Lucid Raven Productions

Allegiance Status

So many people have wondered what has become of The Undercity expansion. Unfortunately the news is that we've had a hard time working out a deal that made it fiscally possible to release the expansion. We've had a lot of deals ready to sign but for one reason or another they fell through. The bottom line is we're not sure when or if the expansion will ever come out at this point. Being such a small company money has always been really tight and there comes a time when feeding the family becomes more important than chasing a dream. Unfortunately that time has come.

So what does this mean? Well, technically not much will have changed from what has been going on the last several months. There is still hope that we'll get that expansion out. In fact, the game has undergone a revision over the last year and if and when it comes out there will be some exciting changes.

Last off, and definitely not least, we want to thank all of our fans who have enjoyed so many great hours of Allegiance with us. We set out to make a game that gamers could appreciate. Our goal since the beginning has been to make great games not make piles of cash. We think we did it, and we're glad you were able to be a part of it. Hopefully somewhere down the road there will be a reunion. Thanks again to everyone - your support and friendship has meant everything to us.

LRP Team

We're not going to be taking the site down anytime soon so feel free to keep making use of the forums. Most news if there is any will naturally be there. =)

Also, you can still purchase Allegiance through our web store. We're almost completely out of boosters, but starter kits are also comprised of random cards and are roughly the same price (per card) so don't hesitate to buy those instead.

Monk returns from London

Business is getting back to normal with Monk's recent return from London. While things are a bit chaotic right now we're working as fast as we can to get things back to normal. With Monk's return also expect some big news pretty soon.

Back from Gen Con

We're back form Gen Con as you all might have guessed and we're getting things back to normal at LRP. We've had a lot of interesting things going on behind the scenes which we're planning on updating you all about as soon as we can. We'll also have a writeup on Gen Con and some new pictures posted pretty soon so check back for that as well!

LRP off to GenCon Indy

LRP is off to GenCon Indy starting today. We'll have both Allegiance and MapDEX in tow, though MapDEX will be in limited numbers, so get yours early! There will be convention specials for both products, including free posters and t-shirts with purchases.

Also, don't forget about our upcoming Royal Lineage tournament, which will be held on Saturday.

Royal Lineage II at GenCon Indy

It seems that due to a database error, the news story stating that the Royal Lineage I event would be used in Royal Lineage II did not ever go live. We will be using Backlash for the upcoming Royal Lineage II. We apologize for any inconvenience in this notice going up late.

Royal Lineage II will take place this Saturday, August 20, at GenCon Indy.

GenCon Indy 2005 Approaches!

Lucid Raven Productions is currently gearing up for GenCon Indy 2005, which is coming up in just two weeks. Starting August 18, 2005, we'll be at booth #1726 in the Indianapolis Convention Center - we'll be playing lots of Allegiance, will have MapDEX on display and for sale, and we'll hold our second Royal Lineage tournament. Last time, players successfully killed off three characters - what impact will this Royal Lineage tournament have on the game?

Lucid Raven will also have some convention specials, and will have our newest shirts available for sale as well. Also, artist J.T. Kauffman will be available to sign cards.

Hope to see you at the show!

Allegiance: War of Factions 1st Edition Errata Posted

We've compiled all of the existing Allegiance: War of Factions errata into a single PDF for your convenience. It's available on our downloads page.

MapDEX Card of the Week #3: Double Right Angles

The third Card of the Week for MapDEX has been posted: a set of double right angles for your 1" hallway-building pleasure.

Also, until the full release of MapDEX in mid-September, we'll be posting one new card every two weeks. Think of it as a Card of the Fortnight or something.

GenCon Indy 2005 Great Quest Game

The good village of Brin has been overrun with Orcs. Vile, nasty creatures bent on destruction and death. Refugees are scattering, chaos has descended onto Brin. All this as you were headed there....

Come to GenCon Indy 2005 and join in the Great Quest Game!! Three quest chains await you. Search far and wide, high and low, so forth and so on, to complete your quests. With each finished chain you'll receive a token good toward fabulous prize packages at the end of the convention. Just keep a look out for the giant yellow "!"

(This is a GenCon Indy 2005 event that Lucid Raven Productions will be participating in. There is no cost to join, and you could get some great prizes from Lucid Raven and other leading companies by playing!)

MapDEX Set I due for September world-wide release, also available at GenCon Indy

Lucid Raven Productions & Blue Sun Games would like to announce that the full retail release of MapDEX Adventure Map Cards Set I - The Broken Brick Dungeon - will hit stores nationwide this September. While we had (and still have) a very limited supply left over from Origins, which is now available for direct sales, the full print run is will be available in September.

Those of you going to GenCon Indy, however, won't miss out - we will have it available for purchase at the Lucid Raven Productions booth, #1726. Again, this will be in limited quantities, but it will be available nevertheless.

MapDEX Card of the Week #2: Hidden Treasure Room

Card of the Week #2 has been posted. This card lets you integrate a hidden treasure room into your adventure, though will your players be able to get in? That crack leading in is awful small...

MapDEX Card of the Week #1: Double Dead End

As promised, we've posted the first MapDEX Card of the Week. We kick things off with a double dead end sure to throw off those adventurers who just know how that corridor is going to turn out...

First MapDEX Card of the Week Delayed

Due to some computer issues at the office, the first Card of the Week will be delayed. Look for it later this week, once our network is back up and running.

Thanks for your patience.

Royal Lineage I held at Origins

The first Royal Lineage tournament has come and gone, and the battles were anything but tame. Thanks to the actions of the players who participated, certain characters have died. Of course, since Royal Lineage is a storyline tournament, you'll have to bide your time a bit and wait for the fiction that accompanies the tournament to see who exactly felt the hilt of a sword buried in their stomach...

MapDEX Available in Limited Quantities

Lucid Raven is back from Origins, with MapDEX in tow. Unfortunately, we have very limited quantities currently, as we are waiting on the bulk of our shipment from the printers. We do not yet have an ETA on when the rest of the order will arrive, but will post updates when we do know.

On a related note, we will have our first Card of the Week available for download starting on Monday, July 11, 2005.

Lucid Raven Returns from Origins

Lucid Raven Productions has returned from a successful Origins show. Not only did we premiere two new products there (MapDEX Adventure Map Cards and Steel Bones Dice), but the first tournament in the Royal Lineage Tournament Series was held.

Thanks to all that participated, and all that showed up in Columbus this year!

Announcing MapDEX Adventure Map Cards

Lucid Raven Productions is proud to announce the latest addition to the LRP family: MapDEX Adventure Map Cards.

MapDEX is a compilation of 4"x4" map graphic card tiles together in a "deck" for use in miniature and RPG game settings. The cards can be shuffled for random placement in adventure/dungeon creation, or used by game masters to reveal adventures to their players' one tile at a time.

Each MapDEX deck is packaged as a 72-card set (with 144-card sets to come) that is based around a particular theme. The first MapDEX deck features an eerie brick-lined dungeon theme perfect for a good old-fashioned dungeon crawl. MapDEX cards are lushly illustrated, but done in a way that the details won't get in the way of the game. Instead, each set includes 1"x1" and 1"x2" item cards - such as torches, doors, treasure chests, and more - that GMs can place at their leisure, adding to the customization possible. And of course, each MapDEX tile is made of a sturdy but shuffleable pre-cut cardstock, with maps in full glorious color. There's no printing, glueing or cutting necessary to start building your dungeon from the 4"x4" MapDEX cards - it has never been so easy to throw a map in your bag and take it with you!

A single 72-card MapDEX deck can be used to create a map that is 32 inches by 38 inches - that's almost 3 feet square! And that's not counting the fact that MapDEX sets can be combined - either mix different decks to make a varied map, or create a larger single-themed map by using multiple copies of a single MapDEX set! All MapDEX cards share a single back design, regardless of the era represented, so that sets can be mixed together easily without knowledge of what is underneath. And to make things easier, every MapDEX tile has 1" grid lines already present, a standard size for many miniatures and RPG measurements. Simply shuffle and build, and you're all ready to take your fellow gamers through an amazing, detailed setting that can change every time you play!

MapDEX Adventure Map Cards Set I will be released on June 29th at Origins 2005 in Columbus, OH, and will begin shipping to retailers and players following the show. You can also pre-order the set now at the Lucid Raven Online Store. MapDEX Set I retails for $10.95 and includes 72 map cards plus 6 cards of extras (extras require some cutting). Additional themed sets (in both 72- and 144-card decks) will be announced soon!

For more on MapDEX, visit the official MapDEX web site at MapDEXcards.com.

About MapDEX: MapDEX Adventure Map Cards let you shuffle, build, and play! Each MapDEX deck is packaged as a 72-card set (with 144-card sets to come) that is based around a particular theme. Making maps with these 4"x4" tiles has never been easier - every card can lead into the next, and all cards contain 1" grids to make in-game measurements easy. MapDEX cards work with practically any RPG, miniature, or adventure game that utilizes maps. With MapDEX, the possibilities are endless! www.mapDEXcards.com

About Lucid Raven Productions: Best known as the publishers of the multi-player social political wargame Allegiance: War of Factions, Lucid Raven Productions strives to publish high quality games and game accessories with a visual flair. Located in Orem, UT, Lucid Raven Productions has partnered with the development team of Blue Sun Games to produce MapDEX. www.lucidraven.com

MapDEX Now Available for Pre-Order

MapDEX Set I has been added to the Lucid Raven Productions Online Store. This is a pre-order, and will ship the week of July 4, 2005, following the upcoming Origins 2005 show in Columbus, OH.

MapDEX Set I pre-order page

MapDEX Forums Live

We've added a section for MapDEX to the Lucid Raven Productions Official Forums. If you haven't registered for the forums yet, you can register now.

MapDEX Set I Index Added

An index for MapDEX Set I has been added to the site. This allows you to see a preview of all 78 tiles in the first set, as well as acting as a "checklist" of sorts so that you can make sure that all of your tiles are present and accounted for.

The index is available on the MapDEX Set I - The Broken Brick Dungeon page.

Royal Lineage I Tournament Event - Backlash

The City has tried to put Guild Darkmoor in their place, but the thieves will have none of that, and choose to strike back in the harshest way possible...

The first Royal Lineage tournament is approaching soon, and we now present the tournament event that will accompany it! Download the Backlash Event Card to prepare yourself for the challenge held at Origins in Columbus, OH on July 2, 2005.

MapDEX Desktop Images

To start into the MapDEX spirit, we've created two striking, bold desktop images with the MapDEX logo front and center:

MapDEX Logo 1600x1200

MapDEX Logo 1280x1024

MapDEX Logo 1024x768

MapDEX Logo 800x600

MapDEX Logo 640x480

Check back soon for more downloads following Origins, including free MapDEX card PDFs!

New Fiction Added - Twists and Turns

New fiction has been posted at the Fiction page. This tale is your introduction to the Mosfin troika, Feronant, Lerimar, and Rowen, thanks to the author Jonathan Lavallee. Check out Twists and Turns!

New Fiction Added - Tilted Scales

There is new fiction available on within the Fiction section of the site. Lance W. Card brings us the tale of Domian Rickson's homecoming in Tilted Scales. Check it out!

Shadow Puppets Event Tournament Extended

So that all stores have the chance to run the tournameny, we're extending the dates that the latest Allegiance Event Tournament, Shadow Puppets. This tournament can now be run through the end of July.

If your local store hasn't yet set up the tournament, they can find out more information on doing so by calling Lucid Raven at 1-888-279-3060. Normally, they would ask for J.T., but for the time being speak with Lance or leave a message. Also, if you have a tournament set up and need prize support, call the same number and speak with Lance.

The Undercity Art Preview: "Dirty" Dougge Cabairn

Due to some busy times at the office, last week's preview slipped under our radar. Here it is, however - the only man in The City to have acquired the nickname "Dirty" - "Dirty" Dougge Cabairn:

Downloads Added, Updated

A number of tournament-related downloads have been posted, including information on how to run drafts, event tournaments, or just general tournaments, as well as game assignment ("pairing") and other information. This is all located at the tournament downloads page.

We've also created a poster that you can use to advertise your upcoming Shadow Puppets event tournament - it's available on the tournament download page as well. It's a large 300dpi poster, so we don't recommend printing directly from a browser, but instead opening it in an image editing program. We'll have a PDF version up in the next day or two to make everything easier.

We've also uploaded the latest version of Lannes Enterprises' excellent CCG Master program. CCG Master lets you organize tournaments (including automatic game assignment) as well as keep track of your collection. CCG Master is available for download from either Lannes.org or from our own download page.

Lucid Raven Productions Online Store Open

For those of you who aren't able to find Allegiance in your local shops, we've set up an online store so that you can purchase packs or boxes online. We've also added lithographs of Heris Lacauld and Helen Atrana that you can purchase.

Origins Player's Choice Awards Voting Ends

Voting for the Origins Player's Choice Awards has ended. We'd like to thank everyone who took the time to vote. The results will be announced with the rest of the Origins Awards during Origins 2005 in Columbus, OH, starting June 30th.

Origins Player's Choice Awards Deadline Extended!

The deadline for voting for Allegiance and the other games nominated for the Origins Player's Choice Awards has been extended, so there is still time to get your votes in! Voting now ends on June 1st at midnight, so there is still time left. Anyone can vote on the Player's Choice Awards - read on for information how.

First, simply register on the OriginsGames.com website. Note that only registering for the website, not for the convention, and you won't receive any email (junk or otherwise) when doing so, so there isn't a need to worry about that.

After registering, head to the People's Choice Award page to vote for Allegiance and your other favorites. Do keep in mind that 5 is the best score, not the worst. Also, you can only vote for 5 games total out of the entire list - you do not vote for 5 games per category.

All votes are very much appreciated, so get your friends and family to vote as well!

The Origins Player's Choice Award is voted on by the players - the other Origins Awards are voted on exclusively by GAMA members (store owners, manufacturers, etc.). The Player's Choice Award is your chance to make your voice heard on the games that you like as a player. So don't delay - time is running out!

LRP to be at KublaCon, CONduit this weekend

Lucid Raven Productions is splitting its forces this weekend and attending two different conventions. The first is KublaCon 2005 in Burlingame (San Francisco), CA. Lucid Raven will be in the small press area, which is located right outside of the main dealer room. We will be running the following events:

Sat 5/28, 6:00pm - Learn to Play Allegiance: War of Factions
Sat 5/28, 7:00pm - Allegiance: War of Factions Multi-Player Sealed Deck Tournament
Sun 5/29, 6:00pm - Learn to Play Allegiance: War of Factions
Sun 5/29, 7:00pm - Allegiance: War of Factions Multi-Player Sealed Deck Tournament

For more on KublaCon, see either the official webpage or our own event page.

Lucid Raven will also have a demo team at CONduit XV - while LRP won't be in the dealers room, there will be demos going on in the game room most of the day on Saturday (beginning at 2pm). There will be a tournament held - although it is aimed at new players, anyone is welcome. Note that though this is a 3-day convention, Lucid Raven will only be there on Saturday demoing Allegiance.

For more on CONduit, see either the official webpage or our own event page.

Event Tournament: Shadow Puppets

The City sank deeper, deeper into the shadows. Cobblestone streets nearly ran red with blood, the blood of the countless dignitaries that had lost their lives to the mysterious assassins during the time now known City-wide as the Knives in the Dark. Though the killings had slowed, and with it, a slight loosening of the icy grip of fear that had paralyzed the citizenry of The City, the situation was no less serious. Every now and again another report of a killing would resound throughout walls of The City, with each new report only increasing the anger of the factions...

Shadow Puppets is the fifth event tournament for Allegiance: War of Factions. It is scheduled to be run June 2005.

Download the tournament event .pdf Also, see the official Shadow Puppets tournament page for more details on the event.

Everyone that attends a sanctioned Shadow Puppets event tournaments will receive a free Sacious Qwellin promo card, which is only available through the event tournament system.

For more information on Shadow Puppets, including how to run it in your local store, see the full story below.

The Undercity Art Preview: Scent of Blood

With last week's preview into the future of tournaments with Allegiance's Royal Lineage tournaments, it's only fitting that today's preview show a preview into a different side of the game:

Don't forget that voting for the Origins People's Choice Award page ends on the 25th - if you haven't voted for Allegiance and your other favorite games of the last year, time is running short!

Tune in later today to see another glimpse into the future of Allegiance tournaments - next month's event tournament!

Allegiance: War of Factions on Final Ballot for Origins Awards

Lucid Raven Productions is proud to announce that Allegiance: War of Factions has been placed on the final ballot for Best Collectible Card Game or Expansion in the Origins Awards. Additionally, Allegiance is also up for the People's Choice Game of the Year Award in the Origins Awards.

You can help! The People's Choice Award can be voted on by anyone - simply register on the OriginsGames.com website (just for the website, not for the convention), and then head to the People's Choice Award page to vote for Allegiance and your other favorites. Do keep in mind that you can only vote for 5 games total out of the entire list - you do not vote for 5 games per category. Also, 5 is the best score, not the worst.

Voting is only open until May 25th, so vote now!

Pre-Registrations For GenCon Indy Events Open

Pre-Registrations for Royal Lineage II, as well as the rest of the Allegiance events to be held at GenCon Indy 2005, are now open at GenCon.com. Players can register for the event by first logging into the registration website, and then adding item the appropriate event code (e.g. TCG00308) to the event purchase page.

Note that as mentioned below, if 10 pre-registrations for Royal Lineage tournaments are received, Lucid Raven Productions will do a special Royal Lineage t-shirt that players can only receive if they play in that tournament. Regardless of the number of registrations, all players will receive an Allegiance t-shirt and cards, as per the prize chart outlined on the Royal Lineage page.

The tournament schedule for GenCon Indy 2005 is as follows:

8/18/05 7:00 PM - TCG00305 - Allegiance: War of Factions Sealed Deck Tournament
8/19/05 7:00 PM - TCG00306 - Allegiance: War of Factions Sealed Deck Tournament
8/20/05 6:00 PM - TCG00308 - Allegiance: War of Factions Royal Lineage Tournament
8/21/05 12:00 PM - TCG00307 - Allegiance: War of Factions Draft Tournament

Lucid Raven Productions will also be holding the following learn-to-play and introductory tournament events. Note that these events are aimed at new players:

8/18/05 7:00 PM - TCG00309 - Learn to Play Allegiance: War of Factions
8/18/05 9:00 PM - TCG00302 - Introductory Allegiance: War of Factions Tournament
8/19/05 7:00 PM - TCG00310 - Learn to Play Allegiance: War of Factions
8/19/05 9:00 PM - TCG00303 - Introductory Allegiance: War of Factions Tournament
8/20/05 7:00 PM - TCG00311 - Learn to Play Allegiance: War of Factions
8/20/05 9:00 PM - TCG00304 - Introductory Allegiance: War of Factions Tournament

Demo Tour 2005 Travelogues Updated

We've posted the rest of the travelogues today for the Allegiance Demo Tour 2005.

You'll find the travelogues below, or can visit the Allegiance Demo Tour 2005 page to view all of the travelogues.

Lucid Raven Productions Presents the First Royal Lineage Tournament

Lucid Raven Productions is proud to formally announce the first in our line of advanced-level tournaments: the Royal Lineage Tournament Series: Royal Lineage I will take place on July 2, 2005, at the Origins 2005 convention in Columbus, OH.

Royal Lineage Tournaments are notable for a number of reasons: the main reason is that the winners of the tournaments will have a chance for their actions to directly affect the Allegiance storyline.

Another notable point of the Royal Lineage Tournaments is the fact that the prizes are big. Winners in a full Royal Lineage Tournament take home a full case of product (that's six booster display boxes), a t-shirt, and other promotional products, some of which will be signed by the Allegiance developers.

Not only the winners get prizes, however. Everyone that participates will walk away with at least some Allegiance cards and a t-shirt, not to mention the priveledge of having taken place in the biggest Allegiance tournaments around. Players in the tournaments also get to have their name (either their real name or a nickname, should they prefer) posted to the roster for each Royal Lineage event, and will go down in the Allegiance history books (and on AllegianceCCG.com as well!).

Like Event Tournaments, each Royal Lineage Tournament will have a Tournament Event that will change the way that the game is played for that tournament only. These are posted two weeks before the tournament.

For more on the first Royal Lineage event, please see the official Royal Lineage I page.

Also, as an added incentive to pre-register for Royal Lineage I, Lucid Raven will produce a limited run t-shirt exclusively for the Royal Lineage events if 10 people pre-register for the tournament. Those interested will have to act fast, though - pre-registrations on OriginsGames.com close in under two weeks!

Lucid Raven Productions Origins Page Goes Live

Heading to Origins 2005 in Columbus, from June 30 to July 3 this year? Well, don't forget to check out what Lucid Raven Productions is doing at Origins 2005. A full list of events (such as our first Royal Lineage Constructed Tournament, as well as sealed deck and draft tournaments) is available, as well as some information on the LRP's booth in the exhibit hall. As Origins 2005 approaches, watch that space for more information as well.

Demo Tour 2005 - Denver, CO

Denver was the last day of the trip, and both Lance and I were ready to be back home. Both demos went well, but at this point our main goal was to hit the road again.

We pulled in about 4:30 am. What a trip, man, what a trip...

- J.T.

Demo Tour 2005 - Somewhere between Wisconsin and Colorado

Lance and I whittled away the time by doing about all that gamers could do in the car - role-playing. Alternating between Cyberpunk (which involved a couple of Scotsmen) and Werewolf: The Forsaken (which involved a bunch of ranchers), the two days of travel were filled with accents of all kinds.

Quite interesting, to say the least.

At any rate, just a single stop left - Denver.

- J.T.

The Undercity Card Preview: Jail Time

And with every card there is an opposite:

Last week's preview featured Wild Goose Chase, negating an investigation, while this week's preview sides with the law. Needless to say, crime-based decks will be packing some interrupt events to deal with this card...

Discuss this card on our message boards.

Demo Tour 2005 - Wisconsin

Wisconsin was our longest day to date. Our first stop saw us at Gnome Games, where we showed the game to the employees, then were treated to lunch at the Green Bay Packers' stadium by the owners of the game store. Little did we know as we were approaching that the monsterous stadium was a mere 2 blocks away!

A 3+ hour drive later and we were at Dragon's Den in Baraboo, WI, and were welcomed by a huge turnout - even with both Lance and I running games, we had to run two separate 6-player games at the same time to accomodate everyone. Everybody had a blast (though an accident with a rogue Pepsi cost some cards).

- J.T.

Demo Tour 2005 - Chicago, IL

Easily, the highlight of the day was visiting Games Plus, where Downwood made the trek and joined us in some excellent demos. We played late into the night, and started the Games Plus demo early, as well. A long day, but a good one.

- J.T.

Demo Tour 2005 - Indianapolis, IN

After a day of rest, we hit the road again, this time heading towards home (in a long, meandering manner). We had a welcome stop at both places in Indiana - first at Castle Comics & Cards, a wonderful shop run by Rose and Roy. Unfortunately, a lot of the local player base was taking finals at Purdue, so we missed out on meeting up with a lot of the guys, but we left some challenges that will be taken up at GenCon Indy in August.

We're just hoping that Roy and Andrew don't get into another game that lasts until 6am...

- J.T.

Demo Tour 2005 - Detroit Metro, MI

After a few mere hours of sleep, we were on the road again, this time hitting Mike's Comics just north of Detroit, MI. Crossing the border back into the U.S. was much less eventful than going into Canada, but long lines had us pulling into Mike's later than planned. Regardless, a wonderful welcome was waiting, with plenty of players, both old and new. Mike also surprised us with dinner and some banana bread to take with us on the road - thanks Mike!

The evening saw us in The Underworld... no, not that underworld, The Underworld in Ann Arbor. Although they have moved above ground, that didn't stop us from putting on a great demo for them involving 4 players and a lot of back-stabbing.
- J.T.

Demo Tour 2005 - Toronto, ON (day 2)

This day could only be summed up in one way: random sporting events are no fun at all. For the second time on our trip we were denied sleep when we needed it most, finding multiple hotels but none with any room. Upon asking, we found that it was due to some sporting event that was taking place, causing all of the rooms to be booked. We were, however, able to make some head-way on the next day's drive, though, since we weren't able to stay at our desired stop, instead having to drive for almost an hour before finding a place to stop.

Obviously, Allegiance was fun too, but the end of the day overshadowed the beginning.

- J.T., who misses his bed.

The Undercity Card Preview: Wild Goose Chase

While recent previews have focused on parts of The Undercity other than the crimes, there is quite a bit within the set that helps bring crimes to the forefront. And what better way to do this than with a crime that you know that you can get away scott free on?

Of course, with a limit of two per deck, you'll have to choose your investigation-free crimes wisely, but having the option available will make for a valuable addition to any Darkmoor-based decks.

Discuss this card on our message boards.

Demo Tour 2005 - Toronto, ON

The trip into Canada was a fairly uneventful one, even though it included being stopped at the border. Apparently a couple of guys in leather jackets who say that they make a game is suspicious enough to warrant searching the vehicle. Regardless, things went smoothly, even with the long 6+ hour trip from Pittsburgh to Toronto.

We were greeted with open arms at our one stop for the day - Series X. The organized play area was literally filled with Allegiance games, making for a good end to a long day.

- J.T.

Demo Tour 2005 - Pittsburgh, PA

Day Three:

Day three found us in the City of Bridges, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where we already had players waiting to challenge us at our very game. While it was a true delight to mingle with the Pittsburgh Player�s once again (and play the bloodiest game of Allegiance I have ever played), the highlight would be spending the evening at Game Master�s. Phil, the store owner, announced to his players that they were going demo Allegiance or he�d �get out the guns.� As it turned out, no guns were necessary. Needless to say, Allegiance is now a part of the Game Master�s schedule. We give you, on this day, a rather profound description made of Allegiance by the eloquent store owner, Phil in reference to Allegiance�s game mechanics: �I�m going to F**K you out in the open.� Thank you, Phil, for summing up the Allegiance mentality.

After Phil closed up shop at 11:30pm, the Pittsburgh Players had not yet had enough of us, so we moved our party to Denny�s, where we stayed until 2:30am. The dinner party consisted of Elyndil, JackalopeJay, and Yelmstar, as well as J.T. and myself. Once we�d finished eating and the members of the illustrious Pittsburgh Players had all but filtered away, J.T. and I set off in search of a hotel and much needed rest.

4:30am � We finally find a hotel that does not cost at least half the national debt for a seven hour stay. Unfortunately, a hotel of this price range could only be found an hour and a half outside of Pittsburgh. Apparently, hotels of a reasonable rate don�t think it necessary to cater to lone travelers at night. Please, people, for the love of all that is holy! GET A NIGHT CLERK!!!

- Lance (from records scribed by J.T. in the dark)

Demo Tour 2005 - Cleveland, OH

Day Two:

Today found us in Cleveland, Ohio where we sat down to teach the managers of Compendium Collectibles. The three weren�t playing a demo, they were playing to win. It all boils down to this one brilliant tactic: Kirk, his wife George-Anne, and the night manager Scott were the ones playing. Kirk asked George-Anne to trade two economic to her for two political so that he could provide more assistance in eliminating the red dragon who was plaguing the city. The trade finished, Kirk played Feronant Domar, which George-Anne already had in play. George-Anne had a single retainer in the Lawyer which she then used to keep Feronant from leaving her service. The following turn� J.T. and I struggled to maintain straight faces while George-Anne and Scott made their moves, knowing what Kirk had up his sleeve. Kirk�s turn: With George-Anne�s retainer exhausted, Kirk plays his copy of Larion Eldrin, stealing him away from the very person who had traded him the political influence to put Feronant into play and who he had conned into using their retainer so that they would lose their copy of Larion when he played his! This is not the play of an infant Allegiance player. No, this is the move of man born to play this game. Please, Kirk, take a bow.

Even though J.T. and I delighted in Kirk�s dastardly and devious planning, our day�s fun was not yet over as we ended the day with a rather exciting triumph of our own. The cyber caf�, the Battlegrounds, in Kent, Ohio now carries one line of gaming products: Allegiance. With the good folks of Spellbinders utilizing the tables at the Battlegrounds for their open gaming (since they have not the room to do so at their own establishment), and the friendly faces of the Ohio Gamer�s Organization�s support and love for the game, Jerry of the Battlegrounds, figured it only wise to offer them the product straight through the cyber caf� since they�d be playing there anyway. Carry on, friends, may you gain massive amounts of influence.

- Lance (somewhat restrained by J.T.)

Demo Tour 2005 - Columbus, OH

Day One:

The trip really began yesterday, when I took my flight from Salt Lake City to Columbus, Ohio. J.T. and I were both really surprised when I arrived in Columbus and there was six inches of snow to greet me. Still, we made it to Ashland without incident. Today, we were surprised again when we woke up to find that the majority of the snow had melted away� go figure.

The highlight of the day turned out to be meeting with local Columbus celebrity DJ, Fat Johnny of 99.7, The Blitz, Columbus�s hard rock station. He showed up at the Soldiery and sat down for a game of Allegiance. Twenty minutes later he became a proud owner of the game. You rock, Johnny. Keep it real. Peace out.

- Lance

The Undercity Card Preview: Gambling Hall

While The Undercity will certainly have quite a few cards aimed at serious Allegiance players, there are a few that should appeal to the less-than-serious players as well:

Gambling Hall is the first card that is, in effect, a public structure. Though one lord will always control it, any can use its ability. Of course, while the roll is always risky (and isn't it always in gambling halls?), the card can pile up with influence, making the ability appealing for even the more serious players. Besides, what else are you going to do with that extra influence you have lying around?

Discuss this card on our forums.

Allegiance National Demo Tour 2005 schedule updated

The Allegiance: War of Factions National Demo Tour 2005 schedule is filling fast! We've updated the Demo Tour page with the full schedule (including contact info for the stores, and links to the forthcoming travelogues). The tour currently stands as follows:

4/25 - Columbus, OH
noon - open
4pm - The Guard Tower (Trabue Rd.)

4/26 - Cleveland, OH
Noon - Compendium Collectables
5pm - Battlegrounds

4/27 - Pittsburgh, PA
4pm - The Phantom of the Attic
7:30pm - Game Masters

4/28 - Toronto, ON, Canada
5pm - Series X

4/29 - Toronto, ON, Canada
1pm - open
5pm - open

4/30 - Detroit Metro Area, MI
11am - Mike's Comics
5pm - Underworld Comics

5/02 - Indianapolis, IN
1pm - Castle Comics
5pm - Game Preserve (E Stop 12 Rd)

5/03 - Chicago, IL
2pm - Games Plus
5pm - open

5/04 - Wisconsin
11am - Gnome Games (Green Bay)
5pm - Dragon's Den (Baraboo)

5/07 - Denver, CO
1pm - The Forge
5pm - Stonebridge Games

If you're in one of the remaining areas (Chicago, Toronto, or Columbus), please contact J.T. or Katie at Lucid Raven by phoning toll-free 888-279-3060, or by emailing demoteam@lucidraven.com.

The Undercity Card Preview: Force Barrier

Although religion is not the focus of The Undercity, Kalim has not forgotten her devoted:

Obviously, a very small payment for a large boost, ideal for decks with less military forces. And with other recently unveiled cards, Kalim and her followers will need all the help that they can get.

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Announcing the Allegiance: War of Factions Demo Tour

Lucid Raven Productions is proud to announce the first leg of the Allegiance: War of Factions National Demo Tour, taking place from April 25 to May 7, 2005. The official Lucid Raven Demo Team will be hitting 9 cities over two weeks introducing new players to the alliances, backstabbing, politics, treachery, and deceit that is Allegiance, with some unique promotional items in tow. Learn the game, do a little backstabbing, and get autographs from the creators & artists (all free, of course). The current schedule for the first leg is as follows:

4/25 (Mon.) - Columbus, OH
4/26 (Tues.) - Cleveland, OH
4/27 (Wed.) - Pittsburgh, PA
4/28-29 (Thurs.-Fri.) - Toronto, ON, Canada
4/30 (Sat.) - Detroit Metro, MI
5/2 (Mon.) - Indianapolis, IN
5/3 (Tues.) - Chicago, IL
5/4 (Wed.) - Wisconsin
5/7 (Sat.) - Denver, CO

See Allegiance Demo Tour 2005 page for more information, including what shops will be hosting the tour, and also for continuing travelogues as the Demo Team makes their way across the country.

Openings are still available in the following cities: Columbus, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Indianapolis, Chicago, and Denver. If you are interested in having the LRP Crew come by your store or would like to suggest a store in one of these areas, please contact Lucid Raven by email at demoteam@lucidraven.com or by phone, toll-free, at 888-279-3060. However, free spots are filling up fast, so if you're interested please contact LRP as soon as possible!

Also, more legs of the demo tour are planned for later in the year, so if this leg of tour isn't coming near your area, let Lucid Raven know of your interest by emailing demoteam@lucidraven.com and we'll do our best to stop by your city on our next leg of the tour!

Card Database, Spoilers Updated

The Allegiance card database has been relinked and is now featured prominently on the left sidebar. If you've not taken a look at this, it's a great tool for pulling up the description of any Allegiance card. Also, the text spoilers have been recompiled and updated, and are now for download on the card database page. Checklists and card trackers can be found there as well.

Important Update on The Undercity Expansion Set

In order to insure the best release of Lucid Raven Productions' upcoming Allegiance: War of Factions expansion, The Undercity, we have decided to push back the release date. This will allow us to both make sure that the expansion is as solid as possible and to make sure it is available in as many locations as possible to help build the Allegiance community.

News on the final release date will be prominently posted to the website as soon as it is confirmed. Additionally, all previews for The Undercity will now only be posted every Friday, instead of on both Mondays and Fridays.

Again we thank you all for you patience and support!

The Undercity Card Preview: Squire (Veteran's Guild)

Although the information regarding the delay of The Undercity is not the most cheerful thing, we have brought you a preview of another card in the set:

We'll continue posting previews each Friday (again, note that previews won't be posted on Mondays for the time being), so check back next Friday for another preview.

Discuss this preview on our message boards.

LucidRaven.com Now Active

LucidRaven.com, the main website for Lucid Raven Productions, is now up and active. Previously, AllegianceCCG.com and LucidRaven.com had both pointed to the same site, which focused on Allegiance: War of Factions. The full Allegiance website is still available - simply point your browsers to AllegianceCCG.com for the website that you've come to know and love.

The Lucid Raven web forums are still located at www.lucidraven.com/phpBB2.

Also, take note of the new events calendar to the left. Any Lucid Raven-run events will be listed on that calendar - days with events will be highlighted in blue. Use it to keep track of where the Lucid Raven Demo Team is on any given day, and what conventions Lucid Raven Productions will be at.

The Undercity Card Preview: Collapse

Previously, it didn't really matter where citizens resided, as long as you had enough residencies for them. Whenever a structure is destroyed, and a citizen is in that structure, they simply try and find a new residence to live in after the battle. While this is still the case, there's a chance they might not make it through the battle alive:

Discuss this preview in our forums.

No Update Today

There will not be an update for The Undercity today. This is wholly due to the fact that today is April Fool's Day, making any news stories quite unreliable. Lucid Raven will resume its normal update schedule on Monday.

The Undercity Card Preview: Glorious Aura

Previously, items were decent for improving personalities, but did not offer much towards victory. This will change more starting in The Undercity:

Discuss this preview on our message boards.

The Undercity Card Preview: Set Logo Wallpapers

With the recent unveiling of the set logo, we've whipped up a desktop image featuring the elements of the logo. Enjoy.

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Allegiance Card Info Generator and RSS Feed

In an effort to make Allegiance just a little more accessable, Lucid Raven has put together a card info generator for Allegiance. Instead of being a mere checklist or spoiler, it's interactive - you can click on each set to display the full contents, and then on each card name to look at that particular card's info. On the other hand, you can simply display the entire spoiler for each set, either in a normal view or in a printer-friendly mode.

Also, Lucid Raven now has an RSS feed so that you can stay updated on the website through an RSS reader or portal. You'll find the RSS link at the bottom of all pages now, or you can simply paste the following address -- http://www.lucidraven.com/rss.php -- into your reader or portal. For those new to RSS, it's a wonderful tool, and you can brush up on it via an article posted on XML.com.

Finally, maintenance on the My Tourney section has been completed, and the system is back up and functional.

The Undercity Card Preview: Stone Devourer

Lucid Raven Productions has returned from GAMA Trade Show, and thus normal previews for The Undercity resume. And what better way to resume than with a brand new wanderer:

Stone Devourer is the first card that looks at the structure type, though it certainly will not be the last.

Discuss this update on our forums.

The Undercity - Set Logo

Lucid Raven Productions is proud to unveil, just in time for the GAMA Trade Show, the logo for the upcoming expansion set The Undercity:

Previews for The Undercity will take a short hiatus next week while Lucid Raven is at GTS 2005, though check back next Friday for a mid-day update. Regular midnight updates will resume on Monday, March 21st.

Discuss this update in our forum.

GAMA Trade Show 2005

Lucid Raven Productions is heading to the GAMA Trade Show, which begins on Monday, March 14, and runs through Thursday, March 17. GTS is located in Las Vegas again this year, and Lucid Raven will be in booth #904 in the main hall, right next to Diamond/Alliance. After hours we'll be playing Allegiance extensively in the open game area - and you never know when we'll break out the expansion set to give people a sneak peek.

GAMA Trade Show 2005 is an industry-only show, and the public is not allowed to attend. Retailers, distributors, and manufacturers (and their employees) are allowed in, as is the press. For more information on GTS, please see the GAMA Web Page.

The Undercity Card Preview: General Stowbins and Bards Will Sing...

In today's card preview for The Undercity, we have a special two-part preview for you, and one that continues in the recent running theme of war and battle. To begin with...

Upon first glance, General Stowbins seems to be a solid card, and nothing more. He has a built-in Lord's Standard, and is able to exhaust to give all other troops in battle with him either +1 offense or +1 defense. His 3 offense, 3 defense, 2 vitality, and 2 faction influence aren't anything to write home about either. No, Stowbin's strength is not in any of those areas--it's in his vast, near-encyclopedic knowledge of battle tactics.

General Stowbins is the first card in Allegiance to have a military strength of 4. However, he has no abilities that reference military strength. So why such a high number?

This card truly speaks for itself. And with Stowbins' 4 military strength, he can use even more powerful battle events than Bards Will Sing...

Discuss this post in our forums.

New Fiction: The Siege of Redrock

For today's preview for The Undercity, the first expansion for Allegiance: War of Factions, we present a new piece of fiction by Lance W. Card titled "The Siege of Redrock".

Focusing on Veteran's Guild member Kaulim Roaks, "The Siege of Redrock" continues with the set's second focus: warfare. The Undercity will do much more to make military victories in Allegiance more of a viable option.

If you've not already, check out the previous pieces of fiction set in the Allegiance world.

Feel free to discuss this new piece of fiction on our message boards.

Upcoming Demos

Interested in learning to play Allegiance: War of Factions but not able to make it to a convention or trade show? Lucid Raven Productions is starting a big demo push, beginning in Utah but eventually spreading out over the country. A list of current demos can be found in the Upcoming Demos section of our forums.

If you're located in the U.S. or Canada and are interested in having Lucid Raven demo at your store, please contact us at general@lucidraven.com to see about the possibility. We currently have tentative plans to hit locations from Pennsylvania to California, so all U.S./Canada demo requests will be considered as we finalize our cross-country plans.

Knives in the Dark, FAQ Clarifications

A few clarifications on the tournament event for March, Knives in the Dark:

The special Knives event that happens each City Maintenance phase is done after you determine lead player, and after you check for victory. The victory check and the lead player check always happen immediately at the beginning of each turn, and nothing can be done before these things happen. A player cannot put a personality into play via Knives, and then count that personality towards an Influence Victory that same turn.

Also, no reactions may be played while resolving the Knives in the Dark events each round. If a unique personality is put into play via Knives that is already in play, then retain cannot be used. Likewise, if a personality is killed via Knives, he cannot be saved with a healing card.

Knives in the Dark is scheduled to take place at locations around the globe during the month of March. For more information on running an official Knives in the Dark event tournament, please see our tournament info page.

Also, in the recently posted FAQ, Lorwin Mistaire was listed as someone who could use female-only items. Lorwin is in fact male, and thus obviously cannot use any female-only items.

The Undercity Card Preview: Horseman

While most of the new abilities introduced in The Undercity are crime-related in one way or another, there is one that decidedly isn't:

Mounted is the single new combat ability in the expansion set. Primarily an ability of the Veteran's Guild (though not exclusively), Mounted gives bearers a number of abilities:

Mounted troops gain +1 offense and +1 defense against any troops or wanderers that do not have either the mounted ability or the armor ability. This should be fairly straight forward. Like giant size, the mounted bonus does not apply if the mounted troop is going up against another mounted troop. Likewise, the ability armor now cancels out the bonus from mounted. For those interested, armor now reads "Neither the mounted nor the fierce abilities affect the bearer."

However, this bonus is not the only part of mounted. Mounted troops can move to any location in the private or defensive holdings at no cost (cannot be used during battle after the movement phase).

Normally, troops can move from private to defensive holdings (or vice versa) for free during the City Maintenance Phase. During any other time, a lord must pay 3 influence for each troop he wishes to move. Mounted lets you move that troop around without paying (just as the 1st Edition card Stable does). Needless to say, mounted troops make great guards for structures. Note that although the cost is the same, mounted doesn't let you ignore the cost to move an exhausted troop to the Battle Field.

The third part of mounted is not something that is stated in the rules text: mounted troops are affected by mounted-only battle events. While the Stable-like part of mounted makes for a great defense, you'll find that some of the battle events in the set make mounted even better for offense...

Discuss this card and ability in our forums.

1st Edition FAQ Available

Just in time for the upcoming Knives in the Dark event tournament, Lucid Raven has assembled a set of clarifications for the 1st Edition of Allegiance: War of Factions. Some cards have had some confusion regarding their exact use, so we've compiled any mis-readings or mis-interpretations that we could possibly think of into a single document. This document is available in a variety of ways:

1st Edition FAQ (.pdf)
1st Edition FAQ (.txt)
1st Edition FAQ (web)
1st Edition FAQ (web, printer friendly)

If there are any further questions, please post them in our forum where the game developers can quickly see and respond to them.

Also in the works is a FAQ covering general rules issues - look for that in the coming week.

The Undercity Preview: Biographies

You've seen some of the faces of The Undercity, and what those cards can do. But who exactly are the new personalities in the expansion set, and what kind of background do they have?

Those questions are now answered with the first half of the personality biographies for The Undercity. The history of Guild Darkmoor has been revealed, as has the information on the personalities that have been revealed so far.

The original three factions each gain new personalities in The Undercity as well, and those personalities are not nearly as secretive. The Glory of Kalim, House Mosfin, and the Veteran's Guild have all laid out the bios of their new faction members. For those interested in only seeing the new personalities first appearing in The Undercity from those factions, see the full story below.

Discuss this news story in our forums.

Knives in the Dark Support Now Available

Support for the Knives in the Dark event tournament, to be held during the month of March, is now available upon request. Registered Knights of the Crown may request it via the Knight of the Crown page.

If you are not yet a Knight of the Crown, you may also sign up on that page. KotC are the tournament organizers for Allegiance: War of Factions, and are the only ones that can run official event tournaments, such as Knives in the Dark.

Note that only registered Knights of the Crown may request tournament support, and any requests from non-registered users will be ignored.

The Undercity Card Preview: Swaimy Jonias

Swaimy Jonias, can... procure items that sometimes become difficult to find. He's a fence, plain and simple, and deals in stolen goods. Normally items that come into play are purchased from a law-abiding merchant, and payment goes back into the City's pool. However, using Fence, Swaimy can instead cause payment to be paid to the lord controlling Swaimy. Basically, Swaimy has stolen the item that is being purchased, and instead of a reputable merchant, the other lord is purchasing it from Swaimy, who is ferrying payment to his lord. Of course, this only works when another lord is purchasing an item - Swaimy can't cause items to be free for his own lord. He needs paid some how...

Of course, this is all fine and good, but Swaimy has the ability to return another personality to its owner's hand... as an reaction. We'll just let you mull over the possibilities there...

Discuss this preview in our forums.

The Undercity Art Preview: Brimmal's Hall of Penetence

Brimmall's Hall of Penitence is one of the new strongholds introduced in The Undercity. The Hall will see the most use against Guild Darkmoor, as it is the one stronghold that can boost investigation strengths. The artwork in Brimmal's Hall is by Gyula Pozsgay.

Discuss this thread in our forums.

LRP at Life, The Universe, and Everything 2005

Lucid Raven Productions will be at the science fiction and fantasy symposium Life, The Universe, and Everything 2005, beginning today, February 17, and continuing through to the end of the symposium on Saturday, February 19. The symposium is held each year at BYU in Provo, UT.

The Undercity development team member J.T. Kauffman will be participating in the panel titled "Meta-game in Game Development," part of the Game track, on Thursday, Feb. 17, to discuss the various aspects of development that were taken into account for the expansion set. The panel will take place at 4pm in room 3224 of BYU's Wilkinson Center. Also appearing on the panel is Scott Clegg, author of Call of Cthulu Dreamlands 2nd Edition, and Robert J Defendi, who has worked on White Wolf's Exalted RPG, as well as the Stargate SG-1 and Spycraft RPGs.

Lucid Raven will also be demoing Allegiance: War of Factions for interested players in rooms 3250 & 3252 of the Wilkinson Center. Exact times will be posted at the symposium.

For more information on the symposium, visit the official Life, The Universe, and Everything 2005 page.

The Undercity Card Preview: Lookout Tower

After previewing four personalities, it's time to see one of the non-personality cards from the upcoming Allegiance expansion The Undercity:

Anyone familiar with the main set for Allegiance should see similarities to Storehouse, a card from 1st Edition that let you store unplayed cards so that you could effectively draw more the next turn. Unlike Storehouse, Lookout Tower does not require you to exhaust it in order to store a card or play a card - you can store one any time you could use an action, and you can play them as if they were in your hand, with no need to use an action to do so.

Of course, storing cards under Lookout Tower requires the cards to be face-up (something Storehouse did not require), so your opponents know what you're capable of. On the other hand, you can now easily play previously overlooked battle events now that you need not worry about having them taking up a space in your hand, waiting for the proper time to be played.

Battle events are not the only type of card to receive a storage structure - The Undercity will open up more options so that you can play cards without needing to worry about taking up space in your hand.

Check back on Friday for more previews for The Undercity, and each Monday for more card previews. You can also discuss this card in our forums.

Event Tournament: Knives in the Dark

With the second onslaught from the wilds having been repelled through aid given by Kalim herself, the golds and reds of Autumn succumbed to the dull grays and brilliant whites of winter. The city became still for a while, the winter apparently destined to pass like a distant thought. Winter Solstice came and passed without conflict, even among the warring nobility. Families calmly walked the streets, enjoying the many social events of the evening without another care in the world.

And then...it came. Murder. The death of a dignitary. Then rumors flew like the black-winged crows from the rooftops. Susurrations of a theft, of gold and jewels taken in the black of night from under the very noses of the masters of the house who discovered their loss when they woke the next morning. Then a third event...and a fourth. One by one, more declarations were heard detailing the darkness that seemed to be gripping the city and adding to the fear. Yet in all of this, the investigators were trammeled and no suspects were found, no motif determined, only more whispers and more shadows. Officials drew together in private meetings, investigators met to share what they knew, and all of them asked the same question: what was the reason for all of these knives in the dark?

Knives in the Dark is the fourth event tournament for Allegiance: War of Factions. It is scheduled to be run during March, 2005, and will be the last event tournament that will be limited to 1st Edition only cards.

One might ask why Lucid Raven has chosen this piece of news as one of the Friday updates for The Undercity. The reason is quite simple: Knives in the Dark will give players one of the first chances to receive a copy of a Guild Darkmoor personality.

All tournament participants will recieve a copy of Trellion Galihand, a promo card available only through the event tournament system, while supplies last. For more information, see the full story below.

The Undercity Card Preview: Inspector Crowther

Over the last three weeks, the cards that Lucid Raven has previewed from The Undercity have all had one thing in common: crimes. And for these crimes, there can be justice:

Inspector Crowther has the ability Investigate, which can be used to stop a crime in process. Whenever a criminal ability is used, an Investigation can be called. You take the crime strength (the number following the crime on the card), and subtract that from the total Investigate strength, with the minimum being 1. The Investigating lord then rolls a die, and if the result is equal to or less than the required number, the criminal is caught, which results in the crime being negated and the criminal going to the discard pile.

Now, you may have noticed that Inspector Crowther has an investigate score of +4 instead of simply 4. This is for the simple fact that to initiate an investigation, there need not be a card with investigate in play. Any player may call an investigation when a criminal ability is used, with the base investigation score being 1. Players may then use cards with the investigate ability to boost the investigation score so that the criminal has a better chance of being caught (though each card may only modify an investigation once). Crowther, for instance, boosts a base investigation score all the way up to 5. If the criminal acting was last week's preview, Gregous Elkwood, the crime strength would have a base of 2. You then subtract the crime strength from the total investigation strength - a 3 in this example. The investigating lord would then roll a die to see if the Assassination attempt succeeds or fails. Whenever an investigation is called, however, a roll of 1 always means that the investigation succeeds and the criminal is caught, while a roll of 6 means that the crime succeeds. And should the criminal succeed, another investigation roll cannot be attempted against that single instance of the crime, and the criminal gets away clean!

As you can see, there is much that makes crimes dangerous, even for someone playing against opponents with nothing more than 1st edition cards.

Look for more card previews each Monday as we lead up to the release of The Undercity, and check back each Friday for other previews from the set.

Feel free to discuss this preview in our forums.

The Undercity Download: Guild Darkmoor Desktops

Over the first three card previews for The Undercity you should have gotten a good idea of what Guild Darkmoor will feature, both with personalities and the abilities that they will have. Thus, since some people are likely well on their way to being fans of the Guild, Lucid Raven has put together some desktop images featuring the Darkmoor faction shield.

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Of course, check back each Monday for more card previews, and each Friday for other previews or downloads such as this one.

The Undercity Card Preview: Gregous Elkwood

We'll once again let the card do most of the talking:

Yes, you read that right: Assassinate. And yes, it does exactly what it sounds like - the rules text includes this line verbatim: "Target personality is killed."

Now, there are a few things to keep in mind with Assassination. For one, assassins are not cheap. In order to activate the ability, you need to pay 3 times the faction influence of the target, with a minimum cost of 5. Not only does this work thematically, since assassins would very rarely do a job for free, but it also prevents Darkmoor players from mowing down non-unique personalities for free.

There is a second caviat to Assassinate: the target must be exhausted. Assassination is easiest if the target is not paying attention or is otherwise distracted, and in-game this is represented by the requirement to be exhausted.

The third thing to keep in mind with Assassinate is that it is a crime, and actions can be taken against criminals who use crime-based abilities. This will be explained fully in next week's card preview. For the full text of Assassinate, please take a look at The Undercity product page.

Previews for The Undercity continue each Friday with various non-card previews, and each Monday with card previews. Feel free to discuss Gregous in our forums.

The Undercity Art Preview: Arcane Tower

Taking a break from the personalities that have been previewed the last few weeks, we bring you a structure, Arcane Tower, with art by Mats Minnhagen:

Feel free to discuss this card in our forums.

Tune in Monday for another card preview, and Friday for another preview of some sort.

Products Page Available, Plus More

The Allegiance: War of Factions products page is now available, with sections for both Allegiance: War of Factions (1st Edition) and The Undercity. The product pages will be updated over time whenever there is new relevant information to post regarding a set (such as The Undercity previews happening each Monday and Friday).

Aside from containing all relevant information regarding a set, the product pages will also contain full rules text for the new abilities introduced in each expansion. As such, the page for The Undercity contains the full rules text for both Subvert and Sabotage, the two abilities announced so far. The page also contains some more information on the set itself, including some teasers regarding other personalities and limitations that occur regarding the types of factions present in a deck.

Also, check back later in the day for another art preview from The Undercity.

Feel free to discuss this news in the Allegiance forums.

The Undercity Card Preview: Jasper Quinn

We've given you a chance to contemplate his art, and now it is time to unveil Jasper Quinn in all of his glory:

Jasper, another rogue from Guild Darkmoor, has another of the abilities introduced in The Undercity: Sabotage. Sabotage works as follows: its main ability is to reduce the defense of a structure by the user's crime strength. In this case, Jasper's Sabotage strength is 1, so he can reduce the defense of a structure by 1. Alternatively, you can use Sabotage to return an opponent's structure to its owner's hand if the crime strength is greater than the cost of the structure. Thus, at the end of a turn, Jasper can pop a Political Forum or Sacred Pool back to its owner's hand, effectively letting that player draw one less card in their next City Maintenance Phase. Of course, should Jasper's crime strength be boosted by another card, more expensive structures could be leaving play... Like Subvert, previewed last week, Sabotage is a crime, and the person committing that crime may find him or herself in trouble with the law in the city with every use.

The other ability that Jasper has is quite self-explanitory: he can steal influence in transit. This ability, however, is not a crime, so Jasper may use it without fear of retribution. After all, since sapping, oppression, and so on are simply a form of manipulation, why not manipulate the manipulators?

Feel free to discuss this card in our forums.

The Undercity Art Preview/Desktop: Jasper Quinn

For today's preview of the upcoming Allegiance: War of Factions expansion set The Undercity, we cut right to the chase with this piece of artwork from Lance W. Card:

Jasper Quinn, a member of Guild Darkmoor, will be the next card previewed from The Undercity, though we will drop a few hints: the ability featured on Jasper's card is called Sabotage, and as one might be able to tell from the artwork and name, it is an ability related to structures. Check back on Monday for Jasper's full card. For now, though, you can download the artwork in a variety of desktop-friendly sizes.

Discuss this update in our forums.

The Undercity Card Preview: Vinnious Macrentire

Lucid Raven Productions kicks off the card previews from The Undercity with one of the many rogues in Guild Darkmoor: Vinnious "The Blade" Macrentire:

Allegiance veterans will immediately notice two main things. The first is the Guild Darkmoor crest, the mysterious image that has appeared on the website occasionally over the last few months. Guild Darkmoor is the fourth faction in the game, and one that does not necessarily play nicely with all others, though that will be fully explained later in the previews.

The second thing that many will notice is the first of seven new abilities: subvert. Although it may be more subtle on the card, it definitely is one of the stars here--subvert lets you use an ability on another player's structure as if it was your own. Another lord have a Pig Farm unexhausted, and you're short on gold? Subvert it. Feel like sending a troop to its owner's Tavern? Subvert it. The possibilities are wide and varied. However, like many things, there are drawbacks. Allegiance's base set had political, military, religious, and general abilities; The Undercity adds a fifth - crimes. What that means exactly will be unveiled in the weeks to come, though as one might guess, the drawback can be quite severe.

Of course, Vinnious is infamous for his skill with knives - hence his nickname "The Blade," as well as his fleetfoot ability. Asute eyes will also notice that gender is now directly referenced on the card (abbreviated, albeit), right after the species. There is no more guessing if personalities such as Merion Dumar is male or female (Merion is male, by the way).

Vinnious "The Blade" is just the first taste of what will be possible with The Undercity. Check back every Monday for more card previews, and every Friday for some other look at the set, be it a desktop image, rules, screensavers, or something else that we've hidden up our sleeves.

Discuss Vinnious "The Blade" Macrentire and the ability subvert in our forum.

The Undercity Expansion Symbol

Although it was visible on the right sidebar over the weekend, today Lucid Raven Productions is proud to unveil that the symbol for The Undercity...

New Expansion: The Undercity

Lucid Raven Productions is proud to unveil The Undercity, the first expansion set for Allegiance: War of Factions.

For years, they have crept along in the shadows, with whispered voices speaking about them from behind closed doors: thieves, assassins, usurpers... But in the first expansion set for Allegiance: War of Factions, the seething underbelly of city is thrust to the forefront as Guild Darkmoor steps into the public in support of the lords that are vying for the crown.

The Undercity is a 110 card expansion for Allegiance: War of Factions and introduces Guild Darkmoor, a new economic-based faction, into the game. Players can now add the Guild's motley band of miscreants to their decks, taking advantage of five new crime-based skills. However, the rest of the city is not standing by idly; all three of the original factions will receive new personalities, many of which will take advantage of the two new non-crime abilities in the set. The set will also include new structures, items, events, and invocations that lords can add into their play decks.

Lucid Raven Productions will be previewing a card from the expansion set each Monday on www.allegianceccg.com, leading up to its release. Also, every Friday will see another preview from the set, including such things as new fiction, desktops, wallpapers, or art previews.

Fiction Contest Winner

The winning entry of our recent fan fiction contest can now be read here.

Also, for all of our Spanish-speaking fans, a new review from the Mexican magazine Cartas de Combate can be read here.

And A Happy New Year!

Lucid Raven Productions is proud to announce the upcoming expansion for Allegiance: War of Factions.

Allegiance: The Undercity

This new set will introduce one new faction and will also add cards to the original three factions. Look here for more teasers and information coming soon!

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Merry Christmas to one and all. Make this day special and enjoy the spirit of Christmas. Our offices will be closed until the 3rd of January. We will be availible via email during the holidays.

Heading for the Long Star State

Its that time of year again. Christmas comes and so does visiting family and friends. Two large cases of Allegiance product have allready arrived in TX and one of us is headed there to meet it. If you are in the area please let us know so we can pay your local store a visit!

We will try to post shops and demo times if we set them up in advance.

Christmas for You and a Friend

Merry Christmas to all! We wanted to say thank you to the community as a whole for an amazing first year. In order to help spread the joy to your friends we are offering a limited time special. From now until December 31st (11:59PM MST) we are running this offer:

ALLEGIANCE CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR PACK INCLUDES:
2x Allegiance Starter Deck
4x Allegiance Booster Pack
Allegiance 11'x17'' Poster
Total Price = $28.00 + $5 S/H (International orders will have different shipping rates. Please include your country in the comments section when ordering.)

All orders will be shipped January 5th. To place an order use the Order Direct link http://www.allegianceccg.com/order.php on the main page. Fill out the necessary info and leave the boxes of starters and boosters at 0. In the comments field just type "Allegiance Christmas Pack."

You will be contacted for your Credit Card or Paypal info.

Happy New Year!

Back from GenCon SoCal

GenCon SoCal was a great experience for us. We had a really great booth and the location was smack in the middle of the show floor. Our joint booth with Social Games was a success and all of the Allegiance demo tables were full for the entire show. Now that we are back things are chugging along on the expansion. Keep your eyes peeled as some teasers and other fun stuff will start showing up VERY soon.

Website Changes

Due to the lack of security and the fact that the web servers of our previous host were hacked we have been moving the www.lucidraven.com and www.allegianceccg.com websites to a more secure host. During the next few days there may be a few functions of the website that are still not fully operable. Please be patient and let us know if you run into any problems. If you find something that is not working please email us through the contact page.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate the holiday this time of year. The LRP offices will be closed all weekend. We should still be around to answer questions on the forums. Regular business will resume Monday.

GenCon SoCal - 13 Days and Counting

We are fast on the heels of going to GenCon Socal December 2-5th at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. This year we will be in booth #419 which is a 6 booth penninsula. Social Games will be combined with us so you can check out the best of Cyberpunk CCG as well as Allegiance.

This show will also feature a few of our artists who will be availible for signings etc. Bring your cards and get ready for some gaming!

Undefeated #9 - Allegiance Review

We recieved a copy of Undefeated #9 in the mail today. Flipping through we noticed there is a nice review of Allegiance on page 20. If you haven't tried out the game yet, take a look at what the reviewers have to say.

Hand of the Divine Event Tournament

Kalim be praised! You've managed to suppress the hordes, sending them back to the hills with their tails between their legs. You've quenched the ravenous fires left in their wake. You've saved your fair city�or have you?

Deep in the wilds from whence they came, what remains of the swarm of wanderers has regrouped, licked their wounds, and is now marching upon the burning walls of the city! Their thunderous step can be felt underfoot, their battle cry hangs heavy in the air, but what's this? Lifting up over the callous cacophony of inhuman roars are the voices of angels, the songs of saints: Kalim, hear our prayers, grant us respite, give us courage�award us VICTORY!

November's tournament event has been revealed: Hand of the Divine.

This event will be run from November 17th through the 30th. The high resolution .pdf file for use during the tournament can be found on the Event Tournaments page.

CCG Master Available for Download

CCG Master, a card collection tracker and competition/tournament organization software, is now available on the Downloads page. Written by our very own Matrim, this free software should take the hassle out of collecting and playing Allegiance.

Fan Fiction Contest Winner

Congratulations to Meg Sherman-Grierson, winner of the first Allegiance fan fiction contest. Her entry, "A New Moon Rises", is about Nadine Entara. The full story will be uploaded in the near future. In the meantime, enjoy this short teaser:

��Welcome back, Captain Entara,� the attendant chimed with a dutiful bow as Nadine entered her tent.
��Would you have a guard posted, captain?�
��The commanding officer threw aside her travel cloak and pack. Metal gleamed in torchlight as she reached back with her left hand and drew Yanna, the famed longsword. She gave a wry smile. These men. Always thinking she needed protection.
��That won�t be necessary.�

Fan Fiction Contest Update

We're getting through all the stories and we should have the results here any day now. Thanks for all the efforts! The top stories will be showing up for you to check out over the next few days. Prizes will be sent out when we announce the results.

New Allegiance Deck Article in Scrye

The new issue of Scrye (December, issue #78), contains an all-new deck article for Allegiance: War of Factions. An all-Kalim deck by Jean-Luc Simard, this full-page article details everything you need to know to play the deck, including a deck list, starting structures, strategies for both early- and late-round play, and how to effectively use your wanderer deck.

Scrye also includes a price guide for Allegiance, so after you read the deck article you can check up on which cards have risen in price and which ones have fallen.

Scrye #78 hit stands today, and has a cover price of US$5.99/CAN$9.50.

Combat Poll

We recently released a rules update and would like some feedback. Please stop by the forums and share your thoughts in our poll. We're trying to make sure that combat is the best it can be so your feedback is critical! Thanks!

DIRECT LINK TO POLL: HERE

Event Tournament Update

The next event is going to be Hand of the Divine and we should have details and the image coming up here pretty soon. We've found that with our little team having a major event tournament every month is a bit more than we can handle right now so we'll be shooting for 6-8 weeks and hoping to improve on that as we go. Anyhow, hang in there, this next one is going to be a lot of fun!

Monk

Fan Fiction Contest - Five Days Left!

This is a general reminder that there are five days left to enter the Allegiance fan fiction contest. Once the October 31st deadline is reached, all entries will be judged. The winner will receive a box of booster packs! All well-written entries will be posted on the website in the Fiction section. Send your entry to general@lucidraven.com.

You've only got five days left, so get cracking and get us your story!

New Fiction Available

A new story is now available on the Fiction page. This is also a reminder to all you authors out there; our Fiction Contest is still running and we're still open to submissions. The last day of the contest is October 31st. Enter now for your chance to win free cards!

Fiction Section Now Open

In preparation for the current fiction contest, a Fiction section is now available on the website. The new link can be found on the left navigation menu under "World Info." While only one story currently graces the new page, look for more in the coming weeks and months!

Also, by popular demand, a re-formatted version of the rule book is now available. It has been formatted to easily print onto three 8.5x11 sheets of paper (the regular rule book prints onto two 8.5x14 legal sheets). Both versions contain exactly the same rules; which you use is up to your personal printing preferences. Both versions can be downloaded from the Downloads page.

Allegiance Rule Book v.80 Now Available

It's been promised for some time, and now it's here! The final version of the rule book v.80 is now available--thanks for everyone's patience on this issue. It can currently be downloaded from the Downloads page.

Also, a new desktop wallpaper has been added. Take a look at it here.

Major Web Changes Occurring

If you try to use your favorites link to get to the forums you may no longer find them. We are preparing for the relaunch of the corporate website and have moved all of the Allegiance info to www.allegianceccg.com where we will continue on with all Allegiance related things. Please make a new bookmark to the forums from there.

Fan Fiction Contest

It's time to win free stuff again. This time we're going to have a fan fiction contest. The winner will receive a box of boosters and the fame of having their story promoted on the front page of the webpage. Here's the details:

- All stories must be received by October 31st at midnight.
- There is no story length minimum or maximum.
- Stories should be based on the world of Allegiance. Make use of the details the website already had on various personalities and the city's history.
- Stories must be your own work. Please don't violate others work...not only is that rude but it's also illegal.
- Turn in all submissions to general@lucidraven.com with the subject FAN FICTION.

All stories will be reviewed by both the Lucid Raven Team as well as members of the community. The story which receives the best reviews will win. That's pretty much it. If you have further questions please ask them on the forums.

Last Rule Book Release Candidate Now Up

Version 6 is ready for your perusal. If you want to get any feedback in on this please hurry. We're really trying to get this finalized this weekend. The thread in the forums has the new version available. Thanks to everyone for all the help in getting it hammered out thus far!

Can Translate? Got Time?

We're currently looking for people interested in doing translations of the upcoming version 80 of the rulebook. If you have skills in that area and are interested in helping us out please let us know (EMAIL US HERE). We are currently hoping to get the rules translated into these languages:

- French
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
- Finnish

Naturally if you have skills in another language we won't turn you down. Thanks!

Retailers - Please Verify You Are On the Where to Buy List!

We are constantly having folks ask us where to buy Allegiance from and we don't want to overlook your shop! If you aren't on our list we can't refer folks to your shop. Please make sure you are on the list and that the information is correct--this is especially important for those of you who purchased through one of our distributors. Those of you who aren't retailers we could also use your help in checking the list for the shops you visit where you know Allegiance is carried.

The page can be found here. If you find any bugs or additions please share them with us via here.

The Fires of Summer Event Tournament

I can hear the gasps of surprise and relief. Yes, we finally posted it. Yes, you can finally prepare for it. The Fires of Summer are indeed here! The city stands in the midst of a devestating drought. Crops are dying, livestock are beginning to perish, and the populace itself is beginning to wonder why the Goddess Kalim has left them alone to die. To make matters worse fire has broken out in the middle of the parched city...and the flames are spreading quickly.

EVENT DATE: SEPTEMBER 15 - SEPTEMBER 30

Knights of the Crown, please note that we have changed our prize support policy due to popular complaint. =) Please email the Council of Ministers (jt@lucidraven.com) detailing the number of entrants you plan on having no later than the 10th! If you are in a foreign country please recognize we'll need even more time to get the prize support to you. Support packs come in sets of 5 so if you need support for 8 people please ask for two packs! The prize support system is going to change for next event so please keep up on things. Also, please setup your tournament through the website system asap so your players have time to get ready for it. Rankings and all should be showing up in the near future and these tournaments are being tracked for that! The large .pdf version of the event card can be found under the events link of the tournament section.

If you have any questions please post them on the forums!

Rule Book Release Candidate 5 Online

Please check this post and review the new rule set. We'd like to make this fully official in about a week. For now please begin using it for your games. It should resolve the bulk of issues people have had and make getting into the game for new folks a lot easier. We hope you like it!

Rule Book Release Candidate 5 Tomorrow

Just as a heads up we'll have the new rulebook release candidate up tonight or tomorrow. If you have a few spare minutes we'd love for you to look through it and see if there is anything we haven't addressed from the last several months. We're hoping this rulebook will withstand the test of time (well...at least until the expansion!) so any help you can give will be appreciated!

Tournament Event for August

Due to us being a bit slow we're going to move the August event to September and the September event to August. So basically this months Event Tournament is going to be "The Fires of Summer". We just finished testing on it today so the details for it should be up first thing Monday. We think you all will really enjoy this event as we've had a lot of fun playing it!

Allegiance Price Guide in Scrye #76

Its time to break out your collection and take a look at the cards through the eyes of the new Scrye Price Guide in issue number 76. If you have a Captain Dorian, Earthquake, Red Dragon or a few other beauties you just made yourself some money.

This is quite a great honor to have our game in Scrye one month after we released the game. This will help you in talking with your local shopowners if they are not currently carrying the game.

Back from GenCon Indy

We are back from GenCon and we had a great show. There are new players everywhere in the US, France, Germany and a number of other areas. People from all around the world were stopping at our booth and picking up product to take back to their hometown.

We also have a new preview up on about Allegiance. Take a look if you have a minute. http://www.nggnet.com

Off to GenCon Indy 2004

And we are off! Away we go to GenCon Indy. If you do not see us around on the forums as often it is due to the nature of the 20 hour days we will have at the show. Play Allegiance each day until 4 AM, sleep, wake up and get back before 10. Wish us luck and we will be back on the 24th.

Final Preparations for GenCon Indy 2004

We are making our final preperations for GenCon Indy as we speak. Allegiance will be featured in a number of contests at the show, so come ready to win some great stuff. You can also visit http://www.lucidraven.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=284 to see a list of our event times etc. There are three major tournaments at the show with some good prizes and lots of fun. Booth #1245, come ready to play!

Allegiance Has Gone International!

As of today there are now players in Australia, UK, Finland, and Mexico. We currently have orders that are pending and will be shipping out to Singapore, Belgium, South Africa and a few others. With the current pace of growth we are expecting to have retail stores in all of these areas carrying Allegiance in the next few months. Please let us know if you would like us to contact your store and try to get them to carry the game for you!

www.AllegianceCCG.com Is Now Up

We just wanted to let everyone know that www.allegianceccg.com is now being set up for Allegiance. What this means is that in the near future the information you see on www.lucidraven.com will be changing and all Allegiance information will be moved to the new domain. If you would like to make the move in your favorites link folder now you will be prepared for the change. The change is still a few weeks away, but this is a heads up.

Updated Downloads

Added the new checklist to the downloads section as well as the spoiler list and a card tracker excel file. You can also preview version 80 of the rules in the forums and help get that ready for release!

Once Again Burning the Midnight Oil...

I've been working all day/night on stuff and naturally the rulebook (version 80) is a top priority right now. JT has been helping critique and reorder things for hours now and we're getting closer to having something to show. I know I keep saying it will be a lot better...but really, it will! We should be showing off a text release candidate on the forums really soon. Naturally we'd love to get as much feedback as possible on that so we'll explain how you can help when we are at that point.

This aside, things are going well! Keep spreading the word because there's a lot more cool stuff to come!

- Monk

Be Sure to Pre-Register for the Tourneys!

Just as a reminder, if you want to guarantee that you'll get the promotional materials you must pre-register for tournaments. If you don't you may get lucky, but don't count on it. To pre-register go to the MY TOURNEY link in the navigation and find the tournaments in your area you are going to attend. Don't miss your chance to get this months promotional card!

Allegiance Gear Now Available!

Check out the Allegiance: War of Factions gear you can now purchase from Cafe Press! You can see it all by clicking on the A:WOF GEAR link here or in the navigation bar. Just as a side note we'll probably be giving out random prizes from time to time for folks caught wearing Allegiance gear.

Tournament Setup Should be Fixed

Knights of the Crown, please try again and setup those tourneys! We will probably have a few extra days before the cutoff for registration because of this late issue. Let me know if you find any other bugs.

If You Are Waiting to Join the Ranks...

If you haven't received a response yet about your joining the ranks of the Magistrates, Seekers, or Knights of the Crown please send me an email asap. I've gone through all the mail, but it was a VERY large pile so I'm sure I missed someone. Please contact me at general@lucidraven.com! Thanks.

Tourney Section Now Working

We hope. =) Basically you can click on the "My Tourney" link in the tournament section and it will give you a few options. If you have Knight of the Crown status you should now be able to setup tournaments for your area. Feel free to switch your Event Tournament registrations over to this new system. If you find any bugs please report them here.

Fixed Hordes from the Hills PDF Available

Somehow we forgot to outline the font for the .pdf. In short the text was all crappy looking because it was using the wrong font and may have even caused weird spacing issues. It should now be fixed. You can find the .pdf under the events section of tournaments or by clicking here.

Rule Book v.79 Available Online

I placed version 79 of the rulebook online. This has only a few minor changes from version 78 that is found in the starter kits. The major fixes in wording and a few minor fixes will show up in version 80. I'm hoping to get version 80 up this week...so I guess that means I'll be burning the midnight oil once again. If you download version 79 be sure to get both pages as it's not a one page document.

Magistrate Quiz

All you folks who want to be magistrates--there is a quiz online here. We'll also be sending you out a reminder email. Once you've completed the quiz our Magistrate team will review the results and let you know where you stand. Thanks!

Updates and Timelines

Ok, we're plowing through the emails and getting stuff up as quickly as possible. You'll probably see little changes here and there on the site if you dig around, however, it's taking a while and we're not going to get to everything we wanted today. Everyone who has volunteered to be a Knight of the Crown, Magistrate, and or Seeker should be getting more info sometime today or tomorrow from us. If you don't get any by tomorrow night please let us know. My inbox is overflowing right now and I don't want to miss anyone. Thanks!

Hordes from the Hills Event Tournament

Ok, so it's not 100% functional yet, but it should be in the next few days. However, Knights of the Crown may now announce the tournament at their local shop and begin collecting registrations for the HORDES FROM THE HILLS Event Tournament. Here's the info you need to know!

TOURNAMENT EVENT REGISTRATION DUE BY: July 27th! You need to register with your shops Knight of the Crown. If you haven't registered with your Knight of the Crown by then you probably won't receive the special promotional item for attending the tournament.

TOURNAMENT EVENT DATE: July 30th-August 6th. Your event will be scheduled by your Knight of the Crown for one of the days during this period.

TOURNAMENT BASICS: All Event Tournaments are 2 rounds of 3-4 player games. Games are limited to 1.5 hours each. This event is a constructed deck tournament!

Knights of the Crown: In the future we'll be a LOT more organized, but while we're putting the last pieces of the system together we'll have a bit more work to pull this first event off.

1. Please announce the tournament time and date at your shop and create a paper/wipeboard/etc. players can register on for the tournament. Tournament date must fall in between the dates listed above to receive prize support. You only need to collect their forum name.

2. Also collect the names of up to 3 magistrates who will be helping you run the tournament.

3. You can print off the event card by checking the EVENTS section in the tournament navigation area. They should be in .pdf format and come out real nice on an 8.5/11 piece of paper.

4. Send us the list of registrations via email (general@lucidraven.com) by July 28th! We really need it by then or we won't be able to get you the prize support for the tournament on time.

If anyone has further quetsions please contact us on the forums!

Scrye Review Now Available for Viewing

If you didn't get to buy Scrye #74 you missed out, but we don't want you to miss out completely so we've added the review to our press section. You can check out the review here or go pick up a copy at your local retailer!

Contest Winners

Ahem, so without further ado we are happy to announce the contest winners!

The winner of the forum and newsletter registration is:

NINNO CANONICO!

The winner of the referral contest is:

NEWPORT HARRY!

Both of these lucky folks are getting a box of boosters sent out to them!

And for the "guess the rares in the first starter ever opened" contest...the winner is:

Kalidor and Elyndil! Good work fellas. Please email your mailing address to general@lucidraven.com asap so we can get you your prize sent out!

Thanks everyone else for your participation. We hope you're having a good time getting involved in the community with us. There's a LOT more fun to come!

I'm Back!

Sorry for everything being slow this week. Paladin and I (Monk) have been out of town doing a smaller Con in New Jersey. Unfortunately I was so busy I couldn't get anything posted/done for the last few days. I'll be getting things done tomorrow though so if you've been waiting on something it SHOULD get done tomorrow. If you don't get a response tomorrow and you've been waiting for one please re-contact me to make sure I received your email/message. Thanks!

Oh, I also noticed the contest winners didn't get posted while I was gone...I'll fix that tomorrow as well. =)

- Monk

Preview in Undefeated #7

The Allegiance: War of Factions preview in Undefeated Magazine #7 is now out. They had some cool stuff to say about us in there and the way we do things around here. If you have a minute take a look. The article should be posted in our news section around the end of the week for those who cannot find a copy at your local store.

Influence Update

Just fixed the influence page to show the proper influence points gained for the Knight of the Crown and the Magistrate for helping run tournaments. (40 for Event Tournaments and 5 for Sanctioned Tournaments)

And Finally... Some Tournament Info!

Ok, the tourney info is starting to come up. Please check out the entire tournament section in the navigation. You'll find that there is a lot more info than there used to be. If there are questions about anything please visit the forums and ask us about it there.

Those of you who are accepted as Knights of the Crown, please feel free to organize tournaments before we get the system fully running. If you do please record the names of your players (forum names please) and their scores for each game. Please then send this info to us after the tournament so we can add it in as soon as we get the system running!

As for the Event Tournament for July...it's going to happen! It may run late into July, like maybe July 35th or so , but it will happen. We're REALLY close on having the registration system all setup. We just need to test it again and make sure it all looks nice so you don't needlessly suffer. Thanks again for being patient! We're almost there!

Also check out the Seeker's link in near the top of the navigation. We hope some of you are seeker material and look forward to hearing from you soon.

We've Chosen the Contest Winners!

Now they have a few days to verifty that they want the prizes and to email us their addresses. As soon as we get that we'll post them up! Thanks to everyone who joined in the contest mayhem! We hope you're enjoying Allegiance and the community as much as we are.

Winners of the Contests!

Erm, sorry I haven't had a moment to select them yet. I'll be doing that on Monday and shipping out the booster boxes as well. We had demos all day and night today, but I'll DEFINATELY get to it on Monday!

Online Tournament Registration Almost Ready

We're working our tails off trying to get everything finished, but as you can guess our small team is man-power deficient. If all goes well tournament registration should be running by the end of the weekend and we'll have the tournament information updates so we can get started running tourneys at your local shops. More info soon!

GenCon Indy 2004 Events Are Online

If you want to get signed up for our tourneys or learn to play events you can do so now on the Gen Con Website. You can use generic tokens but if the spots are all pre-registered we can't let you play in the events so you might want to sign up now. If you have any questions please come visit us on the forums and share them with us.

By the way, we are going to be in booth #1245 right near the quiet zone so there will be no loud, blaring music at our booth.

It Has Arrived!

Well I am now sitting in my used to be office staring at what used to be walls. Now it is a large storage area for many a box of Allegiance. If you have a pre-order it should have been processed by now. We are shipping out product today!

Shipment Will Arrive at LRP 7/8!

Confirmation has arrived from the shipping company. Allegiance: War of Factions starter and booster displays have arrived at their warehouse and will be dropped off at the LRP offices around noon tomorrow. If you have a pre-order in, we should have contacted you, or will contact you tomorrow. We need to finalize payment etc. before the product can be sent out. Make sure you contact us if you did not receive an email or phonecall so we can make sure your order is sent out tomorrow!

- Patheos

5 Out of 5 For Gameplay - Scrye #74!

In case you missed the latest Scrye magazine you'd best go pick it up. We received a 5/5 on gameplay and a 4/5 overall! The review is a quick, good read and thus well worth picking up the magazine for.

How to Redeem Packaging For Influence

Since we're a bit behind schedule on getting the website fully operational I've decided we'd best get started on manually doing a few of the influence tracking things. If you'd like to collect influence points for the stuff you have bought please send the upc symbols to:

Lucid Raven Productions
861 S. Orem Blvd.
Orem, UT 84048

Please also include these items with your upc symbols:

Full Name
Forum Name
UPC count (starters, boosters, boxes)

We'll be hand tracking this stuff until we get the website fully functional. Also, when that happens you'll be able to start making influence purchases. Please check out the INFLUENCE section in the navigation for more information!

Contest Update

Since we didn't ship yet...we haven't ended the contests yet. You still have a few days left. Assuming the shipment reaches us on Thursday that will be the day the contest ends and we choose the winners. This is your last chance!

Tournament Information Update

I'm really working on it. I promise! Things have been hectic the last few days and I'm not expecting anything to change that, however, I do expect to get this tournament info out this weekend. Sorry for not having it up by today, I'll do everything I can to make sure it's up before the new week starts. For a teaser though here is the Official Allegiance Event Tournament Card for July. We'll be adding the event info to the card as we get closer to the tournament itself. We hope you like it!

Origins 2004 Report

If you missed Origins 2004 you missed some great gaming. Either way you can check out the after convention report here.

Vote for the Future of Allegiance

In case you missed it we are currently running a poll about the future of Allegiance: War of Factions. Visit this thread to cast your vote.

We're also plowing away at the tourney info and preparing for the other Cons coming up. Please visit us on the forums and say hello!

An Email We Received Today

Ello Lads. How goes it? Heard you sold out at Origins? Sorry I couldn't make it. Been on the road for 4 weeks straight and the need to sleep finally hit me last Friday (Our store left for Origins at 4:30 AM Saturday morning).

Hope your demos went well. We sold out the day she got back. I taught some
people how to play, after our Game of Thrones Tourney, and those that were there, quickly gobbled up 2 starters a piece. Hopefully my sister has gotten in touch with you to get more, or has contacted Brook Hurst (I'll find out this weekend) When do we see the boosters? Some people have talked about getting half a box or a full box each so I need to know when I can possibly deliver (even a tentative date would satisfy them). It worked the way I expected, the war gamers are looking at the game since it is like a miniatures game on cards (sort of) The great blend of arbitration with other players (Settlers of Catan-ish), the tactics of aiding others or leaving them to hang out and dry near the monsters (war gamers unite) and the card play and flow, make this great for all venues. I am planning on having this as an extra venue to some of our war games (tag along tourneys where they must defeat me in the war game as well as Allegiance, to claim the store title). We shall see if they bite into my propaganda.

At any rate, thanx again for introducing us to such a great game. It will give us plenty of hours of fun, every week, as we start to create a possible league. Looking forward to crushing the game designers (nudge nudge) again so gear up for Gen Con. Remember it's in my city so I have to be there this time.

Regards,
Roy

Edit - (BTW, Roy bought 3 starter displays.)

Really Good News and a Taste of Bad

The good news is we are completely sold out of our first shipment. Allegiance: War of Factions has been so incredibly popular that we have been unable to meet the demand with our first shipment. The bad news is that those who have not had their orders confirmed will have to wait until Thursday July 8th until our second shipment arrives. The day we receive them we will be fulfilling the remaining orders. If you want to make sure you'll be on this second shipping run please be sure that your orders are in soon. Remember, if you are paying with a check you should mail it in now to avoid delay. Please call us at (801) 227-0000 and ask for Holly to verify your order.

- Patheos

We're Baaaack!

Origins was amazing! We spent the whole time gaming and making a lot of really great friends. The response to Allegiance was overwhelmingly positive and things are really looking good. We'll be posting a full after Origins report probably tomorrow, but I couldn't go to bed without saying thank you to everyone who has supported us and is currently supporting us in this endeavor. Allegiance, and Lucid Raven Productions as a whole, is all about bringing gamers together - and this is what happened. Thanks for giving us a chance. Thanks for hanging out with us. Thanks for the great gaming experiences, and most important, thanks for your friendship. You all are the reason we do what we do!

Good night!

The First Allegiance Review is In!

We were given our early copy of the upcoming Scrye #74 today and are pleased to let you all know that we received a 5/5 on gameplay and a 4/5 overall. Be sure to check out the review and then pick up your copy of Allegiance soon!

Origins 2004!

Well, Origins is finally here! The Lucid Raven Productions team is sending 3 guys to help show off Allegiance: War of Factions at Origins in Ohio this week. If you aren't planning on attending you should, you won't want to miss out on the gaming madness. Stop by our booth (#1246) for free demos of the game and then when you see just how great it is buy a starter or two for you and a buddy. We're excited to see you all there!

Starter Display Images

Here is something to wet your appetite. We just received some images of the starter boxes in their displays. We hope you like them...

We're hoping the simple, clean design attracts some attention on those extremely chaotic shelves.

Influence System Covered in Scrye #73!

In case you didn't see it yet, there was an article about our Influence System in the recent Scrye #73. It can be found on page 11 and talks about the basic points of the system. For more information click on the explanation link here or in the navigation.

If you have any good ideas for other rewards please let us know!

Card Preview - Amena Huur

Mistrusted by even her own faction Amena Huur comes from a once powerful family who was decimated following a failed political coup. Despite all of her family�s wrongs of the past Amena continues to fight for power using every option at her disposal.

Amena's primary abilities are still based on her family's once strong political ties. With friends who secretly feel sorry for what has happened to her following her family's mistakes she is able to affect many of the goings on in the city. Her ability to persuade people to see her point of view is key to her strength.

Orders Will Be Finalized Soon

Since I've had several inquiries regarding orders I thought I'd do a news update and hopefully catch most people at once. We are about to start finalizing orders. This means we will be contacting you to make sure your order is correct and to finalize payments and shipping addresses. If you don't hear from us by Monday, June 28th, then there is probably a problem with your order. Please contact us if that is the case! (general@lucidraven.com)

Tournament Update

In case you didn't notice the delay has made the June tournament not likely to happen. We've decided we're going to move all the tournaments back one month so July will be the Hordes from the Hills and so on.

We're also currently looking for tournament organizers. If you would like to be involved with this please contact us at general@lucidraven.com and let us know where you are from and what shop you would like to be an organizer for. We'll be posting more information on all of this fairly soon.

Contests End June 27th at Midnight

If you are wanting to win free stuff you still have some time. All "entries" must be done by June 27th at midnight. All contest winners will receive a box of boosters. Here's the contests if you haven't seen them yet.

CONTEST 1: Sign up on the forums and for the newsletter. You MUST use a valid email or you can't win (since we'll contact you via email).

CONTEST 2: Post in the referrel thread on the forums. You get 1 chance in the to win for your own post. You also get another chance for each person who lists you in that thread as the person who referred them.

Spread the word!

A Small Silver Lining Appears...

Word on the street suggests we might have starter decks as soon as Saturday the 19th in small numbers. This means the larger numbers will probably be arriving Monday or Tuesday if we're lucky. If this is the case we might be able to start partial fulfilment on some orders next week! Boosters are a bit behind so we'll have to work things out on a case by case, but at least we know we're a few steps closer!

Tiny Delay...

It's on days like this where we have to wonder who out there is the driving force of antagonism against us. It's as if some dark force from the underworld is striving to prevent us from getting the cards out to you all. But fear not, we will prevail!

There was yet another problem at the printers so we're a few days behind schedule. Word on the street says we'll have them in hand soon though...just a few more days!

Card Preview - Trap

Battle is a wild, untamable beast. Even the best soldiers often find their greatest plans frustrated. However, a seasoned veteran will always make use of battle tactics to help shift the chaotic nature of combat in their favor. These men know of the strength of tactics such as setting traps.

Trap requires a troop on the field of battle who has a military strength of 2 in order to use. But the value of trap is worth the effort of getting such a tactician on the field. With the ability to quickly increase the offensive abilities of your troops victory may very well be in your grasp. Even the greatest of foes find themselves at times victim to such wise field tactics.

Card Preview - Highwayman

While many of the wanderers are monstrous in nature there are plenty who are no more than thieves and brigands. Ready to cut your peoples' throats as quickly as steal their coin these brigands are a danger to both the common folk and the stability of your holdings. Failure to remove them from your holdings often results in fines and other forms of more brutal punishment. The people can only handle so much before they will revolt themselves...

The Highwaymen are but one of the vile human wanderer types. Their lust for wine, women, and money can only be satiated by the blades of military force. While they can at times offer some services by ambushing your opponents supply lines or other caravans, they will soon gain enough fame to warrant a mighty bounty.

Origins 2004 - Come Visit Us at Booth 1246!

We are going to be there, are you? If you don't know what Origins is you'd best get over to the Origins website and see what all the noise is about. If you are anywhere near Ohio and you like gaming you really should be there. We'll not only be showing off Allegiance: WoF at our booth but having open demos and a tournament as well! More info coming soon - hope to see you there!

Card Preview - Sewer Tunnel

The citizenry put up with a lot of devious activity from the lords and ladies of the city, but few of the actions are as strange as the recent use of the city's filthy but efficient sewer system.

Odd as it may sound to the casual observer, the city's sewer system has become a means for transporting troops secretly throughout the city. Worse yet, the guards intending to defend the city against such things are not only faced with the likelihood of death, but the horrendous possibility of death through strangulation. Those lords and ladies surely are strange folk...

Ship Date for Allegiance: War of Factions - June 18th

Well, the disasters came, the floods roared, the mountains shook...and we got delayed a week. I really wish it wasn't true...but it is. The print should be done (barring any new catastrophes) on the 18th this month. This means we'll be shipping out product starting from that point on out. Naturally any direct orders will probably be received first since they will arrive the same time our shipments to retailers arrive. If you have any questions please contact us on the forums.

Card Lists, Spoilers, and Downloads - Oh My!

Just in case you didn't notice we have some lists and other downloads now available under the downloads section. Some of the lists need a bit of updating, but if you want some spoiler info this is the time!

Card Preview - Strom's Tower

The heart of any lord or lady's power is their own personal stronghold. From here they can administer the comings and goings of all things political, religious, and economic. While a stronghold is the seat of power for a house it is also often called upon to be the last line of defense against those who would challenge the house's authority.

Strom's Tower is built off an ancient design. While several of the towers exist in various locations and for different purposes they all have one trait in common - they have never been defeated in battle. Perhaps not the most beautiful structure ever conceived, Strom's Tower offers its owner a strong sense of security.

Win Free Cards - Time is Running Out!

Just to make sure you haven't missed the news, there are two really EASY ways to win FREE CARDS.

WAY ONE: Sign up on the forums and for the Newsletter. By doing so you'll have a chance to win a free BOX of booster packs.

WAY TWO: Post in the referral thread on the forums letting us know who or what referred you to Allegiance: War of Factions. By doing so both you and the referrer (if it's a person) will have a chance to win a free BOX of booster packs. Get more chances to win by referring more people!

Card Preview - Lord's Standard

Most soldiers say that the presence of a lord or lady on the battlefield is often worth a hundred men or more. With some of the greatest leaders of our time this number is even greater. The presence of the lord's standard shows the men both the confidence and loyalty of their leaders and bolsters them to achieve greater feats than they normally would do. With well devised tactics men and women fighting under their lord's standard gain a benifit either to their offensive or defensive abilities. It is truly an honor to fight under it's guiding presence.

The Lord's Standard has no cost though most items in Allegiance: War of Factions do. Items are generally attached to personalities and offer them increased abilities and or options in the service of their lord or lady.

Card Preview - Silver Tongue

Those blessed with the gift of the Silver Tongue often find themselves speaking without knowing beforehand what words they will choose. It's almost as if some greater power possesses them to speak with a greater authority. While there isn't any sure answer as to what causes these moments it is obvious that their effects can be long reaching. Shifting the flow of politics is always a dangerous and opportunistic thing.

Like most events there are no costs to play Silver Tongue. As a general event it also does not require any expertise to use. Some events do require tacticians and or specific circumstances to exist before they may be used.

Proofs! Proofs! Proofs!

Well, it finally happened. The proofs have arrived (most of them anyhow) and we are pleased to let you know that they look great! There are a few minor things we'd change for a future print but nothing that we'll let hold us up at this point. We should have definate timelines posted tomorrow and barring any major catastrophes Allegiance: War of Factions will be available really soon!

Card Preview - Laranna Secour

Laranna Secour�s past is shrouded in mystery and whispers, but what is known about her is that wherever the poor or needy are found Laranna is also found nearby. Seen as more than human to those in need Laranna�s place in religious legend is already insured.

As a prominent member of the Glory of Kalim Laranna has gained many powers from the goddess and makes use of them often. Her ability to pray allows her to strengthen the church's troops on the field of battle often giving them the extra edge they need to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. Laranna also has been gifted with the protection against most invocations. Her third ability of note is her right to tithe in the name of Kalim. Few can withstand the strength of the church when tithes are the topic of discussion. The church needs to be supported and most are quite willing.

Card Preview - Shield Master

The Veteran's Guild relies upon their foot troops and have reason to trust them. Men like those who achieve the rank of Shield Master are soldiers to be feared. Bearing their large shields and quick with their short blades they are nearly impossible to defeat. Their skills as Defenders allow them to hold off multiple troops allowing other soldiers to flank the enemy and destroy them. At the low price of three economic influence tokens the Shield Master is a powerful addition to any force.

Card Preview - Merion Dumar

Often regarded as a bit of a rogue Merion Dumar has found an odd place withing the Veteran's Guild. His tendancies to borrow things not under his own ownership at first created tensions within the guild, however, it was soon realized he never did anything with the items other than store them in his room. Because of this and the numerous discussions with Merion about his habits the Veteran's Guild council soon determined that it was not an act with malicious intent. In fact, the troops now consider him a special sort of savings account.

Because of his condition many see Merion as a friendly scoundrel, however, there is much more to him than most think. His skills in stealth, tracking, and an unexpected speed with his knives stem from a mysterious past, one which he has little interest in sharing. He may play confused as to how things end up in his quarters, but the sharp observer will note the darkness to be seen in his eyes.

Card Preview - Tornado

At times the gods frown upon the city, at others they answer the prayers of the faithful. Either way it is a powerful moment when the divine touches the land. When the gods decide to intervene in an event it is generally a messy situation for all involved. Tornados are an example of such an event. Their tendril like fingers touch down with little regard for who or what stands in their path. Perhaps it's a reminder that while men and women may be able to seek the divine they do not truly understand
them.

Tornados are one of the Interrupt Events. These are used to prevent a particular event from occuring but generally at a potentially malicious cost. Use Interrupts wisely or you may not live to regret your mistakes.

The Defamation of a Duke - by Lance W. Card

�Who, in the name of Kalim, would be out in such weather?� Trenton Briarwood looked up from his steaming cup of tea and raised his eyebrows at the cook, Janith Staten. The chubby woman was peering out the window over the cutting block, her graying hair hanging in wisps about her flour-powdered, round face. Trenton could make out her reflection in the rain-washed glass, but he couldn�t see to whom she referred.

�Poor sod, whoever it is.� His voice was monotone, as usual. The individual that Janith referred to was none of his concern despite the fierce storm that raged against the architecture of the city.

�Oh dear,� Janith�s voice was overflowing with concern. �The poor dear is coming up to the door. I�d better begin brewing another pot of tea.�

Cart Preview - Divine Salvation

Invocations are gifts from the gods, bestowed upon those loyal followers who strive to uphold their teachings. Of the current known prayers of invocation Divine Salvation is one of the most highly sought after. With the ability to prevent blood from being spilt and even stop death many seek to be gifted with this invocation.

Once an invocation has been given to a personality by the gods it cannot be removed. Even if used it generally remains on the personality and will refresh during the City Maintenance Phase to be used again. As with all invocations there is a religious strength requirement and a religious influence cost to invoke.

Card Preview - Watch Tower

As the wanderers grow in strength and number the need for a Watch Tower grows as well. It was nearly 300 years ago when Rolkana Emora built the first Watch Tower to protect the city from the dangers of the encroaching wilderness. Following the War of the Crimson Fields it was decided that a tower system should be built to help warn the city and its people against impending attacks.

These towers have an excellent view for miles and have saved the city on numerous occasions. With a cost of only three influence tokens the tower is an excellent addition to any lord or lady's holdings.

Two Ways to Win Free Cards!

Just to make sure you haven't missed the news, there are two really EASY ways to win FREE CARDS.

WAY ONE: Sign up on the forums and for the Newsletter. By doing so you'll have a chance to win a free box of booster packs.

WAY TWO: Post in the referral thread on the forums letting us know who or what referred you to Allegiance: War of Factions. By doing so both you and the referrer (if it's a person) will have a chance to win. Get more chances to win by referring more people!

World History Added to Website

Scribe Drealon has been kind enough to copy for us an excerpt from the recent history of the city directly from his upcoming work "The Rise and Fall of the Mighty - An Abridgement of Our City's History - A Primarily Political Review of Houses Both Major and Minor."

Long titles aside the excerpt offers an interesting overview of the last hundred years or so of the city's history. You can find this excerpt on the navigation bar under the title "WORLD HISTORY".

Card Preview - Goblin

The wanderers add an interesting twist to Allegiance: War of Factions. Whereas in most games you simply try to defeat your opponents, Allegiance: WoF demands that at times you put aside your differences and band together to save the city itself.

Today's card preview is the Goblin, a nasty creature which is considered by most nothing more than an annoyance, Yet, in numbers, and Kalim forbid, under the direction of their chieftans these little creatures can quickly overwhelm even the most stout troops. Their follower ability allows them to quickly amass great numbers on the field. Such a swarm generally grows not only in number but in strength in confidence as well.

Although goblin hordes may be dangerous they are susceptible to bribes and need the strength of their leaders to truly be dangerous. A grisly and yet wise old soldier once reported, "we'd fought them for days, but each morning the hundreds we'd slaughtered seemed to have returned from the dead with reinforcements! With our own reinforcements cut off near the pass we knew that our time was coming to a close, but then someone came up with an idea. We began to target the bigger ones, the ones we assumed were their leaders, and found that with each death the excitement in the others' eyes seemed to dim. It was only a few hours later that we were able to break the assault."

Demo Tonight at Game Den in Provo, UT

If you are in the Provo, UT area tonight you may want to stop by Game Den at the Provo Towne Center mall. Starting at 5:30 there will be a demo with the Art Director for Allegiance: War of Factions, Lance Card. He'll be teaching new players how to play Allegiance so if you haven't had a chance to learn tonight is your night! We always bring a nice selection of cards along so you'll also get a chance to preview some of the cool cards you haven't seen yet.

Card Preview - Riggins Lanks

The sight of Riggins Lanks' gigantic axe is enough to identify him anywhere within the region. It is said the axe has cleft more men in two than any executioner to ever live. In battle it is often Riggins who is seen leading the fray with a devilish grin on his face and the mighty axe in hand.

As a member of the Veteran's Guild Riggins finds plenty of opportunity to do what he does best - butcher the enemy. Riggins has two common abilities: armor, and fierce. The "Fierce" ability stems from Riggins lethal skill with his axe. Any time Riggins scores a wound his target will actually take two wounds. His second ability of note is not so much an ability as a wise decision. Wearing armor, crafted by the master metalsmith Jione Refara, Riggins is able to take up his position in the front of the fray with little fear of being hewn down by his enemies.

Site Upgrades

We're still working on the site as you can tell...we've added the design a card pages in their rough form. I'll be fixing them up so they look all pretty when I get a chance, but for now those of you who have heads full of ideas you now have a place to put those ideas. Please also notice the addition of the where to buy page. Please let your local stores know about it so they can contact us and get on the list. Last, we added a Press page so you can see all the articles and news going on about Allegiance.

Contest 2! Win a Box of Boosters!

To help kick start the referral system we've added a thread in the forums for you to enter the name of the person who referred you. By doing so both you and the person who referred you will be entered into this contest. Be aware that for multiple referrals you will have multiple chances to win. The same rules as pertained to the other contest affect this contest as well including the contest end date. If you have questions please post them in the forums!

Win a Free Booster Box!

Interested in a free box of boosters for Allegiance: War of Factions? Getting one has never been easier! We're going to give away a box to one of our community members. We might very well give out some more stuff as well - who knows? Anyhow, if you want a chance to get free stuff sign up on the forums AND sign up for the news letter.

Things that have to be included in your registration:
- Full name (news letter)
- Location (forums)
- Real email account (we have to get ahold of you somehow) (both)

Oh, and please don't try signing up multiple times thinking you'll win more stuff. That isn't cool nor fair and if you do you most likely won't get anything at all.

The deadline to sign up for free stuff will be the day we ship our first product off to a store. (We estimate June 10th, but we'll let you know as we get closer)

For more details and the official rules please see the full article.

Demo Day at Games People Play, Orem, UT

If you are in the mood for getting a taste of Allegiance: War of Factions come join us Wednesday the 12th at Games People Play in Orem, UT. We'll be starting around 6 PM and going until the owner kicks us out. If you want to reserve a spot contact me via email or on the forums. We'll be showing off some new cards that most folks haven't had a chance to try out yet so you won't want to miss this!

Sign Up for the Newsletter

If you want to keep up to date on what is going on with the world of Allegiance sign up for our news letter. Our news letter will go out anytime we have something we feel important needs to be said. Members getting the news letter will also be the first to know about the release of Allegiance.

Site Changes Galore

Things are starting to get shaped up around here. You should notice a few changes to the site as well as some other goodies starting to appear. Things of note in the recent changes:

- Color scheme tweaked so it doesn't hurt your eyes as much
- Faction histories have been updated with more detail
- Basics on the tournaments and influence system have been revealed
- Comment system for news items

There will be lots of changes in the next few weeks as we get the community system working. This will allow us to start tracking your influence gains and get the rewards system working for those who help us build our community. If you have any suggestions or other ideas/complaints you would like to make please sign up on our forums and let us know!

Rule Book v.77 Now Available

We've put up the new rulebook (v.77). You can grab it here or in the downloads section. As usual feedback is welcome!

New Demo Deck Available

That nasty 30 meg file is finally fixed. You now have the option of the 6 meg hi-res version or the 2 meg low-res version. Sorry about the chaos! We're also uploading the new rulebook as we speak. It's a lot nicer to look at.

Allegiance: GAMA Trade Show Report

We're back! If you didn't know, we were recently at the GAMA tradeshow representing Allegiance: War of Factions. The show went exceptionally well and we not only were able to show off Allegiance, but were also able to make a lot of great friends while doing so. Pretty much everyone who had a chance to stop by our booth was impressed with what we have going, but even more important, those who sat down to play a round with us were even more so! Here's a few highlights from the show:

"Allegiance: War of Factions is a welcome breath of fresh air in the CCG industry and could be the first non-licensed success story we've seen in some time." - Jason Winter, Scrye Magazine

"One of the most unique additions to the game is the amidst all the rivalry, building, diplomacy and player vs. player fighting, the ever present and increasing danger of rogue creatures (called "wanderers') leads an added spice to the game, sometimes banding feuding players together to temporarily defeat an evil that can prematurely end the game with defeat for all players. . . . Overall rating: A" - Jon Huston, Owner of Troll and Toad

". . . Great mixture of cards and abilities makes this my biggest pick for this year, so send the cases lads, I'm ready to buy. . . . Thank you for giving me an alternative to miniature wargaming. This game was a blast!" - Roy Lowery, Castle Comics & Cards

New Website Launches

No, it's not an April fool's joke - we've finally released the updates we talked about. You'll notice lots of changes, and we hope they are all for the better. Check out everything because there's new little tidbits around every corner. When you're done stop by the forums and let us know what you think!