, to a maximum of +6. That way, the longer the PCs stay in combat and fight hard to win, the better their chances get because they’ve learned their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses, and adapted.
The rules play off each other in interesting ways, so something fresh and different is happening all the time. For example, some classes and monsters have abilities that trigger when they roll an even number  on an attack, or a 16 or higher. Some abilities activate when the escalation die is odd or even, or reaches a certain number. Flexibility, randomness and surprise are a big part of 13th Age.
What’s the game’s default setting?
The default setting is the Dragon Empire, a high-magic realm that is in its 13th historical age. It is ruled by 13 demigodlike “icons” who are recognizable fantasy characters: the Emperor, the Archmage, the High Druid, the Lich King, and others.
We want each group to come up with the version of the Dragon Empire that’s most fun for them, so it’s very loosely described in the book. GMs and players can use it as a starting point and fill in the rest with their own ideas.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Civilizations - An Expansion For Clash Of Cultures

If you are a fan of Clash of Cultures, you will be excited to know that Z-Man Games announced an expansion to the game: Clash of Cultures - Civilizations. Unfortunately, it is not expected to hit the market until December of next year, 2014.

Clash of Cultures - Civilization adds 14 new civilizations to the game in an attempt to recap the development and contours of the civilizations that stretch across World History, from the Stone Age to the invention of gunpowder. Each of the 14 new civilizations will have its own unique advances as well as different leaders.

The expansion will feature new City pieces that players can use to increase their city's size. However, Clash of Cultures - Civilization does not increase the maximum size of four city pieces around a settlement. Therefore, players will now have to be selective and strategic when selecting which City pieces to choose when expanding settlements.

Another addition that comes with the Civilizations Expansion are "Elephant" and "Horse" units to the game. A fun fact that translates very well to the game is that not all civilizations had access to elephants and horses. Therefore, not all of them have access to elephants and horses in the game, either. Of course, the Civilizations Expansion is still a year away so more details will be released in the upcoming months.

Bad-DM commends Z-Man Games on this expansion, or its intent, at least. Many people who have played the original Clash of Cultures have complained that the game feels more like a light skirmish game rather than a civilization development game. The reason for this complaint is that there is nothing that really differentiates one civilization from another. Hopefully, this will be addressed in the upcoming Clash of Cultures - Civilizations Expansion, with the addition of culture-specific leaders and technology trees.

Thunderstone Advance - Numenera

Monte Cook's Numenera comes to Thunderstone Advance!
Game description from the publisher:

The ancient evil known as Doom has decided to make a change. In this new world of Numenera, Doom has manifested as an intelligent virus that controls its hosts. The infected are known as "Doomladen" and they know each other regardless of a host's external form. They are lead by powerful beings with strange relics – the Thunderstones – and once again you must defeat them to save the world.

 In the deck-building game Thunderstone Advance: Numenera, which can be played on its own or combined with other Thunderstone sets, you build a party of heroes to defeat the Thunderstone Bearers. The "Doomladen" mechanism introduced in this game unites various monster groups against you, and new Setting cards take you into the environment of Monte Cook's Numenera RPG.

If you are in Puerto Rico, you can reserve/preorder your copy of Thunderstone Advance: Numenera from The Gaming Pit, in Guaynabo, or Paladin Books & Games, in Isabela.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Battlestar Galactica: Daybreak Expansion

The Battlestar Galactica, humanity’s last beacon of hope, falters and crumbles. A tenuous solidarity between human and Cylon wavers under overwhelming desperation and doubt. For those seeking the promise of peace, a single vessel guards the future. The Demetrius, guided by unknown forces, plots a course through the stars…a course for home. Many would oppose this vision of the future. In this desperate time, both human and Cylon are driven to take matters into their own hands. For some, this means risking everything. For others, this means mutiny.

The Daybreak Expansion for Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game brings humanity's plight to its gripping climax! With two supplemental game boards and hundreds of cards and tokens, Daybreak invites players to undertake desperate missions, struggle under the constant threat of mutiny, and bargain with Cylon Leaders driven by motives of their own.

Daybreak introduces twelve new character sheets, thirty new Crisis cards, twenty-five new Skill cards, and much more. Patch your fellow crew members up as the crotchety Sherman “Doc” Cottle, argue your way out of a tight spot as the clever Romo Lampkin, or take the role of one of several other fan-favorite characters.

Whoever you choose, you’ll face a range of never-before-seen Crisis cards. Even as the fleet falls apart from years of wear and tear, it is plagued by religious turmoil, an openly insubordinate crew, and constant harassment by Cylons. Luckily, their time at war has also honed the crew’s skills; new Skill cards represent the level of adaptability and fearlessness you’d expect from seasoned veterans.

As humanity enters its darkest hour, a glimmer of hope appears on the horizon. By undertaking a series of dangerous missions, the Colonial Fleet has an opportunity to not simply survive to see another day, but to once and for all defeat their enemies and find a home to start their new lives.


Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Scoundrels of Skullport - Do-Gooders Need Not Apply

Skullport... the Port of Shadows...

Nestled in the heart of Undermountain, deep below the streets of Waterdeep, the Port of Shadows is a haven for nefarious crimes, underhanded deals, and back alley murders. Visitors to Skullport do so at their peril, with the knowledge that around every corner is a new way to make people disappear...

Lords of Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport is the first expansion to the hit board game Lords of Waterdeep. In fact, it is two expansions - Skullport and Undermountain - and brings bigger quests, new Lords, new buildings, more resources, and a new faction: the Gray Hands. With the new faction, the number of people that can play Lords of Waterdeep is now increased to a maximum of six. The new resource is corruption.

Those familiar with the Forgotten Realms, already know Undermountain's history and reputation as a vast multilevel dungeon that was once the site of demented wizard Halaster's magical experiments. Since then, it has become a confusing maze with few refuges, if any, for the brave adventurers that dare its corridors. However, the rumored wealth that lies in Undermountain makes for no shortage of adventurers willing to brave Unermountain's mysteries and monsters. When adventuring in Undermountain, the risks and rewards are greater for undertaking Quests that require more gold and adventurers.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Top Products For July 2013


TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS
1.  Superman Unchained #2
2.  Batman #22
3.  Guardians of the Galaxy #5
4.  Justice League #22
5.  Batman Annual #2
6.  Batman Superman #2
7.  Justice League of America #6
8.  Superior Spider-Man #13
9.  Superior Spider-Man #14
10. Superior Spider-Man Team Up #1

TOP 10 GRAPHIC NOVELS
1.  HawkEye Vol.: Little Hits TP
2.  Avatar the Last AirBender Vol. 5: The Search Part 2 TP
3.  Saga Volume 2 TP
4.  Saga Volume 1 TP
5.  Black Bolt: Something Inhuman This Way Comes
6.  Kiack-Ass 2 Prelude: Hit-Girl TP
7.  Fairest Volume 2: Hidden Kingdom TP
8.  Before Watchmen: Comedian/Rorschach Deluxe HC
9.  Invincible Vol. 18: The Death of Everyone TP
10. Before Watchmen: Nite Owl/Dr. Manhattan Deluxe HC

TOP 10 TOYS
1.  Green Lantern 1:1-Scale Power Battery Prop with Ring
2.  The Dark Night Trilogy Play Arts ~KAI~: The Joker Action Figure
3.  Marvel Select Iron Man 3: War Machine Figure
4.  Batman: Arkham City Play Arts ~KAI~: Harley Quinn Action Figure
5.  The Dark Night Trilogy Play Arts ~KAI~: Catwoman Action Figure
6.  The Walking Dead Series 2: The Governor/Penny Action Figure 2-Pack
7.  Batman: Arkham City Play Arts ~KAI~: Poison Ivy Action Figure
8.  The Dark Knight Rises: Batman MAF EX
9.  Marvel: Kitty Pride Bishoujo Statue
10. DC: The New 52 -- Martian Manhunter Action Figure

TOP 10 GAMES
1.  Magic The Gathering TCG: 2014 Core Set Boosters
2.  Marvel HeroClix: Wolverine & The X-Men
3.  Magic The Gathering TCG: 2014 Core Set Fat Pack
4.  Magic The Gathering TCG: Modern Masters Boosters
5.  Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Number Hunters Boosters
6.  Clue: The Big Bang Theory Edition
7.  Pacific Rim HeroClix
8.  Magic The Gathering TCG: 2014 Core Set Intro Decks
9.  Star Wars RPG: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
10. Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Epic Dawn 2 War of the Giants Booster

The above information was prepared by Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. and was compiled from an universe of over 3,500 comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world. They include brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, Internet merchants and other specialty shops. Unit market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoices and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance re-orders, and re-orders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.


Monday, August 19, 2013

Savage Worlds: Deadlands - Hell On Earth: Reloaded


The end isn't near... it is past! The year is 2097, but the future is not our own. The long Cold War between the United and Confederate States of America finally came to an end - in world-wide Hellfire! The rain of ghost rock bombs shattered most anything man could call civilization, cracked the space between this world and the next wide open, and birthed a true Hell on Earth. But that was 16 years ago, and we've done one thing we're pretty good at - survive in spite of ourselves. Sure, some folks have extra limbs, you're likely to get killed for the scraps in your pocket, and everything east of the Mississippi is overrun with a crazed army of undead, but what other option do you have? 

Welcome to Hell on Earth: Reloaded, the dark future of the strange past of Deadlands.

Hell on Earth: Reloaded contains everything you need to run endless adventures in the post-apocalyptic Wasted West with the Savage Worlds game system: new Edges, Hindrances, new Arcane Backgrounds, copious information about the various locales, races and mysteries of the Wasted West, and dozens of creatures and nefarious foes. Hell on Earth: Reloaded requires the Savage Worlds core rulebook to play.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Marvel HeroClix: Giant-Man Promo Figure

Brilliant and powerful, Giant-Man is not to be underestimated!

Previously only available as a limited figure during the 2012 convention season, the Giant-Man Colossal HeroClix figure stands a whopping 7" tall and is now available for the general public. The Giant-Man figure is individually packaged in single-figure super boosters, and comes with a bonus Ant-Man piece and both character cards.

SRP: $39.99

If you are in Puerto Rico, Bad DM recommends you visit The Gaming Pit, in Guaynabo, and Paladin Books and Games, in Isabela and Mayaguez, to reserve/preorder your Giant-Man Colossal HeroClix figure.

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Warhammer 40K: Apocalypse - New Release


Cataclysmic battles in the 41st Millenium! Apocalypse introduces a new way of playing games of Warhammer 40,000, allowing players to field as many miniatures as they like, in any combination. There really are no limits to what you can do! Warhammer 40K: Apocalypse features new rules for missions and strategic assets, Divine Intervention, Sons of the Primarch, and world-ending Unnatural disasters, details of one of the most monumental campaigns of the 41st Millenium and more than 100 devastating formations that feature the most powerful military assets, and a showcase of sumptuous photographs of super-heavy vehicles, gargantuan armies, and heroic commanders to inspire your own collection.

Bonus points if you can make a longer run-on sentence than the one above!


Friday, August 16, 2013

The Walking Dead Season 3 Trading Cards

Cryptozoic, publisher of the The Walking Dead Trading Cards, announced that The Walking Dead Season 3 Trading Cards will be divided in two sets. Set 1 will release by the end of 2013 and will feature the characters in the prison.  Set 2 will release a few months later and will feature the characters of Woodbury.

Cryptozoic explained that the reason behind splitting The Walking Dead Season 3 set in two parts is to accommodate a larger number of characters and signers featured in the product. Like in the TV series, some characters will appear in both sets.

In order to give a comprehensive view of Season 3, both sets of The Walking Dead Trading Cards are being developed simultaneously. Autograph, Wardrobe, and Sketch cards will be numbered consecutively across the two sets.  Special cards will be included as follows: Autograph cards (1:24 packs), Wardrobe cards (1:24 packs), and Sketch cards (1:288 packs).

Rick and The Governor will be featured in the first two numbered cards, which will be promotional cards. They will be included in the October/November and December/January issues of Non-Sport Update Magazine. MSRP is set at $3.50 per pack, with 5 cards per pack and 24 packs per box.