Fine Games for Players & Collectors Catalog of All Games We Specifically RECOMMEND, In-Stock *and* In-Print These Games are the BEST OF THE BEST as of 09-18-24 19:30 Fine Games, 2078 Madrona St., North Bend, OR 97459-2143 USA 541-756-4711 10am-9pm PST email: M.Dean@FineGames.com URL: http://www.FineGames.com/text/recommnd.txt FINE GAMES' GOAL is your gaming satisfaction. Towards that end, you can get fast & knowledgable responses to your questions, reserve games you are sure you want, have us maintain a want-list for items you're searching for, and ship each & every order carefully & lightning FAST, with a shipment confirmation email with tracking info with each & every order. Promise! LEGAL STUFF: All items individually priced and subject to prior sale. Prices shown, including shipping, based on cash/check; add 3.1% when using credit cards (Visa/MC/Disc/AmX). Domestic shipping rates begin at $11.00 for up to 4 flat, unboxed items, or $ 23.00 for most orders with boxed games. 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Full details available at PUBLISHER contact info is found in . == Games by PUBLISHER ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! CZECH GAMES EDITION ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- THROUGH THE AGES 4TH (CGE) LB* 0.0 Latest iteration of this card game based on the theme of the highly recommended computer game, Civilization. 2-4 players begin with a small set, primative culture & guide their civilization toward greatness, conflicting with other players in the hope of dominating the world. Players can focus on developing their cultural development, their trade, and/or their military might. '17 1 Special Ordr NEW $54.00 * == Games by PUBLISHER ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! CHESSEX MANUFACTURING URL: http://www.chessex.com ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- COUNTER TRAY, CHESSEX STYLE TRAY (Chessx) n 0.2 1pc fold-over, clear plastic counter trays with 16 1.5x2.5" compartments. These are similar to the AH style trays. RECOMMENDED due to their construction and price. '03 1 Special Ordr NEW $2.75 COUNTER TRAYS, CHESSEX STYLE TRAY 25-PAK (Chessx LB* 4.0 2-6wks Turnarnd 25-Pak of this 1pc fold-over, clear plastic counter trays with 16 1.5x2.5" compartments. These are similar to the AH style trays. Fits all bookcase games (including smaller, AH-sized boxes). RECOMMENDED due to their construction and price. '03 1 Special Ordr NEW $65.00 * == Games by PUBLISHER ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! COLUMBIA GAMES URL: http://www.columbiagames.com ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- ROMMEL IN THE DESERT 4TH (ColumG) BC* 3.2 2-6wks Turnarnd Reprint with a complete cosmetic overhaul. Remastered, larger map is now mounted, Rommel cards are printed on playing-card stock, even the box is better (printed rather than sleeved). Mechanics are the same. Simple, challenging and long a popular block system game of the entire war in N.Africa, Spt'40-Nov'42, at rgt lvl. 7 Scenarios using the block system to provide fog-of-war and logistical limits. Includes the 1940 Italian campaign, 1941 & 1942 scenarios, 1941-42 campaign, Crusader & Gazala & El Alamein battles. 113 wooden blocks 42 cards map. RECOMMENDED. C.Besinque'23 1 Special Ordr NEW $55.00 * == Games by PUBLISHER ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! DECISION GAMES URL: http://www.decisiongames.com ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- TOTALER KRIEG! [KRIEG 2ND] (DecGms) LB* 2.8 Out-of-Print Updated & enlarged 2-3 player, strat lvl, modestly simple gm of WW2 in Europe & N.Africa. Intended to be a players' game using special event cards to liven the action. 2 maps, 420 counters, corp/army lvl. MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for its interactive play; the best game DG has ever produced. S.Kosakowski'99 1 41672 < NEW $75.00 * Minor staple rust to 2 rules booklets. Some scuffs around box edge perimeter & under inventory label on cover. Components cherry mint. WACHT AM RHEIN, BATTLE OF THE BULGE 2ND (DecGms) LB* 3.2 Out-of-Print Graphically updated & colorized reprint of this RECOMMENDED 4 map, 2380 counter game of the Battle of the Bulge. Uses an evolution of simpler & popular Panzer Gruppe Guderian system. This version revises the combat, artillery & supply rules, including an exploitation movement mode, plus a revised order of battle. 1mi/hex, 8hr/turn, company-battalion level. J.Dunnigan,J.Youst'05 1 79026 NEW $145.00 * NOTE 2004 2nd edition. New & shrinkwrapped, not used. == Games by PUBLISHER ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! EXCALIBRE GAMES URL: http://www.Excalibregames.com ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- MIGHTY FORTRESS 2ND (Excal) BC 1.3 4-8wks Turnarnd Includes 2009 Setup/Victory Condition card set update. RECOMMENDED 6 player game of reformation, 1532-55, with dual layers of military & religious conflict thruout Europe. Very simple mechanics focused on economics and diplomacy, yet a tense & difficult situation with each player having widely different goals that may change game to game. J.Dunnigan, J.Miranda'11 1 Special Ordr NEW $30.00 == Games by PUBLISHER ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! GAME PRESERVE ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- ROMMEL IN THE DESERT, 1ST (GmPres) BC 2.1 Out-of-Print 1st of the now classic WW2 block game series. Low unit density, limited intelligence, & uncertain supply combine to make a for a very fluid, exciting game. RECOMMENDED. Simple, covers entire war in eastern north Africa, Spt'40- Nov'42, at rgt lvl. 7 Scenarios. C.Besinque'82 1 6093 EXCELL $59.00 Includes #856 2nd Ed Upd Kit. 1st edition components complete & clean. Rules hilited in yellow (on yellow paper!). 2nd ed kit includes rewritten rules, a beautifully updated map, & more colorful unit sticks (mint). Sml tear to outer sleeve repaired. == Games by PUBLISHER ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! GMT GAMES URL: http://www.gmtgames.com ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- BARBAROSSA, ARMY GROUP CENTER 1941 2ND (GMT) DC* 4.3 2022 update of this large, complex 5-map, 1400 counter game of the German Army Group Center's push into the the central Ukraine (from Brest Litovsk in the south, Smolensk to the NE). Third in GMT's East Front Series (after Typhoon & AGS) using an excellent, detailed system by a yeoman designer. Division level, with lots of specialized units including NKVD, air, siege artillery, coastal def artillery. Excel graphics thruout. 8 scenarios including a simpler, intro one. Rules have been completely rewritten, and OoB updated. RECOMMENDED for E.Front fiends. 2days/turn, 5mi/hex, Regt/Div level. Vance von Borries'22 1 151970 NEW $55.00 * BARBAROSSA, ARMY GROUP CENTER 1941 (GMT) BC 2.5 Out-of-Print Large, complex 4-map, 1120 counter game of Army Group Center's push into the the central Ukraine (from Brest Litovsk in the south, Smolensk to the NE). Third in GMT's East Front Series (after Typhoon & AGS) using a good if detailed system by a yeoman designer. Div level, with lots of specialized units including NKVD, air, siege artillery, coastal def artillery. Excel graphics thruout. 8 scenarios including a simpler, intro one. RECOMMENDED for E.Front fiends. V.von Borries'98 1 41399 NEW $58.00 1 sml, minor crease on box cover near a corner. FIRE IN THE LAKE 3RD (GMT) DC* 4.8 1-3wks Turnarnd 2022 reprint. Game of the insurgency & counterinsurgency campaigns in America's Vietnamese War using the COIN (Counter Insurgengy) game system. 1-4 player game of this pivotal war, with emphasis on the elements behind the war for the hearts & minds of the southern Vietnamese, and the factionalism not often recognized in the US. Fourth game in the COIN games series. Includes 1 countersheet, 248 wooden blocks, mounted map, 130 cards. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for those interested in this war. M.Herman, V.Ruhnke'22 1 Stock NEW $62.50 * FOR THE PEOPLE II [5TH] (GMT) DC* 3.9 2024 25th anniversary; only the cover art and adding a mounted map changes. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED strategic level game of the entire American Civil War for 2 players with a card-driven system. Double-sided Mounted map (with original art on one side, new art on the other), 130 cards, revised rules and 420 counters. 6000men/pt, 4mo/turn, Annual scenarios plus campaign game. This labor of love made just that much better by the original designer. Minor errata updates incorporated into components. Mark Herman'24 1 151932 NEW $42.50 * Current, 2024 5th edition. PACIFIC WAR, STRUGGLE AGAINST JAPAN 2ND (GMT) HB*10.0 1-3wks Turnarnd MUST SHIP UPS DUE TO SIZE & WGT; SHIPPING WILL BE QUOTED. Major update of this complex game, but perhaps THE best game on Pacific theater of WWII. Includes 2 mounted maps covering the entire Pacific, 2340 counters, 27 scenarios of variing complexity & scope, from battles to campaigns to the entire war, a streamlined logistics system, & fully integrated air ground & naval operations. Land units vary from btln to army level, capital ships are 1/counter. 100mi/hex, monthly turns (daily movement). Highly recommended. Mark Herman'22 1 Special Ordr NEW $85.00 * PATHS OF GLORY, FIRST WORLD WAR 7TH (GMT) BC* 4.0 2023 deluxe reprint (ie 7th edition) of the last revision of this extremely popular strategic level game of WW-1 in Europe and the Near East using the modestly simple board game utilizing cards for strategic events, ala Krieg. Corp/army level, w/ seasonal turns, 3 scenarios.Changes in this game included a double-sided map with traditional & tournament maps, 20 new optional cards, update rules & player aids, and new optional counters. MOST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. '23 1 151980 NEW $48.00 * U.S. CIVIL WAR 3RD (GMT) DC* 5.3 2022 reprint. Strategic level game of the American Civil War, 1861-65. Seasonal turns, each with several impulses. Units are leaders and generic strength point units representing about 5000 men per point, plus ships, forts, etc. Scenarios for each of the first 3 years of the war, and the grand campaign. Without the naval rules, rules length is 21pgs. RECOMMENDED GAME. 2 mounted maps, 3 countersheets, 30 special event cards. 5000men/strength pt, 24mi/hex, 3mo/turn. M.Simonitch'22 1 151982 NEW $48.00 * == Games by PUBLISHER ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! GREEN RONIN ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- FAMILY GAMES, THE 100 BEST (GreenR) Bk 1.1 4-8wks Turnarnd RECOMMENDED book looking back what the authors consider the 100 best family games of the last 100 yrs. Each is a short essay about a game, including board wargames, card games, iniatures, historical & fantasy RPGs & boardgames, & others. Some big names of the gaming industry's past & present chime in. '10 1 Special Ordr NEW $18.00 HOBBY GAMES, THE 100 BEST (GreenR) Bk 1.5 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED book looking back what the authors consider the 100 best games of the last 50yrs. Each is a short essay about a game, including board wargames, miniatures, historical & fantasy RPGs & boardgames, & others. Some big names of the gaming industry's past & present chime in: G.Gygax, R.Garfield, L.Harris, R.Knizia, J.Dunnigan, M.Miller, etc. Excellent reading, tho you always want to read MORE! Sftbnd, 380pg. J.Lowder, ed.'07 1 Special Ordr NEW $18.00 == Games by PUBLISHER ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! PLASTIC SOLDIER CO. URL: http://www.theplasticsoldiercompa ny.co.uk ===================================================== M.Dean@FineGames.com ===== Game Title, Edition & (Publisher Code) Game Box Wgt# Publication Only? Typ & Stock Status General +$ PART#/Status Conditn Price-$ Sur Specific, Detailed Condition Notes ------------ ------- -------- --- ---------------------------------------- BRITANNIA, CLASSIC & DUEL [4TH] (PSC) FB* 4.3 Further enhancement of AH's HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, simple, FUN 3-5 player game of ethnic migrations & conflict in Britain between 43-1085AD. Players control multiple ethnic groups in multiple eras, an seek to maximize points for control over time. In addition to a massive graphic overhaul from prior editions, this edition adds a parallel game designed for 2-player play with a separate board that includes Ireland, and covers from 350-1050AD. Inspired later Maharaji game. Playing pieces are more eye-catching (but no more functional) plastic minis for infantry, cavalry & leaders. Lewis Pulsipher'20 1 Special Ordr NEW $75.00 * == Games by PUBLISHER ========= 541-756-4711 10-9 PST Prices TRIPLE after hours! 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