~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | 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 #17 July 13, 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 fixed pitch font -------------------->> C O N T E N T S Fine Games NEWS .......... What's going on at Fine Games - Web Site Updated 6/29 - Personal Collection Game Sale - A Note on Game Release Due Dates - Operating Hours & Email Address INDUSTRY NEWS ............ Pacific Rim Still Going...But Where? GMT Price increase ~10% GMT Computer Games Dec Gms updates NLB & LSM K Poulter is Back (again) WotC Buys Five Rings Publs - Reduced price Dixis sets NEW Games ................ New & Pending Releases - Highlights - DAK & Crusader HOT PICKS ................ Did you know about these games? Counter Trays Train Dice Your SUGGESTIONS ......... Suggestions Always Welcomed F I N E G A M E S N E W S WEB SITE UPDATED on 6/29; those subscribed to either notification service were notified of the update immediately. Email notification was delayed until now by my absence over an extended 4th of July weekend. MY PERSONAL COLLECTION SALE LIST is available from Fine Games' primary web page. More will follow, and I expect that these items will ultimately be auctioned off. When I find time. PENDING GAME RELEASE DUE DATES, as shown on the list of pending arrivals below, reflect the best info I have on when new games will become available. These dates *routinely* come and ago without our seeing the expected release. For that reason, unless you wish to preorder an item, please wait until you either read a *confirmed* notice of the game's availability (as you will here), or you talk with someone who has it in their hot little hands. MY OPERATING HOURS are from 10am to 9pm PST (i.e. west coast time; -8 GMT) daily. Please call *only* within those hours. "Prices triple when we're off duty." A FINAL REMINDER: My *old* email address (M.Dean@FineGames.com) will sink below the waves on 1 August. RIP. But for those who have still not updated their address book after the many notices you've received, well, good luck. Talk to you on the phone, I guess. I N D U S T R Y N E W S GMT HAS RAISED PRICES by roughly 10% across most of their games. These changes are already effective, and will be reflected in my catalogs with the next update. At the same time, they currently have a half-price game sale going on several of their slower movers. So give them a call. GMT HAS RELEASED ITS FIRST COMPUTER GAME, a port of Alexander Deluxe. Can't tell you anything more about it aside from its being distributed *only* thru software distribution channels; game stores & distributors will typically *not* be able to get this. Even GMT, the board game mfg, can't tell us anything about the game. DECISION GAMES HAS UPDATED 2 OF ITS GAMES, Napoleon's Last Battles and Lords of the Sierra Madre. These are each labeled 2nd ed (tho in fact NLB is 4th ed, and LSM is 3rd). If you have registered your games with DG, they should be sending you the updated rules and, for NLB, counters, for free. PACIFIC RIM STILL TICKING. At least, that's what they claim. Monthly emailed newsletters continue to beat the drum about such interesting titles as Desert Storm, Vimy Ridge 1917, Fuller's Offensive 1919, Yanks at Belleau Wood, To Stalingrad and the Caucasus and, of course, the long awaited, long delayed (and still vaporous) Road to Berlin. Strangely, nothing ever seems to come of these. What's going on is that Mr. Tibbetts is trying to keep his options open & the preorder money received in the bank. Me, I'm still awaiting the next issues of my Grenadier and CounterAttack subscriptions. Good luck! KEITH POULTER RISES AGAIN. Like the Phoenix rising from its ashes--again, KP annouced that he will publish & edit a new magazine called North & South. The first issue is due in September. For those of you who wish to contact Mr. P. about matters pertaining to any past ventures of his, try this #: 33756 Black Mountain Rd, Tollhouse, CA 93667 (209) 855-8637 WIZARDS BUYS FIVE RINGS. Wizards, that Magic goliath, has bought Five Rings Publishing, which makes other popular CCGs including the Dune game due out soon. Shorta like PacMan, the big boy is gobbling them up. N E W G A M E S & P E N D I N G R E L E A S E S This newsletter was timed in part to go out just before the flood of games that begins to hit in July. While this is 'dead time', relatively speaking, there are some good games just out & many more on the way. The key releases last month were: All American (ASL); Throneworld (TimJim); Friedland (AWE); plus these two games games many of you may be interest in: TWILIGHT IMPERIUM ($31.50) & BORDERLANDS EXPANSION ($11.90) - Now Avail Remanents of a once mighty space empire compete to reassert control over the known universe. Game uses a tiled hex system as in Kings & Things & Settlers Catan mixed with systems for politics, trade, tech development & combat. Each player represents a race with unique qualities. With nice graphics.'97 PRINCES RYAN"S STAR MARINES ($38.50) - Now Avail 1-6 player card-based game in which the players must both cooperate to free the Princess, then compete with each other as only one player can win. Nice graphics in a large, heavy box. Initial reports on this one are good. '97 *NOT* out, but rather expected around Xmas, is my bet for this year's hit: ALEXANDER'S EMPIRE (AH) (*due late this year, $??*) 3-4 player game of the Successors period following Alex the Great's death. Uses the We the People / Hannibal game system over much of Europe & Eurasia. Includes 64 cards & stand-up generals. Tentatively $40. And a sure bet to be one of the year's better releases. My bets are on this one. The Gamers summer releases, DAK and Crusader, are due this month. We're sorry to say that we won't be carrying these for the usual reasons. New Releases - 1 June to 13 July Box Cash Publsr Game Title & Edition Typ Wght Price Rels Date ------ -------------------------------- --- ---- ------- ------------ =AGENTS OF GAMING ==== (Agents) ========================================= BABYLON 5 MINI: CENTAURI HVY FIGHTR (3) Y $5.00 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: MINBARI FIGHTER (3) Y $5.00 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: MINBARI RUNNER (3) Y $5.00 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: MINBARI WAR CRUSIER Y $8.75 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: NARN HEAVY FIGHTER (3) Y $5.00 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: RAIDER FIGHTERS (3) Y $5.00 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: STARFURY FIGHTER (3) Y $5.00 97/ 6 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 =AH AVALON HILL GAME CO. ==== (AH) ===================================== PRINCESS RYAN'S STAR MARINES LB* $38.50 97/ 7 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 STOCK MARKET GURU BC $21.00 97/ 6 Upgraded version of 3M & AH's 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 =AZURE WISH EDITION ==== (AWE) ========================================== FRIEDLAND BC $37.00 97/ 7 Detailed, regiment level game of this key battle in Russia. Will include 600 counters, 1 map & those often-faulty photocopied rules. '97 =CRITICAL HIT ==== (CRI) ============== ================================= ASL:ALL AMERICAN! 82ND AIRBORNE MODULE1 n $17.50 97/ 6 10 scenario kit focused on actions of the US 82nd airborne. Includes a heavy stock map. '97 =DECISION GAMES ==== (DecGms) =========================================== LORDS OF THE SIERRA MADRE, 3RD BC $33.00 97/ 6 Popular 2-8 player game of empire building in turn of the century SW (N.Mexico, Arizona & New Mexico). Economics, diplomacy, buying & selling, Federales & US Cavalry, revolutionaries, assassins, & event cards. What more could you want!? P.Ecklund'95 NAPOLEON'S LAST BATTLES QUAD, 4TH HC $23.50 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 =FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES ==== (FFG) ======================================== TWILIGHT IMPERIUM Y $31.50 97/ 6 Remanents of a once mighty space empire compete to reassert control over the known universe. Game uses a tiled hex system as in Kings & Things & Settlers Catan mixed with systems for politics, trade, tech development & combat. Each player represents a race with unique qualities. '97 TWILIGHT IMPERIUM: BORDERLANDS Y $11.90 97/ 6 First expansion kit to TI. Adds 2 new races as well as additional cards & counters, rules for construction, assassins, mines, & political events. '97 =GAMEWRIGHT, INC. ==== (Gamewr) ========================================= HORSE SHOW SB $7.00 97/ 6 Sml family game of a horse show. Players pick their best horse to enter the show, add cards for special characteristics. Quick & simple, for 2-4 players. '97 =GMT GAMES ==== (GMT) ============== ================================= BARBAROSSA BC $38.50 97/ 7 Onslaught of Army Group South, using the Typhoon system (akin to Spires of Kremlin & Army Group South). 3 maps, many nationalities, rgt/div lvl. =LAST GASP OF SAN FRANCSCO ==== (LAS) =================================== DEALER MCDOPE: THE DRUG DEALING GAME Y $17.50 97/ 6 Classic 60's dope 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. =MILTON-BRADLEY ==== (Milton) =========================================== STRATEGO, 2ND LB* $17.00 97/ 6 The next, current printing of this perennial classic. =ONE SMALL STEP ==== (One) ============================================== DER KESSEL: STALINGRAD SOLITAIRE n $4.00 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 FIRE & STEEL Fo $4.00 97/ 6 2 player board game adaptation of their Battlechrome CCG. Requires mounting the counters. =THUNDERHAVEN GAME CO. ==== (Thunde) ==================================== MAGIC: OFFICIAL STRATEGY GUIDE Bk $11.90 97/ 6 Stragegy guide on play of all versions of Magic: the Gathering and its add-ons. '97 =TIMJIM GAMES (PRISM GMS) ==== (TimJim) ================================= THRONEWORLD BC $35.00 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 Tb $14.00 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 =WIZARDS OF THE COAST ==== (Wizard) ===================================== MAGIC: PORTAL BOX OF BOOSTERS n $74.34 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 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 97/ 6 Limited edition expansion compatible with basic & other add-ons but targeted on intermediate to advanced, current & past Magic players. '97 =WINNING MOVES ==== (WMI) =============================================== ULTIMATE STRATEGO FB $21.00 97/ 6 Classic 2-player game plus 3 variations including a 4-player version. ULTIMATE BACKGAMMON FB $21.00 97/ 7 Classic backgammon plus 5 variations including 4-player versions. =PC SOFTWARE & HRDW (ORIG) ==== (_Sftwr)================================= ACHTUNG SPITFIRE: [CD-ROM DOS/MAC] HC $49.00 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 BATTLEGROUND: NAPOLEON IN RUSSIA [PC BC $45.00 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 HISTORY OF THE WORLD [PC CD-ROM] BC $45.00 97/ 6 Faithful recreation of this easy game of the rise & fall of empires thru 5 millenia. 1-6 players try for best long-term position in Eurasia live or by email. '97 STONE MASTER GAMES: AFRICA/USA[PC BC $28.00 97/ 6 CD-ROM Req Win 3.x or above. Includes actual boardgame components, too. PC game w/ multimedia tutorial & AI allowing play of the African game of Mancala, and American games of Hex, Reversi/Othello & others. '97 STONE MASTER GAMES: ASIA [PC CD-ROM] BC $28.00 97/ 6 Req Win 3.x or above. Includes actual boardgame components, too. PC game w/ multimedia tutorial & AI allowing play of the Asian games of Go, Renju, Gomoku. '97 STONE MASTER GAMES: EUROPE [PC CD-ROM] BC $28.00 97/ 6 Req Win 3.x or above. Includes actual boardgame components, too. PC game w/ multimedia tutorial & AI allowing play of the European games of Nine Mens Morris, push & Shove, Dalmation Pirates & Volga Bulgars, Fox & Geese. '97 =US PLAYING CARDS ==== (USPlay) ========================================= BICYCLE POKER CHIP REVOLVING RACK Y $11.50 97/ 7 Revolving plastic chip rack w/ easy-carry handle, 200 interlocking chips & slots for 2 decks of cards (not included). '97 Pending Releases, as of 13 July Box Cash Publsr Game Title & Edition Typ Wght Price Rels Date ------ -------------------------------- --- ---- ------- ------------ =MISC GAME ACCESS ==== (AAA) ============================================ COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO GAME CARDS n $2.80 due 97/ 7 QUARTRLY Magazine of CCGs, w/ a 31 page price guid, game check list, conterfiet Magic (what a concept), reviews, etc. =AUSTRALIAN DESIGN GROUP ==== (ADG) ===================================== WORLD IN FLAMES: AFRICA/ASIA IN FLAMES n $0.00 due 97/ 7 Combo kit providing & combining both the Asia & Africa kits, w/ 2 *new*, revised maps & 400 counters. And you thought you were done! '97 =AGENTS OF GAMING ==== (Agents) ========================================= BABYLON 5 MINI: BABYLON 5 STATION Y $13.00 due 97/ 7 BABYLON 5 MINI: CENTAURI BATTLE CRUSIER Y $8.75 due 97/ 7 BABYLON 5 MINI: EARTHFORCE OMEGA Y $8.75 due 97/ 7 DESTRYR BABYLON 5 WARS BOXED BOARD GAME Y $31.50 due 97/ 7 Board game utilizing miniatures, some of which are included w/ game, to model the ship-ship action from the show. '97 BABYLON 5 WARS: EARTH WARS n $17.50 due 97/ 7 First in the WARS Supplement series. Details the Earth-Minbari War & Earth's Civil War, w/ OoB, scenario & ship info. '97 BABYLON 5 WARS: MILITARIES OF THE n $17.50 due 97/ 7 LEAGUE Book detailing all the ships used within the League & the various political arrangements among member races. Includes scenarios of notable conflicts. Additional rules included. '97 BABYLON 5 WARS: WAR OF RETRIBUTION Y $14.00 due 97/ 7 RULES Miniatures rules set detailing the Narn-Centauri War of the 2nd season of the show. Details both navies. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: CENTAURI VORCHAN Y $5.00 due 97/ 8 WARSHIP BABYLON 5 MINI: DRAZI WARBIRD Y $5.00 due 97/ 8 BABYLON 5 MINI: EARTHFORCE HYPERION CA Y $5.00 due 97/ 8 BABYLON 5 MINI: NARN HEAVY CRUSIER Y $8.75 due 97/ 8 BABYLON 5 MINI: NARN MAK'AROON Y $10.00 due 97/ 8 DREADNGHT BABYLON 5 MINI: NARN OLD HEAVY CRUSIER Y $8.75 due 97/ 8 =AH AVALON HILL GAME CO. ==== (AH) ===================================== ALEXANDER'S EMPIRE BC $28.00 due 97/ 8 3-4 player game of the Successors period following Alex the Great's death using the We The People / Hannibal system. Covers Europe to Persia, w/ 64 cards, stand-up generals, etc. This is bound to be a hit. '97 ASL: ANNUAL '97 n 0.6 $17.50 due 97/ 7 Mag style compilation of new scenarios, strategy, tactics, etc to enhance this lifestyle. '97 RATS! BC $22.40 due 97/ 7 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. TITAN: THE ARENA BC $14.00 due 97/ 7 Card game that takes off from Titan board game. Fight to death among 2-5 players using mythological creatures, each with unique abilities. '97 =CLASH OF ARMS ==== (CofA) ============================================== AGE OF SAIL: CLOSE ACTION Y $30.80 due 97/ 7 First in the Age of Sail series. Covers ship-ship actions in the Am Rev-Napoleonic period in 20 scenarios. '97 COMMAND AT SEA: SUPERMARINA II Fo $14.00 due 97/ 7 Miniatures oriented rules & counter set to recreate WW2 in the Mediterranean in the air & at sea, '41-3. Orig Supermarina reqd; adds 24 scenarios. '97 GREAT BATTLES: NAPOLEONIC MINI n $14.00 due 97/ 7 SCENARIOS 64pg color booklet of 12 Napoleonic scenarios for any miniatures system. OoB, setup & commentary. '97 HARPOON, 4TH: 1997 HARPOON NAVAL REVIEW n $14.00 due 97/ 7 Provides new or revised ships, weapon developments, armaments & campaign scenarios for Harpoon 4. 96 overpriced pages. '97 LA BATAILLE SERIES RULES, 4TH ED. n $14.00 due 97/ 7 Rewrite of the series rule book to this classic series w/ extensive examples, diagrams & new optional rules. '96 LEUTHEN: 7 YEARS WAR FB $42.00 due 97/ 7 3rd in CoA's Age of Reason series, depicts Freddy's battle of Leuthen in which his oblique attack carried the field decisively. A large game (4 maps,~300 counters), but overpriced. '97 MISSISSIPPI FORTRESS HC $22.40 due 97/ 7 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/ 7 Operational lvl game of Soviet Jan'43 offensive attempting to relieve Leningrad. J.Radey'97 =CRITICAL HIT ==== (CRI) ============== ================================= ASL:AUSSIE ASL 97 PACK n $7.00 due 97/ 8 Sml kit adding 8 well-tested scenarios involving the Australian army. '97 ASL:EUROPEAN ASL SPECIAL zl $10.00 due 97/ 8 10-scenario kit on European battles PLUS a 60pg newsletter edited by P.Leonard. '97 ASL:NEWS PACK #1, FRANCE & LOW zl $7.00 due 97/ 8 COUNTRIES 8-scenario kit of battles from the 1940 campaign. '97 =DECISION GAMES ==== (DecGms) =========================================== DESERT FOX DELUXE HC $28.00 due 97/ 7 Update of acclaimed btln lvl gm of N Africa, '41-43. Integrated w/ Trail of Fox, adds an Algerian map; map & OoB revised. '97 EUROPE, WAR IN... V2.0 [PC DISK] n $42.00 due 97/ 7 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 SUN NEVER SETS ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE HC $29.40 due 97/ 7 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/ 7 Covers the chaotic, tense 1948 war in which Israeli assured itself of continued existance. =EURO GAMES / DESCARTES ==== (EuroG) ==================================== *NOT* out yet!!! Promise to email ya'll when they are avail. Preorders accepted for any & all. CONDOTTIERE Y $33.00 due 97/ 7 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 FORMULA DE: GRAN PRIX FORMULA 1 RACING Y $30.00 due 97/ 7 Acclaimed French formula D racing game. Simple mechanics still demand strategy & finessing. For 2-10 players. Game comes w/ 3 tracks. '97 MONTGOLFIERE: GOLDEN AGE OF BALLOONING Y $22.00 due 97/ 7 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 MYSTERY ON THE NILE Y $25.00 due 97/ 7 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/ 7 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 =FIVE RINGS PUBLISHERS ==== (FiveRi) ==================================== DUNE: EYE OF THE STORM BOX OF BOOSTERS SB $75.35 due 97/ 7 CCG of the Dune world. 15 card pack. '97 DUNE: EYE OF THE STORM DECKS SB $6.30 due 97/ 7 CCG of the Dune world. 6 starter decks, ea representing a power. '97 =GAMES RESEARCH & DESIGN ==== (GRD) ===================================== MARCH TO VICTORY FB $59.50 due 97/ 7 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 SECOND FRONT, 2ND FB $77.00 due 97/ 7 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 =GOBLINTOOTH ENTERPRISES ==== (GOB) ===================================== HOSTILE AIRCRAFT WW1 MINIATURES RULES Y $25.20 due 97/ 5 Miniatures rules set for 1/285 WW1 air battles. 288 aircraft ratings from 1915-20 from all fronts. Includes 2 metal aircraft. '96 =HARPER-COLLINS ==== (HA) =============================================== ALIENS/PREDATOR BOX OF 12 DECKS SC $75.18 due 97/ 7 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 =HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS ==== (Harper)================================= ALIEN RESURRECTION POSTCARD BOOK n $6.30 due 97/ 7 30 full color postcard images from the upcoming Aliens sequel. '97 ALIEN RESURRECTION SCRIPTBOOK n $9.80 due 97/ 7 Offical scene by scene scriptbook for the 4th Aliens movie. '97 ALIENS/PREDATOR BOX OF 36 BOOSTERS SC $74.34 due 97/ 7 Card game of the wonderful elements of both the Alien(s) & Predator movies. '97 =IRON CROWN ENTERPRISES ==== (ICE) ====================================== MIDDLE EARTH: DARK MINIONS PLAYERS GUID n $7.00 due 97/ 7 Players guide containing the rules & basic anaylsis of play. Extensive documentation & analysis of the DM deck. 3rd Strategy Guide for this series. =MARKHAM DESIGN GAMES ==== (Markha) ===================================== GAME AUCTION n $10.00 due 97/ 7 Tongue in cheek DTP game of buy & selling games at auction! Discover mildew, meet up with Dr. C. Should be amusing. R.Markham'97 MSSINES: 3RD YPRES CAMPAIGN 1917 n $11.20 due 97/ 7 DTP game of the 1917 British offensive. R.Markham'97 RACE FOR SPACE n $10.00 due 97/ 7 DTP game of the Cold War race for space from 1955-70. Solitaire & 2 player scenarios. By veteren WWW designer, R.Markham'97 THIS EMERALD ISLE: WAR OF THE ROSES n $11.20 due 97/ 7 DTP game of the War of the Roses. R.Markham'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 =MOMENTS IN HISTORY ==== (MIH) ========================================== EASTWALL, BATTLES FOR THE DNEPR BC $24.50 due 97/ 7 Game of Army Group Souths continuing tramas along the Dnepr, Sept'43 - Feb'44, using the Ring of Fire system. Lots of tanks & back-and-forth action. J.Desch'97 TANK COMMANDER PLAYERS GUIDE n $6.30 due 97/ 7 Players guide containing complete & revised rules, a list of all cards, plus optional & advanced rules & new scenarios. '97 =PINNACLE GROUP ==== (Pinnac) =========================================== GREAT RAIL WARS Y $35.00 due 97/ 7 Miniatures-oriented RPG of the race to build RRs in a semi-fictional land paralleling the US West. Goal is economic preeminance. 2-6 players. '97 =TIMJIM GAMES (PRISM GMS) ==== (TimJim) ================================= REIGN OF TERROR BC $33.25 due 97/ 7 Bloody good game for 4-7 players who manipulate historical factions trying to gain control of the provisional government. Mobs, armies, money, printers, generals, etc. Modestly complex. '97 =WIZARDS OF THE COAST ==== (Wizard) ===================================== MAGIC: TEMPEST BOX OF BOOSTERS SB 2.6 $74.34 due 97/ 7 The current version of Magic: the Revenue Stream. =XENO GAMES ==== (Xeno) ============== ================================= SUSHI-JALEPENO WARS LB* $35.00 due 97/ 7 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 =AVALANCHE PRESS, LTD. ==== (Avalan) ==================================== SURVIVAL OF THE WITLESS HC $14.70 due 97/ 7 ? 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 =HISTORICAL STUDIES GROUP ==== (HSG) ==================================== SHERIDAN IN THE VALLEY Y $28.00 due 97/ 7 ? 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 =CHAOSIUM ==== (Chaos) ============== ================================= MYTHOS: NEW AEON BOX OF BOOSTERS SB 2.4 $74.34 due 97/ 8 Stand-alone game that is compatable with the Mythos: Cthulhu series. Shifts focus to more contemporary conspiracies of the Horrors v the men in Black. '97 MYTHOS: NEW AEON BOX OF DECKS SB* 3.2 $62.65 due 97/ 8 Stand-alone game that is compatable with the Mythos: Cthulhu series. Shifts focus to more contemporary conspiracies of the Horrors v the men in Black. '97 =COMPANION GAMES ==== (Compan) ========================================== GALACTIC EMPIRES [BOARD GAME] Y $17.50 due 97/ 8 Hex based strategy game of galactic expansion & tactical ship-ship combat. '97 =DECISION GAMES ==== (DecGms) =========================================== NUTS! BATTLE OF THE BULGE CARD GAME HC $14.00 due 97/ 8 Card game of the Bulge at regt lvl, w/ terrain cards illustrated with unit ensignias, etc. Sold in two sets, North & South. 2-4 players. '97 OVER THE TOP! HC $26.60 due 97/ 8 Quardagame of WW1 battles: Brusilov Offensive, Verdun, Damascus, St. Mihiel. Op lvl w/ 550 counters & 4 maps. Geo Patton's first tank battle included! '97 =DECISION GAMES S&T GAMES ==== (DecS_T) ================================= OVER THE TOP!: BTLS OF MONS & MARNE BC $14.00 due 97/ 8 #186 Battles of the Mons & the Marne, using the Over the Top system. TWILGHT'S LAST GLEAMING #185 BC $14.00 due 97/ 8 3 battles from the War of 1812. =JOHNSON, TOM ==== (Johnso) ============================================= MASTER EUROPA SOUTHERN FRONT n $16.00 due 97/ 8 Expanded play aid kit for the southern European games, Western Desert, Torch, Near East. T.Johnson'97 =MAYFAIR GAMES ==== (Mayfr) ============================================= INDIAN RAILS Tb $17.50 due 97/ 8 Empire Builders does the Indian subcontinent. '96 SILVERTON: GM OF COLORADO BC $24.50 due 97/ 8 RAILROADNG,2ND Short & long versions for 1-6 players. RR bldg in Colorado plateau. Stake mine claims, build track, invest in rolling stock & passenger service. Includes expansion kit previously published separately. '96 =ONE SMALL STEP ==== (One) ============================================== AIR DUEL n $5.00 due 97/ 8 Sml board game of modern air-air combat. '97 =PBM GRAPHICS, INC. ==== (PBM) ========================================== FIELD COMMAND, 2ND LB* $26.25 due 97/ 8 2nd ed has slightly revised rules & board; infantry now does better in forests. Simple gm of meeting engagement between 2 equal sides w/ no element of chance. Played on a textured plastic map w/ plastic inf, cav & artil figures. Uses si-move plotting for a limited # of units. '96 H O T P I C K S Allow me to highlite products that you may not be fully aware of. COUNTER TRAYS: Fine Games has 3 varieties of counter trays in stock. The current standard is AH's bookcase sized, clear, 1-piece tray with folding, locking lid. Servicable and inexpensive at $1.75 a pop. We also have some of the Gamers brand of bookcase box trays for $3 ea. These were designed to be more secure, but... And, for those huge flat tray games, we have 11x14" trays by Sam Racina for $3.50 with rather secure lids. Good for that copy of Home Before the Leaves Fall & its 3 ga-zillion beautiful counters. TRAIN DICE by Koplow/Nice Dice Co. $3.50. A v.simple, cute little game suitable for kids or travelling (or both). Essentially, train Yahtzee. Players roll custom train dice attempting to build the highest scoring train in 3 rolls. Rules are less than a single page, and can be summarized in about 2 minutes: perfect for that signicant other who doesn't game. Might even make a decent drinking game! 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. Michael Dean Fine Games for Players & Collectors ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FINE GAMES FOR PLAYERS & COLLECTORS The Best in New & Used Historical Gaming http://www.finegames.com// Michael Dean (541) 756-4711 M.Dean@FineGames.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~