Here are some pics with the entire text from the card. These were taken from pictures on ebay for an auction that has since ended. Here are the pictures:

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showpo...5&postcount=12
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showpo...0&postcount=13

Anyhow, here is the text I think will raise the most questions:

General Rules

• Thanos has five different dials, which are named "issues" for this figure. They are numbered from 1 to 5. Four dials (issues 1, 2, 3 and 5) are attached to the 3x6 base. The dial for issue 4 is found on the removeable Thanos Colossal figure. In addition, Terraxia has her own separate dial.
• Pick which issues of the Infinity Gauntlet Saga you are going to play. You may play any number of issues from 1-5, but you must play them in ascending order.
• Your opponent may choose to play two different ways: A) Play a single force with a point value matching the total cost of all the chosen issues and play through them as one continuous battle or B) Treat each issue as a separate battle, and place a new, healed force of the appropriate point value into their starting area. (Example: To play through issues #1, 2, 5, you could either field a 2100 point team, or have separate 800, 300, and 1000 point teams ready to face him.)
• As soon as one of two things happens, the current issue is over: Thanos KO's all opposing characters, or the opposing characters KO Thanos on that dial. If any chosen issues remain unplayed, begin playing them according to method A) or B) as agreed to by both players. Excess damage from KOing on of Thanos' dials is not applied to the next dial.
• For all issues except #4, Thanos stays attached to the 3x6 Colossal Base.

These are the general rules for playing Thanos, as detailed on his card. The last one seems vague.

If you don't know from the pics, Thanos comes on a 2x2 dial. That dial/fig sits in a slot on the 3x6 Shrine to Death.

So the questions:

Does Issue 4 have to be played with just 2x2 Thanos, or can you choose to leave him on the 3x6 base?

If you are playing option A (1 continuous battle), does Thanos just shrink down to his 2x2 base when he gets to Issue 4?

If you are playing option A (1 continuous battle) and you go from Issue 4 with 2x2 Thanos to Issue 5, you are forced to go to 6x3 Thanos. How is he placed on the map? Instead of 4 squares he is now 18 squares, and is growing mid-game. While the optionality of going 2x2 for Issue 4 is questionable, we know it is not optional for Thanos to stay 2x2 for Issue 5.


I'm sure other people will have other questions, but this was the big thing that popped out to me as I was transcribing the card to the forum.

i think this and my question will be anwser when thery do the true preview.

A deputy won't answer a question until the figure is either officially previewed or released. It's probably best to not worry about the question for a while.

Since you'll only get opinions for now, I'll say that you would have to remove him from his base and place him in an area that the 6X3 base occupied. That's how I would rule it for now anyway.

Looking forward to the event

He is officially "released" on Wednesday (that is the actual date for shipping to most venues). Asking now makes sure it is known as an issue. And I am asking about growing from 2x2 to 3x6. Shrinking is more straight forward, I was merely pointing out it is not detailed on the card.

It's the same as what happens to convention exclusive Apocalypse. You place him an an area that her could fit in.

It was ruled that if there are figures, walls or blocking terrain adjacent to Apocalypse in a way as to prevent a 2x2 area to form including his current square, he just cannot grow due to the rule of occupancy.

This figure must grow.

how going to a 2x2 from a 3x6 growin wont it be getting smaller?

If you are on dial 4, he is 2x2. If you are playing dial 5, you have to go from 4 to 5. Dial 5 is 3x6.

Anyone else think it's wrong that this guy not only already has his Thanos figures but got 4 of them and sold them immediately on E(vil)bay?

He only sold them because people bought them... Two people in the thread where I posted the card info fessed up.

The only thing I think was wrong was that I didn't get a chance to buy one, cause I know for sure I'm not going to win one.

Yeah, I know, don't hate the player hate the game. It's just messed when I see so many players complaining because they're most likely not going to win one and then guys like this obviously don't even hold tournaments and sell the prizes. Just wishing the prize system was better done.

Any idea how much they were going for? Thats the only information that scares me...

They sold at approximately 149.99 each plus 12.99 shipping