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Includes Battle for Moscow 2nd, a complete & colorized update of this great beginners game of the German assault on Moscow, 1941; 124 counters (44 Btl Moscow; 1 Successors; 1 Caucausus; 2 Labrynth; 10 Normandy'44; 32 Ardennes'44; 19 Asia Engulfed; 1 Washington's War; 12 Clash Monarchs); Labyrnth optional rules insert & decision flow inserts; Flying Colors fleet scenarios insert; SPQR scenarios insert; Combat Command scenario insert; Commands & Colors Epic Ancients II inserts. ARTICLES ON: Labyrinth developer's notes & use in the classroom; Gamer profile of Jeremy Antley; SPQR scenarios Baeis River 236BC & Tader River 228BC; Flying Colors & Serpents of the Seas tour; Card Drive Games by Mark Herman; Japanese opening moves in New Guinea & the Solomons in Empire of the Sun; index to C3i mag artilces & inserts for Empire of the Sun; Charles Roberts memorial, the founding years & 1988 interview; Clash of Giants strategy; CC New G 1 151491 NEW $85.00 Last copy. = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! ANCIENT, GREEK & ROMAN Era, ?? BC -- 500 AD ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- BARRACKS EMPERORS, TIME OF CRISIS (GMT) BC* 3.0 1-3wks Turnarnd 1-4 player card game set during the Roman Time of Crisis in the 3rd Century, where 45 men made claim to be emperor. Players accumulate & deploy political influence (given by their cards) in an effort to claim the emperorship for one of their boys. Basically a trick-taking game in an unique way. Every card can be played in two ways, making for tough decisions. Includes a simple solitaire module. Low complexity, 116 cards, 6 counters. Brad Johnson, Wray Ferrel'23 1 Special Ordr NEW $33.00 * CHARIOTEER, RACE FOR GLORY IN ROME (GMT) DC* 4.3 1-3wks Turnarnd Simpler, fast playing strategic game of chariot racing at Circus Maximus. Movement is based on achieving a set of cards, but those same cards offer special abilities or events if used for other purpuses. Players can attack others, or simply race, and the emperor can always intervene. A player's skills increase over multiple races, or with the emperor's pleasure. 2 mounted maps, 6 wooden chariots, 171 cards, various markers & tokens. Simpler game suitable to family play. Matt Calkins'22 1 Special Ordr NEW $58.00 * = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! MEDIEVAL Era, 500 -- 1400 AD ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- CRUSADER REX 2ND (ColumG) BC 1.6 1-3wks Turnarnd 2nd ed has graphically updated, larger board, new unit labels, thicker cards & rules updates. Block-style game of the 3rd Crusade, 1187-1192 (the fun only lasted so long...). The Christian Franks compete with the Muslim Saracens for control of key cities in the Palestine. 63 wooden blocks, 25 event cards. J.Taylor, T.Dalgliesh'11 1 Special Ordr NEW $63.00 HAMMER OF THE SCOTS 4TH (ColumG) BC 1.6 2-6wks Turnarnd 2019 4th ed with 24mm wooden blocks, v3 rules. Block-style, strategic level board game of the Braveheart Rebellion led by William Wallace against Britain, the War of Scottish Independence. Map covers n.England & Scotland. 56 blocks, 25 event cards. T.Dalgliesh, J.Taylor'19 1 Special Ordr NEW $63.00 HAMMER OF THE SCOTS 4TH [DELUXE] (ColumG) BC 2.5 2-6wks Turnarnd 2019 4th [deluxe] ed with 24mm wooden blocks, v3 rules, thicker map. Block-style, strategic level board game of the Braveheart Rebellion led by William Wallace against Britain, the War of Scottish Independence. Map covers n.England & Scotland. 56 blocks, 25 event cards. T.Dalgliesh, J.Taylor'19 1 Stock NEW $72.00 RICHARD III, WARS OF THE ROSES (ColumG) BC 1.5 1-3wks Turnarnd Block-style game of the War of the Roses, where supporters of the houses of Lancaster & York duke it out to see who will rule England. Expands upon Hammer of the Scots system by enhancing the event deck. 63 blocks (representing the major nobles), 25 event cards. J.Taylor'09 1 Stock NEW $63.00 MEDIEVAL (GMT) BC 1.4 Out-of-Print 3-5 player card game of power politics in medieval Europe. Players represent conglomorations of 27 powers ranging from the Holy Roman Empire to the Kingdom of Jerusalem, with various events, characters etc. Players attempt to build an empire, prepare for the inevitable arrival of the Mongols, so as to survive to the end. R.Berg'03 1 73601 MINT $28.00 Cherry mint. = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! GUNPOWDER Era, 1401 -- 1799 AD ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- COMMANDS & COLORS, SAMURAI BATTLES 2ND (GMT) DC* 5.4 1-3wks Turnarnd 2023 reprint. Complete game in the Commands & Colors game series. Focuses on tactical battles in medieval Japan with 40 scenarios. Includes many unit types & terrain types. Terry Leeds'23 1 Special Ordr NEW $66.00 * = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA, 1759 -- 1815 in North America ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- 1812, WAR OF..., 4TH (ColumG) BC 1.2 1-3wks Turnarnd Simpler, block-style game of a little known war, focused on the fight for control of the Great Lakes area between US & Canada. Fast playing w/ excellent fog-of-war element. Great beginners game, too. '85 1 Special Ordr NEW $45.00 FIRST SARATOGA, SEPT 1777 (DecGms) Fo 0.3 Out-of-Print Small folio game of British forces under Burgoyne attacking fortified American forces in dense woods near Saratoga, 19 Sept 1777. Winning depends upon manuever, keeping reserves, and concentration at key points. 40 counters, small map, Btln/brig level, 352yd/hex. '16 1 151949 MINT $7.50 GERMANTOWN, WASHINGTON STRIKES, OCT 1777 (DecGms Fo 0.3 Out-of-Print Folio game of Washington's Continentals attack on sepearated British forces near Germantown, Pennsylvania in Oct 1777. The attack failed in dense fog, but could have threated the British hold on eastern PA. '15 1 151948 MINT $9.00 WASHINGTON'S WAR 3RD (GMT) BC* 3.8 2024 reprint of this update of We the People, perhaps the first card-driven game. Covers the American Revolution on a strategic, point-point map. This version speeds play (to about 90min per game) & is highly suitable to tournaments. 2 countersheets, 110 cards, mounted map; 1yr/turn. M.Herman'24 1 151942 NEW $34.00 * = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, 1861 -- 1865 ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- CHICKAMAUGA, RIVER OF DEATH (DecGms) Fo 0.4 Out-of-Print Update of SPI folio game. Bragg's Confed Army of Tennessee outnumbered dispersed Union forces, and sought to destroy the Union along the Chickamauga River. '10 1 151954 MINT $16.00 Clean. FRAYSER'S FARM, WASTED OPPORTUNITY (DecGms) Fo 0.4 Out-of-Print New design in folio series. Confeds under RE Lee, with all the luminary leaders, outnumbers & seeks to rout the retreating Union forces after Gaine's Mill in June 1862. The Confed attack become uncoordinated & lost momentum, losing a key opportunity. '10 1 151953 MINT $9.00 Clean. HORNET'S NEST, BUYING TIME AT SHILOH (DecGms) Fo 0.3 Out-of-Print Small folio game of the desperate Union defense of the roads leading to Pittsburgh Landing which supplied their army against a determined Confederate attack during the height of the battle of Shiloh, Apr 1862. Uses the Musket & Saber game system that emphasizes unit quality over size, and shows the unique roles of artillery & reserves. '21 1 151946 MINT $8.00 SHILOH, GRANT SURPRISED (DecGms) Fo 0.4 Out-of-Print Update of SPI folio game. Confeds launch a surprise attack at the Union encampment near Shiloh, but are beaten back in a confused battle. '10 1 151952 MINT $15.00 U.S. CIVIL WAR 3RD (GMT) DC* 5.3 2022 reprint. Strategic level game of the American Civil War, 1861-65. Seasonal turns, each with several impulses. Units are leaders and generic strength point units representing about 5000 men per point, plus ships, forts, etc. Scenarios for each of the first 3 years of the war, and the grand campaign. Without the naval rules, rules length is 21pgs. RECOMMENDED GAME. 2 mounted maps, 3 countersheets, 30 special event cards. 5000men/strength pt, 24mi/hex, 3mo/turn. M.Simonitch'22 1 151982 NEW $45.00 * = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! OTHER 19th CENTURY CONFLICTS, 1800 -- 1899 ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- TEXAS GLORY (ColumG) BC 1.4 1-3wks Turnarnd Fast playing, block-style, operational-strategic level game of the war for Texas's independence, 1835-6. Texans must delay the Mexicans so they can gather their army. 56 blocks. T.Dalgliesh, D.Mings, C.Willner'08 1 Special Ordr NEW $54.00 CUSTER'S FINAL CAMPAIGN (DecGms) Fo 0.2 Out-of-Print Small game in the Mini game series. Covers the 7th Cavalry at Little Big Horn, and the destruction of Custer's regt. Map covers an area from Helena MT to the Dakotas using a pt-pt system. Includes 18 illustrated cards that create reinforcements, movement, combat bonuses & events. Sml map, 40 counters, 18 cards. J.Miranda'12 1 151945 MINT $11.50 HILL OF DOVES, FIRST BOER WAR 1880-81 2D (Legion BC 2.6 2-6wks Turnarnd Significant update from the previous DTP version. Solitaire game of the first Anglo-Boer War, 1880-1. Player controls the British army against the Transvaal Republican Army, and must dominate the Laing's Nek area between Natal & the Transvaal to win. Played at concurrent strategic, operational & tactical levels, each with its own mapboard. Battles are resolved via Tactical or Ambush decks of cards, and turns involve an Operational deck as well. 181 counters, 5 card decks (~94 cards), 4 mapboards, company level, weekly turns. Godfrey Bailey'22 1 Special Ordr NEW $55.00 = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! WORLD WAR I, 1912 -- 1920 ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- GREAT WAR COMMANDER: BATTLE PACK KIT (Hexasi) zl 0.9 Scenario pack for the base game. These 12 new scenarios are focused on the Western Front with German versus US, British, French and Portuguese forces. Includes an amphibious assault WWI-style and also the battle of Verdun. Adds 1 dbl-sided map, 113 counters with new units, tanks & weapons. Reqs base game AND BEF expansion to play all scenarios. Rules in English & French. '22 1 151943 NEW $30.00 = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! WORLD WAR II, 1935 -- 1945 ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- U-BOAT ['61 CARDBOARD] (AH) FB 2.0 Out-of-Print w/cardboard ships. Simple game of cat & mouse between UBs seeking entry into convoy zone & destroyers trying to stop them in any manner they can. '61 1 618 EXCELL $55.00 Complete. Includes 6 laminated attack record pad pages. Counters numbered 1-6 on blank backside. 4 box corners reinforced with tape. WWII COMMANDER, BTL OF THE BULGE (Compas) BC* 3.0 Temp OoP/OoS First in an intended series of fast-playing, area move games of World War II in Europe. Covers the Battle of the Bulge offensive in Dec 1944. Fast playing, regt/div level game that is a good game for beginners. Uses an activation system. Includes mounted map, 2 countersheets. 1day/turn, ~15mi/area. John Butterfield'20 1 Special Ordr NEW $50.00 * PATTON'S FIRST VICTORY, TUNISIA (DecGms) HC 0.6 Avail Uncrtn Folio-style PLUS matching PC game of the Allies' strangulation of Tunisia in 1943 while the Axis looks for opportunities to counterattack. Fast playing, division level game including support assets allowing shifting of power among a player's units. 114 counters. Good Beginner game with the understanding that it involves attritional combat. ALSO includes a full PC game that parallels the board game. PC game includes play via internet & many automation features; minimal system requirements aside from Win XP/Vista/+. '11 1 Special Ordr NEW $22.00 DOWN IN FLAMES: SQUADRON PACK 1, FIGHTRS (GMT) Fo 0.5 1-3wks Turnarnd Collection of 64 fighter aircraft cards for the Down in Flames series, many of them entirely new, some reprinted with revised ratings. All use the upgraded graphic style used in Corsairs & Hellcats. With additional rules. '05 1 Special Ordr NEW $8.00 DOWN IN FLAMES: SQUADRON PACK 2, BOMBERS (GMT) Fo 0.5 1-3wks Turnarnd Collection of 64 bomber aircraft & formation cards for the Down in Flames series, many of them entirely new, a few reprinted with revised ratings. All use the upgraded graphic style used in Corsairs & Hellcats. With additional rules plus rules from Corsairs & Hellcats needed. Req Rise of Luftwaffe, Eight AIr Force or Zero. '07 1 Special Ordr NEW $8.00 NO RETREAT! POLISH & FRENCH FRONTS (GMT) BC 2.5 1-3wks Turnarnd Fourth Game in the No Retreat! series. Covers the invasions of Poland in 1939, and France and the Low Countries in 1940. Games are independent, but can be linked to allow variable French intervention. Card-assisted game makes every battle unique & a little unpredictable. Easy to learn system makes it good for beginners. 2-4days/turn, div/corp level, 18mi/hex. Carl Paradis'18 1 Special Ordr NEW $42.00 PACIFIC WAR, STRUGGLE AGAINST JAPAN 2ND (GMT) HB*10.0 1-3wks Turnarnd MUST SHIP UPS DUE TO SIZE & WGT; SHIPPING WILL BE QUOTED. Major update of this complex game, but perhaps THE best game on Pacific theater of WWII. Includes 2 mounted maps covering the entire Pacific, 2340 counters, 27 scenarios of variing complexity & scope, from battles to campaigns to the entire war, a streamlined logistics system, & fully integrated air ground & naval operations. Land units vary from btln to army level, capital ships are 1/counter. 100mi/hex, monthly turns (daily movement). Highly recommended. Mark Herman'22 1 Special Ordr NEW $85.00 * BLOOD & STEEL, BATTLE OF PROKHOROVKA 1ST (MDG) Fo 0.3 Out-of-Print Simpler, Btln/rgt/brig level, operational game of the climatic battle of Kursk at Prokhorovka, 12 July'43. Only 4 pages of rules make it good for beginners. Formations are activated by chit draw. 90min/turn, 1/2mi/hex. 1 smallish map, 144 counters that must be mounted & cut apart to play. An expansion kit was later published. P.Rohrbaugh'99 1 55430 NEW $17.50 ZHUKOV'S FIRST VICTORY, BTL OF NOMONHAN (MDG) Fo 0.4 Out-of-Print Simpler game suitable for beginners of the sharp border war conflict between the Japanese & Soviets in Mongolia, 1939, that led to a crushing Japanese defeat. 12hrs/turn, 1mi/hex, Btln/Rgt/brig level. Includes scenarios for both July & August battles. Nominated for Charlie Award in 2003 for best DTP Board game. Desktop published game: all components printed on paper. Counters must be mounted & cut apart for play. Paul Rohrbauh'04 1 69352 NEW $12.00 ASL:STARTER KIT #1 6TH (MMP) BC 1.0 2-6wks Turnarnd 2021 reprint reprint of this complete game aimed at introducing beginners to ASL thru 6 scenarios pitting US or Soviet soldiers against the Germans (focused soley on infantry). Includes 280 counters, 2 maps, along with tutorial style rules. 2 min/turn, 40m/hex, squad level. '21 1 Stock NEW $26.00 ASL:STARTER KIT #2 4TH (MMP) BC 1.4 2-6wks Turnarnd 2022 reprint. Complete game aimed at introducing beginners to ASL thru 8 scenarios pitting US or British soldiers against the Germans & Italians. Kit #2 focuses on ordnance & light AT weaponry. Includes 2 countersheets, 2 unmounted maps, along with tutorial style rules. '22 1 Stock NEW $27.00 ASL:STARTER KIT #3, TANKS 4TH (MMP) BC 1.6 2-6wks Turnarnd 2022 reprint. Complete game aimed at introducing beginners to ASL thru 8 scenarios which focus on the use of tanks & other vehicles within ASL. Includes 3 maps. Designed to introduce players to the basic ASL game system as well as vehicles & ordinance. '22 1 Stock NEW $32.00 ASL:STARTER KIT EXPANSION PACK #1 3RD (MMP) Fo 1.2 2-6wks Turnarnd Updated reprint of this scenario kit adding 12 scenarios, new counters, 4 maps (P,Q,R,S) & rules; requires Starter Kits #1, 2 & 3 to play all scenarios. Also designed to supplement each of the first 3 starter kits. 8 scenarios set in Poland'39, Finland'42, Sicily'43, France'44, Germany'44, and includes the Poles, Slovaks, Soviets, US, Italians, Free French. Labeled "2nd edition" but is actually 3rd printing. '21 1 Stock NEW $34.00 ASL:SWORD & FIRE, MANILA (MMP) DC* 3.4 2-6wks Turnarnd ASL module of the US conquest of the Phillippne capital of Manila in 1945 during the course of a month. The Japanese planned only to fight to the death, tenaciously contesting every building, using all their resources including veteran army & naval units as well as untrained conscripts. Adds new terrain types, and provides 25 scenarios & 5 campaigns. 6 maps, 4 countersheets. '22 1 Special Ordr NEW $105.00 * ASL:WINTER OFFENSIVE #13 2022 BONUS PACK (MMP) Fo 0.5 2-6wks Turnarnd Tournament scenario pack including 3 new maps (m,n & o) and 4 scenarios (WO39-42). '22 1 Special Ordr NEW $34.00 ASL:WINTER OFFENSIVE #14 2023 BONUS PACK (MMP) Fo 0.4 2-6wks Turnarnd Tournament scenario pack including 3 new maps (89 & 90) and 3 scenarios (WO43-45). '23 1 Special Ordr NEW $17.00 ASL:YANKS 3RD (MMP) DC* 3.3 2-6wks Turnarnd 2022 update of this kit which provides the complete American army OoB plus the units & scenarios from earlier Paratrooper kit. Now includes a total of 41 scenarios (16 from earlier editions of Yanks & Paratrooper, & 25 from previously published but OoP scenarios, all revised & rebalanced). Includes 6 countersheets & 8 maps (16-19, 24, 40, 41, 46). Errata from prior edition incorporated. '22 1 Special Ordr NEW $119.00 * AUTUMN FOR BARBAROSSA DELUXE [2ND] (MMP) zl 0.6 2-6wks Turnarnd Updated version of game previously published in Special Ops #7 using the SCS Standard Combat game system. Covers the campaign in central USSR in late summer of 1941 as the Germans attempt to sieze Smolensk before the front stablized until the fall. Deluxe edition uses larger, 5/8" counters and a physically larger map, and incorporates errata. Smaller game with a limited number of units, making for fast play & good for tournaments or beginners. There game begins with the German offensive at full tilt, but a Hitler roll with eventually cause all the mechanized and half the air support units to disappear, so must move fast. The Soviet seeks to stall, and conserve forces, until the tide turns when they can counterattack. 352 counters, 2 maps, 6days/turn, 7mi/hex, rgt/div level, hi solitaire suitability. Dean Essig'21 1 Special Ordr NEW $30.00 RACE FOR BASTOGNE, SEVEN ROADS TO HELL (MMP) DC 2.8 2-6wks Turnarnd Game of the German 47th Corp's attack in the Ardennes from the Our that led to its siege of Bastogne, Dec 1944, using the Grand Tactical (GTS) game system. Begins with their attack across the Our River against the 110th Inf Reg on 15 Dec, includes engagements with 9/CCR and 10/CCB armored brigades. Extends thru 25 December. Includes 3 maps, 8 countersheets, 6 scenarios plus campaign (5 using 1 map). Company level, 2 maps, 8 countersheets, 500m/hex, 2hr/turn. Joseph Chacon'22 1 Special Ordr NEW $120.00 STALINGRAD, ADVANCE TO THE VOLGA 1942 2D (Revolu BC 1.9 2-6wks Turnarnd 2024 Reprint. Solitaire, area-move game of the German drive to the Volga, into Stalingrad and possibly their historical fate. Includes the Sept 1942 investment into Stalingrad and its industrial core. Victory is judged by besting the historical German achievements. Full game is 9 turns, plus there is a 5-turn Factory District scenario depicting the final German offensive in October. Quick set-up, low counter density, lots of variability game to game, and fast playing, it is suitable for repeated play and to beginners. Small mounted map, 1 countersheet. Michael Renella'24 1 Stock NEW $39.00 TWILIGHT WAR (TSR) BC 1.2 Out-of-Print Simple 2-4 player game of French Resistance, 1944. 1984. 1 2829 MINT $17.50 Included counter tray. Minor abrasions to box btm edges & 2 cover corners. 2 140737 V.GOOD $5.00 Substantially complete: missing 6 counters, ID included; No counter tray. Otherws clean. = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! POST WORLD WAR II HOT WARS, 1945 -- Present ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- SIX DAYS OF WAR, 2017 ANNUAL (Agains) HP 1.4 2-6wks Turnarnd 2017 annual (published way late in 2020, as usual). Game of the Six Day War of 1967, as Israel makes a preemptive strike on its several neighboring Arab states for a decisive military victory against all. Includes card play that accounts for the political backdrop to the situation. 245 counters, map divided into 3 fronts (Golan, West Bank & Sinai), reg/brig level, 1day/turn. 10 turns but game can end at anytime when the UN calls a ceasefire. Historical & nightmare scenarios. Good beginners' game (without pre-game cardplay) and excellent solitaire suitability. '20 1 Special Ordr NEW $39.99 TWILIGHT STRUGGLE 10TH & TURN ZERO BUNDL (GMT) BC* 3.6 1-3wks Turnarnd Bundle of 2 items: (1) Deluxe edition; 2019 reprint of this immensely popular, 2-player game of the Cold War thru the fall of the Soviet Union, 1945-1989. Covers the secret intrigue as well as the small hot wars in which the USSR & the western allies used hapless proxies to further their ends. 2 countersheets, 110 cards, mounted map. Ananda Gupta, Jason Matthews'19; and (2) Expansion kit that duplicates a promotional offer made in 2017, now with standard card backsides. Adds variable At-Start results that can widely vary the course of the game (and possibly imbalance it). Adds additional cards, plus revised Space Race track adding new avenues to victory. '19 1 Special Ordr NEW $55.00 * TWILIGHT STRUGGLE, COLD WAR 1945-89 11TH (GMT) BC* 3.6 1-3wks Turnarnd Deluxe edition; 2021 reprint of this immensely popular, 2-player game of the Cold War thru the fall of the Soviet Union, 1945-1989. Covers the secret intrigue as well as the small hot wars in which the USSR & the western allies used hapless proxies to further their ends. 2 countersheets, 110 cards, mounted map. Ananda Gupta, Jason Matthews'21 1 Special Ordr NEW $40.00 * VIETNAM 1965-75 2ND (GMT) DC* 3.4 1-3wks Turnarnd Update of this well-regarded, complex 3-map, 6 countersheets, Btln-lvl game of Vietnam war, clarifying past ambiguities, updating the graphics, and enlarging the counters & hexes to 9/16". 1965-75. Multiple scenarios & 2 campaign games. Awarded Best Graphics & Best 20th Cent game in '84. 6wks/turn, 6mi/hex, btln/regt level. NickKarp'22 1 Special Ordr NEW $60.00 * MODERN BATTLES II QUAD (SPI) FT 1.4 Out-of-Print Four games of various hypothetical hot wars around the world: DMZ (S Korea), Jerusalem ('67), Bundeswehr (N Germany) & Yugoslavia (Zagreb). 4 maps, 400 counters. J.Dunnigan'77 1 2028 EXCELL $92.00 Missing 4 blanks, otherws complete & very clean. SUPERIORITY (Yaq) AL 1.2 Out-of-Print Short, simple to modest complexity gm of tac combat in Europe in early 80s. Combined arms coordination emphasized. '81 1 3562 MINT $13.00 Last row of counters miscut slight, dmg to thin strip of bottom of 1 counter. Top 1" of box cover lightly spotted; 1" spot on inner album surface stained. Otherws clean & unpunched. = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! OTHER 20th CENTURY CONFLICTS, 1900 -- Present ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR, DAWN OF RISING SUN (CofA) BC 2.6 4-8wks Turnarnd Game of the Russo-Japanese War using the Fear God & Dreadnought (Admiralty Triology) rules system. Includes 20 scenarios, 350 counters, series rules & data annex booklet, plus a simplified jump-start rules set for teaching beginners. B.Madison'04 1 Special Ordr NEW $64.00 = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! SPORTS Games, All Eras ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- GRAND PRIX (GMT) DC* 5.4 1-3wks Turnarnd 2-11 players compete in a Formula 1 Gran Prix auto race, each controlling one or multiple 2-car teams. Players score points by being among the top 10 finishers (1st being huge), and also by placement of all cars in the race. Includes 4 race traces (with more surely to come), each with many tight corners limiting the opportunity to pass. Uses game elements drawn from earlier Thunder Alley. Wear & tear on the cars is great, and the penalty for pitstops less in this game. Tracks compatible with earlier Thunder Alley. Includes 122 race, event & team cards. J & C Horger'16 1 Special Ordr NEW $49.00 * THUNDER ALLEY (GMT) BC* 5.4 1-3wks Turnarnd 2-7 player, fast playing & exciting game of stock car racing using a card-driven system. Each player controls a team of 3-6 cards. Play remains quite fluid, with several cards allowed to move with the play of a single card. Positioning is important to maintain draft & keep your team together. Wear & mechanical failures will force pit stocks. Game includes 4 tracks on 2 dbl-sided mounted boards. Includes 42 car counters & 110 Racing & Event cards. J & C.Horger'14 1 Special Ordr NEW $45.00 * = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! 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Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- CERES, OPERATION STOLEN BASE (DecGms) Fo 0.2 Out-of-Print Small, solitaire folio game depicting a battle for the Solar System after the residents of Mars revolts. Player commands rebel force thru four increasingly difficult missions to win the campaign. Your goal is to seize the largest source of water, and defeating Federation ships & seizing the primary surface base. 40 counters, 18 cards. '16 1 151062 NEW $10.00 Last copy. TALON: TALON 1000 KIT (GMT) BC 1.5 1-3wks Turnarnd Kit adding a solitaire system to the game with hundreds of scenariors, plus a new AI empire with new weapons & ship capabilities & counters for the 2 player game. Kit adds 1,000 scenarios (thus the name). Jim Krohn'18 1 Special Ordr NEW $25.00 STARFORCE TERRA, CONTACT (WWW) HC 1.4 4-8wks Turnarnd Simple 2-6 player card gm of space warfare using system similar to Modern Naval Btls. Good w/ lots of beer & pretzels, and a good beginners game. '91 1 Special Ordr NEW $25.00 TIME WAR (Yaq) FB 2.0 Out-of-Print 2-4 player tongue in cheek game of time travel to influence history sponsored by various governments, thereby aiding their side. Players seek to gain complete control of the present day world by altering history & destroying opposing forces. StephenPeek 1980 1 3570 MINT $20.00 2nd (1980) printing with illustrated box cover. = Games by ERA / Title ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! FAMILY-ORIENTED, Simpler Games ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- DOMINANT SPECIES 6TH (GMT) DC* 5.1 1-3wks Turnarnd 5th reprint of this 2-6 player game of survival of the fitest species, 90,000BC, as another ice age approaches. Each player represents a major animal group (eg mammal, reptile, bird etc) and seek to become dominant on as many terrain tiles as possible, receiving victory points for each. 3rd ed has new graphics on cards, map, terrain tiles & counters. C.Jensen'21 1 Special Ordr NEW $60.00 * DOMINANT SPECIES: MARINE SPECIES KIT 2ND (GMT) DC* 5.0 1-3wks Turnarnd 2023 reprint. Large kit adding ocean creatures to this game of survival of the fittest. Presents 4 aquatic classes of animals - dinosaur, fish, cephalopod & crustacean, and each must seek dominance in a changing environment on earth after an ice age 60 million years ago. Modest complexity. 54 cards, 7 sheets of tiles, 178 wooden cubes. Chad Jensen'23 1 Special Ordr NEW $59.00 * LEAPING LEMMINGS (GMT) BC 2.4 1-3wks Turnarnd Fun, fast playing card-driven family board game. Players represent genetic scientists seeking to manipulate their colony of lemmings to be best at throwing themselves off a cliff. But there are hazards: hungry eagles & lots of treachery. Has a depth of strategy that isn't obvious by the topic. R.Young, J.Poiniske'10 1 Special Ordr NEW $25.00 LEAPING LEMMINGS: MOUNTED MAP (GMT) n 0.0 1-3wks Turnarnd Mounted map for this game. '10 1 Special Ordr NEW $16.00 URBAN SPRAWL (GMT) DC* 4.9 1-3wks Turnarnd 2-4 player game modeling how a town grows into a sprawling metropolis. Players are entrepreneurs, tycoons & politicians seeking "growth" & thus wealth & prestige. Buildings are placed on an existing grid of streets, Building Permits can be converted to cash, and players can execute a limited number of actions each turn: gain new building permits, build, or acquire a favor. Something like SimCity, except the goal is ultimately personal - rather than social - advantage. C.Jensen'11 1 Special Ordr NEW $18.00 * DIRTY WORDS (Misc) SB 0.6 Out-of-Print Adult party game where players score points by assembling sentences Scrabble-style using 23 6-sided cubes, scoring for each cube used. Words are of course provocative. '77 1 1432 EXCELL $4.00 Previously played, but clean. ILLUMINATI, THE GAME OF CONSPIRACY 3RD (SJG) SB 1.0 Box says 2nd edition but is actually 3rd edition. 2018 substantive revision of the highly popular 2-6 player card game from the '80s in which all sorts of secret sects & govt agencies try to rule the world. This edition uses more current events & contemporary references in the game material. Best Sci Fi game of '82. Includes 110 cards. '18 1 Special Ordr NEW $29.00 MODERN NAVAL BATTLES, GLOBAL WARFARE 3RD (Versse BC 1.5 Overhaul of the popular 2-6 player card game of ahistorical ship-ship combat in the modern age. 2-6 players, fast playing, includes 110 ship & aircraft cards now featuring photos of the craft in question. '08 1 Special Ordr NEW $43.00 - - 66 Items & 22 Titles Listed Here for Your Shopping Pleasure! EMAIL M.Dean@FineGames.com anytime, or PHONE (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST (-8GMT) to reserve a game, complete a purchase, or ask for more info. Please remember... [IM__Era1:2024]