Shadowrun Duels is a collectible miniatures game that was produced by WizKids

WizKids

WizKids, Inc. is an American New Jersey-based company that first made its mark in the game industry producing collectible miniatures wargames. WizKids was purchased by and is a subsidiary of National Entertainment Collectibles Association. The company was founded in 2000 by Jordan Weisman, a...

, based on the Shadowrun

Shadowrun

Shadowrun is a role-playing game set in a near-future fictional universe in which cybernetics, magic and fantasy creatures co-exist. It combines genres of cyberpunk, urban fantasy and crime, with occasional elements of conspiracy fiction, horror, and detective fiction.The original game has spawned...

 role-playing game originally produced by FASA Corporation.

WizKids is most famous for their Clix system games, and Shadowrun Duels is a large scale variant of those games. In most Clix games the miniatures are 28mm scale, and the base has one clickable wheel that changes the figures characteristics as they take damage in the game.

The figures used in Shadowrun Duels are 1:12 scale

1:12 scale

1:12 scale is a traditional scale for models and miniatures, in which 12 units on the original is represented by one unit on the model...

 (1 inch = 1 foot) action figures with a separate base that has three Clix dials. This lets the figures take damage in one of three areas (Head, Weapon, or Body) as they fight in the game.

One criticism of the game was the cost of the figures, which while expensive as individual game pieces, were reasonably priced as action figures. Despite this a player only needed one or two figures to play the game.

When the game was announced there were going to be three releases of six figures each. The third series was never produced due to the low sales of the first two series. However, a series of cards that can give figures a bonus were given out as convention and tournament bonuses.

As of 2010, the rights to the game are in the hands of Topps

Topps

The Topps Company, Inc., manufactures chewing gum, candy and collectibles. Based in New York, New York, Topps is best known as a leading producer of baseball cards, football cards, basketball cards, hockey cards and other sports and non-sports themed trading cards.-Company history:Topps itself was...

, which bought WizKids in 2003, and then sold WizKids—but not the Shadowrun property—in 2009.

Figures

SKU Stock Keeping Unit →A stock-keeping unit or SKU is a number or code used to identify each unique product or item for sale in a store or other business.It is a unique identifier for each distinct product and service that can be purchased...	Name	Point Value	Notes
Release 1 – June 2003
WZK6400	The Street Deacon	2	Male human vigilante
WZK6401	Kyushi	2	Female Yakuza assassin
WZK6402	Liada	3	Female elf mage
WZK6403	G-Dogg	3	Male ork bouncer
WZK6404	Lothan the Wise	4	Male troll mage
WZK6405	Silver Max	3	Male dwarf rigger
ToyFare ToyFare ToyFare was a monthly comedy and collecting magazine published by Wizard Entertainment that focused on collectible action figures, busts, statues, and maquettes. It previewed new and upcoming lines and figures each month, as well as providing a price guide for toy lines, new and old...  promo – October 2003
WZK6406	Kellan Colt	2	Female human mage
Release 2 – December 2003
WZK6407	Karkhov	2	Male street samurai
WZK6408	Midnight	2	Female elf cat-burglar
WZK6409	Natokah	4	Male human shaman
WZK6410	Kross	3	Male ork bodyguard
WZK6411	Wolf Nev	3	Male troll ganger
WZK6412	Draven von Drekill	2	Male dwarf
Shadowrun Gear Cards – July 2003
Ares Macrotechnology Weapons Tester		0	+2 to Weapon value
Doc Wagon Basic Service		0	Remove 2 clicks of damage
Misuhama Computer Technologies Matrix Certification		0	+2 to a black die just rolled
Novatech Survival Trainee		0	+2 to a yellow die just rolled
Renraku Red Samurai Training Facility		0	+2 to Defense value
Shiawase Biotech Division		0	+2 to Move value
Wuxing, Inc Magic Certification		0	+2 to a red die just rolled†
Yamatetsu Cybernetics Laboratory		0	+2 to a white die just rolled
†Official errata: the card reads “black die” but should read “red die”

Release 3 would have included:

• Cyberzombie (male)
• Decker (female)
• Saeder-Krupp Security Guard
• Scottish Elf (male)
• Street Ganger (male)
• Vampire (female)

External links

• Shadowrun Duels at Board Game Geek (Image gallery includes Release 3 prototypes)