Z Warrior Mailbag – dbztcg.com is Live!

Greetings! It’s been an exciting week in the DBZ TCG world, and the metagame continues to shift in interesting directions. Aside from the launch of dbztcg.com, you’ll also want to watch for the new CRD, upcoming Organized Play announcements, and perhaps even the first pieces of information about upcoming releases. It’s an exciting time to be a fan of the game! Now, let’s hear from the readers:

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Now Live: Panini America Launches New Website for Dragon Ball Z TCG

DBZ Website

The momentum behind the triumphant return of Panini America’s popular Dragon Ball Z Trading Card Game to the market last fall after 10 years away just keeps building. On the heels of the now-sold-out return release in October came the still-scorching Heroes & Villains update from earlier this month. Today, company officials launched the official website to support a property that continues to make massive strides.

The new website features sections devoted to the basics of game play, product checklists, rules, a store locator, and direct feeds to the Official Panini America Dragon Ball Z Blog and the company’s social media feeds. The site is live now. Be sure to bookmark it and check back often for updates, new-release information, higher-level organized-play plans and more.

Card of the Week – Black Evasion

Hello everyone! We’re back with another Card of the Week spotlight. To all of you who were able to attend a Heroes & Villains launch event: I hope you had a blast! For everyone that was impacted by the extreme weather and shipping delays, I hope that the new cards are in your hands as soon as humanly possible. It seems that DBZ can never escape winter countryside. . .

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Teaser: Panini America Breaks One Box of the New Heroes & Villains

Panini America 2015 Dragon Ball Z Heroes & Villains Teaser (3)

Panini America Dragon Ball Z Brand Manager Aik Tongtharadol surprised me earlier today with one hot-off-the-presses box of the company’s highly anticipated Heroes & Villains Booster box. Almost before he turned around and left the marketing office, I had the box opened and the first few packs ripped.

In the Teaser Gallery that follows, we take you pack by pack through that box, which delivered 24 Rares, eight spectacular-looking Foils and a fascinating array of imagery.

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Heroes & Villains Launch Weekend Locations

The talking ends here. It’s been a long wait, but Heroes & Villains is finally upon us. Tournaments with “at-launch” kits will be taking place all over the country, with most of them running from March 6th-8th. Below is a list of stores that have received prize support, but be sure to individually confirm dates at your nearest location. You can check out the promos and play mat here, along with details about the sealed “Rainbow” format. Tweet photos from your event with #PaniniDBZ, and your store may be featured on the blog next week!

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