~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Fine Games for Players & Collectors | | 2078 Madrona St., North Bend, OR 97459-2143 | | http://www.finegames.com/ | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 541-756-4711 10am-9pm PST M.Dean@FineGames.com ~~~~~~~~~~~ Games Update 1997 #19 28 Aug. 1997 WELCOME again to another Fine Games e-newsletter.These Updates contain news and other info of interest to active board gamers. If you choose to unsubscribe, you may do so via a simple, polite request to unsubscribe. <<-------------------- Designed for fixed pitch font -------------------->> C O N T E N T S Fine Games NEWS .......... What's going on at Fine Games ? - Web Site Updated 8/27 - International Shipping Rate Changes - New & Pending Release WWW Lists - Detailed New Game WWW Catalogs - Clearance & Personal Sales - Address & Phone # Needed for Subs - Fine Games Offline Week of Sept 6-13 - Distributor Visit - Email & WWW Address Changes - Preordering Magazines - 800 # use INDUSTRY NEWS ............ UPS Strike Price Increase on DG's TSR Games Victory Games Going Going .... Back in Print: Up Front NEW Games ................ New & Pending Releases WIF Changes Hot New Items In Stock Big Items Due Soon HOT PICKS ................ Did you know about these games? Settlers of Catan, Formulae De, After the Holocaust Your SUGGESTIONS ......... Suggestions Always Welcomed F I N E G A M E S N E W S WEB SITE & CATALOGS UPDATED on 8/27. These are again up to the minute & reflect a host of new additions. In fact, this is perhaps the juiciest catalog to date. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING RATES have changed slightly. Most shipments up to 15 pounds increased by $0.50 to $1 to better reflect the time required to prepare packages for international shipment. See http://www.finegames.com//finegm31.htm for specifics. NEW & PENDING GAMING RELEASE LISTS will now be available from Fine Games' web site as two dedicated listings. This repeats the new and pending release notices found in these newsletters (as below). You can add this to your hot list for fast updates. See http://finegames.com//text/new_rel2.txt and http://finegames.com//text/new_pend.txt, or see the web site. NEW GAMES CATALOGS NOW SHOW DETAIL. Yet another change is that the listing of all new, in-print games & accessories now include detailed notes on their editorial content. This will help you do your shopping on line. The only limitation is that a few descriptions are missing, and that some of this information is heresay where I haven't inspected a game closely myself. CLEARANCE & PERSONAL GAME SALE listings are still available. Both have been updated, and many additional items were added to the Clearance list. See http://www.finegames.com//text/clearanc.txt or personal.txt. COMPLETE CONTACT INFO, including both postal address and phone #s (for N.American customers), is a requirement for subscription to this otherwise free & easy newsletter. For the vast majority of you, this isn't an issue. But for those who have received separate requests for this info, please return this info so you'll continue to receive this valuable summary of board gaming events. FINE GAMES WILL BE ENTIRELY OFFLINE during the week of Sept. 6-13. My annual cycling trek demands that I drink more beer and do less email. During this time, I and 1,999 other cyclists will traverse the middle of Oregon from Nyssa on the Idaho border to Yachats on the Pacific Ocean, a distance of 528 miles. An assistant will handle any emergencies (only) during this time. I WILL VISIT MY PRIMARY DISTRIBUTOR in late September. If there are in-print items you'd like me to search for during my visit, especially those items Fine Games doesn't stock, I'd be happy to do so. Just send me a detailed want list. FINE GAMES' WWW AND EMAIL ADDRESSES have changed. My older email address at Genie (M.Dean@FineGames.com) IS NO LONGER VALID. Further, as of Sept. 1, my WWW URL is changing to the simpler http://www.finegames.com/ (dropping the ). For several months, both forms of the URL will work. PREORDERS are always welcomed. This assures that you'll get an item soon after it is published and is really simple. Just tell me what you want, how you'll pay for it and when to ship if you're preordering multiple items. You can even customize a subscription to gaming mags by picking only the issues that YOU want. (A relative few items may require prepayment in some fashion.) A REMINDER: Fine Games' 800# is intended for your use in placing orders. It is NOT intended for calls to check on the status of pending releases, to arrange trade ins, or other business not related to placing an order. Please use email or the direct dial # for such other business. I N D U S T R Y N E W S THE UPS STRIKE ended 13 August. But the effects linger. The company has reacted (retaliated?) by laying off thousands of workers nationwide, and limiting the overtime its drivers can work. So, they are still running less efficiently than before. Further, shipments of new products was delayed to work around the strike. In particular, Decision Games just delivered a large shipment to Fine Games 9 days late. Over a dozen orders were delayed by this, for which I apologize. All such orders have now shipped, and the long awaited Sun Never Sets on the British Empire is in stock ($30). DECISION GAMES INCREASED PRICES on its handful of TSR/SPI games. The increase is steep, up to 50% of list, with all 6 of these games now listing at $30-35. VICTORY GAMES are rapidly going out of print. I've observed that one after another of the Victory line is sinking below the waves. My recommendation is that if you are still desiring any of these fine games, act soon. UP FRONT IS BACK IN PRINT. Rising from the dead, Up Front 2nd is back in print. The advent of other card games inspired new interest in this well designed game of tactical WW2 combat, but it was out of print for about a year. Copies are in stock together with the add-on Banzai/Desert War kit. N E W G A M E S & P E N D I N G R E L E A S E S NEW RELEASES have been surprisingly scarce. Most notably, World in Flames Deluxe is back in print. (And the 'final' edition has been revised! But WiF'ers new that was coming...) Its price was bumped by +$10; its in stock for $77. AH released both the '97 ASL Annual and a really nicely done card game, Titan: the Arena, in which players bet on 2-5 creatures who battle to the death. It is not the take off on Titan I'd expected but rather a game with some parallels to Titan (only). But with *really* nice graphics. All for $14, which is a treat in itself. THE EURO GAMES are here. There are 5 of them of which Serenissima and Condotierrie look to be the greatest interest to wargamers (with Formulae De being strong among family-oriented gamers). These are worth a look & have garnered very good reviews. The Babylon 5 Wars mini rules set is finally out. It includes 12 minis. The various minis have been in extremely sort supply themselves. Moments in History released Eastwall, a ziplocked game covering the battles for the Dnepr, Sept'43 to Feb'44 in 2 scenarios using the Ring of Fire system. Also, a Players Guide to Tank Commander, their collectable card game to armored combat, is avail. This has a set of revised rules w/ new adv rules, a list of cards, tourney scenarios, etc. A deal at $6.30. NEWLY RELEASED GAMES & ACCESSORIES between 97/ 8 and 97/ 8 ************************* 08-27-97 21:19 **************************** Box Est Cash Expected Publsr / Game Title & Edition Typ Wght PriceEA Rels Date ------ -------------------------------- --- ---- ------- ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGENTS OF GAMING (Agents) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BABYLON 5 WARS MINI RULES BC $31.50 97/ 8 Miniatures rules set that comes w/ 12 minis, to model the ship-ship action from the show. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AH AVALON HILL GAME CO. (AH) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASL: ANNUAL '97 n 0.6 $17.50 97/ 8 Mag style compilation of new scenarios, strategy, tactics, etc to enhance this lifestyle. '97 TITAN: THE ARENA BC $14.00 97/ 8 Card game in which 2-5 players place their bets on any of up to 8 magical creatures in a fight to the death. Simple & fast playing, with excellent graphics thruout. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASH OF ARMS (CofA) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLOSE ACTION, AGE OF FIGHTING SAIL BC $30.80 97/ 8 Ship-ship combat during the age of sail in 24 scenarios of varying size. Excell graphics, but can this best the king of the hill, Wooden Ships? M.Campbell'97 HARPOON, 4TH: 1997 HARPOON NAVAL REVIEW n $15.50 97/ 8 Provides new or revised ships, weapon developments, armaments & campaign scenarios for Harpoon 4. 96 overpriced pages. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECISION GAMES (DecGms) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUN NEVER SETS ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE HC $30.00 97/ 8 Britain defends its empire in 3 gms: Zulu War, River War, and March to Peking. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECISION GAMES S&T GAMES (DecS_T) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIRST ARAB-ISRAELI WAR: 1947-9 #185 BC $14.00 97/ 8 Covers the chaotic, tense 1948 war in which Israeli established its formal existence at the expense of its Palestinian neighbors. 2 scenarios. J.Miranda'97 TWILGHT'S LAST GLEAMING #184 BC $14.00 97/ 8 w/mag. 3 tac lvl battles from the War of 1812: Bladensburg, North Point & New Orleans. C.Diamond'97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE GAMERS (Gamers) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DAK, CAMPAIGN FOR N.AFRICA 1940-2 DC 119.00 97/ 8 5th game in the Op Combat Series; has 2.0i ed series rules. Luscious 5-map, 1540 counter, 9 btl scenario, 11 campaign scenario game w/ 104pgs of rules. Big, why yes! Rich in color & detail including the competing demands of other theatres, the Malta possibilities, special events, etc. Covers the Western Desert campaign from Italian entry to the DAK's escape to Tunisia. D.Essig'97 FYI ONLY; *NOT* avail thru Fine Games due to the Gamers' policies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ XTR: COMMAND MAGAZINE (XTRCmd) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DARK VICTORY / SECOND FRONT NOW! #44 n $24.50 97/ 8 w/mag. Two games: Dark Victory, Btl of the Alamo, covers the 90 min. storming of the Alamo, 1836, at a squad/platoon level. Second Front Now simulates the hypothetical cross-channel invasion in 1943 at Calais or Le Harve. D.Bishop / J.Gordon '97 PENDING RELEASE are abundant. Of the 80-some listed below, let me highlight these: The Aliens-Predator CCG is now due the first part of Sept. Your last chance for Magic: Visions CCG is also early Sept. Dune CCG is due in late Sept. If you want any of these, you'd best preorder. Schliefen Plan, an intriguing game system heavily advertised by Decision Games, will be available in early September. War in Europe PC v2.0, with documentation, etc, won't be out till January. The new Mayfair is importing the original German version of Die Siedler von Catan. They are also importing the Die Siedelr *card* game, the 5-6 player expansion kit, and additional add-on kits to both the board & card games. See below for details. This could be a sellout so preorder to assure yourself a copy. Finally, Parker Brothers will publish Lionheart, a 'customizable' game of tactical medieval combat using lots of detailed plastic pieces. This could be a biggie for those who enjoy form over content. And just maybe a good game. PENDING GAME RELEASES due between due 97/ 7 and due 97/10 ************************* 08-27-97 21:19 **************************** These items are NOT yet released; info here is the latest available. Box Est Cash Expected Publsr / Game Title & Edition Typ Wght PriceEA Rels Date ------ -------------------------------- --- ---- ------- ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AUSTRALIAN DESIGN GROUP (ADG) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WORLD IN FLAMES: AMERICA IN FLAMES n $0.00 due 97/10 Add-on kit providing map of the Americas, allowing a stand-alone game on American shores. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGENTS OF GAMING (Agents) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BABYLON 5 WARS: EARTH WARS n $17.50 due 97/ 8 First in the WARS Supplement series. Details the Earth-Minbari War & Earth's Civil War, w/ OoB, scenario & ship info. '97 BABYLON 5 WARS: MILITARIES OF THE n $17.50 due 97/ 8 LEAGU Book detailing all the ships used within the League & the various political arrangements among member races. Includes scenarios of notable conflicts. Additional rules included. '97 BABYLON 5 WARS: WAR OF RETRIBUTION Y $14.00 due 97/ 8 Miniatures rules set detailing the Narn-Centauri War of the 2nd season of the show. Details both navies. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: BABYLON 5 STATION Y $13.00 due 97/ 8 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: CENTAURI BATTLE CRUISER Y $8.75 due 97/ 8 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: CENTAURI VORCHAN Y $5.00 due 97/ 8 WARSHIP Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: DRAZI WARBIRD Y $5.00 due 97/ 8 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: EARTHFORCE HYPERION CA Y $5.00 due 97/ 8 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: EARTHFORCE OMEGA Y $8.75 due 97/ 8 DESTRYR Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: NARN HEAVY CRUSIER Y $8.75 due 97/ 8 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: NARN MAK'AROON Y $10.00 due 97/ 8 DREADNGHT Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 BABYLON 5 MINI: NARN OLD HEAVY CRUISER Y $8.75 due 97/ 8 Detailed, highly crafted miniature for the B5 game. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AH AVALON HILL GAME CO. (AH) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALEXANDER'S EMPIRE BC $28.00 due 97/ 9 3-4 player game of the Successors period following Alex the Great's death using the We The People / Hannibal system. Covers Europe to Persia, w/ 64 cards, stand-up generals, etc. This is bound to be a hit. '97 MARCH TO OBLIVION BC $?.00 due 97/ 8 ? ?? RATS! BC $22.40 due 97/ 9 Similar to Plague. Players vie to be first to cart off 99 victims of the bubonic plague while avoiding the deadly fleas themselves. Fun from the Hill. STARSHIP TROOPERS ['97] BC $21.00 due 97/ 9 New design intended to piggyback on the '97 release of the movie. (Remember what happened with the Platoon game? We'll see...) 2-4 players, multi-scenarios. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BLACK BARON GAME CO. (BBG) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AXIS & ALLIES, 2ND: ENEMY ON THE Y $19.95 due 97/ 8 ? HORIZON Adds 3 new unit types to A&A: Hvy artillery, DDs, special forces like marines. Adds rules for Kamikazes, wolf packs, paratroopers. Inclues 12pgs of rules & 40 new plastic pieces, new weapon development chart. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHAMELEON ECLECTIC ENT. (CEE) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LAST CRUSADE: BEACHHEAD-BERLIN SCEN Fo $8.40 due 97/ 8 ?? BOOK 144pg book w/ scenarios, expanded campaign, solitaire rules & strategy. '96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHAOSIUM (Chaos) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MYTHOS: NEW AEON BOX OF BOOSTERS SB 2.4 $74.34 due 97/ 8 Stand-alone game that is compatible with the Mythos: Cthulhu series. Shifts focus to more contemporary conspiracies of the Horrors v the men in Black. '97 MYTHOS: NEW AEON BOX OF DECKS SB* 3.2 $62.65 due 97/ 8 Stand-alone game that is compatible with the Mythos: Cthulhu series. Shifts focus to more contemporary conspiracies of the Horrors v the men in Black. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASH OF ARMS (CofA) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMMAND AT SEA: SUPERMARINA II Fo $14.00 due 97/ 8 Miniatures oriented rules & counter set to recreate WW2 in the Mediterranean in the air & at sea, '41-3. Orig Supermarina reqd; adds 24 scenarios. '97 GREAT BATTLES: NAPOLEONIC MINI n $14.00 due 97/ 8 SCENARIOS 64pg color booklet of 12 Napoleonic scenarios for any miniatures system. OoB, setup & commentary. '97 LA BATAILLE SERIES RULES, 4TH ED. n $14.00 due 97/ 8 Rewrite of the series rule book to this classic series w/ extensive examples, diagrams & new optional rules. '96 LEUTHEN: 7 YEARS WAR FB $42.00 due 97/ 8 3rd in CoA's Age of Reason series, depicts Freddy's battle of Leuthen in which his oblique attack carried the field decisively. A large game (4 maps,~300 counters), but overpriced. '97 MISSISSIPPI FORTRESS HC $22.40 due 97/ 8 Reprint of V.4 of Great Invasion Civ War series. Strat lvl, 3 scenario area move game of Grant's campaign against Vicksburg. 1 Intro & 2 campaign scenario. G.Selkirk'90 OPERATION SPARK Y $29.40 due 97/ 8 Operational lvl game of Soviet Jan'43 offensive attempting to relieve Leningrad. J.Radey'97 WAR WITHOUT MERCY Y $38.50 due 97/10 Strategic lvl gm of the war in the East during WW2 using 2 maps, ~600 counters. '97 WHISTLING DEATH $?.00 due 97/ ? ?? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COMPANION GAMES (Compan) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GALACTIC EMPIRES [BOARD GAME] Y $17.50 due 97/ 9 ?? Hex based strategy game of galactic expansion & tactical ship-ship combat. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CRITICAL HIT (CRI) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASL:ASL'97 PACK SCENARIO KIT n $7.00 due 97/ 8 Pack of Australian- focused ASL scenarios. '97 ASL:AUSSIE ASL 97 PACK n $7.00 due 97/ 8 Sml kit adding 8 well-tested scenarios involving the Australian army. '97 ASL:EUROPEAN ASL SPECIAL zl $10.00 due 97/ 8 10-scenario kit on European battles PLUS a 60pg newsletter edited by P.Leonard. '97 ASL:NEWS PACK #1, FRANCE & LOW zl $7.00 due 97/ 8 COUNTRIES 8-scenario kit of battles from the 1940 campaign. '97 ASL:NEWS PACK 1 n $7.00 due 97/ 8 Scenario pack with 8 scenarios, each with a battle map. ASL:SCROUNGIN' ASL NEWS SPECIAL n $9.50 due 97/ 8 Reprint of European newsletter devoted to ASL. Includes 10 well researched historical scenarios. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECISION GAMES (DecGms) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OVER THE TOP! HC $26.60 due 97/ 9 Quardagame of WW1 battles: Brusilov Offensive, Verdun, Damascus, St. Mihiel. Op lvl w/ 550 counters & 4 maps. Geo Patton's first tank battle included! '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EURO GAMES / DESCARTES (EuroG) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FORMULA DE: EXP BOARD 1, BENELUX Y $20.00 due 97/ 8 ? Add-on board for this acclaimed French formula D racing game. Shows 2 tracks from Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belguim & Zandvoort North, the Netherlands. FORMULA DE: EXP BOARD 2, ITALY+S.AFRICA Y $20.00 due 97/ 8 ? Add-on board for this acclaimed French formula D racing game. Shows 2 tracks from Imola, Italy & Kyalami, S.Africa. FORMULA DE: EXP BOARD 3, FRANCE & ITALY Y $20.00 due 97/ 8 ? Add-on board for this acclaimed French formula D racing game. Shows 2 tracks from Di Monza, Italy & Magny-Cours, France. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAT MESSIAH GAMES (FatMes) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INSECTA: RAINFOREST KIT zl $11.00 due 97/ 9 1-6 player gm of building better, more competitive insects thru genetic improvements. Clever design. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES (FFG) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TWILIGHT IMPERIUM: ARMADA Y $17.50 due 97/10 Add-on kit to this nice multiplayer sci-fi series. TWILIGHT IMPERIUM: PLASTIC SHIPS Y $21.00 due 97/10 Provides plenty (350) plastic ships in place of the limited # of die cut counters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIVE RINGS PUBLISHERS (FiveRi) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DUNE: EYE OF THE STORM BOX OF BOOSTERS SB $75.35 due 97/10 CCG of the Dune world. 15 card pack. '97 DUNE: EYE OF THE STORM DECKS SB $6.30 due 97/10 CCG of the Dune world. 6 starter decks, ea representing a power. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GAMES USA (GamesU) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EAGLES OF EMPIRE: EYLAU 1807 HC $24.50 due 97/ 8 ? Op/strat lvl gm of btl of Eylau. Eagles of Empire series gm. B.Miller '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GOBLINTOOTH ENTERPRISES (GOB) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOSTILE AIRCRAFT WW1 MINIATURES RULES Y $25.20 due 97/ 8 Miniatures rules set for 1/285 WW1 air battles. 288 aircraft ratings from 1915-20 from all fronts. Includes 2 metal aircraft. '96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GAMES RESEARCH & DESIGN (GRD) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARCH TO VICTORY FB $59.50 due 97/ 8 Lrg gm of WW1 from Aug 1914 to Jan 1916 using a scale & system similar to Europa. 3 maps, 12 counter sheets, 6 scenarios; rgt/div lvl. '97 RESISTANCE, WAR OF...: CHINA 1937-41 FB* 5.0 $60.20 due 97/ 9 ? Second in the Glory series. Covers the massive, lengthy war in China in 2 week turns. Large game w/6 maps, 2200 counters, political rules, many special rules to handle this front. '97 SECOND FRONT, 2ND FB $77.00 due 97/ 9 Limited reprint of 700 copies, only change was to counters. Massive, v.hi complexity game of the war in Italy, France and Germany starting in July'43 or Apr'44 using Europa game system. Complete Grand Europa OoB for Germans & Allies. J.Astell'94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HARPER-COLLINS (HA) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALIENS/PREDATOR BOX OF 12 DECKS SC $75.18 due 97/ 9 2-3 player collectable card game of the wonderful elements of both the Alien(s) & Predator movies. Cards show scenes from both series of movies. Aliens, Predators & Marines each have different abilities & different goals. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS (Harper) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALIEN RESURRECTION POSTCARD BOOK n $6.30 due 97/ 9 30 full color postcard images from the upcoming Aliens sequel. [The big question: will Sigourny have another panties scene?] '97 ALIEN RESURRECTION SCRIPTBOOK n $9.80 due 97/ 9 Offical scene by scene script book for the 4th Aliens movie. '97 ALIENS/PREDATOR BOX OF 36 BOOSTERS SC $74.34 due 97/ 9 Card game of the wonderful elements of both the Alien(s) & Predator movies. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEAT OF BATTLE (HOB) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASL:BERLIN, RED VENGEANCE n $23.00 due 97/10 Set of 10 scenarios & 56 counters focusing on the fight for the Reichstag, Apr'45. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HISTORICAL STUDIES GROUP (HSG) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SHERIDAN IN THE VALLEY Y $28.00 due 97/ 8 ?? Rgt lvl, larger game of the 1864 Shenandoah campaign including scenarios for Opequon Creek, Fisher's Hill & Cedar Creek plus a small learning scenario. Many what-ifs, good solitaire play. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERLYNX NETWORK SYSTEMS (INT) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ILLUMINATI / QUICKMAGIC DECK MANAGER Y $12.60 due 97/ 9 2.5 PC. Aids Illuminati NWO & Magic players in construction competitive decks. Provides a database of every card released to date, a search engine by attribute, powers, etc, inventory tracking, printing, stats, etc. Provides a cheat sheet for finding cards that play well together. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOHNSON, TOM (Johnso) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MASTER EUROPA SOUTHERN FRONT n $16.00 due 97/ 8 Expanded play aid kit for the southern European games, Western Desert, Torch, Near East. T.Johnson'97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARKHAM DESIGN GAMES (Markha) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MONTCALM WOLF, FRENCH & INDIAN WARS n $11.20 due 97/10 DTP game of the Frech & Indian wars prior to the Am Rev. R.Markham'97 MSSINES: 3RD YPRES CAMPAIGN 1917 n $13.00 due 97/10 DTP game of the 1917 British offensive. R.Markham'97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAYFAIR GAMES (Mayfr) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BALANX Y $17.50 due 97/10 Abstract, simple game of strategy involving 20 glass marbles which players seek to roll into their finishing corner. '97 DIE SIEDLER VON CATAN LB* $40.00 due 97/10 Original, German version of the wildly popular mutiplayer board game of settling & developing an island. DIE SIEDLER VON CATAN CARD GAME Sb $18.00 due 97/10 German card game paralleling the popular board game of the same title. DIE SIEDLER VON CATAN CARD GAME EXPANSN Sb $18.00 due 97/10 Expansion kit for the Die Siedlers CARD game. DIE SIEDLER VON CATAN: 6-PLAYER EXPANSN FB $18.00 due 97/10 German expansion kit to Die Siedlers, allowing 5-6 players. DIE SIEDLER VON CATAN: SEAFARERS LB* $35.00 due 97/10 EXPANSN German expansion kit to Die Siedlers, INDIAN RAILS Tb $17.50 due 97/ 9 Empire Builders does the Indian subcontinent. '96 SILVERTON: GM OF COLORADO BC $24.50 due 97/ 9 RAILROADNG,2ND Short & long versions for 1-6 players. RR bldg in Colorado plateau. Stake mine claims, build track, invest in rolling stock & passenger service. Includes expansion kit previously published separately. '96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MOMENTS IN HISTORY (MiH) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IRONBOTTOM SOUND, 2ND FB $0.00 due 97/10 Revision of this well regarded, 10 scenario game of ship-ship combat around Guadalcanal, 1942. Jack Greene, '97 WHITE ENSIGN / RISING SUN zl $24.50 due 97/ 9 ? Op lvl gm of the actual & possible naval actions in the Indian Ocean, 1942. Uses Norway 1940 system. Ltd ed of 1000. J.Greene'96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONE SMALL STEP (One) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AIR DUEL n $5.00 due 97/ 8 Sml board game of modern air-air combat. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PARKER BROTHERS (Parker) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIONHEART, GAME OF MEDEIVAL WARFARE LB* $30.00 due 97/ 9 2 player game using a variety of plastic pieces at tactical level. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PBM GRAPHICS, INC. (PBM) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIELD COMMAND, 2ND LB* $26.25 due 97/ 8 2nd ed has slightly revised rules & board; infantry now does better in forests. Simple gm of meeting engagement between 2 equal sides w/ no element of chance. Played on a textured plastic map w/ plastic inf, cav & artil figures. Uses si-move plotting for a limited # of units. '96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PINNACLE GROUP (Pinnac) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GREAT RAIL WARS Y $35.00 due 97/ 9 Miniatures-oriented RPG of the race to build RRs in a semi-fictional land paralleling the US West. Goal is economic preeminence. 2-6 players. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Q.E.D. GAMES (QED) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STASH, NEW YORK DRUG DEALING Tb $15.00 due 97/ 9 Monopoly-like game of buying & selling drugs in New York City in the late 60s for 2-6 players. '92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SIMULACIONES TACTICAS (SimTac) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUKIR BAY KIT HC $0.00 due 97/ 9 ? Gorgeous tac lvl Spanish game kit w/ English rules. Adds counters, maps, OoB & special rules for the British amphibious landings prior to their attack on Alexandria in 1801. '96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPEARHEAD GAMES (Spearh) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHICKAMAUGUA BC $0.00 due 97/ 8 ?? Area move grand tactical game similar to Storm over Arnhem, same system as Bloodiest Day. Brig lvl. '97 FLEET ADMIRAL, 2ND HC $24.50 due 97/ 9 ? Revision & reprint of this tac combat in the N.Atlantic & N.Sea during WW1 using Ironbottom Sound / Royal Navy system. J.Greene'97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCHROEDER PUBL & WARGAMNG (SPW) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SCHLIEFFEN PLAN HC $21.00 due 97/ 9 First in the Der Weltkrieg series of simpler, operational/strategic lvl gms of wars in Europe at brig/div lvl. This covers the opening campaign in the West, 1914. Colorful if a bit stylized graphics. '97 Distributed thru Decision Games. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SIMTAC, INC. (STI) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RED SUN, BLUE SKY MINI SUPPLEMENT n $11.20 due 97/10 E.Front supplement providing adv rules for recon, strafing, tank-busting, ramming (!), AA, w/ 9 scenarios & 2 campaigns, plus details on 57 planes. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TIMJIM GAMES (PRISM GMS) (TimJim) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ REIGN OF TERROR BC $33.25 due 97/ 8 Bloody good game for 4-7 players who manipulate historical factions trying to gain control of the provisional government. Mobs, armies, money, printers, generals, etc. Modestly complex. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WIZARDS OF THE COAST (Wizard) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ROBORALLY, 2ND: GRAND PRIX KIT Al $14.00 due 97/10 3rd exp kit for RoboRally, that great family or drinking games. Includes yet 3 more new & dangerous factory floor maps w/torturous elements. Limited printing, they say. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ XENO GAMES (Xeno) (541) 756-4711 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUSHI-JALEPENO WARS LB* $35.00 due 97/ 8 ?? Japanese invasion of Mexico in the not too distant future, defended by the US & the Great State of Texas. Ala Fortress America. Designed for fun. '97 H O T P I C K S Let me draw your attention to 3 games I see as winners from my vantage point as a game dealer. SETTLERS OF CATAN, 3rd. This is a runaway winner by all measures. It is a great game, it is a great game for non-gaming significant others & novices, and it has infinite replay value. Dan Masterson, who had a big hand in producing GMT's Alexander computer game, said this when ordering his 7th copy of Settlers: "This [game] continues to be a big hit with wives and kids of my gamer group at work." Despite its being temporarily out of print, plenty of copies are in stock at the normal price of $24.50. FORMULA DE. An elegant racing game. I say elegant because of the way the game depicts the limits to abuse each car can withstand. Gearing is handled by using different sized dice (d6, d10, etc). Game includes 4 very pleasing tracks; others will be available separately later this fall (see above). The game can be taught to anyone in 5-10 minutes but rewards strategic thinking as you approach that hairpin... $30 AFTER THE HOLOCAUST. This old SPI game may be a relic or dust collector to most of you. Published in 1977, this game is unique in that it enforces *cooperation* rather than competition. Players represent one of four regions of the US after a nuclear war and must rebuild their economies. Sharing resources and cooperation reduce the risk of famine or shortages of vital resources needed to remechanize. Also, the game provides an economic model that is rather insightful in itself. But for those who simply must build an army, you'll see what the full costs of doing so are in this game. A personal favorite. Y O U R S U G G E S T I O N S YOUR SUGGESTIONS that help me improve the service I provide to you via this Update or in any other way are greatly appreciated. Michael Dean Fine Games for Players & Collectors