WizKids’ popular Dice Building Game, Dice Masters, designed by Mike Elliott and Eric M. Lang, is returning to stores this summer with DC Comics Dice Masters: Green Arrow and The Flash. The Green Arrow and The Flash Dice Masters set focuses on the titular heroes, their allies, and their enemies. Take aim with Team Arrow members Diggle, Felicity Smoak, Roy Harper, and Speedy. Rush into battle with The Flash and his allies including the Teen Titans’ Cyborg and Static or Justice League members Doctor Light and Firestorm. Amanda Waller debuts in Dice Masters enlisting Deadshot and King Shark into the Suicide Squad to accompany her. Of course, traditional foes to Green Arrow and Barry Allen such as Merlyn, Captain Cold, Weather Wizard, and Gorilla Grodd are present in the over 40 characters to select from while building your next Dice Masters team. Whether you’ll pick your favorite theme of characters or use the perfect blend to crush your opponents, DC Comics Dice Masters: Green Arrow and The Flash will quickly become a Dice Masters favorite! Also, Dice Masters collectors will be excited to learn that this set will be the first to include a foil version of every card! Collect foils of your favorite characters, or bling out your favorite team! A set featuring The Flash wouldn’t be complete without the keyword Fast. The Flash’s longtime enemy, Professor Zoom: Out of Time, is not only Fast, but he also makes certain he’s the fastest character on the field by making all opposing dice lose the keyword and are unable to gain it. Other keywords returning for the set include Overcrush and the new-to-DC keyword, Intimidate. For players looking for new game mechanics, look no further than frequent partner to Green Arrow and The Flash, Hal Jordan. Hal Jordan: Rebuilding Coast City introduces the Crossover trait. Crossover characters require multiple energy types to purchase and gain the benefits (and drawbacks) of each energy type. In comic books, crossovers are an example of superheroes teaming up across titles, so expect crossover characters in Dice Masters to work well with others, especially of the same energy types. Crossover characters will give players who plan ahead and get some good rolls to unlock exciting new combos. A subtype of Crossover characters are those that have Synergy. Synergy characters have abilities that can be activated during windows to use global abilities, but may only be used by a player controlling the character. Deathstroke: Lt. Colonel can be used to search for and roll an action die from your bag while Zatanna: Main Attraction may punish an opponent who has multiple fielded sidekicks. Speed isn’t the only way to stay ahead of your opponent in battle. As Green Arrow learned on the mysterious island of Lian Yu, preparation and tactics are key. Impulse is an ability that rewards a player the moment they purchase a die from a card. Black Canary: Sonic Cry allows the player purchasing her to make a fielded character die unblockable until the end of turn. Combining Impulse with effects to reduce the Purchase Cost of your dice will help you seem like the fastest Dice Masters player alive! Crossover characters like Jay Garrick: The Crimson Comet have the specialized version of Impulse known as Crosspulse. For a player to use Crosspulse, they’re required to purchase the character using only energy of that character’s type. Jay Garrick’s ability simulates sharing his speed with all of your fielded character by granting them all Fast. Hal Jordan isn’t the only Lantern-powered hero who appears in the set. Debuting in Green Arrow and The Flash as super-rare cards are the powerful White Lanterns. Batman, Deadman, Sinestro, and Wonder Woman are all Crossover characters prepared to defend life itself in the DC Universe. But, players should be wary of White Lantern Sinestro: Destiny Awaits because the tyrant of Korugar will limit opponents’ access to energy. All in all, the White Lanterns will demonstrate something special players might never have guessed would be in Dice Masters! Furthermore, they’ll be shining EXTRA bright in foil! Never-before-seen villains in Dice Masters appear exactly as you’d hope they would. Clayface: The Terror will be able to copy all the abilities of any Crossover character – yours OR your opponent’s! Giganta: Larger Than Life takes advantage of shrinking and growing to try and put Wonder Woman in her place. Depending on which version of Gorilla Grodd you choose, he may be the leader the Legion of Doom has been looking for, or take on all comers on his own. Clever players will find ways to slip these new villains in amongst the old to make their teams more diabolical than ever! Competitive and casual Dice Masters fans alike are always looking for new ways to manipulate where their dice are to have the right blend of characters and energy. This set introduces some new ways to do that on Actions that are highly recognizable to DC Comics fans. First, Rip Hunter’s Chalkboard: “Only Zatara Can Reach The POINT” will allow players to immediately move a single die they purchase into their Prep Area, getting it ready for next turn. One of the most recognizable places in DC Comics also makes its first appearance in Dice Masters — S.T.A.R. Labs: Advanced Research. It has a Global Ability that will let players move two Sidekick dice out of their Used Pile, one to their Prep Area for next turn and another to their Field Zone for an immediate benefit! DC Comics Dice Masters: Green Arrow and The Flash is the first stand-alone release of a Dice Masters Gravity Feed not tied to a Starter Set. Releasing this September, the set features 124 cards that are also mirrored as foils. So, head to your local game store to enjoy a Rainbow Draft or get together with friends to construct powerful teams of your favorite characters as seen in the comics and on TV. |