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November 2008

New Releases from Pulp Figures

As I announced a while back, we’re not going to cover new miniatures on this site as a general topic anymore.  However, I will cover sales on miniatures when I uncover them, or if a new release happens to pique my curiosity or looks really “neat” to me I will cover it here.  Such is [...]

Shrapnel Games Holiday Sale

The Shrapnel Games web site has announced their holiday sale event.  Here are some of the details (see their site for more): Save $4.00 on these Popular Titles: Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite SpaceThe award-winning game of galactic destiny, conquest, love, and redemption in twenty minutes or less. winSPMBT Enhanced CD EditionClassic tactical turn based [...]

New Wargamedownloads.com Releases

Our friends over at Wargamedownloads.com have released some new titles recently: Maria Teresa: War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Solitaire game on the War of the Austrian Succession $7.00 Sale Song of Drums and Shakos Napoleonic skirmish game based on the popular *Song of Blades and Heroes* mechanics $8.00

Troll and Toad Cyber Monday Sale

From the Troll and Toad web site comes the following news: You might have missed the Black Knight Friday sale over the weekend but Troll and Toad loves to give you, our most loyal customers a second chance to cash in on these great savings! This Monday Troll and Toad is offering 10% off on [...]

Steve Jackson Games Warehouse 23 10% Off Sale

For the remainder of the Thanksgiving weekend, the Steve Jackson Games Warehouse 23 web site is making everything down by 10%.  They also add the following: …that’s not good enough for our customers – nope; to add a little icing to that delicious discount cake we will be including free gifts for customers who go [...]

Precis Intermedia Games Free Book Offer

From the Precis Intermedia Games (PIG) web site comes the following announcement: FREE Book!For a limited time, when you purchase the Two-Fisted Tales softcover from the Precis Intermedia online store, you’ll also get a printed copy of the Pulp Villains add-on for FREE. That’s a selection of 12 ready-to-use villains for your game. Don’t pass [...]

Matrix Games Holiday Sale

Matrix Games has announced its 2008 Holiday Sale: With a bundle of discounts on strategy games, Matrix Games is spreading holiday joy by announcing their 2008 Holiday Sale Event!  This is set to be the largest Holiday sale Matrix Games has ever had, with more games on sale than ever and the largest discounts to [...]

New Mayfair Games Titles

The Mayfair Games web site lists several new titles: Catan: Traders & Barbarians 5-6 Player Expansion Hey! That’s My Fish Deluxe Tigris & Euprhates New Edition Sutter’s Mill: The California Gold Rush 1849 Monuments The Dutch Golden Age

New RPG Products from Goodman Games

The Goodman Games web site says two new RPG products have hit the stores: DCC #56: Scions of Punjar and Forgotten Heroes: Fang, Fist, and Song.

Fair Play Games Thanksgiving Sale

The Fair Play Games web site lists several Thanksgiving specials, available at these prices until November 30, 2008: Gift Trap $14.95Killer Bunnies $15.45Talisman $14.95What’s It To Ya? $7.45Apples to Apples Party Box Expansion $11.95Wits and Wagers $18.95

Dragonblood Miniatures Christmas Sale – 20% Off

From the Dragonblood Miniatures web site comes the following notice: Dragonblood Christmas Sale – 20% offEric, 11/21/2008 Christmas is right around the corner and as an extra incentive, there is now a discount of 20% off all items until the end of December! Now is the time to stock up on those troglodytes, which are [...]

Battletech Strategic Operations Rules Preview Posted

The Classic Battletech site posted the following notice recently: Two pages from the General Rules section of Strategic Operations have been posted as a preview; see Strategic Operations: Part 2 blog for additional details.

Black Week Wargame Sale at Avalanche Press

Avalanche Press is currently running its “Black Week” promotion.  They have 18 games at reduced prices, combined with a “buy two, get one free” promotion, Gold Club discounts, and a present for $100+ orders – the free download of the Panzer Division PDF.  This exclusive PDF will only be available as part of the Black [...]

New Christmas Miniatures and More at Armorcast

The Armorcast site is featuring a number of new Christmas and other miniatures, including the “Kandy Kane” Christmas elf pictured below.  The list of new miniatures includes: XMAS002 Kandy Kane the Xmas Elf $5.00XMAS001 Ginfritter the Gift Giving Gnome $5.00(00204) Archangel Michael $6.99(00205) Guardian Angel $6.99(00206) Angel Gabriel $6.99(00202) Pegasus Mare & Foal $14.99(00203) Unicorn [...]

Old Glory 15s Sale

The Old Glory 15s site says that their sale from September has been extended through November 30, 2008.  As they describe the sale on their web site: From now until the end of November, you may receive the following on all products that we manufacture on our website: Orders of $101-399 will receive 30% offOrders [...]

New Terrain Items at JR Miniatures

The folks at JR Miniatures have added a number of new terrain pieces to their catalog recently, including: 15mm River Crossing with Lift out Bridge 15mm River Ford 15mm Stone Bridge 15mm Wooden Russian Bridge 15mm WWII Trench System Finished RTV 28mm River Ford 6mm River Ford

Impressive $1 Sale at Adamant Entertainment

The folks over at Adamant Entertainment are celebrating their fifth anniversary and doing their part to help with recession recovery by offering their entire catalog of products for the “recession-friendly” price of $1 each.  This price is good for the remainder of Thanksgiving weekend.  In addition, every customer who buys one of these products will [...]

0One Games Releases Caverns Pack #1 PDF

The 0One Games web site currently lists a new PDF product, Cavern Tile Designer: Caverns Pack #1.  This PDF allows you to print out 6×6 inch tiles depicting underground cavern features to allow you to create custom caverns for adventuring games.  The $6.00 set includes 33 tile that add objects, chasms, slopes, and features not [...]

Several Holiday Game Sales and Deals

The following game companies are having holiday related sales as of this writing.  Each link below takes you to the page that details that organization’s sale: Ground Zero Games Game Figures, Inc. Hex Games (Herland: Perfect Genetic Utopia PDF)Noble Knight GamesBlack Orc GamesIron Crown EnterprisesOld Glory 15sRenegade Miniatures

Birds of Prey: Air Combat in the Jet Age is Shipping

According to the Ad Astra Games web site, their title “Birds of Prey: Air Combat in the Jet Age” is now shipping.  Priced (as of this writing) at $74.95 for the basic edition, plus $15.00 for the Expanded Edition, or $45 for the Deluxe Edition, this game uses the latest unclassified sources for fighter combat [...]

RPG Objects Offers Modern Mayhem Adventure

RPG Objects has announced the first full-length adventure for Modern 20 and a guide to running campaigns involving criminal player characters.  They have also added 12 to Midnight’s Modern floorplans to their storefront.  

Multiman Publishing Announces 3 New Wargames

From the Multiman Publishing web site comes the following new release information: Karelia ’44 is the lastest Standard Combat Series game focusing on the last major campaign of the Russo-Finnish Continuation War. 1 map, 1 countersheet, some new twists on game length, a lot of fun in the usual SCS manner. Retail price is $42, [...]

Matrix Releases WWI – La Grande Guerre

From Matrix Games comes the following press release: Matrix Games and AGEOD (www.ageod.com) are thrilled to announce that the new grand strategy game, World War One – La Grande Guerre, is now available for purchase via the Matrix Games Online Store!  Players who have asked for a deep and detailed game of WWI have had their [...]

HPS Simulations Releases 3 Wargames

HPS Simulations has released two new titles recently: Modern Air Battles: War Over the MidEast Squad Battles: Spanish Civil War Mid East ’67 v1.06

New Releases from Goodman Games

Goodman Games has released two new titles recently: The Random Esoteric Creature Generator“The Random Esoteric Creature Generator ensures that each monster your PCs cross is unique, unexpected, and best of all – unknown. With an unlimited number of horrific combinations, this is the last monster book you will ever need.” Critter Cache 1: Big Bugs“Goodman [...]