Author Archives: Cipher Justin

Cipher Templates and Tokens from Gale Force 9!

February 17, 2012 – 6:16 pm

Cipher Studios is proud to announce announce a new line of tokens and templates for Hell Dorado and Anima Tactics produced by our partners at Gale Force 9! “Starting in the spring of 2012, Gale Force Nine will begin releasing an exciting range of products including tokens sets & templates for both of these exciting [...]

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Tactical View 4: Advantage Cards

February 15, 2012 – 8:00 am

Before I get started on my examination of the Samael faction, I’d like to talk for just a little bit about Advantage Cards and philosophies behind how to use them. Advantage cards provide units with powerful improvements that can wildly alter the playing field depending upon how they are used. As I see it there [...]

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Morrigan Giveaway!

February 6, 2012 – 2:11 am

Big news Cipher fans! Cipher has teamed up with Bell of Lost Souls to offer one lucky fan a free Anima Tactics Morrigan model! This is a great chance to get your hands on one of the largest and most detailed models we have ever produced! Visit the contest site at: http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2012/02/giveaway-challenge-cipher-studios.html for more info!

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Tactical View 3: Battle Report!

January 25, 2012 – 8:00 am

Welcome back to Tactical View! Today I decided to take that list that I’ve been talking about and actually put it on the table. I managed to get down to my friendly local game shop, Knightfall Games in Beaverton OR. There I pulled out my freshly painted Empire List (Using some of Erin’s Techniques on [...]

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The Return!

January 6, 2012 – 8:00 am

Rejoice! The long weeks of Christmas and New Year’s Day have come to an end, and we at deCiphered are back! We hope you all had an excellent holiday season, and we hope you enjoy our next set of articles and write ups. In the spirit of the season, I come to you now bearing [...]

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Tactical View 2: The Spear

December 14, 2011 – 8:00 am

Last time we talked about the Holy Empire of Abel and a doctrine called The Shield and Spear. I discussed the Shield Doctrine and how to make the best use of your most difficult to damage characters. Today I’m going to talk about how the Empire capitalizes on the position granted by the Shield doctrine [...]

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Delays and Scheduling

December 7, 2011 – 1:42 pm

Hi everyone. December is a pretty crazy month for everyone, and we are not immune to it. Today’s post will be arriving on Friday instead thanks to an accident involving the writer, Robert Allen (Don’t worry folks, he’s okay.) Additionally, it’s been decided that deCiphered will be going on a short break over the Holiday [...]

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deCiphered Guest Sam Poots: Maria Unboxing

December 2, 2011 – 8:00 am

Today we have another special guest article courtesy of Beasts of War writer Samuel Poots! Sam is following up on his previous unboxing article about the Jaws of the Deep with a first hand look at Anima Tactic’s deadly Puppeteer: Maria.

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Tactical View 1

November 23, 2011 – 8:00 am

Hi everyone! I hope you have been enjoying the other articles our talented writer’s have provided for deCiphered over the last couple of weeks. Today it’s my turn, and I’m proud to bring you my Anima Tactics strategic doctrine in a little piece I’m calling Tactical View. My mission is to share with you the [...]

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Deciphered Episode 1

November 4, 2011 – 8:00 am

Greetings! Here at Cipher Studios the gears have been turning to bring our fans some awesome new ways to get the most out of our games. Today, we are starting a new segment titled Deciphered. I’m Justin, contributor and editor for Deciphered, and from here on, I’ll be bringing you articles by a number of [...]

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