Another Month of Gaming (October '21)

Another month of new solicitations from Alliance Games is here.  Oh good Lord, like an old man sitting at the counter of a local diner, I've got a lot to talk about this month. 

Issue #260 of their Game Trade Magazine is available at FLGS everywhere, and online here.

ViscountEric's Want List

Nothing

ViscountEric's Money-Is-No-Object Want List

Arc Dream Publishing

DELTA GREEN: ARCHINT ............................................. $14.99

DELTA GREEN:Journey to Ragnaork RPG (5e) Norse Grimoire ... $39.90

DELTA GREEN: EVIDENCE KIT - THE LABYRINTH ............... $24.99

Grail Games

Hibachi ............................................ $30.00

Mana Project Studios 

Journey to Ragnarok RPG (5e) Norse Grimoire ............. $39.90

Journey to Ragnarok RPG (5e) The Rune Thief .............. $29.90

The price tag is a bit high for anything that catches my normally cheap eye, but I'm interested in any solid resource to enhance my Norse cultures in the long-suffering back-burnered FRPG campaign world.  Nine adventures in the Rune Thief piqued my interest a bit more. 

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

East Texas University: Study Abroad ................................ $24.99

I've definitely used some of the Savage Worlds one-sheets for ETU for my IOU game.  Love the concept of the the other strange and unusual goings on at colleges and universities around the world.

The Imaginary Game Store List (The Pegleg Gnome)

Autarch 

Ascendant RPG ................................................................... $60.00

Catalyst Game Labs

Battletech: Ilclan ..................................................... $39.99

Shadowrun RPG: Johnson Dex .............................. $14.99

Chessex Manufacturing

BAG OF 50 ASSORTED LOOSE MINI-POLYHEDRALS ........................... $40.80

D10's or D20's.  Everything goes up, especially through my nostalgic rose-colored glasses.

Cubicle 7

Warhammer Fantasy: Elector Counts ....................... $29.99

Erika Svanoe Game

Marrying Mister Darcy ............................................. $30.00

Gale Force Nine

D&D: The Wild Behind the Witchlight figures .......... $50.00

Hags of Past/Present/Future, League of Malevolence, Valors Call 

Gallant Knight Games

Tiny Cthulhu ...................................................... $24.95

GMT Games

ABSOLUTE WAR: THE RUSSIAN FRONT 1941-45 ..................... $59.00

Iello 

King of Tokyo Monster Box ....................................... $69.99

Konami Digital Entertainment

YU-GI-OH! TCG: THE GRAND CREATORS BOOSTERS 

Legendary Games

Asian Monsters (5e) ...................................... $24.95

Fiddler's Lament (5e) .................................... $11.95

Legendary Ninjas .......................................... $12.99

Dragon's Hoard #7-9 ..................................... $12.99 each

Mana Project Studios

Historia - Dark Fantasy Renaissance Setting (5e) ................ $49.90

Historia - Adventure Book (5e) ........................... $34.90

Historia - Game Master Screen ........................... $19.90

Mantic Entertainment

A big month of solicitations for Armada (those Dwarf ships looks crisp), and a good swath of Kings of Wars with one thing that tickle my fancy (but not enough to buy.)

Halfling  Mega Army ......................................................... $160.00

Terraincrate: Grocery Store ............................................... $ 30.00

Terraincrate: Town Square ................................................ $ 30.00

Terraincrate: Village Cafe ................................................. $ 30.00

Modiphius

Acthtung! Cthulhu 2d20 - Player's Guide ....................... $44.00

Acthtung! Cthulhu 2d20 - Gamemaster's Guide.............. $58.00

Acthtung! Cthulhu 2d20 - GM Screen ............................ $22.00

Acthtung! Cthulhu 2d20 - Black Sun Dice Set ............... $22.00

Black Void RPG: Into the Oblivious Depths ................... $24.99

Conan: The Art of Conan ................................................ $34.99

Conan: The Exiles Sourcebook ....................................... $34.99

Conan: The Wanderer ..................................................... $34.99

Conan: Waves Stained Crimson ..................................... $34.99

That is a LOT of product.  My imaginary store is looking at a big bill for product that moves marginally, even with Acthtung! Cthulhu coming out in November, and the other items should be out already.  

Star Trek Adventures RPG Divisions Dice Sets ............  $19.99 each

Command, Operations, Sciences

Mongoose Publishing

Traveller RPG - Core Rulebook Update 2022 ...................... $59.99

Traveller RPG - The Bell of Rocamadour ............................ $19.99

Traveller RPG - Deepnight Revelation Boxed Set ............... $79.99

Traveller RPG - Deepnight Revelation Dice Set .................. $24.99

Traveller RPG - Deepnight Revelation - The Crossing ........ $44.99

Traveller RPG - Deepnight Revelation - Expeditions .......... $49.99

Traveller RPG - Deepnight Revelation - Near Side of Yonder .... $44.99

Traveller RPG - Deepnight Revelation - Far Side of Nowhere ... $44.99

Traveller RPG - Deepnight Revelation - The Riftsedge Transit ... $44.99

Traveller RPG - Deepnight Revelation - Voidshore ..................... $44.99

Traveller RPG - Deepnight Revelation - The Lost Duke ............. $19.99

After complaining about Modiphius, Mongoose decides to have an alphabetically generated "Hold My Beer" moment, with product releasing for September - November.  

Monster Fight Club

Cyberpunk Red - Edgerunners  .................................................... $20.00

Cyberpunk Red - Wallcrawlers .................................................... $20.00

Monster Scenery - Amethyst Crystals ......................................... $24.00

Monster Scenery - Ice Crystals ................................................... $24.00

Monster Scenery - Peridot Crystals ............................................ $24.00

Monster Scenery - Snowy Hills .................................................. $40.00

Monster Scenery - Evergreen Pine Forest ................................... $40.00

Monster Scenery - Snowy Pines ................................................. $40.00

Monster Scenery - Snowy Ice Fields .........................................  $40.00

Having finally scene in the new Cyberpunk minis, they're very nice, but of limited use to small subsection of gamers.  The Monster Scenery  stuff seems to fit a nice niche between Gale Force Nine Battlefield in a Box and Miniature Building Authority in both quality and price.  

Outland Entertainment

Althingi: One Will Rise .................................................. $19.99

Paizo Publishing

Pathfinder RPG: AP - Strength of Thousands 6 - Shadows of the Ancients .............. $24.99

Pathfinder RPG: Flip Mat - Tavern Multi-pack ......................... $24.99

Pathfinder RPG: Lost Omens - Monsters of Myth HC .............  $34.99

Starfinder RPG:  AP - Horizons of the Vast 4 - Icebound .........  $22.99

Starfinder RPG:  Flip-Tiles - Space Station  - Corridors Expansion ........... $19.99

Starfinder RPG: Spell Cards ...................................................... $34.99

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Savage Worlds: Deadlands - Blood Drive .............................. $24.99

Savage Worlds: Deadlands - Map Pack 4: Ambush Pass ........ $14.99

Savage Worlds: Deadlands - Map Pack 3: End of the Line .... $14.99

Savage Worlds: Deadlands - Weird West Blood Drive Pawns .............. $14.99

Pokemon USA

Pokemon - Rayquaza v and Noivern V Battle Decks 

Space Orange 42

42 Guns ........................................ $19.90

Arborea: Surivors of Arborea ...... $24.90

Be-Movie ..................................... $24.90

Kaiser 1451 .................................. $19.90

Savage Worlds RPG: Gold & Glory - Seven Deadly Dungeons ............... $19.90

Savage Worlds RPG: Hope & Glory - Player's Book ............................. $39.90

Savage Worlds RPG: Hope & Glory - Master's Guide ............................ $39.90

SCHEHERAZADE RPG: THE ONE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHT..$39.90

Shidee: The Tales of Our Journey ............... $ 9.90

Call me hypocritical, after complaining about Mongoose and Modiphius, looking at this new company's offerings, I feel excited for some of these stand-alone RPGs, particularly if I waltzed into a random gaming store with twenty bucks burning a hole in my pocket.

Teeturtle

Unstable Unicorns: Kids Edition

Troll Lord Games

Starship Warden RPG ............................................... $79.99

Wizards of the Coast

D&D FIZBAN’S TREASURY OF DRAGONS ........................................... $49.95

Standard and Alternate Covers available

WizKids

Critical Role

Old Fogey rant time.  Not a fan of Critical Role, but I can obviously see the popularity of the series.  Similar to the Cyberpunk Red minis, I've seen the Critical Role stuff on game store shelves, and like Cyberpunk, the stores stocking them hadn't sold any.  Know your customer base, while anticipating the random wandering first-time visitor without breaking the bank.  Piece of cake. 

D&D - 3" Plush charms - Wave 1 

D&D Fantasy Minis - Icons of the Realms - Adult Gold Dragon Premium .......... $89.99

D&D Fantasy Minis - Archdevils - Bael, Bel, and Zariel ...................................... $79.99

Marvel Heroclix: War of the Realms Booster 

Marvel Heroclix: War of the Realms Booster Fast Forces ............................ $19.99

Marvel Heroclix: War of the Realms Booster Dice and Token Kit ............... $9.99

Marvel Heroclix: War of the Realms Booster Play at Home Kit .................. $9.99

Game Mat: Acid Lagoon ........................................... $24.99

D&D Gameworks Primastic Paints ........................... $2.49 each with other products available. 

The very last product in the solicitations is the one the intrigues me the most.  A line of official D&D paints at an entry-level price point is something I could see investing in, if the color palette is diverse enough, the bottles bigger than miniature thimbles, and the painting results are as easy as what I already do with craft paints.  

D&D Frameworks Minis  ......................................... $14.99 and much more 

In direct contrast of the paint line, the new unpainted, assembly required mini line leaves a lot to be desired.  Going with a basic press released styled article from Comicbook.com, these figures are still on the sprue and will require assembly.  Pictures of the minis look like Cyberpunk Red quality, but I'm hoping for fifteen bucks for a single figure, the customization options.  We're talking GW silliness with pricing for the larger figures, no matter how awesome they might be.  Of course the D&D brand will sell these, but there are far better existing options in both plastic and metal, for significantly less money.