Sunflower Valley! New from Playroom Entertainment!

Release Date: November 2018 PLE29101 Sunflower Valley $30.00 SRP SDI Sunflower Valley is a creative family board game in which each player will create their own mountain valley. You will draw cute houses, fill pastures with flocks of sheep, plant sunflowers at the foothills of mountains, and connect the houses by building roads. 2-5 players Ages 8+ 45-60 minute play time Contents: Game Board 20 double-sided sheets 6 dice 5 dry-erase markers First play token Rulebook

Outback! New from R&R Games!

Release Date: November 2018 RRG410 Outback $34.99 SRP The zoo animals want to go back to their wildlife habitat. Kangaroo, koala, platypus, emu, and lizard — all of them are in the Jeep, ready to go! Players in Outback want to populate the outback and build many different populations. With dice luck and tactics, you try to fill your board and collect as many points as possible. 2-4 players Ages 8+ 30-45 minute play time

Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles! New from Ares Games!

Release Date: November 2018

AREBSG001A Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles

After 4,571 days, the Cylon War ended with a sudden armistice. Peace lasted 40 years. But now the Cylons are back, as fierce and combative as ever. They want to exterminate what remains of Mankind. And they have a plan. The Twelve Colonies are wasted and in ruins. But the Colonial Fleet is there, to face Cylon spaceships and protect what it is left of Mankind.. In Battlestar Galactica—Starship Battles, players take control of Colonial and Cylon spaceships and face each other in furious dogfights and daring missions. The innovative game system features easy to learn rules, a unique set of maneuver cards for each spaceship, and two exclusive devices—the control panel and the rotating miniature base. You will be able to relive on your tabletop the exciting combat sequences from the TV series, just a few minutes after opening the box! his Starter Set includes four beautiful ready–to–play miniatures: two Colonial Vipers Mk. II (including Apollo’s Viper and his pilot card) and two Cylon Raiders, along with their special control panels, playing bases and maneuver decks. Also included are combat rulers, spaceship cards, pilot cards, talent and flaw cards, asteroid and planetoid templates, and everything else you need to play. This Starter Set is a complete game, but it is also your starting point for the whole range of Battlestar Galactica—Starship Battles products. 2+ players Ages 13+ 30+ minute play time Contents: Rulebook Scenario Booklet 4 Spaceships with their Special Gaming Bases 4 Control Panels 2 Dice Maneuver Decks Pilot Cards Spaceship Cards Special Cards Rulers Punchboards of Counters, Tokens, and Markers Asteroid Fields and Planetoids Templates

New Holiday Bundles from Renegade Game Studios!

Release Date: November 2018

Save an additional 10% and get a free POP display with each of these Holiday Bundles! Contact your sales rep to place your order today! While supplies last.

ACDREN18KIT1 Small Boxes, Big Fun!

$180.00 SRP This bundle includes: 2 – Kitty Paw (REN536) 2 – Tea Dragon Society (REN0811) 2 – Shiba Inu House (REN0563) 2 – Sundae Split (REN0593) 2 – Fox in the Forest (REN0574)

ACDREN18KIT2 Small Boxes, Big Strategy

$180.00 SRP This bundle includes: 2 – Arboretum (REN0830) 2 – Honshu (REN0567) 2 – Fox in the Forest (REN0574) 2 – Blood of an Englishman (REN0554) 2 – Sundae Split (REN0593)

The Quacks of Quedlinburg! New from North Star Games!

Street Date: November 15, 2018 NSG860 The Quacks of Quedlinburg $54.99 SRP SDI 2018 Kennerspiel Winner Toadstools, mandrake, African Death’s Head Hawksmoth–It is the 9-day Quedlinburg festival of quack doctors. Purchasing good ingredients for your brew can help you make the best "healing" ointments in the land, winning you fame and fortune! You can use that fortune to buy even more powerful ingredients to put into your pot. But be careful, one ingredient too many and your potion will explode! Winner of the 2018 Kennerspiel des Jahres, The Quacks of Quedlinburg perfectly blends deck, i.e. ‘pot’, building strategy with a press your luck element that ratchets up the excitement each turn as the stakes get higher! 2-4 players Ages 10+ 60 minute play time

Detective Promo! Available this November from Portal Games!

November Special Brick & Mortar Stores Only, While Supplies Last Bundle and save! Purchase 1 PLG1375PKIT to receive 4 copies of Detective (PLG1375) and 1 Detective Demo Kit: Suburbia (PLGDETPRO). The Detective Demo Kit: Suburbia includes: 1 Case 6: Suburbia Introduction 36 Lead cards 1 game board 4 Authority tokens 3 Stress tokens 5 character boards 9 Skill tokens 3 markers This Demo Kit is completely stand alone and does not require the base game to use. Promoting Detective for purchase, a store can run as many groups through the shorter, one to one-and-a-half hour scenario while spoiling nothing from the base game. The Detective Demo Kit: Suburbia (PLGDETPRO) is also available for individual purchase.

New Frontiers! Coming Soon from Rio Grande Games!

Release Date: November 2018

RIO556 New Frontiers

$74.95 SRP New Frontiers is an exciting addition to the award-winning family of Race for the Galaxy games! Players create their own galactic empire by conquering wolds, developing new technologies and producing trade goods to stay one step ahead of the competition. Each game can have different goals, so no two games will be alike. On a player's turn, they choose one of several actions. The auctions, such as exploring new worlds, constructing a development, setting a world and gaining colonists, dispatching diplomatic envoys or retreating into isolation generally trigger an action for all players as well as some kind of bonus for the active player. Play continues until one of four game ending conditions is reached and the player with the most victory points wins. 2-5 players Ages 14+ 45-90 minute play time Contents: 8 empire mats 60 goods cubes 60 colonists 60 world tiles 2 development mats 56 development tiles 7 action tiles Setup tile Summary tile 40 victory point chips 56 credit chips Priority tracker 10 player disks Rulebook Bag

Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress! New from Games Workshop!

Order by Date: November 8, 2018
Street Date: November 22, 2018

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$150.00 SRP SDI  Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress is an adventure game that puts you in the heart of an unfolding mystery in the 41st Millennium. Working with your friends, you’ll use your wits to battle right to the heart of an ancient citadel, pursuing hidden agendas and attempting to discover its secrets. Using an innovative system of procedural generation, no two adventures will be the same, with new layouts, enemies and more in every play through. In Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress, you’ll pick an explorer and embark on adventures – either solo or with your friends – accommodating 1-5 players per game. Your character will grow, develop and pick up new gear between runs, with each journey offering greater rewards – and greater dangers. The game has been designed to be fast-paced, tactical and fun. Encounters are as much about wit and cunning as they are sheer force, with each hero offering unique abilities and challenges. Will you snipe your foes at range? Charge in as a living bulwark? Or support the rest of your party? The system is easy to pick up but offers huge depth for those looking to master it. Blackstone Fortress is a stand-alone a sci-fi dungeon bash board game using the Warhammer Quest brand and format. A legacy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe with a "pause game" mechanic.  1-5 players Ages 12+ 120-180 minute play time Contents: 44 all brand-new, push-fit, coloured plastic Citadel Miniatures 16 page rules booklet 24 page background booklet 16 page combat booklet 24 page precipice booklet 16 page datasheet booklet for using all miniatures in games of Warhammer 40,000 40 board tiles 234 cards 70 counters and markers 28 dice

Improv for Gamers! New from Evil Hat Productions!

Street Date: November 6, 2018

EHP0041 Improv for Gamers

$20.00 SRP Do you want to be a better roleplayer or GM? Do you want to encourage spontaneous creativity in your gaming group? Do you want to create dynamic, compelling characters? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," Improv for Gamers is for you! Based on the popular workshop series, this book provides a selection of fun and easy improv exercises designed to take your tabletop or live-action gaming group to a new level. Pick and choose exercises to develop a particular skill, or run through a variety of them at random! No improv experience required.  Improv for Gamers will help you develop the following skills: Smoothly building on the information provided by other participants in the game Using one small starting point to build a multi-faceted character Building authentic relationships between characters Interacting with invisible objects in a way that is believable Knowing when and how to end a scene and share the spotlight.

New Release from Wyrd Miniatures, LLC!

Order by Date: November 1, 2018
Release Date: November 2018

WYR40112 The Other Side: King's Empire: Field Intelligence

$45.00 SRP A unit of Field Intelligence Corps, which includes the unit card and 9 models comprised of 5 different sculpts. They come on 30mm plug bases, which slot into the three 80mm Fireteam bases provided. WYR40152 The Other Side: Abyssinia: Basotho Cavalry $55.00 SRP A unit of Basotho Cavalry, which includes the unit card and 6 models comprised of 3 different sculpts. They come on 50mm plug bases, which slot into the two 120mm Fireteam bases provided. WYR40158 The Other Side: Abyssinia: Dreadnaught $75.00 SRP The Dreadnought is one of Abyssinia's machines of war. Manned by multiple gunners, the Dreadnought can wade into the battle and lay down an impressive amount of gunfire. The Crushing Legs ability gives the Dreadnought an attack by simply moving, giving the chance to crush Squads under its feet. The Mounted Gatling Guns attack is the Dreadnought's main attack, coming in at a solid Strength 3. The Action gives out a Pinned Token, slowing the enemy down and cutting off their reinforcements. The Mask Trigger, Nimble, on the shot makes the Dreadnought have a good potential speed, allowing it to capitalize on its Crushing Legs. Abyssinia Titan This includes the Dreadnought unit card, the Titan Assets, and 1 model on a 120mm plug base. WYR40203 The Other Side: Gibbering Hordes: Armored Whelks $55.00 SRP A unit of Armored Whelks, which includes the unit card and 6 models comprised of 3 different sculpts. They come on 50mm plug bases, which slot into the two 120mm Fireteam bases provided. WYR40208 The Other Side: Gibbering Hordes: Alpha Crawler $75.00 SRP The Alpha Crawler is the Gibbering Hordes' massive Titan. This model stands over 5" tall from his feet to the top of his body. The Alpha Crawler, as a Titan, cannot benefit from the Endless Hordes ability, but it has other benefits. With an incredible Speed 7, it is able to quickly enter the fray and use its Gruesome Maw to bite into those that dare to stand in its way. Perched on its back are smaller Gibbering Hordes crawlers, which can end up taking the blows from the Alpha Crawler, giving it great longevity on the tabletop. The Alpha Crawler is a massive apex predator, and only gets scarier when it has Assets to boost its power further. Gibbering Hordes Titan This includes the Alpha Crawler unit card, the Titan Assets, and 1 model on a 120mm plug base.