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We are thrilled to have three of our amazing artists joining us at the Wise Wizard Games Fair in less than two weeks in the Boston area! Johnny Morrow, Dylan Saffer, and Antonis Papantoniou will be at the event available to talk about their work and to sign cards....
Epic Uprising – Ranking the Cards
This is a guest blogpost by Josiah Fiscus. Josiah Fiscus is a 31-year-old gamer from Pittsburgh, PA who has been playing CCGs and designer board games for over two decades. When he’s not at the game table, you’ll find him playing drums and serving as a deacon in his...
Epic Uprising Preview: Zannos, Corpse Lord
Over the past year, Epic has seen shifts across both the constructed and limited-format metagames. Before Epic Tyrants was released, many played with strategies imported from other card games; Sage and Wild were the go-to alignments for many players. Evil-based decks...
Epic Uprising Preview: Grave Demon
Here is a preview written by guest blogger Brad Minnigh. His preview begins with an introduction: Well, first of all, let me say thank you for the opportunity to preview a card from the new set, Uprising! This is a wonderful opportunity and...
Epic Uprising Preview: Den Mother
This is a guest blogpost by Josiah Fiscus. Josiah Fiscus is a 31-year-old gamer from Pittsburgh, PA who has been playing CCGs and designer board games for over two decades. When he’s not at the game table, you’ll find him playing drums and serving as a deacon in his...
Epic Uprising Preview: Gladius, the Defender
Today's preview is Gladius, the Defender. A champion brave enough to stand in the face of a Titan, and live to tell the tale. (Read more about that in a story posted in yesterday's preview for Velden, Frost Titan.) First, the comparisons: a 6 offense, 11 defense...
Epic Uprising Preview: Velden, Frost Titan
Blitz is a straightforward keyword in Epic: attack right now with this thing! But getting value out of your blitz champions, especially if they do not have breakthrough, can be difficult. Behold Velden, Frost Titan. This nightmare from the north is a huge, scary...
Epic Uprising Preview: Scarros, Hound of Draka
Scarros, Hound of Draka is the Wild champion with Loyalty X in our new set. What hound could possibly be worthy of serving the mighty Draka? This hound. Scarros will define Wild-based decks for a long time to come. He is a one-sided sweeper. Play him before combat to...
Top Magic and Star Realms Players Will Compete in the Epic World Championship
To help grow the Epic Card Game community, we've invited some of the top Magic The Gathering and Star Realms players to compete in the Epic Card Game World Championship. We are proud to announce the following players will be playing in the Epic World Championship: ...
Epic Uprising Preview: Savage Uprising
Kong. Punching a dinosaur. Savage Uprising is one of those rarely-seen "OR" cards that give you two ways to advance towards a win condition. Usually, the "OR" cards let you do something or draw two cards (if the thing you want to do is no longer a good option)....
Announcing Epic Uprising
The fires of rebellion have been lit; the downfall of the Tyrants is upon us! Introducing Epic Uprising, the second expansion set for Epic Card Game. This set features some interesting twists on some familiar mechanics, features the amazing art you have come to...
Epic Uprising Packs and Card Lists
Introducing Uprising! Uprising is a set of four expansion packs for Epic Card Game, each with 13 non-random cards. Uprising includes Kark's Edict, Flames of Scarros, Velden's Wrath, and Will of Zannos. These packs will be legal for the main event of the 2016 Epic Card...
Rules – Taking it Back
Hello everybody, We have been running Epic events for the past year, and we have been tweaking the rules as we go. Talking with players, fixing errors, and addressing the flow of the game. With that in mind, the following rule will be added to the Complete...
Lore – Covenant
EPIC: Covenant by Ian Taylor Deep within the walled city of Covenant, Captain Markus watched as robed figures with sticks chased after street urchins. He yawned. “Waste of time,” he thought. This happened every week. Priests of Kalnor held their weekly Underfeast,...
How to Be Like Sun Tzu, by Josiah Fiscus
This is a guest blogpost by Josiah Fiscus. Josiah Fiscus is a 31-year-old gamer from Pittsburgh, PA who has been playing CCGs and designer board games for over two decades. When he’s not at the game table, you’ll find him playing drums and serving as a deacon in his...
Guest Post: Epic Combos and Rules, by Derek Arnold
This is a guest blog post by Derek Arnold, and was originally published on Derek’s blog Epic Insights. Derek is a 27-year-old gamer from Cleveland, OH. He is the winner of the first ever Epic Constructed World Championship Qualifier at Origins 2016. In this...
Play Epic and Star Realms at Gen Con 2016!
Wise Wizard Games is excited to announce that we will be running a large number of events at Gen Con 2016 and we would love to see you! Gen Con takes place from August 4th - 7th at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. We will have fun, casual events...
Guest Post: How to Spice Up Your Limited Formats in Epic Card Game
This is a guest blogpost by Josiah Fiscus. Josiah Fiscus is a 31-year-old gamer from Pittsburgh, PA who has been playing CCGs and designer board games for over two decades. When he’s not at the game table, you’ll find him playing drums and serving as a deacon in his...