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Thursday, October 26, 2017

Apathy of the New Releases (Nov '17)

Every month, when the latest issue of Game Trade Magazine (GTM) becomes available from Alliance Games Distribution, I peruse the solicitations, make up the list of the items my imaginary store would probably order, make a few comments, and simply reaffirm my logic for naming the monthly post, Apathy of the New Releases.  Not that there isn't an immense selection of games, mind you, but that I'm so far away from the target demograhics that even the coolest item ever that they're promoting that month usually makes me go....

Meh.

Issue #213 of GTM should be covering November/December releases, ergo the last big push to put things on the shelves before Christmas, and the vast catalog of puzzles, novelties, and CCG supplies adding 5-6 pages to the regular-sized pdf, certainly shows.

But within those pages, I came upon a stunning realization: There's some pretty cool stuff that I actually want!

... and I'll probably still find something to complain about.  It's what I do *Yells at cloud....*

ViscountEric's Want List
Looney Labs
Doctor Who Fluxx .......................................................... $20.00

Ninja Division Games
My Little Pony RPG:  Bestiary of Equestria ...................  $29.99
My Little Pony RPG:  The Festival of Lights Adv ........... $15.99

Reaper 
Bones - Anarctic Explorer ................................................ $2.79
Bones - Hillbilly ............................................................... $2.79
Bones - Jake Ryan, Hero Explorer ................................... $2.79
Bones - Pulp Professor ..................................................... $2.79

ViscountEric's Money-Is-No-Issue Want List
The Design Mechanism
Mythras RPG: Mythic Constantinople .............................. $34.95

Fantasy Flight Games
Star Wars the RPG: 30th Anniversary Edition ................. $59.95

The Imaginary Store (The Pegleg Gnome) List
Asmodee 
Breaking Bad: The Board Game ....................................... $30.00

Atlas Games
Squirrel or Die .................................................................... $10.00
The White Box ................................................................... $29.95

Chaosium 
Heroquest Glorantha: The Red Cow Vol II - Eleven Lights .. $34.95

Czech Games
That's a Question? ............................................................. $20.00

Days of Wonder 
Ticket to Ride Maps Volume 6: France and the Old West .. $44.95

Devir Americas
Dungeon Raiders ............................................................... $17.95

Fantasy Flight Games
Battle for Rokugan ............................................................. $39.95
Star Wars Armada: Chimaera Expansion .......................... $49.95
Star Wars Armada: Profundity Expansion ......................... $39.95
Star Wars Destiny: Dice Binders ....................................... $14.95 ea
Boba Fett, Darth Vader, or Princess Leia Covers

Star Wars RPG: Force and Destiny: Unlimited Power HC . $29.95
Star Wars RPG:  Roleplaying Gamemat ............................   PI
Star Wars X-Wing: Alpha-Class Star Wing .......................................... $14.95
Star Wars X-Wing: The Last Jedi - Resistance Bomber ................. ..... $39.95
Star Wars X-Wing: M12-L KIMOGILA FIGHTER ............................. $19.95
Star Wars X-Wing: TIE SILENCER ..................................................... $29.95
Star Wars X-Wing: PHANTOM II ........................................................ $14.95

Gale Force Nine
STAR TREK ASCENDANCY: BORG PLAY MAT 36” X 36” .... PI

Games Worksho
p
Adeptus Mechanics Codex (HC) ........................................ $40.00
Chaos Space Marine Death Guard Codex (HC).................  $40.00
Not getting into the $7 for a core figure in a boxed set rant.  Not today...

Mantic Entertainment
Terrain Crate: Battlefield Crate ........................................... $75.00
Terrain Crate: Dark Lord's Crate ......................................... $75.00
Terrain Crate: Dungeon Crate ............................................. $75.00
Terrain Crate: Town Crate ................................................... $75.00

Osprey Publishing
LANCASTER BOMBER POCKET MANUAL: 1941-1945 ... $14.00
SPITFIRE POCKET MANUAL: 1939-1945 ......................... $14.00

Paizo
Pathfinder ACG: Occult Adv Character Deck 1 ........................................ $19.99
Pathfinder RPG: Adv Class Guide (Pocket Edition) .................................. $19.99
Pathfinder RPG: Bestiary 3 (Pocket Edition) ............................................. $19.99
Pathfinder RPG:  AP - Ruins of Azlant Part 6 - Beyone the Veiled Past ... $24.99
Pathfinder RPG: Player Companion: Disciple's Doctrine .......................... $14.99
Pathfinder RPG: CS - Ruins of Azlant - Post Map Folio ........................... $19.99
Pathfinder RPG: Flip-Map - Dungeons Multi-Pack ................................... $24.99
Starfinder RPG: Flip-Map - Urban Sprawl ................................................. $14.99


Q-Workshop
Call of Cthulhu Dice ............................................................  PI
Q-Workshop is ridiculously expensive for what you're really paying for, but tis the season for people demanding overpriced stuff.  

Reaper Miniatures
Two waves of the Bones 3 Kickstarter is solicited this month so IF one of my FLGS gets some in, I might be inclined to actually buy something there!  

Rio Grande Games
Dominion: Nocturne ............................................................................. $44.95
Power Grid:  Fabled Cards ................................................................... $15.95

Steve Jackson Games
Munchkin: Hidden Treasure Special Edition ........................................ $19.95
Munchkin: Playmat - The Flower of Love ............................................ $16.95
Munchkin: Valentine's Day Monster Box .............................................. $29.95
Super Kitty Bug Slap ............................................................................. $ 6.95
Munchkin: Collecticlbe Card Game Starter Sets.................................... $24.95 each
Starters:  Cleric/Thief, Ranger/Warrior, Wizard/Bard 
Munchkin: Collectible Card Game: Boosters

Ulisses-Spiele
Torg Eternity RPG: Core Rules HC ...................................................... $49.99
Torg Eternity RPG: Day One HC ......................................................... $29.99
Torg Eternity RPG: GM Screen ...........................................................  $24.99
Torg Eternity RPG: Dice Pack .............................................................. $ 9.99
Torg Eternity RPG: Drama Deck .......................................................... $19.99
Torg Eternity RPG: Delphi Missions - Rising Storm HC ....................  $24.99
Torg Eternity RPG: Poster Map ............................................................ $14.99
Torg Eternity RPG: Possibilities ........................................................... $19.99

Ultra-Pro
Tons of stuff for Ixalan.  Despite its price, Magic players seem to love official stuff.  

Vallejo
Tons of restocks or paints and new products.  Not my favorite paint, but the displays are space conscious, the paint quality, and the modelling tools don't require a lifetime of debt like GW.

WizKids
TMNT HEROCLIX: UNPLUGGED GRAVITY FEED DISPLAY
TMNT HEROCLIX: UNPLUGGED FAST FORCES .............. $16.95
TMNT HEROCLIX: UNPLUGGED DICE & TOKEN PACK  .... $9.99

Z-Man
History of the World .................................................... $69.99
Kingsburg ................................................................... $59.99
Majesty: For the Realm .............................................. $39.99
My First Stone Age: The Card Game ......................... $14.99
Pandemic Rising Tide ................................................. $49.99

Zvezda
GERMAN TANK MAUS .............................................. $4.95
SD.KFZ.173 Jagdpanther Germand Tank Destroyer...... $4.95
Soviet HQ Winter .......................................................... $4.95

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