Another Month of Gaming Releases (May '23)

It's time for the slow build-up towards the summer convention circuit, and big releases a few months from now.  

While I heartily admit that I'm no longer the demographic, and inflation has officially hit the hobby with a number of new releases, when I list stuff under the Imaginary Store list, regardless of my imaginary financial status, I can't reasonably be required to list piles of games and accessories from companies I've either never heard of, or don't remember from the years of doing this monthly post.  If I can't justify buying them with imaginary money, I can imagine the decisions of a real-life FLGS.

Issue #279 of Game Trade Magazine can be found at your FLGS, or online in pdf format here.

ViscountEric's Want List:
Nothing

ViscountEric's Money-Is-No-Object Want List:
Catalyst Game Labs

Battletech: Urbanmech Lance ........................................ $29.99

The absurdity of the Urbanmech Lance gives me glee.

The Imaginary Store List (The Pegleg Gnome):

25th Century Games

Splito ............................ $19.99

Alderac Entertainment Group

Smash Up: Excellent Movies, Dudes! Expansion ................ $24.99

Shake That City .................................................................... $39.99

Alley Cat Games

Dice Hospital: Emergency Roll (Standalone) ....................... $17.99

Amigo Games

Linko Hangtag ................................. $12.99

Take 5 Hangtag ................................ $12.99

The Army Painter

Speedpaint: Complete Set 2.0 ........................... $379.00

Speedpaint: Metallics Set 2.0 ............................. $ 42.99

Speedpaint: Most Wanted Set 2.0 ....................... $ 99.99

Speedpaint: Starter Set 2.0 .................................  $39.99

Catalyst Game Labs

Battletech: Alpha Strike Counter Pack ................ $24.99

Battletech: Proliferation Cycle Boxed Set ........... $39.99

Battletech: Snords Irregulars Assault Lance ........ $29.99

Battletech: Plushytech .......................................... $34.99-49.99

Battletech pillows???  And the prices are commensurate to 'mech class (Atlas is the most expensive).

Shadowrun RPG: Whisper Nets ........................... $49.99

Chaosium

Cults of Runequest: The Prosopeadia ................... $37.99

Fanroll

Metal d20 Spinner .............................. $14.99

Antique Copper or Torched Rainbow

Kobold Press

Tales from the Wastes HC (5e) ........................... $39.99

Wastes of Chaos HC (5e) .................................... $49.99

Limited Edition HC available for $79.99

Konami Digital Entertainment 

Yu-Gi-Oh! Battles of Legend - Monstrous Revenge Boosters

Yu-Gi-Oh! Captain Carrie Card Sleeves (50) ....... $4.99

Yu-Gi-Oh! Photo Finish 9-Pocket Duelist Portfolio .......... $9.99

Yu-Gi-Oh! Chariot Carrie Game Mat ................................ $16.99

Yu-Gi-Oh! Superfan Card Case ............................ $4.99

Legendary Games

The Dragon's Hoard #27 (5e) ............................... $12.99

The Dragon's Hoard #28 (5e) ............................... $12.99

Loki Battle Maps

Big Book of Battle Mats - Rooms, Vaults, & Chambers ................ $26.99

Looney Labs

Fluxx the Board Game ....................................... $25.00

A reprint/new edition of the game?  Perhaps I'm suffering the Mandella effect but this was out before and didn't perform too well (There is a glut of Fluxx options already.)

Mongoose Publishing

Traveller RPG: JTAS #9 ..................................... $24.99

Traveller RPG: JTAS #10 ................................... $24.99

Traveller RPG: The Order of Prometheus .......... $49.99

Monte Cook Games

Old Gods of Appalachia RPG ............................. $69.99

Old Gods of Appalachia RPG Player's Guide ..... $19.99

Monument Hobbies

It looks as if Alliance Game Distributors will be carrying the full line of paints and modelling accessories from Monument Games.  Their prices are comparable, and the quantity seems to be a hair more.  

Osprey Games

Doomed .............................. $35.00

Paizo Publishing

Pathfinder RPG: Rage of the Elements ................. $26.99 - $74.99

In Pocket, Harcover, and Special Editions

Pathfinder RPG: Absalom- City of Lost Omens Special Edition HC .......... $89.99

Pathfinder RPG: AP Sky King's Tomb 1 of 3 - Mantle of Gold ................... $26.99

Pathfinder RPG: Flip-Mat Classics - Urban Tavern ..................................... $16.99

Starfinder RPG: AP - Scoured Stars HC ........................ $54.99

Special Edition available for $74.99

Starfinder RPG: Flip-Mat - Grav Trains ........................ $16.99

Pokemon USA

POKÉMON TCG: AMPHAROS EX OR LUCARIO EX BATTLE DECK DISPLAY

Steve Jackson Games

Proteus ............................................. $24.95

Dragon and Skull D6 Dice Sets ....... $ 9.95

Available in Green Glitter and Silver

Munchkin: Crazy Cooks .................. $34.95

Triplanetary ..................................... $59.95

Wiz-War: 9th Edition ...................... $39.95

WizKids 

Critical Role: The Tombtakers Boxed Set ......... $39.99

D&D Onslaught: Scenario 1 - The Benefactor ... $24.99

D&D Replicas of the Realms - Mimic Chest - Life - Sized ...... Please Inquire with your FLGS.

D&D Icons of the Realms - Adult Brass Dragon ........... $99.99

D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures - Adult Brass Dragon .... $89.99

When it comes to full sized dragons... unless you know exactly how to paint this... go with the pre-painted model.