DONG MA? The newest craze if Firefly/Serenity games is about to begin!

-Toss out your dice, this ain't no RPG.
-Toss out your calculators, there ain't no math to do.
-Toss out those strategy guides, there isn't any war to win.

This is the Firefly/Serenity card game that will test just how much
you THINK you KNOW!

It will separate the Fans from the Flans from the Browncoats!

And "Fruity Oaty Bar, the Card Game."

Based off the commercial that trigger's River Tam's very best
violence, this game is an original play style that challenges each
player to take on the role of a governmental agency under the orders
of the Allied Parliament to help retrieve something of classified
importance that was stolen.

The object of the game is to collect all 15 parts, called "objects",
of the Fruity Oaty Bar commercial before your rival agencies can in
order to gain the favor of Parliament (who, in point of fact, may be
competing against you as well!).  There are many "wave" cards that
allow you to manipulate the process as well as break the rules!
Everyone has an Agency that has authorization ("powers") to do certain
things that also bend and break the rules!

As a side note, the five categories of object cards are designations
from Joss's commentary on the commercial…weirder, stranger, odder,
uncanny and bizarre.

Download "Dong Ma?" here and "Fruity Oaty Bar" here. And you can always find out the latest about Tenth's games and expansions at this thread at FireflyFans.net.

This expansion set adds new cards to the already exciting BWAH! card game. In addition to the 15 new Character cards, there are 36 additional Action cards. Also included are 3 shiny first-time-ever Create Your Own Local Color Character Cards you can use to make a character you don’t have, or to add yourself to the game! Just add them to your current BWAH! decks and shuffle!

There's also some rules clarifications and a new symbol to keep track of. This set introduces characters, settings, and events from the comic mini-series "Those Left Behind." You'll need the original game to play, and once you see the other expansion packs you'll be eaten alive with jealousy until you get them, so grab 'em all! Current download links are here.

BWAH! Still Flyin brings you 9 new character cards and 9 new action cards. Fess Higgins! Alliance Counselor! Bazaar pickpocket! Officious doctor!

You'll need the BWAH! game to play, and you might as well get the rest of the expansions while you're there. Check here or here for the latest download locations.

Don't miss out! Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

Inkworks Firefly Free Card Offer P-i
P. O. Box 1160
Morrisville, NC 27560-1160

One request per household, please. Here are the details.

It's a beautiful set. Made with care and attention to the series, it does a nice job of rounding the whole thing up as a great science fiction series and as a pop culture phenomenon.

The basic set of 72 cards includes cards for the ship and each major character (and some recurring minor ones), three cards for each episode ("Storyline," "Memorable Quotes," and "Credits and Comments"), 9 "Cosmos in Conflict" cards that depict the various ships in the series, 8 "Behind the Scenes" cards with images of Joss directing and tidbits from the cast, and a checklist card.

Visually they're stunning. Cast in browns and golds they are lush and crisp, cards Inara might display in her shuttle. Each card has a front and back image and for the most part they are well chosen.

The complete set also includes:

9 foil "Firefly Forever" cards, one for each crewmember, that assemble into a puzzle.
6 foil "The Battle of Serenity" cards which showcase Mal's last battle with the Independence
3 "Partners" box loader cards (one per box)
1 "Outlaws" case loader card (one per case)
11 Autograph cards:

Nathan Fillion – Malcolm Reynolds (*redemption card)
Gina Torres – Zoe Warren
Adam Baldwin – Jayne Cobb
Morena Baccarin – Inara Serra
Jewel Staite – Kaylee Frye
Sean Maher – Dr. Simon Tam
Ron Glass – Shepherd Book
Michael Fairman – Adlai Niska
Gregg Henry – Sheriff Bourne
Christina Hendricks – Saffron
Jonathan M. Woodward – Tracey (*redemption card)
UPDATE: According to Inkworks, both autograph cards are now available for redemption.

And there's a full-color collector album and an uncut sheet of the "Firefly Forever" puzzle.

Promos:

P-1 (General Distribution)
P-2 (available in the April/May Non-Sport Update magazine)
P-i (free card offer on Inkworks.com)
P-UK (pictured, available from The Collector Zone, the retail store of Inkworks' UK distributor)

Although the Firefly cards will be available starting tomorrow from retailers and distributors, be awre that the manufacturer is already sold out. What's out there is out there.

Order 'em from Poplollies, FanDone, 258 West Authentic, eCardsDirect, UK Trading Cards, and more.

* The Nathan Fillion and Jonathan M. Woodward autograph cards were unavailable at press time. Here's some tips from tialessa on what to do if you get a redemption card:

If you pull a redemption card, the best way I've found to send it/them in is the following:
*Don't write on the redemption card itself (I like to keep mine in my collection) – write the information on a post-it note and stick it to the card OR the slip sleeve you've put over the card. I've also used an address label on top of the slip sleeve before.
*Ship the card inside a slip sleeve and top loader and send it out as soon as you can – Inkworks fulfills redemptions in the order they're received.
*Ship it in a bubble mailer & get delivery confirmation (yes, I'm a little paranoid). If you do this make sure the package is 3/4" thick or else the post office won't let you send it via first class mail. If you're overseas you can always send via Registered or Signed For or just send it via AirMail.

Give Inkworks a few weeks to fulfill your request (if they have them in stock, you should have yours back within a couple of weeks) and email them.

Don't panic, that just means they've all been bought by the people you'll be buying them from. Firefly cards started shipping this week for their retail debut next Wednesday and Inkworks has already sold out their stock. From Inkworks' PR guy Andy Modlin:

"Retailers and distributors will still probably have product for a little while longer, so Browncoats don’t need to panic.  However, clearly this isn’t a product that is going to gather much dust on the shelf so they shouldn’t wait around to place their order if they want to collect the cards."

Meaning if your store sells out, they probably won't be getting any more. Word to the wise. You can preorder 'em at Poplollies,  258 West Authentic, eCardsDirect, UK Trading Cards, and more.

And don't forget, I'm giving away a free Firefly P-1 promo card every day up to the release date.

The autographs will be from:
Nathan Fillion – Malcolm Reynolds
Gina Torres – Zoe Washburne
Adam Baldwin – Jayne Cobb
Morena Baccarin – Inara Serra
Jewel Staite – Kaylee Frye
Sean Maher – Dr. Simon Tam
Ron Glass – Shepherd Book
Michael Fairman – Adlai Niska
Gregg Henry – Sheriff Bourne
Christina Hendricks – Saffron
Jonathan M. Woodward – Tracey

Woo hoo!

Current best guess as to release date is May 17, according to Inkworks, "to spread out the upcoming Inkworks products." Also, check back for an announcement about the Firefly promo cards I've been giving out. They're about to get a lot more frequent, and there's more free stuff coming.