Hello Commander The war continues – at great cost We now believe another force is at work against us If not dealt with swiftly it could destroy us… XCOM Evolution is an expansion for XCOM The Board Game that complicates your war effort with new missions enemies & invasion plans as well as mechanics that make your struggles more dangerous than ever As the alien forces spread & peril increases the sinister humans of the EXALT seek to take advantage of the chaos to infiltrate & destroy XCOM from within Their treachery leads to new challenges & you&ll face new crises you&ll find your work subverted & you&ll have to deal with new threats to the very resources you need to win the war Fortunately your team has also made some advances since the war began The discovery of the mysterious alien substance known as Meld promises to unlock some astonishing breakthroughs in the field of biomechanics & XCOM Evolution means that you can pursue some of these advances potentially bringing formidable new weaponry to the field in the form of MEC Troopers! Players 1-4 Playing time 90 minutes Ages 14 ...

A co-operative board game of global defense for 1-4 players based on the award-winning video game XCOM Enemy Unknown A free & innovative digital app coordinates the escalating alien invasion teaches you the game & serves as your rules reference Players assume four distinct roles each of which is vital to XCOM&s success Commander Chief Scientist Central Of&64258;cer & Squad Leader A push-your-luck dice mechanic partners with the use of the app to heighten the game&s tension & drama
Includes: sixteen sculpted XCOM soldiers eight Interceptors & twenty-four UFOs In XCOM The Board Game the alien invasion has begun Early encounters have only served to prove that the worlds militaries are hopelessly out-gunned Panic leads to riots & governments struggle to maintain any control Human civilization is on the brink of collapse As the department heads of XCOM you & your friends must succeed where the worlds militaries have failed You lead the elite members of an international military organisation which is funded by a secret coalition It is your job to destroy UFOs research Alien technology uncover the alien invasion plan & find some way to turn back the alien invaders You must do this all while preventing the collapse of the governments that secretly fund your organisation Paris has fallen New York is a pile of rubble spilling into the Atlantic Alien attacks against Nanjing & Changzhou prompt widespread panic throughout the streets of Shanghai Defense satellites detect UFOs in orbit over Mexico Russia & Brazil Military responses have proven ineffectual Fear & anxiety lead to widespread riots Human civilization stands upon the brink of collapse… You are humanity’s last hope In XCOM The Board Game you & up to three friends assume the roles of the leaders of the elite international organization known as XCOM It is your job to defend humanity quell the rising panic & turn back the alien invasion Where the world’s militaries have failed to stand against the alien invaders you must succeed To do so you must make strategic use of the resources available to you You must launch Interceptors to shoot down alien UFOs assign soldiers to key missions research alien technology & use that technology to defend your base all while you try to keep the world from collapsing just long enough that you can coordinate one final mission to repel the invaders for good Innovative Digital Enhancement The most notable aspect of XCOM The Board Game is the way that it incorporates a free & innovative digital app into the core of its gameplay then uses the app to promote a unique play experience unlike anything you & your friends have previously encountered in a board game This digital companion will be available both as a downloadable app & as an online tool The app’s primary function is to coordinate the escalating alien invasion randomly selecting from one of five different invasion plans Each invasion plan represents a general outline that the alien commanders will use to coordinate the arrival of new UFOs plan strikes against your base & respond to your successes or failures as it seeks to conquer Earth The app manages all of these tasks & heighten’s the game’s tension as it forces you to respond in real-time Then after you move quickly to coordinate your response you engage the enemy in the untimed resolution phase & feed the results to the app Based upon these results the app launches the invasion&s next strikes in addition the app teaches you the rules controls the information that your satellites provide you & tracks the progress of your resistance efforts even as it means that you can enjoy the game at any of three levels of difficulty Easy Normal or Hard A crisis card The use of this app does more than simply streamline your play experience & track your turns in real-time It also permits a uniquely dynamic turn structure While the variety of game phases remains the same from round to round the order in which you & your friends must play through them may change as may the number of a given phase As a result while you’ll want to know where UFOs appear before you deploy your Interceptors the alien invaders may be able to disrupt your satellite intel & force you to deploy your Interceptors on patrol with limited or no knowledge of the UFOs current whereabouts Similarly you may be forced to think about the costs of resolving the world’s crises before you know how many troops you’ll need to commit to your base defense The effect of the app then is to immerse you deep into the dramatic tension at the core of XCOM The Board Game & it ensures that the game presents a challenging & cooperative (or solo) experience like no other Just like the XCOM department heads that you represent you’ll need to keep cool heads in order to prevail Players 1-4 Playing time 60
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The Xeccon Geinea III light set is ideal for those daily commutes featuring a 15 lumens front & 10 lumen rear Key features High Power LED15 Lumens max output front 10 Lumens max output 25-9 hours run time Mode Vibration Sensing
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The Geinea III Front Light by Xeccon 15 Lumens output two special functions Vibration sensing mode & ECO Mode Key features High Power White LED15 Lumens max output 25-9 hours run time Mode Vibration Sensing
- Steady
- Strobe Off Mode (Hold 3 seconds)6061-T6 Aluminum alloy body 80 m Ah Internal Rechargeable Battery Charging Time 25 hours Waterproof Level IP65 Weight (w Battery) 50g Dimensions 29 (L) x 28 (W) x 28 (H)mm

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The Xeccon Geinea III Rear light 10 Lumens output Two special functions Vibration sensing mode & ECO Mode Key features High Power Red LED10 Lumens max output 25-9 hours run time Modes Vibration Sensing
- Steady
- Strobe Off Mode (Hold 3 seconds)6061-T6 Aluminum alloy body 80 m Ah Internal Rechargeable Battery 25 hours charging time Waterproof Level IP65 Weight (w Battery) 50g Dimensions 29 (L) x 28 (W) x 28 (H)mm

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Xeccon Spiker 1600 Lumen Light Key Features 1600 Lumens Max Output Lithium-ion 4400mah Rechargeable Battery Latest LED Technology Tool Free Fitting Run Time
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Stephen Baxter's epic sequence of Xeelee novels was introduced to a new generation of readers with his highly successful quartet Destiny's Children published by Gollancz between 2003 & 2006 But the sequence of novels began with RAFT in 1991 From there it built into perhaps the most ambitious fictitious universe ever created Beginning with the rise & fall of sub-quantum civilisations in the first nano-seconds after the Big Bang & ending with the heat death of the universe billions of years from now the series charts the story of mankinds epic war against the ancient & unknowable alien race the Xeelee Along the way it examines questions of physics the nature of reality the evolution of mankind & its possible future It looks not just at the morality of war but at the morality of survival & our place in the universe This is a landmark in SF ...

Xena Warrior Princess returns! Dynamite Entertainment proudly collects the swashbuckling Xena comic book adventures from 2006-2007 including the complete " Contest of Pantheons" & " Dark Xena" storylines written by bestselling writer John Layman (Chew) plus the special " Strange Visitor" story from Xena Annual 1 Join Xena & her fan-favorite allies Gabrielle Joxer & Autolycus as they become embroiled in a feud reaching all the way up to the heavens courtesy of the machinations of the ruthless Callisto! Also Gabrielle makes a request of the Gods & learns a heartwrenching lesson about the care with which one must make a wish leading to an unsettling change in Xena herself Finally the cast encounters a strange being from another world! ...