~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Fine Games for Players & Collectors | | now located at: 2078 Madrona St., North Bend, OR 97459 USA | | http://www.finegames.com/ | ~~~~~~~~~~ 541-756-4711 10am-9pm PST M.Dean@FineGames.com ~~~~~~~~~~ Games Update 1997 #21 21 Nov. 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 / Fixed - OoP Mag Issue Games to Change - Link Index to FG Web Site INDUSTRY NEWS ............ AH Initiates Raid on Critical Hit Omega Games Purchases Paper Wars Mag Osprey Announces Price Increase Spearhead out of steam? S&T #186 goes OoP Immediately NEW Games ................ New & Pending Releases ASL Berlin: Red Vengence a Hit HOT PICKS ................ Did you know about these games? XMas List to Come Your SUGGESTIONS ......... Suggestions Always Welcomed F I N E G A M E S N E W S PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS, PROBLEMS. November has been troublesome. Hence the delay in publishing this newsletter & updating the web site. System upgraded to a pentium--resulting in slow death to the modem. ISP looses the web site...For those of you who subscribe to the URL-Minder service, my web site did NOT disappear. FINE GAMES WEB SITE UPDATED as of Monday, 11/24. This is an interim update that doesn't reflect up-to-the minute details. Another update will follow. MAG ISSUE GAME prices will be revised upwards by January. For the last year we've sought to substantially reduce our stock of over a hundred issues of S&T, Ares and WWW mags, all mint. Having done so in many cases, prices will rise to better reflect a normal selling price. For the moment, the old, low prices still apply. But act fast as they will change without further notice by the end of 1997! LINK INDEX to the Fine Games Web Site. Cut & paste this into smaller document for a ready, quick-access index to virtually all of the Fine Games catalogs. For most of you, one click will now take you to the catalog of your choice. Fine Games Web Site Primary Page Contact Info (ph, addr, eml, hours) Terms of Sale Shipping Rates & Methods Intl Shipping Rates Selling & Trading in Your Games How Games are Described Fine Games' OnLine Catalog Index NEW, In-Print Games (not necessarily in-stock) by Historical Era by Publisher Military History Books IN-STOCK Games (New & Used, In & Out-of-Print) by Historical Era, complete by Publisher, complete Newly Listed Items (added to stock since last catalog update) Magazine Games (only, with or without magazines) ASL & SL Items (All avail, in-print and/or in-stock) Helpful Links Latest Fine Games' Update Newsletter Recent Releases (during last month) Pending Releases (due next few months) Fine Games Clearance List Personal Game Collection Sale List I N D U S T R Y N E W S AVALON HILL RAIDS CRITICAL HIT: all inventory as well as personal belongings were momentarily confiscated. To ASL'rs, this is old news. But for those of you not of the ASL lifestyle, what a fascinating & disturbing turn of events. This has striking parallels the the infamous Secret Service raid on Steve Jackson Games several years ago. This summary of events, written by the recipient of the raid tells the story: Date: Tuesday, November 04, 1997 8:03 PM A statement from Raymond J. Tapio, President of Critical Hit!, Inc.: This statement is issued with the authorization of Federal Court Judge, Hon. Marvin J. Garbis. It is made for the sole purpose of preventing false information from being spread over the internet. On Monday October 27, 1997 representatives of Monarch Avalon in the form of Jackson Y. Dott, President and A. Eric Dott, Chairman, entered my private residence at approximately 7:50 AM, accompanied by counsel Charles J. Morton of Wright, Constable and Skeen, a Baltimore law firm. They were also accompanied by a Federal Marshall using a court order obtained ex parte; an ex parte order is one obtained without my counsel present. Our position is that this order was obtained based on misleading information presented to the court by plaintiff and their counsel. Case law including Time Warner Entertainment Company against Jane Does #1-2 and John Does #1-10 calls for serious sanctions against plaintiffs and their counsel in the case of improperly seeking an order for seizure. A hearing on the appropriateness of the issuance of the order and the manner it was carried out by Avalon Hill in our case will take place in the future. On Friday, October 31, 1997 the Critical Hit legal team assembled in Baltimore to begin the process of addressing this case. The result of this long day of hearings was a judicial order returning ALL records and inventory of Critical Hit!, Inc., including my personal effects. Following the hearing, the judge ordered that the TRO [temporary restraining order] with respect to certain product, be lifted. Specifically, we will continue to sell CH merchandise Platoon Leader 2.0 and all PL 2.0 products, including Armored Stand, Dzerhezinsky Tractor Works; any ALL AMERICAN products, Gembloux the Feint, Critical Hit magazines, ASL News Pack 1, and the Aussie '97 Pack. Latest word on this is that Tapio recovered all inventory & personal effects from the feds. He agreed with AH to include small labels that reflect the independent character of the Critical Hit mags & kits (ie separate from AH). But he's back in business. How things could go so far south in the first place is a real question. Can you imagine the total disruption to your life if the cops confiscated the source of your livelihood including all business records, plus personal effects? That they gave them back the next day is really the least of problems--putting your life together once again would take weeks. As a small business owner, this sends shudders thru my spine. And I'm guessing that it ticked a lot of ASL'rs off to boot. What was AH thinking??? OMEGA GAMES PURCHASES PAPER WARS and Hexessential Publications. With the demise of Zone of Control, Paper Wars was the best review mag. But its former owner needed to move on. So this passes to Bill Gibbs at Omega who has published a healthy line of games dating mostly from the late '80s. He's talked about republishing his games with new -- read their first -- graphic standards. Paper Wars may give him the venue to make his product know. Whether Paper Wars then becomes more of a house organ remains to be seen. As does whether Omega actually succeeds in publishing any more games. Stay tuned. OSPREY BOOKS announced a price increase effective the first of 1998. Campaign, Air Combat and Aircraft of the Aces series will list at $17, making the Fine Games cash price $13.60. All other series (Warriors, Vanguard, New Vanguard, etc.) are unaffected. SPEARHEAD GAMES is rumored to be postponing or cancelling all of its upcoming releases. The two Fleet Admiral titles have been transferred to Moments in History who will likely publish them next summer. DECISION GAMES' S&T #186, Over the Top: Mons & Marne, sold out immediately. I mean within days of its release. My distributors are now also sold out (I say with a wink ;) Those of you who preordered this mag will receive it at the standard price for an in-print copy. Those of you who still want a copy, I suggest snatching one ASAP. I have a limited # of them for $25 at the moment. EXCALIBRE announced plans to reprint a long-time collectors' item and good game, Kaiserschlacht. This is a 4-map game of the war on the Western Front in 1918 at the division level. SImple mechanics keep things moving along, and the game is actually quite enjoyable. Unfortunately, Excalibre seems to believe they can reprint a collectors' item and continue to sell it at collectors' prices: It will list at $85. N E W G A M E S & P E N D I N G R E L E A S E S BABYLON 5 BOARD GAME set is back in stock but in short supply. If you want a copy, this another window of opportunity. Despite its color, it hasn't proved to be such a hot game. Too bad. AH RELEASED STARSHIP TROOPERS '97 to coincide with the movies release. We'll see how they do on this try...remembering how Platoon bombed as a game. (AH has NOT yet released either SUCCESSORS: ALEXANDER'S EMPIRE or ATLANTIC STORM, tho both are due in November.) For lovers of the East Front, better check out OPERATION SPARK, the Soviet relief of Leningrad, Jan.'43. Using the Black Sea/Black Death system & designed by Jack Radey, this one looks to be a tough situation for both sides. And its reasonably priced especially for its maker. Decision Games OVER THE TOP is just out but has not yet arrived here. All eyes on on this one. Note that the two companion games in S&T#186 are already out of print--a week after release. Now that's anticipating demand! MAYFAIR'S DIE SIEDLER GAMES are in stock--the card game, the board game and its Seafarer and 5-6 player expansions are in stock. However, the card game expansion and the Seafarer 5-6 player expansion are in very short supply. While it would be nice to see the best of all these kits in one revised Settlers of Catan, each adds its own flavor to this truely enjoyable unique and MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED game system. These kits can be used w/ the Mayfair version of Settlers, too. OSG--in the form of Kevin Zucker--has completely revised one of his earliest Napoleonic game, NAPOLEON AT BAY. Its being distributed by AH, but clearly its his baby. And he did a very nice job bringing both the rules & the graphics up to contemporary standards. A good game gets that much better. $33.60 in stock. NEWLY RELEASED GAMES & ACCESSORIES between 97/10 and 97/11 These items have recently been released. Box Est Cash Expected Publsr / Game Title & Edition Typ Wght PriceEA Rels Date ------ -------------------------------- --- ---- ------- ------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGENTS OF GAMING (Agents) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST BABYLON 5 WARS BOARD GAME BC 1.4 $31.50 97/11 Reprint due in Nov. Miniatures rules set that comes w/ 12 minis, to model the ship-ship action from the show. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AH AVALON HILL GAME CO. (AH) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST STARSHIP TROOPERS ['97] BC $21.00 97/11 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, individual characters and...BUGS. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASH OF ARMS (CofA) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST COMMAND AT SEA: SUPERMARINA II Fo 0.5 $14.00 97/11 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 LA BATAILLE SERIES RULES, 4TH ED. n $14.00 97/10 Rewrite of the series rule book to this classic series w/ extensive examples, diagrams & new optional rules. '96 OPERATION SPARK BC $30.00 97/11 Operational lvl game of Soviet Jan'43 offensive attempting to relieve Leningrad. J.Radey'97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CRITICAL HIT (CRI) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ASL:ALL AMERICAN! 82ND AIRBORNE n 0.8 $31.00 97/11 COMBO MOD First two All American modules in one kit. '97 ASL:ALL AMERICAN! 82ND AIRBRRN n 0.4 $17.50 97/11 TIMMES ORCHARD 8 scenario kit focused on actions of the US 82nd airborne near Timmes Orchard & Amfreville village. Includes a heavy stock map & 2 monster scenarios allowing mating w/ Mod#1, Kellam's Bridge. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECISION GAMES (DecGms) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST OVER THE TOP! HC $26.60 97/11 Quardagame of WW1 battles: Brusilov Offensive, Damascus, St. Mihiel & another. Op lvl w/ 550 counters & 4 maps. Geo Patton's first tank battle included! '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECISION GAMES S&T GAMES (DecS_T) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST OVER THE TOP!: BTLS OF MONS & MARNE n $25.00 97/11 #186 w/mag. Pair of brigade level games of the battles of the Mons & the Marne, Aug & Spt 1914, using the Over the Top system. J.Miranda'97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FAT MESSIAH GAMES (FatMes) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST INSECTA: RAINFOREST KIT zl 0.6 $11.00 97/10 1-6 player gm of building better, more competitive insects thru genetic improvements. Will include rain forest insects & amphibians, etc. Clever design. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FIVE RINGS PUBLISHERS (FiveRi) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST DUNE: EYE OF THE STORM BOX OF BOOSTERS SB $75.35 97/11 CCG of the Dune world. 15 card pack. '97 DUNE: EYE OF THE STORM DECKS SB $6.30 97/11 CCG of the Dune world. 6 starter decks, ea representing a power. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOHN N. HANSEN CO., INC. (Hansen) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST 221B BAKER STREET BC $14.00 97/10 Simple, fast playing family game for 2-6 players. Use deductive reasoning to solve Sherlock Holmes cases using clues given. Popular game w/ many add-on sets. '77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HEAT OF BATTLE (HOB) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ASL:BERLIN, RED VENGEANCE n 0.6 $17.50 97/10 Set of 10 scenarios & 56 counters focusing on the fight for the Reichstag, Apr'45. A MUST-HAVE FOR ASL FIENDS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IRON CROWN ENTERPRISES (ICE) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST MIDDLE EARTH: LIDLESS EYE COMPANION Bk $7.00 97/11 BOOK Players guide to the cards of this Middle Earth expansion set. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARKHAM DESIGN GAMES (Markha) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST MONTCALM WOLF, FRENCH & INDIAN WARS n $14.00 97/11 DTP game of the Frech & Indian wars prior to the Am Rev. R.Markham'97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAYFAIR GAMES (Mayfr) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST DIE SIEDLER VON CATAN CARD GAME EXPANSN Sb $21.00 97/10 Tourney Expansion kit for the Die Siedlers CARD game. An expansion kit is needed for EACH player in addition to a base card game set (per player). DIE SIEDLER VON CATAN: 6-PLAYER EXPANSN FB 1.4 $21.00 97/10 German expansion kit to Die Siedlers, allowing 5-6 players. Aside from the colors, art style & # of players, many of the components of this kit were incorporated into the Mayfair edition. K.Teuber DIE SIEDLER VON CATAN: SEAFARER SB 3.0 $40.00 97/11 EXPANSN German expansion kit to Die Siedlers, providing ships & new terrain types to the basic 4 player version. K.Teuber DIE SIEDLER VON CATAN: SEAFARERS SB $18.00 97/10 6PLYEXP Just when you thought they were done! This expansion to the Seafarers exp allows play with 5-6 players. W/10 scenarios. W/English rules; all components in German. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OPERATION STUDIES GROUP (OSG) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST NAPOLEON AT BAY, 3RD BC $33.60 97/10 Reprint & further revision of this game of the 1814 campaign using Zuckers Napoleonic system. Good game of maneuver. K.Zucker'97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PARKER BROTHERS (Parker) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST LIONHEART, GAME OF MEDEIVAL WARFARE LB* 3.4 $33.00 97/10 2-player game using a variety of plastic miniatures for tactical level medieval combat. Essentially a capture-the-King game, but players have the option to secretly select their forces. L.Harris'97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SIERRA MADRE GAMES CO. (Sierra) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST AMERICAN MEGAFAUNA EVOLUTIONARY BOARDGM zl $11.50 97/11 1-4 player gm in which players evolve their own prehistoric animals, seeking to prosper & drive others to extinction. 5mil yrs per turn! Published using DTP techniques & quality. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STRAT-O-MATIC GAMES (SOM) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST STRAT-O-MATIC BASEBALL ALL-STARS LB* $15.00 97/10 '97-8 edition based on stats for '96-7 season. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SIMTAC, INC. (STI) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RED STAR, BLUE SKY MINI SUPPLEMENT n $13.30 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STRATAMAX INC. (Strata) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST AXIS & ALLIES: MAX'S ADVANCED RULES V.2 zl 0.2 $4.00 97/10 Small rules kit including variant rules adding more character to this multiplayer classic including limits on USSR first turn, German night bombers, fighter pilot survival, shipping supply lines, etc. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THUNDER MOUTH PRESS (THM) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST MAGIC: OFFICIAL DECKBUILDERS GUIDE Bk $10.00 97/11 Discusses 120 preconstructed decks for players of all tastes. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WIZARDS OF THE COAST (Wizard) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST BATTLETECH: MECHWARRIOR BOX OF BOOSTERS SB $74.34 97/11 CCG of this popular fantasy sci-fi game. MAGIC: CHAMPIONSHIP DECK SB $8.00 97/10 Championship readymade deck for MtG. ROBORALLY, 2ND: GRAND PRIX KIT Al $13.00 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 TEMPEST BOX OF BOOSTERS SB 2.6 $74.34 97/10 The current version of Magic: the Revenue Stream. SKETCH AVAILABILITY TEMPEST DECK SB $7.00 97/10 The current version of Magic: the Revenue Stream. SKETCH AVAILABILITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINNING MOVES (WMI) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST CLUE LIMITED EDITION GIFT SET LB* 3.4 $38.00 97/10 Numbered, gift edition of this classic family game of detective sleuthing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ XTR: COMMAND MAGAZINE (XTRCmd) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ END OF THE EMPIRE #46 n $23.80 97/11 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # P E N D I N G R E L E A S E S PENDING GAME RELEASES due between due 97/10 and due 98/ 1 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 ------ -------------------------------- --- ---- ------- ------------ AGENTS OF GAMING (Agents) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST BABYLON 5 WARS: BABYLON 5 CAMPAIGNS BC $17.50 due 97/12 BABYLON 5 WARS: COMING OF SHADOWS BC $17.50 due 97/12 BABYLON 5 WARS: SHIPS OF BABYLON 5 BC $24.50 due 97/12 WARS BABYLON 5 WARS: WAR WITHOUT END BC $17.50 due 97/12 BABYLON 5 WARS: DILGAR INVASIONS BC $17.50 due 97/12 BABYLON 5 WARS: EARTH WARS n $17.50 due 97/11 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 97/11 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 $17.50 due 97/12 ? Miniatures rules set detailing the Narn-Centauri War of the 2nd season of the show. Details both navies' OoB w/ scenarios & new weapons. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AH AVALON HILL GAME CO. (AH) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ATLANTIC STORM SB $18.90 due 97/11 Simple card game for 2-6 players covering the Battle for the Atlantic, 1940-3. Includes historical ships & convoy info in an abstract game system. '97 RATS! BC $22.40 due 97/11 ? 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. SUCCESSORS, BTL FOR ALEXANDER'S EMPIRE BC $35.00 due 97/11 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BLACK BARON GAME CO. (BBG) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST AXIS & ALLIES, 2ND: ENEMY ON THE Y $19.95 due 97/11 ? HORIZON Adds 3 new unit types to A&A: Hvy artillery, DDs, special forces like marines. Adds rules for Kamikazes, wolfpacks, paratroopers. Inclues 12pgs of rules & 40 new plastic pieces, new weapon development chart. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHESSEX DISTRIBUTORS (Chessx) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WIZ WAR, 7TH: EXPANSION #1, 4TH SB $5.25 due 97/12 ?? Reprint of the first expansion to this small, fun 2-4 player game of wizardly combat & theft. Maneuver a labyrinth to steal your opponents' treasures while using spells & traps to thwart others. '97 WIZ WAR, 7TH: EXPANSION #2 SB $5.25 due 97/12 ?? New expansion to this small, fun 2-4 player game of wizardly combat & theft. Maneuver a labyrinth to steal your opponents' treasures while using spells & traps to thwart others. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CLASH OF ARMS (CofA) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST FRENCH REV & NAPOLEONIC WARS BTLS RULES n $14.00 due 97/10 64pg color booklet of 12 Napoleonic scenarios for any miniatures system. OoB, setup & commentary. '97 HARPOON, 4TH: SEA OF DRAGONS BC $33.00 due 97/12 Expansion module for Harpoon w/ 96pg scenario book, data annex, counters covering all Pacific Rim nations. '97 HARPOON, 4TH: SEA OF DRAGONS COUNTERS Bk $12.00 due 97/12 Counter sheet set for Sea of Dragons. '97 HARPOON, 4TH: SEA OF DRAGONS DATA ANNEX Bk $13.00 due 97/12 Data annex book for Sea of Dragons. '97 HARPOON, 4TH: SEA OF DRAGONS SCENARIO Bk $17.00 due 97/12 BK Scenario book for Sea of Dragons. '97 LA BATAILLE DE LUTZEN FB $0.00 due 97/11 ? MISSISSIPPI FORTRESS HC $22.40 due 97/11 ? 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 WAR WITHOUT MERCY Y $38.50 due 97/11 ? Strategic lvl gm of the war in the East during WW2 using 2 maps, ~600 counters. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLUMBIA GAMES (ColumG) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST BLOCKS OF WAR BC $27.30 due 97/11 Intro level game designed with the beginner in mind. Uses blocks (of course), geomorphic maps & simple rules. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CRITICAL HIT (CRI) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ASL:ASL NEWS PACK #2 zl 0.2 $7.00 due 97/12 8-scenario kit of battles from the 1939-41 campaigns. European designed. '97 ASL:DZERHEZINSKY TRACTOR WORKS CAMPAIGN n $16.50 due 97/12 Platoon Ldr v2.0 campaign scenario pack covering the 37th Corp's defense against 24th Pzr & 305th Inf during Btl for Stalingrad. 3 campaign scenarios including a solitiare one, plus a map of Stalingrad. '97 SURE TO BE A WINNTER if they do their proofreading. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DCP GAMES (DCP) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST DOUBLES BACKGAMMON FB $21.00 due 97/10 Modified backgammon game in which 2-4 players can compete & play as a team on the familiar board. '97 DOUBLES CHESS FB $24.50 due 97/10 Modified chess game in which 2-4 players can compete & play as a team on an octagonal board. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECISION GAMES (DecGms) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST NUTS! BATTLE OF THE BULGE CARD GAME HC $14.00 due 98/ 1 Card game of the Bulge at regt lvl, w/ terrain cards illustrated with unit ensignias, etc. Sold in two sets, North & South. 2-4 players. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DECISION GAMES S&T GAMES (DecS_T) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ARMY GROUP SOUTH, KIEV & ROSTOV #188 n $14.00 due 98/ 1 Revision of 2 of the better of the 4 games from SPI's Army Group South. '98 RISORGIMENTO, ITALIANS V AUSTRIANS #187 n $14.00 due 97/12 w/mag. Battles between the Italians & Austrian using the Imperial Age system. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EURO GAMES / DESCARTES (EuroG) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST FORMULA DE: EXP BOARD 3 & 4 Y $17.50 due 97/11 ? 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 5 & 6 Y $17.50 due 97/11 ? Add-on board for this acclaimed French formula D racing game. Shows 2 tracks from Imola, Italy & Kyalami, S.Africa. FORMULA DE: EXP BOARD 7 & 8 Y $17.50 due 97/11 ? Add-on board for this acclaimed French formula D racing game. Shows 2 tracks from Di Monza, Italy & Magny-Cours, France. FORMULA DE: EXP BOARD 9 & 10 Y $17.50 due 97/12 ? Add-on board for this acclaimed French formula D racing game. Shows 2 tracks from Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Interlagos, Brazil, and Autodromo do Estoril, Portugal. FORMULA DE: EXP BOARD 11 & 12 Y $17.50 due 97/12 ? Add-on board for this acclaimed French formula D racing game. Shows 2 tracks from Suzuka, Japan, and Circuit de Catalunya, Spain. FORMULA DE: EXP BOARD 13 & 14 Y $17.50 due 97/12 ? Add-on board for this acclaimed French formula D racing game. Shows 2 tracks from Silverstone, England, and Hockenheim, Germany. FORMULA DE: PEWTER CAR SET SC $6.00 due 97/11 ? Set of 10 crafted pewter formula-1 cars, 2ea of 5 styles. FORMULA DE: REPLACEMENT RACE PAD SHEETS Fo $4.00 due 97/11 ? 50 Race Sheets for those who really love this game. FORMULA DE: REPLACMENT DICE SET SC $6.00 due 97/11 ? Replacement set of all 6 gear dice plus a damage die. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EXCALIBRE GAMES (Excal) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST KAISERSCHLACHT, 2ND zl $59.50 due 97/12 Reprint of this simpler 1977 monster game of the final year of WW-1 in the west, Mar-Nov 1918. Div level and weekly turns. R.Spence'97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FANTASY FLIGHT GAMES (FFG) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST TWILIGHT IMPERIUM: ARMADA KIT Y $21.00 due 97/10 Provides plenty (350) plastic ships in place of the limited # of die cut counters. TWILIGHT IMPERIUM: DISTANT SUNS KIT HC $16.10 due 97/11 Add-on kit to this nice multiplayer sci-fi series. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FRONT LINE PRODUCTNS (FrontL) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ASL:EDSON'S RIDGE n $12.00 due 97/12 ? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE GAMERS (Gamers) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST RAGING STORM BC $30.00 due 97/11 11th in the Tac Combat Series. Focuses on the intense fighting of the Campoleone salient near Anzio, Feb'44. 6 scenarios covering this violent 2-day affair. '97 UNLIKELY TO BE AVAIL THRU FGs. SEMPER FI! BC $27.50 due 97/11 10th in the Tac Combat Series. Several gamettes in one box, each with multiple scenarios. Covers small but important battles involving the Marines in Korea: N.Korean ambush in Changallon Valley, Marine assault on dug in positions on No-Name Ridge, a Marine co. assaulted by a Chinese regt. at Fox Hill, and 2 Chinese divs attempting to overrun the main supply center at Hagaru. '97 UNLIKELY TO BE AVAIL THRU FGs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GAMES USA (GamesU) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST EAGLES OF EMPIRE: EYLAU 1807 HC $24.50 due 97/12 ? Op/strat lvl gm of btl of Eylau. Eagles of Empire series gm. B.Miller '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GUILD OF BLADES (GldBld) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST AXIS & ALLIES: WAR TO END ALL WARS FB $14.00 due 97/11 Sml add-on kit for A&A providing rules, 3 maps & charts to play WW-1 using an A&A-like system. Requires TWO sets of A&A pieces for play. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GLORY GAMES (GLOR) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST LEGACY OF GLORY, 2ND MINI RULES Y $28.00 due 97/12 Mini rules set that claims to realistically balance time, distance, move rates & casualties at a Btln/rgt level for Napoleonic combat. Designed for minis 5-25mm in size & 1:60 to 1:120 scale. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GAMES RESEARCH & DESIGN (GRD) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST MARCH TO VICTORY FB $59.50 due 97/12 ?? Lrg gm of WW1 from Aug 1914 to Jan 1916 using a scale & system similar to Europa. 3 maps, 12 countersheets, 6 scenarios; rgt/div lvl. '97 RESISTANCE, WAR OF...: CHINA 1937-41 FB* $60.20 due 97/12 ?? 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS (HA) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ALIEN RESURRECTION POSTCARD BOOK n $6.30 due 97/10 ? 30 full color postcard images from the upcoming Aliens sequel. '97 ALIEN RESURRECTION SCRIPTBOOK n $9.80 due 97/10 ? Offical scene by scene scriptbook for the 4th Aliens movie. '97 ALIENS/PREDATOR BOX OF 12 DECKS SC $75.18 due 97/12-5 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 ALIENS/PREDATOR BOX OF 36 BOOSTERS SC $74.34 due 97/12-5 Card game of the wonderful elements of both the Alien(s) & Predator movies. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HISTORICAL STUDIES GROUP (HSG) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST (This company has my vote for most "Missing In Action" for 1997.) SHERIDAN IN THE VALLEY Y $28.00 due 97/10 ?? 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IRON CROWN ENTERPRISES (ICE) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST MIDDLE EARTH: AGAINST THE SHADOW SC $81.90 due 97/12 BOOSTRS Expansion set for Middle Earth. Box contains 36 booster packs. '97 MIDDLE EARTH: LIDLESS EYE PLAYERS GUIDE Bk $9.80 due 97/11 Players guide to the cards of this Middle Earth expansion set. MIDDLE EARTH: THE WHITE HAND BOX SC $81.90 due 97/12 BOOSTRS Expansion set for Middle Earth. Box contains 36 booster packs. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTERLYNX NETWORK SYSTEMS (INT) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ILLUMINATI / QUICKMAGIC DECK MANAGER Y $12.60 due 97/10 2.5 PC program. 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) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST MASTER EUROPA SEA WAR n $16.00 due 97/12 Comprehensive, alternative naval system for all Europa games. T.Johnson'97 MASTER EUROPA SOUTHEASTERN FRONT n 0.8 $16.00 due 98/ 1 Redesigned rules set for Balkan Front. Completely replaces orig rules & charts with a set consistent with other Master Europa sets. T.Johnson'98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOLLY ROGER GAMES INC. (JOL) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST NATION ON TRIAL MINIATURE RULES Y $14.00 due 97/10 Operational lvl mini rules set allowing battles such as Antietam to be fought in a single day. Charts for 6, 15 & 25mm minis. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARKHAM DESIGN GAMES (Markha) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST PRELUDE TO HELL, MSSINES 1917 n $16.00 due 97/12 ? DTP game of the 1917 British offensive near Mssines, otherwise known as the 3rd Ypres campaign. R.Markham'97 THIS EMERALD ISLE: WAR OF THE ROSES V.1 n $10.00 due 98/ 1 DTP game of the battle of Tweaksbury during the War of the Roses. R.Markham'97 THIS EMERALD ISLE: WAR OF THE ROSES V.2 n $10.00 due 98/ 1 DTP game of the battle of Barnett during the War of the Roses. R.Markham'97 Two additional volumes in the Emerald Isle series will appear. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MAYFAIR GAMES (Mayfr) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST EXPRESS SB $8.75 due 97/12 Reprint of this very simple game of building trains of like-kind cars, and playing nasty cards like Wreck on others' trains. Fast playing for 2-6 players of all ages. '97 FAMILY BUSINESS, 2ND SB 1.2 $8.75 due 97/12 Simple, popular card game of mafia hits. Good family game. '97 SETTLERS OF CATAN, 3RD BC 2.0 $24.50 due 97/11 Slightly revised reprint w/ different colored pieces & rules for 5-8 player games using 2 copies of the game. Americanized version of game named German Gm of the Year in '95 (die Siedlers). Players compete for control & development of an island. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MEDALLION GAMES (Medall) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ECHELONGS OF FIRE & FURY CAMPAIGN Bk $4.20 due 97/12 BOOKLTS Booklet providing campaign game & mulitplayer rules to this CCG of WW2 & modern era combat. '97 Price for ea of 2 bklts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MOMENTS IN HISTORY (MiH) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST IRONBOTTOM SOUND, 2ND FB $29.40 due 98/ 1 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 97/12 Op lvl gm of the Japanese raid into the Indian Ocean, 1942. Uses Norway 1940 system. Ltd ed of 1000. Covers many what-if scenarios. J.Greene'96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OMEGA GAMES (Omega) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST 1864, YEAR OF DECISION BC $24.50 due 97/11 ?? Strat lvl game of the entire war in 1864. Uses regional movement of division/corp level units. Multiple scenarios. New level of graphic quality for Omega. B.Gibbs'97 CARRIER WAR EXP KIT: WAR PLAN ORANGE BC $21.00 due 97/11 ?? Large kit for Carrier War. Assumes WW2 in Pacific started in 1932, or that no naval treaties occurred so that navies were BB focused. Excellent graphics & history. B.Gibbs'97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONE SMALL STEP (One) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST AIR DUEL n $5.00 due 97/12 ? Sml board game of modern air-air combat. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PEAK GAMES (Peak) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST AXIS & ALLIES, 2ND: DATELINE, WORLD WAR Y $11.20 due 97/11 Kit adding all sorts of new toys to Axis & Allies: research the Bomb, build crusiers, subs, Tiger tanks, Kamikazees, paratroopers, etc. What more do you need? '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SIMULACIONES TACTICAS (SimTac) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST RIVOLI 1797: BONAPARTE IN ITALY BC 2.0 $55.00 due 97/10 2nd in the Alexandria series of simplified La Battaile games. Depicts the 14 Jan 1797 battle with the Austrians in N.Italy. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SIMTAC, INC. (STI) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST BLACK CROSS, BLUE SKY MINI RULES n $14.00 due 97/10 Revised rules set for the earlier Squadrons. Includes rules for Poland, France & the Btl of Britain. Revised & updated. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THUNDER MOUTH PRESS (THM) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST MAGIC: OFFICIAL TEMPEST GUIDE Bk $11.90 due 97/12 Players companion to MtG: Tempest with an overview of the card set, color reproductions of all cards, & play hints. 128pg. B.Moursund, '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TIMJIM GAMES (PRISM GMS) (TimJim) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST 2038: TYCOONS OF THE ASTEROID BELT BC $14.00 due 98/ 1 EXPSN Expansion kit for 2038 adding 2 new corporations, a variant start, & additional ore counters & money. '97 REIGN OF TERROR BC $33.25 due 97/12 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TABLE TOP GAMES (TTG) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST AXIS & ALLIES: ACCESSORY PIECES Y $24.50 due 97/10 Kit w/ rules & 275 new plastic pieces including jeeps, super bombers, jet & heavy fighters, V2s, etc. '97 RISK: 2042 VARIANT Y $24.50 due 97/10 Variant to this venerable classic w/ 300 pieces along the line of A&A. '97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WIZARDS OF THE COAST (Wizard) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST BATTLETECH: COUNTERSTRIKE BOX OF SB $74.34 due 97/12 BOOSTRS CCG of this popular fantasy sci-fi game. MAGIC: STRONGHOLD BOX OF BOOSTERS SB $75.49 due 97/12 Add-on set that can be combined with Magic: the Gathering. Adds 215 new cards in total. Deck contains 2 ready made 35-card decks. '97 MAGIC: TEMPEST BOX OF BOOSTERS SB* 3.2 $77.18 due 97/11 Another version of Magic: the Revenue Stream. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ XENO GAMES (Xeno) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST HAIL! CAESAR! LB* $28.00 due 97/12 ?? Strategic Roman game. SUSHI-JALEPENO WARS LB* $35.00 due 97/12 ?? 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ XTR: COMMAND MAGAZINE (XTRCmd) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST ATTILA, SCOURGE GOD/PERFIDIOUS n $23.80 due 97/12 ALBION#47 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PC SOFTWARE & HRDW (ORIG) (_Sftwr) (503) 233-6969 10am-9pm PST DEFIANCE [PC CD-ROM] BC $49.00 due 97/12 First of a line aimed at a "different segment of the gaming market", that is the combat simulators. Space fighter combat using all the latest MMX technology, 3D, ad nauseum. Better have a fast PC... Avalon Hill'97 H O T P I C K S I hope to have a Christmas Gift special listing shortly. For now, I'll simply mention one item. BERLIN: RED VENGENCE by Heat of Battle is just out. And by all accounts, it is HOT. It covers in classic ASL fashion, the battle for central Berlin and the Reichstag in multiple scenarios. (See new releases for more info.) These have been flying out the door. If you are an ASL'r, you NEED one of these! $17.50 in stock. 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FINE GAMES FOR PLAYERS & COLLECTORS The Best in New & Used Historical Gaming http://www.finegames.com Michael Dean (503) 233-6969 M.Dean@FineGames.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~