So it’s Wednesday afternoon and we’ve got a few things in that, well, we didn’t have before…
Alea Games – Puerto Rico 1897 As an independent Puerto Rician farmer in the late 1890s it’s to you to hire workers, grow, trade and sell crops as well as help build up the city infrastructure. This new game retains the elegance of the original Puerto Rico game but expounds on it with a new narrative. For 2-5 players, ages 12 and up. Plays in an hour and a half to 3 hours depending on the number of players. Also includes four expansions – The New Buildings, The Citizens, Smugglers and Festival.
Restoration Games – Marvel Unmatched : Teen Spirit This 2 – 3 player board game pits Squirrel girl, Cloak & Dagger and Ms. Marvel against each other (or other Unmatched characters) against each other. Use your heroes unique deck and abilities to win the day. Any unmatched heroes and maps can be mixed and matched to create your own matchups. Designed for ages 14 and up, plays in 20 to 40 minutes.
Holy Grail Games – Encyclopedia 1 to 4 players compete to study animas, lead expeditions, recruit experts and publish your findings while increasing your fame. This worker placement game comes complete with a mini-expansion ‘Sepultus’ and is designed for ages 12 and up. Plays in a round half an hour per person.
Crowd Games – Evolution : New World Create a unique animal species and endow them with traits to help them adapt. Over six epochs try to stay away from predators, gather food and attempt to thrive. For 2-4 players, ages 11 and up. Plays in around 30 minutes or longer depending on players.
Crowd Games – Evolutions New World : Butterfly Effect This Evolution : New World expansion adds the Seashore area, 13 new traits, a solo mode, additional tokens and the Butterfly Effect scenario. The Solo mode pits you against the Dominator and and Devastator in a fight for survival on an alien world.
Smirk & Dagger Games – boop. 2 players drop kittens on the bed and try to line them up as they bounce around. Get your kittens in a row to make them cats. Get your bouncy cats in a row to win the game. Can you ‘boop’ your kittens into cats and into line before your opponent? Ages 10 and up. 2 players, plays in around 20 minutes.
Mongoose – Traveller Sector Construction Guide This boxed set includes a sourcebook that helps explain how to construct a sector from scratch, a double sided poster map of the Foreven sector, a blank sector for your use, various forms and charts and a pad of blank world maps.
Z-Man Games – Planet B 2-4 players compete as corrupt planetary governerson humanities Planet B, a refuge from a dying earth. Make shady deals to advance your own goals. build your city, political influence and control the headlines. While you make your run for President the most important question is – did you line your pockets the best? Ages 14 and up. Plays in about half an hour to 45 minutes per player.
Steve Jackson – Hack & Slash 2 : Whack and Stash 11 new quests and a new type of reward (treasures) which can add to your fame or even bend rules.
Goodman Games – Dying Earth Releases Dying Earth Kickstarter Collection DCC Boxed Set for Dying Earth, three color posters, punch-out cardstock grudge tokens and 6 adventures (#0 – The Black Obelisk, #1 – Laughing Idol of Lar-Shan, #2 – Sorcerer’s Tower, #3 – Magnificent Machinations at the Grand Exposition, #4 – Mind Weft of Moonstone Palace and #5 – Penumbra of the Polar Ape.
Dying Earth Kickstarter Stretch Goals Collection Casebook of Arcane Apocrypha, 3 panel judge screen, 2 spell librams with starting spells, exclusive Goodman Games Gazette and Dying Earth Art Folio.
Three individual adventure modules DCC Dying Earth adventure #6 – The Great Visp Hunt (level 2 adventure) DCC Dying Earth adventure #7 – Phantoms of the Ecoplasmic Cotillion (level 3 adventure) DCC Dying Earth adventure #8 – The House on the Island (level 3 adventure)
It’s Thursday evening and we have a bunch of new items that have made it into the store…
Steve Jackson Games – Seven Deadly Sins Die – a d14 with each sin twice.
Steven Jackson Games – Kitten Polyhedral dice 7 dice set in four different color choices. Each with kitten paw prints. Black and brown, Orange and yellow, Gray and light blue as well as Steel gray and brown
Renegade Games – GI Joe : Cobra Dice – This polyhedral set includes 2d20, d12, d10, d8,d6,d4 and a d2 coin with the Cobra logo
Renegade Games – GI Joe : Cobra Dice Bag – Black and red dice bag with the Cobra logo
Wizkids Games – GIant Space Hamster paint night kit 10 paints,2 brushes, plastic space hamster miniature and a video tutorial on painting techniques.
Osprey Games – Jackals RPG : Travellers on the War Road a supplement expanding on the regions of Zaharets and cultures presented in the core book. New rites, virtues and talents add to the character customization possibilities. There are also many adventure hook scattered in the book to help further adventuring.
Wizkids Games – Marvel Age of Heroes a strategy game for 2 to 5 players. Each player commands a duo of X-Men each team trying to complete missions while gaining experience, resources, training and more. Plays in 60 to 90 minutes. Ages 14 and up.
Wizkids – Encounter in a Box : Prison Break Includes double sided map tiles, stone walls and doors, 6 color pawns and a scenario booklet
Wizkids – Encounter in a Box : Wagon Ambush Includes double sided map tiles, 2 fallen logs, 2 pack mules, horse, wagon, 5 color pawns and a scenario booklet.
Andrews Publishing – To Be or Not To Be a Villain an adventure in 5 acts designed to be run by 2 GMs. Includes pre-generated characters and takes about 12 hours to play through completely, either as a day long session or broken into acts. This scenario features intrigue, war, violence, betrayal, secrets and more. The book itself is a classic ‘double book’ with half being set up for use with 5e D&D the other half (upside down) designed to be used with Zweihander.
New Pazio releases: Starfinder Flip Mat : Amusement Park (double sided laminated map) one side has a midway, the other a central plaza
Pathfinder Flip Mat : Noble Estate (double sided laminated flip mat) one side is a top view of the estate building and grounds, the other side has the interior of the buildings laid out.
Starfinder – Drift Crisis Case Files Three adventures (for character levels 3-4,7-8 and 10-11) designed to be run as a series – but can be turned into a campaign in their own right. A codex of non-player characters, new rules and options and a host of detective work at Absalom Station – now a refuge for castaways during the Drift Crisis.
Pathfinder – Dreamers of the Nameless Spires (final adventure of the Gatewalkers saga) Can you help fulfill Dr. Ritalson’s destiny by filling in his memory gaps, dealing with sinister forces, and take on an ancient evil? A complete adventure for 8-10th level characters
Lost Omens : Firebrands Some of the more infamous adventurers across the Inner Sea are detailed in this book. Source material on the different organizations fighting injustice, key members, goals, character options and advice on running games are presented here.
Kobold Press – Campaign Builder : Cities and Towns (for D&D 5e) a complete toolkit to build, expand and enhance the towns and cities in your 5e game. From guilds to temples, craftspeople to criminals and a whole lot more. Use the worksheets to build and track settlements and guide all aspects of urban planning. Information on NPCs, rulers, cults and trade goods. Adds new character options, a bounty of tables, name generators, urban encounters and lots more.
Kobold Press – Campaign Builder : Cities and Towns Map Folio This bundle includes 12 full color battle maps with arenas, canals, city streets, dock, forests and many other handy locations. Maps are double sided and gridded in 1” squares for miniature use and sized at 24 x 36, which fold to 8 ½ x 11” Each is specially coated to allow wet and dry erase markers to be used on them and allow it to be wiped clean after.
Creature Caster – Judgement: Eternal Champions This boardgame pits players against each other in an arena of summoned heroes, mortal combat and fast paced action. pit your heroes against others, interact with dynamic terrain, deal with monsters and kill your enemies before they kill you. Choose one of six different deities to represent, harness their abilities, and march to victory. Includes Effigy miniatures, 15 detailed hero and monster miniatures, rules, full color neoprene game mat and hours of fun.
Chronicle RPG – Sable’s Kolinsky Collection 8 Kolinsky Sable brushes ranging in size from 0 to 7 (2x #0, 2x #1, 2x #2, #3, and #7) with ebony tone handles and black ferrules along with a velvet pouch to carry them in along with a sheet of basic tips and digital content..
Chronicle RPG – Wolf Bristle Brushes Collection 10 brushes with wolf hair bristles on rosewood tone handles with brass ferrules in a velvet carrying pouch to carry them in along with a sheet of basic tips and digital content. Sizes are #000, #00, 2 of #0, 2 of #1, 2 of #2, #3 and #7
Wizkids – Adult Copper Dragon (pre-painted) – Ready to pull out of the box and display or play
It’s the Monday after Adepticon and there were a few things that made it into the store. So without further ado…
Distant Rabbit Games – Mantis Falls Welcome to Mantis Falls, a mob-ruled city in the 1940s. You’ve seen something you shouldn’t have and now you hope to survive the night to make it out of town. This card game puts players together (mostly) in a bid to survive. This interactive game features cooperative play, trust and betrayal. For 2-3 players ages 14 and up. Plays in an hour to 90 minutes.
Brybelly – Yut Nori This 2 to 4 player game challenges you to toss the Yut sticks, race your pawns around the board and celebrate the New Year. Normally played during the Soellal Lunar New Year this family game is made of wood to last for a long time. Includes many optional rules to make the game more your own. Plays in around half an hour.
Renegade Games – GI Joe : New Alliances This deck building game expansion gives you 80 new cards which adds Decepticons and Autobots to your GI Joe game. Can Cobra make use of the alien technologies and Decepticons to rule the world or will the Autobots help the Joes to keep the world free? Requires the GI Joe deck building game to play.
Stronghold Games – Ares Expedition Crisis a new game mode for Terraforming Mars which allows solo play (or up to four players total). Crisis mode puts you on the planet post terraforming but the environment is failing. Oxygen is dropping, temperatures are falling and the oceans are freezing. There is not time enough to evacuate the whole population, so it is up to you to deal with the current issues and re-terraform the planet before it becomes uninhabitable. Plays in around an hour.
Asmadi Games – One Deck Galaxy A spacefaring version of One Deck Dungeon. Establish colonies, develop Tech, launch probes, build fleets and dominate the galaxy. Compete against one of the Adversaries and keep them in check as you do expand your own efforts. Plays in around an hour. Ages 14 and up.
Kosmos Exit the Game : The Professor’s Last Riddle This one shot escape room style game challenges you to participate in a global treasure hunt. Grab the late professor’s notes, some postcards and your passport and begin to solve the mystery. For 1 to 4 players, ages 12 and up.
Weird Giraffe Games – Wicked & Wise a trick taking card game for 2-6 players. Wise Dragons take the Tricks and the Wicked Mice attempt to manipulate the game to help the Dragons win. Work together, win gold and treasures and make sure your hoard is the biggest at games end. Ages 8 and up. Plays in 45 minutes to an hour and a half depending on players.
Darrington Press – Last Gasp A 2 player dramatic storytelling game of dynamic duels. From fist-fighting monks to laser-toting spacefarers engaged in a duel. Create your own character or import it from other games. Everything you need to play is included. Prepare yourself and your story, and discover not only the winner but the deeper motivations of both.
Hello Games Plus fans and followers – Tonight we have a selection of board games, roleplaying products and miniatures to show you that have made it into the store over the last few days.
Our Friday Night Selection
Forged Products – Premium GM Screen – two different designs – one is oriented Portrait, one Landscape. Each are faux-black leather over ¼” thick heavy card backed by a clear plastic sleeve to insert your charts, tables and reference sheets into each panel facing the GM. A wonderfully luxurious screen.
Chaosium Inc – Call of Cthulhu : Namless Horrors six scenarios for Call Cthulhu, two set in the 1890s, two set in 1920 and 1930 and two set in the modern day. Designed for CoC itself, you can also use Pulp Cthuhlu information as well. Ther are mature themes in the adventures, so please be aware.
Steve Jackson Games – The Fantasy Trip : The Rose Labyrinth A Fantasy Trip supplement with a pair of double sided labyrinth map boards, a bunch of creature tokens, guidelines for using the maps, a gazebo counter and much more.
Steve Jackson Games – Ardonirane : City of the Thorse Thorsz is the ruthless warlord of the merchant city of Ardonirane. This supplement introduces him to you along with dozens of other personalities, intrigues happening in the city, the desert nomads, adventure seeds in and out of the city and much more.
Rebel Games – Meadow Downstream This expansion to Meadow adds the kayaker perspective – discover plants and animal species as you travel down streams, rivers and lakes. Find fish, otters and beavers in their natural habitat, observe their actions and gain skill in your kayaking ability as well as scientific perception. For 1 to 4 players, ages 10 and up.
Ravensburger – Council of Shadows This 1 to 4 player game challenges you to grow your empire, fend off opponents and provide energy to the Council. Work on improving your civilization, controlling new planets and seizing raw material to join the Council of Shadows. Ages 14 and up. Plays in an hour to two depending on players.
Modiphius Entertainment – Ironsworn Starforged – This Tabletop Role Playing game gives you the ability to explore uncharted space, find out about the galaxy and learn about the inhabitants along the way. The game features three different modes of play. Solo allows you to attempt to fulfill vows in a dangerous galaxy motivated only by individual honor. Co-op allows a group of players to weave a story together with no guide. In the Guided game a single player (the Guide) moderates the session and helps the narrative along.
R&R Games – East India Companies 2 to 4 players attempt to become the most successful company that plies the seas. Buy and sell goods, grow your company, invest in opposing companies and profit from their efforts. Ages 14 and up. Plays in 90 to 120 minutes,
Pinnacle Entertainment – Holler : an Appalachian Apocalypse a new savage worlds Ghosts, monsters and the fae stalk the land while pollution chokes the air, earth and water. Caught between the Company and the supernatural everyday folk try to put things right. Cast back the demons, fight the Company and take back your land. A new Savage Worlds setting of gothic industrial horror.
Wizkids Games – Spider-man Beyond Amazing a new Heroclix set featuring the Sinister Six, various Carnage characters, Spider-man in a number of incarnations and much more.
Modiphius Entertainment – new Elder Scrolls : Call to Arms miniature sets: Dawnguard Core Box Dawnguard Stalwarts expansion box Bandits Core Box Vampire Core Box Adventurer Fortune Hunter Expansion Volkihar Inner Circle expansion
Cool Mini or Not – new Song of Ice and Fire new miniatures sets Lysene Sellswords Infantry Unit, Bolton Flayed Men Cavalry Unit and Targaryen Brazen Beast infantry unit
Atomic Mass Games – Star Wars Legion : Asajj Ventress Operative Expansion
Army Painter – Gamemaster Wandering Monster Paint Set a brush, 20 Warpaint colors and a plastic troll miniature kit along with a QR code to give you video tips and tricks to help you begin to paint.
Looney Labs – Across America Fluxx The cross country card game of ever-changing rules. a card game for 2-6 players, ages 8 and up.
