New Releases 25 August 2008

In this Carcassonne game, players begin as the early settlers of the United States did on the east coast of America. As they explore westward, they build towns, farms, paths, and compete to score more points than the others players. As exploration moves to the west, players who are slow to complete the features they have started will find themselves left behind - with no points!

You are an Acolyte in the service of the Emperors’ Inquisition. You stand in the front line of a great and secret war where your duty is to hunt out the foul stench of heresy, the vile alien, and the twisted influence of Chaos. You will tread where others fear, venturing to distant planets, ancient space hulks and the unsavoury depths of the under-hive.

You will never know fame nor reward, yet if you stand resolute your deeds will be whispered to the God-Emperor of Mankind and your name will be revered for millennia.

Fast character creation to get you into the game quickly, followed by a lifetime of possibilities with an expanded advanced careers system.

Dynamic rules for all eventualities th at let you handle everything from social interaction to deadly fast-paced combat, psykers and psychic powers to insanity and mutation.

Comprehensive background on the Calixis Sector, the official setting for Dark Heresy written by best-selling Warhammer 40,000 novelists Dan Abnett and Ben Counter.

A galaxy of guns to equip your acolyte, from lasguns to inferno pistols, chainswords to power blades.

Pitch your players straight into the midst of dark events with a complete adventure to get you started.The Dark Heresy core rulebook contains everything you need to start your adventure in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

This should be an easy job escorting another caravan of food and travelers to the big city. What are the chances that monsters or highwaymen might attack? Unfortunately those chances are pretty high. Paizo Publishing's GameMastery line of gaming accessories continues its mantra of providing simple and elegant tools for the busy Game Master with Map Pack: Caravans. Inside, you'll find beautiful 5"x8" map tiles that can be combined to form any caravan that might need protection from monsters along the way.

These cards present several different caravan elements, including:

The Records of the Vigilant

A fire is lit: is it a lamp perched over the inscription upon an ancient blade? Things will never be the same after this. You’ve set forth on a damning path. Carry the Vigil. Fight back the shadows.

A Play Aid for Hunter: the Vigil™

To the north of the Emerald Empire, there lies a mysterious land called the Burning Sands. In an extraordinary city known as the Jewel of the Desert, great empires clash and deadly intrigues abound.

To the rest of the Empire the Burning Sands are a gaijin enigma, but as the exile of the Unicorn, and later the Scorpion have proven the destinies of these two lands are intertwined. Little do they realize that soon the dangers facing the people of the desert will also face the Clans of the Emerald Empire.

The Burning Sands setting has exerted a powerful pull on the imagination of gamers since the 1998 debut of the Legend of the Burning Sands Collectible Card Game. As in the Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game, this book allows you the chance to live out all-new adventures in a land of mystery and magic.

The heroes return to Korvosa to find their home city in a stranglehold of martial law and cruelty—and that Queen Ileosa has neared her goal of achieving immortality. With the holy weapon Serithtial in their hands, they must confront old enemies and explore ancient Thassilonian ruins if they hope to save the people of Korvosa from fueling a mad queen's lust for immortality.

This volume of Pathfinder closes out the Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path, and also features a discussion of Varisia's largest dungeon—the untold vaults below Castle Korvosa, full details on the notorious dragon behind the Curse of the Crimson Throne, and many new monsters to vex and plague high-level heroes.

The elves of the Mierani Forest have been hiding something from outside eyes for hundreds of years, but now, this sinister secret has escaped. What at first seems to be a sudden uprising in unsanctioned banditry in the Riddleport hinterlands is in fact something altogether more menacing—the dark elves have come to Varisia. Yet the threat presented by the drow from below may be nothing compared to a new threat from the skies above. Can a new group of heroes save the world from the Second Darkness?

This volume of Pathfinder kicks off the third Pathfinder Adventure Path campaign—Second Darkness—and presents a detailed gazetteer of the intrigue-filled streets of Riddleport, details the Gold Goblin Gaming Hall and several of Riddleport's most popular games of chance, and presents a half dozen new monsters native to the Riddleport region. It also contains a bonus adventure that presents a typical Riddleport thieves' guild.

Golarion, the exciting world of the Pathfinder Adventure Paths and Pathfinder Modules, comes alive in this massive 256-page full-color hardcover tome primed up and ready to go for your new campaign! Detailed sections on more than 40 nations—from the frontiers of Varisia to the devil-tainted cities of Cheliax to the frigid Hold of the Mammoth Lords—provide a full picture of the world of the Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting, with new rules, new magic and spells, detailed descriptions of more than twenty gods and their religions, and a gorgeous poster map detailing the entire campaign setting. The Pathfinder Chronicles campaign setting provides classic adventuring style and cutting-edge game design perfectly suitable for the world’s most popular roleplaying game!

Dark Days in Riddleport

The city of Riddleport is no place for the naive. Founded by pirates and ruled by criminals, Varisia’s most lawless city chews up the weak and foolhardy. In other words, it’s a perfect home for adventurers! Take the first step into Riddleport, the starting city for Pathfinder’s Second Darkness Adventure Path. The information contained herein gives players the edge they need to face this deadly quest, with new rules, details on making campaign-specific characters, and background information no adventurer should be without. Even if you aren’t playing the Second Darkness Adventure Path, this booklet is filled with all-new spells, magic items, and character options perfect for any game.

Inside this Pathfinder Companion, you’ll find:

The Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path introduces you to the sprawling city of Korvosa, the largest city in all Varisia. As things go from bad to worse in Korvosa, you’ll explore hidden temples, underground warrens, thieves’ guilds, and noble palaces. Eventually, you’ll even head out into the world to explore haunted castles, barbarian encampments, and ancient ruins from ages past. The Curse of the Crimson Throne Map Folio contains reprinted maps of all the key locations explored in Pathfinder’s second Adventure Path. Even if you aren’t running Curse of the Crimson Throne, the maps inside can serve as cities, dungeons, castles, and worlds for any RPG campaign.

In addition, inside this folio you’ll find two huge poster maps: one of the entire region of Varisia, the setting for the Curse of the Crimson Throne Adventure Path; and one of the city of Korvosa, your PCs’ hometown and the focal point of the entire campaign!

The Star Wars galaxy ignites with the coming of the Clone Wars! The fifth expansion for the Star Wars PocketModel TCG is a veritable showcase of images and ships from the upcoming Clone Wars media series. Collectors will find more than 20 brand-new models from the show, including the Twilight, the Munificent-class Star Frigate, General Grievous’s fighter, and more!

Each Game Pack contains up to 8 PocketModels, 6 game cards, complete rules and assembly instructions.

Get 24 x Star Wars Pocket Model Clone Wars Booster Packs as a GamesLore multibuy.

The Star Wars galaxy ignites with the coming of the Clone Wars! The fifth expansion for the Star Wars PocketModel TCG is a veritable showcase of images and ships from the upcoming Clone Wars media series. Collectors will find more than 20 brand-new models from the show, including the Twilight, the Munificent-class Star Frigate, General Grievous’s fighter, and more!

Each Game Pack contains up to 8 PocketModels, 6 game cards, complete rules and assembly instructions.

Get 3 x Star Wars Pocket Model Clone Wars Booster Packs as a GamesLore multibuy.

The Star Wars galaxy ignites with the coming of the Clone Wars! The fifth expansion for the Star Wars PocketModel TCG is a veritable showcase of images and ships from the upcoming Clone Wars media series. Collectors will find more than 20 brand-new models from the show, including the Twilight, the Munificent-class Star Frigate, General Grievous’s fighter, and more!

Each Game Pack contains up to 8 PocketModels, 6 game cards, complete rules and assembly instructions.

The Star Wars galaxy ignites with the coming of the Clone Wars! The fifth expansion for the Star Wars PocketModel TCG is a veritable showcase of images and ships from the upcoming Clone Wars media series. Collectors will find more than 20 brand-new models from the show, including the Twilight, the Munificent-class Star Frigate, General Grievous’s fighter, and more!

Players can now play it big with one of two Mega PocketModels, including the Force of Commerce and the Resolute! Each bag contains one mega model.

Get 1 of each of the two new Mega Models (Force of Commerce and Resolute) with this combination.

The Star Wars galaxy ignites with the coming of the Clone Wars! The fifth expansion for the Star Wars PocketModel TCG is a veritable showcase of images and ships from the upcoming Clone Wars media series. Collectors will find more than 20 brand-new models from the show, including the Twilight, the Munificent-class Star Frigate, General Grievous’s fighter, and more!

Players can now play it big with one of two Mega PocketModels, including the Force of Commerce and the Resolute! Each bag contains one mega model.

This Mega Pocket Model Pack will contain the Force of Commerce mega model.

The Star Wars galaxy ignites with the coming of the Clone Wars! The fifth expansion for the Star Wars PocketModel TCG is a veritable showcase of images and ships from the upcoming Clone Wars media series. Collectors will find more than 20 brand-new models from the show, including the Twilight, the Munificent-class Star Frigate, General Grievous’s fighter, and more!

Players can now play it big with one of two Mega PocketModels, including the Force of Commerce and the Resolute! Each bag contains one mega model.

This Mega Pocket Model Pack will contain the Resolute mega model.

The Star Wars galaxy ignites with the coming of the Clone Wars! The fifth expansion for the Star Wars PocketModel TCG is a veritable showcase of images and ships from the upcoming Clone Wars media series. Collectors will find more than 20 brand-new models from the show, including the Twilight, the Munificent-class Star Frigate, General Grievous’s fighter, and more!

Each starter contains 10 Clone Wars PocketModels (including one of two exclusive starter PocketModels), up to 8 additional PocketModels, two 15-card preconstructed decks (each one containing an exclusive foil card), a double-sided playmat, 2 micro dice, and complete rules.

Will you be the one who breaks the Camel’s back?

It’s been a bountiful day at the bazaar. The caravan is leaving, and you must quickly pack your items onto the back of the Camel. But beware; even beasts of burden have their breaking point! Straw is a light-hearted family game where the players try to pack as many item cards as they can on top of the Camel without breaking its back. Be careful not to load the Camel too close to its limit, though. If your card breaks the Camel’s back, you lose! But if you can break the Camel’s back with the Straw card, you win!

WARMACHINE: Legends brings the saga of WARMACHINE to an earth-shattering climax and introduces exciting options in the form of new warcasters, warjacks, units, solos, and epic warcasters. Whether you are expanding your army or starting a new one, this next installment of steam-powered miniatures combat ensures that no battle will ever be the same.

WARMACHINE: Legends brings the saga of WARMACHINE to an earth-shattering climax and introduces exciting options in the form of new warcasters, warjacks, units, solos, and epic warcasters. Whether you are expanding your army or starting a new one, this next installment of steam-powered miniatures combat ensures that no battle will ever be the same.

This limited edition hardcover is for the most diehard of WARMACHINE fans, and continues to be a highly sought-after collector's item.

Four Score and Seven Yetis Ago…

On the bloody fields of Pennsylvania in 1863, two great armies collided to decide the fate of a nation. The South rose, and the North responded with fervent mettle.

At the forefront of the battle stood the mighty Yetis, white-furred giants imported from the wilds of Canada to shred the opposing front lines. The great generals strode through the battle lines, engineering the destruction of the opposing forces while powerful mastodons hurled bombs into the fray.

Yetisburg is a fast-paced, two-player card game where the South is pitted against the North in brutal battle.

Yetisburg contains: