Rich here with a little more product we just got in. Sometimes it’s a dribble, sometimes it’s a flood. In this instance – we got enough time to tell you a bit about this stuff…
Wise Wizard Games – Star Trek Star Realms : Borg Invasion Expansion This expansion pits players against the Borg in two new game modes. A cooperative game where players work to stop the Borg Empire and a player v player mode as well. Includes new rules, 78 game cards, game mat and three Borg ship cards.
Smirk & Dagger Games – Out Fox the Fox : Super Sneaky Edition Pick a Top 5 List, make up a fake answer and try to fool the players with it. Designed for ages 10 and up for 2 to 10 players. Takes around 45 minutes to play.
Avalon Hill – Hero Quest – Crypt of Perpetual Darkness Requires the core game to play, this module (designed by Joe Manganiello and originally only available via crowdfunding) pits you against the forces of Dread reaching out to envelop the place you call home. 10 different quests, a black dragon miniature, dice, cards and tile sheets.
Quartermaster General – South Front This second game is set in the Mediterranean Front. 2 Players compete – the Axis tries to keep the Allies from naval superiority to keep their chances of taking Malta and the Middle East alive, but must be aggressive enough to succeed before the US enters the war. Ages 13+. Plays in around an hour and a half.
Nuts! Wargames – Italia 1917-1918 : Farewell to Arms Third in the ‘I18’ series features the 1917 Battle of Caporetto pitting Austro-Hungarian and elite German forces against the Italians and the Battle of Vittorio-Veneto where the Italian counter attack. Includes 6 large scenarios of variable length. 2 players, ages 14+. Plays in 1 to 4 hours, depending on the scenario and events.
Pazio – new Starfinder & Pathfinder items in stock now! Pathfinder Game Night : Dawn of the Frogs A 1st level adventure with 4 pregenerated characters with everything you need to play the introductory adventure – nothing else required! three linked adventures, four characters, poster maps, pawns, rules reference and a night of action.
Pathfinder – Mythspeaker Adventure Path book 3 (of 3) Titanbane Having succeeded in mastering their mythic abilities the characters now must locate and recover the divine sword and defeat their enemy to finally be at peace. An adventure for 7-9th level characters.
Pathfinder – Pocket Edition : Treasure Vault 220+ pages of new gear, equipment and magic items with signature weapons, relics, wondrous items, potions, wands, and much more.
Starfinder 2e – Galaxy Guide : Pocket Edition
Starfinder Flipmat – Garage Warehouse 24 x 30 flipmat with one side a warehouse and parking lot ready for infiltration, showdowns or whatever may happen. The other side has a mechanical warehouse complete with catwalks and machinery to move about.
Starfinder 2e Player Character Folio – character sheet, player screen, reference space, folder flaps, journaling room and more.
Starfinder 2e – GM Core World building, hacking, cinematic starship scenes, exciting chases, cross-over Pathfinder ideas, loot and much more – all designed to create an immersive environment and a GM‘s campaign. That and so much more are detailed in this 256+ page book. Comes in a standard cover, a special ‘brick and mortar only’ cover and a limited edition publication.
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Hans Im Gluck – Duel for Cardia for 2 or 4 players, ages 9 and up compete to gain the Signet Ring of the Djinn to rule the City of Cardia. Play your cards at the right time, use your abilities wisely and outwin your opponents to win. Plays in around 15 minutes.
Askfageln – Freeway Warrior : Interactive fiction books These books are written by Joe Devers, using a system similar to the Lone Wolf series. You play as Cal Phoenix, protector of Dallas Colony One – survivors of a nuclear apocalypse just now emerging from bunkers on a trek to reach the California coast. Each book takes a segment of the journey and provides action and adventure. Currently available are Highway Holocaust, Slaughter Mountain Run and California Countdown. Each book can be played on its own or played in sequence as a campaign of sorts.
Rowan, Rook and Deckard – DIE RPG volume 3 : Childish Things This book looks at childhood and the challenges it poses – graduating and how life changes, coming to terms with doing horrible things and even the family dynamics of giant robots and kaiju teddy bears…
Out of the Ashes : Adventure in a Broken World The Nameless Emperor is defeated, but the world is now in ruin. Can you and compatriots survive in the shambles that remain. Monsters now roam the land, agents of the Nameless Emperor seek to cause chaos from the shadows and rebuild their strength. Can you find refuge and keep your community safe, help it grow and rebuild civilization?
Pelgrane Press – Trail of Cthulhu: Arkham Detective Tales – Extended Edition A new extended version of the Arkham Detective Tales with fully updated content and a new scenario. Five adventures, all set in Arkham to help you follow the Trail of Cthuhlu.
Pelgrane Press – Mutant City Blues Second Edition As members of the Heightened Crime Investigation Unit you and your partner work to police the mutant population of the city. People who can fly, phase through walls, project energy from their hands and other amazing abilities. Investigate the crimes and work to bring the perps in. This second edition includes new modes of play, use GUMSHOE investigative rules, expanded chase rules take superpowers into account, new character templates and even a new scenario to kick things off in your game.
Mongoose Publishing – Traveller Merchants Edition a new introductory handbook that provides all the tools for newcomers you need to create adventurers, adventures and even a campaign. Create exploratory traders, merchant princes and other bold captains, pilot your trusty ship through the sector, encounter new worlds, alien beings and animals and try to make a fortune as you go.
Autarch Press – Adventurer, Conqueror King System The newest edition of the fantasy roleplay system, including a Revised Rulebook, Judges Journal and Monstrous Manual. Adventure in a world of swords, sorcery, monsters and strongholds. Conquer foes, gain treasure, accumulate land and followers in a bid to become a powerful lord.
Days of Wonder – Battle for Hoth a 2-4 player game for ages 8 and up. Each game takes around 30 minutes. This fast paced game has 17 unique scenarios including the classic ‘Target the Shield Generators’ battle from the movie. 2 dynamic multi-scenario campaigns are included for pay along with 6 leaders, 74 3d playing pieces, full color board, dice rules and hours of tense battle action.
Dan Verssen Games – Warfighter Chtorr a solo/co-op game of battles against an alien menace. Select your operators, equip them with the best weapons you can, get equipment and training and head out to deal with the alien hostiles. Plays from 1-6. Scenarios take from 30 to 90 minutes to play.
Days of Wonder – Ticket to Ride : Northern Lights 2-5 player game of rail management in the Nordic Countries. Claim sea and rail routes, connect cities to complete your Destination Tickets, pay attention to the common objectives and build a powerful transportation empire. Plays in 30 minutes to an hour depending on players.
Renegade Games / Avalon Hill – Diplomacy : Era of Empire a stand alone game for new and experienced Diplomacy players. The 19th Century was a dynamic and turbulent time where seven great empires vie for control of the known world. negotiate, outwit and seize areas as you gain dominance over the regions. Dice do not determine the outcome… clever plans and cunning actions do. Includes a pad of planning maps, board, rules, wooden pieces and hours of play.
WizKids – Builders of Baldur’s Gate a 2-4 player game for players 14 and up. Play as the head of a powerful family, and help defend Baldur’s Gate from monster attacks, undertake profitable business ventures and gain the trust & influence of the three factions to try to become the most powerful family in the city.
Renegade Games – Unstoppable : Tyrant’s End This Solo Hero Series game in an expansion to Unstoppable which introduces two new characters. Play as a member of the Rebellion or as a wayward heir. Includes 6 character cards, threat cards, 36 core and 10 upgrade cards, card sleeves, dividers and rules.
KESS – Giant Foam Dice Need a die that towers over the tabletop? That is made of foam so your roll (or throw) won’t hurt anything? Want one you can give to a young’un and they can’t swallow it? These KESS dice are just the thing. 5.5 inches in size – all 6 of the polyhedral shapes are covered (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12 and d20). Also available as a set.
WizKids – Pathfinder Gourd Leshy a full color, 14” tall Leshy (about 8 inches wide at the middle of the head). Ready to guard your treasure, roam your garden or add to your Pathfinder collection.
Renegade Games – Axis & Allies Stalingrad In the summer of 1942 the German Army set its sights on the East and Russia. A quick thrust into the lands and seizing of key cities should see them take Russia in a lightning move. But Stalingrad, expected to fold quickly, resists and stalls the advance ultimately causing Germany’s plan to fail and the initiative to be lost. This Axis & Allies game includes 2 new units (the StuG Assault gun and Katyusha Rocket Launcher), a separate Stalingrad board, 150+ playing pieces, game cards, optional rules, 2 campaigns – a 13 round game to show the full operation and a shorter 7 round operation encompassing just the Soviet counter attack.
UltraPro – Warhammer 40K Data Sheet & Index Card deck box Holds 120+ standard size Warhammer 40K index cards with a locking lid and card divider.
UltraPro – Warhammer 40K Dice Tower A combination dice storage container and tower – it has a magnetic closure and holds 40+ standard RPG dice. CMYK – Quacks a 2-4 player game where you draw ingredients out of a bag, put them in your cauldron to create concoctions. Beware the wild effects that may occur as you add to your potion. And a word to the wise, be careful you do not push your luck too far or your cauldron may explode! Ages 10 and up. Plays in 45 minutes or so.
Its a Friday round up for this week, brought to you by the letter N… for New Stuff!
Pegasus Spiel – Roaring 20s a 3-5 player card game where players try to attract the most glamorous dinos to their party. Have the best snack or most glittering gems to get them to your abode. Bid well and pass when you need to to get the best guest list and be the best party animal there is. Ages 8 and up. Plays in around half an hour.
Amigo Games – 3 Chapters 2- 6 players try to create the ultimate story by pitting their characters against challenges and being victorious. will you succeed in being the master story teller across 3 chapters?
Smirk and Dagger Games – This Game is Killer 4-10 players attempt to figure out who the shape shifting alien is before it kills everyone. Plays in 10 minutes or so. Play your cards, trust your gut and try not to end up dead.
Final Score – Ink Create a piece showing your artistic genius by playing tiles to create areas, play ink bottles to fill then gain extra actions to win. 1-4 players, ages 8 and up. Plays in half an hour to 45 minutes depending on players.
Dragon Shields – Two new Matte Dual color sleeves. Gooseberry (a light pastel-ish green) and Blossom (a pastel pink)
Slugfest Games – The Red Dragon Inn : Adventure is Nigh Extra Pack Includes new prize cards, a new Pub Crawl Tavern, the General Mayhem Event Deck and a new character too!
Andrea Sfiligoi – 4 Against Darkness : Twisted Dungeons A supplement containing variant dungeons with 64 complications to make the going rough.
Magpie Games – Rapscallion : an RPG of Swashbuckling Sail the waters of the Great Sea find treasures, duel, beware ghosts, sorcerers and other foul beasts. Includes everything you need to create your own version of the Great Sea, character and ship to sail to adventure.
Studio 2/ Pazio – Pathfinder for Savage Worlds : Bestiary 2 100 deadly creatures, beasts and monsters. 128 pages of Dragons, Daemons and Deadly beasts which inhabit Golarion to challenge any characters in your campaign.
Studio 2/ Pazio – Pathfinder for Savage Worlds : Advanced Players Guide#2 Enhanced Character options, new ancestors, Edges, gear, powers, magic items and ever so much more. What does more mean? Things like Spell duels, construct creation, hazards, binding Outsiders and other stuff.
Studio 2/Pazio – Pathfinder for Savage Worlds – Bestiary Cards Set 1 Aberrations, Undead and Oozes.
Monte Cook Games – Gunslinger Knights The Order of Gunslinger Knights ride mechanical steeds and wield weapons of power and flame. Their job? To battle the horrors that spawn from the Fundament Storms. A complete game with mythic quests, foul beasts, brave knights, motorcycles, sixguns and adventure. Two stories to get you going, a full world to battle in, background to detail your knights and unlimited adventure.
Beadle and Grimm’s Faster, Purple Worm! Everybody Dies Vol 1 Can your group of 1st level adventurers make a mark on the world defying impossible odds? Fifteen different stories with legendary foes to face. One shot adventures that last a lifetime.
Spielworx – Die Macher Fight for political power in Germany, win elections and use the Shadow Cabinet to gain the influence you need. Originally released in 1986 this game has been updated by the designer. 3 to 5 players try to advance through 4 German federal state elections with the option for a deeper campaign of 7 elections. Ages 12 and up. Plays in around 2 to 3 hours depending on players and variants.
A mid-week update with new releases and new for the week…
Czech Game Editions – Space Trucker do What?! This expansion for Galaxy Trucker adds super dangerous super-cards, cargos no sane trucker would truck, Very Important Passengers and ridiculously daring missions too. Turn based ship construction adds another dimension to the game if you are up for it. 2-4 players, ages 8 and up. Plays in around half an hour.
Modiphious Entertainment – Five Leagues from the Borderlands Compendium Includes material from the Ancient Land of Dust, Paths in the Wilderness and Deep Below to expand your adventures. Ancient Land of Dust is a desert based adventure set with dedicated environmental rules, regional information, new magical information, settlements, encounters and other things. The Paths in the Wilderness adds new character types, special magic, new activities, new enemies and options rules. Deep below pits your 6 strong warband against an underworld of collapsed keeps, claustrophobic caverns and underground foes. new mystic arts, new origins and a bunch more.
Sirius Dice – Yawning Portal Treasure Packs A new set of dice packs, each with a full 7 piece dice set, and ability coin and a dice bag.
Stonemaier Games – Vantage a 1-6 player open world game featuring a whole planet to explore in stand alone sessions. Players begin scattered across the globe within their own first person perspective of their individual situation. Communicate with others to try to discover, interact and survive in the world. Designed for ages 14+ Each session lasts from 2 to 3 hours.
Z-Man Games – Fate of the Fellowship 1-5 player cooperative game where each player controls 2 characters, using unique abilities to protect Frodo, battle enemies and evade the Nazgul and Sauron’s Searching Eye. Each play through has new challenges with 24 objectives, 14 events and 13 playable characters. Ages 14 and up. Plays in an hour and up to three depending on players and events. Includes a specific solo mode.
WizKids Games – Dungeons & Dragons Icons of the Realms Adult Red Dragon Tyrant A pre-painted miniature of the Adult Red. Ready to go onto your table or in your collection.
Osprey Games – Line of Fire : Burnt Moon a two player deck-building card game of machines battling across Io. Designed for ages 14 and up. Plays in about half an hour. For two players.
WizKid Games – Heroclix Spiderman 400 a pre-made team for Heroclix, ready to play at 400 points, 300 points or simply alongside other characters in your collection. Includes Spiderman (Peter Parker), Venom, Ghost Spider and Spiderman (Miles Morales).
Compass Games – Combat! Volume 3 : Arnhem a solitaire game of man to man combat in world war 2. British armed forces fight for Arnhem bridge. This game is stand alone so no experience with the system is needed. Multiple scenarios cover several different stages of the attacks, and the battles can be strung together to make a campaign. Designed for one player, takes about 3-4 hours to play.
AllPlay – Lure an easy to learn, fun to play fishing game. Wager dice to catch the most elusive fish, decide your strategy and see how well you do. Ages 7 and up. Plays in around 15 minutes for 2-5 players.
Atlas Games – Catstronaughts the Board Game 1-4 players (ages 10 and up) work to expand the ISS, moving modules to the right spots and getting them online before time runs out. Plays in half an hour to an hour depending on the number of players.
UVS Games – Universus : Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Comes in ready-to-play starter decks with a TMNT character card, playmat, 60 card deck and quick start guide or as Booster Packs with 11 random cards to bolster your deck.
Atomic Mass Games – Star Wars Shatterpoint : Terror from Below Squad Riff Tamson, Nossor Ri and 2 Aqua Droids and game cards
Fantasy Flight Games – Marvel Champions Trickster Takeover a 78 card scenario pack with the Enchantress and Loki, two unique scenarios, epic multiplayer mode, a modular encounter set and fun for 1 to 4 players.
Fantasy Flight Games – Arkham Horror : Film Fatale scenario pack a scenario set for 1-4 players placing the investigators on the set of Hollywood Lot C movie where they have to deal with forces of chaos across three genres. Can be played on it’s own or as a side-story.
Elf Lair Games – Thirteen Parsecs all the rules you need to run a science fiction campaign from gritty cyberpunk to space operas. Character generation, aliens, bunches of skills, equipment, mini-settings, a GM chapter to help create your game, planetary design and more.
Czech Games Edition – Codenames Duet a two player cooperative
Osprey Publishing – Frostgrave : Advanced Spellcraft 150+ pages of new rules on spellcasting, a new 10 scenario campaign, new treasures, bestiary and more.
Mongoose Publishing – Traveller : Traders & Gunboats more than 70 new ships for use by adventures, pirates, traders, government forces and corporations. Not only are there ships of the Imperium, there are K’kree, Aslan, Vargr, Hiver, Sword Worlds, Dronye, Zhodani, Solomani and others. Includes rules on using all the presented vessels in your game as well.
Mongoose Publishing – Traveller : Fifth Frontier War : Opening Moves Body pistols and firebombs turn a normal day into one of lethal surprises. The players will experience the terror, heroism, denial and stupidity of the first days of the Fifth Frontier War. Race across District 268 and be a part of the pivotal battle of Elixbeth where they may be a more important element than they know.
Z-Man Games – Love Letter The classic fast playing, high strategy card game is back. Outwit your friends and foes in this 2-6 player game. For ages 10 and up. Plays in around 15 minutes.
Edge Studios – Children of the Five Winds This supplement explains the history of the Unicorn clan, their journey down the Sand Road and back to the Empire. Includes new schools and samurai heritages, the minor clan of the Fox, new techniques, NPCs, and equipment. Also has a four part adventure, meishodo, the way of talisman magic, more types of horses and more.
Catalyst Game Labs – new Battletech FieldTech battlemats Alphastrike Desert/Grasslands (double sided) Misery/Thunder rift maps (double sided) Alpha Strike Lunar/Alpha Strike City (double sided)
New Reaper miniatures Pathfinder 2e – Lem (Halfling Bard), Lini (Gnome Druid), Kyra (Human Cleric), Rat Swarm, Insect Swarm, Chaos Champion, Female Chaos Cultist, Dark Elf Assassin, Dark Elf Sorceress, Dark Elf Priestess, Fairy of the Woods, Bad Fairy, Goblin Shaman, Goblin Champion, and three female figures – and Elf Rogue, Raleigh the Elder and Adeui the Younger.
Bad Squiddo All sorts of scenery and accessory minis are in stock.
Hey there Games Plus-ers. As much as things are waaaaaaayyyyy to chaotic right now to start typing away at the stuff we got – here are a bunch of pictures to show you what has come in since we left for GenCon last week.
We got new paints from Bear Cavalry including the ‘Big Green Magazine’, Turbo Dork thinner and palettes, Hairfoot Jousting miniatures, bunches of boardgames, RPG stuff and ever so much more…
It’s a week’s end round up. Rich here, having survived intolerable heat, drenching rains and a horde of yellow jackets to bring you the items you may not have yet seen in the store.
Wargames Atlantic – Satyr Brutes 24 multi-part hard plastic beastly creatures with multiple head, weapon, tails and shield types. Minis are about 35mm tall when assembled.
Wargames Atlantic – Age of Reason : Minutemen 30 American War of Independence hard plastic multi-part Minutemen minis. They come with a variety of heads and weapons to create the troops you desire.
Wargames Atlantic – Age of Reason : British 5th Foot Grenadiers Includes Brown Bess muskets, bearskin caps in several different poses to provide all the troops you want.
Before the End : A prelude to Legacy of Cthuhlu
Matagot Games – Mission Red Planet 20th anniversary edition the classic game, reissued with a new modular board. Secure the valuable resources, slow your rivals from getting theirs and succeed at Mission Red Planet. Ages 10+. Plays in around an hour. 2-6 players.
Aporta Games – Saltfjord 1-4 player game (for ages 14 and up) challenging players to create a town and keep it running by trading, expanding and producing. Plays in around 45 to an hour and a half depending on players.
Arc Dream Publishing – God’s Hunt Four scenarios for Delta Green set between 2016 and 2020. Each scenario can be played on it’s own, or Gods Hunt ties together God’s Teeth campaign exploring the nature and tying into the spiraling years.
Mongoose Publishing – War Fleets of the Fifth Frontier War This book present the doctrines and warships from the Third Imperium and Zhodahni Consulate fleets. Battleships to covert operations vessels along with third line warships of the Colonial Fleet. Includes deck plans and variants as well as roles, deployment information and more.
Monte Cook Games – Neon Rain RPG This book takes the Cypher System into the realm of Cyberpunk. includes advice and tools for building a cyberpunk setting, premade NPCs and creatures, a ready to play setting to start you out if you don’t want to do your own, two adventures in Edge City, action, Cyberspace, guns, gear and more.
Northstar Military Miniatures – Stargrave : Automatons Box set 20 multipart hard plastic minis which are a creation of dead flesh and advanced cybernetics – each box includes enough parts to create 20 of these cyborg monstrosities. All the other Stargrave plastic figure pieces are compatible allowing you to customize your cyber-horde or create characters with implants or upgrades.
It’s time for a smokin’ hot Mid Week Update! … well, it’s smokin’ hot outside – and time for a Mid Week Update.
Dolphin Hat Games – Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza Ridiculously Large 2-8 player game with Ridiculously large cards. Plays just like the original game but with Large Cards. Ridiculously Large Cards. 2-8 players, Ages 7+, plays in about 10 minutes.
Dolphin Hat Games – I Know… You Don’t 3-7 players work to crack the code to reveal the secret rule in order to win. Ages 10 and up. Plays in around 10 minutes. Dolphin Hat Games – Bing! Bam! Boom!
2-6 players (ages 7 and up) try to play matching fireworks cards while avoiding the ‘duds’. Plays in around 10 minutes.
Renegade Game Studios – Unstoppable A rogue-like momentum deckbuilder card game that can be played solo or cooperatively. Craft your deck to keep the momentum and allow yourself the ability to defeat enemies as you close in on the boss. Includes a special card-crafting mechanic and momentum rules. For 1-2 players, ages 14+. Plays in an hour to an hour and a half.
Restoration Games – Unmatched : Battle of Legends Volume Three a 2-4 player game of legendary characters battling it out almost anywhere. Choose and Unmatched Character, any Unmatched Map and go to it. This set comes with Blackbeard, Pandora, Loki and the Chubacabra, a double sided game board, character decks, accessories and rules. Each game takes around half an hour depending on the players. You can mix and match between other Unmatched sets.
Chaosium Inc – Rivers of London RPG – In Liberty’s Shadow : A Guide to Case Files in the USA Using the BRP (basic roleplaying system) this sourcebook gives all the information to adventure in the USA. From unofficial monster hunters to hedge wizards and the FBI’s ‘basement’ investigators there are multitudes of mysteries to solve. New spells, creatures, two new case files, the histories of magic in the USA, six preamde investigators and more.
LA Brands – Cryptic Killers Read the Evidence, Eliminate the Suspects and find the Killer. A recording studio is home to a murder and it’s your job to review the evidence. There are 26 documents in this package as well as information online in a police webmail box for you to access. Suggested for ages 14 and up. Takes around 3 -4 hours to solve. Each games is a different case with different difficulty level and resolution.
Kobold Press – Labyrinth Worldbook a complete guidebook to the Labyrinth campaign overlay. Players and GMs gain resources for world hopping adventures where you travel to any campaign setting and uncover new secrets. Includes 10 subclasses, powers of the Void and Labyrinth, 5 new magic styles, a gazetteer of the known worlds and key locations, gods, factions, magic items, monsters and more spanning Ten Thousand Worlds.
Kobold Press – Labyrinth Adventures 12 adventures for characters between levels 1 and 8, perfect for Tales of the Valiant campaigns. You can easily incorporate the scenarios into your campaign or string them together for an epic journey across multiple worlds trying to find a shattered Portal Key. Your path begins here… try not to get lost.
Green Stuff World – Push Pop Mixing Palette 24 depression silicone push-pop mixing palette. Just push the depression out to clean.
Salt & Pepper Games – Onoda relive the fascinating story of Hiroo Onoda, a Japanese intelligence officer surviving for three decades under adverse conditions. This solo game takes about 30 minutes to play a mission. Includes both English and Spanish rules.
Floodgate Games – Hedge Mage Guard you garden, nab your neighbors Gnomes, create a hedge maze to keep your gnomes in and out prank your opposing wizards. Designed for 2-4 players, ages 10 and up. Plays in about 45 minutes.
Adam’s Apple Games – Planet Unknown : Supermoon 1-6 players try to build the best planet and supermoon in this expansion. Preserve the future of humanity by developing the supermoon into a viable place. Adds around 20 minutes to the game, ages 10 and up. Includes a fractured planet, a new corporation, new cards, games and tiles.
First things first – tomorrow is DCC Day – a celebration of Dungeon Crawl Classics, Mutant Crawl Classics and all the other genre games. 11am sees a game event, all day we will have merch, modules, rulebooks and more.
And we’ve got some new items to show off too! Catalyst Game Labs – Shadowrun : Deadly Arts an advanced combat rulebook for Shadowrun. New gear, vehicles, drone, weapons, combat magic options and all sorts of information in a single handy tome.
Compass Games – Pontiac’s War Rebellion 1763-66 2 players explore the situation in North America on the heels of the French & Indian War where politics, mismanagement and the colonial crisis precipitate and uprising of the Native population and a great conflict. Event and combat cards add uncertainty and the game provides multiple scenarios from short introductory games (lasting about half an hour) as well as a few short campaign scenarios lasting a few hours and a full three year game lasting around 6 hours. Includes a mounted game map and ¾” counters.
Atomic Mass Games – two new sets Marvel Crisis Protocol Affiliation Pack Criminal Syndicate – MODOK, Kingpin, Bullseye and Hood along with cards, tokens and rule sheets
Marvel Crisis Protocol Character Pack Avalanche, Exodus and Lady Mastermind – rules, cards and tokens for all three characters.
Asmadi – Innovation 4th edition An enhanced version of the original game taking you on a card-driven journey through humanities ideas and advancements from the dawn of mankind through the present times. Manage your technologies to succeed in advancing your society. Includes a full visual redesign and add-ons to bring the game to Age 11. Not compatible with 3rd edition expansion.
Compass Games – Spring Prelude : Second Kharkov May ‘42 Using mechanics familiar to players of Victory in the West, players examine the second battle of Kharkov, with the Soviets attempting to retake the city and the Germans trying to throw them back. Includes 4 different scenarios with two historical setups and two hypothetical games to explore alternate ideas. Plays in about 2 hours for the introductory games, around 8 hours for the campaign scenarios. Has high solitaire suitability.
Compass Games – WWII Commander Volume 2 : Market Garden A area-based recreating the Allied airborne operations, fast paced and easy to learn – a great interactive game to delve into historical board gaming. The Allies are trying to secure bridges to push into Germany while the German forces are trying to isolate the airborne groups while holding back the Allied offensive from linking up with them and splitting their defenses. Play time is based on the scenario ranging from around 3 to 14 hours. Designed for ages 14 and up.
It’s a mid-week round-up. It’s just all the stuff we’ve seen over the last few days. Here you go…
Czech Games – Codenames (new edition) The classic Codenames, back available in store.
Catan Games – Traders & Barbarians Expanding on the basic CATAN game, includes 5 unique scenarios, fend off barbarians or even play with just two people.New tiles, cards, rules and more.
Goodman Games – 5th Ed Fantasy #29 – Alabaster Tower of Thracia a level 1 adventure for 5e D&D. Includes a hyperlinked pdf of adventure, maps and handouts, 27 fully developed encounter areas, 9 new monsters, 7 maps and 4 player handouts.
City of Games – Emberleaf 1-5 player competitive card-dancing, engine-building board game. Rise from the forest floor, gather resources and rebuild your home while clearing the dangerous areas. Ages 14 and up. PLays in around 90 minutes, up to two hours (or more) with larger numbers of players.
Luminary Games – Ivion : Herocrafting Card Game Three new sets are now available. The Noose & The Goose (The Executioneer vs the Poacher), The Bear vs the Badger (The Ruffian vs the Frair) and The Falcon vs the Snake (The Fletcher vs the Baron). Each set contains two character decks, tokens, rules and board. Any character can play against others regardless of the set. Compatible with new and older characters.
Osprey Publishing – new releases
Men at Arms #562 – Partisan Warfare in Greece 1941-44
Elite #262 – American Civil War Amphibious Tactics
Air Campaign #54 – Normandy 1944 ‘Transportation Plan’
Campaign #416 – Cynoscephalae 197 BC : Rome humbles Macedon
New Vanguard #339 – German tanks in Barbarossa 1941
Duel # 143 – Jagdpanther vs 17pdr Achilles (NW Europe 1944-45
AK Quick Gen paint sets AK interactive enters the new paint arena with Quick Gen paint sets – from metallics to different uniform, environmental or thematic sets.
AK Playmarkers and Playmarker boxed sets are back in stock too!
Miniature Wargames # 507 – The Forgotten War : Russia vs Japan 1939 Carentan in 15mm, Jackson in the Valley, news, reviews, how to scratchbuild sci-fi scatter terrain, painting tis and more.
Wargames Illustrated #451 – Mountains & Moor : Wargaming in the Wild – Chain of Command 2, Guards of Traitor’s Toll, Chicago Way, reviews, basing tips, Salute recap & more.
Gamehead Games – lots of little casual games.
Chessex new Lab dice – Borealis : Midnight (blue/black & glitter swirl with orange ink) Borealis : Passion (red & glitter swirl with white ink) Lustrous : Neptune (pearlescent green/dark green/silver with grey ink) Nebula : Molten (red/orange swirl with white ink) Nebula : Gelatinous (Green swirled with white ink)
Lazarus Rising Games – Overpower : Edgar Rice Burroughs and the World of Legends 4 different ready to play starter decks – Zeus, Time Detectives, The Resistance and the Horror Menagerie. Each faction has it’s own strengths and weaknesses and is ready to play with the deck itself.
Necromancer Games – Tome of Essential Horrors Designed for use with Old School Essentials advanced fantasy rules, this 180+ page contains more than 100 monsters and brings creatures from Frog God Games and Necromancer Games to OSE players and referees. Even though it’s written from use with Advanced Fantasy rules, the critters can be used with Classic Fantasy rules as well.
Compass Games – Engine Thieves a one or two player game of thievery, destruction and the attempt to cut the Confederacy in two with a daring raid. Plays in around an hour and a half. Ages 14 and up. Plays solo as the Union trying to get out after the raid or with two as Confederates vs Union with the raiders trying to sabotage and flee while the pursuing forces try to minimize the disruption.
Green Stuff World – new items in stock! token cases – yes, little hard 2 part round cases for your tokens,protect them from scuffs, spills and random mayhem.
Flip top bottle caps – Ten screw on bottle caps which replace the nozzle. Designed for standard 15mm necks they work with most hobby paints. Sold in bags of 10.
Max Darth black paint – One of the blackest black paints – absorbs so much more light than the usual blacks, it provides a deep, dark fully matte color.
Chrome clear coat – designed to protect the chrome effect of the finish without dulling the shine or causing hazing of the color. brush on or airbrush.
Greenstuff World Paint Remover – removes acrylic, enamel and lacquer based paints on metal, plastic or resin material. May be reused and has low evaporation. Recommended for quick use on plastic or up to 4 hours on metal.
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