Wednesday, May 31, 2017

New from IDW! Rayguns & Rocketships!

Order by Date: June 23, 2017
Street Date: September 20, 2017


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Rayguns & Rocketships


$74.99 SRP
$41.99 NPI
Blast off! On an adventure that's out of this world! Strap on your jetpack, and man your raygun, because it's going to take all of your wits and courage to pilot your rocketship to victory! There's a galaxy's worth of action in store for you in Rayguns and Rocketships!

Rayguns and Rocketships is a dual-scale miniatures board game that takes 2-4 players on a competitive adventure to fight for the fate of the galaxy! Pilot your bulky but powerful rocketships with preprogramed cards, and then spring into fast, dice-driven combat with your jetpack adorned planeteers. Man your rocketship's rayguns, control panels, and engines to earn unique combat bonuses, or fly them off into space to board and sabotage your foes! There's a galaxy of strategic opportunities at your disposal, and a crew ready for your command in Rayguns and Rocketships!

2-4 players
Ages 14+
90 minute play time

Contents:
  • Rulebook
  • Episode Book
  • Star Map Game Board
  • 4 Rocketship Maps
  • 4 Rocketship Miniatures
  • 24 Crew Member Miniatures
  • 4 Captain Miniatures
  • 4 Captain Cards
  • 56 Command Cards
  • 28 Raygun Tokens
  • 30 Blast Markers
  • 30 Action Tokens
  • First Player Marker
  • 3 Warbot Tokens
  • 3 Atomic Core Tokens
  • 6 Asteroid/Iceteroid Tokens
  • Princess Persevone Token
  • Data Tape Token
  • 4 Planeteer Faction Tokens
  • Victory Track Chart
  • 3 Red Eight-Sided Dice (d8)
  • Black Eight-Sided Dice (d8) 

Monday, May 29, 2017

Order by Date: June 15, 2017
Release Date: Q3 2017


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Rhino Hero: Super Battle International


$29.99 SRP $15.94 NPI
Rhino Hero is back on the job! And this time not only does the wobbly skyscraper need to be climbed, but there will also be fierce battles between the four superheroes Rhino Hero, Giraffe Boy, Big E. and Batguin. Who will win the battles and not let themselves be bothered by the mean, hanging spider monkeys?

2-4 players
Ages 5+
10-20 minute play time

Contains:

  • Game board
  • 30 floors
  • 24 short walls
  • 24 tall walls
  • 3 dice
  • 4 spider monkeys
  • 4 superheroes
  • Superhero medal
  • Instructions 

Friday, May 26, 2017

Einstein! New from Artana Games!

Order by Date: June 15, 2017
Release Date: June 2017


AAX12001
Einstein


$30.00 SRP
$16.50 NPI


Players take on the role of Albert Einstein during one of four periods of his life:

  • Young Einstein, who emerged from obscurity to become a titan of physics
  • Prime Einstein, an acknowledged leader of modern theoretical physics and international celebrity
  • Globetrotting Einstein, traveling to the four corners of the world
  • Wise Einstein, an idealistic sage who transcended science and impacted our social values

Each Einstein has their own deck of Inspiration Cards based on the real happenings of his life. These inspirations give you simple theories to complete. Using ideas from four different branches of science - physics, mathematics, chemistry, and philosophy - represented by four shapes, each Einstein places tiles representing their ideas onto an emergent common board. Players get points for completing their own theories, contributing to the theories of other players, and helping to finish major theories from Einstein's life.

As Albert Einstein transcended science and became a recognizable figure around the world, so the game Einstein focuses on simple rules and quick playability, an accessible strategy game for gamers and non-gamers alike. 

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Quest for the Antidote & Shark Island! New from Upper Deck!

Order by Date: June 23, 2017
Release Date: July 2017


UPR87296
Quest for the Antidote


$39.99 SRP
NPI

A Fun competitive game for 2-6 players that pits players in a race to be the first to complete their antidote potion before they succumb to the deadly poison coursing through their veins. Battle monsters, obtain loot, and destroy your opponents with the evil meddling cards.

Every dice roll, every movement, every battle consumes your breath. Can you beat the game and collect all of the ingredients before your life runs out.

Contents:
  • Regular Set: 146 cards
  • Rule Sheet
  • Six sided Die
  • Ten sided die
  • 12 wood tokens
  • Wood cube
  • Game Board
  • Promo card - First print only 

Order by Date: June 23, 2017
Release Date: August 2017

UPR87298
Shark Island

$39.99 SRP
$24.99 NPI

A semi-cooperative game that pits Shark Hunter Players against a monstrous Great White Shark Player working to terrorize the island. The Hunters work together using their skills to track down the shark player and respond quickly to attack and hopefully capture and destroy the Killer Shark. Fast paced combat using a press your luck card game mechanic.

Contents:
  • 153 Cards
  • 82 Tiles
  • 34 Tokens
  • 3 Custom Dice
  • Dice Barrel
  • Rulebook 

Monday, May 22, 2017

New! Sentinel Comics RPG: Starter Kit from Greater than Games!

Order by Date: June 15, 2017
Release Date: August 2017

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Sentinel Comics RPG: Starter Kit



$19.95 SRP
In the Sentinel Comics Roleplaying Game, you and your friends play as comic-book heroes - either from the pages of
Sentinel Comics or from your own imagination! Join forces against terrible villains and fight in dangerous
environments, all in a tabletop roleplaying game!

The Sentinel Comics Roleplaying Game Starter Kit comes with everything you need to play your first entire
super-heroic campaign! This starter kit comes with a ton of information and gameplay content across thirteen
booklets.

Up to 6 players and GM
Ages 14+

Contents:

  • Gameplay Guide
  • Adventure Booklets
  • 5 Freedom Five Character Folios
  • Unity Character Folios

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The Ruhr: A Story of Coal Trade Z! New from Capstone Games!

Order by Date: August 15, 2017
Release Date: September 2017


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The Ruhr: A Story of Coal Trade 



$59.99 SRP
The Ruhr continues the story of Thomas Spitzer's historic Coal Trilogy by transporting players to 18th century Germany during the industrial revolution. Coal is now in high demand as cities and factories throughout the world are in need of the coveted resource. Trade coal fro valuable upgrades and plan your route to victory along the Ruhr!

Players transport and sell coal to cities and factories along the Ruhr river. By selling coal, players acquire abilities. In the beginning, players have access only to low value coal. Additionally, layers will build warehouses, build locks, and export coal to neighboring countries, all in the pursuit of the most victory points.

2-4 players
Ages 12+
90-120 minute play time 

Monday, May 8, 2017

New May and June releases from Stronghold Games!

Release Date: May 2017

SG8026
Fields of Green



$49.95 SRP

Fields of Green takes place in the second half of the 20th century. Players take the role of farm owners trying to expand their property and business. By adding fields, livestock and facilities, they build an economic engine that will bring them closer to victory.

Fields of Green, inspired by Among the Stars, is played over four rounds (years) during which players draft cards and add them to their everexpanding
farms. At the end of each year comes the
harvest season when they must water their fields, feed their livestock, and pay maintenance costs in order to receive valuable resources that will allow them to further expand in the next year.

Through various means, players eventually convert their wealth to victory points, and the player who gathers the most by the end of the fourth year wins.

2-4 players
Ages 12+
45 minute play time

Contents:

  • 33 Field cards
  • 33 Livestock cards
  • 33 Construction cards
  • 33 Building cards
  • 34 Water Tower & Silo cards
  • 10 Aid cards
  • 40 Wheat Wooden tokens
  • 30 Water Wooden tokens
  • 61 Coin & 20 VP tokens
  • Year Track & Year tokens
  • 30 Equipment tiles
  • First Player tile
  • Scoring Pad
  • Rulebook 

SG0005
Pit Crew


$24.95 SRP

While the driver gets all the attention, the Pit Crew are the unsung heroes of racing…

Pit Crew is a real-time game where up to 3 teams must work together to get their race car back onto the track as fast as possible.

Teams need to work together to make sure that their tires are properly replaced, fuel tank filled up, and engine repaired without making any costly mistakes. Pit Crew challenges players to balance speed and skill in a fast-paced game of teamwork and communication. Will you be part of the winning Pit Crew?

2-9 players
Ages 10+
15 minute play time 


Release Date: June 2017

SG4008
Cottage Garden


$59.95 SRP

In Cottage Garden, you compete in the art of gardening and are working two beds with a variety of flowers. Whenever no unplanted box is visible on a bed, you have completed it, then you count your points and replace it with a fresh, unplanted bed. You gain points for all of the visible plant pots and planting bells.

In more detail, players select various polyomino tiles of flower beds from a central market grid, depending on the location of the "gardener", then place them on one of their two personal garden boards. Each board has several garden elements that are worth points when not planted over, and these are scored on two different tracks as soon as a garden has been finished. Crossing over a line on each track awards bonus tokens that can fill in empty spaces or give you a better selection of the flower bed tiles. Whenever a garden is finished, you receive a new one to complete. After the gardener completes her fifth lap around the market, the game enters its last round. The player with the most points from their completed gardens at the end of the game wins.


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Flamme Rouge


$59.95 SRP

The excitement in the air is electric as the leaders round the last corner and head for the finish line. Each team has used cunning and skill to position their sprinter for this moment, but only one has done enough to pull off the win!

Will your team lead from the front and risk exhaustion? Should you play it safe in the middle of the pack? Could you surprise everyone by striking from the back? Can you time your move perfectly?

Anyone can race, few become champions!

Flamme Rouge is a fast-paced, tactical bicycle racing game where each player controls a team of two riders: a Rouleur and a Sprinteur. The players' goal is to be the first to cross the finish line with one of their riders. Players move their riders forward by drawing and playing cards from that riders specific deck, depleting it as they go. Use slipstreams to avoid exhaustion and position your team for a well timed sprint for the win. 


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Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium



$19.95 SRP

Terraforming Mars: Hellas & Elysium, the first expansion for the 2016 smash-hit Terraforming Mars, consists of a double-sided game board representing two new areas of Mars: Hellas, which includes Mars' south polar region; Elysium, which is on the opposite side of Mars' equator. Each of these maps consists of new sets of milestones and awards with relevance for that particular map. As examples, place three tiles around the south pole to be a Polar Explorer, or race to have the most estates beside water on Elysium!


SG8801
Ghost Catchers



$24.95 SRP

At midnight the ghosts begin to materialize outside the old castle, taking turns peeking through the window. Now it is up to you Ghost Catchers!

Only you can catch them and magically make them disappear. The players with the sharpest sight and the fastest hand will win at Ghost Catchers!

Ghost Catchers (or Gespenster am Fenster in its German edition) can be played with children from age 4 1/2 and up... but by using the included rules variations, it will also be enjoyed by older children... and even by an all-adult group! Ghost Catchers is a game that will be enjoyed by your family and your friends for many years to come! 

Friday, May 5, 2017

New June Releases from Steve Jackson Games!

Release Date: June 2017

SJG1345
Ghosts Love Candy



$19.95 SRP
It's Halloween, and you're a ghost who loves candy!

Haunt trick-or-treaters to get their candy, but don't scare them too much, or it'll cost you!

Featuring spookily cute ghost, kid, and candy cards, Ghosts Love Candy is a fast-playing card game for 3-6 players that's a hauntingly good time.

3-6 players
Ages 8+
45 minute play time 

SJG4425
Munchkin Pathfinder 2: Guns & Razzes

$19.95 SRP
In this new expansion for the hit game Munchkin Pathfinder, fans can shoot 'em up as a Gunslinger or benefit from backstabbing as a member of the Razmiran Vision faction!

Art by comic artist Shane White, who also drew Munchkin Pathfinder Guest Artist Edition! Includes 112 new cards, the new Gunslinger Class, and the new Razmiran Vision Faction. Plenty of new Monsters and Treasures, and a few new puns about finding your path.

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Delve from Indie Boards and Cards!

Release Date: June 2017

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Delve



$39.99 SRP

Delve is a dungeon building adventure that combines tile laying, dice-driven combat, and an immersive narrative experience in a charming fantasy setting. Grab your gear and get ready to explore the dungeons of Skull Cavern!

2-4 players
Ages 14+
45-60 minutes 

Monday, May 1, 2017

New from upcoming titles from Alderac!

Street Date: June 14, 2017

AEG7002
Oath of the Brotherhood


$49.99 SRP
SDI
A famous captain has arrived at the island with news of plunder and treasure. He seeks a few good men to add to his crew but will accept only members of the Brotherhood of Pirates. Rumor has it that he has amassed a huge fortune and is now looking for his replacement so that he can retire in a quiet plantation.

Oath of the Brotherhood is a strategic worker-placement game for 2 to 5 players. The players try to gather the necessary resources in order to fulfill their missions and gain the necessary victory points to win. 


Street Date: June 21, 2017

AEG5873
Destination Fun Combo Pack


$79.99 SRP
SDI


This combo pack features THREE full expansions for each game in AEG's popular Destination Fun series, including Trains, Planes, and Automobiles.

Coastal Tides Expansion
Trains returns with all-new cards and strategies for you to build the best rail system in Japan. This expansion not only features all new cards, it includes three entirely new boards. Two of the boards are designed specifically for 2 player games, while the Okayama map is a new challenge for 2 to 4 players. Route Bonus Cards are also included, allowing you to score additional points for being the first to connect specific stations.

Planes Round Trip Expansion
This expansion features two new boards, providing more airports to explore. An entire deck of new playing cards allows players to experience the game with new actions and goals. New planes tokens gives players more options to customize airport boards with endless variety.

Automobiles Racing Season Expansion
This expansion features three new race tracks, including two that are tighter for 2 player games. All new Garage, Pit, Handling, Performance, and Engine cards offer more options for customizing your race car. Season campaign rules allows players to race a series of tracks to determine an overall winner, complete with unique driver skills and wealthy sponsors.

Contains:

  • 3 double-sided boards
  • 3 rule books
  • 21 randomizer cards
  • 20 route markers
  • 50 route bonus cards
  • 31 card dividers
  • 220 trains cards
  • 4 wild planes
  • 8 neutral planes
  • 8 player planes
  • 40 victory point tokens
  • 60 planes cards
  • 1 season record pad
  • 3 garage cards
  • 3 pit cards
  • 3 handling  

Street Date: June 24, 2017

AEG5896
Mystic Vale: Spirits of the Vale Event Kit


$110.00 SRP
SOO

This is an event kit with valuable participation prizes for up to 8 players and 2 copies of the base game.

Be a Champion of the Vale!

The spirits of nature cry out for your aid as the evil king's curse taints the land. Without your aid, the land will not only grow more corrupt but the spirits will also be consumed, adding their essence to the plague. As a hero of your druidic clan, you must gather your strength and rally your allies to restore the Valley of Life. Lorebooks allow up to 8 players to track achievements during their journey to aid the spirits of nature. Spirit tokens are offered to those who heed their call for aid.

Features:
  • Special promotional cards offer players incentive to join the event and save the vale.
  • New objectives offer a new way to experience the game and offer rewards for players.
  • Innovative Card Crafting System creates a game experience like you've never played before.
  • Beautiful artwork and graphics that bring the game to life.

Contents:
  • 2 retail copies of Mystic Vale
  • 8 player lorebooks
  • 8 sets of 12 promo cards
  • 8 sets of 10 animal spirit tokens
  • 8 sets of 10 forest spirit tokens
  • 8 sets of 10 sky spirit tokens
  • 8 sets of 10 wild spirit tokens

Street Date: July 12, 2017

AEG5854
Guildhall Fantasy: The Gathering


$44.99 SRP
SDI
There can be only... Wait! There is another...

This new set of Guildhall contains an all new stand-alone set for Guildhall, featuring six never
before seen professions. Additionally, this set contains two mini expansions: "The Chapter
Masters" and "The Master Houses."

Contents:
  • 120 Profession Cards
  • 6 Profession divider/reference cards
  • 30 Victory Point Cards
  • Victory Point divider/reference card
  • 30 Chapter Master mini expansion Profession Cards
  • Chapter Master divider/reference card
  • 3 Master Houses Mini Expansion Cards
  • Master House divider/reference card
  • Rulebook
  • Standard Guildhall Fantasy Box ready for the Box of Holding 

AEG5553
Smash Up All-Stars Event Kit

$110.00 SRP
SOO
This event will give you the chance to get the new "All-Stars" faction and cool Smash Up accessories. The All-Stars faction is a specifically chosen mix of existing Smash Up minions and actions that have formed an all-star team. To play basketball… in Space! Because that's their Jam.

Contents:
  • 8x 22-card All-Stars Decks (20 faction cards, 2 bases, and a plastic divider for the Big Geeky Box).
  • Table-sized Smash Up play mat (45"x24")
  • Set of wooden VP/power tokens in drawstring bag.
  • 2x Retail copies of Smash Up (AEG5501) 

Street Date: July 19, 2017

AEG5123
Lovecraft Letter


$29.99 SRP
SDI
It is the 1920s, and the world is in a state of confusion following WWI. During this time, you and your friends find yourselves amongst mysterious events. You are surrounded by strange figures, letters with unreadable texts, as well as sudden appearances of being unknown. By relying on your connections, you set out to investigate these incidents. Unknown to you are the frightful truths that lie in wait ahead of you...

Lovecraft Letter is a card game that combines the Love Letter system with the world of H.P. Lovecraft. In addition to the standard sixteen cards in the Love Letter game are new versions of the cards that include special "insanity" powers. If you have one of these cards in your discard pile, then you are insane (at least for the current round) and on future turns can play insanity cards for their regular power or their special power, giving you more options during play. The risk, however, is that you must undergo a sanity check at the start of each of your turns, drawing as many cards from the deck as the number of insanity cards in front of you; draw one or more insanity cards, and you're out for the round.

If you win the game, whether by being the last person standing or the player with the highest single card after the deck runs out, you win a token colored to reflect whether you were sane or insane. Win enough tokens of the right type, and you win the game. Cthluhu can also help you win the game if you release it at the right time...

Will you put an end to the evil schemes as an investigator, or will you help guide the world to destruction as one of insanity's disciples? It all depends on you.