New Games August 1 – August 18

BOARD & CARD GAMES

Monsterpocalypse Series 3: All Your Base Strategy Guide
The Monsterpocalypse Series 3: All Your Base Strategy Guide contains tips and tactics, spoilers, and commentary on every figure, faction, map, and format in the new set, and comes complete with an exclusive double-sided battle map.

Middle-earth Quest
Set in the 17-year period between Bilbo’s birthday party and the Ring’s departure from the Shire, as described in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth Quest allows one player to take on the role of Sauron, who is attempting to dominate Middle-earth with his nefarious plots and evil minions, while up to three other players take the roles of heroes who must hold the darkness at bay until Gandalf’s plans have matured.

Star Wars CMG: Clone Wars Map Pack 3 – The Crystal Caves of Ilum – AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY
Pick a side, choose a battle map, and gather your squad! May the Force be with you! Expand your galaxy with these fully painted, amazingly detailed miniature figures from the upcoming Star Wars: The Clone Wars feature film and animated television series. Each pack contains two non-random, pre-painted, Light Side vs. Dark Side plastic miniatures complete with stat cards, as well as a full-color, two-sided battle map. Map Pack 3 features “The Crystal Caves of Ilum” (Luminara Unduli, Jedi Master & Battle Droid).

Ra:The Dice Game
All the major elements of Ra – Pharaohs, The Nile, Civilizations, Monuments, and the occasional catastrophe – are all here in this clever dice game of power-brokering in ancient Egypt.

Quackery: The Game Of Medieval Medicine
The entire Royal Family has fallen ill! The Royal College of Medicine has sent the call out across the land for help. As one of the leading medical “experts” of the day, you have answered the call. However, other “Quacks” have responded to the plight of the Royal Family, each with their own agenda.

Gem Cards
Treasure! Everybody likes getting it, but randomly rolling dice on tables to tell a player that their character found a 25 gp garnet lacks panache and deflates the excitement faster than you can say percentile. Designed for use with any roleplaying game setting, this set contains 50 unique gems to hoard, trade, or pass around!

Axis & Allies 1942 – AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY
Utilizing the updated rules established in Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition designed and developed by Larry Harris, Axis & Allies 1942 features all-new packaging, newly sculpted playing pieces, and a re-designed game board map. Plus, Cruiser class ships make their debut in Axis & Allies 1942, forever changing the naval line-up!

ROLE-PLAYING GAMES

The Antarctic Express HC
Renowned Mythos aficionado Kenneth Hite retells H. P. Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness” in this fully illustrated parody of classic children’s literature.

Traveller RPG: Book 6 – Scoundrel
Covering Rogues and Drifters, this career-expanding sourcebook details the shadier characters of Traveller universe. From expanded events tables to new schemes to gain credits from the wrong side of the law, this book is a vital companion for your not-so-amicable character.

Western City RPG
Western City introduces immersive mechanics designed so all the players share the spotlight without anyone being the gamemaster. Frame the story and design your own High Noons. Strive to fulfill your character’s goals, while stepping into the shoes of a supporting cast you have a stake in.

CthulhuTech: Damnation View
This supplement for CthulhuTech features a detailed exploration of the Aeon War, detailing the important events of 2086 and everything that goes with them. Also included are seven pieces of provocative short fiction to help portray the feel of the setting; a look at pop culture in the Strange Aeon; an exploration of four smaller, year-long plots that can be used in any game; a detailed look at four major areas of the overarcing CthulhuTech storyline, plus ready-to-run stories for each; and the option to play as one of three powerful new professions within the secret New Earth Government agency known only as Special Services.

Shadowrun: Dawn of the Artifacts – Dusk
On the surface, the job seems simple: escort and assist Ms. Johnson as she follows the trail of a man across the globe. The target? An agent of the Atlantean Foundation tracking a priceless stolen artifact. And the trail? It leads to Lagos, the most dangerous sprawl on earth! Dusk is the first in a series of interlinked adventures that will take the runners to the far corners of the globe on a quest to recover priceless artifacts.

BattleTech: Strategic Operations
Liftoff planet and conquer an entire solar system! Strategic Operations is the one-source BattleTech rulebook for advanced rules aerospace assets that open the entire conquest of a solar system. It includes new aerospace movement, combat, and advanced aerospace unit construction rules, as well as comprehensive maintenance, salvage, repair, and customization rules.

BattleTech: Jihad Hot Spots 3076
Jihad Hot Spots: 3076 continues the Jihad plot book series started with Blake Ascending, bringing readers into the raging conflict of the war between the Word of Blake and the Inner Sphere. Seen from the eyes of those who fight and die in this epic struggle, this book includes articles and intelligence excerpts from across the Inner Sphere, along with additional rules and campaign tracks, plus several new BattleMechs, vehicles, and combat spacecraft that debuted in the midst of this turning point in the war.

Spycraft Declassified: Odd Jobs
Odd Jobs collects the strangest and most fantastic of Crafty Games’ PDFs and Signs & Portents articles, including classic Greek and fantasy races from Origin of the Species, sanity-blasting cosmic horror and advanced stress rules from Fragile Minds, a new agenda for World on Fire that’s out of this world, and a ready-to-play adventure!

Dungeons & Dragons: Adventurer’s Vault 2 HC – AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY
Whether you’re a player looking for a new piece of equipment or a Dungeon Master building a dungeon hoard, this Dungeons & Dragons supplement presents hundreds of magic items, including legendary weapons and artifacts.

Dungeons & Dragons: Dragon Magazine Annual Volume 1 HC – AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY
This tome collects the best Dragon magazine content from the past year into one easy-to-reference source. The articles contained herein provide exciting character options for players as well as inspiration and campaign-building support for Dungeon Masters.

Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook 2 Power Cards – Sorcerer, Bard, Barbarian, Invoker, Druid, Shaman,Warden & Avenger Decks – AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY
Players using Player’s Handbook 2 Power Cards don’t need to crack open a rulebook every time they cast a spell – all the crucial information is right in front of their eyes. Each deck of 100 cards includes all the powers from Player’s Handbook 2 for one of the eight classes featured in the book, plus a few blank cards for players to use for other powers.

Dungeons & Dragons: Monster Manual – Legendary Evils Huge Packs – AVAILABLE ON TUESDAY
The Monster Manual: Legendary Evils expansion for Dungeons & Dragons features fully assembled, pre-painted plastic miniatures of iconic monsters from the Monster Manual and other core rulebooks. Designed to allow Dungeon Masters to run a ready-to-play encounter right out of the box, this 40-figure set includes monsters of various levels and roles, and is introduced in packs containing one visible, non-random Huge miniature, and four hidden, random miniatures.