Designing OverPower
Designing OverPower: Our Commitment to Fairness and Depth in Gaming At Lazarus Rising Games, our journey into the world of collectible card games (CCGs) is deeply rooted in a childhood passion shared by our team. As lifelong players of tabletop games, we’ve woven our experiences and ideals into OverPower, crafting a game built around play […]
Musing on the Looming New Era of OverPower!
Written by Sean Ballantyne Featured in The OverPower Homebase, Issue #3 Joseph Gagnepain, of Lazarus Rising Games, reached out to me and asked me to write this article about my predictions on the forthcoming meta. I’ll confess a little secret, analyzing meta isn’t really my forte, and I expect to be just as surprised as […]
Lazarus Rising Games at WonderCon 2025
By Lazarus Rising Games | Featured in The OverPower Homebase, Issue #3 WonderCon 2025, held in Anaheim, California, brought together fans, creators, and industry professionals for a weekend celebrating comics, games, pop culture, and entertainment. Organized annually by Comic-Con International, WonderCon is known for its engaging panels, exclusive reveals, and opportunities for fans to interact […]
Thank You to Our Tournament Organizers — The True Champions of OverPower
Of all the articles we’ve planned for 2025, this is the one I’ve been most excited to write. It gives us, at Lazarus Rising Games, the opportunity to extend our deepest gratitude to a group of people whose contributions have been absolutely vital to the revival of the official OverPower card game: the tournament organizers. […]
Skybound’s Walking Dead and Invincible join Lazarus Rising Games’ OverPower
By Lazarus Rising Games | Featured in The OverPower Homebase, Issue #3 We’re thrilled to announce that Lazarus Rising Games (LRG) has officially signed an exciting licensing agreement with Skybound Entertainment, marking a major expansion for OverPower! Beginning in 2026, characters from Skybound Entertainment’s impressive library will join the OverPower universe. Fans can look forward […]
OverPower…ed, When Good Cards ‘Break Bad’
written by Tyler Bertrand One of my favorite shows is Breaking Bad. If you haven’t seen it, the premise of the show according to one of the creators was, they‘ll take a typical passive, nice guy (‘Mr Chips’) and turn him into scarface. He begins as a high school chemistry teacher, but gets a cancer […]
NAOL and LRG 2025 Tournament Schedule
We’re thrilled to unveil the official 2025 OverPower Tournament Circuit Schedule – Season Zero! Get ready for an action-packed season beginning with the launch of the Edgar Rice Burroughs and the World Legends OverPower set. This season promises new players, old rivalries, new cards and the exceptional streaming coverage that you’ve come to expect from […]
Lazarus Rising Games at GAMA Trade Show 2025
This year, Lazarus Rising Games proudly joined the Game Manufacturers Association as an official Voting Member—Publisher. To kick off the year in style, our team had the incredible opportunity to attend the GAMA Expo from February 23rd to 27th. The GAMA Expo is the premier gathering for industry professionals, attracting over 300 exhibitors, game designers, […]
Mastering Combat: OverPower’s New Era of Strength and Strategy
written by Doug Taylor For many years now, OverPower decks that focused on Energy and Strength have ruled competitive play. The other two Power Types, Fighting and Intellect, were much more challenging to build around. Now Lazarus Rising Games is bringing us the World Legends and Edgar Rice Burroughs set, and Combat (formerly Fighting) and […]
Champ of Champs 2025 Recap
The 2nd Annual Champ of Champs took place recently at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, courtesy of Heroes and Games and owner Doug Simms. Doug put on an incredible event that not only delivered a fantastic experience, but also shattered the attendance record, with 28 players participating in the Qualifier event on Friday night alone. […]
Become a Judge
Launched in 1995, the OverPower CCG forged a community of players the world over. Thatcommunity kept the game alive for 30 years and Lazarus Rising Games saw the potential for somuch more than its original launch. The first official set since 1999 will be hitting shelves withEdgar Rice Burroughs, Top Cow, and World Legends characters. […]