Zhang Yimou the director of such Chinese epics as RED SORGHUM RAISE THE RED LANTERN JU DOU & SHANGHAI TRIAD takes his first stab at a period martial arts film & succeeds wildly making an intelligent carefully crafted drama that pays tribute to the genre while taking it to another level The story is set 2000 years ago during the time of the Warring States when seven kingdoms were battling for dominance & one leader--the king of Qin (Chen Dao Ming)--was determined to end up victorious & unite all of China as one nation The proud king is forced to live trapped alone in his palace as a remarkable trio of villains--Broken Sword (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk) & Sky (Donnie Yen)--are out to kill him But one day a simple country prefect (Jet Li) shows up announcing that he has killed all three assassins Identifying himself as Nameless the prefect tells in great detail how he got rid of the king&s sworn enemies However once Nameless is finished the king has some interesting questions for him pointing out holes in his tale The cat-&-mouse story continues as Nameless & the king seek to find out the truth about the assassins & the future of China Zhang Yimou&s marvelous film is enhanced by Christopher Doyle&s lush photography Tan Dunn&s percussive score (with Itzhak Perlman adding violin & fiddle) exciting special effects from SHAOLIN SOCCER veteran Tony Ching Siu-Tung & excellent acting ...

High-school heroes! The Shadow Academy is on the loose downtown but the prom is tonight & worse yet you’ve got a make-up test tomorrow! But then nobody said things were simple at Hero High! Teenaged superheroes have hard lives just ask them After all being a normal teenager is difficult enough school work parents friends dating & more without complicating matters by adding super-powers & a secret identity to the mix! Hero High takes a look at the genre of teen heroes (and villains!) for the Mutants & Masterminds Third Edition RPG It contains everything you need to run a teen hero series of your own with all the trials & tribulations that entails There’s everything from an overview of the genre to breakdowns of its components & how to use them to create your own unique setting & series There’s even an interview with Marvel’s Executive Editor Tom Brevoort who offers his insights on teen heroes & why they’re so fun & compelling! Hero High is revised & expanded for Mutants & Masterminds Third Edition &

Includes:: information on the students & faculty of the Claremont Academy where the heroes of tomorrow receive their training! It also

Includes:: the villainous Shadow Academy & the troubled teens who call it home Plus there are a dozen heroic archetypes so you & your friends can start playing right away! Go to the head of the class with Hero High!



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Designed hilariously illustrated & captioned by Jamie Noble Frier Hero Master An Epic Game of Epic Fails is a humorous card game of dysfunctional dungeoneering As one of Snoozehaven&8217;s worst adventurers you&8217;ll be squabbling over the right to be the Party Leader avoiding the &8220;take-that” of the bungling buffoons around you & trying to get enough gold to leave behind your failure-fraught-fellowship You&8217;ll have to manage both your hand & your expectations you guys really are terrible You&8217;ve never really managed it as a hero In fact you&8217;ve been the undoing of many a quest Half of the parties you&8217;ve adventured with ended up trapped in a cave-in you triggered skewered by a trap you detonated or cooked by a monster you thought you could converse with Somehow you have always ended up leaving unscathed eager to join another party & change this streak of &8216;bad luck&8217; It seems now though just as a dragon has come to Snoozehaven & heroes look to band together that your reputation has begun to precede you As the numbers dwindle in the tavern & heroes sing their way to battle you realise your hopes rest with the no-hopers sat around you You&8217;re just pleased that you&8217;re probably going to be the party leader&8230; Hero Master An Epic Game of Epic Fails is a parody dungeon crawler card game with much deeper strategy than may first appear from it's comedic art style & playful humour Each player begins the game by drawing from race & class cards Giving each player different special abilities decks of cards weapons & armour based on the mixture of the character they randomly generate Each combination allows for a different synergy of humorous attacks & bungles that reflect a character&8217;s personality as they desperately strive to become respected as an adventurer Players will be trying to get the most gold by the end of the game Maybe that way one of the real adventuring parties will take them on Along with gold some monsters will drop valuable treasure which may give the heroes the edge over the painfully pathetic party members Players will find the key to the game is keeping hold of the title of Party Leader but it won't be easy These calamitous cretins can't stand to be told what to do! With so much disruption & chaos mistakes will be made often at the risk of those nearby Attacks are resolved using a D20 & bungles increase the chance of a critical fail So be careful as a party prone to accidents you don't want to be standing too close when an axe swing is wildly off target! In a game of fast flying dice jockeying for first position & strategic card play anything can happen The heroes just need to stick together until they defeat the dragon then they can go their separate ways Which hopefully won&8217;t be into the dragon&8217;s stomach Players 2-5 Playing time 45-60 mins Ages 14 ...

Don't worry about sharing your die with this pack Each class will have a coloured die that represents it & the monster gets & upgrade too! Ranger Rogue Wizard Barbarian Priest Monster And the two new class dice (compatible with the Snoozehaven treasure chest add-on) Paladin Bard ...

Designed hilariously illustrated & captioned by Jamie Noble Frier Hero Master An Epic Game of Epic Fails is a humorous card game of dysfunctional dungeoneering As one of Snoozehaven&8217;s worst adventurers you&8217;ll be squabbling over the right to be the Party Leader avoiding the &8220;take-that” of the bungling buffoons around you & trying to get enough gold to leave behind your failure-fraught-fellowship You&8217;ll have to manage both your hand & your expectations you guys really are terrible You&8217;ve never really managed it as a hero In fact you&8217;ve been the undoing of many a quest Half of the parties you&8217;ve adventured with ended up trapped in a cave-in you triggered skewered by a trap you detonated or cooked by a monster you thought you could converse with Somehow you have always ended up leaving unscathed eager to join another party & change this streak of &8216;bad luck&8217; It seems now though just as a dragon has come to Snoozehaven & heroes look to band together that your reputation has begun to precede you As the numbers dwindle in the tavern & heroes sing their way to battle you realise your hopes rest with the no-hopers sat around you You&8217;re just pleased that you&8217;re probably going to be the party leader&8230; Hero Master An Epic Game of Epic Fails is a parody dungeon crawler card game with much deeper strategy than may first appear from it's comedic art style & playful humour Each player begins the game by drawing from race & class cards Giving each player different special abilities decks of cards weapons & armour based on the mixture of the character they randomly generate Each combination allows for a different synergy of humorous attacks & bungles that reflect a character&8217;s personality as they desperately strive to become respected as an adventurer Players will be trying to get the most gold by the end of the game Maybe that way one of the real adventuring parties will take them on Along with gold some monsters will drop valuable treasure which may give the heroes the edge over the painfully pathetic party members Players will find the key to the game is keeping hold of the title of Party Leader but it won't be easy These calamitous cretins can't stand to be told what to do! With so much disruption & chaos mistakes will be made often at the risk of those nearby Attacks are resolved using a D20 & bungles increase the chance of a critical fail So be careful as a party prone to accidents you don't want to be standing too close when an axe swing is wildly off target! In a game of fast flying dice jockeying for first position & strategic card play anything can happen The heroes just need to stick together until they defeat the dragon then they can go their separate ways Which hopefully won&8217;t be into the dragon&8217;s stomach ...

A gripping & moving novel by one of the world's best-loved writers for children From much-loved author Shirley Hughes comes a thrilling World War II novel for children aged 10 & up It is 1944 & Florence Italy is occupied by Nazi German forces The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope though
- & neither have Paolo & his sister Constanza Both are desperate to fight the occupation but what can two siblings do against a whole army with only a bicycle to help them? In extraordinary circumstances people are capable of extraordinary things
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Even though Thom Creed&s a basketball star his high school classmates keep their distance They&ve picked up on something different about Thom Plus his father Hal Creed was one of the greatest & most beloved superheroes of his time until a catastrophic event left him disfigured & an outcast The last thing in the world Thom wants is to add to his father&s pain so he keeps secrets Like that he has special powers & he&s been asked to join the League -- the very organization of superheroes that disowned Hal But joining the League opens up a new world to Thom There he connects with a misfit group of aspiring heroes Scarlett who can control fire but not her anger Typhoid Larry who can make anyone sick with his touch Ruth a wise old woman who can see the future Together these unlikely heroes become friends & begin to uncover a plot to kill the superheroes This groundbreaking & widely acclaimed novel tells an unforgettable story about love loss & redemption ...

Combine the Hero Realms Campaign Deck with your Hero Realms base game for cooperative adventures with your friends! Complete adventures to earn experience points that you can spend between sessions to gain skills equipment or other awesome new cards for your character’s starting deck! Age range 12 & up Number of players 1 to 5 Play time 20 Manufacturer White Wizard Games LLCThe 144-card The Ruin of Thandar Campaign Deck contains Rules for solo & cooperative Campaign play Three different missions each designed to be more challenging than the last! Skill & gear cards to improve & customize your character ...

Play Hero Realms as a Cleric Fighter Ranger Thief or Wizard! Character Packs add a cool new dimension to player vs player games Each match-up is a unique challenge which will require different strategies When playing a cooperative campaign your Character Pack represents the starting point for your character that you will customize over time Each 15-card Character Pack
Includes: A custom ten-card starting deck featuring multiple unique character-specific cards A character card with your starting health A class-specific minor ability card A class-specific major ability card Two score cards Rules
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Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed deck-building game that is an adaptation of the award-winning Star Realms game The game



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