Archive for July 21, 2007

Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Updated Shrapnel Games Release Schedule 7/29/2007

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Shrapnel Games has posted the following updated release schedule:

Dominions 3: The AwakeningNow Shipping!
Air Assault Task ForceNow Shipping!
Scallywag: In the Lair of the Medusa3rd Qtr., 2007
E.T.O.: European Theatre of Operations3rd Qtr., 2007
All American: The 82nd Airborne in Normandy4th Qtr., 2007
ForeSight2007
Galley Battles2007
Eat Electric Death!In Beta
Category: PC Strategy Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Old Dominion to Release WWI Rules 9/1/2007

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Old Dominion Gameworks is expecting to release General Quarters WWI rules on September 1, 2007. Per their web site:

Fleet Action Imminent is fitting out, and has nearly completed sea trials.  Highlights include:

  • A stand-alone game, with completely rewritten surface combat rules for the Great War.  Included are references to changes from the General Quarters WWII rules
  • Color ship charts, from pre-dreadnoughts to the “super-dreadnought” battleship
  • Revised Acquisition tables for visual sighting in the WWI era
  • Fleet-level gunnery rules for small ships simplifies their combat and allows realistic concentration on the action between battlelines
  • Fleet-level torpedo rules will both enhance realism and speed play
  • New ship & airship turn indicators use compass points for increased authenticity and clarity
  • Signal & communications rules for this tactically important area
  • Airship rules for Zeppelins, Blimps, and 1920 & 30′s Dirigibles

Soon available for $27.95 loose-leaf, $32.95 soft cover!

Category: Wargames |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Privateer Releases Infernal Contraption on Time

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Privateer released its stand-alone card game Infernal Contraption on July 25, 2007, as planned. The game should now be available at hobby stores nationwide.

Category: Card-based Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Free Miniatures Wargames 07/29/2007

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The Miniature Wargaming web site has posted several interesting articles recently, including:

ASP World War II Rules
Making Grape Stem Trees
Extra Terrae Crepusculum Fantasy Skirmish Game
Steel Rain Sci-Fi Rules

Category: Wargames |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Matrix Updates Several Wargames July 24-29, 2007

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The good folks at Matrix Games have posted updates to “For Liberty!“, “John Tiller’s Campaign Series“, “Commander – Europe at War“, and “Frank Hunter’s Guns of August“. If you play any of these games, or are curious about them, click the links to learn more.

Category: PC Strategy Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Gaunts and the Underworld to be Available at Gen Con 2007

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From the Edge of Midnight web site:

NEW UPDATE: July 22
We’ve just confrimed it: GAUNTS AND THE UNDERWORLD will be available at Gen Con! If you’re going to be at Indy this year, stop on by the Studio 2 booth to pick up our newest EDGE OF MIDNIGHT supplement. We’re extremely proud of this one, and when you see it, we think you’ll understand why. For those of you who won’t be at Gen Con, GAUNTS AND THE UNDERWORLD will hit the shelves a few weeks later… and to whet your appetites a little further, we have a new preview in the Fiction section. Check it out!

Category: Role-playing Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Firefly Games Releases Og: Unearthed Edition

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From the Firefly Games web site:
Og: Unearthed Edition – the latest evolution of the classic comedy caveman game – is now available in PDF or print pre-order from Firefly Games and our sales partners listed under stores on the main menu. You can buy Og as a PDF for $7.95, or pay $12.95 to pre-order the print edition, which debuts in August. You’ll also receive a FREE download of the Og PDF with your pre-order. This is a limited time offer for pre-orders only – when the print edition goes on sale in August, we’ll offer a different print-PDF bundle at a slightly higher price (but still a savings on purchasing both separately). Check out the online store or our sales partners for your copy!

Category: Role-playing Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Decision Games July 23, 2007 News Update

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Decision Games published a news update on July 23, which included the following highlights:

“Doc” Cummins announced plans to launch a new S&T style magazine on WW2.

All pledge orders have been shipped.

S&T #244 has shipped, and features their first double-sized game since issue 200.

Computer War in Europe is still in development and debugging.

Category: Wargames |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Dream Pod 9 Heavy Gear Blitz News 07/2007

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The Dream Pod 9 (dp9.com) web site contains a huge news entry dated July 25, 2007. Some highlights from that article include:

They’ve fallen behind schedule working on Shields of Freedom – Armies of the badlands and have pushed the release to August. They aim to have all their July releases out on August 10 at Gen Con Indy.

Cataphract is available for order on the HG Blitz online store.

The fourth issue of Aurora the Silhouette Magazine, is available for download.

South M.P. Cadre is available to ship now.

Category: Miniatures Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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WotC Changes D&D and Star Wars Schedules for Gen Con 2007

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The Wizards of the Coast web site indicates that they have changed the scheduled times for Star Wars and D&D Miniatures Seminars at Gen Con 2007 to eliminate possible conflicts. Click here to read more about the schedule changes.

Category: Miniatures Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Special Price on Ministers Chess(TM) from Corinthian

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The Corinthian Games web site indicates that they are currently offering a special holiday price of $29.99 plus $7.00 shipping for their Ministers Chess (TM) game, invented by Professor Michael J. Corinthios.

The web site describes this game as “symmetric chess, employing a 19.5” x 19.5” folding board with MINISTERS™ 9 x 9 = 81 squares pattern on one side and Conventional chess pattern on the other; 36 tournament size (3 ¾” king, 2″ pawn) impact plastic chess pieces. This is the Third Edition. It contains two added GIFTS: a 19.5” x 19.5” vinyl roll-up board and a 12″x7″ cloth Chess bag. The king is flanked by two queens, each called “minister”, the historic name of the queen of chess, thus establishing the hitherto absent symmetry about the king; in a larger more powerful game. Whether against man or machine, no theory of openings is there to favor one player over the other. Of a highly educational value, MINISTERS™ teaches that it is never too late to change history.”

Category: Board Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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CZC Posts a “Gamer War” Wargame

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Combat Zone Chronicles has posted the rules for a tongue-in-cheek (I think) miniatures-based wargame called “Get That Crate”. It’s about a battle over scale-creep in miniatures-based gaming. Players take on the role of fantasy miniatures gamers, historical miniatures gamers, the IP Police,and/or Conventioneers. All of them are searching for an oversized crate containing the mythical “master” of a 25mm miniature which is the focus of combat. For more information and complete rules, click here.
Category: Miniatures Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Columbia Games July News

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From the Columbia Games news page:

7/26/07 Rommel and Gettysburg cyberboard modules updated
7/25/07New Dicey Business newsletter
7/25/07 New Wizard Kings Scenario
7/25/07 Translation: Spanish Rommel in the Desert
7/24/07 Translation: Spanish WestFront 2
Category: Wargames |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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BattleCorps.com Addresses Pre-order Concerns

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BattleCorps.com Addresses Pre-order Concerns 

Everett, WA, July 27, 2007—BattleCorps.com is well aware of the concerns of customers over pre-orders from the BattleCorps BattleShop, specifically over two products that have not shipped, despite their pre-order status for long months.

“The transition of the Classic BattleTech license to InMediaRes Productions LLC. (the parent company of BattleCorps.com) has not been without problems,” said David M. Stansel-Garner, Materials and Operations Manager for BattleCorps.com (and its sister company, Catalyst Game Labs). “One of the most problematic issues was the delay of printed product, some of which were already at the printers before the transition began, hence why they went on pre-order sale. While we are in the final stages of resolving such delays—with the release of almost half a dozen Classic BattleTech products in August—we still need to address the pre-orders that occurred during this time. We want to make sure that those who pre-ordered know that despite these extenuating circumstances, we appreciate their business and hope to continue to see such business in the future.”

Anyone that pre-ordered either the Classic BattleTech TechManual print book or the Warriors: BattleCorps Anthologies Vol. 1 print novel before July 1st, 2007 will be credited $5.00 on their BattleCorps BattleShop account, which can be used towards the purchase of any product available through the BattleCorps BattleShop.

For questions or comments or other ordering concerns, please contact quartermaster@battlecorps.com.

About InMediaRes Productions LLC

InMediaRes Productions LLC originally developed BattleCorps.com as the premiere on-line fiction source for Classic BattleTech. BattleCorps.com actively support the gaming community, their BattleShop offers Classic BattleTech and Shadowrun titles everything from print & PDF sourcebooks to poster maps, miniatures to software, and is the one-stop-shop for fans of both universes! In 2007, InMediaRes spun off a publishing imprint, Catalyst Game Labs, which publishes the Classic BattleTech miniatures game and the fantasy-cyberpunk roleplaying game Shadowrun.

Category: Miniatures Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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Catalyst Posts Previews of Emergence and Augmentation

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From the Catalyst Game Labs web site:

We have PDF and art previews available for the two Shadowrun titles due in August:

Vital info for retailers about all these books is available in the sell sheets on our Retailer Info page.

Category: Miniatures Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 29, 2007
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BayonetGames News 07/24/2007

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From the BayonetGames web site:

The Guards blank OPORD pack (download here) has been updated. The maps on the OPORD sheets now match the newly-redesigned maps available for sale. Look for a download OPORD pack coming soon for Maneuver Warrior.

Movement to Contact will be the cover story for Paper Wars issue #66, due in a few weeks to your friendly local game store. You can also find Paper Wars online HERE. And yes, we’re still looking at a way to get Movement to Contact back into print… stay tuned!

Category: Wargames |
Michael Salsbury | July 21, 2007
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Firefly Posts Og: Unearthed Edition Preview Art

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Firefly Games has posted preview art for Og: Unearthed Edition. This is a “crazy storytelling game of caveman comedy by Robin D. Laws.” The product goes on sale next Wednesday in PDF form for $7.95. Pre-orders for the print release are being taken for $12.95 and it’s expected to debut at Gen Con Indy August 16-19, 2007.

Category: Other Gaming News |
Michael Salsbury | July 21, 2007
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Shadowrun Augmentation Art Preview and News

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The Shadowrun web site lists a preview of the art for Augmentation, which is apparently off to the printers. According to the July 20 news item, this features a “whole lot of cyberware items, cyberlimb options, bioware, nanoware, and gene treatments that are completely new to Shadowrun, in addition to updates of the stuff you’d expet to see ported over from SR3. It also covers new ground with biosculpting, biotech symbionts, genetic infusions, biodrones,and full-body cyborgs.” They expect to have a full preview up next week, along with the PDF version of the product.

Category: Role-playing Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 21, 2007
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Dark Age Posts Demo Documents for Forsaken

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Dark Age Games has posted a “sample forces” document to go with its quick start rules for their Forsaken game. Combining these two documents, you should be able to play a basic demo game and get a feel for what the full game offers.

Category: Miniatures Games |
Michael Salsbury | July 21, 2007
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New Videos at Belle and Blade War Video

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The Belle & Blade War Video site lists the following new releases:

10th Roman Legion-Legio Gemina T-Shirt ($25)
1900 ($19.98)
1915 ($39.98)
36 Hours ($19.98)
8th Roman Legion – Augusta Shirt ($25.00)
Adventures of Don Juan ($19.98)
Adventures of Jim Bowie #1 ($19.98)
Adventures of Jim Bowe #2 ($19.98)
Adventures of Marco Polo ($19.98)
Against All Flags ($29.98)

and several more.

Category: Gaming Accessories |
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