New October Starfinder Releases from Paizo!

Order by Date: September 1, 2018

Release Date: October 2018

PZO7109 Starfinder Roleplaying Game: Alien Archive 2

$39.99 SRP SDI  Battle or befriend more than 100 weird and alien life forms in this creature collection for the Starfinder Roleplaying Game! Every new world and space station comes with its own dangers, from strange new cultures to extraterrestrial predators to massive spacefaring organisms capable of battling starships. Inside this book, you’ll find rules and ecological information for creatures from across the known worlds, plus exotic alien gear, complete magical polymorphing rules, and more. A robust selection of template grafts gives you the tools you need to populate any planet with environment-appropriate fauna, and racial rules for many of the new species let you be the alien! Want to play an intelligent, multi-legged centipede? An emotionless, mask-wearing mollusk? An uplifted bear? Explore the limits of your galaxy and your game with Starfinder Alien Archive 2! PZO7209 Starfinder Adventure Path: Against the Aeon Throne: The Rune Drive Gambit $22.99 SRP SDI  The heroes must infiltrate a secluded Azlanti science facility and liberate the captive scientists forced to study an experimental starship drive to keep it out of their enemies' hands. They soon learn of the device's reality-warping power first-hand, but standing in their way is the dastardly Azlanti noble who has orchestrated the entire plot!  "The Rune Drive Gambit" is a Starfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for four 5th-level characters by Larry Wilhelm. The adventure concludes the Against the Aeon Throne Adventure Path, a 3-part, monthly campaign in which players visit and explore some of the worlds of the sinister Azlanti Star Empire. It also includes advice for how to continue the campaign, a detailed exploration of the peacekeeping organization known as the Stewards, and a selection of new monsters from alien worlds. Each monthly full-color softcover Starfinder Adventure Path volume contains a new installment of a series of interconnected science-fantasy quests that together create a fully developed plot of sweeping scale and epic challenges. Each 64-page volume of the Starfinder Adventure Path also contains in-depth articles that detail and expand the Starfinder campaign setting and provide new rules, a host of exciting new monsters and alien races, a new planet to explore and starship to pilot, and more!

New Munchkin Starfinder releases from Steve Jackson Games!

Order by Date: September 1, 2018 Release Date: October 2018  SJG4476 Munchkin: Starfinder I Want it All! $99.95 SRP Get the complete Munchkin Starfinder collection with Munchkin Starfinder I Want it All! It contains all the physical rewards released and unlocked during the Kickstarter campaign, including items that will never go to retail separately. To prove that you’ve got it all, you’ll also receive a certificate with its own special rules and spots for signatures from Steve Jackson, Howard Tayler, and Andrew Hackard. The box even comes with its own Munchkin Starfinder rule! Contents: Munchkin Starfinder Munchkin Starfinder 2 – Far Out Munchkin Starfinder Space Goblins, exclusive to this box! Munchkin Starfinder Hero Pack Munchkin Starfinder The Swarm Munchkin Starfinder Credsticks Munchkin Starfinder Drift Dice Munchkin Starfinder Kill-O-Meter Munchkin Starfinder Star Field Munchkin Starfinder Blank Card Pack Munchkin Starfinder Poster Two extra Munchkin Starfinder cards Two new Munchkin Starfinder bookmarks, each with a game rule! "I Got It All!" certificate And this box, which has a Munchkin Starfinder rule of its own!! SJG4471 Munchkin: Starfinder $24.95 The roleplaying, backstabbing, and monster-killing action of Munchkin meets the lasers, sleek starships, and hostile alien planets of the Starfinder Roleplaying Game! Munchkin Starfinder is a stand-alone game with enough spacefaring adventures for three to six players, and it has the most Races and Classes of any Munchkin game! Use futuristic weapons like the Gyrojet Pistol to defeat the adorably deadly Skittermander! SJG4472 Munchkin: Starfinder 2: Far Out! $11.95 SRP In this expansion for Munchkin Starfinder, we’ve explored the far reaches of the universe to give you even more monsters to kill and more treasures to find. Add these cards to your next adventure in space and defeat the Swarm!

New October releases from Stronghold Games!

Order by Date: September 1, 2018 Release Date: October 2018 SG4011 AuZtralia $69.95 SRP  AuZtralia is designed by renowned game designer Martin Wallace and thematically linked to his game A Study in Emerald. Set in an alternate reality 1930s where the northern hemisphere lands are poisoned and the masses are starving, adventurers set out to explore and settle lands in the newly discovered Australia. Little did they know that the surviving Old Ones have taken up residence in the outback, and will soon awaken! Everything you do in the game costs time. At a point in time, the Old Ones will awaken and become an active player. They begin to reveal themselves and move, with potentially devastating outcomes. You’ll need to prepare wisely for the awakening and may have to cooperate with others to defeat the most dangerous Old Ones. Build a port, construct railways, mine resources, farm for food, recruit military units and unique personalities...and prepare for the Awakening of The Old Ones for a fight for your lives! Will humanity prevail or will the Old Ones wreak their revenge in AuZtralia? 1-4 players Ages 13+ 30-120 minute play time Contents: Double-sided game board 4 Double-sided player boards  4 Wooden Port markers  90 Wooden cubes (20 in each colour, 10 Purple)  13 Wooden discs (3 in each colour, 1 Purple)  84 Farm tokens (21 in each colour)  80 Railway track tokens (20 in each colour)  50 Custom plastic Coal pieces  50 Custom plastic Iron pieces  50 Custom plastic Gold pieces  7 Custom plastic Phosphate pieces  36 Personality cards  40 Old One cards 30 Revelation cards 10 Solo Objective cards 5 Two-player Variant cards 25 Military Unit tiles 43 Old One tiles 20 Survey tiles 13 Sanity tokens 17 Victory Point tokens Combat marker & token Rulebook Player aid SG7203 Terraforming Mars: Colonies $29.95 SRP Our world has widened before us. Corporations expand their operations to all corners of the solar system in pursuit of minerals and resources. Most places are not suited for terraforming, but building colonies may greatly improve your income and your possibilities in achieving that higher goal — the terraforming of Mars. Send your trade fleet to distant moons! Colonize the clouds of Jupiter! And let your Earth assets propel you to success! Terraforming Mars: Colonies, an expansion for Terraforming Mars that can be played with only the base game or with any combination of expansions, lets you visit the outer solar system. It features colony tiles where you can build colonies and send your trade fleet. It also includes new cards and corporations.

Spell Smashers! New from Renegade Game Studios!

Order by Date: September 15, 2018 Release Date: October 2018 REN0831 Spell Smashers $45.00 SRP Harness the power of your vocabulary in this exciting, monster-battling, loot-collecting word game. In Spell Smashers, you combine your letter cards to spell words, smashing fearsome monsters and their even more fearsome adjectives! When you deal damage to a monster, you gain precious coins. When you defeat a monster, you collect that monster as a trophy ... and gain a new letter to use later on! But beware — as you battle these dangerous creatures, you receive wounds, which are difficult letter combinations that could ruin your day. Between battles, visit the local town and spend your hard-earned loot to outfit yourself with powerful gear, take on new quests, buy devious potions, or grab an ale at the tavern as you boast about your battle scars. Set your sights on fame and glory as you smash monsters with your spelling skills and rid the world of evil! 1-5 players Ages 12+ 45-60 minute play time Contents: Town Board 5 Player Boards 84 Letter Cards 24 Wound Cards 36 Modifier Cards 4 Boss Monster Cards 24 Gear Cards 29 Quest Cards 5 Player Aids 26 Monster Tiles Round Marker 30 Ale Tokens 55 Coins 15 Potion Tokens Tiebreaker Marker 5 Ready Tokens 5 Monster Crests Rulebook

Nightmare Before Christmas Merry Mayhem & more! New from Ravensburger!

Order by Date: September 1, 2018 Release Date: October 2018 RVB60001774 Nightmare Before Christmas Merry Mayhem $12.99 SRP SDI Join Jack, Sally, and all the residents of HalloweenTown in a fast-paced, card-playing frenzy! Race to play all your cards as you madly match and stack characters. Then use your Moon cards to snatch piles and score. Get the most points, and you’ll be the Pumpkin King of Merry Mayhem! 2-6 players Ages 6+ 10 minute play time

Tower of Madness & more! New from Smirk & Dagger Games!

Release Date: September 2018

SND0067 Tower of Madness

$59.99 SRP Investigate unspeakable horrors, without losing your marbles! Literally.  A three-dimensional clock tower, stands a foot tall, filled with marbles. Thirty other worldly tentacles push through the tower walls in every direction, in this high-tension, push-your-luck dice game of Lovecraft inspired horror.  Each Location card has its own unique dice challenge. Fail and you may slip into insanity or summon Cthulhu and end the world itself.

3-5 players Ages 14+ 40-60 minute play time Contents: 15-inch Tower, plastic base 30 9-inch. Tentacle Sticks 40 Marbles 5 Custom Dice 54 cards (Locations, Spells, Investigators)  5 Investigator boards

Chronicles of Crime! New from Lucky Duck Games!

Order by Date: September 1, 2018
Release Date: October 2018

LKY035 Chronicles of Crime

$39.99 SRP SDI  Chronicles of Crime is cooperative game of crime investigation, mixing VR experience and board gaming. With the same physical components (board, locations, characters and items), players will be able to play plenty of different scenarios and solve as many different crime stories. They will start the app, choose the scenario they want to play, and follow the story. The goal being to catch the killer of the case they have been given in the shortest short time possible. Using the Scanechnology, each component (locations, characters, items, etc.) has a unique QR code, which, depending on the scenario selected, will activate and trigger different clues and stories. That means players will be able to get new stories way after the game is release simply by downloading the app's updates, without any shipping of new physical components involved. The VR experience only requires a mobile phone. Players simply put the VR glasses provided inside the game onto their mobile device, and put the VR glasses on their nose, holding their mobile device in front of their eyes, to immerse themselves in the game's universe and search for clues in a virtual world. Each session will last around 60-90 minutes and many scenarios are connected to each others in order to tell a much bigger story. 1-4 players Ages 12+ 60-90 minutes per session LKY036 Chronicles of Crime: Glasses $14.99 SRP SDI  Optional VR Glasses for Chronicles of Crime that you can attach to your device, bring them to your eyes and experience the crime scene as if you were there.

New A Song of Ice and Fire Heroes sets from CMON!

Order by Date: September 1, 2018 Street Date: September 28, 2018 CMNSIF109 A Song of Ice and Fire: Stark Heroes #1 $34.99 SRP The Starks are known to be dependable, resilient, and above all, loyal. This goes double for their leaders. These warriors from House Stark lead the armies of the North in the War of the Five Kings. Each one under the Direwolf banner is an expert in some part of military engagement. Rodrik Cassel and Howland Reed can lead individual units on specialized roles. Brynden Tully and Eddard Stark are at home controlling the overall force with tactics and strategy. The presence of Bran Stark and his companion Hodor and the direwolf Summer, are enough to instill courage in the troops and make them hold the line. All of the characters in the Stark Heroes set for the A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game will come in handy in the war for the fate of Westeros. Contents: 6 Miniatures 2 Unit Cards 5 Attachment Cards 24 Tactics Cards 3 NCU Cards Movement Tray CMNSIF209 A Song of Ice and Fire: Lannister Heroes #1 $34.99 SRP Wars are fought with money, and in the War of the Five Kings, none of the Great Houses are more financially equipped than the Lannisters. They outfit their troops in the best armor and arm them with the finest steel. But troops still need leaders. Some show their strength on the battlefield, like the Hound, Tyrion, or Lord Tywin. For others, like Maester Pycelle and the High Sparrow, their power is felt in the political arena. But make no mistake, they can influence the outcome of a battle all the same. The Lannister Heroes set for the A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game gives players a powerful advantage in the war for the fate of Westeros. Contents: 5 Miniatures 4 Attachment Cards 18 Tactics Cards 3 NCU Cards CMNSIF505 A Song of Ice and Fire: Neutral Heroes #1 $34.99 SRP  One thing remains true for the unaligned forces in the War of the Five Kings, whether they’re fighting for coin, self-interest, or simple survival, they always remain true to themselves. They are a wild card that can be added to any army in the game. Some Heroes, like Roose Bolton and Ramsay Snow, are most at home on the battlefield alongside their men. Others, such as Petyr Baelish and Lord Varys, like to manipulate the situation behind-the-scenes. The Neutral Heroes set for the A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game comes with everything a Commander needs to introduce some unknown elements into the war for the fate of Westeros. Content: 5 Miniatures 4 Attachment Cards 26 Tactic Cards 3 NCU Cards