Sunday, June 26, 2016

The Apathy of New Releases (Jul '16)

It looks like GenCon solicitations have finally hit fast and furious.  There are ten more pages in this month's issue of Game Trade Magazine, chock full of new and usual product.  So unusual, in fact, that I have FOUR different items on my own personal want list. 

That being said, the issue is also chock full of landmines for a potential store.   I already avoid things like Infinity, Fantasy Flight Limited Card Games, and Privateer Press due to the over-priced sitting inventory I see at some Game Stores (even with active communities in each category).  This month trainwrecks come from all directions, so unless you fall in love with a game at GenCon, I would tread carefully.

ViscountEric's Want List
Goodman Games
Age of Cthulhu #9:  The Lost Expedition (IMP GMG7099)................................ $12.99
A better option than the Kickstarter
Judges Guild: Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor  (IMP GMG4612) ...................... $24.99

Hasbro
Robo-Rally  (MLB B8905)...................................................................................... PI
Don't know the price yet, but I will not miss out on another edition, especially since it's fun for kids.

Reaper Miniatures
Mother's Day Mousling   (RPR 01443) ................................................................ $ 4.99


My Money-is-no-Object List
Goodman Games
Judges Guild: Citadel of Fire ................................................................................. $24.99
Judges Guild: Tegel Manor .................................................................................... $29.99


My Imaginary Store (The Pegleg Gnome) List
Asmadi Games
One Deck Dungeon ................................................................................................... $25.00

Asmodee Editions
Cash 'n Guns Team Spirit Expansion ........................................................................ $29.99

Catalyst Game Labs
Shadowrun RPG: Anarchy ........................................................................................ $39.99
Shadowrun RPG:  Street Grimoire ............................................................................ $39.99

Catan Studios
Catan: Rivals for Catan - Deluxe ............................................................................... $37.00
Catan:  Struggle for Catan  ......................................................................................... $13.00
Catan:  Geographies Scenario Georgia ...................................................................... $30.00
Catan:  Geographies Scenario New England ............................................................. $30.00
Catan:  Geographies Scenario Rickshaw Run ............................................................ $15.00
Catan:  Geographies Scenario The Carolinas ............................................................. $30.00

Chaosium
Call of Cthulhu:  Pulp Cthulhu ................................................................................... $44.95
The first time I remember hearing about Pulp Cthulhu was nearly two decades ago.  After that much of a wait, and the interviews I've read/listened to, I realize that there are other systems that are far better at running Pulp Lovecraft than "new" BRP.

Cubicle 7
Doctor Who RPG:  Gamemaster Companion ............................................................ $34.95
The One Ring RPG:  Oaths of the Riddermark ......................................................... $39.99

Expeditious Retreat Press
Advanced Adventures #33:  Halls of Lidless Shabbath ............................................ $15.00
Advanced Adventures #34:  The Crocodiles Tears ................................................... $14.00
A Magical Medieval Society:  Western Europe ........................................................ $36.00

Fantasy Flight Games
Star Wars Armada Interdictor Expansion ................................................................. $39.95
Star Wars Armada Liberty Expansion ...................................................................... $39.95
Star Wars RPG:   Age of Rebellion - Forged in Battle HC ...................................... $29.95
Star Wars RPG:  The Force Awakens Beginner Game ............................................ $29.95
Star Wars X-Wing - Force Awakens - Heroes of the Resistance Expansion ........... $39.95

Gale Force Nine
Miniatures Tools:  Laser Line ................................................................................... $ 9.99

Games and Gears
Lots of high quality (?) brushes and high quality prices.  Research would be necessary to even ponder ordering any of this stuff in a traditional shop setting

Games Workshop
Death from the Skies ........................................................................................... $58.00
Ork Wazbom Blastajet ........................................................................................ $65.00
Space Marine Stormhawk Interceptor ................................................................  $55.00
AoS:  Battletome Ironjawz .................................................................................  $40.00
AoS: Grand Alliance: Destruction ...................................................................... $16.50
How to Paint Ironjawz ........................................................................................ $10.00
Ironjawz Orruk 'ardboyz (Black Orks) ............................................................... $53.00
Ironjawz Orruk Brutes ........................................................................................ $50.00
Ironjawz Orruk Gore-Gruntas ............................................................................ $79.00
Ironjawz Orruk Maw Krusha ............................................................................. $110.00
Ironjawz Orruk Megaboss .................................................................................. $40.00
Ironjawz Orruk Warchanter ................................................................................ $30.00
Ironjawz Orruk Weirdnob Shaman ..................................................................... $33.00
Vampire Counts Battletome:  Flesh Eater Courts .............................................. $35.00
Vampire Counts Flesh Eater Courts Crypt Flayers ...........................................  $47.00
Vampire Counts Flesh Eater Courts Crypt Ghouls ............................................ $40.00
Vampire Counts Flesh Eater Courts Courts Terrorgheist .................................. $58.00
Vampire Counts Flesh Eater Courts  Vlagorescu's Ghoulish Host ................... $180.00
Warhammer Quest: Might Heroes   .................................................................. $55.00
Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower ..................................................................... $150.00
A regular assortment of GW.  Outside some hideous overpriced sculpts, I see "situation normal" for a GW fan...

Gate Keeper Games
Halfsies Dice Set (7 Polyhedral) ........................................................................ $ 9.99
13 different designs.

Goodman Games
Dungeon Crawl Classics #89 Chaos Rising (Sketch Cover) .............................. $19.99
Dungeon Crawl Classics #90 The Dread God of Al-Khazadar .......................... $ 9.99
Dungeon Crawl Classics Alamanter's Extraspacial Angularities ....................... $24.99
Dungeon Crawl Classics Chuck's Lucky Dice ................................................... $24.99
Includes d3, d4, d6, d7, d8, d10, d%10, d12, d14, d16, d20, d24, and d30.
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG:  Judges Screen .................................................. $ 9.99
Fifth Edition Fantasy #8 Eye of the Leviathan ................................................... $ 9.99
Fifth Edition Fantasy #9 The Fallen Temple ...................................................... $ 9.99
Fifth Edition Fantasy #10 Castle in the Sky ....................................................... $ 9.99

Konami Entertainment
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Illusions Boosters
Yu-Gi-Oh!  The Dark Side of Dimensions Movie Pack
Yu-Gi-Oh!  Dragons of Legend Boosters

Koplow Games
Black Velvet Green Satin Lined Dice Bag Large .............................................. $ 7.50
Black Velvet Green Satin Lined Dice Bag Small .............................................. $ 3.50
Leather Dice Bag ............................................................................................... $ 4.50

Mayfair Games
Oh My Goods! ................................................................................................... $15.00

Modiphius
Acthung!  Cthulhu RPG:  Dark Tales from the Secret War ............................. $14.99

Osprey Publishing
Agemennon ..................................................................................................... PI
Bolt Action:  2nd Edition ................................................................................ PI
Bolt Action: Konflikt '47 ................................................................................. PI
The Men Who Would Be Kings Colonial Wargaming Rules ......................... PI
Broken Legions:  Fantasy Skirmish Wargames in the Roman Empire ........... PI
Frostgrave:  Into the Breeding Pits .................................................................. PI
No prices (worse store discount) and lack of actual Osprey reference books worries me mightily.

Paizo Publishing
The Gamers: Dorkness Rising Blu-Ray ................................................................. $29.99
Pathfinder Adv Card Game: War Priest Class Deck ............................................. $19.99
Pathfinder RPG Adv Path Strange Aeons Part 2 - The Thrusmoor Terror ...........  $24.99
Pathfinder RPG Campaign Setting - Inner Sea Temples ....................................... $19.99
Pathfinder RPG Pawns Hell's Vengeance Pawn Collection .................................. $24.99
Pathfinder RPG Adv Pathg Curse of the Crimson Throne HC ............................. $59.99
Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook (Pocket Edition) ................................................  $24.99
Pathfinder RPG Bestiary (Pocket Edition) ...........................................................  $19.99
Pathfinder RPG Player Companion:  Divine Anthology .....................................   $14.99
Pathfinder RPG Flip Mat Mythos Dungeon ........................................................   $14.99

Palladium Books
Rifts RPG:  Coalition States:  Heroes of Humanity Arsenal ................................  $16.95
Rifts RPG:  Haunted Tech ....................................................................................  $16.95

Pelgrane Press
Gumshoe RPG: Cthulhu Confidential ................................................................... $34.95
Night's Black Agents RPG:  The Edom Files ......................................................   $26.95
Night's Black Agents RPG:  The Thrill of Dracula ..............................................  $10.95

Pokémon USA
Pokémon TCG:  Break Evolution Box
Pokémon TCG: Charizard Ex Red & Blue Collection
Pokémon TCG:  XY11 Steam Siege
(Boosters and Theme Decks)

Steamforged Games
Yet another over-priced Blood Bowl variant (and Blood Bowl's overpriced enough as it is!)   Guild Ball has a $36 rulebook, but the minis vary between $15 and $35apiece with play mats just under $60!  The buy in for this by a player is huge!  The store-buy in makes GW look reasonable, and at least GW has a steady stream of players...

Steve Jackson Games
Munchkin Pathfinder: Guest Artist (Shane White) ................................................ $29.95

Troll Lord Games
Castles and Crusades RPG:  the Long Valley ...... ................................................ $ 9.99
Castles and Crusades RPG:  the Outpost .............................................................. $ 9.99

Wizards of the Coast
Magic the Gathering:  Kaladesh

Wizkids
Star Trek Attack Wing Expansion Packs .............................................................. $14.99
USS Enterprise-E, Klingon Gr'oth, and Orassin
Wizkids Locations: RPG Premium Maps .............................................................. $24.99
Tavern or Throne Room
Marvel DiceMasters:  Doctor Strange Team Pack ................................................. $ 9.99

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