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7/21/2008 - Nothing
new about Rocketmen in over 2
years and the DVD was never released so I
moved this game to OOP Shelf status.
 1/2/2006
- The first expansion for Rocketmen,
Battle of Titans has been released.
Rocketmen: Battle of
Titans moves the battle for the future to
the middle of the solar system, introducing
the grays of Io, a strong – and
strong-armed – miner's union; the winged
Saturnians, a noble warrior race; and the
humans of Ganymede, the birthplace of
humanity and recent allies of the Legion of
Terra.
Rocketmen: Battle of
Titans is a stand-alone expansion;
everything one person needs to fight for the
future comes in a single game pack,
including rules, dice, ships, crew, and an
asteroid card. Also included is a scenario
for fighting among the tentacles of the
Jovian Fuel Jellies – massive floating
creatures mined as the source of rocket
fuel!
This expansion adds a new
ship type, a new pod, and a new crew
type. Harvesters are agile cargo
haulers that, like fighters, come in teams
of 2 on a card. Tractor Beam pods are
considered a weapon and allow you to pull a
ship towards you. The new crew type is
actually a weapon, the Torpedo.
 9/10/2005
- Rocketmen was released at
GenCon and there were lots of demos going
on. It is in stores now. The DVD
was delayed and is not available yet.
The 4th and 5th episode of the series are
now available, all ships are listed and new
scenarios are available for download.
The
second season of Rocketmen is Battle
of Titans:
Expand your Rocketmen game into the reaches of the middle solar system as Jupiter and Saturn takes sides in the conflict against the Legion of Terra. New races, new pods, new ship designs, and Giant Shocking Jellyfish combine to make the Battle of Titans an amazing second season of fun!
 7/21/2005
- More news about Rocketmen
before its release in August. They
are now posting previews of some of the
cards in the game including the Stronghold
station (left) and other. Plus the
4th episode is now available.
6/24/2005 - The Rocketmen
web page has been redesigned and given its
own URL - http://www.rocketmen-csg.com/.
The 3rd episode of the cartoon is now
available plus you can download the rulebook
pdf file.
6/17/2005 - Wizkids
has posted 2 more articles about Rocketmen
on their site: The
Basics of Rocketmen Part 4 - Mining and
Building The Basics of Rocketmen Part 5 - Collisions and Boarding Plus
they have posted the first 2 episode
shorts of the Rocketmen
cartoon. As a promotion
this summer, Wizkids will be giving
away exclusive Rocketmen game pieces
at Origins and Comic-Con International.
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At Origins
you can get and Earth Rebels fighter
squadron. The Griffins are the Earth Rebels' first line of defense against the Legion of
Terra. Look for them in your bag and at the WizKids booth, along with a Resource card. |
At Comic-Con International 2005
in San Diego, be sure to pick up the Lord's Justice, a Legion of Terra dreadnaught. Swing by the WizKids booth to receive yours! |
6/4/2005 - WizKids
has posted articles on Rocketmen
on their website: The Basics of Rocketmen
Part 1: Ships and Resources The Basics of Rocketmen Part 2 - Crew The Basics of Rocketmen Part 3 - Setup, Movement, and Attacking
3/16/2005 - Here
is the press
release from WizKids about Rocketmen:
Axis of Evil:
WizKids Inc.,
makers of the popular Pirates of the
Spanish Main™ and Pirates
of the Crimson Coast™
constructible strategy games™ (CSGs), is
proud to announce Rocketmen™: Axis
of Evil, a new CSG debuting this
summer. Rocketmen will be
accompanied by both Web- and DVD-based
cartoons that feature a cutting-edge
animation style that updates the fun of a
retro space serial. WizKids created
the CSG genre in 2004.
"WizKids®
is committed to creating innovative new
games," said Mike Samora, vice
president of Sales and Marketing at WizKids.
"Rocketmen combines
large-fleet strategy, resource management
and a fun, "retro-space"
universe." In the weeks leading up to
the release of Rocketmen, an
exclusive cartoon will debut on the WizKids
website. Later, a DVD will collect all
eight episodes of the cartoon, add two new
episodes and come with exclusive Rocketmen
game pieces.
The Rocketmen
game will be sold in fine game, comic, and
hobby stores everywhere. Its exciting
fictional universe was created by Jordan
Weisman, and the game was created by WizKids’
award-winning game designers.
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