Monday, August 27, 2012

The Apathy of New Releases (September 2012)

It's a another month, another pile of gaming materials in Game Trade Magazine #151...

My want list: Nothing getting added on. I'm so far behind on current want list, a financial windfall wouldi be necessary to get something. Speaking of which:

The Money is No Object Want List:
Goodman Games: Age of Cthulhu: The Timeless Sands of India.
Steve Jackson : OGRE is officially solicited at $100. Need to sell plasma now.

The Imaginary Store List
AEG: AEG makes board games? I guess so, with the pending release of Courtier, Mercante, and Dominare at $35.00 apiece.

Atlas: Back from the dead. First Over the Edge, now Once Upon a Time 3rd Edition $24.95 plus the create your own story cards for 9.95

Battlefront: A few items for Flames of War, but two buildings stand out, the European House Dunkirk for $25 and the Bastogne Church for $40. Both appear to be 15mm building kits, so the question asks, does one spend $25 and hours of assembly for one house, or two completely finished houses through Miniature Building Authority?


MBA finished buildings win hands down 


$64.95

Chronicle City: Apparently a new RPG in November is being released this November called Corporation. It seems to be a "realistic" version of the Cyberpunk/Shadowrun genre. The main rulebook will be $40, but the main problem is, if Alliance is to be believed, there are five supplements to the game being released in November as well. I don't want a situation where the essential books are on a staggered schedule, but space out the supplements people. If a store only orders one of each book, thats a $100+ layout of funds for an unknown game that could sit on the shelf. If I'm a store owner, I'm looking into retailer support, a preexisting buzz amongst players, something to justify going into that line.

Cracked Monocle: Steampunk does look to be the popular non-fantasy genre recently. Adding to an already tepid field of games is Tephra. It's description does nothing to help sell the book over the others already in print, and the cover art is just passable. I would pass on it.

Cryptozoic: WORLD OF WARCRAFT TCG: FEAST OF WINTER VEIL TIN $20

Cubicle 7: GM screens for six of the games they produce. I know I was following one (The Laundry) so it would at least be something new from the line to keep interest going..
Also being released in November will be three new books for Heroquest. And following this rash of publication is the pricetag: $60 apiece for each one. A huge investment for questionable sales.
For the One Ring will be Heart of the Wild and The Darkening of Mirkwood, both $40 and both shipping in November.

Fantasy Flight: More Soviets for Dust Tactics and Deathwatch: The Outer Reaches ($39.99)

Green Ronin: DC Adventures: Universe Sourcebook. $39.95

Mantic: Funny story, this month is a solicitation for Dreadball, yet another company trying to fill vacuum of no Blood Bowl support. Amusingly, the kickstarter for this still in process. Am I the only one that finds that odd? hmmm. It looks as if it's the sci-fi version of it.

Osprey: 
 Force on Force: Classified. Playing Special Ops missions

Paizo: Unlike these random fly-by-night operations publishing the Library of Congress in one swell swoop, Paizo get a free pass. They consistantly get out a considerable amount of product, and I'm going under the assumption that it sells well. If it's guaranteed to sell through, it's better than printing your own money (and far more legal, too.)
GAMEMASTERY FLIP-MAT: ANCIENT DUNGEON $12.99
PATHFINDER ADVENTURE PATH:SHATTERED STAR PART 4 -BEYOND THE DOOMSDAY DOOR $19.99
PATHFINDER CAMPAIGN SETTING: MYSTERY MONSTERS REVISITED $19.99
PATHFINDER FACE CARDS: DUNGEON DWELLERS $10.99
PATHFINDER MODULE: FANGWOOD KEEP $13.99
PATHFINDER: NPC CODEX PAWN BOX SET $34.99
PATHFINDER PLAYER COMPANION: PEOPLE OF THE NORTH 10.99

Privateer Press
IRON KINGDOMS: FULL METAL FANTASY RPG $59.99

Steve Jackson: Munchkin Apocalypse $24.95, not in an OGRE sized box.

WotC: Releasing 3.5 handbooks in a premium editions at $49.95 apiece. Sure. Don't know what angle they're working here, as at least some money from the 1st Edition premiums went to the Gygax Memorial. These proceeds go right to the Hasbro shareholders.Joy.
Also, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: CASTLE GRIMSTEAD DUNGEON TILES

Wizkids: Hobbit Heroclix... cool

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