Monday, October 26, 2015

Apathy of the New Releases (Nov '15)

At least for our monthly solicitations, Christmas is over.  With a November due date for orders, everything is slated for January-March 2016, the doldrums of gaming retail.  New stuff is pretty slim pickings, unless you like Wizards or WotC products.   A good month for a store to plan their post-Christmas strategy.  A nice holiday blow-out sale between Christmas and New Years, a quick yet thorough inventory for tax purposes, and a solid restocking all items, quick sellers, and long-term staples.  Dice, Battlemats, fantasy minis.  

Must-Have Want List
Nuttin'

Money-is-no-Object Want List
Pelgrane Press
NIGHT’S BLACK AGENTS RPG: DRACULA DOSSIER DIRECTOR’S HB HC ....... $49.95
NIGHT’S BLACK AGENTS RPG: DRACULA UNREDACTED HC ...........................  $34.95

Imaginary Game Store List (The Pegleg Gnome GameShack)

Alderac Entertainment Group
Love Letter: Letters to Santa Boxed Edition .......................................................... $9.99

Asmodee
Alhambra: The Dice Game .................................................................................... $19.99

Days of Wonder
Ticket to Ride:  Map Collection 5 United Kingdom (and Pennsylvania) .............. $39.99

Evil Hat Productions
Spirit of the Century:  The Pharaoh of Hong Kong PB .......................................... $15.00

Fantasy Flight Games
The End of the World RPG:  Alien Invasion HC .................................................... $39.95
STAR WARS IMP ASSAULT: DENGAR VILLAIN PACK ................................. $9.95
STAR WARS IMP ASSAULT: ECHO BASE TROOPERS ALLY PACK ............ $9.95
STAR WARS IMP ASSAULT: GENERAL SORIN VILLAIN PACK ................... $9.95
STAR WARS IMP ASSAULT: LEIA ORGANA ALLY PACK ............................. $9.95
STAR WARS IMP ASSAULT: RETURN TO HOTH CAMPAIGN EXP .............. $59.95
STAR WARS X-WING GAME: BASES AND PEGS   ........................................... $7.95 ea
(Available in Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Red, and Clear).
STAR WARS X-WING : THE FORCE AWAKENS CORE SET ...........................  $39.95
STAR WARS X-WING:  THE FORCE AWAKENS T-70 X-WING ...................... $14.95
STAR WARS X-WING: THE FORCE AWAKENS TIE/FO FIGHTER ................  $14.95

GAMES WORKSHOP
Age of Sigmar Battletome:  Chaos Dreadhold ........................................................... $33.00
(A book on how to use terrain kits?) 
Age of Sigmar Chaos Dreadhold:  Malefic Gate ........................................................ $100.00
Age of Sigmar Chaos Dreadhold: Overlord Bastion ...................................................$130.00
Age of Sigmar Chaos Dreadhold: Skull Keep ............................................................ $75.00
Warriors of Chaos Khorne Bloodbound Blood Warriors ........................................... $62.00
Age of Sigmar Battletome Stormcast Eternals ........................................................... $58.00
Age of Sigmar Celestant Prime Hammer of Sigmar ................................................... $80.00
Age of Sigmar Celestial Warbringers Upgrades . ....................................................... $12.00
Age of Sigmar Stormcast Eternals Knight Heraldor ................................................... $25.00
Age of Sigmar Stormcast Eternals Knight Vexillor .................................................... $30.00
Age of Sigmar Stormcast Eternal Knight Azyros ........................................................ $40.00
Age of Sigmar Stormcast Eternal Prosectors ............................................................... $60.00
Warriors of Chaos Battletome: Khorne Bloodbound ................................................... $58.00
Warriors of Chaos Khorne Bloodbound Might Skullcrushers .................................... $100.00
Warriors of Chaos Khorne Bloodbound Skarr Bloodwrath ........................................ $ 30.00
Warriors of Chaos Khorne Bloodbound Skullgrinder ................................................. $ 30.00
Warriors of Chaos Khorne Bloodbound  Slaugherpriest .............................................. $30.00
Warriors of Chaos Khorne Bloodbound  Wrathmongers .............................................. $57.00
Never before in my history of chronicling the monthly solicitations have I seen a collection of overpriced crap compared to this month's offerings from GW.  It's cheaper to play with vintage action figures I take out of the packaging!  And as usual, all the GW stuff was already released in August!

Hammerdog Games
Pathfinder RPG:  The Grande Temple of Jing ................................................................$59.95

Konami Digital Entertainment
Yu-Gi-Oh!  Clash of Rebellions Special Edition Box Display ....................................... $9.99 each

Koplow Games
Metal Dice (15mm) .................................................................................................... $10.00 each
Blue, Green, Purple, Red, Yellow Pips

Looney Labs
Firefly Fluxx ................................................................................................................ $20.00
Nature Fluxx ................................................................................................................ $16.00

Modiphius
Acthung!  Cthulhu RPG:   Shadows of Atlantis .......................................................... $46.99
Mutant Chronicles RPG HC......................................................................................... $61.99

Osprey Publishing
Armies of the War of the Pacific:  1879-83:  Chile Peru and Bolivia .......................... $17.95
En Garde!  Swashbuckling Skirmish Wargames Rules ...............................................  $17.95

Paizo
PATHFINDER ADVENTURE CARD GAME: ALCHEMIST CLASS DECK ............ $19.99
PATHFINDER AP: HELL’S REBELS 6 - BREAKING THE BONES OF HELL ........ $24.99
PATHFINDER CAMPAIGN SETTING: HELL’S REBELS POSTER MAP FOLIO .... $19.99
PATHFINDER LEGENDS: MUMMY’S MASK 1 - THE HALF-DEAD CITY (CD) ... $21.99
PATHFINDER PLAYER COMPANION: ARCANE ANTHOLOGY ............................ $14.99
PATHFINDER FLIP-MAT: NOBLE ESTATE ................................................................ $14.99
PATHFINDER MODULE: DOWN THE BLIGHTED PATH ......................................... $24.99
PATHFINDER PAWNS: GIANTSLAYER AP PAWN COLLECTION ... $24.99

Plastic Solider Company
The Great War ............................................................................................................ $59.95

Pokemon USA
Pokemon TCG:  XY Breakthrough  Boosters and Theme Decks

Solace Games
Pathfinder: Inhabitants of the Wood - Elves .............................................................. $11.95

Steve Jackson Games
Munchkin: Guest Artist Edition (Ian McGinty) ........................................................... $29.95
So I can get the same game I already own, just with different art?   I don't think it's going to sell like very expensive alternate covers from the comics boom of the 90's, but hey, what do I know?

Troll Lord Games
Castles and Crusades RPG:  Collector's Scree Set ......................................................$39.99
Forty bucks for a a two panel GM screen?  Oh, it comes with a copy of the C&C 6th Edition PHB.  Let's see how many store manager/owners miss that one.

Warlord Games
More slick stuff for Terminator: Genisys.  Too bad I don't know the pricing.

Wizards of the Coast
Magic the Gathering:  Oath of the Gatewatch

WizKids
This month's solicitations cover the massive February release for D&D Dice Masters, immediately followed up by March's DC Dice Masters:  World's Finest.    Buy in for a store looks big.

Star Trek Attack Wing:   Weapon Zero ........................................................................ $39.99
Star Trek Attack Wing:    ASSIMILATED VESSEL ................................................... $14.99
Star Trek Attack Wing:    KLINGON I.K.S. KLOTHOS ............................................. $14.99
Star Trek Attack Wing:    ROMULAN I.R.W. DEVORAS ......................................... $14.99
Star Trek Attack Wing:    Federation USS Mongolfier ................................................ $14.99
Star Trek Attack Wing:   IKS Amar ............................................................................. $14.99
Star Trek Attack Wing:    IRW Jazkal .......................................................................... $14.99
TMNT  Heroclix:  Mouser Mayhem  Starter Set . ........................................................ $24.99

Wyrd Miniatures
I don't usually look at Malifaux.  but the buildings they're releasing for the game have an interesting appeal to me, and the pricing isn't all that bad.  I'd just like to know what material everything is made out of.

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