It’s time for the Friday Night Update.
A little early, closer to Friday Evening, but time being what it is I’ve got time to do it now. So here we go!

Days of Wonder – Ticket to Ride : Paris
2-4 player game of transport around Paris in the roaring 20s.Using the Ticket to Ride game engine, visit the most iconic locations in Paris and complete your destination tickets to score. Plays in around 15 minutes. Ages 8 and up.

Aconyte – The Darkness Over Arkham
A game book that challenges you to keep the Old Ones at bay as you investigate the odd death of a renowned professor. Designed for a single player to play.

Zygomatic – Bounty Hunters
2 to 6 players try to become the greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy in this fast paced card drafting game. Designed for ages 10 and up. Plays in 15 to 30 minutes depending on players.

Mongoose Publishing – Traveller Companion Update 2024
A compilation of variant and alternate rules. Variant creation systems, alternate combat system introducing hit locations and wound severity. Environmental effects, rules for atmospheres, hunger, thirst and more. Animal encounters and law breaking are covered as well. Not to be ignored are alternate planetary and starship operations, travel and combat as well as two new task resolution systems. Tons of new Traveller information.

Cubicle Seven – Wrath and Glory : Redacted Records II
Unique ancient items, new archetypes, sacred Shrines, new Patrons and Ascension packages are all presented. 90+ full color, hard bound pages of information.

Renegade Games – GI Joe Quartermaster’s Guide to Gear
New weapons, focus rules, new origins, and ready to use bases for Joe & Cobra.New origins & Influences are provided along with guidance for historical, retrofuture and cybepunk game settings.

Renegade Games – Power Ranger RPG : Beneath the Helmet
new stories with new downtime rules, alternate ranger paths, the Dark Ranger, new adversaries, key NPCs and even new mortal threats to keep the game fresh. 160+ full color pages of mighty morphin’ source material and adventure.

Renegade – Werewolf GM Screen
4 panel storyteller’s screen, 48 page toolkit, a ready to run chronicle and new art. All in a single package ready for you to use in your game.
Vance Games – Vance Games Adventure Pack – DCC RPG module bundle.
Arawn’s Challenge (3rd level), Escape from the Demon Inn (3rd level), Mother’s Maze and Temple of the Hamster – all in a single bundle.

CMON – Monty Python’s Flying Circus Zombicidie 2nd Edition
Some of Monty Python’s best sketches, imagined as Zombicide Survivors, Enemies, Equipment and even a new Mission. 21 miniatures, 45 cards, rules and tokens.

The Arcane Library – Shadowdark RPG
The Core RPG book for this OSR game has everything you need for a very gritty game.
The GM Screen is 4 panel heavy duty, thick card and folds down to digest size. Has lots of game information on the GM side and evocative art on the other.
Cursed Scroll 1, 2 and 3 – each is a 68 page digest sized ‘zine.
Cursed Scroll 1 has new monsters, three new classes, a hex crawl and a first level dungeon.
Cursed Scroll 2 features new rules, a desert hexcrawl, a 4-6 level adventure and more.
Cursed Scroll 3 is Nordic themed with new classes, a 0 level adventure, new monsters and more.

Compass Games – Atlantic Sentinels
a solitaire, tactical level game of North Atlantic convoy escorts protecting Allied Shipping from U-Boats. Designed for ages 14 and up, a single mission plays in around 15 minutes, a full campaign in 6-8 hours. Make bunches of choices in your escort placement, upgrade ships and supporting forces while battling various threats to your convoy. You can combine this game with ‘The Hunters’ if you wish.

Phalanx Games – Iron, Blood, Snow and Mud.
an introductory level East Front game. Lead the forces of the Wehrmacht through the vast Russian territories and attempt to bring the enemy to heel. As the Soviet general you must take badly outmatched forces, stall the enemies advance and prepare a devastating counter attack to win. Designed for ages 14 and up. Plays in 60 to 90 minutes. For 2 players.

Phalanx Games – Keep’em Rolling!
this 1-4 player game where players take the role of Allied generals trying to get the logistics following the armies into the heart of Germany. Outshine and Outpace other generals and help the Allies win by Christmas. Designed for ages 14 and up. Plays in around an hour.

Modiphius – Fallout Miniatures : Hollywood Heroes
Includes Lucy, The Ghoul, Maximus and CX404 for Fallout games.

Red Box Games – Warbands of the Cold North: Auldwin’s Band
a set of 10 new Aenglish (human medieval style) figures from Red Box Games. Auldwin the wizard, Cuthbert the Knight, Harald of Swithing Keep, Edwin of Manorsby and Carvald of Ellesley the Men at Arms, Archers/Rangers Leonard the Long Strider and Gareth of Ellesley and Cuththroats Garret, Ugly Jack and Lanky Jim. 28mm metal miniatures. Also available individually.

Last, but not least – if you are looking for the original formulation Vallejo Model Colors we’ve got the display available for folks to get that last shot at them. In stock while they last, so get it and get the colors you want as soon as you can!

Double Blind Midway Game!

Interested in a Double Blind Battle of Midway Game?
A friend of the store, Steve Fratt, is arranging and running a game on June 1st in Woodstock, IL.

It is designed to handle up to 30 players and use Fog of War to make it a more interesting experience for all involved.

If you’d like to find out more… follow the link below :

https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/battle-midway-naval-wargame-action-comes-woodstock-june-1-nodx

Friday Night update!

Pazio Publishing – new Pathfinder & Starfinder releases
Starfinder – Mechageddon!

A rugged world crawling with colossal kaiju. Cities fall to the might of these terrible creatures. Can you climb into mech suits and keep the cities safe from these monstrosities?  This hardbound single volume adventure path can be it’s own campaign or slot into your own campaign or be used for one off or one shot adventures as well. 180+ pages.

Pathfinder – Howl of the Wild
This sourcebook adds new character options like merfolk or minotaurs. New magic, animal companions and gear are included as well as a host of classic monsters and never before seen creatures for the GM to add to encounters and adventure.

Pathfinder – Severed at the Root : Wardens of Wildwood (part 2 of 3)
The Wildwood Lodge is under new leadership – and has begun a campaign of violence. The PCs and their allies must find a powerful relic, investigate primal magics and stop the Wildwood Lodge from amassing the power to destroy any in their path. And adventure for 8-10th level characters.

Pazio/5E – Abomination Vaults
This 280+ page hardbound volume is the 5e version of the adventure path. The lighthouse known as the Gauntlight has been seen to have an eerie glowing and something sinister threatens the land. Can you brave the ruins to locale and defeat what dwells there? A complete campaign taking characters from 1st to 11th level.

Slugfest Games – Red Dragon Inn Allies
Two new character deck for Red Dragon Inn – Melvyn the Collegium Archivist and Marah the Maledictor as well as player mats, deck dividers, Boss Battle cards and the Swozzled Sorcerer for the Pub Crawl Variant.

Prolific Games – Flapjacks & Sasquatches : The Dice Game
2-6 players, ages 8 and up compete to chop down trees, eat flapjacks and be the most prolific lumberjack you can. Includes a bag for all the dice, wooden nickles, rules and the sasquatch. Plays in around 20 minutes.

Gaming Honors – all sorts of 5e D&D AND Dungeon Crawl Classics adventures
Each title come as either 5e or DCC publication, so make sure you get the right one!

All Chimeras Great and Small – a 1st level adventure inspired by the Island of Dr. Morea. Face off against mixtures of creatures large and small you may not have thought you’d ever see.

Chaos Before the Mast – a 2nd level nautical adventure for 4-6 players. Retrieve the wizards prized possession, deal with the sea, monsters and more.

The Chateau of Stolen Memories – a 3rd level adventure placing the party in a hotel that travels the cosmos offering deals to the dying, but salvation only to those who can solve it’s riddle. 

The Exodus of Wolfbane – a 1st to 3rd level adventure challenging the players to protect the spellcaster who has aided the town for generations. Can you avoid the forces of the king searching for him and make it back to Stonewater – the spellcasters homeland? 

Diapers & Daycare : Parent’s Handbook – compiled RPG rules for parent player characters, diaper masters and those who love them. Become mundane adventurers in a world where quests like the checkout line of the grocery store face you every day. A sample scenario, the Temple of Elementary People is included to get you started in the Parody Roleplaying Game.

Dwellings & Driveways  : Keep on the Cul-de-Sac parody RPG where you explore the magically mundane and frighteningly familiar keep presented – or create one of your own. Never before has staying home been quite so scary…

Edge Gane Studios – Midnight : Crown of Shadows
a full length campaign for 2nd or 3rd level characters. Fight the darkness in the world of Eredane. Oppose the dark gods and help the Dwarves of Kaladrun Mountains. Prepare to be out manned and out marched with only your determination to see you through. Includes a full adventure, new character options, new magic items, mithril weapons and much more. For 5th Edition Fantasy SRD or other 5e compatible games.

Mutant Crawl Classics adventure from Gaming Honors
The Bane of the Ancients – 0 or 1st level adventure
pitting the party against a horde of zombie-like creatures in a quest to find the ‘Bane of Ancients’ and return to their village with it before it’s too late.

High Drive Games – Horror at the MERCC
this adventure can be dropped easily into your MCC campaign featuring post-apocalyptic horror, AI, artifacts mutant hijinks and more. 

Weird Works – The Tournament of Pigs for 5e D&D or Dungeon Crawl Classics  – Each set comes with a battle arena board, campaign rulebook, commoner and monster standees, score pads, overlays and items decks. Take on the role of commoner in a brutal medieval game show competition. Can you survive all 12 events ranging from baking, to greased pig catching and fleeing from abominations while tied to another competitor. Don’t worry, this event is not single elimination, so failing in an event won’t stop you from continuing on later. 

Evil Hat Games – Deathmatch Island. A fast paced RPG about a deadly gameshow on a chain of mysterious island. Undertake the challenges Production throws at you at survive to try to escape the machinations of those who have imprisoned them on the island. Narrative forward, low prep role playing.

And for the OSR crowd :
Marco’s Market of Magical Merchandise – 100 different hooks to include in your game. Some are references to items, some are rumors about items or their holders and some are gossip about items, their creation and more.

Zeck’s Shoppe of Riches – a collection of 100 magical items and rumors about different creations to sprinkle into your game.

Tischler’s Tome of Treasures – 100 more rumors, gossip and descriptions of magical items to let a GM add to their campaign.

Each book is made of heavy paper and includes color illustrations. Handy little sourcebooks and idea generators.

Vallejo Game Color (new) Restock!

Have you been waiting for a Vallejo Model Color restock?

Have you heard that new formulation Vallejo Model Colors were coming out soon?

Either way – your wait is OVER!

The new Vallejo Model Colors are at Games Plus – complete with 32 new colors, reorganized to the Base/Shadow/Light color organization, newly reformulated metallics and a cool new rack.

But wait… there is more.

If you act now we will include an extra ml of painting making them 18ml in volume for the same price as those old, skimpy 17ml bottles.

And that’s not all!

We will even make sure you get new crystal-clear PET bottles so you can see the color of the paint without distortion from those thick, hazy plastic bottles other manufacturers use. And we will even throw in a color coded sealing ring so you know your paint has not been previously opened!

Act now and get your new, improved and much more happenin’ Vallejo Model Colors while supplies last!

See ya all tomorrow for the Friday Night Update.

– Rich

Friday Night Round Up for May 17th

Hey everyone!
Rich here with a Friday Night Update.

GMT – Washington’s War : The American Revolution
3rd printing of the card driven, point to point AWI game. 2 players, medium complexity.

GMT – For the People : 25th Anniversary edition
Card driven American Civil War game from GMT and designed by Mark Herman. Point to point movement, card driven events, strategies and more. Ages 14+, 1 or 2 players.4 different campaigns to play.

Renegade Games – GI Joe Battle for the Arctic Circle : Axis & Allies
The classic game Axis & Allies meets the amazing world of GI Joe. 2 to 4 players meet in 3 different scenarios. Includes plastic infantry, tanks and aircraft along with dice, rules, tokens, player aids and hours of exciting conflict. Ages 14 and up. Play in about an hour and a half.

Fantasy Flight Games – Marvel Champions : Ice Man
a complete pre-built deck featuring Ice Man, a nemesis deck featuring Pyro and new cards to add to any deck.

Alley Cat Games – Tinderbox
2-6 players (ages 6 and up) compete in this dexterity based ‘fire’ building game. Plays in around 5 minutes for a couple of players to about 15 minutes for 6 players.

Pandasaurus Games – Courtesans
2-5 players compete in this game, trying to get their families’ members in the spotlight during the Queen’s dinner party. Cards played effect those around it, so be careful how do act. Ages 8 and up. Plays in under half an hour.

Perplext – Long Shot
1-8 players attempt to get the most winning in an 8 horse race. PLace bets, influence race movement, and use special abilities to get your bets to pay off. Ages 14 and up. Plays in around half an hour.

Alderac Entertainment – Let Go! to Japan
1 to 4 players (ages 10 and up) try to plan (and execute) the best trip through Tokyo and Kyoto. Plays in about 45 minutes.

Coyote & Crow Games – Wolves Semi-Cooperative game of Community
3-6 players semi-compete in this semi-cooperative game. Work to survive the winter with your community and realize you will have to work together to have everyone survive. Be the most generous and wise to succeed. Plays in around 45 minutes to a couple of hours depending on players.

Atomic Mass Games – Star Wars Legion : Range Troopers (7 minis, unit & upgrade cards)
Atomic Mass Games – Star Wars Legion : Republic Clone Commandos (4 minis and cards)
Atomic Mass Games – Marvel Crisis Protocol releases
Spider-Foes Affiliation Pack – Lizard, Kraven, Green Goblin and Dr. Octopus
Avengers Affiliation Pack – Black Widow, Capt America, Capt Marvel & Iron Man
Cabal Affiliation Pack – Red Skull, Baron Zemo, Ultron & Crossbones

Wargames Atlantic – Foot Knights (1150-1320) set
builds 24 different knights with options to use axe, falchion, spear, mace and arming sword. Includes shields and a variety of helmets. Parts are interchangeable with other Wargames Atlantic kits.

Steamforged Games – Local Legends Encounter Set
Green Dragon Encounter – Map, scenario, green dragon miniature and 2 swamp trees
Night Hag Encounter – map, scenario, hag and 3 will o wisp miniatures

Atomic Overmind Press – Reign
A fantasy game of dominion and leadership. Using the One Roll Engine popularized by GODLIKE and WILD TALENTS, this fantasy game puts the characters in the roles of monarchs, generals, ideologues and leaders of movements. In addition to the individual level of personal heroism and infamy, REIGN adds rules to roll the fortunes of churches, great families, conspiracies and kingdoms. History turns on your actions.

Atomic Overmind Press – Reign Realms
This is the setting for the world of Heluso & Milonda – a world built on the calcified remains of two dead gods, locked in an embrace. Includes different cultures, vile sorcerers, powerful wizards and demons which threaten entire countries. Also included are 2 smaller settings,Ardwin which is a fantasy world with no humans at all and Nain where High Wizardry is the order and a society of inequalities, resentments and treasonous conspiracy is the norm

Friday May 10th – the quick round up

Well Games Plus fans, followers and friends – it’s time for Rich’s Friday Night round-up. Yes, it’s a bit early, but that’s because I’m off attending to other matters – so this is getting done as I can.

That said… here we go!

Wizkids Games – Red Dragon Lair
Map tiles, 14 miniatures from kobolds to stalagmites, a red dragon, treasure and more. Just open up the box, drop down the scenery and opponents and your ready to go!

Compass Games – 2 new releases
Bismarck : The Last Battle – a solitaire (or 2 player co-op) game of the breakout of the infamous German battleship (and its escorting cruiser the Prinz Eugen) during World War 2. Combat is card driven and games take an hour or two. Low complexity. Includes a full campaign and a free sandbox’ mode.

Storm of Steel : Ju-87 Stuka Eastern Front – A solitaire game placing you in command of a Ju-87 Stuka Staffel on the Eastern Front during different operations in World War 2. Log your missions, gain experience, manage replacements and repairs while balancing assignments, crews and aircraft availability. Missions play in around 30 minutes, campaigns in about 6 hours. Ages 14 and up recommended.

Wizards of the Coast – Vecna : Eve of Ruin
Can the players thwart Vecna’s plans to unravel the multi-verse? Travel between myriad worlds, work with famous arch mages and recover the Rod of Seven Parts in your quest to defeat the evil lich-god.

Wizkids – Icons of the Realm Character Miniatures – 8 miniatures depicting major NPCs from the Planescape world.

Wizkids – Icons of the Realms : Planescape Adventures in the MultiverseLimited edition boxed set – 5 miniatures – Warden Archon, Shemeshka’s Bodyguard, R04M, Bariaur Wanderer and Doomguard Rotblade.

Osprey – What Nightmares Come
an Investigative wargame of Supernatural Horror. a solo or coop tabletop miniatures game of present day monster hunting and occult investigation. Alo contains a role playing system to enhance replay and long term narrative campaigns.

Pegasus Spiele – Alpaca
2-4 player game for ages 10 and up. Plays in around 30 minutes. Procure Alpacas, use their special abilities to your advantage and create the best alpaca farm in this deck building game.

Cephalofair Games – Frosthaven Play Surface books
Dispense with the map tiles and overlays. Use these ring bound books to play all the scenarios with the scenario narrative text and special rules included for all 138 scenarios.

Modiphius Entertainment – DUNE : Adventures in the Imperium : Fall of the Imperium Campaign. A 4 act campaign taking place in the Ascension of Muad’Dib Era. from House Atrides taking over Arrakis to the new Empire with the Fremen Jihad. A dozen complete adventures, story seeds and expansion advice. To help your Dune RPG experience.

Free League Games – Ruins of Symbaroum : World of Symbaroum – Lore and Settings of Ambria & Davokar Includes players section, GM section, seven adventure landscapes and more.

Ruins of Symbaroum : Throne of ThornsWrath of the Warden and The Witch Hammer adventures. Two full length adventures, color maps, stat blocks, journey events handouts and more.

Friday Night 5/3 – Now for some new things

So here we are – a warm Friday night and a bunch of hot new releases!

Osprey – Frostgrave Mortal Enemies
This supplement introduces rules for recurring villains in both solo and competitive campaigns. They too gain experience and allies becoming more deadly as the games progress. New rules for bases, improvements and assaults and defense of your fortress as well.

Mongoose Publishing – Mysteries of the Ancients
The players are asked for help by an old contact, and put in touch with some Ancients Hunters. Unusual beliefs, odd theories and some off the wall personalities combine with some real facts lead the Travellers to the idea that something is coming. Something that might not be good.

Hasbro – Axis & Allies Guadalcanal
2 player strategy game where players vie for control of the Pacific island chains from Bougainville to Malanta and Guadalcanal. Includes 172 plastic infantry, ships, aircraft and artillery. dice, rules, tokens and player aids.Ages 12 and up, taking 2 to 3 hours to play.

Rowan, Rook and Decard – Spire : Conspiracy Handbook
Rules for creating your own secret societies, new detailed NPCs and locations. Motivations, flaws, assets and more are provided too.

Goodman Games – DCC : Bloom of the Blood Garden
a level zero adventure challenging the players to help find out what has happened at Cobb Hill Manor. Weeks have passed and no-one has been heard from. None of those who have left from the village of Pike have been seen again. Families and friends fear what may have befallen them. Are you up to the task of finding out what has transpired?

Loke Battle Mats – Big Book of Battle Mats : Wrecks and Ruins
60 pages with shipwrecks, ruins, derelict towers, abandoned temples and more. Each are laminated for use with wet and dry erase markers. Ring bound so it lies flat. each page 8 ½ x 11 for a 16 x 11 square map.

Loke Battle Mats – Giant book of Battle Mats : Wilds, Wrecks & Ruins
62 pages of wilds, ruins, wrecks and more. Each page is laminated, ready for use with wet and dry markers. Pages are ring bound to allow the book to lie flat. Each map is 24 x 17.

WizKids Games – Icons of the Realms Whirlwyrm
a prepainted aquatic wyrm this giant serpentine menace is ready to strike terror into it’s foes.

Reaper Miniatures – new Bones miniatures
07121 – Dungeon Dwellers Phase Cat
07123 – Dungeon Dwellers Emrul Gozgul : Female Half Orc Rouge
07124 – Bones USA : Ryelle Female Elf Bard

Looney Labs – Jinxx
an abstract strategy game for 2 to 4 players with plastic pyramids, board and rules. Also includes 2 player game Hijinks. Also an expansion to the Pyramids game.

Chessex – new Pastel dice sets
4 new pastel colors – Pastel yellow with black ink, pastel pink with black ink, pastel blue with black ink and pastel green with black ink. 7 piece poly sets, 12mm d6 sets, d10 multi sets and 16mm d6 sets. All in stock now.

Green Stuff World –
Restock of texture rollers and paint spinners.
new items in too… Color (clay) shapers, bases, empty bottles, ivy, effects pieces (gun fire, books, sanding sticks, basing textures, plants, stencils and more.

Gale Force Nine – Clash of Steel
15mm Late/Post WW2 tanks battlein this new game from the makrs o the World of Tanks miniature game!

There is more – as you can see by the photos.

So if you get the chance to stop in you might even see a few other items that didn’t get into this update. Bu probably will next week.