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If you are looking for the legendary Chimpshack searchable Shadowfist card database, this isn't it :) Go to www.chimpshack.org/db instead.

Welcome to my collection of resources that I've found useful or entertaining for the Shadowfist CCG. If you have comments, corrections, suggestions, or submissions, feel free to email me.

Please note: all the art on these pages is owned by the artists. In most cases, I have explicit permission to post it (see the legal page for details). If you want to use it on your site, you need to request permission from the artist too. It's easy, and you usually get a quick reply back. Thanks!

Last updated: 14 Dec 2009

Card lists and database

Checklists in Excel, text and HTML format, or in PDF if you prefer fancy graphics. Spoilers in plain text format, PDF, and XML. Card proxies in PDF. Card database in Excel format, with and without analysis tools and visual basic routines to create your own spoiler lists and proxy cards. Also binder placeholders, and a master list of reprinted cards.

Design notes

Anecdotes from the Throne War and Year of the Dragon design process. Foundation character design and How art influences card design are up, to be followed by more eventually...

Decks

Deck lists, a large percentage of which are tournament winners.

Strategy and stuff

Various articles related to Shadowfist play strategy, deck building and other topics.

Basics for newbies

New to Shadowfist or CCGs? Start here - a glossary; some simple introductory stuff on why you should play and how to start; hints and tips for beginners; some sample games; and your first attempt at deckbuilding. More in the pipe...

Player's help

Useful stuff to help you play the game. Burned-for-victory placeholder cards from Jan Malina. A simple print-your-own playmat. The comprehensive errata list with old/new text side-by-side. The huge master designator list, a sorted list of all designators. Advice for building or expanding a playgroup. More to come...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

A collection of FAQs old and new. The latest OmniFAQ from Z-Man, formatted so you might actually print it. Historical reference FAQs from Z-Man and Daedalus.

Tournament and demo stuff

Info and tools to help you run tournaments. Tournament reports from all over - send in your own! Download the fillable tournament flyer and put hi-res color graphics to work for your next event. Download the Excel tournament report form, and let the computer do the GP/MP math for you!

Information about the sets, and other stuff for collectors

Which sets have what in them, plus cheesy statistics and graphs. The updated Collector's FAQ, too. Information about Shadowfist stuff other than cards. An index-in-work to magazine articles and reviews published about Shadowfist.

All about the Shadowfist storyline

Explaining the Shadowfist backstory to beginners. A list of the characters who've died in the course of the story. The official Year of the Dragon fiction, plus notes. The official Throne War fiction, plus notes. Why Shadowfist and the Feng Shui roleplaying game don't quite match. A short summary of the story for each of the sets.

Fun stuff

Evil Twin Project: make yourself into a Shadowfist card. See my Nine Cuts collection from players around the country—new and improved versions of the card from Limited Edition! Check out the cards that don't exist, like Monkey Wench and The Easter King. Cards with art based on people you might know. A summary of easter eggs hidden on boxes, wrappers, and cards.

Online play!

Programs to play Shadowfist online.

Links to all things Shadowfist

every website I can find, and even some that are gone but not forgotten...

Links to Shadowfist artists

every artist I can find on the web, and a few that aren't

<more to come...>

See what's in the works, or find out how to submit stuff of your own!

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Big News

 

Little News

25 Nov 2009: started updating files for Empire of Evil.

17 Oct 2009: Empire of Evil ordering is being done through Z-Man Games' online store not Shadowfist.com as you might expect. It's been more than a year since the spoiler list was released, but the set is supposedly at the printers.

31 Jul 2009: Inner Kingdom Games published the beta version of the new rulebook on Shadowfist.com and deprecated the OmniFAQ. FAQ page updated accordingly.

26 May 2009: Inner Kingdom Games, Ltd. will take over the publishing of Shadowfist. The new company was founded by Braz King and Daniel Griego.

16 Mar 2009: Cardtable files now updated through Critical Shift and all promos. Also added the Flashpoint thumbnails.

1 Mar 2009: Collector's FAQ version 3 is now available. Updated through Critical Shift.

6 Sep 2008: Empire of Evil spoiler list posted to the Shadowfist Forum. I've added the text file here but won't add it to the database until it's final.

12 Jul 2008: Shadowfist Games granted permission for me to host the back issues of the Kii-Yaaah!! newsletter. Woo! Get them from the magazines page.

19 Aug 2007: started updating files for Critical Shift

6 Aug 2006: started updating files for Shurikens and Six-Guns.

19 Jan 2006: Z-Man Games transferred Shadowfist to a new company, Shadowfist Games. Critical Shift has been changed from a starter + booster base set to a booster-only expansion.

News older than 1 Dec 2005 has been moved to the news archive.

 

25 Nov 2009: started posting Empire of Evil card lists - checklist, plain text spoiler, and preliminary Excel database (no errata/reprint info yet) now available from the card lists page.

17 Oct 2009: back in town and catching up slowly. Checked the links.

31 Jul 2009: Linked to the new IKG tournament rules from the tournaments page (as you might have guessed)

30 Jul 2009: artists' links checked. Lost a few, and more than a few are not responding, hopefully that's temporary...

18 Jul 2009: Daniel Griego's winning deck from the dueling Championships at Origins 2009 now posted. Thanks Daniel!

13 Jul 2009: Tim Linden's winning deck from the National Championships at Origins 2009 now posted. Thanks Tim!

12 Jul 2009: Origins 2009 report and photos, thanks to Daniel Griego and Erik Bjarnar! Also updated the Empire of Evil page with the latest news, and marked the OmniFAQ as deprecated per the Inner Kingdom Games announcement.

22 May 2009: added photos from ChimaeraCon 2009, courtesy Daniel Griego. Thanks!

22 Apr 2009: reports posted for UK GenCon 2008 and UK 3-player Nationals 2008. Andy or Sam if you read this, please respond to the email I sent you earlier this month to confirm your permission :)

11 Apr 2009: added Willow Palecek's report to the Plattecon 2009 page. Thanks Willow!

9 Apr 2009: Plattecon 2009 report posted, courtesy John Monnett. Thanks! And congratulations to John on being this year's Big Cheese!

8 Apr 2009: Tony Adams' winning deck from the UK GenCon 2008 Comrades in Arms tournament now posted. Congratulations Tony, and thanks! Also a minor update to Empire of Evil status, with a release date-ish sort of announced in a vague way :)

2 Apr 2009: Canadian Nationals 2009 pictorial posted, thanks to Troy Duffy!

31 Mar 2009: Updated the errata list to include the Reascension Agenda errata from July 2008 (add Toast It). Also updated the Promo spoiler text file. I didn't update the master spoiler or proxies yet, I'll catch that up when EoE is released.

30 Mar 2009: Catching up on overdue updates: Cardiff Rules variant updated to include Sep.2007 and Nov.2008 updates posted to the Shadowfist Forum. PAX 2008 tournament report posted, thanks Andrew! Added writeups for UK Nationals 2006 3 player and 4 player tournaments. Added writeup and winning deck for UK Nationals 2007 4 player tournament. Added Clint's winning deck and Sam's infinite combo Vivisection Agenda deck from the UK Nationals 2008 4 player tournament.

29 Mar 2009: Charles Soong's winning multiplayer deck from the Canadian Championships 2009 now posted, courtesy Troy Duffy. Congratulations to Charles!

26 Mar 2009: Canadian Championships 2009 winning dueling deck list posted, courtesy Troy Duffy. Congratulations to Troy, and thanks!

19 Mar 2009: ChimaeraCon 2009 winning deck list posted, courtesy Peter Trudell. Congratulations to Brian Rose for winning the Texas State Championships with this deck!

16 Mar 2009: added photos of three Smackdown in Jacktown t-shirts to the stuff page, courtesy John Merrill. Thanks John!

11 Mar 2009: link check done. Sadly, it's getting much faster to do the link check, with sites disappearing or stagnating...

4 Mar 2009: How to Build or Expand a Shadowfist Playgroup, an article I wrote for Kiii-Yaaah! in 2004, now updated and posted here.

1 Mar 2009: fixed a bunch of broken links

News older than 1 Mar 2009 has been moved to the news archive.

     

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