Renegade Games – Diplomacy: Era of Empire Demo/Teaching Game
Have you ever wanted to learn the game Diplomacy? Interested in seeing the new version created by Renegade Games that is set in the 19th Century and puts you in charge of one of seven great empires: Britain, France, Russia, Turkey, China, Japan, and the Netherlands? Here is your chance. This new version maintains the core game mechanics that long-time fans know and love with some added twists for a fun, unique experience.
We will be hosting a pair of Demo/Teaching games brought to you by Renegade Games and local gamer Tony Prokes.
There will be two different games one starting soon after 10am and going till 2 pm and another starting not long after 2pm and going till about 7pm. Room for seven people in each game.
All you need to bring is you and a sense of adventure.
Hey there Games Plus followers, fans and browsers.
as some of you may remember we were advertising the possibility that we would do a boardgame auction in June. Well, it is not happening. Logistics, timing and other factors have made it far too much an undertaking to do so. So keep an eye out for the updates on the Fall 2025 Auction. -Rich
Rich here with a special announcement about traffic and parking this upcoming Saturday (and beyond).
Saturday, May 3rd, Mount Prospect is having a Derby Day/Cinco deMayo celebration downtown.
What does that mean to you?
It means that Prospect Ave will be closed between 83 (Main St) and Willie Street from 9am on. (see the red box east of us on the map)
How will you get to the store you ask?
Follow the green line and turn West onto West Evergreen Ave, head North up Willie and then either swing into the parking lot behind the store, or up to Prospect, turn back West and find a spot on Prospect Ave.
The Alfresco dining will have started so the area in front of Lady Delhia will not have parking, but Prospect will still be open both East and Westbound between Willie and Central.
Coming North up 83, you can turn onto Willie and go through a bit of the neighborhood to reach us that way.
And for those planning trips in the future, the Alfresco dining will be taking up the 6 parking spaces in from of Patina Wine bar, Lady Delhia, Splendid Day Spa, Synergy Fitness and Vision Center for the summer, into the Fall and until October 6th.
So plan ahead for Saturday’s shindig and for the summer and Fall dining season.
So by now you have probably heard about the tariffs which are being levied on imported goods. This will not just affect the raw materials, but the finished products like board games as well. As a manufacturer the cost of my components dictate the final price of my game. Usual the retail price of a game is around five to six times the component cost to account for shipping, advertising, distribution and other miscellaneous expenses. Subsequently the cost of my game components going for 4 dollars to 5, a 25% tariff, the cost of the game would increase not from 20 to 24 but to 25 or 30 dollars.
That said – we here at Games Plus will do the best we can to stock the shelves and get you the products you want. Prices on older games shouldn’t fluctuate too much right off, but new production games may well sooner than later. And it might well spell the
By the same token, the cost of tin, photo reactive resins and other raw materials may well affect the cost of miniatures in due time.
Hello Games Plus fans, friends and customers. Rich here with a not unexpected announcement. – We are now FULL – for the Saturday Board game Auction only.
We are still accepting Role playing games, military/historical/conflict games, miniatures and CCG/TCG/LCG/TMG items – so bring them on in.
Auction intake will continue into Monday March 3rd. You’ve still got time… but don’t delay too long.
Its a chilly Monday and we do have a few things in store that might entice you to wander in…
Golden Books – The Prefect Party a little book about a D&D party of adventurers and their attempt to work together and be… the Perfect Party.
Arc Dream Games – Delta Green Meridian a new scenario for the Delta Green RPG. Joplin, Missouri – federal agents are in town investigating a small homeless shelter that isn’t seeming to have its finances in order. Now a casual investigation uncovers something quite unexpected.
Mongoose Publishing – Paranoia : Citizen in Name Only. a complete mission for Paranoia pitting the party against… itself. Narrative flips between rival teams, plans for attack and defense clash as the FCCCP Pope begins his takeover.
Goodman Games – new adventure books River of Lies – a 3rd level adventure set in Purple Planet Beware the Ghost River of Varnasu. Will it’s deluge claim you for it’s own or grant you everlasting life? Only the survivors will be able to tell the story.
DCC#107 – Forgotten Dangers An adventure compilation of first, second and third level adventures filled with unpredictable sorcery and unexpected foes. 6 different adventures.
Die Robot! – A Purple Planet Adventure Purple Planet funnel adventure along with a new class… the Robot. For MCC and DCC
Gaming Honors – Oh Happy Danger : a Purple Planet adventure for DCC. A 2nd level Shakespearian adventure helping a head in a jar and his damsel meet and be together through all the drama, melodrama and action one expects.
Studio 9 Games – 101 Hex Encounters on the Purple Planet over 100 encounters to bring your Purple Planet adventures to life as the party goes places unknown. Also includes several mini adventure locations.
High Dive Games – Random Acts of Violet (DCC/MCC/XCC Purple Planet setting & adventure) a first level adventure and a setting area with low level encounters to help the party prepare for the ‘main event’.
Kazumi Chan – Rouge 2nd Edition a new release of the inclusive OSR RPG. All the information you need to start and run an Old School Rules roleplaying game with a new narrative feel.
Archmage Arispen – Deck of Many Encounters 24 unique dungeon encounters from dicing with Goblins to dealing with animated cleaning tools. All sorts of adventure with spur of the moment encounters.
Shadowland Games – Raven RPG A Gothic horror and cursed magic RPG. A city threatened by the Mist, ruled by a sinister magic order that protects the inhabitants from the vile Other Side and guards ancestral secrets. Includes a full gameplay guide, Magic, NPCs and organizations, details about the City of Raven, hints and tips, a starter adventure and sheets you need to play.
Shadowland Games – Raven Tarot
New DM Dave’s Sourcebooks Ultimate Guide to Writing 5e Adventures How to create compelling storylines, memorable characters, challenging encounters, and detailed maps while world building, fleshing out maps and more. 60 pages of information
Just Passing Through – No Prep Guidebook : Temples and Religious Sites 20 areas with maps and background and encounter notes.
Atomic Mass Games – Star Wars Legion LM-432 Crab Droids 2 Crab Droids, tokens and Insert sheet Aqua Droids – 4 Aqua Droids, tokens and rulesheet
CMON – new Song of Ice & Fire miniatures Brotherhood without Banners – Sworn Knights unit – 4 minis, tray and game cards
Brotherhood without Banners Heroes 1 -Lady Stoneheart, Edric Dayne, Gendry, Thoros of Myr, Anguy the Archer and Hot Pie.
House Martell – Skyreach Bowmen – 12 miniatures, tray and unit card.
Compass Games – Breaking the Chains 2.0 : War in the South China Seas Hypothetical combat in Chinese coastal waters in the 2020s. With Area Denial weapons, missile laden ships, paratroops, aircraft carriers and more China asserts it’s control over the ‘Near Seas’ region in conflict with US and First Island Coalition Powers. Includes rules, around 500 counters, maps, political tension track and more. Three scenarios from conflict over Taiwan, a Chinese first strike and a naval exercise turned conflict. Game time varies by scenario.
Stellar Factory – Werewolf a party game for 7-35 players. Social deduction game of Werewolves, werewolf hunters and devious play.
Stellar Factory – Strawberry Sunset 2-4 players work to plant strawberries before sunset while reworking their gardens. Ages7+ Plays in around 15 minutes.
Stellar Factory – Royal Game of Ur 2 player game of strategy from 2600BC. Revised rules make gameplay faster while a printed cloth map and drawstring bag make it portable.
So here we are, closing in on Christmas for 2024. Games Plus will be CLOSED on December 25th to give all the staff a day off. We will reopen on Thursday, Dec 26th at 10am.
And when we do will will have a number of interesting things to pick up with your gift cash…
Upper Deck – Legendary : Weapon X This set includes 4 playable heroes, 3 new mastermind groups, 2 villain groups and 100 new cards.
Pandasaurus Games – Castle Combo a 2-5 player game – acquire and administer gold, recruit characters, use abilities and build the best 9 card tableau. Ages 10 and up. Plays in around half an hour.
Black Oak Games – Knot Dice a puzzle, a game, a set of dice and more. there are three different sets available. The first are simple Knot Dice -18 different six sided dice, each with fragments of a Celtic knotwork pattern. Designed to create different game play opportunities from solo puzzles to cooperative design creation. Also includes a ‘Squared’ expansion adding more knotwork fragments.
The second is the Animal Dice – there are 4 different animal sets. Boar & Hare, Wolfhound & Eagle, Cat & Salmon and Horse & Raven. Each of the animal sets come with 9 different dice, each with bits of knotwork to create puzzle patterns or, as they also have pips, can be used as standard six sided dice.
The final set are Tetrahedron Sets, with eight and four sided dice featuring knotwork and pips for use as dice or to adds to the pattern making possibilities.
Nolzurs 50th Anniversary D&D miniatures a new series of miniatures based off the 50th anniversary versions of the miniatures. This release includes 2 Elves, 2 Mimics, 2 Kobolds, 2 Goblins, 2 Dwarves and 2 Skeleton Knights.
Atlas Games – Unhappy Birthday at Castle Slogar a solo gamebook for Gloom. Full of interactive puzzles and a map of the castle, you must solve the current issue to progress to the next room. A website with hints is provided which also has additional material.
Strange Machine Games – Robotech : Homefront Fighting for Humanties survival on Earth this RPLG adds more depth and possibility to the AD6 system, adds Invid and Robpotech Masters,. new scenarios and new fiction.
Strange Machine Games – Robotech : the Hannibal Campaign Includes new fiction, new scenarios and new art. Includes deck plans for the UES Carthage, a Pulsar class light cruiser that will act as a base for the players adventure.
Mongoose Press – Traveller : The Trailing Frontier Two sectors of space for Traveller. Once a safe province, soon to be a battleground between Humaniti and the K’kree. Half the region lies within the Third Imperium, the other half minor states and independent worlds. Any beyond that, militant herbivores who are dedicated to destroying all meat eating races. The Gateway Sector is on the edge of the Imperium and has yet to be tamed. Fortune hunters, entrepreneurs, merchants, pirates and rascals abound. Includes buckets of information and poster maps of the Ley and Gateway Sectors.
Catalyst Games – Battletech Mercenaries Everything you need to delve into Mercenary action ion the Battletech universe. Rulebook, Primer, laminated worksheets, Alpha Strike cards, novella, game cards, dice, maps, 8 Mechs and 4 vehicles and more.
Warlord Games – Bolt Action Starter Set Includes 64 page rule book, 12 German Grenadiers, 12 US Rangers, terrain, game mat, order dice, game dice, dice bag and more. For 2 players to start playing Bolt Action World War 2 28mm skirmish gaming.
GMT – Wolfpack (North Atlantic Convoys 41-43) 1-4 players work to have their u-boat patrol the North Atlantic and disrupt Allied shipping.
Board & Dice Games – Minos : Dawn of the Bronze Age 1-4 players work to build civilizations in the Bronze Age. Build, battle and trade in this new board game.
Rio Grande Games – Power Grid : Outpost 2-6 players work to power the colonies on the newest planets of humanity
Rio Grande Games – Free Ride USA 1-5 player game of 50’s railway building
A quick pre-thanksgiving round-up of new products for your viewing pleasure! And… Don’t Forget : We will CLOSED THURSDAY, Nov 28 for Thanksgiving We will be open Friday Nov 29 at 10am with our regular hours. Also we will begin the traditional Holiday Certificates from Friday the 29th until Christmas Eve and will be having our Black Friday Sale as well. What’s on sale? Come on in and find out. There will be select games and accessories on sale as we have in the past few years.
On to the new releases… Osprey Publishing – Silver Bayonet : Italy Shades of Calabria Calabria has suffered an earthquake killing tens of thousands of people. The clergy preaches against the French and occupying Allies. Major nation vie for supremacy in the Mediterranean and enemies of Italy send aid and agents to cause their share of chaos. Including both co-op/solo and competitive scenarios this supplement puts you in the powder keg that is Calabria.
Wise Wizard Games – Star Trek Star Realms a complete starship combat deck-building game for 2-4 players. Romulan, Klingon, Federation and Dominion ships are at your command in this game. Play head to head or up to 4 players in multi-player modes allowing versus and cooperative experiences. Ages 14 and up. Plays in around half an hour.
Modiphious Entertainment – Star Trek Lower Decks : Buffer Time Card Game 2-6 scrappy underdogs work together in this push-your-luck card game trying to complete assignments while squeezing in time for R&R. Can you manage to have fun during duty hours without the bridge crew finding out? Ages 10 and up. Plays in around half an hour.
Chaosium – Call of Cthulhu : Cthulhu by Gaslight Investigators Guide Mysteries and Frights in the Victorian Age. This sourcebook contains all sorts of historical background for the 1880 to 1900s period, character creation rules to cover the period, investigator equipment, all set in Victoria’s Age – be it in England, the colonies, the banks of the Eastern United States or the lands of Asia.
Fantasy Flight Games/Edge Studios – Arkham Horror the Role Playing Game This stand alone RPG is based off the Arkham Horror LCG setting and contains all the rules you need to play. Character creation, information on the city of Arkham, adversaries, the Ancient Ones and even a complete adventure to get you started. Set in the 20s this game uses the Dynamic Pool System for it’s engine.
Gamegenic – Token Silo XL a new way to organize and use your tokens, cards and accessories in game. Includes a covered case with a clip lock top to keep everything in place along with 15 trays of differing sizes for your stuff. includes 8 small trays, 2 mini-american sleeved card sized trays (holding up to 40 sleeved or 75 unsleeved cards), 2 standard card sized trays (holding up to 40 sleeved or 75 unsleeved cards), an extra long tray (approximately 30cm long), and 2 ‘double trays’. The top clips to the underside of the tray so it’s easy to keep track of. Modular to allow you to take other trays from the Silo system and sub them in, change colors fro other sets and more.
Forged Products – Character Shrine : Premium Character and Dice Case
Forged Products Encounter Maps 5 different doubled sided hard card map sets. 1” gridded, 26 long and 20 wide. Each is also laminated to use wet or dry erase markers. Desert Sand/Snowy Tundra, City Streets/Open Waters, Wooded Forest/Dungeon Floor, Basic Dirt/Plain White sets are available. Comes in a slip case set featuring all 4 or as individual maps. It’s a pre-Thanksgiving Round up!
Osprey Publishing – new books Air Campaign #50 – Philippines 1944 Elite #257 – The Rif War : Morocco’s Berber Uprising 1921-1926 Men at Arms #558 – Joan of Arc’s Army French Armies 1415-1423 Men at Arms #560 – Ground Forces in the Korean War 1950-53 NKPA & Chinese Volunteers Combat #79 – 8th Army Soldier vs Italian Soldier El Alamein 1942 Campaign #404 – Romania 1944 Campaign #406 – Borneo 1945
PWorks Games – Combat Book 2 a spiral bound book with 32 single or double map maps in 50 full color pages. Each page is laminated to allow dry erase markers to be used (and removed). Plain terrain, ship interior, facilities, docking bays and more. All in full color, each with a 1” grid overlay. Each page is 15 by 11 with half square borders folding out to about 16×22.
We will be closed Nov 28We will be closing early Dec 24th and closed Dec 25thWe may be closing early Dec 31st
Hey everyone. It may seem like a bit of a surprise but we here at Games Plus do take some time off. And with the upcoming holiday season, we figured we’d let you know what’s happening.
We will be CLOSED on Thursday, November 28 for Thanksgiving
We will be closing early (probably about 5pm) on Wednesday, Dec 24th and CLOSED on Thursday, December 25th.
We may be closing early on Tuesday, December 31st, but we will update you on that as we get closer.
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