The Apathy of New Releases (July 2012)

The new GTM is out, and as usual, I'm disappointed. The end of June solicitations should be the tail end of the GenCon glut, mixed with some hopeful attempts to diversify during the upcoming back-to-school doldrums of game retail.  I see very little to give the retailer hope in those regards.  While there is plenty of potential product, the majority of it  from small scale press looks like crap.  Seriously, a mermaid RPG with artwork worse than a dollar store board book that my three year old didn't like?  If you're going to go down that road, just get two or three decent sketches and use pastel cardstock.  August into September is going to suck for brick and mortar stores.

My Must Have List:  Nothing, nada, squat.

My Money is No Object List:  Mantic is releasing  Abyssal Dwarf figs, and although I haven't seen them, the thought of Chaos Dwarfs stirs my painting.

The Store List:

Atlas Games
Over the Edge 20th Anniversary HC $75.00  -  A lot has happened  in twenty years.  There even a few things back then that I wish came back in full.  Over the Edge is not one of them.  Still, people like fancy books.

Cryptozoic Games
 WORLD OF WARCRAFT TCG: WAR OF THE ANCIENTS - TIMEWALKERS  Boosters

Fantasy Flight Games
Netrunner  is making a comeback! ($39.99)  The follow up question is why. Of course, it has its adherents, but I would put it in the same category as Over the Edge
DARK HERESY: THE LATHE WORLDS
ROGUE TRADER: THE NAVIS PRIMER

Green Ronin
A SONG OF ICE  & FIRE RPG: CAMPAIGN GUIDE - GAME OF THRONES EDITION  $39.95
A SONG OF ICE & FIRE RPG: NIGHT’S WATCH SOURCEBOOK $32.95

Games Workshop
Just got an update from Alliance in regards to late solicitations. Worst kept secret in sci-fi gaming:  40k Rulebook, $70+.

Margaret Weis
MARVEL HEROIC ROLEPLAYING: ANNIHILATION - WAR OF KINGS


Osprey
BOLT ACTION:  ARMIES OF GERMANY


PAIZO

GAMEMASTERY FLIP-MAT: PUB CRAWL  $12.99

PATHFINDER ADVENTURE  SHATTERED STAR PART 2 -CURSE OF THE LADY’S LIGHT $19.99

PATHFINDER PLAYER COMPANION: KNIGHTS OF THE INNER SEA  $10.99

PATHFINDER CAMPAIGN  SETTING: ARTIFACTS &; LEGENDS  $19.99

PATHFINDER ROLEPLAYING GAME: SKULL &; SHACKLES ADVENTURE PATH
PAWN COLLECTION  $15.99
PATHFINDER MODULE: BROKEN CHAINS  $13.99

PALLADIUM
Rifts Northern Gun 2             $20.95

REAPER
The Bones line continues to roll out and the prognosis is good.  It's nice to have a single bugbear at $2.49, rather than seven bucks.  The one thing that stood out to me is a listing for DDYOM Mouseling  $8.99. For nine bucks, better be one kickass mouseling.

WoTC
Axis and Allies 1941           $30.00
Axis and Allies 1942           $65.00
I'm still content with the original boardgame.  But if it sells, then it should be ordered.
D&D Dungeon Command - Heart of Cormyr/Sting of Loth sets.   Looks like warband boxed sets using a system that takes away some dice-chucking.  Someone will buy them for the minis, but this will be over as soon as 5e gets out of  playtesting, if not sooner.  $39.99 for each set
D&D Vaults of the Underdark Map Pack $11.99

WizKids
Pathfinder Battles:  Rise of the Runelords  - no price given per box
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Board Game.  A Hobbit board game using clix?  Best of both worlds.