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Update Newsletter - #40,  24 Feb. 2003

Contents

Fine Games News
  • Update Newsletter Frequency
  • Specials Deals Thru Tax Day
  • Romance/Intimacy Games
  • Please Keep your Subscription Current
  • Freebies
  • Online Catalogs Updated Regularly
  • Contact Us via Instant Messaging
Game Industry News
  • More on the Hobby Distribution System
  • Game Trade Magazine
  • UPS Rate Increases
Convention Alert
  • Game Storm 2003, 14-16 March, Portland OR
New Game Releases 
  • New Game Releases
    Featured Releases
  • Pending Game Releases

 

Fine Games' News

  1. Update Newsletter Frequency. You may have noticed that it has been a long time between recent issues of our newsletter. The reason is simple: Our ISPs now severely limit the use of BCCs (blind carbon copies) on emails. Some like AT&T broadband simply deep-six outgoing emails without notice if you include more than their arbitrary limit of 25 email addresses. So, its been very difficult for us to send emails since the Earthlink Invasion last year. However, we're now making use of an email program that allows us to use rich text, to personalize your email, and to contact our entire customer base within a reasonable time. We intend to resume monthly publication of our newsletters, and perhaps weekly notices of new game releases.
  2. Specials Deal Thru Tax Day. We offer you two special deals thru what we call Tax Day, 15 April. First, we have our semi-annual clearance of games. This list will change over time as we get closer to T-Day, but currently includes over 400 items (including a wad of surplus PC hardware & software). This sale is our best deal on everything listed.

    Also, we offer this special deal thru 15 April: Take an additional 20% most USED magazine-issue games, with or without the magazines. 20% off S&Ts. 20% off Commands. 20% off Ares, Counterattack, GameFix and more. The details are these: (1) the game must have been published as a game in a magazine, (2) the game must be USED (i.e. EX, VGd, Gd or Fair condition only), (3) S&T issues below #50 and Command issues below #10 are excluded; and you must mention this offer to receive it.
  3. Romance/Intimacy Games. Too late for Valentine's Day, but we now stock a handful of games that tastefully and thoughtfully promote romance and intimacy. These are not stupid spin-the-bottle trite but rather a series of games by one company that provide somewhat structured, fun ways to share impressions of each other, play act and touch in unusual but not uncomfortable ways. They're a great way to show your significant other that games do indeed have redeeming qualities! Look for these titles: Enchanted Evening, Fan the Flames, Getting to Know You Better, Romantic Sensations. You'll find these games listed together & described in our new Romantic / Intimate Games section of our Family Games by Topic catalog. Each is $21.
  4. Please Keep your Subscription Current. Please help us remain in contact with you by sending us notice whenever you change emails or move physically. We realize that this is a chore as one ISP gobbles up another then another. But if you wish to receive our emailings, please let us know of any change of contact info.
  5. Freebies. We have a few items that are free for the asking (tho normal shipping charges apply). If you wish a Laws of the Night rules booklet (an introductory Live Action Role Playing guide), a 3rd Ed D&D Conversion Manual, or an Anime Sampler Video, just let us know.
  6. Online Catalogs Updated Regularly. We update our online catalogs regularly -- generally 3 times a week and whenever we add a cache of new or used games. And we list our entire inventory (save duplicates). So you can trust what you see online to accurately reflect what Fine Games has to offer you at any moment. FYI.
  7. Contact Fine Games via Instant Messaging. You may use Instant Messaging from all key services to ask us a simple question about price or availability of specific items. See our Contact Info for details of our various IM addresses on AIM, Yahoo & MSN. We'll answer any straightforward question you might have instantly, if we're at our desk.

 

Game Industry News

  1. More on the Hobby Distribution System. One of our customers replied to our last discussion of the continued implosion of the board gaming industry with this question:
Here is a random thought; I know nothing about the game publishing business so I just throw it out there: is it possible for the publishers and retailers to leapfrog the distributors? Just as the Web makes it possible for you to sell to customers that you never would reach with a storefront operation, would it be possible for a game publisher to sell directly to retailers? Maybe by giving away a few free copies to influential retailers, or at conventions? At some point, a retailer has to decide if a game is worthwhile to buy and stock; instead of having distributors making these decisions, could the retailers do it themselves?

 This gives a good jumping off point for further discussion. The first point is that the internet has often worked to remove intermediaries so that buyers & sellers can contact one another directly. This has affected our business since it is far easier to advertise a game for sale now than it was several years ago -- think eBay! And it allows us to quickly find & contact a publisher. But second, imagine how a small game publisher feels when faced with the prospect of dealing with hundreds of retail stores rather than a  manageable handful of distributors. A publisher has to keep on top of a stream of correspondence and orders, ship hundreds of shipments rather than a few dozen big ones, evaluate and manage the credit of hundreds of customers, all of whom are relative unknown quantities and also far riskier by their nature as small stores. Its a daunting task that many publishers have not wished to step up to.

Further, there are differences in scale. In today's economy, ordering smaller quantities more frequently is the preferred way to manage inventory effectively. Yet publishers exist in a world where they must create a print run of thousands then sit on it, often for years. They much prefer to sell in sizeable quantities. So while Fine Games may wish to order 1, 2 or 3 of each of many titles, publishers often insist that we order in case quantities of 6 or 12, with minimum $ requirements too. We are unable to do business directly with some publishers for this reason alone.

Another problem confounding the board game end of the hobby stems from the print run sizes required to make a games' price stay within reason. As just mentioned, publishers must often print several thousand copies, knowing they'll be sitting on inventory for years to come. Publishers have historically relied on pre-order commitments to set appropriate print runs. This technique became a liability as the hobby distribution system contracted in the last few years: distributors and retailers alike are seeking to avoid the risks of inventory -- esp. dead inventory. Thus, pre-publication pre-orders that may have been for 100 copies in years past are now often for 12, with temporary shortages often being the result. While companies like GMT and MMP have attempted to revise the process by gauging market demand directly with their game consumers, demand of & thru distributors still hasn't been effectively included . To the extent that dealing directly siphon's off customers from retail stores, it continues the process of eroding distributors' support for wargaming.

  1. Game Trade Magazine. Here's another online gaming resource to add to your list of Favorites: Alliance Distributors publishes a monthly magazine of pending game releases together with game-related material (mostly RPG) entitled Game Trade Magazine. All issues are now available to you online at www.GameTradeMagazine.com. Check it out.
  2. UPS Rate Increases. Continuing their unbroken tradition, United Parcel Service increased its rates beyond inflation at the beginning of the year. This amounts to about 4% on ground shipments. This is amplified by an increase in the average weight of newly released games. The average weight of games we track has increased by 19% from 1999 to 2002. Strange but true. You know the implication: our shipping rates may have to increase as well.

    The good news is that UPS is now committed to time-certain delivery dates. You should receive your package on the date shown in the delivery confirmation sent by email upon the packages shipment.

 

Convention Alert  -  Game Storm, 14-16 March, Portland OR

Plan to attend Oregon's premier gaming convention. Held between Friday and Sunday, 14-16 March, Game Storm 2003 offers a wide variety of board gaming, card gaming, role playing & miniatures. Attendance has been roughly 300 in recent years. It will be at the DoubleTree Hotel Columbia River at the northern extreme of Portland. Registration is $25 for 3 days ($30 after 1 March). Room rates are $72 (if reserved by 25 Feb.). See the Game Storm 2003 web site for full details.

Fine Games will participate as a vendor. We'll have lots of stuff for sale as we have in past years, most of it geared toward the fast & fun gaming that takes place within the convention and after hours. For the best prices and greatest selection, however, you must place and pay for your order by 10 March, and pick up your goodies during the convention.

 

Recent & Pending Game Releases

Of the many releases since December, four are of special note. Streets of Stalingrad 3rd ($140) is a huge, colorful reworking of this classic about the battle for Stalingrad, 1942.  Its not the largest game out there, but its perhaps the most expensive. And quite a good one. Dealer McDope ($24) is one of those oddities -- a dope buying & selling game straight from the 70s, but its our best selling game ever. We get calls from people all over the world for this one! And now back in print after 3 years. Avalanche's Second WW, Bomb Alley ($45) is a fine game of the naval war in the Mediterranean in many scenarios. Lastly, Clash of Arms' Brute Force ($56) is a complement to their earlier War without Mercy and covers the 3 distinct campaigns in the West, 1940 & 1944.

NEWLY RELEASED GAMES & ACCESSORIES between 02/12 and 03/ 2

                 These items have recently been released.
                                          Box Est    Cash   Expctd/Actl  Publication
Publsr / Game Title &  Edition           Typ Wght PriceEA  Release Date Status Notes
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 AVALANCHE PRESS, LTD.  (Avalan)              email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  PANZER GRENADIERS, BATTLE OF THE BULGE  BC        $45.00  03/ 2
   Platoon level tactical combat using the Pzr Grenadier system, set
    during the Bulge, Dec'44. Complete game w/ new maps, units &
    scenarios. '02
 
 ROME AT WAR, FADING LEGIONS             BC   1.6  $36.00  02/12
   Stand alone game using grand tactical system game covering warfare
    in the late Roman era  as Rome fends off the Germans, Persians &
    Gauls between 357-378AD. Includes battles of Strasbourg (357),
    Tigris (363), Ctesiphon (363), Megara (363), Phrygia (363), Sumere
    (363), Nacolia (366), Argentum (376), Ad Salices (377), Dibaltum
    (377), Adrianople (378). Colorful & fairly simple. '02
 
 SECOND WW AT SEA, BOMB ALLEY            BC   2.2  $45.00  03/ 1
   Large game of the 4 year naval war in the Mediterranean during WW2
    at both operational and tactical level, using a variation of the
    Great War at Sea system. Includes a total of 50 scenarios, 840
    counters & 3 maps. '03
 
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 CHEAPASS GAMES  (Cheapa)                     email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 GIVE ME THE BRAIN! CARD GAME 2ND        SB        $12.00  03/ 2
   Colorized reprint of this simple, humorous card game for 2-8 players
    trying to score points by holding the only brain around. '02
 
 LIGHT SPEED                             zl         $3.00  03/ 1        Avail Uncrtn
   Simple 2 player card game of building space ship armadas then doing
    battle with them. T.Jolly'03
 
 
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 CLASH OF ARMS  (CofA)                        email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 BRUTE FORCE, WAR IN THE WEST 1940-5     BC   1.8  $56.00  03/ 1        2-6wks Turnarnd
   Operational level game of the 3 distinct campaigns on the western
    fronts during WW2: Norway, Bliztkrieg 1940 and Overlord. Uses teh
    Struggle for Europe system. 30mi/hex, Brig/div/corps, 2wks/turn,
    840 counters, 2 maps. '02
 
 
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 COLUMBIA GAMES  (ColumG)                     email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 HARNPLAYER BOXED SET                    BC        $22.00  03/ 2
   Bundle including the classic Harnplayer guidebook, character sheets,
    and the players' section of the 3rd ed Harnmaster rules.'03
 
 HARNWORLD RULES 3RD                     BC        $30.00  03/ 2
   Primary rules binder containing the background on the fantasy
    medieval world of Harn, including a full sized color map. Fully
    revised core rules set. '03
 
 
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 CRITICAL HIT  (CRI)                          email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 ASL:BLOOD & IRON MAP PAX                n    0.5  $18.00  02/12        1-3wks Turnarnd
   Kit containing 10 scenarios & full sized historical map.  Covers the
    US 27th Div's experience during the bitter fighting on Okinawa,
    1944. Includes bonus Sunrise Bridge  (Sicily) scenario. '02
 
 ASL:HURTGEN HELL TO BULGE MAP PAX       n    0.4   $9.00  02/12        1-3wks Turnarnd
   Kit containing 8 scenarios during the latter part of the war on the
    German frontier. '02
 
 TOBRUK 2ND GAMERS' GUIDE                n    0.4  $15.00  02/12
   42pg gamers guide providing addtl scenarios,  historical notes, game
    replays, errata, etc, for this game. '02
 
 
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 DAYS OF WONDER  (DayWon)                     email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 FIST OF DRAGONSTONES                    SC        $18.00  03/ 1
   3-6 player game of closed-fist bidding for a changing set of
    characters. Characters' powers provide gold & magic tokens to buy
    control & ultimate victory, and are used in a bidding system. '03
 
 GANG OF FOUR                            SC        $15.00  03/ 1
   Simple multiplayer card game with lots of strategy involved. Players
    attempt to be first to play all their cards. Popular game out of
    Hong Kong, illustrated with traditional Chinese themes. '03
 
 
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 DECISION GAMES  (DecGms)                     email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 CAPTIVATION                             SB        $18.00  02/12
   Simple, abstract, fast playing 2-4 player game that is akin to
    backgammon except that all counters move in the same direction, and
    you can "pin" others peices. '02
 
 SPANISH CIVIL WARS BATTLES #213         n    1.2  $15.00  03/ 1
   w/mag. First of an intended series of operational, btln/rgt/brig
    level games on various battles in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-9.
    This issue covers the battles of Brunete (July '37) in which the
    besieged Republicans attempt to lift the siege of Madrid, and
    Jarama (Feb '37) in which the Nationalist thrust for the vital
    Valencia road during the siege of Madrid. P.Moore'03
 
 
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 DIET EVIL GAMES  (DietEv)                    email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 FRAUD SQUAD CARD GAME                   SC        $10.00  03/ 2
   Funny card game about corporate fraud. Each player is an SEC
    investigaor trying to be the first to discover who cooked the
    books. For 2-6 players. '03
 
 
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 EIGHT FOOT LAMA  (EightF)                    email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 MONKEYS ON THE MOON                     SB        $15.00  03/ 1
   2-4 player card game in which six primate tribes are stranded on the
    moon, but have learned to repair their space ship. Your task is to
    decide who should get a ride home -- some tribes don't get along,
    some don't like you, and some have influence. '03
 
 WHO STOLE ED'S PANTS?                   SB        $11.00  03/ 1
   3-4 player, simple, humorous card game to discover who stole a
    fellow's pants. Lots of skulldugery & player interaction. '03
 
 
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 ELMORE PRODUCTS  (Elmore)                    email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 SNARFQUEST CARD GAME 2ND                SB        $13.00  03/ 2
   Humorous, fun simple CCG of monsters & treasure hunting. L.Elmore'03
 
 
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 FAST FORWARD ENTERTAINMNT  (FAF)             email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 BATTLETECH: TECHNICAL READOUT 3025 2ND  Bk        $17.50  03/ 1
   Revised booklet detailing military hardware of the Successor States,
    focused on BattleTech & AeroFighters. '93
 
 
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 FAR FUTURE ENTERPRISES  (FFE)                email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 TRAVELLER, COLLECTORS EDITION: REPRNT   Bk   1.2  $21.00  03/ 2
   11
   Reprint of the Classic Alien Modules #1-4 covering the Aslan,
     K'kree, Vargr & Zhodani. 216pg. '03
 
 
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 FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES  (FFG)                  email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 CAVETROLL!                              BC   1.2  $14.00  02/12
   Fast playing multiplayer board game of a 4 parties of adventurers
    making their way into a troll's lair. T.Jolly'02
 
 KING'S GATE                             FB        $15.00  02/12
   3-4 player game of aspiring princes seeking to gain favor among
    nobles & merchants of a growing medieval city so as to be "chosen"
    king. R.Knizia'02
 
 SCARAB LORDS                            SB        $14.00  03/ 1
   2 player card game of fantasy mages, beasts and armies attempting
    domination militarily, economically and religiously. R.Knizia'02
 
 
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 FIREFLY GAMES  (Firefl)                      email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 MONSTER ISLAND GIANT MONSTER COMBAT     n          $8.00  03/ 1
   A miniatures-type game in which mutated beasts, aliens terrors &
    giant robats run amok on Monster Island. nspired by Japanese
    monster movies, and using the Action Rules System. Includes color
    cardstock cut-out monster minis. '02
 
 MONSTER ISLAND: ESCAPE FROM MONSTER IS. n          $8.00  03/ 1
   Add-on kit for this game of minis combat agains beasts, aliens &
    giant monsters. '03
 
 
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 GAMES UNPLUGGED MAGAZINE  (GmsUnp)           email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 GAMES UNPLUGGED MAGAZINE #22            n    0.3   $3.50  02/12        Going OoP
   Monthly mag, full color mag of general interest news & game reviews.
    Covers games & computer games of all types, with a smattering of
    strategy board games included. '02
 
 GAMES UNPLUGGED MAGAZINE #23            n    0.3   $3.50  03/ 1        Going OoP
   Monthly mag, full color mag of general interest news & game reviews.
    Covers games & computer games of all types, with a smattering of
    strategy board games included. '03
 
 GAMES UNPLUGGED MAGAZINE #24            n    0.3   $3.50  03/ 2        Going OoP
   Monthly mag, full color mag of general interest news & game reviews.
    Covers games & computer games of all types, with a smattering of
    strategy board games included. '03
 
 
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 GMT GAMES  (GMT)                             email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 HEX MAP SHEET, BLANK, 16MM LONG GRAIN   RL         $2.50  02/12        1-3wks Turnarnd
   22x34" non coated paper with 16mm hexes with grain running down long
    dimension. '02
 
 HEX MAP SHEET, BLANK, 16MM SHORT GRAIN  RL         $2.50  02/12        1-3wks Turnarnd
   22x34" non coated paper with 16mm hexes with grain running down
    short dimension. '02
 
 HEX MAP SHEET, BLANK, 19MM LONG GRAIN   RL         $2.50  02/12        1-3wks Turnarnd
   22x34" non coated paper with 19mm hexes with grain running down long
    dimension. '02
 
 HEX MAP SHEET, BLANK, 19MM SHORT GRAIN  RL         $2.50  02/12        1-3wks Turnarnd
   22x34" non coated paper with 19mm hexes with grain running down
    short dimension. '02
 
 ROME                                    DC   2.8  $28.00  03/ 1
   Set of 3 games with the theme of ancient Rome. First covers the
    conflict between Rome & Carthage. Uses a simple system with legions
    & fleets moving around the western Med. Second game focuses on
    Rome's political & territorial expansion thruout the empire. Third
    game covers chariot racing. R.Knizia'01
 
 
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 HAMMERDOG GAMES  (Hammer)                    email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 CHAOS CHESS,  BASIC                     SB   0.8  $10.00  03/ 1
   80-card set used with a standard chess set. Cards alter the rules
    and status of individual chess pieces. A paper chess set is
    included, making this a complete game. '02
 
 CLEOPATRA'S GAMBIT                      SB         $6.00  03/ 1
   Game of strategy placed across 3 boards in which players alternate
    placing a piece upon each board simultaneously, trying to form
    special patterns & outmaneuver your opponent. '03
 
 
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 HASBRO INDUSTRIES  (Hasbro)                  email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 STRATEGO, STAR WARS                     LB*       $20.00  02/12        2-6wks Turnarnd
   The perennial classic ported into the marketing world of Star Wars.
    Goals is to capture your opponent's command center. Darth Maul,
    Darth Vader, the Emporer face off against Hans Solo, Luke
    Skywalker, Princess Lea, etc. '02
 
 
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 HOLISTIC DESIGN  (HolDes)                    email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 REAL LIFE ROLEPLAYING: SOMOLIA          Bk        $15.00  03/ 2
   Real Life RP (d20) system applied to the events of the US/UN
    intervention in the Somali civil war, including & the events in
    Blackhawk Down. '02
 
 
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 JM GAMES, INC.  (JMG)                        email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 LOSER                                   SB        $15.00  02/12        2-6wks Turnarnd
   Simple family game in which the object is to be the loser: the LAST
    one to finish. Movement is determined by luck & by answers to
    questions designed to test your "loser quotient." '02
 
 
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 JOLLY ROGER GAMES INC.  (JOL)                email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 NODWICK CARD GAME                       SB        $14.00  02/12
   Simple card game based on the Aaron Williams' comic. Competition
    between players to assemble their henchman first. '02
 
 
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 L2 DESIGN GROUP  (L2DG)                      email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 STREETS OF STALINGRAD 3RD               LB*  6.8  145.00  02/12        Going OoP
   Heavily revised, graphically updated & nicely repackaged version of
    this detailed & extremely colorful company lvl game of all phases
    of struggle for Stalingrad. Includes lengthy historical analysis.
    Now incorporates info from Soviet archives. W/ 2 counter trays,
    2304 5/8" units, 3 maps, 4 scenarios. 300m/hex, 1day/turn.
    D.Lombardy et al,'02
 
 
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 LAST GASP OF SAN FRANCSCO  (LAS)             email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 DEALER MCDOPE: THE DRUG DEALING GAME ZL n    1.2  $24.00  03/ 1        Going OoP
   UNboxed reprint of this classic 60's pot dealing game complete w/
    Gilbert Shelton (Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers). Get hassled by the
    Narc, score in the Haight, spend time in a Federale prison & more.
    All just to help humanity score a little dope. '03
 
 
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 LOONEY LAB  (Loo)                            email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 FLUXX CARD GAME, 3RD                    SB   0.4   $9.00  03/ 1
   2-6 player, fast playing card game in which both the rules & the
    goal changes as cards are played. '00
 
 
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 MAYFAIR GAMES  (Mayfr)                       email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 NAUTILUS                                BC        $36.00  03/ 1
   2-4 player game of exploring the ocean floor, establishing
    underwater cities, searching for the treasures of lost
    civilizations and more. '02
 
 SETTLERS OF CATAN: RESOURCE CARD SET    FO         $8.00  03/ 2
   Kit adding 95 resource cards & 25 development cards to this fine
    game. '03
 
 
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 MICROGAME DESIGN GROUP  (MDG)                email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 DUTCH REVOLT 1566-1609                  Fo   0.4   $9.00  03/ 2        2-6wks Turnarnd
   Strategic level, area move game of the revolt of the Dutch against
    their inclusion in the Hapsburg Empire in the mid-1500s. Played on
    the duel forms of military & religious conflict for control of the
    Benalux. M.Gilbert'03
 
 NO MIDDLE GROUND                        Fo   0.4   $9.00  03/ 2        2-6wks Turnarnd
   DTP game of the Syrian attack on the Golan Heights during the Yom
    Kippur War against Israel in 1973. P.Rohrbaugh'03
 
 
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 MERAMIC ENTERPRISES  (Merami)                email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 FACE OF BATTLE MINIATURES GAME: RULES   HC         $8.00  03/ 2
   Rules set for this comprehensive game of miniatures combat in WW2,
    with infantry & tanks, & all quality of troops. '03
 
 FACE OF BATTLE: VC COMMONWEALTH KIT     HC        $15.00  03/ 2
   Add-on kit that adds rules & data for the Commonwealth nations, plus
    12 scenarios, 3 small campaigns, and vehicles. '03
 
 FACE OF BATTLE: VC UNITED STATES KIT    HC        $15.00  03/ 2
   Add-on kit that adds rules & data for the United States, plus 8
    scenarios, 1 small campaign, and vehicles. '03
 
 
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 MISCELLANEOUS PUBLISHERS  (Misc)             email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 BATTLETECH MASTER BOX SET, 3RD          BC        $24.50  03/ 2
   Reprints by a new publisher of the classic BattleTech rules. '03
 
 BATTLETECH MASTER RULES, 3RD            Bk        $14.00  03/ 2
   Reprints by a new publisher of the classic BattleTech rules. '03
 
 
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 MULTI-MAN PUBLISHING,  (MMP)                 email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 ASL:OPERATION VERITABLE                 BC   1.5  $36.00  02/12
   Historical ASL module focusing on the Canadian assault across the
    Rhine into muddy fields, Feb.'43. With a map, 2 countersheets, 16
    scenarios. '03
 
 
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 OSPREY MILITARY BOOKS  (Osprey)              email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 OSPREY BOOKS:  CATALOG                  n    0.4 -unkwn-  03/ 1
   FREE upon request, subject to availability. Current catalog (1/03)
    of Osprey military & aviation books, ordered by series & #.
 
 
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 OUT OF THE BOX PUBLISHING  (OutBox)          email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 APPLES TO APPLES: BLANK CARDS (INKJET)  Fo         $5.50  03/ 1
   For InkJet Printers. 36 blank cards allowing you to make your own
    brain tweaser questions for this fine game. '01
 
 APPLES TO APPLES: BLANK CARDS (LSR)     Fo         $5.50  03/ 1
   For LASER Printers. 36 blank cards allowing you to make your own
    brain tweaser questions for this fine game. '01
 
 APPLES TO APPLES: EXPANSION SET 4       SB        $10.00  02/12
   Fourth expansion set of 288 cards providing new comparisons plus new
    rules variations. '02
 
 CITYSCAPE                               SB        $21.00  03/ 1
   Quick playing family game of planning then building a city such that
    it furthers your goals & hinders those of your opponent. '03
 
 FIRE & ICE                              SB        $21.00  03/ 1
   Abstract multi-player strategy game of capturing 3 islands in a row
    by placing 3 pegs in each. Fast playing with between 9 & 24 moves.
    '03
 
 OCTILES                                 SB        $21.00  03/ 1
   Tile game in which paths are created by placing tiles so that
    runners can cross the board. Fun family game. '03
 
 QUADRIA                                 SB        $21.00  03/ 1
   Players shift sphers to form a triangle in the ruins of a pyramid,
    trying to form the winning pattern by moving balls under the
    pyramid. '03
 
 WHEEDLE                                 SB         $8.00  03/ 1
   Freewheeling stock-trading game for 3-6 players jockeying for
    corporate control. '03
 
 
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 OVER THE EDGE GAMES  (OverEd)                email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 PIMPS & HOS CARD GAME                   SB        $11.00  03/ 2        2-6wks Turnarnd
   Simple, multiplayer card game in which each player is a pimp (or
    madame) with 2 or 3 hos (prostitutes). Play proceeds with john
    cards, adding new hos, go to jail cards. Reminescent of Mille
    Bornes in an entirely different subject! '03
 
 YOU GO TO HELL! CARD GAME               SB        $11.00  03/ 2        2-6wks Turnarnd
   A fun, multiplayer card game in which you play black mark cards
    against your opponents, who defend themselves with flimsy excuse
    cards, and later with Random Acts of Kindness. Fun. '03
 
 
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 PINNACLE ENTERTNMNT GROUP  (Pinnac)          email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 LAST CRUSADE: RUSSIAN FRONT SET         SB        $32.00  03/ 1
   320-card "factory set" containing the entire Soviet army plus new
    German and US cards, and new terrain. Also includes 2 starters from
    original set. '03
 
 
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 PLAYROOM ENTERTAINMENT  (Playro)             email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 KILLER BUNNIES                          FB   1.8  $18.00  03/ 1
   Cute, fast paced  2-8 player collectable card game in which killer
    rabbits attack each other with the whimsical whisk or the torching
    flame thrower, and defend with the magic spatula. Colorful & cute.
    Includes blue starter deck (cards 1-110) plus yellow booster deck
    (111-165). '03
 
 
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 BUCKET KING                             BC        $17.50  02/12
   Simple family game of building a pyramid from blocks while animal
    characters attempt to knock them down. The strongest pyramid wins
    the title of Bucket King. '02
 
 CLANS                                   FB   2.0  $17.50  03/ 1
   Multi-player game of the development of early civilization during
    pre-history. Players move clan huts from region to region,
    attempting to place their own huts in the most valuable areas. But
    players know only their own hut colors at start, and want to avoid
    revealing thier color. Multiple periods change the value of
    regions. '03
 
 HEAVE HO!                               SB        $14.00  02/12
   Simple card game of a Scottish Highlands game of tug-of-war. Lots of
    give & take, and traitors can betray one side or the other. Win the
    best of 5 rounds. '02
 
 HELLAS                                  SB   1.0  $14.00  02/12
   Simpler game of power struggles in ancient Greece. Player attempt to
    control various islands using armies & navies, plus the assistance
    of the gods. '02
 
 ODIN'S RAVENS                           SB        $14.00  02/12
   Simpler card game in which players attempt to to be the first raven
    to fly across the continent thru skillful play of cards. '02
 
 
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 SET ENTERPRISES, INC.  (Set)                 email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 SET GAME                                SB        $11.00  03/ 2
   Simple card game in which players accumulate points by finding sets
    of 3 cards from 12 randomly played cards on the table. Winner of 12
    intl Best Game awards, requires a quick, keen ey & deductive
    skills. '02
 
 
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 STEVE JACKSON GAMES  (SJG)                   email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 FRAG: PVP KIT                           HC   0.5  $21.00  02/12
   Kit adding metal minis of the 5 PvP characters, plus 56 cards. '02
 
 MUNCHKIN: LEVEL COUNTER KIT             Fo         $8.00  03/ 2
   Kit adding 2 blank cards so you can customize them, new Epic
    Munchkin rules, plus a metal disc indicating Level 1-10 on one
    side, 11-20 on the other. '03
 
 
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 TWILIGHT CREATIONS  (Twilig)                 email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 WHEN DARKNESS COMES: HELL UNLEASHED     Fo   0.6  $11.00  02/12
   Expansion kit with new tiles that expands the world to include
    demons, cultists, psychos. '02
 
 ZOMBIES!!! 2ND                          SB   1.4  $18.00  02/12
   Boardgame playing off the upcoming movie. A blood & guts thriller.
    Includes 100 plastic figures & played on a tile map. Origins award
    for graphic presentation in '01. '01
 
 ZOMBIES!!!: BAG O' ZOMBIES              SC   0.4   $8.00  02/12
   (NON-GLOWING)
   Bag of 100 Zombies for this game or other games of the undead. This
    variety does NOT glow in the dark. '02
 
 
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 VIEW FROM THE TRENCHS MAG  (ViewTr)          email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES MAGAZINE #46     n    0.3   $4.50  02/12        2-6wks Turnarnd
   Issue 46. 20pg photocopied journal that covers all aspects of the
    ASL lifestyle including conventions, unit analyses, addtl
    scenarios, strategy & tactics, Q&A, & product reviews. '02
 
 
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 WARFROG GAMES  (WarFro)                      email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 AGE OF STEAM                            DC*  3.4  $33.00  02/12
   Railroading game using Winsome's Early Railways system to cover the
    pioneering railroad building in the eastern & mid-eastern coast of
    the US in the middle 1800s. M. Wallace'03
 
 
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 WINGNUT GAMES  (WNG)                         email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 SOAP, THE SOAP OPERA ROLE PLAYING GAME  SB         $6.00  03/ 2
   Role playing game of surviving for 90 minutes in a soap opera land.
    A fun, myster-solving RPG where players gain points for solving the
    story line. '03
 
 
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 XENO GAMES  (Xeno)                           email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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 AXIS & ALLIES, EUROPE: EASTERN FRONT    FB   1.5  $22.00  03/ 1
   KIT
   Expansion & variant kit for Axis & Allies Europe. Contains
    additional plastic playing pieces for A&A:E plus an expansion
    including technology development, special historical rules, Italian
    & Axis minor special forces, marines, etc. [Pieces previously
    available as Plastic Game Parts.] '03
 


PENDING GAME RELEASES due between due 03/ 2 and due 03/ 5???

 These items are NOT yet released; info here is the latest available.
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 THIRD WORLD GAMES  (3WG)                     email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  PORTABLE ADVENTURES, LAIR OF RAT-KING   SB        $15.00  due 03/ 4    Rels Pending
   Cute, multi-genre card game of a merry group of adventurers (such as
    the dominatrix fairy) exploring such dens of inequity as the
    Slumber Party. '03
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 AMARILLO DESIGN GROUP  (ADB)                 email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  FEDERATION AND EMPIRE: ADVANCED         Bk        $21.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   OPERATNS
   First new F&E product in five years, this fourth expansion kit
    provides rules for raids, battle groups, admirals, Neo-Tholians,
    X-ships, many types of auxileries, and a large 7-sector scenario.
    '01
  GURPS PRIME DIRECTIVE RPG: PRIME ALPHA  Bk        $11.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Module with deck plans, scenarios, characters, info on other
    relavent GURPS material. '02
  STAR FLEET BATTLES: C5 MAGELLANIC CLOUD Bk        $19.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   SFB Module w/ 6 new races plus details of th Magellanic Cloud & 90
    new ships, weapons & tech. '02
  STAR FLEET BATTLES: MODULE OMEGA 5      Bk   1.0  $16.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   SFB fiction w/ new scenarios, 75 new ships & 5 new races, based in a
    new & unconquered bit of space known as the Omega Sector. '02
  STAR FLEET BATTLES: ROMULAN #2 FLEET    LB*       $29.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   BOX
   Box of miniatures providing Romulan ships for SFBs. Includes the
    heavy cruiser of TV fame, a destroyer, a larger dreadnought, tugs,
    scouts. '02
 
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 NIGHT OF THE ILL TEMPERED SQUIRREL      En         $7.00  due 03/ 4    Rels Pending
   Simple card game in which you try to corral the worst actors
    possible to make your b-grade movie. '03
  SHRIMPIN'                               En         $7.00  due 03/ 4    Rels Pending
   Simple card game in which you are a shrimper going for the biggest
    catch using special shrimping equipment, and by causing
    malfunctions in others equipment. '03
  WITCH TRIAL                             En         $7.00  due 03/ 4    Rels Pending
   Simple card game in which you try to protect your own villagers from
    the hangman while incriminating others with false accusations,
    planted evidence, etc. '03
  
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 AVALANCHE PRESS, LTD.  (Avalan)              email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  GALACTIC WARLORDS                       SB        $11.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Simple family game for 3-6 players in which bandits prey on
    intersteller merchants to gain the most loot. R.Knizia'01
  GRANADA, FALL OF MOSLEM SPAIN           HC        $28.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Small game of the last 10 years of the Reconquista of Spain which
    forced the Moslems out of Iberia. Fast playing, with small map &
    120 counters. '03
  HIGH SOCIETY                            SB        $11.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   3-5 player game in which players bid against each other for the
    trappings of weath & status. R.Knizia'01
  SEA CREATURES                           SB        $11.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   3-6 player game in which players must put toether suits of similiar
    marine animals. R.Knizia'01
  SECOND WW AT SEA, BB  BISMARCK          HC        $33.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Naval combat in North Atlantic thruout WW2. Includes the British,
    German, American & minor nation's navies. A biggie. '03
  WAR OF STATES, CHICKAMAUGA &            BC        $36.00  due 03/ 3 ?  Rels Pending
   CHATTANOOGA
   Two-game set of battles on the western front during the Amercian
    Civil War. Covers Chickamauga & Chattanooga, as battles as a
    campaign game. 2 maps, 495 counters. '03
 
 
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 CABIL GAMES  (Cabil)                         email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  MAP AID SHEET, 22X34" MAP AID HEXES     n          $4.25  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   2-sided 22x34" hex grip map intended for use w/ d20 games. '02
  MAP AID SHEET, 22X34" SQUARES           n          $4.25  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   2-sided 22x34" square grip map intended for use w/ d20 games. '02
  MAP AID, OPPONENTS                      n          $4.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Package of 200+ standup cardboard humanoid opponents suitable for
    any RPG campaign. '02
  PLASTIC STANDS (40)                     Fo         $4.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Packette of 40 clear plastic stands used with any form of stand up
    pieces.
  
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 CHAOSIUM  (Chaos)                            email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  ARKHAM HORROR 2ND                       FB        $45.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Spendy 15th Anniv edition of this board game of Cthulhu. 1-8 players
    investigate mysterious & horrific events, attempting to close
    magical gates & save the space-time continuum. Based on HP
    Lovecraft stories. R.Launius, L.Willis, C.Krank'02
  
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 CHEAPASS GAMES  (CheapA)                     email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  STEAM TUNNEL                            zl         $3.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Build a steam tunnel using cards strategically flipped in this
    abstract card game. '03
  
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 CHESSEX MANUFACTURING  (Chessx)              email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  COUNTER SHEET, BLANK COLORED            n    0.5   $4.00  due 03/ 3 ?? Rels Pending
   1/2" counters packaged 432 per package in any one of 9 colors
    (specify): White, Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Blue, Grey, Buff, Lt
    Blue.
  COUNTER SHEET, BLANK COLORED ASSTD      n          $8.00  due 03/ 3 ?  Rels Pending
   1/2" counters packaged in 10 countersheets of various colors. '00
  COUNTER TRAYS, CHESSEX STYLE TRAY       n          $2.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Chessex style trays; 16 compartments in a 8x11x3/4" size. '03
  WIZ WAR, 8TH                            BC        $25.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Major update of this small, classic 2-4 player game of wizardly
    combat & theft. Maneuver a labyrinth to steal your opponents'
    treasures while using spells & traps to thwart others. This edition
    adss new artwork, new components, expanded playing surface,
    streamlined rules. '01
  
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 CLASH OF ARMS  (CofA)                        email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  BARON'S WAR                             BC        $30.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Covers the rebellion of British barons led by Simon de Montfort
    agains Henry III in two key battles, Lewes and Evesham. Simpler
    game w/ only 8pgs of rules. '02
  LOBOSITZ                                BC        $40.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Game of the battle of Lobositz in which Frederick the Great defeats
    the Austrians, who attempted to aid the the besieged Saxons. '02
  
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  HARNWORLD: HARNMILITARY SUPPLEMENT      Fo        $23.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Supplement focusing on armies & weapons.
  LIBERTY, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION        BC        $35.00  due 03/ 2    Avail Uncrtn
   1775-83
   Strategic level game of the American Revolution, 1775-83, thruout
    the east coast of North America. Includes a map & 50 hardwood
    blocks for the American, British & French armies & navies involved.
    '03
  WIZARD KINGS 2ND                        BC   1.6  $30.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Revision of Columbia's block game system applied to the magical &
    mystical world of Orcs, Elves, the Undead & Dwarves (comes w/ Orcs
    & Elves). Players build their forces & use might & magic on 4
    geomorphic maps. 2nd ed revises box graphis & additional rules. '03
  
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 CONQUEST GAMING  (ConquG)                    email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  CONQUEST OF THE PACIFIC                 BC        $21.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Grand strategic game of the war in the pacific. '03
  
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 CRITICAL HIT  (CRI)                          email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  ASL: AGAINST ALL ODDS                   BC        $28.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   (No info currently available.)
  ASL: SCOTTISH CORRIDOR                  BC        $50.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   (No info currently available.)
  ASL:BUSTING THE BOCAGE 2ND              Fo        $13.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   2nd ed has remastered map. Scenario pack covering the fight for the
    bocage country of Normandy, Summer 1944. '03
  ASL:JATKOSOTA, FINLAND'S CONTNTN WAR    zl        $15.00  due 03/ 4    Rels Pending
   2ND
   Reprint of this popular kit providing 10 scenarios depiciting the
    nature of combat at various regions & times of Finland's experience
    in WW2. Adds a few new vehicle types & 106 counters. '03
  COMBAT! ARNHEM, DEFIANT STAND           HC        $50.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   Tactical level game system akin to ASL, and following in the Combat!
    series. This game covers the battle for Arnhem during
    Market-Garden, Sept'44. Includes 8 scenarios, 346 counters, with
    lots of historical detail. '02
  COMBAT! ARNHEM: OOSTERBEEK PERIMETER    Fo        $21.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   KIT
   Kit extending the C!A map to the NW to cover the Oosterbeek area. '03
  COMBAT! RANGERS 2ND                     HC        $22.00  due 03/ 4    Rels Pending
   Tactical level  game system akin to ASL. This game covers the 2nd
    Ranger Btln in the hedgerows south of Ponte du Hoc from 6-8 June
    1944. Includes 143 counters, a new map, 6 scenarios, the v3 Combat!
    play aids, and a Combat! Normandy Upgrade kit revising all prior
    scenrios/rules, etc.  2nd ed includes remastered map. '03
  COMBAT! RANGERS 2ND GAMERS GUIDE        n         $15.00  due 03/ 4    Rels Pending
   44pg players guide for Combat! Ranger including history, play &
    strategy. '03
  TOBRUK 2ND: EXPANSION 3                 Fo        $16.00  due 03/ 5    Rels Pending
   (Devil's Garden Expansion pack with additional scenarios etc. '03)
  TOBRUK 2ND: EXPANSION 4                 Fo        $16.00  due 03/ 5    Rels Pending
   (Blunted Sword Expansion pack with additional scenarios etc. '03)
  TOBRUK 2ND: EXPANSION 5                 Fo        $22.00  due 03/ 5    Rels Pending
   (Kasserine & Beyond Expansion pack with additional scenarios etc.
    '03)
  TOBRUK 3RD RULES                        n          $7.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Revised (3rd ed.) rule book. '03
  
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 CRITICAL HIT MAGAZINE  (CRIMag)              email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  CRITICAL HIT V7 #1                      Fo        $19.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Includes a game module with each issue, including map & counters.
    ASL/Sqds & Ldrs mag covering CH's many ASL products. '03
  
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 DECISION GAMES  (DecGms)                     email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM                   SC        $33.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Strategic level, 2 player card game of the American Civil War,
    1861-5, east of the Mississippi. 300 cards provide a variety of
    command & political events, generals, combat units, resources, etc.
    '02
  REBELS & REDCOATS III                   BC        $36.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   Simpler,  set of 7 battles from the American Revolutionary War:
    Brooklyn (Aug'76), Harlem Heights (Sept'76), White Plains (Oct'76),
    Trenton (Dec'76), Princeton (Jan'77), Stony Pt (Jul'79), King's Mtn
    (Oct'80). W/ 2 maps, 560 counters. '02
  
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 DECISION GAMES S&T GAMES  (DecS_T)           email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  MARATHON & GRANICUS #214                n         $15.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   (Greek-era battles using the Ancient World system. No further info
    currently available.)
  
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 DEMAR GAMES  (Demar)                         email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  SKIRMISH BOARD SQUARE GRID PACK LRG     Fo        $18.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   LARGE size w/ (2) 18x18" plates. 1/8" Acrylic mapboard that allows
    you to superimpose a hex or square gird & draw your own terrain w/
    dry erase markers. '02
  SKIRMISH BOARD SQUARE GRID PACK SML     Fo        $18.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   SMALL size w/ (2) 9x12" plates, (1) 6x6 plate, (4) elevation pads.
    1/8" Acrylic mapboard that allows you to superimpose a hex or
    square gird & draw your own terrain w/ dry erase markers. '02
  
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 DREAM POD 9  (DP9)                           email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  SPIN-IT SPACE BATTLE                    FB        $18.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Tactical space combat using energy allocation and various ship
    designs. For 2-8 players; fairly simple & fast playing. '02
 
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  AMERICAN REVOLUTION                     LB*       $40.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Large 2-4 player game with lots of plastic pieces of the American
    Revolution at a strategic level.  '02
  WAR! BLITZKRIEG & BOMBERS               LB*      -unkwn-  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
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  KALIDESCOPE                             SB        $15.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Simple, family card game in which you must play your cards to
    arrange a set of colored pawns in the spectrum of light. '02
  MARE NOSTRUM                            LB*       $40.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Fast playing, multiplayer Civilization-like game of establishing a
    civilization in the Mediterranean Sea, establishing cities & trade
    routes, exchanging commodities, and building pyramids or wonders of
    the world. '02
  SPECTRUM                                SB        $12.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   2 player family game in which players arrange their pawns in order
    of the light spectrum. '02
 
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 FAST FORWARD ENTERTAINMNT  (FAF)             email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WEAPONRY                Bk        $14.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Vast encyclopedia of historical weapons thruout the ages in a d20
    guide. 168pgs. '02
  TOUCHDOWN-A-MINUTE FOOTBALL             SB        $11.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Simple, very fast playing game of football using dice. '02
  
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 FANTASY PRODUCTIONS  (FantaP)                email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  BATTLETECH: MAP SET # 7                 Fo        $15.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Contains 8 full color, 22x17.5" hex terrain maps plus some terrain
    counters. Suitable for BT plus most tactical combat games. '02
 
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 FAT MESSIAH GAMES  (FatMes)                  email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  SHAPESHIFTERS, 3RD [10TH ANNIV EDI]     Fo        $10.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Reprint of this game of dueling wizards, for 2-4 players. Players
    can transform themselves into animals to use their abilities, then
    change again. M.Wasson & N. Sofge'02
 
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 FAR FUTURE ENTERPRISES  (FFE)                email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  TRAVELLER 2300, BOOK 1                  Bk        $21.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Reprint of original v1 version of Traveler 2300, with supplemental
    material including Colonial Atles, Eq Guide, and The Grand Game. '02
  TWILIGHT 2000 RPG V1                    HC        $21.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Reprint of the rules of GDW's RPG of post-apocolyptic soldiers
    trying to fight their way "home" thru very unfriendly land.
    Includes 4 Europe-based adventures. F.Chadwick'02
  TWILIGHT 2000 RPG V2                    HC        $21.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Reprint of the collected T2000 supplements including the US Army
    Vehicle Guide, Going Home, & 4 US-based adventures. '02
  TWILIGHT 2000 RPG V3                    HC        $21.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Reprint of the collected T2000 supplements including the Gateway to
    the Spanish Main, Urban Guerillas, Kidnapped, Howling Wilderness,
    Satellite Down, City of Angels. '02
  TWILIGHT 2000 RPG V4                    HC        $21.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Reprint of the collected T2000 supplements including the Soviet
    Vehicle Guide, Nato Vehicle Guide, Heavy Weapons Guide, RDF
    Sourecebook, and King's Randsom. '02
 
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  ARENA MAXIMUS                           HC        $14.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Simpler, fun game of outfitting & racing chariots designed to ram &
    destroy! The race track is customizable, with hazards, plus their
    are fantasy warriors too. '02
  HOUSE DIVIDED, AMERICAN CIVIL WAR       LB*       $30.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   1861-5
   Strategic level, lushly produced game of the American Civil War,
    complete with hundreds of pieces. Produced in Germany. '03
  LOCO                                    SB         $6.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   Fast, crazy card game for 2-5 players. R.Knizia'03
  MAG BLAST CARD GAME 2ND                 SC   0.4  $15.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Small, v.simple fast playing 2-6 player card game of fighter combat
    in space from the Twilight Imperium world. 2nd ed revises the rates
    & art work, and includes 58 new cards including 4 flag ships. '02
  MAG BLAST CARD GAME: OUTLANDS           SB         $8.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Add-on to this small, v.simple fast playing 2-6 player card game of
    fighter combat in space from the Twilight Imperium world. '02
  MAG BLAST CARD GAME: OUTLANDS EXPANSION SB         $8.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Add-on to this small, v.simple fast playing 2-6 player card game of
    fighter combat in space from the Twilight Imperium world. '02
  MAG BLAST CARD GAME: RIMWORLDS          SB         $8.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   EXPANSION
   Add-on to this small, v.simple fast playing 2-6 player card game of
    fighter combat in space from the Twilight Imperium world. '02
  NERO, LEGACY OF A DESPOT                LB*       $29.00  due 03/ 4 ?  Rels Pending
   Strategic level game of the power struggles within and against Rome
    as this once mighty empire slides into decay. '03
  SOLARIS                                 LB*       $24.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   3-5 player game of collecting gas & mineral samples from the 9
    planets of the solar system using limited fuel to move between and
    orbit the planets. R.Knizia'00
  SPITFIRE, THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN         FB        $17.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Tactical level, multi-scenario game of bombing & escort missions of
    the Luftwaffe over England. Played with FFG's Disk Movement system.
    '01
  TOTAL POWER                             LB*       $38.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Strategic game of space development & economic dominance using
    trade, politics &, yes, military might makes right. Intended as an
    Axis & Allies in Space. '99
  WATERLOO, NAPOLEON'S LAST BATTLE        LB*       $30.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Operation level game of the battle of Waterloo, 1815. Lushly
    produced in Germany. '03
 
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 FUNDEX GAMES, LTD.  (Fundex)                 email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  OSBOUNE'S CARD GAME                     SB         $8.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Card game capitalizing on the absurdity of the Ozzy Osbourne
    "reality" show. '02
  
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 GAMERS (% MMP)  (Gamers)                     email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  BULL RUN, THE BATTLES OF...             BC       -unkwn-  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Game of the battles of First & Second Bull Run (with a hypothetical
    Third BR tossed in for good measure). Uses the classic Civil War
    Brigade system. '02
 
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 GUILD OF BLADES  (GldBld)                    email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  ARAB-ISRAELI WARS                       SB        $16.00  due 03/ 3 ?  Rels Pending
   Area-move strategy game covering both the 1967 & 1973 Arab-Israeli
    Wars. Complete w/ optional rules for nukes. Cool. '03
  BUTTON WARS: BUTTON EXP PACK            SB         $4.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Expansion pack for Tank warfare that includes 3 std & 1 rare button.
    '00
  WORLDS OF HEROES & TYRANTS: ALONE CARDS zl   0.2   $5.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Frozen in Time expansion kit. '02
  
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  BLUE V. GRAY, CIVIL WAR CARD GAME 2ND   HC        $21.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Deluxe, boxed edition w/ revised rules and a color playing mat w/
    all charts & tables. Strategic level non-collectable card game of
    the entire Am Civil War. Play proceeds by building a map using
    cards, and moving leaders & units represented by other cards on the
    map. '00
  CATAPHRACT: ATTILA KIT                  zl        $12.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   Kit adding 2 of the battles Attila fought against the declining
    Romans, Utus 447AD and Catalaunian Fields 451AD. '02
  DOWN IN FLAMES: CORSAIRS & HELLCATS!    BC        $32.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   KIT
   Large kit covering the major US-Japanese air campaigns thruout WW2
    in the Pacific: Midway, Guadalcanal, Marianas, Rabaul, Wake, Pearl
    Harbor, strategic airwar over Japan. Requires Flying Tigers to
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  TALISMAN, THE MAGICAL QUEST 2ND         LB*       $60.00  due 03/ 4    Rels Pending
   Revision & update to this very popular board game of fantasy
    treasure hunting in a magical world. '03
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  GAME MASTERING SECRETS                  Bk        $18.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Game mastering advice from several gaming pros providing guidence on
    gamemastering. '02
  
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  CHAOS CHESS, ADVANCED                   SB         $8.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Add-on kit w/ 60 additional cards & additional rules. '02
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  SAMURAI SWORDS 2ND                      LB*  5.2  $34.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Reprint of this 3-5 player game of unifying Japan under one Shogun.
    Played with nicely molded plastic warrior figures & several other
    nice touches. A good game. '01
 
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  SIEGE II CARD GAME                      SB        $15.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   2-player card game of a medieval siege. One player defends a castle,
    the other attempting to storm it with archers, siege engines,
    knights & strategy. '02
 
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 JOLLY ROGER GAMES INC.  (JOL)                email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  CLOAK & DAGGER, A THOUSAND PARSECS      SB        $14.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   (Simple, 2-5 player game. No detailed info avail.) F.Branham'01
  WIZARD'S CIRCLE                         BC        $28.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Simple 2-6 player game in which players compete to become head of
    the Wizard's Council by collection magic totems. '01
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 LOONEY LAB  (Loo)                            email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  ARE YOU A WEREWOLF?                     n          $3.25  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Simple game for 8-15 players in which a vengeful group of villagers
    must figure out who among them is a werewolf before it is too late.
    '02
  PLAYING WITH PYRAMIDS                   Bk        $10.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Players guide for Icehouse which includes rules for 12 different
    games. '02
  ZENDO                                   SB        $30.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Abstract 3-6 player game in which players set up groups of plastic
    pyramids in random ways, and one player (the Zen Master) awards
    stones to those that have the "Bhudda-nature". Players try to guess
    & anticipate that, and pay to guess the rule that awards them. '02
 
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  AUSTRALIAN RAILS 2ND                    BC        $24.50  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Revised/reprint of this game of Empire Builders in Australia.
    Geography lesson in the form of a great game. '00
  BONE APPETITE                           SB        $12.60  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Simple, fast card game for several players trying to avoid being
    lunch in a Giant's dining room. Last one living wins. Beer anyone?
    '99
  LUNAR RAILS                             BC        $24.50  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Empire Rails system does the moon. Build tracks between lunar cities
    with the twist of random dust storms & meteors. '00
  OH GNOME                                SB        $15.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Simple, 2-4 player card game in which you battle your fellow gnomes
    for possession of the garden hose. '01
  PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN                BC        $17.50  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   (no info currently avail)
  SETTLERS OF CATAN, TRAVEL EDITION       SB        $18.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Handy, compact version of this incredibly popular, appealing game in
    which players compete for control & development of an island
    created with tiled terrain. 4th ed revamps & improves the box art,
    primarily. '02
 
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  FACE OF BATTLE MINIATURES GAME          HC        $22.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Comprehensive game of miniatures combat in WW2, with infantry &
    tanks, & all quality of troops. Includes 220pg rulebook, 20 charts,
    1500 counters, 6 scenarios, & weapon data for all combatant
    nations, plus 230 German & Russian vehicles. '03
 
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  ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT 2ND      Fo        $38.00  due 03/ 4 ?  Rels Pending
   Reprint of this large, simpler gm of the Western Front during WW1
    beginning with the March 1918 German offensives thru the armistice
    in Nov. Designed to be playable. T.Raicer'02
  CROWNS IN THE GUTTER, CMD HISTORY OF    Bk        $22.00  due 03/ 3 ?  Rels Pending
   WW1
   296pg perfect bound book focused on the command history of WW1.
    T.Racier'02
  D-DAY, THE GREAT CRUSADE                BC        $32.00  due 03/ 3 ?? Rels Pending
   Strategic level game of the campaign in France from D-Day onwards,
    w/ 560 counters. '00
  FREEDOM! GAME OF THE UNDERGRND RAILROAD zl        $21.00  due 03/ 3 ?  Rels Pending
   Educational style game designed for kids & replay, using plastic
    pieces. Players manage the northward flow of escaped slaves during
    the pre-Civil War era. '99
  GRAND ILLUSION 1914                     BC        $37.00  due 03/ 3 ?  Rels Pending
   Covers the Western Front during the opening phases of WW1 using a
    combined area & hex based system. T.Racier'02
 
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  ASL:OUT OF THE ATTIC #1                 n         $13.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   48pg magazine that includes 16 ASL scenarios but focuses on
    reprinting more obscure but valuable ASL material from various
    other publications and newsletters. '03
  MONTY'S GAMBLE, MARKET-GARDEN           BC        $32.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Game of battle for "Hell's Hiway" during Market Garden, from
    Eindhoven to Arnhem, based on the Breakout Normandy game system.
    M.Rinella'03
 
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  CARRIER WAR 2ND                         BC        $35.00  due 03/ 4 ?? Rels Pending
   Revision & massive graphical upgrade of this strategic level game of
    the war in Pacific, '41-44. 1992. Mod complexity, nicely produced 7
    scenario gm of War in Pacific thru mid-44. B Gibbs'02
  CARRIER WAR: WAR PLAN ORANGE EXP KIT    BC        $21.00  due 03/ 2 ?? Rels Pending
   Long-announced, large kit for Carrier War, finally printed with
    newer graphic style of Carrier War 2nd. Assumes WW2 in Pacific
    started in 1932, or that no naval treaties occurred so that navies
    were BB focused. Excellent graphics & history. B.Gibbs'02
  RANGER 4TH                              BC        $24.50  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   New 4th ed w/ graphic upgrade. Solitaire gm of tac patrol combat in
    Central American jungles. 25 scenarios, sqd/pltn lvl. '02
  TRIFORCE                                BC        $21.00  due 03/ 4 ?? Rels Pending
   Abstract strategy game using basic wargame mechanics in a simpler
    form. '03
 
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  NAPOLEON'S GAME, CONQUEST AND EMPIRE    HC        $40.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   A strategic level, card driven game of Napoleon's wars of conquest
    (or liberation from monarchy), 1804-17. Includes a map, 200 cards
    that drive play, 280 counters. 3months/turn, point-point map, 10
    scenarios + campaign. G.Bertrand, K.Zucker'02
  SUN OF AUSTERLITZ                       BC        $32.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   Operational level game of Napoleon's Austerlitz campaign of
    Nov.1805. Uses Nap at Bay system; 2mi/hex, 2day/turn. K.Zucker'02
 
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 BASARI, GAME OF BARTER                  SB        $14.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Multiplayer card game in which you barter with other merchants over
    gemstones that change hands with each round. Winner has the most
    points after 3 rounds. '02
 
 WHEEDLE, STOCK TAKING & DEAL MAKING     SB         $8.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   3-6 player game of jocking for corporate control via free-wheeling
    stock trading. First person to have majority control wins. '02
 
 
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 MASTER LABYRINTH                        FB        $30.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   2-4 player board game in which magicians must travel thru a
    labyrinth which shifts & chages, collecting special treasures and
    achieving a special goal. '03
 
 RAMSES II                               SB        $22.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Players discover treasures hidden under pyramids. Combination a
    memory/sliding tile puzzle game for 2-4 players. '03
 
 
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 MEGALLO                                 SB        $15.00  due 03/ 4    Rels Pending
   Abstract strategy board game best described as 3D Tic-Tac-Toe played
    on FOUR boards that can be positioned in multiple ways. Goal is to
    place chips in any of 6 winning combinations. '03
 
 
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 WASTE, THE BUSINESS                     FB        $21.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   2-5 player game of running a manufacturing business. Acquire
    technology, buy raw materials, hire employees while minimizing
    waste & avoiding ecological degredation. '01
 
 
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  CARDBOARD HEROES CASTLE, SET 1          Bk        $17.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Fold-out, 3D structures w/ 4 towers & 4 walls plus supplements. Two
    sets can be combined for a larger castle. '02
  CARDBOARD HEROES CASTLE, SET 2: THE     Bk        $17.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   KEEP
   Fold-out, 3D structures a massive keep or to make a complete castle.
    '03
  CARDBOARD HEROES CAVERN FLOORS          Bk        $16.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Book of hundreds of color, foldup floorplans of caverns, caves,
    valuts, pits, & othe underground formations (including transitions
    to Dugeon Floors) for RPG and fantasy board games. '01
  CHEZ GRUNT                              SB        $12.00  due 03/ 3 ?  Rels Pending
   Chez Geek enlists in the army! Slackers are universal. Hery you hunt
    for food, choice assignments and even nookie in the barracks. 112
    cards. '03
  GURPS CLIFFHANGERS 2ND                  Bk        $16.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   RPG supplement for Gurps providing info on the pulp heroes genre.
    Includes background on the world of 1925-39, with suggestions for
    hazards & campaigns. '02
  GURPS HORROR 3RD                        Bk        $17.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Updated sourcebook that introduces 3 campaign frameworks for horror
    situations. '02
  GURPS ROGUES                            Bk        $16.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Sourcebook for GURPS providing everything you need to know about
    backstabbing, intrigue and the seamy side of life. '02
  GURPS TRANSHUMAN SPACE, IN THE WELL     Bk        $16.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Sourcebook for Gurps providing detailed history of Mars from the
    robot probes of the 21st Century thru fictional history of the
    future. '02
  GURPS TRAVELLER, HEROES 2 FIGHER JOCKS  Bk         $6.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Sourcebook for GURPS Traveller. Provides info on fighter pilots &
    their characteristics, plus fighter stats. '02
  GURPS TRAVERLLER MODULAR CUTTER         Bk        $13.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Supplement providing 8 maps of the Imperium's workhorse, the modular
    cutter, and its modules. '01
  GURPS WWII, IRON CROSS                  Bk        $16.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   128pg sourcebook on depression-era Germany & the inner workings of
    the Third Reich. Includes weapons, organization, tactics &
    training. '02
  OGRE BOOK 2ND: SCENARIO BOOK 2          Bk         $5.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Book containing 7 complete OGRE rpg scenarios, plus cardboard
    buildings. '01
  OGRE MINIATURES RULES 2ND               SC        $16.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Revision of this popular, longstanding sci-fi/fantasy miniatures
    system. Includes revised & enlarged rules, reference sheets,
    painting guide poster. 80pgs. '01
  POKETHULHU MINIATURES SET               SB        $14.00  due 03/ 4    Rels Pending
   Hellishly cut parody of those awful Pokemon figures. You get 6
    minis: the giant Pikathulhu, his trainer, and 4 smaller 'thulhus,
    in a small plastic case.
  RAID ON IRAN 2ND                        SB        $14.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Reprint of this small game of the Apr'80 raid to free hostages in
    Teheran. Tactical level. '02
  SKELETONS MINIATURES                    SB        $18.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   Set of 8 malevolent skeleton minis with interchangable heads & arms
    and carrying a number of gruesome weapons. '03
  TABLOIDS                                SB        $11.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Cute card game in which players combine words to make up headlines
    such as those in the tabloids. '02
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 SCHROEDER PUBL & WARGAMNG  (SPW)             email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  DER WELTKRIEG, ITALIAN FRONT 1915-18    HC        $28.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   Fifth in the Der Weltkrieg series of simpler, operational/strategic
    lvl gms of wars in Europe at brig/div lvl. This package contains 5
    scenarios covering the war on the Italian front: 1st Isonzo
    (May'15), Straf Expidition (May'16), 10th Isonzo (May'17),
    Caporreto (Oct'17), Albrecht & Radetsky (June'18). Includes 1 map,
    560 counters. Can be linked with other games in the series. '03
 
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  WHEN DARKNESS COMES: DARKNESS BEFOR     Fo        $11.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   DAWN
   Expansion kit with still more tiles, rules, scenarios, & minis for
    this great game of the walking dead. '03
  ZOMBIES!!!: MALL WALKERS KIT            SB        $11.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Expansion kit proving 16 new map tiles of a mall's interior, 32
    event cards, and new rules. '03
  
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  GREGORY HORROR COLLECTIBLE BOARDGAME    BC        $17.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Cute, multiplayer game in which players compete to control the
    monster-infested rooms in a haunted hotel where guests check in but
    not out. '01
  GREGORY HORROR: MONSTER EXP BOX         FB        $50.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   BOOSTERS
   Box of additional boosters, ea with 7 cards, 18 boosters per box,
    with new cards & monsters. '01
  GREGORY HORROR: MONSTER EXP DECK        SC         $3.00  due 03/ 3    Rels Pending
   Additional deck with new cards & monsters. '01
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 UDO GREBE GAME DESIGN CO.  (UGG)             email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  EMPIRES OF APOCALYPSE: PEARL HARBOR     DC        $60.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Latest of a planned series of  mating Op-Strategic lvl WW2 games.
    This one covers the Pacific Theater, beginning with the war in
    China 1939. U.Grebe'02
  HELL GAME                               BC        $50.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   2-6 player game of diplomacy & intrigue in Hell as players
    representing a host of daemons try to garner Lucifer's favor. '02
  PASARAN                                 zl        $22.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Strategic level game of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-9, using the
    Blitzkrieg General system. Includes solitaire rules. '02
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 WINNING MOVES  (WMI)                         email M.Dean@FineGames.com
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  CHARLIE & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY         LB*       $11.00  due 03/ 2 ?  Rels Pending
   Simple 2-4 player for ages 8+ based on the the famous children's
    book, Wille Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. '03
  COOTTIE CARD GAME                       SC         $4.50  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   V.simple card game, including rules for 4 game variations. For 2-6
    players. '01
  GO TO THE HEAD OF THE CLASS             LB*       $11.00  due 03/ 2    Rels Pending
   Classic 2-6 player game for ages 8+ in which they answer questions
    about many subjects at 3 levels of difficulty. The object is to be
    the first person to earn a diploma & graduate. '03
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 PACIFIC AT WAR                          FB        $45.00  due 03/ 4    Rels Pending
   Stand-alone sequel to Europe at War, an Axis & Allies clone
    variation. Covers the War in the Pacific during WW2 at a strategic
    scale, w/ a single large color map & 395 plastic military pieces.
    G.Selkirk'03
 
 

Happy gaming,
Michael Dean
Fine Games for Players & Collectors