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White Wolf Online Store lists a preorder product on their web site called Scion: Hero. Scion:Hero is the first in a series of new games from White Wolf. It will be in stock on Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Scion is part of a three book series. A Scion is the child of a god, filled with the potential to be more than mortal. Scions battle the machinations of newly-freed Titans, ancient beings whose place the Gods took over. Scions protect humanity from the Titans and your parents. The book's pre-order price is $34.99.January 2007 Archives
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From the wargamedownloads.com site comes the following list of new products:| Pictures | Text |
| ACTION FRONT! Watchtower Puts you in command of three pivotal actions in this campaign that eventually decided the course of the war in the Pacific. | $5.99 |
| Alpha Strike Fast paced card game of tactical combat in deep space | $12.50 |
| Comic Book Heroes, Set #2, Mini-Game #28 Multi player card game where you take on the role of either a super powered hero or one of their many villainous foes | $5.00 |
| Down In Flames WWI - Bombers 21 new Allied and German fighters, scouts, and bombers | $19.99 |
| Gunslingers and Gamblers Roleplaying in the Wild West of 1876. | $9.95 |
| Gunslingers and Gamblers GM Screen GM screen with a variety of useful tables and lists | $2.99 |
| Gunslingers and Gamblers: Streamline Edition Roleplaying in the Wild West of 1876. | $9.95 |
| Privateers and Pirates Roleplaying in the age of sail | $8.95 |
| Runes Set 2, Mini-Game #29 Game of magical battle, spell casting and summoning | $5.00 |
| Swordplay: Arena Easy, fast paced card game of Arena Combat with Medieval weapons | $12.50 |
| Swordplay: Pirates Fast paced non-collectible card game of swashbuckling combat on the High Seas | $12.50 |
| Trojan War Legendary conflict with a massive Greek force having landed on the beaches near Troy | $5.95 |
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Thomarillion Miniatures and Models has listed a number of new products, including the Deathlike Silence, Midnight Rendezvous, Pedestal, and Obelisk:
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From the press release on the Shrapnel Games web site:Hampstead, NC, 31 January, 2007
Illwinter Game Design and Shrapnel Games would like to announce that there is now a new patch available for the critically acclaimed fantasy strategy title, Dominions 3: The Awakening. The patch brings the retail version of the game up to 3.06 and is available for all operating systems that Dominions 3 is playable on.
While the version 3.06 patch includes a number of bug fixes and enhancements for mod improvements, the most exciting aspect of the patch applies to Mac gamers. There is now a universal binary available for Mac players! Not being Mac users ourselves the first thought was that it had something to do with Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme, but then we realized that's Universal Soldier, not universal binary! Apparently the universal binary will allow better performance for Intel-based Macs.
The complete list of changes found in the patch can be found on the download page, and is also found below:
* Universal binary for Mac OS X.
* Fixed some typos.
* New spell for Man.
* Name fixes for late era T'ien Chi.
* Name fix for some Abysian humanbreds.
* Darkness did not work properly regarding demons.
* Modding: new commands: #domsummon, #domsummon2, #domsummon20.
* Modding: new commands: #summon1, #summon5, #makemonster1-5.
* Modding: #copy renamed to #copyspell in manual as well.
* --noscoregraphs works.
* Dreams of R'lyeh could hang the game if cast upon a province with only mindless commanders.
* Hippocampoi Fields summoned a human soldier who immediately drowned, fixed so it summons a hippocamus instead.
* Miasma dominion affected C'tis income badly as well.
* Modding manual updated.
* Modding: Resistances can be modded to exceed 100%.
* Modding: can disable nation with #era 0.
* Modding: new commands: #seduce, #succubus, #charge.
* --mapsbcol didn't work. (FIXED)
* Defense commanders didn't receive mirror image properly. (FIXED)
* Dragon mastery ability could disappear unexpectedly. (FIXED)
The version 3.06 patch for Windows, Mac, and Linux may be downloaded directly from:
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/Illwinter/Dom3/6.htm
Dominions 3: The Awakening is the third game of fantasy religious conflict from Swedish developer Illwinter Game Design. Turn-based in nature, and aimed at providing strategy gamers with an engrossing multiplayer experience of up to twenty-one players (though perfectly suited for the solo gamer), Dominions 3: The Awakening has been the talk of critics and gamers since its release, from being an Editor's Choice at Computer Games Magazine to CYBERSTRATEGE magazine's strategy game of 2006, along with a legion of other accolades.
Packed with more strategy and gameplay than a dozen mainstream games, Dominions 3: The Awakening is the perfect example of eclectic independent gaming at its finest. The base game includes hundreds upon hundreds of unique combat units, spells, and magical artifacts, with modders pushing the envelope every day with even more content. Shipping with a random map generator, no two games ever have to be the same.
Of course a game this big deserves a manual that does it justice, and the Dominions 3: The Awakening manual is the real deal. Spiral-bound with a page count over 300 pages, this is what a manual should look like.
Dominions 3: The Awakening is available for only $54.95 for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. That's right, for $54.95 you get:
* 1500+ combat units, 600+ spells, and 300+ magic items.
* Fifty+ playable nations, three eras, up to twenty-one players (human or AI).
* Random map generator.
* Huge paper manual!
* Easy mod-making.
* Unlimited gameplay!
Cheaper than a typical date, weekend trip, or traffic ticket, Dominions 3: The Awakening will also last longer and provide you with much fonder memories. Be sure to stop by the official Shrapnel Games store, the Gamers Front (www.gamersfront.com/xcart/home.php), to order your copy today!
More information on this great game, or any of our other fine titles, may be found at www.shrapnelgames.com. Our titles are wide-ranging and sure to please the discriminating gamer tired of the same old crap filling up the local retail chains.
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From the Reaper Miniatures web site:Well. This one is bound to turn some heads. Dark Heaven, Warlord, and Monique as a Master Series Miniature!
Dark Heaven 25mm Heroic Scale Fantasy
- 03157: Garwin Greywand, Wizard by Bobby Jackson
- 03159: Aeslin Moonflower, Half Elf Sorceress by Sandra Garrity
- 03160: Krass Omenthrall, Evil Warrior by Sandra Garrity
Warlord 25mm Heroic Scale Fantasy
- 14337: Thunganir, Dark Dwarf Captain by John Manor
- 14338: Kashuga, Okuran Ronin by Jason Wiebe
- 14339: Marda of the Blade by Bobby Jackson
- 14340: Samantha of the Blade by Jeff Grace
- 14341: Dunder Flintnose, Dwarf Berserker by Jason Wiebe
- 14342: Ado Salint by Jason Wiebe
Reaper Master Series Miniatures, 54mm
- 30004: Monique DeNoir, Female Vampire by Werner Klocke
They're all on the store front here.
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Privateer Press announced the "Commodore" cannon, a royal-weight cannon like the ones found on ships of the line. The cannon's name is a tribute to Shae's former employer, whose skeleton is attached to the barrel. For more information, see the Privateer Press web site.
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Pratzen Editions announced that their strategic game Le Grand Empire is still available for pre-order for mid-March. They are confident that they will meet their goal of releasing the game at the end of March.Le Grand Empire is a simulation of the Napoleonic wars of 1800-1815. Maps include Europe and North Africa. There are 780 counters representing land and naval units of the time. The game involves two, five, or seven players. The game emphasizes the importance of leadership and lines of communication. Players are responsible for unit production and maintenance.
For more information, see the Le Grand Empire page on the Pratzen Editions web site.
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The WizKids press release:January 29, 2007 (SEATTLE) WizKids Inc., creator of runaway hit games like HeroClix® and Pirates of the Spanish Main, announced today the Pirates at Ocean's Edge constructible strategy game (CSG) set, which continues the mystical fantasy world of Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse.
Pirates at Ocean's Edge features new sea monsters like titanic crabs, prehistoric sharks and awesome sea dragons, which plague the unknown waters at the edge of the globe. Pirates everywhere have begun using junk ships from the orient, swift windcatchers and sturdy catamarans. In addition, treacherous whirlpools make navigating the high seas a challenge that only the most skilled pirate would attempt.
"Pirates at Ocean's Edge maximizes the fun of constructing incredible sea creatures and awesome ships," said WizKids® EVP of Sales, Marketing and Product Development, Joe Hauck. "Destroying your opponent's fleet has never been this satisfying."
Pirates at Ocean's Edge releases worldwide in April 2007 and will be available in traditional Game Packs and never-before-seen two-player Mega Packs. Traditional Game Packs (MSRP $3.99) each contain two ships or one ship and one sea monster, one whirlpool/island card, one crew or treasure card, game rules and one mini-die. Two-player Mega Packs (MSRP $8.99) each contain a combination of five ships and/or sea monsters, two whirlpool/island cards, two crew or treasure cards, game rules and two mini-dice.
Also releasing in April are oversized Pirates at Ocean's Edge Tins and Value Boxes. Each Tin (MSRP $14.99) contains four Pirates at Ocean's Edge Game Packs and random, exclusive Special Edition Pirates of the South China Seas game pieces. A free sample pack of the Pirates CSG Online game is also included. Each Value Box (MSRP $9.99) contains six ships, three crew or treasure cards, game rules, one of four Special Edition, four-mast ships and one regular-sized die.
A wholly owned subsidiary of the Topps Company (TOPP), WizKids is a Seattle-based game developer and publisher dedicated to creating tabletop games driven by imagination. Its HeroClix and Pirates brands are among the most successful games on the market today. Over 150 million game pieces have been sold worldwide. For additional information, visit www.wizkidsgames.com.
©2007 WizKids Inc. All rights reserved. HeroClix, Pirates of the Spanish Main, Pirates of the South China Seas, Pirates of Davy Jones' Curse, Pirates at Ocean's Edge and WizKids are trademarks of WizKids Inc.
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Forge World has released two new miniatures,including the Aeronautica Imperialis Vampire Raider (pictured below) and the Aeronautica Imperialis Arvus. The Raider is priced at 14GBP and the Arvus is priced at 9GBP for two. For more information or to order the miniatures, see the Forge World web site.
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From the 0One Games web site:
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Earlier, I spent hours migrating the content from this copy of the content management system to another. I then realized that an important aspect of that site wasn't working. In the course of looking for a fix to that site, I found out that there was a very simple fix for the problem THIS site was experiencing. UGH!
What this all boils down to is that I don't have to move us over to the new installation. I needn't have lost all the image files (but unfortunately I did and am still going to be out $150). In fact, the fix turns out to take less than a minute to implement and works fine. This site is going to stay where it is. I'm going to blow away the other copy soon.
So if you went over there and re-registered, I'm sorry I wasted your time.
This whole experience is leaving me feeling rather stupid. That, unfortunately, is a problem with relying on open source (free) software like the content management system I'm using here. I have no one to call for support, and the web forums are so clogged with newbie questions it can be hard to find real answers.
In any case, all is just about well again here and I will get back to updating the news tonight when I get home from work. Right now, I need to go to bed so I can actually get some rest before that.
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As you've probably read, this site has had some software problems recently. For the most part they've been invisible to readers except as a minor "hiccup" here and there. To fix them, and make the site better, I've had to move the content to a slightly different location. This copy of the site will stay in place for a short while, but the new copy is where all the action is going to be from here on out. You can find the new copy at: http://gamerhotsheet.com/gaming-news/index.php All the old news from this site will be there, but things will work better on the back end! Existing bookmarks will need to be re-created, however.
The saga of figuring out why people can't submit articles to the site continues. In today's chapter, I try to synchronize the software portion of this site with a known good copy of the content management system. Unfortunately, I don't play close attention to the fact that a checkbox on the "mirror" option of the FTP tool isn't in "Simulate" mode. It blows away all the image files on the site from "0" through "go". That means any article on this site which resided in a directory starting with "A" through "G" or a number is probably toast. I'm not even sure I have a backup. Probably not. This is pretty ugly. Worse, the problem still exists. I now need to get a look at the database underneath this site to see if there is some kind of configuration error in that, since the software seems to be OK. For some reason, when I initially installed the site software using the ISP's tools, they didn't connect the site's database to their administration software, so I can't see it to troubleshoot it. I've asked them to correct this. If I can't identify a database problem, I'm going to have a lot of work in front of me. I'm going to have to somehow output all the articles from this site, then import them into a new, clean, working database. Then I'm going to have to (thanks to my error mentioned earlier) go find all the missing images and replace them. It's not going to be easy, pretty, or fun. I apologize for the weird stuff you're going to be seeing here for a few days while I sort this out.
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Amazon Miniatures appears to have been quite busy lately, listing the following new releases on their site:
FM16 Highland Cattle (2)
£3.00 / $5.50
KEN01 Kendo Swordsmen (5)
£6.00 / $11.30
MTA01 Shaolin Monks #1 (5 Monks)
£6.00 / $11.30
MTA02 Shaolin Monks #2 (5 Monks)
£6.00 / $11.30
ANF06 Genie With Sword
£3.00 / $5.65
HGF01 Moshe Lieberman's Frummers
£6.00 / $11.30
HGF02 Joel Katz Gang
£6.00 / $11.30
ANP05 Feathered Raptors (2)
£3.25 / $6.12
ANP08 Andrewsarchus
£4.50 / $8.20
ANP11 Megalania
£4.50 / $8.20
ANP12 Phororachos
£4.00 / $7.53
ANP22 Neanderthal Warriors (4)
£3.25 / $6.12
ANP23 Neanderthal Shaman Character Pack
£2.80 / $5.27
ANP30 Big Foot With Club
£3.50 / $6.59
ANP40 Caveman Family
£5.00 / $9.42
SGF08 Reindeer (2)
£2.50 / $4.71
ANW05 Vultures (2)
£2.25 / $4.24
ANW12 Scavengers: Hyena & Vulture
£1.80 / $3.39
ANW13 Lion And Baboon Sitting (2)
£2.25 / $4.24
ANW15 Boa Constrictor
£1.00 / $1.85
ANW16 Bison (2)
£3.00 / $5.50
ANW17 Zebu - African Cattle (2)
£3.00 / $5.50
46-16A Eldar Farseer And Warlock Bodyguard
£18.00 / $33.89
46-22 Eldar Dark Reapers
£20.00 / $37.66
46-27 Eldar Warp Spiders
£18.00 / $33.89
46-33 Eldar War Walker Squadron
£40.00 / $75.32
CNB415 Amazon Centaurs (4)
£6.00 / $11.30
They also list a number of products that are coming soon. For the full list, including photos, click here.
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Armies in Plastic Inc. has listed a new item on its web store:
Set #: 5488
Title: Mounted Egyptian Lancers - 1882 - Summer Dress - Egypt & Sudan
Color: 5488 Cream Plastic
5 Mounted Figures - 1/32 (54mm)
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Britannia Miniatures Wargame Products has listed a number of new products on its site, including:
VIETNAM ANZACS in 20mm
ATF.1…NCO advancing with SLR pointing……………………………….50p
ATF 2…Advancing with SLR……………………………………………….50p
ATF 3…Running with SLR………………………………………………….50p
ATF 4….Firing M79 grenade launcher…………………………………….50p
ATF 5….Firing SLR………………………………………………………….50p
ATF 6…Advancing with SLR and LAW……………………………………50p
ATF 7….Advancing with M16………………………………………………50p
ATF 8…..2 man M60 team advancing……………………………………£1.00
Afghanistan 1979 to the present day…20mm
US FORCES
DUB 9…Soldier advancing firing SAW………………………£0.50p
DUB 10...Soldier advancing firing XM203……………………£0.50p
DUB 11…Soldier firing AT4 Anti tank rocket……………….£0.50p
AFGHAN TRIBESMEN
AFG 8…..3 figs advancing/firing RPK LMG’s……………….£1.50
AFG 9…..2 man light mortar firing……………………………£1.00
Modern Vehicles 20mm
VEH 10…Centurion MK 5/1 , as used by Australia in Vietnam……..£6.95
VEH 11….Australian M113 with Cadillac Gage turret…………………..£6.00
VEH 12…Australian M113 Fire Support Vehicle……………………….£6.50
VEH 13…Soviet T55 Tank……………………………………………..£6.95
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Wizards of the Coast has announced a "Digital Initiative" to bring their game ideas to computers and the Internet. Magic Online has reportedly been a success for them, and they are about to alpha test a new game called Uncivilized: The Goblin Game. They are hiring a variety of people to fill positions to bring these games to life. If you're interested, click here to visit their job page. For more details about the Digital Initiative, click here.
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The Indie Press Revolution site lists 3 new titles: Thirty, Discordia, and Tower of Ruin.
Thirty is a roleplaying game of the Knights Templar and their journey to carry a secret treasure home.
In Discordia, players assume the roles of Discordian Double Agents infiltrating conspiracies.
Tower of Ruin is apparently a novel based on The Village of Oester adventure scenario.
IPR also has a podcast called The Voice of the Revolution if you're interested in their products.
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Wyrd Miniatures has released two sprues filled with fantasy and modern weapons, intended to allow you to customize your miniatures to suit your interests and needs. Below are pictures of the two weapon packs and you can click here to order them.
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The Miniature Wargaming web site carried an article about a web-based application to simulate combat between two Heroscape units. The user enters the variables and the application fights the battle a thousand times, showing the percentage of time each unit won the battle.
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Mongoose Publishing lists the following releases planned for next month...
For the Babylon 5 game: Earth Alliance Tantalus Assault Carrier Kit, Freedom Station book, IPX book, Leap of Faith book, The Rim book, Vorlon Transports, and Vree Z'Takk Command Saucer.
For the Battlefield Evo series: EFTF British Army Challenger II MBT, EFTF British Army Infantry Section, MEA Infantry Squad, PLA Infantry Squad, PLA Type 99 MBT, USMC Infantry Squad, and USMC M1A2 Abrams MBT.
Other planned products include: Nehwon, Nephrandum RPG, Player's Guide to Glorantha, Signs and Portents Wargamer 41, and Swords Against Sorcery.
For images and details from the Mongoose web site, click here.
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Privateer Press posted an image of their new Tyrant Xerxis miniature on their web site on January 25. The miniature is pictured below and is described as:
Through your opponent's army Tyrant Xerxis marches forward to serve as your new Skorne warlock releasing this May as part of the Evolution expansion and whose stats will appear in the previews of issue 11 of No Quarter.
Arising from the cataphract tradition, Xerxis is a cruel taskmaster who forces his soldiers to drill day and night beyond exhaustion. By his orders they must master intricate formation drills and maneuvers until they can march like a single organism. Xerxis is an expert at determining the right timing for the perfect application of force that will shatter an enemy line.
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The Games Workshop US Online Store lists a number of new releases, including:
Empire Greatswords Command
Part Code: 99110202214
This boxed set contains three (3) Empire Greatsword Command miniatures (Champion, Musician, and Standard Bearer) and two (2) Empire Greatsword miniatures. All models are supplied unpainted and require assembly.
Boxed Set - $22.00
Empire State Handgunners/Crossbowmen
Part Code: 99120202012
This boxed set contains ten (10) miniatures which can be assembled as Handgunners or Crossbowmen. Parts are included for a standard bearer, musician and a champion. All models are unpainted and require assembly.
Boxed Set - $22.00
Part Code: 99120202019
This boxed set contains five (5) miniatures which can be assembled as either Pistoliers or Outriders. All models are supplied unpainted and require assembly.
Boxed Set - $22.00
Part Code: 99110202204
This boxed set contains five (5) Empire Greatswords. All models are supplied unpainted and require assembly.
Boxed Set - $20.00
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Gale Force Nine has been growing its high-end gaming scenery creation business. Recently, they were hired to build a table with a science-fiction gothic theme. Several photos appear on their web site, including the one below.
I have to admit... they do some beautiful work!
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FanPro Games has published its 2006 Year in Review report on their web site. Some highlights from the article include:
We are a small (less than 5 employees), privately-owned company based out of Chicago, Illinois, but operating primarily virtually (our personnel and key freelancers collaborate and contribute from around the world).
Communication throughout the industry continues to be a problem. FanPro advertises in Games Quarterly Magazine, Games Quarterly Catalog, Game Trade Magazine, in the pre-registration and onsite booklets for game conventions such as Gen Con Indy and Origins, articles in Games Quarterly, and also makes catalogs and posters available to players, retailers, and distributors-yet there are still gamers and retailers who are not aware of FanPro and our games.
The FanPro Commando program-the team of fans that work directly with retailers worldwide to help promote FanPro games-has been extensively overhauled. An emphasis has been placed on making it easier to become a Commando while making sure that in-store events are targeted both at new players, as well as tied-in to releasing products.
Total Warfare is, without question, FanPro’s best-looking and most-polished game ever. We knew that re-launching Classic BattleTech was going to be a tough job, and it was, with thousands of man-hours going into the book. In the end, we shipped the game slightly later than we wanted-early October-but we did have copies available at Gen Con Indy, where the game was, and continues to be, very well received.
2007 will be a busy year as we follow up Total Warfare with the following books: Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade, Handbook: House Davion, TechManual, Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2, Starterbook: Wolf and Blake, Tactical Operations, Handbook: Major Periphery States, and Historical: Operation Klondike. TechManual and Tactical Operations are both full-color hardcover books on the same scale as Total Warfare.
The FanPro Commandos also have a slew of events planned for players in 2007. March will see Black Ghosts, White Death (a tie-in to Jihad Hot Spots: 3072), while June will see Return of the Wolves (a tie-in to Starterbook: Wolf and Blake) events run world-wide. Gen Con 2007 will feature the Angel Requiem event that will reveal numerous, stunning secrets of the Jihad. Finally, all three events are preludes to the Vengeance Gambit II event to be run in September and October … all of which are shaped by the various outcomes of previous events as determined by the players themselves.
Shadowrun in 2007 will see the release of both Augmentation and Arsenal-important rulebooks covering all sorts of technologies, vehicles, and weaponries-along with the second core setting book, Corporate Enclaves, and two plot books: Emergence and one that is yet to be named.
Many small to medium sized publishers (especially RPG-centric ones) either didn’t attend or reduced their presence at Origins International Game Expo in 2006. We weren’t among those companies, but we will be in 2007. While our events team continues to run many great Shadowrun and Classic BattleTech events at Origins, the convention-goers seem to be focused on playing games and not buying them, so in 2007 you’ll see a smaller FanPro booth at Origins, but we’ll still be running tons of games.
Gen Con Indy continues to be a great convention for FanPro, and 2006 was our best Gen Con to date. We had our largest booth ever-shared, as usual, with Iron Wind Metals and BattleCorps-and the crew at Virtual World Entertainment brought two BattleTech pods for head-to-head ‘Mech action. Both Shadowrun and Classic BattleTech had strong sales, led by Shadowrun’s Street Magic and Classic BattleTech’s Total Warfare, and our tournaments and other games were well-attended. There’s always room for improvement of course, so while our “booth runner” game was fun for many who participated, we have some tweaks in mind for this year, and you’ll also see some changes to our demo areas to allow for faster introduction to all of our games.
For 2007, we’ll also be adding the Penny Arcade Expo-August 24, 25, and 26, in Seattle-to our list of cons to attend.
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The January 2007 issue of Prairie Gamer is now available from the Regina Gamers web site. Click here to download it directly from them.
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Eureka Miniatures posted a story on January 23 about a new set of 28mm miniatures for the 1970s TSR publication "The Empire of the Petal Throne". According to Eureka's site:
"This new release provides everything you need to form your own First Legion of Ever-Present Glory, including troopers, archers, command figures, and the great general Kéttukal, all in their distinctive and colourful regalia. We think it is this distinctive Tékumel look that sets these figures apart from so many other fantasy genres, and even if Professor Barker’s world doesn’t fire your imagination here is an opportunity to raise a fantasy army that looks like no other."
Below is a picture of some of the new miniatures. For more information, click here to read the full story on Eureka's site.
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Days of Wonder announced on 1/23/2007 that Battle Lore replacement dice are now available. They have also indicated that they will be present at the following events:- 01/25/2007: East Brunswick, NJ (US) - Dreamatio...
- 01/27/2007: Fairborn, OH (US) - BattleLore Demos
- 01/27/2007: Richmond, BC (CA) - Learn the Lore ...
- 02/09/2007: Champaign, IL (US) - Winter War 34
- 02/10/2007: Houston, TX (US) - BattleLore Demo ...
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From the BITS UK web site:BITS are proud to announce closer ties with yet another game publisher. Following on from our collaboration with Jon Tuffley at Ground Zero Games to produce our much-applauded Traveller starship combat system Power Projection we are now beginning printing of the Power Projection: Fleet rules through Ken Burnside at Ad Astra Games in the USA.
We continue to have stock of the original UK printings of both Power Projection: Escort and Fleet, but this agreement allows us to produce and distribute the updated version of Fleet more easily in the USA. We will continue to stock and distribute the original UK printing to distributors, mail order customers and at conventions, but will replace these with the US-printed version over time.
We will only be printing Fleet at Ad Astra; though Escort is a useful, and fun, lead-in to Power Projection, the economics of printing meant it wasn't worth producing Escort in the USA: for our first out-source to Ad Astra we wanted to focus on the complete rules set in Fleet and see how it went.
We intend to collaborate further with Ken and his team at Ad Astra on future projects, just as we continue to work very closely with Jon at Ground Zero Games with our upcoming Power Projection: Reinforcements book.
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Bolt Action Miniatures has listed a number of new and recent releases on their New Products page, including:- PAK 40 anti tank gun
- SS PAK 40 anti tank gun
- Sdkfx 251/7 pioneerwagen
- British WASP carrier
- Stummel Crew
- AEC Armored Car
- Barbed Wire
- British paratroopers bren gun teams
- British paratroopers command
- SS Rifles
- German Sdkfz 251/9
- German Sdkfz 251/10 Pak 36 halftrack
- US Harley Davidson
- Sdkfz 250 wreck
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Black Games our first official banner advertiser, has announced on their web site that StormFront Reinforcement Pack 1 will be released soon at a price of $1.95. This pack includes new units, weapons, scenarios, and monsters.
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The Baueda miniatures home page shows the following picture of its first new release of 2007, a 15mm DBA Roman Marching Camp. They expect to release an Egyptian camp in a couple of weeks also.
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The Battlefront web site lists the following recent and future releases: