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Artist Spotlight: Anton Kagounkin Magdalina

Anton Kagounkin Magdalina is a talented artist who graduated with a Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Anton first started doing work for us with Gods of the Fall, bringing with him a fresh, bold style that really pops off the page. In addition to Gods of the Fall, Anton’s work has also appeared in Expanded Worlds and Ninth World Bestiary 2, as well as the upcoming title Predation.

Numenera Cypher and Creature Deck Expansion

Turn up your decks to eleven! Awesome launch bundle—get nearly 230 creatures in one go! The Numenera Cypher and Creature Deck Expansion is fully compatible with the original Numenera Creature Deck and the Numenera Creature Deck 2.

Numenera Creature Deck 2

Scores of foes at your fingertips—and your convenience! Awesome launch bundle—get nearly 230 creatures in one go! The Numenera Creature Deck 2 is fully compatible with the original Numenera Creature Deck and the Numenera Cypher and Creature Deck Expansion.

Player Tested, Dinosaur Approved

“It might make more sense if you’re the one who rolls when you’re asking your own dinosaur to take an action.” “Maybe… but if you’re going to apply Effort toward that, should it come from your own Pools? Or from the other player’s?

May: Phoenix Comiccon

Members of the MCG Asset Team will be running events at Phoenix Comic Con (May 25–28) in Phoenix, Arizona! Check out their amazing list of celebrity guests! The event listing for the convention is here.

Cypher Chronicles, vol. 18-2017

Iadace, and welcome to Cypher Chronicles! We’ve been re-organizing our warehouse this week, so today’s CyChron will be short, but sweet, and when we’re all done with the warehouse re-org, we’ll share photos and a little write-up so you can see our cool new arrangement. MCG News Welcome to the Cretaceous.

A Strange Answer to Fermi’s Paradox

The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between the high probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilization and humanity’s lack of contact with, or evidence for, such civilizations. Hence Enrico Fermi’s question, “Where is everybody?” Or, as Elon Musk recently asked on Twitter, “Where are the #%*> aliens?

Predation

A little sci-fi. A little post-apocalypse. A whole lot of dinosaurs.

Cypher Play Season 2017-2: The Secret City

The new season of Cypher Play officially starts on May 15th! Cypher Play is our organized play program—new adventure scenarios from MCG, available only in game stores, and played in game stores to build a community of active gamers. If you’re interested in trying out Numenera for the first time, keen to find new Numenera players in your area, or just want to get in a bit more Ninth World gaming, ask your FLGS if they’re running Cypher Play!

Cypher Chronicles, vol. 17-2017

Iadace, and welcome to Cypher Chronicles! MCG News Ninth World Bestiary 2 is now available! It has nearly 300 new creatures for Numenera (and easily used with The Strange or the Cypher System).