Hey there all! Rich here with a end of the week update.
First things first – if you have not seen the announcement – Rett’s retirement party has been postponed. Real life has interfered and we shall be rescheduling.
Secondly – we’ve go a whole buncha stuff. Yes, a buncha. Which is to say more than some, less than a ton and hard to quantify beyond ‘bunch’.
So there are holiday figures from Reaper, new Chibi reaper figures, a bunch of new boardgames, new wargames (whoops) Historical Simulation Games from Vuca Simulations, Star Wars books from Edge Studios that have returned, Arkham Horror Dreamlands supplement, Stranger Things miniatures and well, a whole lot more. …like the Mr. Potatohead Beholder.
So stop on in and take a look. Tonight, tomorrow, next week when it’s warmer…
Hi Ho to all y’all out there in internet-land. Rich here with an event update.
As you may (or may not have given the way social media feeds and spotty providers ) Rett is retiring and we were going to host a shindig in celebration this weekend.
Sadly, that event has to be postponed. Rett will not be able to make it, so we can’t really have the party without him.
… news on it’s rescheduling when we know what’s going on.
Rich here with a weekend update for 12/6 A few things showed up yesterday – and here is what they look like…
GMT – Cross Bronx Expressway is back in stock
Fantasy Flight Games – Star Wars Unlimited Gift Box a set of 8 booster packs and 3 exclusive cards (2 exclusive variant cards and an oversized leader card) for SWU
Bitewing Games – Iliad 2 players compete for the favor of the gods in this Trojan War strategy game. Place your tiles wisely, gain victory tokens and choose your victory conditions as the war progresses. Includes variable board set up, simple game play and meaningful decisions each turn. Ages 10+. Plays in about half an hour.
Bitewing Games – Ichor a 2 player game of Greek gods vs monsters of the mythology. Players compete head to head in a game where the character abilities create asymmetric forces. Active one use powers, gain the upper hand and move closer to victory. Includes variable board set up and easy to understand game play while making tough choices every turn. Ages 10+. Plays in about 45 minutes.
Reaper Miniatures – New miniature sets from Reaper Gregor the Winter Wizard, Nick the Christmas Halfling, Herschel the Reindeer and Christmas Familiars round out the holiday releases for this week.
Rounding out the boxed sets is the 30th Anniversary Dragon (with a mounted and foot Death Knight), and the Lighthouse. Want to upgrade the Tower? A kit adds guards, a short fence and banners. Last but not least, the Storm Giant Queen has arrived.
Fantasy Flight Games – Marvel Champions Syntheziod Smackdown She-Hulk and Vision are featured in thighs expansion as well as 2 new scenarios, 8 encounter sets, 4 main schemes, optional competitive mode and more.
Dreamstar Game Lab – Mexican Bingo (Bilingual Edition) Sing riddles, match pictures and learn Spanish & English. Designed for ages 5 and up. For 2-8 players taking around 15-20 minutes to play.
Rich here with a snowy Mid Week Update. Yes indeed, it’s been a bit. And with all the pre- and post- Thanksgving/Black Friday along with the other pre rest of the winter holiday stuff, well, we’ve been busy. So, here is some of the items that have come in so far … Wargames Atlantic – new multi-part plastic miniature sets Well, they aren’t all -new-, but they have only been out a very short while. So, a quick recap to bring them back into the spotlight for the moment…
This Quar’s War – Crusader Ailthean Tractor – a single 28mm armored tractor. Includes parts to create a vehicle and crew in hard plastic.
This Quar’s War – Coftyran Chyweethl Tractor – this Coftyran armored tractor brings armor and firepower to the battlefield. Includes parts for a vehicle and crew in hard plastic.
28mm Markets and Barricades – enough items to either build 8 barricades, or remove the tables, crates, boxes and what not from the barricade bases and you have a market with awnings, sacks, produce and more.
Pulp Adventure – Civilian and Survivors (Men) – 24 figures worth of parts to create protesters, rioters, robbers and survivalists in hard plastic. Includes weapons, 55 different heads, firearms and more.
Pulp Adventures – Operators – Enough hard plastic parts to create 20 paramilitary, security, militia or other armed figures. Options include a full array of weapons from knives and pistols through various styles of rifles and even light machineguns. 27 different head styles with over 100 heads in the box allows lots of customization.
Explore Dungeons – Kinless You have been driven from home and family and left to die in the cold night. Can you deal with the things that prowl in the dark, inhabit the woods and lurk in the Norse mythology of creatures? This solo adventure lets you try your hand at surviving. It has it’s own system, but is compatible with Mork Borg. Optional rules allow 2 players to adventure or even GM led play. Comes in hardbound and softbound versions.
Slightly Reckless Games – Ronin The air in Kage no Shima is thick with blood and the promise of violence. Can you survive where factions war for scraps and honor is only found at the edge of a blade? a Mork Borg compatible game setting in a Japan-like Warring States world.
Soul Muppet Publishing – The Stygian Library A dungeon set in the extra-dimensional space between the libraries of the universe. An order of inhuman beings guard the ‘Sheol Computer’ a device that holds all knowledge. The dungeon is procedurally generated so visits to the place are always different. Compatible with all old school RPGs, suitable for any levels.
Fantasy Flight Games – Star Wars Deckbuilding Game : Mandalorian Faction Pack 70 cards to add the Mandalorians into your game. Also includes new rules and neutral cards that can make it a three player free for all!
Stonemaier Games – Wingspan Fan Designed card packs 6 different sets of 25 cards that add bird cards to the game. Looney Labs – Stoner Loonacy 2-5 players participate in a frantic picture matching card game. Designed for adults (it is Stoner Loonacy after all). Plays in 5 to 10 minutes depending on players.
Pandasaurus – Beasts a 2-5 player cooperative card game where every move counts. Place your cards while battling the Beasts tricks. Overcome the unique twists and restrictions to win. Ages 8 and up. Plays in around 20 minutes
Kobold Press – Kobold Guide to Board Game Design 130+ pages of information on conception, design, development, balancing, playtesting and creating boardgames. Regardless of your place, be it an interested fan, aspiring designer or seasoned vet – there is plenty of info to go around.
Friday Night Weeks Round Up Rich here with the weekly addition to your day that shows (and tells you about) the newest items we’ve gotten in this week :
Wargames Atlantic – new 10mm miniatures sets Boneblades : 108 skeleton swordsmen with shields. Enough to make 9 bases as well as 6 skeleton command figures, 3 casualties and 48 skulls. Includes 40x20mm bases.
Dwarven Host – three frames with 72 Dwarven spearmen bases, 3 bases of axe Dwarves, 3 bases of battleaxe Dwarves, 3 bases of crossbow armed Dwarves, 6 bases of ram riding dwarves, 3 casualties and 15 command figures.
Civilian and Survivors – 24 figures with enough parts to make sign holding protestors, makeshift weapons including broken bottles, baseball bats, firearms, machetes and more. And to top it off there are 55 unique heads allowing a great deal of customization.
Kobold Press – The Old Margreve a legendary forest with a mind for adventure. Designed for use with D&D 5e or Tales of the Valiant, this setting includes four different lineages, five new heritages, 16 subclasses, 60 spells, magic items and rituals. The Old Margreve is a complete story arc taking players from 1st through 10th level
Firelock Games – Blood and Bayonets Land and Sea battles (for miniatures) in the Napoleonic Era. With force options for French, British, Spanish and Portuguese this 28mm skirmish game recreates patrols, raids and small ship action. The game focus on infantry formation and tactics of the period with volley fore, attack columns and skirmishers. Includes background, force lists scenarios and more.
Savage Games – Craft & Conquer Medieval Dive into the world of Talmaara – craft soldiers, build settlements and battle against other players. Attempt to fulfil card based objectives and score points as you go. Includes miniatures, wooden resource token, game tiles rules, dice, reference sheets and hours of fun.
GMT Games – Hubris : Twilight of the Hellenistic World 220-165 BCE a 1-3 player game (with a full solitaire system) focuses on the individuals whose actions drive empires. With many of the kingdoms dealing with pressure from neighbors and internal strife and intrigues power shifts often. Alexander’s Empire is split in three, Rome and Carthage eying each other and the Seleucid kingdom reeling from continued rebellion; there are scenarios ranging from 1 turn introductory games to an 11 turn campaign spanning then whole time period. Designed for ages 14 and up. Plays in as little as half an hour to 8 hours.
GMT Games – China’s War 1937-1941 Volume 13 in the COIN series – this game examines the first five years of the conflict between Japan and China. 1-4 players take a faction in then conflict, the Japanese, Nationalists, the Chinese Communist Party or the Warlords. Designed for ages 16 and up. Plays in 3 to 4 hours. Includes rules for non-player factions, solitaire, two player and multi-player games.
GMT Games – back in stock Combat Commander : Mediterranean (new printing) Combat Commander : Resistance (new printing) Combat Commander Europe (new printing)
GMT Games – Combat Commander 20th Anniversary Edition This new edition includes the Combat Commander Europe and Combat Commander Mediterranean expansion as well as the Minor Nations battle pack – all in one box.
Free League Games – Aliens RPG : Evolved a new revised and updated set of rules, new cinematic mission, miniatures, GM screen and more.
Kids in Capes (hadrbound or softbound) Kids on Bikes meets Superheros in this new RPG. This fast paced and fun RPG is limited only by your imagination. Now your character can have Super Powers – each having it’s own dangers and responsibilities. Combat resolution is now included in the game, but there are still consequences to violence and actions. The Gamemaster is provided with tools to help build an action packed world.
Renegade Games – Hawk’s Personnel Files for the GI Joe Roleplaying Game This book brings all the characters for the Joes from the 80s to your table. Original specialists like Shipwreck, 60 newer characters as Threats and Contacts from Ace to Zap. Five variant on the COBRA leadership, a new Advanced Role (the Old Hand), new Influences, Origin and General Perks as well.
Renegade Games – Vampire the Masquerade : Tattered Facade a sourcebook with many views into the Kindred behind the mask they wear. This sourcebook includes a new archetype, new Threats like the Baali and Ghul, new Disciples and rituals, a new mini-game (Night Maps) along with ideas on how the background of the game portrays the horror you experience.
Brotherwise Games – Cosmere Roleplaying Game (Stormlight Archives RPG) This new RPG is based on the Stormlight Archives RPG by Brandon Sanderson. Includes a starter set which can get you started with a condensed rulebook, pregenerated characters, battlemats, tokens, dice and a 48 page adventure. Also supporting the game is a full sized hardbound rulebook, a miniature set, a number of adventures, a world book and much more.
Catalyst Game Labs – Battletech Aces : Scouring Sands : An Alpha Strike Cooperative Campaign A boxed expansion for Alpha Strike contains a branching story campaign pitting the Alyina Mercantile League and it’s mercenaries against the remains of Jade Falcon forces in the Hinterlands. Includes miniatures for 7 Mech and a couple of vehicles, cards, maps, counters, river tiles and more.
Reaper Miniatures – Hellborn Heroes box set of 6 plastic miniatures of different Hellborn characters Northstar Military Miniatures – Frostgrave Cultists III 20 multi-part plastic figures with undead parts, new accessories and bodies to create more warband (or foe) miniatures.
Eagle Gryphon Games – Wizards Brew players take the role of wandering alchemists, wielding the elements in an attempt to gather ingredients to create the ultimate brew. 3-6 players, ages 13 and up. PLays in 30 to 60 minutes depending on players.
Ferti Games – Time*land : A Taluva Adventure Create a team of explorers and locate Taluva Island. Find the temples hidden on the island and try to locate the 4 treasures, restoring the sacred tablet before lava engulfs all. Designed for 2-4 players, ages 8 and up. Plays in around 45 minutes.
Wargames Atlantic – Heiho : Mass Battle Samurai Wargame This Grad Battle SYstem (10mm) game gives you over 900 plastic ‘figures’ to field armies to oppose each other on the battlefield. Includes 2 armies, tokens and rules. Unassembled and unpainted though. Recreate historical battles or devise your own scenarios.
Dietz Foundation – 1979 : Revolution in Iran a national level strategic game covering from Mossadegh to Khomeini. On player is the Coalition, pushing to nationalize the oil industry and the other as the Royalist player striving to keep the Shah in power during the games later stages. 2 players, ages 14 and up. Plays in around 2 hours.
Dietz Foundation – 3 Years of War as war rages between Catholic and Protestant the greater powers have forgotten the dukedoms on the borders of Sweden, Saxony, Austria, Spain and Brandenburg-Prussia. Fight to keep your lands from being drained of resources through cunning card play. Designed for 3-5 players, ages 12 and up. Plays in 1 to 2 hours depending on players.
Dietz Foundation – Chicago ‘68 1-4 players take to the streets in this examination of the clashes between Establishment and Demonstrators. Take your place in the Convention Riots of 1968 and enjoy this fast paced game of street clashes, tear gas and political theater.
Reaper Miniatures – a whole lotta new miniatures. New Pathfinder miniatures – Ezern the Iconic Human Wizard, Merisel the iconic Elven Thief and Ija the iconic Summoner and Tuku (the mini dragon). Mousling Knight of the Flame Wyrm, Hiram Hayweather , Halfling Esquire and 13 Pathfinder Chibi figures
Hey there everyone in the internet… Rich here with a Friday nite photo round up. I’ve been out for a while, but having returned – it’s time for a quick bit of photo newness. Stormlight Archive / Cosmere RPG, Checkpoint Charlie, new boardgames, new Nolzurs miniatures and so much more…
Hey all. It’s Rich here with a round up of releases – and a bit of news.
Officedog Games – There and Back Again a 1-4 player dice and draw game. Roll dice, draft the best path to deal with goblins, trolls, solve riddles and reclaim the treasure under-the-mountian. Score points in each chapter and score the most overall in order to win. 1-4 players, ages 10 and up. Plays in around 30 minutes.
Osprey Games – The King is Dead (2nd edition) The King is dead and the English, Scots and Welsh vie for the throne as foreign invaders eye the lands and hope to take advantage of the chaos to seize the island for themselves. This new version refreshes the original game, updates the artwork and adds an asymmetric game mode for advanced play. 2-4 players, ages 14 and up. Play in around 45 minutes.
Osprey Games – Dragon Rampant Second Edition an updated version of Dragon Rampant – a miniatures agnostic, large scale miniature battle. Core rules have been revised, magic and unit upgrades have been expanded along with sample armies and scenarios. Command anything from an unruly orc warband to an army of the undead or a disciplined army defending it’s home. Rules also cover campaigns , huge creatures and much more.
Repos Productions – Lord of the Rings : Duel for Middle Earth : Allies an expansion to Lord of the Rings : Duel for Middle Earth adding 14 cards, 8 tokens, 2 player aids and rules sheet.
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Nimble TTRPG – a fast, tactical 5e compatibleTTRPG The core mechanics are presented in a quick to read manner. Covers combat, resting, downtime, character creation, backgrounds, motivations, equipment, magical items, spells and more. Has 11 new classes to choose from the Beserker, Shepard, Shadowmancer, Oathsworn and others. New subclasses as well as narrative driven subclasses. The Game Master’s Guide give tips and guides for new and old players, a mini-bestiary, monster builder, 10 ready to play adventures and a sand-box setting as well as a set of guides to help you create further stories.
Mana Project Studio – Elder Mythos This TTRPG where players are the Lovecraftian Entities vying to destroy or control the world. Players use a shared world building mechanics to weave a story of cosmic terror. Includes 12 different entities, each with its own goals. Harness the power of the cults, gain dark ministers and use horrid beasts to do your bidding while trying to create the catastrophe which ends the world. Boxed set includes rules, cards, dice, screen and scenario maps.
Atomic Mass Games – Marvel Crisis Protocol : Echo, Tigra and Ronin 3 MPC character miniatures, sat and team cards
Atomic Mass Games – Marvel Crisis Protocol : Silk, Spider-Ham & Spider-Man Noir 3 MPC character miniatures, character and team cards.
Mongoose Publishing – Traveller : The Great Rift Includes a guide to the Great Rift, how to cross it, explorations in the Corridor and Reft Sectors. A second book covers deep space exploration and adds three new sectors – nTouchstone, Riftspan and Afawahisa along with three giant poster maps.
Pinnacle Games – Savage Worlds Accessories Box includes an action deck, tokens, templates, status card deck, power point counters, dice, card stands, Bennies & Conviction tokens and more.
Reos Productions – 7 Wonders Dice 2-7 players roll, cross off and build in this fast laying version of Seven Wonders. Optimize your chives as you roll and win the game. Ages 10 and up. PLays in around half an hour.
Nerd Lab – Mind Bug Games Several different themed dueling card games from the mind of Richard Garfield. Battlefruit Kingdom, Battlefruit Galaxy, Beyond Evolution, First Contact and others. Each usable against any others to bring your faction to victory.
Ouisi – Getty Museum, Nature or Ouisi Basic This color and pattern matching game plays for ages 4 and up and features images from different sources (Nature, the Getty Museum, etc) and challenges you to play your cards in a logical manner. You can play solo or with 2-10 players. Nature and Getty Museum cards also have qr codes to allow players to learn about the images depicted.
Wizkids Heroclix – Green Lantern 400 – a 400 pt prebuilt team, ready to play
Outset Games – Keys to the Ice Castle – race through the castle and be the first knight to make it through the maze of surprises to win. 4 players, ages 8 and up. Plays in around 15 minutes.
Warlord Games – Bolt Action Armies of the Soviet Union 3rd edition, new infantry figures and new vehicles are available now.
Warlord Games – Konflict ‘47 – rule, figures, starter set and armies restock is here.
Also… We now have created a ‘kids games’ section for those trying to find game suited to younger players. Having trouble finding games for your niece, grandson, child’s friend or whomever? Here is a section that can help you get an idea for young to teens and beyond.
Hey there everyone. Rich here with a bit of new and releases. Fall 2025 Auction Returns are going full swing. If you entered items into the auction, please get back with us about your unsold items and store credit as soon as you can.
Otherwise – like with every other week – we’ve got a bunch of new releases in store to see : Atomic Mass Games – Star Wars Legion Galactic Republic Starter Set Obi-Wan, Jedi Guardian, 22 Clone Troopers, 7 ARC Troopers and 7 ARF Troopers along with dice, cards, rules and more.
Atomic Mass Games – Star Wars Legion Separatist Alliance Starter Set General Grevious, 30 B1 Battledroids, 9 B2 Battledroids and 2 Driodekas along with dice, cards, rules and more.
Go On Board – Witcher : Path of Destiny boardgame Play iconic characters from the Witcher stories and play out well known tales. Can you change your characters destiny to be more fortuitous? Includes character boards, standees, cards, markers, tokens, rules, playmat and hours of adventure. Ages 14 and up. Plays in 45-90 minutes. 1-5 players.
Go On Board – Witcher Path of Destiny expansions New tales, deluxe components, 3d miniatures and other options await you with the different expansions.
Fantasy Flight Games – Marvel Champions Civil War Includes Hulkling and Tirigra Hero Decks, four stand alone scenarios, Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Captain America, Spiderwoman and more that can be mixed and matched to create a custom experience. Also has an optional Competitive mode to allow you to claim victory for your team.
Lone Colossus Games – Tome of Intangible Treasures Gain the blessing of nature spirits, seek training with a powerful mage, gain a title, have history for your character that adds to his backstory. Over 650 new methods to gain story bases rewards, growth options, boons, blessings, charms, pacts, titles and more. All compatible with 5e D&D
Goodman Games – Yearbook #12 new game material for 5e D&D, DCC, MCC and xCD. Road Crew Encounter
Kobold Press – Dungeons Deep 16 ready-to-dungeons designed for Tales of the Valiant or 5e D&D. Itchy adventure has loot, traps and enemies. Monsters are tiered for low, medium and high level PCs. Explore ruined temples, fey oasis, slime filled caverns and more. Run them as a one-off, add them to your campaign or just pick a few and leave the rest.
Kobold Press – Tales of the Valiant : Monster Vault 2 over 300 new monsters to add to your high fantasy adventures.
Kobold Press – Tales of the Valiant – Book of the Blades
Square Enix – Final Fantasy XIV Online TTRPG a TTRPG with a world setting, character creation rules, thirteen playable jobs, three scenarios and all the rules you need to play the game. The Standard Rulebook adds to the Starter Set, providing new rules, personal quests, augmentation and more.
Avantris Entertainment – Crooked Moon RPG : A Folk Horror Roleplaying add folk horror to your 5e D&D game with strange superstitions, exploration of the Old Ways, and creatures who inhabit the Dark Woods, own the Witching Hour and live under the Crooked Moon. Includes the world of Druskenvald, includes an adventure to take characters from 1 to 13 level, new classes, species, monsters, magic,feats, curses and more!
Cubicle 7 – Warhammer 40K : Imperium Maledictum – Macharian Requisition Guide all manner of equipment. Tools, Accessories, weapons, armor, new vehicles, new vehicle rules and services you can charter. And there is even a bestiary of useful characters the party can hire as well.
Cubicle 7 – Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay : High Elf Players Guide Everything you need to know about the High Elves of Ulthuan, their land, history, religion and culture. New careers, rules for Prophetic Elven Dreams, Obsessions and the Yenlui (spiritual balance). Explore High Magic, participate in the intrigues of the kingdoms of Ulthuan and play a character that may have lived for centuries or that carries the cursed blood of the Phoenix Kings.
WizKids Games – Dungeons & Dragons Classic Collection Monsters U-Z Prepainted miniatures for the Umber Hulk, Vampire, Wight, Wraith, Xorn, Yeti and Zombie in a collectors box.
Stonemaier Games – SMitten 2 – 1-2 player cooperative card game
Gamelyn Games – Dungeon Heroes 1-2 player game of deceit and deduction. One player runs a party of four adventurers, trying to gain treasures in the dungeon. The other plays the Dungeon Lord, who schemes to stop them from succeeding. Designed for ages 14 and up. Plays in around 15 to 30 minutes. Also includes 2 expansions – the Dragon and the Dryad as well as the Lords of Death.
Avalon Hill – HeroQuest : First Light a standalone game with 10 quests and a companion app that acts as the the digital game master. All the players can be the heroes as they move through the dungeon attempting to thwart Zargon the evil Wizard. Includes rules, gameboard, miniatures, dice, tokens, rules and more.
Space Cowboys – Unlock! Enchanted Adventures Includes three different replayable stories – an easy adventure, Kilea’s Wrath, that challenges you to appease the fire god before it’s too late. The medium difficulty adventure is Frenzy at the Amusement Park, having you trying to get the grand prize before the fun fair winds down. The Curse of Camelot, the final adventure, has you questing to find Excalibur before it’s too late. This is a hard difficulty story.
Asmodee Kids – Across the Realm of Splendor : Kids 2-4 players (ages 6 and up) move across the board using resources from their supplies. Deliver food as you go and be the first to return to the palace to win. Plays in around half an hour.
Good Games Publishing – 12 Rivers 2-4 players lead tribes trying to explore the 12 rivers flowing from the mystical lake high in the mountains. Collect pearls, make camps and try to help the villagers you encounter and try to bring another prosperous year to their settlement.
Stonemaier Games – Wyrmspan Dragon Academy This expansion adds 80 new dragon cards, 25 new cave cards and 5 new dragon guilds along with new round trackers that give you options if you pass.
Osprey Games – Untamed Worlds an military science fiction Anthropomorphic TTRPG with dog faced soldiers, gorilla commandos, chameleon snipers, octopus ginslingers and other uplifted animals fighting to defend humanity which looks down on them. Using a dynamic 2d6 system tactical options come and go depending on the results. Never a dull day in the UEF! 280+ full color pages. Everything you need in a single book
Dungeos & Lasers – A whole lotta new releases. Not a few, a lot. Further description (hopefully) next week.
Hello there fans, friends and passer-bys. Rich here for the Friday night round up.
Importantly – Auction returns have begun!
If you entered items into the Fall 2025 auction, now is the time to stop in, grab your credit certificate and any unsold items.
Subsequently, if you have Auction Credit, money or just the desire to see what is out – where you go. We have gotten a number of items in store from various manufacturers. No explanations today… a touch too busy.
But hopefully a quick round down tomorrow.
See you then!
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