New Releases 18 August 2008

By far the most deluxe western ever produced, the Aces & Eights RPG rides into town with incredibly realistic combat rules (both basic and advanced), easy to use Shot Clock game aids (a player can actually see the cover, position and location of each target), and much more! Focusing heavily on adventures beyond the gunfight, Aces & Eights provides over 60 available professions, with detailed guidelines and paths for character advancement and power brokering. Plus, with no level or class restrictions, characters can change professions at will (gaining experience only in skills they use)! Detailed towns, characters, maps and history make the background spring to life like no other game has. And with the USA, CSA, Republic of Texas, Deseret, Mexico, France, England and dozens of Indian nations all vying for control, the alternate history of the Shattered Frontier is far wilder than the Wild West ever was. Whether you prefer simple shoot-'em-ups or on-going campaigns, this is the western RPG you simply can't afford to miss!

It is the 31st century, a time of endless wars that rage across human-occupied space. As star empires clash, these epic wars are won and lost by BattleMechs, 30-foot-tall humanoid metal titans bristling with lasers, autocannons and dozens of other lethal weapons; enough firepower to level entire city blocks. Your elite force of MechWarriors drives these juggernauts into battle, proudly holding your faction’s flag high, intent on expanding the power and glory of your realm. At their beck and call are the support units of armored vehicles, power armored infantry, aerospace fighters and more, wielded by a MechWarrior’s skillful command to aid him in ultimate victory. Will they become legends, or forgotten casualties? Only your skill and luck will determine their fate!

The product of more than twenty years of gaming experience, Total Warfare presents the rules of the Classic BattleTech game system as never before. For the first time, all the rules for various units that have a direct impact on the deadly battlefields of the thirty-first century appear in a unified rules set: from BattleMechs to ProtoMechs, Combat Vehicles to Support Vehicles, infantry to aerospace fighters and DropShips. Interwoven and meticulously updated, Total Warfare provides the most detailed and comprehensive rules set published to date for BattleTech - the perfect companion for standard tournament play.

Total Warfare is the single-source rulebook for people who play Classic BattleTech. It is not intended to teach new players the game, but rather to serve as a reference work for people who know the game, while introducing more technologies and expansive rules than appear in the basic box set. The introductory game in the BattleTech line is the Classic BattleTech Introductory Box Set. New players should pick up that product before diving into this one.

Construction rules for the various units presented in Total Warfare can be found in Classic BattleTech TechManual.

The ancient trees of the Shadowsong Forest have borne witness to the passing of epochs, and hidden beneath their dark canopies are the remains of empires long departed. Few souls brave enough to explore the primeval forest ever return, for countless horrors haunt the crumbled ruins. When a band of evil criminals seeks refuge within the darkest reaches of the forest, brave adventurers are needed to root them out. The trail leads to the heart of the woods, wherein looms the greatest secret of all — the Pyramid of Shadows.

H3 Pyramid of Shadows is a D&D adventure designed for heroic tier characters of levels 7–10. It can be played as a stand-alone adventure or as the final part of a three-part series. This product includes an adventure booklet for the Dungeon Master, a campaign guide with player handouts, and a full-color poster map, all contained in a handy folder.

H3 Pyramid of Shadows is the third adventure in a three-part series that began with H1 Keep on the Shadowfell and H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth. It can also be played as a stand-alone adventure.

The awfully dangerous adventure game based on the best-selling book!

You've been shipwrecked on a desert island with nothing but your wits and some string to save you. Thank goodness you've been reading your Dangerous Book for Boys! Use your skills to complete solo or group challenges, test your knowledge of facts from the book or put your mental agility to the test. Each success wins you a piece of wood so you can build a raft and sail off the island. Tie knots to unlock shortcuts and pick up resources on the way to help you complete the challenges.

The first adventurer to travel along the whole track and complete their raft can sail away into the sunset in victory!

The Dangerous Book for Boys is a worldwide phenomenon. Adults and children alike have been enchanted by its down-to-earth facts and childhood skills that every boy should know. Now you can put your skills and knowledge to the test in this great family game.

This four-panel cardstock screen features new full-color artwork and allows Dungeon Masters to keep their campaign notes and die rolls private, without blocking their view of the game table.

Easy-to-reference rules and tables appear on the inside panels of the screen; these are designed for the Dungeon Master’s eyes only and comply with the rules in the 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game core rulebooks.

Quick and easy play: This official Dungeon Master’s Screen enables faster game-play by allowing the Dungeon Master to reference important rules information quickly.

The outside of the screen facing the players features a lavish full-color illustration depicting iconic D&D monsters in a classic dungeon environment.

The Dungeon Master’s Screen accessory complies with the 4th Edition D&D game rules.

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Dark perils and great deeds await!

Welcome to Faerûn, a land of amazing magic, terrifying monsters, ancient ruins, and hidden wonders. The world has changed since the Spellplague, and from this arcane crucible have emerged shining kingdoms, tyrannical empires, mighty heroes, and monster-infested dungeons. The Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide presents a world of untold adventure, a land of a thousand stories shaped by the deeds of adventurers the likes of which Faerûn has never seen before.

This product includes everything a Dungeon Master needs to run a D&D campaign in the Forgotten Realms setting, as well as elements that DMs can incorporate into their own D&D campaigns. The book provides background information on the lands of Faerûn, a fully detailed town in which to start a campaign, adventure seeds, new monsters, ready-to-play nonplayer characters, and a full-color poster map of Faerûn.

An abandoned religious complex has been conquered by strange evil beings from without and within. Can your characters not only defeat the evil menace, but also purge the island of its corruption? This challenging dungeon adventure will test not only the combat prowess of the PCs, but their overall survival skills as well! Isle of Death contains not only background information, maps, notes, encounter and map matrix keys, but also a new HackMaster monster and new treasures!

Witches are real, and they wield mad magic beholden to no natural law. Man is not meant to touch such power, yet these sorcerers, blind to their own hubris, reach for it time and time again. The hunters must act! This sourcebook detailing the many struggles between hunter and witch introduces several new compacts for use as well as one ancient conspiracy, and offers new advantages for hunter characters in the form of new Merits, Tactics, and Endowments.

The fantastically popular roleplaying game of Samurai and Bushido returns. Journey once again to the land of Rokugan in Legend of the Five Rings RPG 3rd Edition. Set in the same world as the companion CCG, the 3rd Edition contains an updated history of the world, to reflect the changes introduced during the past few years of game. It also takes the game back to it’s “roll-and-keep” system using d10’s.

Battle of the Bulge 2: Elsenborn Ridge

In late December, 1944, German armies rolled into the wooded hills of the Ardennes in eastern Belgium, striking a final blow against the American troops forcing their way toward German territory. Elsenborn Ridge covers the fierce fighting on the "north shoulder" of the Battle of the Bulge between the American First Army and the German Sixth SS Panzer Army and Fifth Panzer Army. The heroic stand at St. Vith by 7th Armored Division, the "panzer graveyard" of Krinkelt, the destruction of 1st SS Panzer Division — it's all here, and more.

Elsenborn Ridge is a stand-alone game in the Panzer Grenadier series: You do not need the original Battle of the Bulge volume or any other game in the series to play any of the 35 scenarios. These include fierce tank battles and infantry actions, including the failed drive of Jochen Peiper's battle group toward the Meuse River, 3rd Armored Division's destruction of 2nd SS Panzer Division, the American stand along Elsenborn Ridge and the collapse of the 106th Infantry Division.

Pieces include American paratroopers, German Tiger II tanks, American P47 fighter-bombers, German "Nebelwerfer" rocket launchers, and much more. Both German regular army and Waffen SS troops are present. There are four semi-rigid mapboards, the same type as those found in Airborne and Eastern Front, created by a new artist to the series, video game veteran Guy Riessen.

Bring your characters alive...

...then keep them that way!

PC Pearls is an indispensable tool for players and GMs seeking to invest their characters with personality, depth, motivations, and drives. Included herein are tables and treatises addressing every facet of a character's history, each designed to spark the imagination and bring your character to life! This inspiration is presented alongside the adventuring wisdom of Lord Bedlam Havok, survivor par excellence, who was once heard to remark:

"I don't have to be faster than the dragon, just faster than you."

Four Realms, Four Evils.

War horns wail and perilous realms cry out for heroes! Four settings, each detailed and mapped, ideal for novices launching their first campaign, or veteran GMs looking to challenge their players with terrible foes and foreign lands...

Wildland: The fall of the Bright Empire left warring factions in its wake. As savage barbarians and wicked humanoids roam the land, the last bastions of civilization cower behind their crumbling city walls. A dark age has come, and none may live to tell the tale.

Southland: On the frontiers of the Great Kingdom, the nations of men, elves and dwarves join together against the wicked elves of Nighportal Keep and the Orcs of the Bloody Fist. A realm is yours for the taking, if you can carve it from the wilderness.

Borderland: Two factions clash over war-torn fields, battling for dominance in a civil war that that has torn a once-mighty empire in two. When brother strives against brother, and blood runs in the streets, who will emerge to unify the broken land -- and at what cost, peace?

The Swamps of Acheron: In the Outer Planes, amid fetid swamplands and ice-choked mountains, the fell god Sarrath holds court. In a realm where gods stalk the earth, will you dare to take a stand, or will you succumb to evil's siren song and take up the Serpent Banner?

The tide of evil must be turned back, and heroes are few. Do your characters have the courage to rise against the coming darkness?

Become a legend in your own time when you play the Pokémon TCG: Diamond & Pearl Legends Awakened expansion! Powerful Legendary Pokémon like Regigigas and Heatran, more amazing Pokémon LV.X, than ever before, and a host of other game-changing Pokémon will make your battles even more epic. And with new Trainer and Supporter cards, you will awaken the legend within yourself. The legends are rising to the challenge—will you rise with them?

Become a legend in your own time when you play the Pokémon TCG: Diamond & Pearl Legends Awakened expansion! Powerful Legendary Pokémon like Regigigas and Heatran, more amazing Pokémon LV.X, than ever before, and a host of other game-changing Pokémon will make your battles even more epic. And with new Trainer and Supporter cards, you will awaken the legend within yourself. The legends are rising to the challenge—will you rise with them?

Become a legend in your own time when you play the Pokémon TCG: Diamond & Pearl Legends Awakened expansion! Powerful Legendary Pokémon like Regigigas and Heatran, more amazing Pokémon LV.X, than ever before, and a host of other game-changing Pokémon will make your battles even more epic. And with new Trainer and Supporter cards, you will awaken the legend within yourself. The legends are rising to the challenge—will you rise with them?

Become a legend in your own time when you play the Pokémon TCG: Diamond & Pearl Legends Awakened expansion! Powerful Legendary Pokémon like Regigigas and Heatran, more amazing Pokémon LV.X, than ever before, and a host of other game-changing Pokémon will make your battles even more epic. And with new Trainer and Supporter cards, you will awaken the legend within yourself. The legends are rising to the challenge—will you rise with them?

Become a legend in your own time when you play the Pokémon TCG: Diamond & Pearl Legends Awakened expansion! Powerful Legendary Pokémon like Regigigas and Heatran, more amazing Pokémon LV.X, than ever before, and a host of other game-changing Pokémon will make your battles even more epic. And with new Trainer and Supporter cards, you will awaken the legend within yourself. The legends are rising to the challenge—will you rise with them?

Quactica: Battles for the Soul of Middle Aesopia is an innovative set of miniatures rules by veteran game designer and miniatures sculptor Steve Lortz, author of the famous Perilous Encounters rules released by Chaosium in 1978. Set in a world inhabited by various races of anthropomorphic animals — including Ducks, Dwargs, and Porks — the Quactica rules tie in with a beautiful line of miniatures created by Lortz and produced by Lance & Laser.

A Galaxy Torn Asunder by the Forces of Light and Darkness…

During the era of the Old Republic, Jedi battle against Sith Lords, Mandalorian warriors raid Outer Rim worlds, and the Republic struggles to fight off enemies at every turn. This is the time of the Knights of the Old Republic campaign, and it is one of the most exciting periods in all Star Wars continuity.

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Get 12 x Star Wars Miniatures Knights of The Old Republic Boosters at a GamesLore multibuy price!

A Galaxy Torn Asunder by the Forces of Light and Darkness…

During the era of the Old Republic, Jedi battle against Sith Lords, Mandalorian warriors raid Outer Rim worlds, and the Republic struggles to fight off enemies at every turn. This is the time of the Knights of the Old Republic campaign, and it is one of the most exciting periods in all Star Wars continuity.

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