N.B: the main "interesting games" wholesaler has warned that, with the fall of the ukL from us$2 to ~us$1.50, the cost prices and therefore the ukL rrps of games imported from merkia are going to be rising by ~30% above their pre-November 2008 prices; this is unavoidable.
some of the new, higher ukL prices for pre-November 2008 titles have already begun to feed through, so if there are games, sourcebooks, expansions and adventures already in stock (or available) that you know you want, please don't leave buying them too long, or the prices could easily be (roughly) one third higher than they are now...
Board Games
may include Card Games, as the uk wholesaler no longer reliably distinguishes between these
- Abalone - NEW GAME available 4th November 2009 ukL 19.99
try to push your opponent's marbles off the board, whilst they do yours
for 2 Players Ages 8-96; no playing-time advised by wholesalers
- Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune - NEW GAME in 4th November 2009 ukL 22.99
"adds a selection of random results that players can activate if they didn't play a follower that turn"
for 2-5 Players Ages 8-96; no playing-time advised by wholesalers, but publishers say 30-45 Minutes
a stand-alone game also usable as an expansion for
Carcassonne [or possibly vice-versa? - pp.]
- Carcassonne: The River #1 - NEW Re-Issue GAME EXPANSION available 4th November 2009 ukL 4.99
minimum order (6) applies; n.b. this expansion is now included in Klaus-Jurgen Wrede's Spiel des Jahres Kritikerpreis and Deutscher Spiele Preis 2001-winning
Carcassonne main game,
which is for 2-5 Players Ages 10-96; adds a little to the main game's Playing Time c. 30 Minutes
- Click Clack - NEW GAME available 4th November 2009 ukL 44.99
in which you are squirrels trying to steal food from Freddie the Boar
with magnetic pieces
for 2-4 Players Ages 5-96; no playing-time advised by wholesalers
- Enuk - NEW GAME available 4th November 2009 ukL 26.99
Enuk the Eskimo is out on his first trip with his brothers: will he be able to see all the animals he wants to, as well as help build the igloo?
for 2-5 Players Ages 5-96; no playing-time advised by wholesalers, but apparently c. 20 Minutes (playing-time by courtesy of angus at cb7 games)
- EyeDentity - NEW GAME available 4th November 2009 ukL 24.99
seems to be a visual quiz game, with over 300 Brands & Logos Cards
for 2 or more Players Ages 12-96; no playing-time advised by wholesalers
- GoGo's Crazy Bones - NEW GAME available 4th November 2009 ukL 14.99
choose a colour and twizz the spinner to find out how far you move about the board, and try to take over three other colour home spaces without losing your own
battle your opponents (using the dice) to keep hold of your cards, as they are trying to do the same to one another and you, as you move around the board
n.b. it is very important that everyone agrees before the start of a game, if it is being played "for keeps" - otherwise, if not everyone agrees to this, it must not be.
for 2-4 Players Ages 6-96; playing-time not advised by wholesalers
- Pentago - NEW GAME in 4th November 2009 ukL 14.99
well, it starts as a simple-enough game of making five in a row: but with each play, you can turn one of the six-by-six place board's quarters - so spotting and playing for your own potential winning positions, whilst avoiding those for your opponent, gets.. ..decidedly tricky
for 2 Players Ages 8-96; no playing-time advised by wholesalers
- Stronghold - NEW GAME available 4th November 2009 ukL 44.99
one defends the Stronghold, the others attack the mighty fortresses walls with wave upon wave of assaults by monsters and magic
for 2-4 Players Ages 12-96; no playing-time advised by wholesalers, but apparently c. 2 Hours (playing-time by courtesy of angus at cb7 games)
- Tobago - NEW GAME available 4th November 2009 ukL 42.99
each of you possesses a section of the map, so you must co-operate, to find pieces of treasure; but you each want to amass as much of wealth as possible by getting to the trove first...
for 2-4 Players Ages 10-96; no playing-time advised by wholesalers, but apparently c. 60 Minutes (playing-time by courtesy of angus at cb7 games)
- See also the full listing of Board Games in (& some of those available to order.
- (and see the full listing of War Games for IMT's current stock, & some of those available) for IMT's current stock, as the boundary between these categories is somewhat fuzzy.)
Non-Collectable Card Games & Accessories
may include Board Games, as the uk wholesaler no longer reliably distinguishes between these
- Gloria Piktoria - NEW GAME available 4th November 2009 ukL 14.99
Rooster Booster comes a-visting, and all the chickens want to dress to impress
for 2-5 Players Ages 8-96; no playing-time advised by wholesalers, but apparently 20-30 Minutes (playing-time by courtesy of angus at cb7 games)
- Jambo Expansion 2 - NEW GAME EXPANSION available 4th November 2009 ukL 9.99
contains 3 modules, New Wares & Encounters, The Fourth Hut and The Carpet, for the original game which i deduce is probably also available
nor player numbers, age-range, nor playing-time advised by wholesalers
- and see IMT's listing of traditional, non-collectible Card Games stocked (including titles advised as available but not as-yet stocked) page
Collectable Card Games & Accessories
- Pokemon Platinum: Arceus Booster - NEW EXPANSION available 4th November 2009 ukL 3.49
minimum order (24 booster packs) applies
number of cards in booster pack not advised by uk wholesalers
- Pokemon Platinum: Arceus Theme Deck - NEW EXPANSION available 4th November 2009 ukL 9.99
minimum order (5 decks) applies
number of cards in deck not advised by uk wholesalers
- Pokemon Platinum: Arceus Collector's Window Tin - NEW EXPANSION due in 4th November 2009, did not arrive; may be in 11th (?) ukL 12.99
the window tin contains 1 Foil Arceus LV.X Card plus 4 Booster Packs
[number of cards in an Arceus booster pack not advised by uk wholesalers]
- Pokemon Platinum: Arceus Poster Box - NEW EXPANSION available 4th November 2009 ukL 19.99
box contains 2 Arceus Booster Packs, 2 three-card Promo Packs, 1 Arceus Promo Card and a double-sided Arceus Poster
number of cards in pack not advised by uk wholesalers
see also the Pokemon CCG listing
- Yu-Gi-Oh: 5Ds: 2009 Collector's Window Tins Wave 2 - NEW Window TINS in 5th, on-sale date 6th November 2009 ukL 16.99
choice of two: Earthbound Immortal Wiraqocha Rasca, last and mightiest of these; Majestic Star Dragon, latest upgrade of Yusei's Stardust Dragon;
each window tin also contains 2 Stardust Overdrive, and 1 each Ancient Prophecy, Crimson Crisis and Raging Battle Booster Packs, and 1 pack of Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds-branded Deck Protectors
- Yu-Gi-Oh: Hidden Arsenal Limited Edition Boosters - NEW Booster PACKS available 4th November 2009 ukL 2.50
minimum order (24 Booster Packs) applies
each booster pack contains 1 Secret Rare and 4 Super Rare Limited Edition Foil Cards from the not-yet-released first of the Duel Terminal series, including X-Saber monsters, Brionac, Dragon of the Ice Barrier, Mist Wurm and Ally of Justice Castator,
see also Yu-Gi-Oh! CCG stock listing (also listing of availables, and of no longer availables)
- and see the range of CCGs stocked & availables page, with link to the advised-available-but-not-currently-stocked ccgs listing page
Forthcoming Vampire: the Eternal Struggle Collectable Card Game Expansion
(originally entitled the Jyhad Collectable Card Game)
- Heirs to the Blood Starter Decks - NEW STARTER DECKS scheduled for release in December 2009 ukL 7.99
minimum order (5 Decks, 1 each of the four plus 1) applies
choice of Lasombra/Kiasyd, Nosferatu/Samedi, Tremere/Gargoyles, and Ventrue Antribu/Salubri Antribu;
number of cards in decks not advised by uk wholesalers
- Heirs to the Blood Booster - NEW BOOSTER scheduled for release in December 2009 ukL 2.49
minimum order (24 Booster Packs) applies
the descendants of Caine are many, and their blood diverse; it may suffuse a vampire with spiritual hunger, stony endurance, or with the maddening touch of the Fae
new Bloodlines arise, and in turn join the struggle for power against the entrenched clans
see also Vampire: the Eternal Struggle CCG stock listing (also listing of availables, and of no longer availables)
Dice Game
- Wool Rules - NEW GAME available 4th November 2009 ukL 14.99
try to collect the most valuable herd, whilst avoiding any black sheep
for 2-6 Players Ages 10-96; no playing-time advised by wholesalers
Board, Role-Playing Games, War Games, Card Games & CCG Comics, Magazines
- Knights of the Dinner-Table #155 - NEW ISSUE in 4th November 2009 ukL 3.99
and see the full listing of this wonderfully funny monthly comic depicting the trials and tribulations, the triumphs and the tragedies, and the social lives of a group of role-players, their games-master, weird pete the FLGS-keeper and squirrelly; plus the doings of The Black Hand Gang (and the two groups' occasional interactions); plus news, views, reviews, and readers' letters; plus generic and Hackmaster RPG-specific support material; "and more..."
plus links to the listings of the Bundles of Trouble collections of earlier issues of "KoDT", and of Tales from the Vault, the collections of the pre-comic strips published in the late, lamented Shadis, and other places including Dragon
- No Quarter #27 - NEW ISSUE available 4th November 2009 wargames & rpg zine bi-monthly ukL 4.50
Privateer Press' Productzine (or "house magazine") for Warmachine, Hordes, & Iron Kingdoms currently got to specific customer order
- Wargames Illustrated #265 - NEW ISSUE available 4th November 2009 monthly [- ?] war-gaming magazine (reasonably enough) ukL 4.00
this month's theme not advised by uk wholesaler
- And See also the Magazines & Misc. Page for current stock and other available titles (plus more "etc.")
D&D other Fantasy World Novels and RPG-related, or ransackable Non-Fiction
- Robots Have No Tails - NEW EDITION trade p/b due in 4th November 2009 ukL 8.99
no other details provided by uk wholesalers; this is likely to be the latest merkin edition of the wonderful collection of linked "Galloway Gallegher" stories by Henry Kuttner (originally published as by "Lewis Padgett") that i was very happy to get for my sf list at Holocaust^W Happy Hamlyn Paperbacks as The Proud Robot...
- The Ship of Ishtar - NEW EDITION trade p/b available 4th November 2009 ukL 9.99
no other details provided by uk wholesalers, but this is an atmospheric, even purple-prosed short weird fantasy novel by Abraham Meritt
see the Cthulhu Mythos Fiction & NF listing page,
the DragonLance Novels page,
the Eberron Novels page,
the full listing of the Forgotten Realms Novels page, etc.
Role-Playing Games and accessories
- Call of Cthulhu: After Lovecraft: The Horror at Red hook; the Cold Case of Robert Suydam - NEW ADVENTURE and reprint STORY in 4th November 2009 ukL 9.99
includes the mythos story, "The Horror at Red hook" by H. P. Lovecraft; no details regarding the mystery/adventure supplied by uk wholesalers
ten years on from the horrific revelations of the original story, only two people who know what really happened are still living; Malone, an agoraphobic retired police detective, and a very special young girl - who wasn't even born when the grisly events came to light, and demons walked the earth...
includes ready-to-run [- or modify, and then run!] pre-generated characters, and promises "You'll Never Read Lovecraft the Same Way Again..."
and see the Call of Cthulhu RPG (and its sourcebooks, adventures, etc)
- CthulhuTech: Mortal Remains - NEW SOURCEBOOK was due in 21st but did not arrive; maybe in 11th November 2009 hardcover ukL 24.99
detailing the New Earth government, secrets of the Nazzidi's creation, and even revelations regarding the Migo, and their homeworld of Pluto
see the CthulhuTech RPG (and its sourcebooks, adventures, etc)
- d20 Pathfinder Bestiary - NEW SOURCEBOOK due in 4th November 2009, did not arrive; may be in 11th? hardcover ukL 24.99
350+ Monsters, Rules for modifying existing monsters, and for creating your own, plus advice on using them in your adventures
- d20 Pathfinder Chronicles: Book of the Damned Volume 1: Princes of Darkness - NEW SOURCEBOOK available 4th November 2009 ukL 12.99
an unflinching look at the methods, motivations and goals of Asmodeus, the Archdevils, and the whole hierarchy of Hell;
for the
Pathfinder RPG (and therefore liable to be of interest to D&D 3/3.5 E dungeon/game masters & mistresses)
- Shard Basic Compendium - NEW RPG available 4th November 2009 hardcover ukL 24.99
rpg of anthropomorphised animal heroes with a distinctly middle-eastern feel. no further detail supplied by uk wholesalers
- Shard GamesMaster's Screen - NEW ACCESSORY available 4th November 2009 hardcover ukL 9.99
- Shard Convenience Pack - NEW ACCESSORY available 4th November 2009 hardcover ukL 9.99
includes Character Sheets, Combat Tracking and reference sheets, NPC Creation Sheets with over 100 unique names, blank Animal Templates, a full-colour glossy print of the Jade Calendar, a map of Dardunah
- World of Darkness Slipcased Set - NEW SLIP-CASED SET was due in 21st, did not arrive; maybe 4th November or early November 2009 four hardcovers in slipcase ukL 79.99
contains the core World of Darkness RPG, Vampire: the Requiem, Werewolf: the Forsaken and Mage: the Awakening books
[if you don't already have these books, and want them, this set effectively offers the core rpg book - and the slip-case - for ukL 5; almost free - ppint.]
and see the full listing of the World of Darkness RPG and its sourcebooks, and earlier versions of the World of Darkness rpgs and sourcebooks
that of Vampire: the Requiem RPG and sourcebooks, and earlier versions of the Vampire RPG
the Werewolf: the Forsaken RPG and sourcebooks, and earlier versions of the Werewolf RPG
and the full listing of the Mage: the Awakening RPG and sourcebooks, and earlier versions of the Mage RPG
- and see also the full listing of Role-Playing Games
Forthcoming Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game Expansion
- Monster Manual: Savage Encounters Boosters scheduled for 17th November 2009 ukL 11.99
minimum order (5 booster packs) applies
each booster contains 1 visible, non-random, plus 4 hidden, random pre-painted plastic miniatures from the forty-figure set
War Games and accessories
- Command & Colors: Ancients: Expansion #4 - NEW GAME EXPANSION available 4th November 2009 ukL 29.99
in which the Roman Legions still battle the barbarians, but now to preserve the Empire, rather than to conquer them
nor player numbers, age-range nor additional playing-time advised by wholesalers
- Command & Colors: Ancients: Expansion #5 - NEW GAME EXPANSION available 4th November 2009 ukL 29.99
allows battles on the Epic scale
nor player numbers, age-range nor additional playing-time advised by wholesalers
n.b. these are expansions for Command & Colors: Ancients main game and not playable without it
- Hellenes - NEW GAME available 4th November 2009 ukL 52.99
in which you can set out to bring the Athenian Empire to its knees, or destroy the Spartan League
prob'ly for 2 players; nor players age-range [prob'ly from c. 11/12-96] nor playing-time [liable to be several hours] advised by wholesalers
- Anima Tactics Miniatures: Cennette - NEW Light Faction MINI available 4th November 2009 ukL 7.99
- Anima Tactics Miniatures: Drake - NEW Light Faction MINI available 4th November 2009 ukL 7.99
- Anima Tactics Miniatures: Yuki - NEW Neutral Faction MINI available 4th November 2009 ukL 7.99
- Axis & Allies Miniatures: Eastern Front '41-'45 Booster - NEW Re-Stock available 4th November 2009 ukL 9.99
- Axis & Allies Miniatures: War at Sea Booster - NEW Re-Stock available 4th November 2009 ukL 14.99
n.b. price changes
- Star Wars Miniatures: Force Unleashed Huge Pack - NEW Re-Stock available 4th November 2009 ukL 14.99
- Star Wars Miniatures: Legacy of the Force Booster - NEW Re-Stock available 4th November 2009 ukL 11.99
n.b. price changes
- See the full listing of War Games for IMT's current stock, & some of those available to order.
- (and see also the full listing of Board Games in (& some of those available) for IMT's current stock, as the boundary between these categories is somewhat fuzzy.)
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