~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Fine Games for Players & Collectors | | 2078 Madrona St., North Bend, OR 97459-2143 | | http://www.finegames.com/ | ~~~~~~~~~~ 541-756-4711 10am-9pm PST M.Dean@FineGames.com ~~~~~~~~~~ Games Update 1997 #16 ~Memorial Day, May 1997 WELCOME again to another Fine Games e-newsletter.These Updates contain news and other info of interest to active board gamers. If you choose to unsubscribe, you may do so by simply a polite request to unsubscribe. <<------------ Designed for 74 char wide fixed pitch font ------------->> C O N T E N T S Fine Games NEWS .......... What's going on at Fine Games - Web Site Updated 5/22 - FTP Problems Solved - Automated Notification - Clearance List available 5/22 - Best Times to Call - New Email Address Advantages INDUSTRY NEWS ............ Zone of Control Sold to AH - OSS/CE still ticking - Internet Fraud Rates - Price increase at Avalanche - CLASH OF ARMS Reprints NEW Games ................ New & Pending Releases - Key Releases - DUE means Not Yet Released ! HOT PICKS ................ Did you know about these games? Your SUGGESTIONS ......... Suggestions Always Welcomed F I N E G A M E S N E W S FG WEB SITE WAS UPDATED late last week, 22 May. Those who have taken advantage of the two means of automated notification of changes received notice of this update even while I was still tweaking the web site. FTP PROBLEMS SOLVED. Apparently, corporate firewalls are getting higher. Those accessing WWW sites that utilize the FTP protocol were experiencing problems getting to various text files. As a remedy, all simple text (TXT) files are now accessed via HTTP; only archive (ZIP) file downloads will require FTP. *IF YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.* AUTOMATED WWW NOTIFICATION. 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THE NEW FINE GAMES E-MAIL ADDRESS allows much more rapid responses your to inquiries as well as the ability to send copies of catalogs, etc. For those who have still not done so, PLEASE update your email address book to use the new address . My old address on Genie will be discontinued shortly. I N D U S T R Y N E W S ZONE OF CONTROL SOLD TO AH! Unhappily, John Kisner has announced that he has sold ZoC, the finest review magazine available IMO, to Avalon Hill. AH will integrate about 10pgs of ZoC content, edited by John, into the General (marking the first time the General has covered non-AH products). ZoC subscriptions will be converted into General subs. Notably, the most recent General (31/3) just arrived. It includes full page ads from GDW, Avalanche & others. It is now printed on glossy paper & mailed to subscribers with a mailing label directly on the cover & without a mailing envelope. All of these are firsts. OSS & COMPETIVE EDGE 'STILL GOING'!? Official word is that Competitive Edge mag, the monthly that hasn't appeared in a year, is still alive. From the OSS WWW site: "Apr. 9: Rumors persist that OSS is out of business or has ceased publishing CE. Jon Compton has stated in public that he'd like to do violence upon the persons of those who utter such without checking. Rumors suck." "March 12, 1997: OSS is no longer accepting subscription orders for Competitive Edge. Given that we are unable to maintain a regular schedule, we have elected to stop accepting new subscriptions." At the risk of belaboring the issue, direct observation tells us that CE is no longer being published. No rumor needed. 'Course, Jeff Tibbetts of Pacific Rim Publishing still says the next issues CounterAttack & Grenadier mags are "in preparation." As they have been for the last ten years.... AVALANCHE RAISES PRICES by a few dollars per game. With the exception of its first two games, the list price of all Avalanche games rose by $3-6. This included the just-released Op. Cannibal & Red Steel. CLASH OF ARMS REPRINTS & REPRICES 2 games. Home Before the Leaves Fall exhausted its first printing within a month. A small reprint will be out very shortly but CofA elected to raise the price to $110 list. Copies are currently still avail based on the earlier list of $95 ($66.50 FG price). Similarly, MISSISSIPPI FORTRESS is being reprinted after 2 years but with a 33% price increase. N E W G A M E S & P E N D I N G R E L E A S E S While the spring is the slow time of the year, a number of major releases are imminent. * Chessex's Wiz War, 7th, a great little 2-4 player beer & more beer game of sly wizardly competition. NOW AVAIL at $13. * Critical Hit has several new kits out: Primosole Bridge (w/ 2nd ed Platoon Leader rules) $8.40; Gembloux $12.60; Armored Stand $7; Defeating Enemy Armor: Tips for Tankers booklet $6.50. ALL AVAIL NOW. * Wizards of the Coast's Crash & Burn expansion to RoboRally adds 2 new boards with some extra nasty obstacles. Unfortunately, WoC badly underestimated demand for this product; it sold out within 2 weeks! * Wiz of Coast's Dilbert: Corporate Shuffle card game $8.40. Just out & I have yet to see it, but its *gotta* be good! NOT a collectable car game (thank god). * GRD's Second Front reprint. No more than 1,000 copies. $77 here, preorders recommended. Due by Origins, but you know GRD. * GRD's March to Victory, the first of its WW-1, Europa-like series. $59.50 here, preorders encouraged. Expected by Origins, but... * EuroGames line of 5 games including Serenissima, Formula De, Mystery on the Nile and others. These will likely sell out; preorders recommended. Due ???; they're on their way but on a slow boat from Europe. I'LL ANNOUNCE THESE BY EMAIL AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE, promise. Also, Decision Games has revised its Lords of the Sierra Madre rules to a 3rd edition. Registered owners should receive a copy directly from DG. RELEASES in APRIL & MAY 1997 Box Cash Publsr Game Title & Edition Typ Wght Price Rels Date ------ -------------------------------- --- ---- ------- ------------ =ADVANCE PRIMATE ENTERTNMN ==== (AdvPri)================================= DARK HORIZON: ESCAPE LB* $32.00 97/ 4 Tactical combat in the near future between agents of the People of Unified Tomorrow trying to destroy the Armageddon Device within Talobar Technologies & escape alive. =AH AVALON HILL GAME CO. ==== (AH) ===================================== BALI, 4TH HC $4.90 97/ 5 Family game. Oh boy. ASL:PEGASUS BRIDGE FB 1.4 $21.00 97/ 4 Historical ASL module depicting the para landings to capture the bridges on the northern perimeter of the D-Day landing area. 6 scenarios including 2 monster campaigns. '97 =AVALANCHE PRESS, LTD. ==== (Avalan) ==================================== OPERATION CANNIBAL HC $16.80 97/ 5 Smaller, fast playing gm of the disastrous Commonwealth attack on Japanese forces on the coast of Burma late in 1942 using the Blood on Snow system/MacArthur system. '97 RED STEEL: CLASH OF ARMOR @ KISHINEV HC $29.40 97/ 5 German & Romanian forces assault strong Soviet forces early in 1941. Also includes Battle for Naples expansion for Avalanche. '97 =AZURE WISH EDITION ==== (AWE) ========================================== FRENCH REVOLUTION (REVOLUTION BC 1.4 $36.00 97/ 4 FRANCAISE) Another lavish production, this time about the machinations of the French Revolution. '96 =CHESSEX DISTRIBUTORS ==== (Chessx) ===================================== WIZ WAR, 7TH SB $13.00 97/ 5 Reprint of this small, fun 2-4 player game of wizardly combat & theft. Maneuver a labyrinth to steal your opponents' treasures while using spells & traps to thwart others. '97 =CLASH OF ARMS ==== (CofA) ============================================== HOME BEFORE THE LEAVES FALL LB* 3.8 $66.50 97/ 4 Operational lvl gm of the Marne campaign at rgt/brig lvl using Cossacks are Coming! system (by original designer). 2 maps, 3000 counters. Graphically superior components. D.Boldt'97 SIX DAYS OF GLORY FB 1.0 $25.20 97/ 4 Modest complexity, modest sized op/strat level gm of Napoleon's 1814 campaign. 3 scenarios. depict Nap's comeback that saved the day in 1814 as the overconfidant Prussians race for Paris. K.Zucker'96 =COLUMBIA GAMES ==== (ColumG) =========================================== SAM GRANT BC $37.00 97/ 4 Brother game to Bobby Lee, uses Columbia's block system and a beautiful map to cover the Western campaigns along the Mississippi, Atlanta to St. Louis, 1962-4, in 3 yearly scenarios. Doesn't join to Bobby Lee but rules included to link the 2 games. Simpler game, fun, w/ excellent graphics. '97 =CRITICAL HIT ==== (Cri) ================================================ ASL:ARMORED STAND PLTN LDR PACK #2 n $7.00 97/ 5 Additional campaign for the Platoon Leader module. Focuses on the US 25inf v Jap 2nd Tank in the Philippines in 1945. '97 ASL:DEFEATING ENEMY ARMOR n $6.50 97/ 5 Tips on defeating enemy armor in the ASL lifestyle. Strategy, examples, etc. '97 ASL:PRIMOSOLE BRIDGE PLTN LDR PACK #3 n $8.40 97/ 5 Additional campaign for the Platoon Leader module. Focuses on the fight for Primosole Bridge, Sicily 1943. Kit also includes a complete copy of 2nd Ed Platoon Leader rules. '97 ASL:GEMBLOUX THE FIENT SCENARIO PAK n $12.60 97/ 4 Platoon Ldr campaign including 8 scenarios of the btl in Belguim, 1940. '97 =DECISION GAMES S&T GAMES ==== (DecS_T) ================================= BYZANTIUM #183 n $14.00 97/ 5 Strat lvl gm of the dark ages. '97 =THE GAMERS ==== (Gamers) =============================================== GAINES MILL BC $34.30 97/ 4 First in a trilogy using Gamers' ACW system to simulate the Seven Days battles that turn the Union back from the gates of Richmond, 1862. 5 scenarios w/ what ifs. '97 =KINETIC ENERGY PRODUCTNS ==== (Kin) ==================================== ASL:MARCH MADNESS 97 TOURNEMENT PACK n $8.00 97/ 4 12 ASL scenarios from thruout WW2 designed for competitive tourney play. Used in the Kansas City tourney, Mar'97. '97 ASL:APRIL 1945: AT THE SHARP END #2 n $21.00 97/ 4 ASL Magazine that includes new scenario kits w/ counters & maps. This issue focuses on running btl between German 2nd Marine and Brit 8th & 12th Corp, Apr '45, w/ 20 scenarios, sml # of die cut counters. '97 ASL:RARE GERMAN VEHICLES #3 n $23.00 97/ 4 ASL Magazine that includes new scenario kits w/ counters & maps. This issue focuses on engagements involving German vehicles not presented (or presented accurately) in any other ASL module. 13 scenarios, die cut counters. Requires ToT #2 to play. '97 =JOHNSON, TOM ==== (Johnso) ============================================= MASTER EUROPA WESTERN FRONT BLITZKRIEG n $16.00 97/ 5 Expanded play aid kit for the Fall of Frane & Their Finest Hour. T.Johnson'97 =MOMENTS IN HISTORY ==== (MiH) ========================================== ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT zl $31.50 97/ 4 Lrg, 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'97 =WINSOME GAMES ==== (Winsom) ============================================ TRANSSIB BC $28.00 97/ 4 Multiplayer game of Russian mafia characters trying to safeguard their special cargo against other seedy players while traveling on the trans-Siberian RR. =WIZARDS OF THE COAST ==== (Wizard) ===================================== ROBORALLY, 2ND: CRASH & BURN KIT AL $9.50 97/ 4 AddOn kit adding 2 new boards uses 3 new board elements: flames, oil slicks & teletransport portals. Useful add on for fanatics of this game. '97 DILBERT: CORPORATE SHUFFLE CARD GAME SB $8.40 97/ 5 Simple, humorous non-collectable card game of life in cubeville. A Dilbert cartoon on each card. Based loosely on the Great Dalmuti system. For 4-6 players. R.Garfield'97 MAGIC: VISIONS BOX OF BOOSTERS SB $74.34 97/ 4 Magic expansion to Mirage game. MAGIC: THE GATHERING, 5TH BOX 12 DECKS n $75.18 97/ 4 The current version of Magic: the Revenue Stream. MAGIC: THE GATHERING, 5TH BOX 36 n $74.34 97/ 4 BOOSTRS The current version of Magic: the Revenue Stream. =XTR: COMMAND MAGAZINE ==== (XTRCmd) ==================================== SURPRISE AT DAWN / BLITZKRIEG 1940 #42 n $23.80 97/ 4 w/mag. Shiloh & France 1940. PENDING RELEASES as of 5/28/97 Box Cash Publsr Game Title & Edition Typ Wght Price Rels Date ------ -------------------------------- --- ---- ------- ------------ =CLASH OF ARMS ==== (CofA) ============================================== AGE OF SAIL: CLOSE ACTION Y $30.80 due 97/ 6 First in the Age of Sail series. Covers ship-ship actions in the Am Rev-Napoleonic period in 20 scenarios. '97 LA BATAILLE SERIES RULES, 4TH ED. n $14.00 due 97/ 6 Rewrite of the series rule book to this classic series w/ extensive examples, diagrams & new optional rules. '96 =MISC GAME ACCESS ==== (AAA) ============================================ COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO GAME CARDS n $2.80 due 97/ 6 QUARTRLY Magazine of CCGs, w/ a 31 page price guid, game check list, conterfiet Magic (what a concept), reviews, etc. =AGENTS OF GAMING ==== (Agents) ========================================= BABYLON 5 MINI: CENTAURI BATTLE CRUSIER Y $8.40 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: EARTHFORCE OMEGA Y $8.40 due 97/ 6 DESTRYR Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: MINIBARI WAR CRUSIER Y $8.40 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: NAM HEAVY CRUSIER Y $8.40 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: STARFURY FIGHTER (2) Y $4.90 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 WARS BOXED BOARD GAME Y $31.50 due 97/ 6 Board game utilizing miniatures, some of which are included w/ game, to model the ship-ship action from the show. '97 BABYLON 5 WARS: WAR OF RETRIBUTION Y $14.00 due 97/ 6 RULES Miniatures rules set detailing the Narn-Centauri War of the 2nd season of the show. Details both navies. '97 =AH AVALON HILL GAME CO. ==== (AH) ===================================== PRINCESS RYAN'S STAR MARINES LB* $38.50 due 97/ 6 Odd entry from AH: Combination board & card game for 1-6 players who assume role of space marines unfortunately enough to be assigned to rescue the Princess in the Dark Citadel before a massive attack occurs. Said to be graphically superior. '97 RATS! BC $22.40 due 97/ 6 Similar to Plague. Players vie to be first to cart off 99 victims of the bubonic plague while avoiding the deadly fleas themselves. Fun from the Hill. STOCK MARKET GURU BC $21.00 due 97/ 6 Upgraded Stocks & Bonds, making it a better simulation of long term investing. Includes historical scenarios for the 20s, the Great Depression, oil crisis 70s, and boom 80s, with many of the little things that make investing sooo much fun. 1-10 players, ~2 hrs play time. '97 =AVALANCHE PRESS, LTD. ==== (Avalan) ==================================== SURVIVAL OF THE WITLESS HC $14.70 due 97/ 6 Subtitled "Antisocial Darwinism in the Academic World." Card game of the struggle to reach tenure from an entry level professorship. Use gossip, innuendo, seductions, etc. Attack w/ gossip, seduction, avoid student support, committee assignments, teaching quality awards. Tenure is everything... A risky foray into family games for Avalanche. '97 =AZURE WISH EDITION ==== (AWE) ========================================== FRIEDLAND BC $39.00 due 97/ 6 Detailed, regiment level game of this key battle for Spain. Will include 600 counters, 1 map & those often-faulty photocopied rules. =CLASH OF ARMS ==== (CofA) ============================================== GREAT BATTLES: NAPOLEONIC MINI n $14.00 due 97/ 6 SCENARIOS 64pg color booklet of 12 Napoleonic scenarios for any miniatures system. OoB, setup & commentary. '97 MISSISSIPPI FORTRESS HC $22.40 due 97/ 6 Reprint of V.4 of Great Invasion Civ War series. Strat lvl, 3 scenario area move game of Grant's campaign against Vicksburg. 1 Intro & 2 campaign scenario. G.Selkirk'90 OPERATION SPARK Y $29.40 due 97/ 6 Operational lvl game of Soviet Jan'43 offensive attempting to relieve Leningrad. J.Radey'97 =COMPANION GAMES ==== (Compan) ========================================== GALACTIC EMPIRES [BOARD GAME] Y $17.50 due 97/ 6 Hex based strategy game of galactic expansion & tactical ship-ship combat. '97 =CRITICAL HIT ==== (CRI) ============== ================================= ASL:ALL AMERICAN! 82ND AIRBORNE MODULE1 n $17.50 due 97/ 6 10 scenario kit focused on actions of the US 82nd airborne. Includes a heavy stock map. '97 =EURO GAMES / DESCARTES ==== (EuroG) ==================================== CONDOTTIERE Y $33.00 due 97/ 6 European card game played on a board. Fast, intense, played in rounds. Aim is to build the most powerful kingdom in Renaissance Italy. Top game in '95 in Germany. '97 MYSTERY ON THE NILE Y $25.00 due 97/ 6 European gm of mysterious theft on a cruise down the Nile. Players must discover the theif before the boat docks in 3 days. '97 SERENISSIMA Y $40.00 due 97/ 6 European game of trading & conquest in the Mediterranean region during the Renaissance. 2-4 players represent seagoing powers of Venice, Genoa, Spain & Turkey. Uses plastic pieces. '97 FORMULA DE: GRAN PRIX FORMULA 1 RACING Y $30.00 due 97/ 6 Acclaimed French formula D racing game. Simple mechanics still demand strategy & finessing. For 2-10 players. Game comes w/ 3 tracks. '97 MONTGOLFIERE Y $22.00 due 97/ 6 European card game in which 3-6 players attempt to fly their 19th century balloons around the world, complete w/ player interaction. Simple & fast playing. '97 =GMT GAMES ==== (GMT) ============== ================================= WINGS OVER THE REICH BC $17.50 due 97/ 6 =GOBLINTOOTH ENTERPRISES ==== (GOB) ===================================== HOSTILE AIRCRAFT WW1 MINIATURES RULES Y $25.20 due 97/ 6 Miniatures rules set for 1/285 WW1 air battles. 288 aircraft ratings from 1915-20 from all fronts. Includes 2 metal aircraft. '96 =GAMES RESEARCH & DESIGN ==== (GRD) ===================================== SECOND FRONT, 2ND FB $77.00 due 97/ 6 Limited reprint of 700 copies, only change was to counters. Massive, v.hi complexity game of the war in Italy, France and Germany starting in July'43 or Apr'44 using Europa game system. Complete Grand Europa OoB for Germans & Allies. J.Astell'94 =HARPER-COLLINS ==== (HA) =============================================== ALIENS/PREDATOR BOX OF 12 DECKS SC $75.18 due 97/ 6 2-3 player collectable card game of the wonderful elements of both the Alien(s) & Predator movies. Cards show scenes from both series of movies. Aliens, Predators & Marines each have different abilities & different goals. '97 ALIENS/PREDATOR BOX OF 36 BOOSTERS SC $74.34 due 97/ 6 Card game of the wonderful elements of both the Alien(s) & Predator movies. '97 =HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS ==== (Harper)================================= ALIEN RESURRECTION POSTCARD BOOK n $6.30 due 97/ 6 30 full color postcard images from the upcoming Aliens sequel. '97 ALIEN RESURRECTION SCRIPTBOOK n $9.80 due 97/ 6 Offical scene by scene scriptbook for the 4th Aliens movie. '97 =HISTORICAL STUDIES GROUP ==== (HSG) ==================================== SHERIDAN IN THE VALLEY Y $28.00 due 97/ 6 Rgt lvl, larger game of the 1864 Shenandoah campaign including scenarios for Opequon Creek, Fisher's Hill & Cedar Creek plus a small learning scenario. Many what-ifs, good solitaire play. '97 =KOPLOW GAMES ==== (KOP) ============== ================================= TRAIN DICE GAME Tb $3.50 due 97/ 6 Small Yahtzee-like game of building the most valuable trains using a roll of special train dice. VERY simple, portable, fun, suitable for the family. '97 =MILTON-BRADLEY ==== (Milton) =========================================== STRATEGO LB* $15.75 due 97/ 6 The next, current printing of this perennial classic. =MTT ==== (MTT) ============== ================================= GAMERS' ALMANAC n $7.00 due 97/ 6 Shopping guide to the world of games, from computer games to role playing, w/ convention info, designers, etc. =ONE SMALL STEP ==== (One) ============================================== AIR DUEL n $5.00 due 97/ 6 Sml board game of modern air-air combat. '97 BATTLECHROME: FIRE & STEEL SB $3.50 due 97/ 6 2 player board game adaptation of their CCG. Requires mounting the counters. DER KESSEL: STALINGRAD SOLITAIRE n $4.00 due 97/ 6 Sml solitaire game of the struggle for Stalingrad. Player controls the 6th Army trapped in Stalingrad & attempts to hold out until the rescue comes. '97 =SPEARHEAD GAMES ==== (Spearh) ========================================== CHICKAMAUGUA BC $0.00 due 97/ 6 Area move grand tactical game similar to Storm over Arnhem, same system as Bloodiest Day. Brig lvl. '97 =SIMTAC, INC. ==== (STI) ============== ================================= BLACK CROSS, BLUE SKY MINI RULES n $14.00 due 97/ 6 Replacement rules set for the earlier Squadrons. Includes rules for Poland, France & the Btl of Britain. Revised & updated. '96 =TIMJIM GAMES (PRISM GMS) ==== (TimJim) ================================= THRONEWORLD BC $35.00 due 97/ 6 Galactic conquest for 2-6 players using the Time Agent system. Each alien race manages technology & allocates resources to conquer other races' worlds. Large gm w/ 900 counters. '97 =WINSOME GAMES ==== (Winsom) ============================================ TRAINSPORT: SWITZERLAND SB $14.00 due 97/ 6 3-5 player gm of building RRs thru the Alps. The expense of rail building makes the right choice of routes crucial. M.Wallace'97 =WINNING MOVES ==== (WMI) =============================================== ULTIMATE BACKGAMMON FB $21.00 due 97/ 6 Classic backgammon plus 5 variations including 4-player versions. ULTIMATE STRATEGO FB $21.00 due 97/ 6 Classic 2-player game plus 3 variations including a 4-player version. =PC SOFTWARE & HRDW (ORIG) ==== (_Sftwr)================================= BATTLEGROUND: NAPOLEON IN RUSSIA [PC BC $45.00 due 97/ 6 CD] Req Win3.x or Win95, 8mb min, 486+, 2xCD+. Most recent in a series of nicely done multimedia wargames. Variable command lvl (from an army to a sml unit), various perspectives, SVGA graphics, sound, drag & drop interface, null-modem play, PBEM. Recvd PC Gamer Editor's Choice award. Many small scenarios on well known actions during Napoleon's incursion in Russia, w/ several what-if options. Talon Software'97 FLYING CORPS [DOS CD-ROM] Y $45.50 due 97/ 6 Req 486DX+, DOS5.0 or Win95; 8mb RAM, VGA+, 2xCD-ROM. Detailed WW1 air-air combat w/detailed ground appearance & flight simulator. Campaign & scenarios. Includes both DOS & Win95 versions. Play opponents via modem or cable. Empire Interactive'97 =SIMULACIONES TACTICAS ==== (SimTac) ==================================== ABOUKIR BAY KIT HC $0.00 due 97/ 6 ? Gorgeous tac lvl Spanish game kit w/ English rules. Adds counters, maps, OoB & special rules for the British amphibious landings prior to their attack on Alexandria in 1801. '96 =GMT GAMES ==== (GMT) ============== ================================= BARBAROSSA BC $32.90 due 97/ 6 ? Onslaught of Army Group South, using the Typhoon system (akin to Spires of Kremlin & Army Group South). 3 maps, many nationalities, rgt/div lvl. SARATOGA BC $20.30 due 97/ 6 ?? =AGENTS OF GAMING ==== (Agents) ========================================= BABYLON 5 MINI: BABYLON 5 STATION Y $12.95 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: CENTAURI HVY FIGHTR (2) Y $4.90 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: CENTAURI VORCHAN Y $4.90 due 97/ 6 WARSHIP Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: DRAZI WARBIRD Y $4.90 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: EARTHFORCE HYPERION CA Y $4.90 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: MINBARI RUNNER (2) Y $4.90 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: MINIBARI FIGHTER (2) Y $4.90 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: NAM HEAVY FIGHTER (2) Y $4.90 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: NAM OLD HEAVY CRUSIER Y $8.40 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: NARN MAK'AROON Y $9.80 due 97/ 6 DREADNGHT Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: RAIDER FIGHTERS (3) Y $4.90 due 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 =AH AVALON HILL GAME CO. ==== (AH) ===================================== ASL: ANNUAL '97 0.6 $14.00 due 97/ 6 Mag style compilation of new scenarios, strategy, tactics, etc to enhance this lifestyle. '97 TITAN: THE ARENA BC $14.00 due 97/ 6 Card game that takes off from Titan board game. Fight to death among 2-5 players using mythological creatures, each with unique abilities. '97 =BLACK BARON GAME CO. ==== (BBG) ======================================== AXIS & ALLIES, 2ND: ENEMY ON THE Y $19.95 due 97/ 6 HORIZON Adds 3 new unit types to A&A: Hvy artillery, DDs, special forces like marines. Adds rules for Kamikazes, wolfpacks, paratroopers. Inclues 12pgs of rules & 40 new plastic pieces, new weapon development chart. '97 =DECISION GAMES ==== (DecGms) =========================================== EUROPE, WAR IN... V2.0 [PC DISK] n $42.00 due 97/ 6 Req DOS, 4mb RAM, 6mb, VGA, 486+, mouse, sound card supported. PC version of the grand old SPI monster game of war thruout Europe. Has many qualities paralleling the original: simple yet functional systems & graphics, fun, with lots of potential for fun. This version should have professionally produced manual & packaging. G.Ploussios'97 NAPOLEON'S LAST BATTLES QUAD, 4TH HC $20.00 due 97/ 6 Graphic update of 4 games on battles at Waterloo that mate for a campaign game. 4th ed adds counter fixes & revised rules. '97 SUN NEVER SETS ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE HC $29.40 due 97/ 6 Britain defends its empire in 3 gms: Zulu War, River War, and March to Peking. =DECISION GAMES S&T GAMES ==== (DecS_T) ================================= ARAB-ISRAELI WAR: 1948 #184 BC $14.00 due 97/ 6 Covers the chaotic, tense 1948 war in which Israeli assured itself of continued existance. =GAMES RESEARCH & DESIGN ==== (GRD) ===================================== MARCH TO VICTORY FB $59.50 due 97/ 6 Lrg gm of WW1 from Aug 1914 to Jan 1916 using a scale & system similar to Europa. 3 maps, 12 countersheets, 6 scenarios; rgt/div lvl. '97 =MCGARTLIN MOTORSPORT DSGN ==== (MCG) =================================== STOCK CAR CHAMPIONSHIP RACING CARD GAME Y $25.20 due 97/ 6 Stock car racing in a non-collectable card game format. Includes a track deck and 4 driver decks. 2-4 players. '97 =WIZARDS OF THE COAST ==== (Wizard) ===================================== MAGIC: PORTAL BOX OF BOOSTERS n $74.34 due 97/ 6 Simplified, stand-alone game of Magic that can be combined with Magic: the Gathering. '97 MAGIC: PORTAL BOX OF DECKS n $75.18 due 97/ 6 Simplified, stand-alone game of Magic that can be combined with Magic: the Gathering. Adds 215 new cards in total. Deck contains 2 ready made 35-card decks. '97 MAGIC: WEATHERLIGHT BOOSTERS BOX n $74.34 due 97/ 6 Limited edition expansion compatible with basic & other add-ons but targeted on intermediate to advanced, current & past Magic players. '97 =XENO GAMES ==== (Xeno) ============== ================================= SUSHI-JALEPENO WARS LB* $35.00 due 97/ 6 Japanese invasion of Mexico in the not too distant future, defednded by the US & the Great State of Texas. Ala Fortress America. Designed for fun. '97 =PC SOFTWARE & HRDW (ORIG) ==== (_Sftwr)================================= ACHTUNG SPITFIRE: [CD-ROM DOS/MAC] HC $49.00 due 97/ 6 3D strategy gm of managing a front line fighter squadron during the Battle of Britain. Allocate planes, pilots, weapons, & fuel; decide what & where to bomb. '97 H O T P I C K S Allow me to highlite products that you may not be fully aware of. MINIATURE GAMERS ($8.40). A set of 5 lovingly detailed characatures of gamers seen at conventions. The 13y/o geek w/ his magic cards. The overly large fellow with his navel apparent. A tall, skinny fellow with a butt-bag & military fatiques. A very amusing set, it may just be too close too home. ROBORALLY ($28). A game with multiple appeals. First, its set of miniature robots that negotiate a complex factory floor appeals to kids. Mechanics involve playing 3 of 5 cards each turn to preplan movment. This requires and teaches geometric thinking. But player interaction may cause your plans to go terribly wrong. Second, games take about an hour among experienced players. And all ages can play with near equal ability. Third, I like it as a drinking game for those lighter moments among serious gamers! Two add-on sets are available. GREEN THUMB CARD GAME ($7). Very simple, 2-5 player card game of planting & growing garden plants. Great travel game, great way to induct the significant-other into competitive gaming without their knowing, and just a great little thing to show you appreciate their tolerating your own gaming. Y O U R S U G G E S T I O N S YOUR SUGGESTIONS that help me improve the service I provide to you via this Update or in any other way are greatly appreciated. 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