Mag·Blast (Second Edition) (2002)

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Designer	Christian T. Petersen Anders M. Petersen
Artist	John Goodenough John Matson Ben Prenevost Brian Schomburg Tyler Walpole Show More »
Publisher	Fantasy Flight Games
Year Published	2002
# of Players	2 − 8
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4, 5 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 players (8 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	20 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	8 and up (2 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (4 voters) [poll]
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Category	Card Game Science Fiction
Mechanic	Campaign / Battle Card Driven Card Drafting Variable Player Powers
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First edition with new artwork and extra Flagships, Actions and Ship upgrades.

Upgrades include; 2nd Gun (2 Shots without Direct Hit being played); Security Force to prevent Boarding; Turret Defense (cannot be targeted by Fighters/Bombers); Long Range Cannon (allow Ships to fire into adjacent zones).

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Mag·Blast

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Mag·Blast (Third Edition)

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Mag·Blast (Second Edition)

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Fantasy Flight Silver Line Second Edition

Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games

Artist: John Goodenough, Ben Prenevost, Tyler Walpole

Year: 2002

Size: 10.00 x 8.00 x 1.75 inches

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0	General resources in cards?	2012-04-10	mrcosta	0
0	Rules Can the Naalu ability be used against another player's Flagship?	2011-06-29	Original_...	3
3	General Great graphics. 3rd edition graphics cartoony and poor.	2010-08-23	Budrou784	2
2	Rules 5-8 player question	2009-05-30	michaelda...	1
3	Rules Clarifications of Bombers/Fighters	2009-05-30	michaelda...	3
2	Sessions A war that just would not end	2008-08-24	Megadev	1
0	Rules lizix draw card question	2007-07-01	rhox	3
1	Rules L1z1x's special ability	2007-02-12	McEnroe	1
8	Sessions Stephanie & Rompcat FISTFIGHT IN SPACE!	2006-10-01	Rompcat	3
3	Sessions 2 player game with home made variants	2006-05-12	ronster0	2

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The 4 TI3 Expansion Races for Mag Blast

Mag Blast included 10 races and here are the other 4 that were included in Twilight Imperium 3rd ed. Winnu, Muaat, Saar, and Yin. Just print out and then flip over and print the backs. I use 110p Card stock.

tawnos76

2008-12-24

Mag-Blast - referência.rtf

Portuguese reference

GSReis

2007-04-27

mag-blast-cards.txt

Number of cards for each ship type and action card type

kentreuber

2005-09-27

Mag-blast rules.pdf

Rules

Michael_M

2004-11-22

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Review for Mag Blast by the Board Game Bureau	http://www.boardgamebureau.com/Reviews/magblast%20...	2011-09-07
Game review a La Tana dei Gobin	http://nuke.goblins.net/modules.php?name=Reviews&r...	2004-04-03
publisher's webpage	http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/magblast2.html	2003-08-25