Saturday, October 28, 2023

Another Month of Gaming (November '23)

 Issue #285 of Game Trade Magazine should be available at your FLGS or online in pdf form here. 

ViscountEric's Gaming Want List
Exalted Funeral
Duckquest RPG ...................................... $25.00

It appears that Exalted Funeral is the clearing house for the Duck fantasy RPG from New Zealand, that I originally saw on Kickstarter.  Considering I think I'm still waiting on the Village of Omlette Kickstarter rewards, getting a copy of the actual rulebook sounds awesome.

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

Nothing

The Imaginary Store List (The Pegleg Gnome)
Arcane Tinman
Dragon Shields: Christmas 2023 Brushed Art ................. $13.99
Dragon Shields: Christmas 2023 (Japanese )Brushed Art . $13.99
Dragon Shields: Christmas 2023 Playmat ........................ $24.99
I usually don't mention CCG supplies, because it feels like listing each individual polyhedral die in the catalog by size, shape, and color. There are too many gimmicky ones that fly under my radar, or I would focus too much on one particular weird design.  But as stores are already chock full of Christmas stuff, it begs the question, where is the Christmas-themed stuff?  Many gamers already consider themselves rebels, so buying and using a Santa Claus playmat in March isn't much of a stretch.  As I'm writing this post as I review GTM for the first time, I'm hoping there's some last-minute holiday solicitations, because, as some show on HBO once said, winter is coming, and sales still trickle in post-holidays. 

Bandai Co.
One Piece: Official Sleeves

Blue Rondo Games
Crabs in a Bucket ................................. $25.00

Calliope Games
Patrician: Towers of Influence ............. $19.00

Chessex Manufacturing
Lab Dice 7:  Polyhedral 7-Die Set Display (18 sets) 
Speaking of great items for holiday sales.  The test tubes are kitschy enough, and they won't impale someone sitting on a stocking like the dice cubes.

Cubicle 7
Doctor Who RPG: Second Edition - Adventure Book One .......... $39.99
Doctor Who RPG: Second Edition - Adventure Book Two .......... $39.99
Warhammer 40K Wrath & Glory RPG Starter Set ............. $39.99
Time to add "Rant" to my blog post tabs.  The Adventure Books cover "the highlights of the world's most beloved Time Lord's amazing adventures."   These sound like just amusing reference, of which I've grabbed a few off clearance from the nearby chain bookstore.  At no point in the duplicate descriptions, does Cubicle 7 explain WHY you should buy either book, save one is Classic Who and the second is Modern Who.

Deck & Dice Games 
The Dice of Death & Dismemberment .................... $25.00
Another bad attempt at a rant.  Twenty-five bucks for what appears to be seven customized 12-sided dice isn't a bad price nowadays.  I've seen 2 and 3 dice games with fancy dice but traditional pip faces go for the same price.  That's still a bit mind-boggling.  

Devir Americas
The White Castle .................................................. $39.99

Dire Wolf Digital 
Dune - Imperium: Uprising .................................. $60.00

Evil Hat Productions
Girl by Moonlight RPG HC .................................. $30.00

Exalted Funeral 
Elder Oak: Darkly Psychedelic Dungeon ............... $16.00
Folk Arcana ............................................................  $20.00
Kosmosaurs ............................................................. $30.00
Liminal Horror ........................................................ $12.00
Convoke What Doom Ye Angels Hath Wrought ..... $15.00
Creatures of a Dying World: .................................... $20.00 each
Issues #1-3 available
Garth Grimgar's Guide to the Flora of The Dying World .. $18.00
Running Out of Time: Cyberpunk RPG .................. $20.00
Tannic: Dual Statted Adventure ............................... $20.00
Ultraviolet Grasslands: Second Edition ................... $50.00
Ultraviolet Grasslands: Map Pack ............................ $12.00
Ultraviolet Grasslands: Referee's Screen .................. $15.00
Ultraviolet Grasslands: Synthetic Dream Machine ..  $15.00
Vopal Almanac .......................................................... $30.00

Fanroll
Dice Rolling Scroll (Black or Leather) ................... $19.99
I'm still trying to grasp my head around dice towers, now this old man who yells at clouds needs a portable surface to roll dice.  Maybe it prevents dice from rolling off the table, but twenty bucks to avoid possible back pain seems a bit much.

Free League Publishing
Alien RPG: Building Better Worlds ......................  $44.99
Lord of the Rings RPG: Ruins of Eriador Campaign .... $39.99
Lord of the Rings RPG: Tales from Eriador Adventure.. $39.99
Mutant Year Zero: Ad Astra .................................... $39.99
The One Ring RPG: Tales from the Lone Lands .... $39.99
The Walking Dead RPG:  Core Rules ..................... $57.99
The Walking Dead RPG:  Starter Set ...................... $39.99
The Walking Dead RPG: Base Dice ........................ $19.99
The Walking Dead RPG: GM Screen ...................... $24.99
The Walking Dead RPG:  Stress Dice ..................... $19.99
Everything Free League does is beautiful, so The Walking Dead could be a huge hit.

Iello
Ancient Knowledge ............................................ $49.99
Dwarf King ....................................... $17.99
Foodie Forest .................................... $17.99

Konami Digital Enterainment
Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Fire Kings Structure Decks

Mongoose Publishing
Traveller RPG: Companion Update 2024 ............ $49.99

Monte Cook Games
Rust and Redemption RPG ............ $49.99

Nerdy Pup Games
Dungeon Date ................................ $353.00

Paizo Publishing
Pathfinder RPG: AP Season of Ghosts 4 - To Bloom Below the Web ..... $26.99
Pathfinder RPG: Flip- Mat Classics - Arcane Dungeon ..... $16.99
Pathfinder RPG: Flip-Mat - Data Center ............................ $16.99

Pegasus Spiele
Djinn ..................................... $69.99
Memoarrrr! ............................ $16.49
Prey Another Day .................. $14.95

Pokemon USA
Pokemon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paradox Rift Boosters
Pokemon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paradox Rift Build & Battle Box

Sirius Dice
Black Lotus 54mm Spindown D20 ................ $59.99
I've been ranting about costs all month, but this one hurts my brain.

Snowbright Studio
Cozy Companion: All Things Nautical ........... $20.00
Cozy Companion: Mushby Mysteries ............. $20.00
Cozy Companion: Rad Pollinators ...................$20.00
Cozy Companion is a bi-monthyly guide to all things warm and cozy in tabletop gaming.  Cozy adventures, recipes, crafts, interviews, fiction, even game reviews written by cats.  I don't know if I'm the target demographic, but darnit, I want to be cozy too!

Steve Jackson Games
Munchkin: Marked for Death Mini-Expansion ........... $11.95
Munchkin: Cthulhu 3 - Unspeakable Vault ................. $11.95
Munchkin: Snakes Mini-Expansion ............................ $10.95
Tribes ............................ $24.95

Wizards of the Coast
Magic the Gathering CCG: Lost Caverns of Ixalan
As usual, Bundles, Bundle Gift Editions, Collector Booster, Draft Booster, Set Booster, and  Commander Decks

Wizkids
D&D Classics - Monsters K-N .......................... $89.99
D&D: Replicas of the Realms - Green Dragon Trophy Plaque
D&D: Replicas of the Realms - Red Dragon Wyrmling Foam Figure
D&D: Icons of the Realms - Adult Time Dragon ...........$99.99
This is either the moment of critical mass for the hobby to further explode or market saturation.  "Time" will tell.
D&D: Icons of the Realms - Whirlwyrm ....................... $49.99
D&D: Icons of the Realms - Planescape Booster Bricks
D&D: Icons of the Realms - Planescape Character Set ... $49.99
DC Heroclix - Iconix - Superman Up, Up, and Away! ..... $19.99
Marvel Heroclix - Avengers Hellfire Gala Premium ......... $69.99
Marvel Heroclix - Captain America From the Ice ..............$24.99
Marvel Heroclix - Iconix - First Appeance Avengers ........ $54.99
Marvel Heroclix - X-Men Hellfire Gala Premium ............ $69.99

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