New Games for September 6 – September 18, 2011

BOARD & CARD GAMES

MTG Booster Battle Pack
Booster Battle Packs are designed as an introduction to the limited format of Magic: The Gathering, and are quick and fun for Magic players of any level. To play Booster Battle Packs, each player selects a deck, opens a booster, chooses up to five cards from it, and shuffles them into their deck – then the spell-slinging begins! Each pack contains two 20-card, semi-randomized decks with appropriate land cards, two 15-card Magic 2012 Core Set booster packs, a Magic learn-to-play guide, and one rules insert.

DC Heroclix Watchmen Crimebusters Fast Forces
Who Watches The Watchmen? DC HeroClix: Watchmen Crimebusters Fast Forces features six of your favorite characters from the Watchmen Movie – Dr. Manhattan, Rorschach, Nite Owl, Ozymandiaz, Silk Spectre, and The Comedian – complete with brand-new tampos and dials, two exclusive maps (“Karnak” and “Dr. Manhattan’s Lab”), a pair of dice, and a rules sheet.

COC AH Ghouls of the Miskatonic Paperback
Something dark sleeps deep in the ocean, emanating a power darker and more destructible than anything imaginable. And there are those that would wish to wake it… From Fantasy Flight Games comes a gripping tale of mystery, suspense, and eldritch horror! Set in the popular world of the Arkham Horror board game, Ghouls of the Miskatonic is the first book of The Dark Waters Trilogy. Following the mysterious deaths of several young ladies, a wide cast of familiar faces from the Arkham Horror board game begin an exciting and terrifying new investigation. From the pen of New York Times Bestselling author Graham McNeill, Ghouls of the Miskatonic begins a thrilling story in the renowned setting created by H.P. Lovecraft. Fans of games and literature alike will be immersed in the frightening secrets that lie beneath The Dark Waters.

COC Elder Sign
Elder Sign lets players control investigators who must successfully endure adventures within a mysterious museum in order to gather clues, items, and the eldritch knowledge they need to seal the rifts between dimensions and prevent the Ancient OneÍs arrival. A clever and thematic dice mechanic pits their exploration against monsters and the sheer difficulty of staying sane and healthy while investigating the most dangerous exhibits and most terrifying instances of insanity. Created by Richard Launius and Kevin Wilson, the designers of Arkham Horror, Elder Sign recreates the Lovecraftian thrills of eerie suspense and mind-numbing horrors in a chilling, cooperative board game.

Marvel HC GSX Sentinel Mark II
Featuring a completely different dial and new Character Cards from the Giant-Size X-Men booster release, the Sentinel Mark II stands over 5 inches tall and is sculpted to show the figure in mid-combat against a classic X-Men team member.

Marvel HC GSX Sentinel Mark V
Featuring a completely different dial and new Character Cards from the Giant-Size X-Men booster release, the Sentinel Mark V stands over 5 inches tall and is sculpted to show the figure in mid-combat against a classic X-Men team member.

Bears!
You and your friends are on a relaxing camping trip. But as you hammer in the last stake, you hear rustling. Bears are romping through the campsite! Who will survive the rampage? And who will be eaten by bears? From the creators of Castle Panic comes Bears!, a franticly risky dice-pairing frenzy!

Pokemon B&W Trainer Kit
Each Pokemon TCG: Black & White Trainer Kit comes complete with two 30-card decks, which can be combined into one 60-card deck; an instructional booklet and playmat; two foil cards (Zoroark and Excadrill); a collectible coin; a code to unlock the Trainer Kit deck on-line; and one Pokemon TCG: Black & White booster pack.

Talisman The Dragon Exp
For those brave adventurers who seek the Crown of Command, the quest means more than power and influence. It is a race to save the land from the Dragon KingÍs tyrannical rule! With The Dragon expansion for Talisman Revised 4th Edition, players will encounter even more choices and strategic challenges, including a new, dual-sided Inner Region for their heroes to conquer.

Guards Guards
Guards! Guards! is an action-packed, fast-paced adventure set in the streets of Ankh-Morpork, the Discworld’s oldest, grubbiest, and least law-abiding city.

ROLE-PLAYING GAMES

D&D Mordenkainen’s Magical Emporium
Few wizards know more about magic than the mighty Mordenkainen, whose arcane achievements are without peer. HeÍs the Archmage of Adventure, and no stranger to unearthing hidden lore. Welcome to MordenkainenÍs Magnificent Emporium, a wondrous collection of magic items – each one with a story to tell. This tome provides Dungeon Masters with a ready assortment of treasures to tempt greedy players, along with historical nuggets and alluring adventure hooks that set these items apart from your run-of-the-mill flaming sword or bag of holding. Hold on to your magic hats – everything must go!

D&D Madness at Gardmore Abbey
This thrilling, heroic-tier boxed adventure for characters of levels 6-10 takes heroes into the ruins of Gardmore Abbey, a monastery that was once the base of a militant order of paladins devoted to Bahamut.

Deathwatch The Achilus Assault
Learn about the major threats to the Crusade’s advance, including foes that can be reasoned with – and others that must be annihilated! With new NPCs, adventure seeds, and player options, The Achilus Assault brings your campaign to the front lines. In service to the Emperor, choose which worlds shall be saved… and which shall burn!

Airship Pirates
From the steampunk sky-cities of Isla Aether and High Tortuga come the airship pirates! Hoist the Jolly Roger, spin your propellers, and take to the skies – yours is a life of adventure, plunder, and infamy. Set sail on the winds of time and plunder history itself in the Airship Pirates RPG, based on the music of Abney Park!

SR Runners Black Book
Runner’s Black Book collects material from Shadowrun’s successful PDF line of products, compiling Deadly Waves, Gun Heaven, MilSpecTech, This Old Drone, and Unfriendly Skies in their entirety, along with updated art and information. On top of that, the book includes new pieces of gear developed specifically for this volume, including the punishing Kriss X Submachine Gun and small, smooth TPP light pistol. Each piece of gear is accompanied by a full-color illustration providing a look at the item’s complete details and features.

SR Street Legends
Street Legends profiles more than thirty renowned figures in the Sixth World, including JackPoint stalwarts such as Haze, Rigger X, and Puck; classic runners like Serrin Shamander and Tommy Talon; and powerful behind-the-scenes figures including Lugh Surehand, Nadja Daviar, and the great dragon Lofwyr. Learn about hunting vampires with Martin de Vries, running guns in a war zone with Marcos, and trying to put a face to the elusive Hans Brackhaus. Street Legends contains short fiction bringing these characters to life, as well as text describing each person and what makes them a legend. Also, each and every person profiled has complete game stats. Even the dragons.

Burning Wheel RPG Gold Ed
Fight for What You Believe! The Burning Wheel is an award-winning fantasy roleplaying game in which players take on the roles of vibrant, dynamic characters whose very beliefs drive the story forward, and whose choices tangibly affect every outcome – from glorious victory to ignominious defeat.

PF Forgotten Foes
From the crypt thing and grick, to nightshades, inphidians, and sin dragons, Forgotten Foes details over 100 classic and all-new monsters for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.

GM Chase Card Deck
What happens when the bad guy grabs the magic idol and then races off through the city streets? You give chase! But as any fan of cinematic chases knows, there’s more to a chase than simply running faster – there’s all those obstacles that get in the way. With GameMastery: Chase Cards, all of these perils and short cuts are put at your fingertips.

PF Adv Path Night of Frozen Shadow
The first stage of the expedition from Varisia to distant Minkai begins with a journey into the Lands of the Linnorm Kings, where the heroes must prepare for the coming ordeal in which they must traverse the northern continent known as the Crown of the World.

PF Module Feast of Ravenmoor
Hidden away in the uplands of Varisia, the remote village of Ravenmoor has never been eager to attract visitors. But when a tax collector vanishes on a trip into the town, Ravenmoor suddenly becomes a spotlight of attention. What strange surprises await those chosen to investigate the tax collector’s disappearances, and does the vanishing have anything to do with Ravenmoor’s upcoming seasonal feast?

GURPS 4E Horror HC
Gothic! Lovecraftian Cosmic! Splatter! Scribed by Origins and ENnie award-winner Kenneth Hite, this new revision of GURPS: Horror introduces an exciting, terrifying approach to any kind of horror-themed adventure campaign.