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It has been 10 years since the Lightbringers defeated the Darkness and made the surface world safe. But while the Darkness might have been gone, it was not destroyed. In time, it has regained its power and gained even more allies. It has now launched dire attacks on the world. A new generation of Lightbringers must take up arms and fight against it. But not content to simply push it back, they want to defeat the Darkness once and for all. Massive Darkness 2: Hellscape puts players in the role of Lightbringers looking to defeat the Darkness in this fully-cooperative dungeon-crawl game. Each player will pick a mighty hero to control in their quest. The different classes each play differently, giving players new options and challenges each game. The different dungeon-crawling scenarios will test their mettle, forcing them to work together to overcome the enemy.

Not every battle is fought between legions of troops or flights of starfighters. Some battles are fought with information, secrets, and covert operations, pitting the bravest Rebel Spies against the terrifying Imperial Security Bureau. Now, you can bring this shadow war to your games of Imperial Assault with The Bespin Gambit expansion! In The Bespin Gambit, you’ll find a wealth of new content to take your campaigns and skirmishes into the ritzy hotels and industrial underworks of Cloud City. Iconic characters like Bossk and Lando Calrissian join the game for the first time, gorgeous new map tiles portray some of the most memorable Cloud City locations, while new companions and a new condition change the flow every game. With two new Rebel heroes, one new Imperial class, new Mercenaries figure groups, a new mini-campaign, and a new focus on your Spy characters, The Bespin Gambit offers an indispensable bonus to every Imperial Assault player.

Imperial reprisals have swept the galaxy, targeting not just the Rebels, but their families and loved ones as well. In desperation, you and a team of other Rebel operatives have gathered as many refugees as you can in hopes of shepherding them to safety in the Outer Rim. Your escape is discovered, however, and you’ve been shot down on Tatooine. Here, the power of the Empire is not as strong as elsewhere—but that doesn’t mean you’re out of danger. This is the domain of Jabba the Hutt, and you’ll need to play by his rules if you want to survive. Jabba’s Realm is a new expansion for Imperial Assault that offers a wealth of new content for your campaigns and skirmishes. You’ll find an entirely new full-length campaign that challenges you to survive among the desert wastes and criminal underworld of Tatooine, even as new skirmish missions invite you to battle in the Nal Hutta Borderlands or around the fabled Pit of Carkoon. Eighteen new double-sided map tiles evoke the opening scenes of Return of the Jedi, giving you access for the first time to Jabba’s palace, his pleasure barge, and iconic locations like the sarlacc pit. Meanwhile, sixteen brand-new plastic figures offer new warriors and heroes for the Imperials, Rebels, and Mercenaries, even as new Command cards, Deployment cards, Agenda cards, and Class cards give you countless ways to customize your game. With characters like Jabba the Hutt, the Rancor, and Luke Skywalker as a Jedi Knight joining the game, this expansion draws you into the Star Wars saga like never before.

Tragic events is an exciting new expansion to flash point: Fire rescue. Included in this expansion are three new specialists, with unique firefighter figures for each: The fire prevention specialist, strategist, and suppression specialist. Also included are the fire and event decks, a new mechanic that makes games more intense and unique. The fire deck replaces the hot Spot mechanic, and ensures that the fire Burns hotter and hotter as the game advances. And then when you least expect it, the fire deck causes events – new and different twists added to your firefighting experience. Forty-two unique events, with 8 Special points of interest, will keep your games of flash point exciting for years to come.