Rich here with a little bit of an update. First off – HALO : Flashpoint miniatures game is here. Spartan edition, Recon (smaller) edition, scenery and dice boosters. So if you are interested in this release – now is the time.
Star Realms Rise of Empires – a new game for the Star Realms franchise. But this is a legacy version – so game play will lead you down different result paths. And there is even an ‘infinite replay’ kit so you can reuse the set. But Wait! We have a few of the Kickstarter versions so there are special stretch goal promo cards and a bonus Scenario 11B you can get with it – while supplies last.
And… We also have Dungeon and Dragons Mini Dice Cups. There are several different designs, each with a mini-polyhedral sets and a resin sleeve. 8 different sleeves (Grung, Mind Flayer, Beholder, Elminster, Drizzt, Mimic, Minsc & Boo and Red Dragon) Each sleeve can be monochromatic color, full color or metal plated. Dice cups are shot glass sized. 24 different glasses to collect.
But wait… We are also hosting the HMGS Toys for Tots Games on Wednesday Nov 27th (starting at 6pm) and Friday Nov 29th (starting at Noon). Open to anyone who wishes to play – we ask you just need to bring a childs toy (unwrapped) of $15 or more to add to our donation.
We are finally done cleaning up the remains of the Fall Auction (from in the game room). Still finalizing some other Auction stuff – but we are working away at that.
Subsequently, for those who have an interest – the October post for Miniatures Monday is up too.
So, most importantly For those coming to the auction parking might be… tight. But you have some options :
In case you did not know, the parking lot directly behind the store is open for anyone to park after 6pm Monday to Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday.
If you still have no luck finding somewhere to place your automobile, there is the WEST COMMUTER PARKING LOT on the other side (the north side for you compass direction folks) of the railroad tracks from Games Plus. Just keep in mind the West Lot has a Farmer’s Market going on Sunday morning and early afternoon.
Then, on to the Auction itself : Friday Night (10/4) – Role Playing Games Its all RPG related items. Rules, modules, magazines, accessories, sourcebooks and more. Doors open at 5:30pm to preview the items, the auction begins at 6:30pm and goes till, well, everything goes.
Saturday (10/5) – Boardgames The doors open at 9:00am to preview the vast horde of games and accessories – the auctioning begins at 10:00am. What’s going? Boardgames, expansions, supplements, accessories and magazines for everything Euro, Family or other table top boardgaming. Catan, Pandemic, Tsuro, Carcassonne, Scythe, Wingspan… If it’s a boardgame that isn’t specifically about military actions – it goes up today.
Sunday (10/6) – Miniatures Auction The final day of the auction week is devoted to miniatures, miniatures games, expansions, magazines, supplements, paints, tools, terrain and all those things you need to be part of the Miniature Gaming Hobby. This one works a little different than the rest. The doors open for previews at the crack of dawn (well, 8:30am, but it feels like it) and auction action begins at 9:30am.Historical items are the focus for the first two hours (until about 11:30) then we switch to a mix of all the different miniature gaming genre. Warhammer, Warmachine, Flames of War, Team Yankee, Reaper, GHQ, CinC, Ral Partha, Grenadier – all those and many more.
There you go! A quick recap of the rest of the Auction Weekend. See you there. -Rich
So intake for Saturday’s Auction (the non-conflict board game auction is full. Packed to the gills. Bursting at the seams. 10 pounds of boardgames in a 5 pound sack, Over 1500 pieces already, we are at our limit for what we can do in a day..
Are we still taking items in for the other days? Heck Yes!
Heck yes, indeed.
Historical Board Games (i.e. Avalon Hill, GMT, Victory games, SPI, Compass, DVG and the like) are certainly in demand. Role Playing Games, supplements, modules and other supporting items are wanted too. And what about Miniatures? Oh, heck Yes. We love miniatures and have plenty of room for them. CCGs, TCGs, TMGs and the like? Yup. Magic the Gathering, Legend of the 5 Rings, Pokemon, Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings and all those others – we are waiting for you to drop off your items to help make this a well rounded event!
We will be at GenCon 2024 in the following days. Come see us at booth 1405. Say Hi to Rich, Jeff, Alli and the rest of the convention crew.
What will we have there? All sorts of different products… 3d printed buildings and portals, used boardgames, vintage historical games, RPG items from the 70s, 80s and 90s and beyond, mystery dice sets and a whole lot more!
Come on down and see us in the exhibitor hall at GenCon. Booth 1405.
Or, if you aren’t able – please come to the store and enjoy some browsing, gaming and shopping while everyone else is in Indy!
Good Evening Games Plus Fans, Followers and Passer-bys. Here we are, just a few days from fireworks and fun and the manufacturers have decided they are still going to keep on bringing things out. So here are most of the items we’ve seen come out, or come back out, in the last week
Historical Wargaming Magazines: Wargames Illustrated 438 (June 2024) – Ruckus Campaigns (2 scenarios and full rules), Dramatic OSL painting, D-Day Landing commemorative events, shield maidens, the Mosin-Nagant rifle, weapons in wargames and more.
Miniature Wargames #494 – Pulp Alley scenario Maori Wars in New Zealand game, reviews, painting Napoleon and more.
Osprey Historical Books Air Campaign #45 – Operation Allied Force 1999 : NATOs airpower victory in Kosovo Campaign #401 – Jamestown 1622 : Anglo-Powhatan Wars Combat #77 – US Marine vs Japanese Soldier : Saipan, Guam and Peleliu 1944 Dogfight #12 – Bf 109E : Battle of Britain Duel #136 – Panzer III vs T-34 Eastern Front 1941 Elite #256 – The War Underground 1914-1918 : Tactics & Equipment Men at Arms #555 – Union Army 1861-1865 (volume 2 Eastern & New England States) Men at Arms #556 – Germany’s French Allies 1941-1945 New Vanguard #329 – Tanks on Iwo Jima 1945 New Vanguard #330 – Warships in then War of the Pacific 1879-1883 : Chile & Peru
Pazio – new Pathfinder Items Pathfinder 2 : Monster Core Digest Size a smaller paperback version of the Monster Core book with over 400 creatures to give the Game Master everything they need to set up their games.
Pathfinder Flip Mat Environments Multi-pack. 2 24 x 30 flip mats, each with 1” square grid for use with most popular rpgs. Desert, woodland, plains and arctic scenery ar featured in the different sides.
Wardens of Wildwood : Shepherds of Decay The final adventure in the story arc. Work to oust the murderous despot, explore the Plane of Wood and stop the demigod of decay from destroying the Verduran Forest.
Core GM Screen – Second Edition Remastered Screen with 4 panels, striking artwork on the players side and bunches of reference material on the GM side. conditions, death and dying rules, how to set DCs, creature adjustment guidelines, action summaries and more.
Stronghold Games – Encore! A fast paced Roll & Write game for 1 to 6 players. Plays great with 2 players and includes solo rules too. Roll, choose, mark & score. Originally published as Noch Mal! in Germany.
Don’t Panic Games – Cowboy BeBop RPG is back! an original d6 RPG system, custom character creation, planets and environments of the Cowboy Bebop universe, buckets of source materials and Narrator guidelines and more.
Fantasy Flight Games – Arkham Horror Dream Eaters Campaign Two different 4 part campaigns, The DreamQuest and Web of Dreams – or an epic 8 part campaign. New foes, the Dreamlands, the Underground and more.
The Lord of the Rings LCG Ered Mithrin Campaign Expansion Team up with Woodsmen and the People of the Dale on a quest to fell a mighty Dragon. Discover powerful artifacts and incredible treasures in your journey. Gain strength over time and defeat the growing threats that oppose you making the Ered Mithrin campaign play differently each time you go through it.
Wizkids Games – new heroclix releases Marvel Iconix : Wolverine First Appearance – Incredible Hulk, Wendigo and Wolverine
Deadpool & Weapon X – 75 figure set. Boosters, bricks and cases.
Deadpool & Weapon X Play at Home Kit (2 figures and map)
Cubicle Seven – A Life Well Lived setting for 5e D&D A sourcebook to help you explore your character’s life before, during and after their 5e adventures. Discover why they started to adventure, find out what they do between delves into the unknown and things they may be planning in the future as a long term goal. Also includes ideas and material on creating your own bases as well as a system to create patrons with their benefits, connections and reputations. 130+ pages of information.
Amigo – Pick a Pen games Crypt, Reefs and Gardens. Three different roll & write games designed for 2-4 players, ages 8 and up. 5 pencils, pad of play sheets with 3 different play modes and rules.
Shadowdark RPG We have the core RPG book, PC cards, GM Screen and ‘Cursed Scroll’ fanzine expansions in stock for your OSR gaming experience.
It’s Wednesday night and time for a Mid Week Update! Rich here with a bit of news and a few new products.
First the news : As some seen on Steamforged Games (and Privateer Press) blog/pages Steamforged Games has purchased Warmahordes, the Iron Kingdoms and darn well everything else except for Monsterpocalypse and a couple of the small board games. We will be continuing to Privateer items as long as they are available to us and will happily order in whatever you need for your PP gaming needs. More news as we find out about it.
And there were a few new items that have come out so far this week as well… Catalyst Game Labs – Battletech Game of Armored Combat 40th anniversary edition now with ILClan Primer, 8 plastic Mechs, rules, record sheets, pilot card, fiction novella, Universe Primer, dice and hours of fun!
Catalyst Game Labs – Battletech Beginner Box (40th Ann Ed) Includes 2 models, dice, rules, tokens, universe booklet, novella, record sheets and more.
Free League – Twilight 2000 Players Manual
Cubicle Seven – Doctor Who RPG 2e A Stitch in Time 10 episode adventure with a ‘series finale’ which winds up the story arc. From an alien incursion to a secret after-hours sale at the galaxy’s biggest department store… the adventure takes the Doctor where she needs to be.
Renegade Games – My Little Pony RPG : Story of the Seasons Four seasonal adventures, rules for downtime between episodes, details on all the festivals in Equestria , Gazetteer of Ponyville’s exciting locations and the Griffon Origin. All in a 130+ hardbound book.
Chaosium Inc – Cults of Runequest : The Lunar Way a guide to the deities of the Red Moon. 15 new cults, expanded treatment of the Cult of the Seven Mothers, rules to create adventurers belonging to that cult. Also Lunar magic, Lunar Sorcery and Rune magic as well as the rules to advance your character to God-talker, Rune Priestess and even and even Rune Lord. The history of the Lunar gods, Lunar Empire, the Red Emperor and details of adventuring on the Red Moon itself.
Darrington Press – For the Queen Game A storytelling card game for 2-6 players ages 13+. Plays in half an hour to 120 minutes.
Media Lab Books – Game Master’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying a 5e D&D book on how to create a player driven narrative in order to help make the burden of the world running a shared experience. Designed to make the game more immersive, this help make sure no one is stuck on the sidelines.
And we are carrying VMS glues, strippers and debonders as well. Some of the CA glues are ‘designed for certain materials’. So if you want special resin CA glue, 3d print glue, plastic glue and more – here you go!
It’s time for the Friday Night Update. A little early, closer to Friday Evening, but time being what it is I’ve got time to do it now. So here we go!
Days of Wonder – Ticket to Ride : Paris 2-4 player game of transport around Paris in the roaring 20s.Using the Ticket to Ride game engine, visit the most iconic locations in Paris and complete your destination tickets to score. Plays in around 15 minutes. Ages 8 and up.
Aconyte – The Darkness Over Arkham A game book that challenges you to keep the Old Ones at bay as you investigate the odd death of a renowned professor. Designed for a single player to play.
Zygomatic – Bounty Hunters 2 to 6 players try to become the greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy in this fast paced card drafting game. Designed for ages 10 and up. Plays in 15 to 30 minutes depending on players.
Mongoose Publishing – Traveller Companion Update 2024 A compilation of variant and alternate rules. Variant creation systems, alternate combat system introducing hit locations and wound severity. Environmental effects, rules for atmospheres, hunger, thirst and more. Animal encounters and law breaking are covered as well. Not to be ignored are alternate planetary and starship operations, travel and combat as well as two new task resolution systems. Tons of new Traveller information.
Cubicle Seven – Wrath and Glory : Redacted Records II Unique ancient items, new archetypes, sacred Shrines, new Patrons and Ascension packages are all presented. 90+ full color, hard bound pages of information.
Renegade Games – GI Joe Quartermaster’s Guide to Gear New weapons, focus rules, new origins, and ready to use bases for Joe & Cobra.New origins & Influences are provided along with guidance for historical, retrofuture and cybepunk game settings.
Renegade Games – Power Ranger RPG : Beneath the Helmet new stories with new downtime rules, alternate ranger paths, the Dark Ranger, new adversaries, key NPCs and even new mortal threats to keep the game fresh. 160+ full color pages of mighty morphin’ source material and adventure.
Renegade – Werewolf GM Screen 4 panel storyteller’s screen, 48 page toolkit, a ready to run chronicle and new art. All in a single package ready for you to use in your game. Vance Games – Vance Games Adventure Pack – DCC RPG module bundle. Arawn’s Challenge (3rd level), Escape from the Demon Inn (3rd level), Mother’s Maze and Temple of the Hamster – all in a single bundle.
CMON – Monty Python’s Flying Circus Zombicidie 2nd Edition Some of Monty Python’s best sketches, imagined as Zombicide Survivors, Enemies, Equipment and even a new Mission. 21 miniatures, 45 cards, rules and tokens.
The Arcane Library – Shadowdark RPG The Core RPG book for this OSR game has everything you need for a very gritty game. The GM Screen is 4 panel heavy duty, thick card and folds down to digest size. Has lots of game information on the GM side and evocative art on the other. Cursed Scroll 1, 2 and 3 – each is a 68 page digest sized ‘zine. Cursed Scroll 1 has new monsters, three new classes, a hex crawl and a first level dungeon. Cursed Scroll 2 features new rules, a desert hexcrawl, a 4-6 level adventure and more. Cursed Scroll 3 is Nordic themed with new classes, a 0 level adventure, new monsters and more.
Compass Games – Atlantic Sentinels a solitaire, tactical level game of North Atlantic convoy escorts protecting Allied Shipping from U-Boats. Designed for ages 14 and up, a single mission plays in around 15 minutes, a full campaign in 6-8 hours. Make bunches of choices in your escort placement, upgrade ships and supporting forces while battling various threats to your convoy. You can combine this game with ‘The Hunters’ if you wish.
Phalanx Games – Iron, Blood, Snow and Mud. an introductory level East Front game. Lead the forces of the Wehrmacht through the vast Russian territories and attempt to bring the enemy to heel. As the Soviet general you must take badly outmatched forces, stall the enemies advance and prepare a devastating counter attack to win. Designed for ages 14 and up. Plays in 60 to 90 minutes. For 2 players.
Phalanx Games – Keep’em Rolling! this 1-4 player game where players take the role of Allied generals trying to get the logistics following the armies into the heart of Germany. Outshine and Outpace other generals and help the Allies win by Christmas. Designed for ages 14 and up. Plays in around an hour.
Modiphius – Fallout Miniatures : Hollywood Heroes Includes Lucy, The Ghoul, Maximus and CX404 for Fallout games.
Red Box Games – Warbands of the Cold North: Auldwin’s Band a set of 10 new Aenglish (human medieval style) figures from Red Box Games. Auldwin the wizard, Cuthbert the Knight, Harald of Swithing Keep, Edwin of Manorsby and Carvald of Ellesley the Men at Arms, Archers/Rangers Leonard the Long Strider and Gareth of Ellesley and Cuththroats Garret, Ugly Jack and Lanky Jim. 28mm metal miniatures. Also available individually.
Last, but not least – if you are looking for the original formulation Vallejo Model Colors we’ve got the display available for folks to get that last shot at them. In stock while they last, so get it and get the colors you want as soon as you can!
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