The Apathy of New Releases (May '13)

Ah, Springtime.  Time to lose customers, young and old, to outdoor chores, sports, and the inevitable vacations.

Nay, I say! Nay!

While I still wax nostalgic over the days more than a decade ago, when a monthly order book meant $100-200 in the store's pocket, there is still a lot of product coming out to wet people's whistles and bring them into stores.

Viscount Eric's Must Have Want List
Chaosium
Call of Cthulhu -- Canis Mysterium -  Finally a scenario that's not some epic quest (or a poor attempt at one!)  $10.95


Viscount Eric's The Money is No Object :List
Asmodee Edition
Formula D Dice - I'm slowly contemplating a racing game for the girls, and the Formula D dice would be a nice mechanic to implement $9.99

Osprey Publishing
Mustafa Kemal - Ataturk  $18.95


The Great Imaginary Store List 
Ares Games
A veritable cornucopia of Wings of Glory planes.  I don't know if $14+ is a good price for a single plane in the game, but given the influx of other fighter/space games, it feels comparable.

Catalyst Games
Battletech Handbook: House Kurita   $39.99
Shadowrun: Splintered State              $19.99

Chaosium
BRP Astounding Adventures   30's and 40's pulp action!  $21.95
BRP Magic World                                                           $38.95

Expeditious Retreat
Advanced Adventures #30 - To End the Rising                $12.00

Fantasy Flight Games
Deathwatch RPG: The Emporer's Chosen                            $39.95

Gale Force Nine
Asteroids  GF9 BB558....................................................................... $39.99
Battlemat Asteroid Belt (36” x 36”)  GF9 BM0005 ............................ $39.99
Battlemat Fiery Nebula (36” x 36”)  GF9 BM0003 ............................ $39.99
Battlemat Frozen Planet (36” x 36”) GF9 BM0004 ............................ $39.99

Green Ronin Games
Mutants & Masterminds: The Cosmic Handbook..................................$32.95


Koplow Games
Ruby Gold Transparent  55mm Countdown d20  KOP 17967.............. $14.00
Gotta love anything new that Koplow can get out. 

Looney Labs
Fluxx the Board Game ..........................................................................$29.95
I want to play this before ordering a pile of copies.

Osprey Publishing
Bolt Action: Armies of Imperial Japan ....................................................$24.95
Paizo
Pathfinder Adventure Path: Reign of Winter #6 - Witch Queen's Revenge  $22.95
Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Reign of Winter Poster Map Folio ...............$19.99
Pathfinder Flip-Mat: Thieves Guild  ..........................................................$13.99
Pathfinder Player Companion: Faiths and Philosophies ..............................$12.99

PCI
Pokemon TCG:  Black & White Plasma Freeze
I had linked an old article from 1998 about one of the local gaming conventions on Facebook and it mentioned Pokemon.  I was surprised by how many parents say their kids still play the game and how they buy the latest sets.  I never said this one wasn't dead, just that I wish it was.

Reaper
A huge assortment of Bones figures, both for Chronoscope and Fantasy.  Despite some old grognard feelings, the ability to have a giant available for ten bucks is huge!(pun intended)

Steve Jackson
Castellan International ...............................................................................$24.95
Munchkin: Level Playing Field ...................................................................$19.99

USAopoly
Covering all the basis of licensed product, how about The Walking Dead (comic) Monopoly and Risk and My Little Pony Monopoly and Memory!


WotC
Magic the Gathering: Dragon's Maze  -  it's new, it's different, and it's already out.  Run some tournaments and start counting the money

Wizkids
New clix sets for Superman, Lord of the Rings, the Lone Ranger,
Pacific Rim and Iron Maiden (excellent!)