Tuesday, July 28, 2009
New Shadowrun Releases
Been awhile since we've seen anything new for Shadowrun but the boys at CGL are making up for it next month. Check out this list of releases:
Books Streeting August 11th
Title links to the full Sell Sheet.
All books have a Street Date: 8/11/2009
Title: Shadowrun, Fourth Edition - 20th Anniversary Core Rulebook
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SKU: CAT2600A
Price: $44.99
Format: 376 page full color Hardcover -w- Silk Bookmark
Title: Dusk: Dawn of the Artifacts [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102652312964&s=2528&e=001BAMFRXZAsrg-e-zdYmnfrqxG8_-Aw-ld90r6ZeDfHJQG6V9inMe2sq_PbMHCx0XdzbYTHbkO5zsxGBbkh7Bfg8etSafgwRWqBE1aCHeTUITRpwXjVK9_swXT_0PRH8T8fExGtZNTUhJdF0ldbD3TrGWYbOAH8GQupVljbSwvuAogsxKfZuTKPOE_caqnMS-hZbkIMkQl33s=]
SKU: CAT26400
Price: $14.99
Format: 56 page B/W Softcover
Title: Strategic Operations [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102652312964&s=2528&e=001BAMFRXZAsrhvgM2Uk1Q3b2E2dFgUVTm-uN7tr2DCgOlT6s5yTokCD_5UB1g1MYvz9fuZiDvW0zxtDuaPAOR3W1o2LFXQEtHkNLwbuA1tVCbZQtEFzH9GFUmnykQSkIMYrDUx6acnVwvN8RsSm07fWr1H7HSFYqkYcoBQRAND9Rk-GFIpyTQFnd22S1XI8aOGV7LT1H5YkYs-qxaqznpVRw==]
SKU: CAT35004
Price: $49.99
Format: 424 page full color Hardcover
Title: Jihad Hot Spots: 3076 [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102652312964&s=2528&e=001BAMFRXZAsrhR84J7-1e8gb8SumArG3N367gPkX6kXmqNbMZ8pdOff_m_StTz9wacikFGKz923w4Rufzc5dC4YvHm6CZkaA3F0VPK8FkNEZ5YQKMThBLaRFzhg46-vmO-DgXuWrjXO2WowTtcxYudRQVFOv42VWdJ_C8VmIfCnFqhUrzd9Pvc-n9t9FwxKP79hEOY2RTZwAI=]
SKU: CAT35305
Price: $24.99
Format: 136 page B/W Softcover
Title: CthulhuTech: Damnation View [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102652312964&s=2528&e=001BAMFRXZAsrj9-6VqIqYBbkJMbmLSlY4sYh9w2vp3Vhrt42LJocAwsxtcUAyjXzMuy54qpbKcPX8f0rB6Umn7bzf_xMH7lEPrYOoZ7PrwcIBGs5onNW2XoB0fXkDqFsalYJj5wtp_XyPZEPzHpcKnfdECX8n8GIFsVNCgj7twuXB1bTVb4cWhTy1_GRdIYz5VxpYodsXX_uw=]
SKU: CAT23002
Price: $39.99
Format: 144 page full color Hardcover
Monday, July 20, 2009
Ennie Award Nominees
The Ennie Awards have pretty much replaced the old Gamers' Choice Awards and focus on the best tabletop games and supplements released during the past year. Unlike the Origins Awards, the Ennies focus on the RPG side of the industry, so no categories for boardgames, wargames or miniatures rules and the minitures category focuses on those porudcts useful to RPG gaming.
Voting for the Ennies starts on July 24 with the winning products and publishers announced at GENCON in August.
Voting for the Ennies starts on July 24 with the winning products and publishers announced at GENCON in August.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Are You the Traitor Review
Are You the Traitor LOO-037 pub by Looney Labs www.looneylabs.com ; Sliding box containing 56 full color cards and directions MSRP $15.00
Gameplay--8 Are You the Traitor is a more elaborate version of Werewolf or Mafia. Character cards are secretly dealt out to 4-10 players, with 2 players gettting Evil or Good Wizard cards, one player each getting the Key Holder or Traitor cards and the other players getting Guard cards. The object of each round is for the Key Holder figure out who the Good Wizard is and give the Key card to them. If the Key Holder is successful, all good players draw a treasure card, otherwise the evil players do. Unlike traditional Werewolf, no players are elminated each round; instead multiple rounds are played with the first player accumulating 10 points in treasure winning. The big problem with AYTT, much like Werewolf or Mafia, is that you need a larger group for effective play.
Gameplay--8 Are You the Traitor is a more elaborate version of Werewolf or Mafia. Character cards are secretly dealt out to 4-10 players, with 2 players gettting Evil or Good Wizard cards, one player each getting the Key Holder or Traitor cards and the other players getting Guard cards. The object of each round is for the Key Holder figure out who the Good Wizard is and give the Key card to them. If the Key Holder is successful, all good players draw a treasure card, otherwise the evil players do. Unlike traditional Werewolf, no players are elminated each round; instead multiple rounds are played with the first player accumulating 10 points in treasure winning. The big problem with AYTT, much like Werewolf or Mafia, is that you need a larger group for effective play.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Trollcon
The store is set up at Trollcon in Little Rock this weekend. The Troll Lords Games guys are regulars at the now in limbo Egyptian Campaign so I thought it was only right to return the favor. Very heavy on Castles and Crusades here.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Official Origins Report
Here's the offficial report on Origins from GAMA:
Thanks for another great Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio! If you had a chance to make it to the event, you were one of over 10 thousand gaming enthusiasts who enjoyed the show. Although attendance numbers were down by approximately 18% from 2008, day-pass ticket sales increased by nearly 16% which means more people were introduced to the hobby this year than ever before.
This year also saw an increase in sponsors for Origins, more vendors in the exhibit hall, expanded open gaming, an impressive Art Show and Art College, and many other great events and seminars. Special thanks to the 250 volunteers who offered their time and talent to this year’s event. Without their assistance, the Origins Game Fair would not be possible.
2009 ORIGINS AWARD WINNERS
The Game Manufacturers Association's (GAMA) Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, GAMA's retail members, and the attendees of this year’s Origins Game Fair have chosen the best tabletop games in a number of categories. Congratulations to all the nominees and winners.
Here are the categories with the winners:
BOARD GAMES
Pandemic
Published by Z-Man Games, Inc.
Designed by Matt Leacock
CHILDREN’S, FAMILY, AND PARTY GAMES
Say Anything
Published by North Star Games
Designed by Dominic Craphuchettes and Satish Pillalamarri
HISTORICAL BOARD GAMES
Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear
Published by Academy Games
Designed by Uwe Eickert
CARD GAMES
Dominion
Published by Rio Grande Games
Designed by Donald X Vaccarino
COLLECTIBLE CARD GAMES
Magic the Gathering: Shards of Alara 1
Published by Wizards of the Coast
Designed by Bill Rose and Devin Low
FICTION
Worlds of Dungeons & Dragons Volume 2
Published by Devil’s Due
Edited by James Lowder & Mike O’Sullivan
NON-FICTION
Tour de Lovecraft: The Tales
Published by Atomic Overmind Press
Written by Ken Hite
MINIATURE FIGURE GAME RULES
Classic Battletech: Tactical Operations
Published by Catalyst Game Labs
Designed by Randall N. Bills and Herbert A Beas II
MINIATURE FIGURE OR LINE OF MINIATURE FIGURES
Star Wars Miniatures: The Clone Wars
Published by Wizards of the Coast
HISTORICAL MINIATURE FIGURE GAME RULES
There was a tie in this category.
Field of Glory Miniature Rules
Published by Osprey Publishing / Slitherine Software
Designed by Richard Bodley-Scott
and
Song of Drums and Shakos
Published by Ganesha Games
Designed by Andrea Sfiligoi
HISTORICAL MINIATURE FIGURE GAME RULES SUPPLEMENTS
RISE OF ROME (Field of Glory Supplement)
Published by Osprey Publishing
HISTORICAL MINIATURE FIGURE OR LINE OF MINIATURE FIGURES
SS-Panzerdivision ‘Das Reich’ Panzerkompanie (GEAB06) [15mm Line]
Published by Battlefront Games
PLAY BY POST
Hyborian War
Published by Reality Simulations Inc.
Designed by Paul W Brown III
ROLE-PLAYING GAMES
Mouseguard Role-Playing Game
Published by Archaia Studios Press
Designed by Luke Crane and David Petersen
ROLE-PLAYING GAME SUPPLEMENTS
Serenity Adventures
Published by Margaret Weis Productions
Designed by Alana Abbot, Billy Aguiar, James Davenport, Ted Reed, and James M. Ward
GAME ACCESSORIES
D-Total die
Published by Gamescience
Designed by Dr. A. F. Simkin, Frank Dutrain, and Louis Zocchi
Andrea Kruse
GAMA Communications
Thursday, July 2, 2009
New Arrivals
Several new items arrived yesterday. We got in the first issues of Captain America Reborn and Marvel Divas, as well as the DVG version of Modern Naval Battles, a great card/strategy game that has been out of print for far too long. Friday we expect the arrival of the new PlanetStrike expansion book for Warhammer 40k, as well as three new pieces of terrain for the game.
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