It took a little while, but Alliance Games' Game Trade Magazine #243 is finally out and for the second month in a row, the entire issue is available in pdf for free.
By mid- week I was thinking they were going to scrap a month for the first time in 20+ years, thanks to COVID, work from home restrictions, and the fact that many game manufacturers were running on skeleton crews, much less the idea that for more than half of the US population, game shops are real low on the list of "essential businesses," especially with open gaming areas violating public gathering limits on a weeknight, much less during a weekend Magic tournament.
I, for one, welcome this continuation of normalcy, albeit a short bit late. If we can get to the point where I can (a) get a haircut for my emerging white-fro (b) sit at the counter of diner for breakfast and (c) not have anyone go into PTSD to moment someone coughs or sneezes a half mile away, I'll perform a happy dance. Until then, here's the new gaming solicitations that I think are awesome...
ViscountEric's Want List
Paizo Publishing
Starfinder RPG: Core Rulebook (Pocket Edition) ........................ $19.99
You know what? For twenty bucks, I'll bite.
ViscountEric's Money-Is-No-Object Want List
Goodman Games
Original Adventures Reincarnated #4 - The Lost City .................. $49.99
The new material does sound tempting....
The Imaginary Store List (The Pegleg Gnome)
25th Century Games
Jurassic Parts ................................................. $29.99
Asmodee
I'll double check prior posts, but Asmodee getting into the TCG/CCG storage market (with so/so pricing) and the horribly overpriced Marvel: Crisis Protocol sets, I'm back to my usual negative outlook towards the company.
Avalanche Press
Panzer Grenadier: Leyte 1944 ................................... $29.99
Second World War at Sea: Tropical Storm ................ $34.99
Capstone Games
Ride the Rails ............................................................. $39.99
Catan Studios
Catan: 25th Anniversary Edition ............................... $80.00
I gasped at the price, but with Anniversary Edition upgrades, PLUS the upgrade for 5-6 players, it's in ihe right price range.
Dolphin Hat Games
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza ....................................... $10.00
Fantasy Flight Games
Legends of the Five Ring RPG: Celestial Realms HC ........................ $39.95
Legends of the Five Ring RPG: Trail of Shadows HC ........................ $14.95
Legends of the Five Ring RPG: Wheel of Judgement ......................... $19.95
Star Wars Legion: Arc Troopers .......................................................... $34.95
Star Wars Legion: BX-Series Droid Commanders .............................. $34.95
Star Wars Legion: Cad Bane ................................................................ $14.95
Star Wars Legion: Clan Wren ...............................................................$34.95
Star Wars Legion: Inferno Squad ......................................................... $34.95
Star Wars Legion: Padme Amidala ...................................................... $14.95
Good Games Publishing
Fluttering Souls .................................................. $12.99
Konami Digital Entertainment
Legendary Duelists Season 1 Box Display
Sacred Beasts Structure Decks
Toon Chaos Boosters
Mantic Entertainment
Halpi's Rift Campaign Book .............................. $29.99
Terraincrate: Battle Damaged House ................. $29.99
Terraincrate: Debris ........................................... $29.99
Terraincrate: Ruins ............................................ $79.99
Terraincrate: Checkpoint Tango ......................... $29.99
Terraincrate: Village Church .............................. $29.99
Paizo Publishing
Pathfinder RPG: Advanced Player's Guide Hardcover ....................................... $49.99
Special Edition also coming out at $69.99
Pathfinder RPG: AP Agents of Edgewatch 1 - Devil at the Dreaming Palace .... $24.99
Pathfinder RPG: Flip Tiles - Urban Slums Expansion ........................................ $19.99
Pathfinder RPG: Lost Omens Legends HC ......................................................... $34.99
Starfinder RPG: AP The Threefold Conspiracy 6 - Puppets Without Strings .... $22.99
Starfinder RPG: Flip-Mat: Desert World ............................................................ $14.99
Starfinder RPG: Starship Operations Manual HC ............................................... $39.99
Pokemon USA
Sword & Shield Rebel Clash Boosters
Sword & Shield Rebel Clash Theme Decks
Steve Jackson Games
Munchkin: 40k - Cults and Cogs ..................................... $19.95
Weta Workshop
The Hobbit An Unexpected Party Boardgame ................... PI
My policy on these reviews is to avoid the "PI" (Please Inquire) price categories. These items may have a set MSRP, but the discount structure to your FLGS is actually a set wholesale cost, usually far less attractive than the traditional tiered discount structure. My experience on the retail side is two decades distant, but I remember wincing when I looked things up in the retailer edition. Definitely items I reserved as special order only. The discount difference was enough that I rarely could justify shelf copies of anything. That being said, the game seems amusing, if it was under $40. *SPOILERS* Online pre-orders are ranging from $29.99 to $39.99 prior to S&H
Wizards of the Coast
D&D: Mythic Odysseys of Theros HC ............................ $49.95
Alternate Cover available at same price.
Magic: The Gathering - Jumpstart Boosters.
I'm intrigued by this concept:
Jumpstart takes the best parts of limited and constructed Magic and fuses them into a dynamic, innovative play experience. Grab two boosters, shuffle them together, and youre ready to go! Each Jumpstart booster includes 20 cards. All 20 cards fit a theme, and most themes have multiple variations, enough to make 121 possible 20-card lists inside any given pack. Lands are included, so two packs are all you need to start battling.
Scooby Doo! Betrayal at Mystery Mansion ..................................... $34.99
At this rate, I can't wait for Hanna-Barbera Diplomacy.
WizKids
Marvel Heroclix: Battlegrounds - Avengers vs Masters of Evil ....... $34.99
Starfinder Battles - Starter Pack - Heroes ......................................... $34.99
Transformer Deep Cuts: Unpainted - Soundwave ............................ $ 4.99
Starfinder Battles - Starter Pack - Monsters ...................................... $34.99
By mid- week I was thinking they were going to scrap a month for the first time in 20+ years, thanks to COVID, work from home restrictions, and the fact that many game manufacturers were running on skeleton crews, much less the idea that for more than half of the US population, game shops are real low on the list of "essential businesses," especially with open gaming areas violating public gathering limits on a weeknight, much less during a weekend Magic tournament.
I, for one, welcome this continuation of normalcy, albeit a short bit late. If we can get to the point where I can (a) get a haircut for my emerging white-fro (b) sit at the counter of diner for breakfast and (c) not have anyone go into PTSD to moment someone coughs or sneezes a half mile away, I'll perform a happy dance. Until then, here's the new gaming solicitations that I think are awesome...
ViscountEric's Want List
Paizo Publishing
Starfinder RPG: Core Rulebook (Pocket Edition) ........................ $19.99
You know what? For twenty bucks, I'll bite.
ViscountEric's Money-Is-No-Object Want List
Goodman Games
Original Adventures Reincarnated #4 - The Lost City .................. $49.99
The new material does sound tempting....
The Imaginary Store List (The Pegleg Gnome)
25th Century Games
Jurassic Parts ................................................. $29.99
Asmodee
I'll double check prior posts, but Asmodee getting into the TCG/CCG storage market (with so/so pricing) and the horribly overpriced Marvel: Crisis Protocol sets, I'm back to my usual negative outlook towards the company.
Avalanche Press
Panzer Grenadier: Leyte 1944 ................................... $29.99
Second World War at Sea: Tropical Storm ................ $34.99
Capstone Games
Ride the Rails ............................................................. $39.99
Catan Studios
Catan: 25th Anniversary Edition ............................... $80.00
I gasped at the price, but with Anniversary Edition upgrades, PLUS the upgrade for 5-6 players, it's in ihe right price range.
Dolphin Hat Games
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza ....................................... $10.00
Fantasy Flight Games
Legends of the Five Ring RPG: Celestial Realms HC ........................ $39.95
Legends of the Five Ring RPG: Trail of Shadows HC ........................ $14.95
Legends of the Five Ring RPG: Wheel of Judgement ......................... $19.95
Star Wars Legion: Arc Troopers .......................................................... $34.95
Star Wars Legion: BX-Series Droid Commanders .............................. $34.95
Star Wars Legion: Cad Bane ................................................................ $14.95
Star Wars Legion: Clan Wren ...............................................................$34.95
Star Wars Legion: Inferno Squad ......................................................... $34.95
Star Wars Legion: Padme Amidala ...................................................... $14.95
Good Games Publishing
Fluttering Souls .................................................. $12.99
Konami Digital Entertainment
Legendary Duelists Season 1 Box Display
Sacred Beasts Structure Decks
Toon Chaos Boosters
Mantic Entertainment
Halpi's Rift Campaign Book .............................. $29.99
Terraincrate: Battle Damaged House ................. $29.99
Terraincrate: Debris ........................................... $29.99
Terraincrate: Ruins ............................................ $79.99
Terraincrate: Checkpoint Tango ......................... $29.99
Terraincrate: Village Church .............................. $29.99
Paizo Publishing
Pathfinder RPG: Advanced Player's Guide Hardcover ....................................... $49.99
Special Edition also coming out at $69.99
Pathfinder RPG: AP Agents of Edgewatch 1 - Devil at the Dreaming Palace .... $24.99
Pathfinder RPG: Flip Tiles - Urban Slums Expansion ........................................ $19.99
Pathfinder RPG: Lost Omens Legends HC ......................................................... $34.99
Starfinder RPG: AP The Threefold Conspiracy 6 - Puppets Without Strings .... $22.99
Starfinder RPG: Flip-Mat: Desert World ............................................................ $14.99
Starfinder RPG: Starship Operations Manual HC ............................................... $39.99
Pokemon USA
Sword & Shield Rebel Clash Boosters
Sword & Shield Rebel Clash Theme Decks
Steve Jackson Games
Munchkin: 40k - Cults and Cogs ..................................... $19.95
Weta Workshop
The Hobbit An Unexpected Party Boardgame ................... PI
My policy on these reviews is to avoid the "PI" (Please Inquire) price categories. These items may have a set MSRP, but the discount structure to your FLGS is actually a set wholesale cost, usually far less attractive than the traditional tiered discount structure. My experience on the retail side is two decades distant, but I remember wincing when I looked things up in the retailer edition. Definitely items I reserved as special order only. The discount difference was enough that I rarely could justify shelf copies of anything. That being said, the game seems amusing, if it was under $40. *SPOILERS* Online pre-orders are ranging from $29.99 to $39.99 prior to S&H
Wizards of the Coast
D&D: Mythic Odysseys of Theros HC ............................ $49.95
Alternate Cover available at same price.
Magic: The Gathering - Jumpstart Boosters.
I'm intrigued by this concept:
Jumpstart takes the best parts of limited and constructed Magic and fuses them into a dynamic, innovative play experience. Grab two boosters, shuffle them together, and youre ready to go! Each Jumpstart booster includes 20 cards. All 20 cards fit a theme, and most themes have multiple variations, enough to make 121 possible 20-card lists inside any given pack. Lands are included, so two packs are all you need to start battling.
At this rate, I can't wait for Hanna-Barbera Diplomacy.
WizKids
Marvel Heroclix: Battlegrounds - Avengers vs Masters of Evil ....... $34.99
Starfinder Battles - Starter Pack - Heroes ......................................... $34.99
Transformer Deep Cuts: Unpainted - Soundwave ............................ $ 4.99
Starfinder Battles - Starter Pack - Monsters ...................................... $34.99
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