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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.
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.
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 ------ -------------------------------- --- ---- ------- ------------ --------------- AVALANCHE PRESS, LTD. (Avalan) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. '02ROME 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. '02SECOND 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHEAPASS GAMES (Cheapa) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '02LIGHT 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASH OF ARMS (CofA) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLUMBIA GAMES (ColumG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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.'03HARNWORLD 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ CRITICAL HIT (CRI) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '02ASL: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. '02TOBRUK 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ DAYS OF WONDER (DayWon) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '03GANG 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECISION GAMES (DecGms) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '02SPANISH 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ DIET EVIL GAMES (DietEv) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ EIGHT FOOT LAMA (EightF) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '03WHO 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ ELMORE PRODUCTS (Elmore) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------SNARFQUEST CARD GAME 2ND SB $13.00 03/ 2 Humorous, fun simple CCG of monsters & treasure hunting. L.Elmore'03------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAST FORWARD ENTERTAINMNT (FAF) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------BATTLETECH: TECHNICAL READOUT 3025 2ND Bk $17.50 03/ 1 Revised booklet detailing military hardware of the Successor States, focused on BattleTech & AeroFighters. '93------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAR FUTURE ENTERPRISES (FFE) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES (FFG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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'02KING'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'02SCARAB 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIREFLY GAMES (Firefl) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '02MONSTER 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ GAMES UNPLUGGED MAGAZINE (GmsUnp) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '02GAMES 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. '03GAMES 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ GMT GAMES (GMT) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '02HEX 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. '02HEX 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. '02HEX 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. '02ROME 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAMMERDOG GAMES (Hammer) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '02CLEOPATRA'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------------------------------------------------------------------------ HASBRO INDUSTRIES (Hasbro) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOLISTIC DESIGN (HolDes) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ JM GAMES, INC. (JMG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOLLY ROGER GAMES INC. (JOL) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ L2 DESIGN GROUP (L2DG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ LAST GASP OF SAN FRANCSCO (LAS) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ LOONEY LAB (Loo) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAYFAIR GAMES (Mayfr) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '02SETTLERS OF CATAN: RESOURCE CARD SET FO $8.00 03/ 2 Kit adding 95 resource cards & 25 development cards to this fine game. '03------------------------------------------------------------------------ MICROGAME DESIGN GROUP (MDG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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'03NO 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ MERAMIC ENTERPRISES (Merami) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '03FACE 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. '03FACE 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ MISCELLANEOUS PUBLISHERS (Misc) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------BATTLETECH MASTER BOX SET, 3RD BC $24.50 03/ 2 Reprints by a new publisher of the classic BattleTech rules. '03BATTLETECH MASTER RULES, 3RD Bk $14.00 03/ 2 Reprints by a new publisher of the classic BattleTech rules. '03------------------------------------------------------------------------ MULTI-MAN PUBLISHING, (MMP) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ OSPREY MILITARY BOOKS (Osprey) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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 & #.------------------------------------------------------------------------ OUT OF THE BOX PUBLISHING (OutBox) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '01APPLES 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. '01APPLES TO APPLES: EXPANSION SET 4 SB $10.00 02/12 Fourth expansion set of 288 cards providing new comparisons plus new rules variations. '02CITYSCAPE 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. '03FIRE & 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. '03OCTILES 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. '03QUADRIA 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. '03WHEEDLE SB $8.00 03/ 1 Freewheeling stock-trading game for 3-6 players jockeying for corporate control. '03------------------------------------------------------------------------ OVER THE EDGE GAMES (OverEd) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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! '03YOU 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ PINNACLE ENTERTNMNT GROUP (Pinnac) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ PLAYROOM ENTERTAINMENT (Playro) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ RIO GRANDE GAMES (RIO) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '02CLANS 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. '03HEAVE 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. '02HELLAS 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. '02ODIN'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------------------------------------------------------------------------ SET ENTERPRISES, INC. (Set) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEVE JACKSON GAMES (SJG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------FRAG: PVP KIT HC 0.5 $21.00 02/12 Kit adding metal minis of the 5 PvP characters, plus 56 cards. '02MUNCHKIN: 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ TWILIGHT CREATIONS (Twilig) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '02ZOMBIES!!! 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. '01ZOMBIES!!!: 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ VIEW FROM THE TRENCHS MAG (ViewTr) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ WARFROG GAMES (WarFro) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINGNUT GAMES (WNG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ XENO GAMES (Xeno) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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.Box Est Cash Expctd/Actl Publication Publsr / Game Title & Edition Typ Wght PriceEA Release Date Status Notes ------ -------------------------------- --- ---- ------- ------------ --------------- THIRD WORLD GAMES (3WG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AMARILLO DESIGN GROUP (ADB) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALIEN MENACE (AlienM) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AVALANCHE PRESS, LTD. (Avalan) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ CABIL GAMES (Cabil) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHAOSIUM (Chaos) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHEAPASS GAMES (CheapA) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEAM TUNNEL zl $3.00 due 03/ 2 Rels Pending Build a steam tunnel using cards strategically flipped in this abstract card game. '03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHESSEX MANUFACTURING (Chessx) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASH OF ARMS (CofA) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLUMBIA GAMES (ColumG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONQUEST GAMING (ConquG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONQUEST OF THE PACIFIC BC $21.00 due 03/ 2 ? Rels Pending Grand strategic game of the war in the pacific. '03 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CRITICAL HIT (CRI) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CRITICAL HIT MAGAZINE (CRIMag) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECISION GAMES (DecGms) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECISION GAMES S&T GAMES (DecS_T) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARATHON & GRANICUS #214 n $15.00 due 03/ 2 Rels Pending (Greek-era battles using the Ancient World system. No further info currently available.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DEMAR GAMES (Demar) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DREAM POD 9 (DP9) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ EAGLE GAMES (EGL) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 (Details not yet announced.)------------------------------------------------------------------------ EURO GAMES / DESCARTES (EuroG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAST FORWARD ENTERTAINMNT (FAF) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FANTASY PRODUCTIONS (FantaP) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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----------------------------------------------------------------------- FAT MESSIAH GAMES (FatMes) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAR FUTURE ENTERPRISES (FFE) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES (FFG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ FUNDEX GAMES, LTD. (Fundex) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GAMERS (% MMP) (Gamers) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ GUILD OF BLADES (GldBld) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GMT GAMES (GMT) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 play. '00------------------------------------------------------------------------ GAMES WORKSHOP (GmWork) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GREY GHOST GAMES (GreyGh) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GAME MASTERING SECRETS Bk $18.00 due 03/ 2 Rels Pending Game mastering advice from several gaming pros providing guidence on gamemastering. '02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HAMMERDOG GAMES (Hammer) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHAOS CHESS, ADVANCED SB $8.00 due 03/ 2 Rels Pending Add-on kit w/ 60 additional cards & additional rules. '02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HASBRO INDUSTRIES (Hasbro) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ IRON BEAR STUDIOS (IronBe) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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----------------------------------------------------------------------- JOLLY ROGER GAMES INC. (JOL) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LOONEY LAB (Loo) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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----------------------------------------------------------------------- MAYFAIR GAMES (Mayfr) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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----------------------------------------------------------------------- MERAMIC ENTERPRISES (Merami) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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----------------------------------------------------------------------- MOMENTS IN HISTORY (MiH) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ MULTI-MAN PUBLISHING, (MMP) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ OMEGA GAMES (Omega) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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----------------------------------------------------------------------- OPERATION STUDIES GROUP (OSG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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----------------------------------------------------------------------- OUT OF THE BOX PUBLISHING (OutBox) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '02WHEEDLE, 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ RAVENSBERGER (RAV) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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. '03RAMSES 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ REX GAMES (REX) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ RIO GRANDE GAMES (RIO) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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------------------------------------------------------------------------ STEVE JACKSON GAMES (SJG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCHROEDER PUBL & WARGAMNG (SPW) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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------------------------------------------------------------------------ TWILIGHT CREATIONS (Twilig) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UPPER DECK (UD) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UDO GREBE GAME DESIGN CO. (UGG) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINNING MOVES (WMI) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ XENO GAMES (Xeno) email M.Dean@FineGames.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------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
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Michael Dean
Fine Games for Players & Collectors