The Week In Gaming

RPGs

• Check out White Dragon, a preview of the Dragon Collector’s Set which releases on November 4th.
• In Legends & Lore this week Monte Cook writes Live Together, Die Alone.
• Beware the web of Raknis, the shadowy spider god… the Eightfold Web! Agents of the sinister spider-cult are everywhere, doing their master’s bidding. They may even be amongst those the heroes trust the most. What are the secrets of the mysterious Widow and the Lord of the Spiders, and what are the plans of their master? The Eightfold Web extends everywhere, and heroes are already caught in it! This product is for Mutants & Masterminds Third Edition: Mutants & Masterminds Threat Report #42: The Eightfold Web (PDF)
• Thanks to the help of JP Chapleau, John Compton, Nick Gray and Joseph Caubo, Pathfinder Society now has seven additional modules for sanctioned play. The list includes: Carrion Hill, City of Golden Death, Crypt of the Everflame, Curse of the Riven Sky, Masks of the Living God, Realm of the Fellnight Queen, and From Shore to Sea. Additionally, the Chronicle sheet for Feast of Ravenmoor has been updated to include a new boon.
• The irreverant look at gaming, Sex, Dice and Gamer Chicks, is now available for Kindle via Amazon! (US version) Amazon.com: Sex, Dice and Gamer Chicks eBook: Jonny Nexus, James Desborough: Kindle Store
• & (UK version) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005WLF7EQ .
• There’s a news story out about CCP laying off 20% of its worldwide staff, mostly in the Atlanta offices, which is where White Wolf is headquartered. The story says that the WoD MMO will remain in development, but “with a significantly reduced team.”

Wargames

• New from GMT Games. Urban Sprawl is the highly-anticipated Chad Jensen design for two-four players that abstractly models the growth of a town into a teeming metropolis. Players assume the roles of entrepreneur, tycoon and politician — each helping in the development of a hypothetical “Anywhere, USA.” Wealth and Prestige will be earned and spent throughout the game. Buildings will rise only to later be demolished for better and larger fare. Price: $70.
• Special close out savings from Avalanche Press. The alternate “pin up” cover for Rome at War: Queen of the Celts which features a stunning Lorenzo Sperlonga painting of Boudicca in action. APL is selling off the remainder of this edition this month only before disposing of any remaining inventory. Get your copy now for only $19.99 (normally $49.99 — save 60%!) before she’s gone forever.
• Preorder from Pratzen Editions, Le Retour de l’Empereuris a beautifully-rendered quadrigame covering the campaign of Belgium in 1815, using the robust Vive l’Empereur system. The game covers the battles of Waterloo, Wavre, Ligny and Quatre Bras at the regiment scale. Six maps, four countersheets, and 39 scenarios including numerous what-ifs and combined battles, as well as a three-day campaign scenario makes this a must-have for the Napoleonic aficionado. Preorder Price: $70 (50 euros).
• Multi-Man Publishing has entered into an agreement withThree Crowns Game Productions and several 3CG games will become part of the International Games Series (IGS) line honcho’ed by Adam Starkweather. Games include Königsberg ‘45, Plan West, and Tannenberg 1914 with an option for future game titles.

Boardgames

• Game news website, Purple Pawn, is seeking new contributors. Purple Pawn covers everything cool, famous, infamous, down and dirty, up and coming, cultural, or just plain weird in the world of people and analog games: Chess in China, new game releases from Germany, Poker in Vegas, RPG conventions in Ohio, celebrity game parties in Hollywood, Dominoes gang warfare in Jamaica, or Settlers of Catan on YouTube. The site has a strong reputation among both gamers and industry insiders. To be a part of the action, contact Editor, David Miller.
• The winners of the Graf Ludo 2011, a German award for artwork and graphics in games, have been announced, with Michael Menzel winning in the category of “best family game graphics” for Eselsbrücke and Alexander Jung for “best children’s game graphics” for Voll in Fahrt.
• The Oct/Nov 2011 issue of Battlespace has been released, with a spotlight on real-time strategy gaming.