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Serenissima From Asmodee

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Nov 092012

Serenissima

Release Date: Nov 23rd 2012

$ 59.99

Your Galleys teeming with crew and cargo while you sail the Mediterranean seas, while your sole purpose is control the most prosperous trade routes, and ensure your strategy will succeed in filling your warehouses with a veritable fortune in gold, precious stones and spices.

In this game players represent a merchant family during the Renaissance. Players attempt to balance the need of trading and open commerce versus the cut-throat economic piracy of the day. Players create a fleet of ships to purchase and move various commodities around the Mediterranean while also keeping well manned ships to attack and defend against other player’s fleets.

Check this out and other games by Asmodee Editions I know we will have fun playing this one once it comes out.

WarHammer: Relic From Fantasy Flight Games

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Nov 062012

WarHammer: Relic

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 59.95

Relic is an adventure board game, based on the Talisman system, in which two to four players each assume the role of a powerful hero from the Warhammer 40,000 universe and bravely venture forth to shield the Antian Sector from certain doom. By completing missions and defeating enemies, characters compete to gain rewards and experience, furthering their chance of being the first to defeat whatever evil lies beyond the warp rift.

Check this out along whit so many more great games from Fantasy Flight Games.

Descent: Lair of the Wyrm Expansion from Fantasy Flight Games

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Nov 042012

Descent: Lair of the Wyrm Expansion

Release Date: Nov 2012

$ 34.95

Bring even more adventure to your Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition campaigns with Lair of the Wyrm, an expansion that introduces new heroes, classes, monsters, quests, and more! Heroes can now discover secret rooms and investigate suspicious rumors, while the Overlord equips himself with deadly never-before-seen tricks as he fields a powerful new lieutenant. Dark secrets await within Valyndra’s lair. Do you have the courage to face the dreaded Wyrm Queen?

I know the original was great fun and fast for a easy RPG to play on a game night so this should be great to add more option to our games check it out at Fantasy Flight Games.

Thunderstone Advance: Root of Corruption From Alderac Entertainment

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Oct 192012

Thunderstone Advance: Root of Corruption

Coming Nov 2012

$ 39.99

Following on the heels of Thunderstone Advance: Caverns of Bane, Thunderstone emerges into the deepest trouble yet. The tunnels under the fortress at Cheah Dell are clear. The lost dwarven kingdom of Caligin is reclaimed. And the djinni lich, Mowtil, has been defeated, sealing the portal of black flame into Tala. The adventurers have collected three more Thunderstones, and Doom’s full plans are revealed. He has corrupted the heart of Tala, Dun Ordha. A monstrous army marches on the capital city, even as the final Thunderstone is revealed to be held by King Caelan himself. Can the adventurers race ahead of an army to save the city from a siege outside the walls and sickly corruption within? Root of Corruption, the second expansion to the “10-out-of-10” hit game (–Tom Vasel from Dice Tower), Thunderstone Advance, introduces new challenges and an all-new way to play: co-op! ·Features ruinous sin incarnates, vicious scavenger gnolls, and thrall summoners to bring back memorable foes. ·7 new heroes! 6 new monster groups! 15 new village cards! ·New board! This poster map board creates options for co-op play using existing cards and rules! ·Customer response! Redesigned Ambusher cards show AEG’s commitment to player demand. All Ambusher cards from Towers of Ruin and Caverns of Bane have been reprinted with updated graphics to increase visibility. Contents: Over 300 new cards, dividers, rulebook, and a poster map containing a board for a brand new co-op game, using existing Thunderstone rules! Players: 1-5 Ages: 12 & Up Playing Time: 45 minutes & Up.

If this is as good as the last one them Alderac Enterainment has another get game for us.

Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! From Academy Games

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Oct 102012

Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear!

$ 80.00

Expected Release Date: Oct 2012

The year is 1941. Germany has defeated Poland, Denmark, Norway, and France with ease. Now the Führer desires more ‘Lebensraum’ and attacks the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 under the code name Operation Barbarossa. He thinks the Soviets will fold like a house of cards. Their officer cadre had been massacred by Stalin, training was poor, and morale low. The Blitzkrieg catches the Soviets by surprise and they lose over 1.75 million men in the first two months alone. The Germans are unstoppable, their Panzers pushing to the very gates of Moscow. But the winter comes and the Soviets begin to counterattack. THE BEAR AWAKENS! Winner – ‘Origins Historical Boardgame of the Year’ Winner – ‘Charles S Robert Historical Boardgame of the Year’ Winner – ‘James F Dunnigan Design Elegance’ Winner – ‘Genius Award for best Historical Game’ The #1 Rated Wargame Series is finally available again! NEW – 3D map graphics, NEW – Counter Art, NEW – Firefights and Campaign Games! Fun – Quick simultaneous play allows players to interact without waiting. Simple – Teach new players how to play in under 5 minutes. Historically Accurate – Portrays realistic forces and tactics. Counters – Depict individual vehicles, tanks, guns, squads and more. Consistent – Each game in the series uses the same rule system. Awakening the Bear is the perfect introduction to tactical squad level war gaming!

Get this today at Academy Games and start developing your mind through play

Guns of Galicia From Worthington Games

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Oct 092012

Guns of Galicia

$ 55.00

Goming Soon

Guns of Galicia (GoG) uses the same core rules as Guns of August (GoA) to simulate Corp-level fighting on the Eastern Front in WWI. Game mechanics compensate for players’ 20/20 hindsight to encourage historically accurate play that makes “sense” in game terms while avoiding a “straight jacket” of special rules to enforce irrational play. Players maneuver corps and divisions through 9-mile wide hexagons in turns that span three days each. Chit pull activation along with modest movement point allowances generates a highly interactive game. Scenarios included are the 1914 Galicia campaign, 1915 Tarnow campaign, and 1916 Brusilov campaign.

Learn more at Worthington Games and help rewrite history how you see fit

Naval War of 1812 200th Anniversary LE From Worthington Games

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Oct 082012

Naval War of 1812 200th Anniversary LE

$ 75.00

Release Date: Oct 2012

Naval War of 1812 showcases the global commerce war between Great Britain and the young United States.
The goal of the American player is to hunt down British merchant ships while avoiding their warships. The British goal is to seek out the American frigates and merchant ships, while protecting their own. The game includes a hard mounted game board, plastic ships in four colors, and cards for ship maneuver that depict the strategic and tactical capabilities of the era.

Come get this and more Worthington games to relive your favorite historical times and battles

Looney Pyramids – Treehouse From Looney Labs

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Oct 072012

Looney Pyramids – Treehouse

$ 16.00

Release Date: Oct 2012

Treehouse is a fast, fun, easy-to-learn game for 2 to 4 players, winner of the Origins Award for Best Board Game of 2006. Your goal is to rearrange your pyramids to match the set in the center of the table, using only the moves you roll on the custom die. Rules to a bonus game, Pharaoh, are also included, along with a colorful 24 page Guide to Looney Pyramids promoting the game system and 11 other games that can be played with the pyramids. Packaged in a pyramid shaped zippered pouch (5.5″ x 3.25″ x 3.25″) with 15 pyramids, 2 custom dice, and instructions for two games.

Get this and other fun family games from Looney Labs today to play with you kids

Space Empires Close Encounters Expansion From GMT Games

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Oct 042012

Space Empires Close Encounters Expansion

$ 59.00

Release Date: Oct 2012

Space Empires: Close Encounters is the first expansion to Space Empires: 4X.Alien races meet up close as they encounter each other for the first time in ship boarding engagements and planetary invasions with different types of ground troops. The strengths and weaknesses of each alien empire are brought out with roughly 20 unique racial abilities. The expansion takes advantage of the streamlined nature of the game system to add more technology and cool sci-fi things in very simple ways. While it is designed to be used as a whole, the expansion is modular and players can choose to use only the parts that they like.

Get this and more from GMT Games and go kick some alien butt.

BlackRock City From Blackrock Edtions

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Oct 032012

BlackRock City

$ 24.15

Released Date: Oct 2012

You are the Chief of your group of outlaws and you must win a maximum of gold and silver by attacking banks and stagecoaches. You will have to be clever to estimate the number of outlaws needed to attack; and watch out for the Sheriff and your opponents!This game is played in rounds. Each round, players bid on the right to perform the next bank robbery, using the members of there robber band (outlaws). The winner of the bid attacks the city, which will often net him some gold and give him new outlaws (by freeing them from prison). However, which city is attacked is determined by the difference between the winning bid and the lowest bid. So, bids from the other players will influence the winner’s gains. The player with the second highest bid will attack the stagecoach and gain some silver.The game ends when no player has an outlaw left or all players refuse to bid on a given round. The player who has collected the most gold and silver wins the game.

Come see this and more from Blackrock Edtions on their site. This site will need translated

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