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Guns of Galicia From Worthington Games

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Oct 092012

Guns of Galicia

$ 55.00

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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.

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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.

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Timeline: Historical Events From Asmodee

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Sep 302012

Timeline: Historical Events

$ 14.99

JFK’s assassination, the 1st step on the moon, the last crusade… Can you put all these events correctly on the timeline? Each player is dealt the same number of cards. At the start of the game, a card is drawn at random from the stack and is placed at the center of the table with the date showing. This is the starting point for a timeline that will be gradually completed by the players. The first player then chooses one of his cards and places it before or after the card on the initial map. The player’s card is then turned over to show the date of the historical event. If it is correct, it stays in place. Otherwise, the card is discarded and the player must draw another to replace it. The more cards in the timeline, the harder it is not to make a mistake! The first player with no cards left wins.

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Dux Bellorum Game Review

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Sep 192012

Dux Bellorum is a 64 page self contained rule book. It focuses on the Arthurian era of history (Ad 367 -793). The book itself features several charts and diagrams to make your game play more enjoyable and easier to learn. The art truly tells the story of the era, while the pictures of the miniatures clearly show you what you can expect on the table. This is the only book you need to play this game. It includes all of the rules, lists and equipment guides for a complete game. The author, Daniel Mersey, used his rules set Glutter of Ravens as a base for this rules set.

The World of Might & Magic New from Osprey

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Sep 022012

The World of Might & Magic

$ 24.95 SRP

The Heroes of Might and Magic compendium is a lavishly illustrated, hardback guide to the world of Ashan, the setting for many years of Might and Magic games. Featuring exclusive artwork, stories, and fun facts, much of the content from the book is drawn directly from the Developer’s Bible, the internal documents used by the game designers to keep track of timelines and plot developments. The book is divided into sections, examining the nine key factions, their history, abilities, rulers and major strengths and weaknesses. Also included is a history of the world of Ashan, presented as a timeline that covers all of the major events in the world’s history. This book is a complete guide to the world of Ashan, its gods, its people, and its history.

Space Infantry: New Worlds coming in September

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Aug 302012

Space Infantry: New Worlds

$ 32.99 SRP

Space Infantry was one of our most popular games in 2011. Now designer Gottardo Zancani is back with another heaping helping of science fiction, solitaire gaming goodness. Space Infantry: New Worlds includes new missions, new enemies, and special creatures, all in one, neat zip locked package. Once again gamers can take their squad of Space Infantry into the hives, or experience a pair of new surface missions. Additionally, you’ll battle the deadly Void Spiders or heartless Drones. But you’ll have some brand new equipment to battle them with, including the new Flamer. It’s all here and all ready for your preorder. New Worlds Includes: – Two new Hive Missions (H007 and H008) – Two new surface Missions: Mission S009 and Mission S010 – Two new Enemies: Beastmasters and Cthonians – Two Special Enemies: Void Spiders and Drones – One new Unit: Flamer – One new Campaign Sheet – Special rules for Flame and Poison Damage – New counters: Flame Damage, Spider Eggs, Individual Enemy Counters, and more.

Ghost Pirates From Brooklyn Indie Games

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Jul 062012

Ghost Pirates

$ 25.00 SRP

A game of ship to ship tactical action for 2 scurvy players. Knave! Ye be tasting my wrath fer trespassin’ on me seas. BOARD ’ER YA SCALLYWAGS, AN’ KEELHAUL HER CAPTAIN! Ethereal pirates swarm back and forth over each other’s ships as the seas toss in a midnight storm. The decks of each vessel shift in and out of reality as the fighting begins. One captain and crew will emerge triumphant, and the loser will be damned to stalk the bowels of Davy Jones’ locker. How will it end for you? Ghost Pirates is a unique tactical game that takes about 30 minutes to play, and is suitable for ages 13 and up. Its learning curve from tactics to strategic play is not too steep and will not scare off new players. You can learn and play your first game in about 30-45 minutes, and have a second go within the hour.

Game Contents: •72 cards •34 crew tokens •set of custom six-sided dice

The Spanish Tercios 1536-1704 From Osprey in July

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Jun 282012

The Spanish Tercios 1536-1704

$ 17.95 SRP

A mixed infantry formation made up of about 3,000 men armed with pikes, swords and handguns, the innovative and influential tercio or ‘Spanish square’ was the basic combat unit of the armies of Spain throughout much of the 16th and 17th centuries. Arguably the first permanent tactical formation seen in Europe since the Roman cohort, the tercio was the forerunner of modern formations such as the battalion and regiment. The variety of different weapons fielded in the tercio meant the Spanish infantry could resist opposing cavalry forces while overcoming every kind of enemy infantry deployed against them. Featuring full-colour artwork and photographs of rare items held at the Spanish Army Museum, this study covers the whole period during which the tercios were active, opening with the third Italian war between the forces of France and the Holy Roman Emperor and concluding with the final transformation of the Spanish tercios into regiments in 1704. Softcover; July 2012; 48 pages

Timeline From Asmodee Editions in July

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Jun 042012

Timeline: Historical Events

$ 14.99 SRP

Just Released from Catalyst Game Labs Liberation of Terra I

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May 082012

Historical: Liberation of Terra I

$ 34.99 SRP

The Beginning of the End In 2766, decades of careful planning and manipulation finally culminated when Stefan Amaris wiped out the entire Cameron dynasty in a bloody coup. Rallying the might of the SLDF behind him, General Aleksander Kerensky immediately attacked Amaris’ Rim Worlds Republic, before turning his full fury against the Usurper’s “Empire,” launching one of the greatest military campaigns in Inner Sphere history. Historical: Liberation of Terra, Volume 1 describes the early years of the civil war that would ultimately bring about the final end of the first Star League. Covering the fighting from the coup itself to the bloody campaign for the Terran Hegemony, this book provides a hard look at the closing years of the Star League Era, and the fateful decisions that would eventually pave the way for centuries of Succession Wars to come.

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