IMT New Stock in/available December 2008

"in" = has come into stock;
"due in" = advised available & ordered (or about to be) for stock;
"available" = advised available & orderable, but not ordered - yet!
[this is of course liable to change, upon receipt of your g - ppint.]

IMT New Stock in/available December 2008 - cumulative monthly listing

"in" = has come into stock

"due in" = was due but has not yet come into stock;
"available" = advised available & orderable, but not ordered - yet!
[an order from you is liable to change this state of affairs - ppint.]

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%; this is unavoidable.
some of the new, higher ukL prices have already begun to feed through [i'm listing them in these new releases pages, as & where i'm advised of them], 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 & expansions

all of these have been advised as Board Games, implicitly complete games; but those i've marked "*" sound as though they're expansions for a main game.
i will try to discover which is in fact the case from the wholesalers - ppint.

Wolsung - NEW GAME available 17th December 2008 ukL 34.99
a SteamPunk boardgame in which players are all inventors and industrialists, developing and trying to perfect the steam car, airship, golem, etc. in a race to win the coveted title of Best Designer at the World's Fair;
so you're competing for the plans, as well as for the resources needed, with which to build your prototypes
for 2-4 Players Ages 10-96; no information provided by wholesalers as to Playing Time
Talisman - NEW 4th EDITION GAME in 10th December 2008 ukL 39.99
reissue of the Classic Fantasy Adventure Boardgame:
play one of 14 Fantasy Characters, each with Appropriate Strengths, Abilities & Powers, from Hero to Magic-User to Barbarian... collect Armour, Spells, Weapons, Money & Helpful Followers as you risk adventures - that may lose you any & all of these - as you travel around the world (the outer "circle" of the main board's squares), until you feel you are well-enough armed & equipped to dare the Ultimate Challenge:
The Perilous Path through the Plane of Fire to the Crown of Command
"Only One Can Wear It" - though many may try for it; the Crown confers a Deadly Power that is usually enough to ensure the First to Gain It Rules the World
contents: 14 Newly-Sculpted Moulded Plastic Character Pieces (Toads included), 14 Character, 4 each Talisman, Toad and Alignment Change, 24 Spell, 28 Purchase, & 104 Adventure Game Cards all Full-Colour; Full-Colour, Six-Fold 52.6 x 78.8cm (c. 20.7" x 31") Game Board, 6 x d6, Craft, Strength, Life & Gold Counters, and the revised Rules
for 2-6 Players Ages 12-96; no information provided by wholesalers as to Playing Time, but i recall games lasting from 30-90 Minutes (sometimes longer).
n.b. the importing wholesalers warn that they can't hold this price beyond this month: it will be going up in the new year. - ppint.
Starcraft: Brood War Expansion - NEW GAME EXPANSION available 17th December 2008 ukL 39.99
the Zerg Hive is shattered, torn apart by fierce infighting, while the Protoss labour to rebuild their devestated homeworld, and reuinite with their sundered Dark Templar brothers; and the Terran Emperor, Mengsk I, must face two formidable threats to his new power over all the Human colonies: Kerrigan, now Zerg Queen of Blades, who he betrayed in his ruthless rise to power, and also a conspiracy arising amongst his own subordinates
n.b. an expansion requiring the main game for play:
StarCraft - New game available 24th October 2007 c. ukL 49.99
each player is one of the Protoss, Terran, or Zerg Faction Commanders, battling with the others' powerful armies for supremacy across multiple worlds
for 2-6 Players; no advice as to age range, contents, nor estimate of playing-time advised
Settlers of Catan: Traders & Barbarians 5+6 Player Expansion - NEW GAME EXPANSION in 10th December 2008 ukL 14.99
all the parts and pieces needed to add 5th and 6th Players to the five expansions contained in:
Settlers of Catan: Traders & Barbarians - NEW GAME EXPANSION in 23rd July 2008 ukL 24.99
introducing, inter alia, the Harbourmaster & A Friendly Robber,
in Four Variants and Five Scenarios: Barbarian Attack, Caravans, Fishermen of, Rivers of as well as Traders & Barbarians of Catan, itself
this expansion also makes "Settlers" games playable with just two players
contains 98 New Wooden Game Pieces (4 Wagons, 12 Bridges, 22 Camels, 24 Knights, 36 Barbarians), 14 New Region and Water Board Tiles [sorry: i couldn't resist it - pp.], 3 Board Frame Pieces, 120 New Game Cards, also 40 Coin Counters, Special Victory Point Game Cards and Tokens, and the Variants Rule Sets and Scenarios Booklet
n.b. these expansion are not playable without the main Settlers of Catan boardgame (link to main game listing, including the expansion sets)
Sator Arepo Tenet Opera Rotas - NEW GAME - re-stock available 10th December 2008 ukL 29.99
[n.b. correction of game title from "Sator"]
the denizens of the Sinners Pit have felt the power of the aging Archives Keeper falter, and they're using the Breath of the Damned to move the most powerful of arcane tomes in his care across the Labyrinth, and ever nearer to them in the Pit - to open up a passage into our world
the Keeper's Acolytes have been set the task - the sacred duty - of rescuing the holy books that have been moved, and recovering them to safety
for 2-4 Players Ages 8-96; no estimated playing time advised
Rice Wars - NEW GAME available 17th December 2008 ukL 34.99
become a 16th Century (AD/CE) Daimyo in Japan
for 2-5 Players Ages 12-96; no information provided by wholesalers as to Playing Time
*Red November - NEW GAME* - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 19.99
everything's gone crazy aboard experimental Gnomish submarine, Red November; critical systems keep failing, there're fires everywhere and on top of that, the sub's leaking;
help is on the way, but the crew must work together to have a chance of lasting 'til rescue arrives - and it seems something else is going wrong every minute...
designed by Bruno Faidutti and Jeff Gontier for 3-8 Players Ages 12-96; no estimated playing time advised
Primordial Soup - NEW RE-STOCK [and price increase :-((] - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 40.99
This Game is Over One Billion Years Old!
For that is approximately when Amoebas first appeared in the Primordial Soup on Earth. Left to themselves, eat, drift around in the sea & from time to time divide in two; but now you control a tribe of 'em, and by acquiring Genes you can influence their development ∓ therefore their success; perhaps you'll adopt the ability to swim against the current, and maybe faster cell division, or perhaps something more economical? And what about Aggression, the ability to attack - and eat - other Amoebae?
Eat, Move, Divide - life is simple when you're an Amoeba - but will yours be the Amoebae to Reign Supreme in the Primordial Soup?
Contents: 9 large & 28 small Wooden Biological Points; 28 Wooden Amoebae in 4 Different Shapes; 11 Environment & 30 Gene Cards, 220 Wooden Foodstuff Cubes, 4 Wooden Score Markers, 2 Dice, 1 Rules Booklet, 1 Game Board & 4 Reference Booklets.
a.k.a. "Ursuppe"; Winner of the Second Prize, Deutscher Spiele Preis 1988; Designed by Doris Matthaus & Frank Nestel for 3-4 Players Ages 12-96
and it's accompanied by:
- Freshly Spiced - NEW Re-STOCK EXPANSION - back in 12th December 2008 ukL 20.99
  adds 5th & 6th Player Options, and New (and More) Genes
  n.b. expansion for the main boardgame, not playable without it
Pandemic - NEWLY Re-STOCKED - in 3rd December (NEW GAME in 4th June) 2008 ukL 27.99
four virulent diseases have broken out in the world, and you must work together, planning and agreeing upon the strategy, and playing to one another's strengths, to eradicate them before they overwhelm humanity
for 2-4 Players Ages 10-96; c. 45 Minutes Playing Time
Murder City - NEWLY Re-STOCKED GAME - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 28.99
you are one of five futuristic investigators (the choice ranges from hard-boiled detective through company investigator to alien sleuth) trying to track down killers and see them successfully prosecuted - the most successful overall will be the winner; so it pays to watch your back, for what your "colleagues" may be up to, too
apart from the five 'tecs, includes 25 Murder Case Cards, 50 Legwork (advance your own cases, or interfere with other detectives') & 25 Hardship Cards, plus "All the dice you need to play"
Murder City: a game of detectives and justice for 2-5 Players Ages 12-96; no playing-time advised
Mob City - NEW Re-STOCK - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 34.99
it's 1928, and the latest attempt upon the Don's life has left him very weak; he knows he has about a week to live, and wants to see his family in safe hands before he dies: as one of his Captains, you've to compete with all hte others, to prove yourself a worthy heir.
containms 8 Modular City Block Board Pieces, which give thousands upon thousands of possible city layouts in which to improve your notoriety, and fill your coffers with ill-gotten gains for years to come...
The Future of Crime is in Your Hands!
for 2-6 Players Ages 12-96; 120 Minutes Playing Time
Leonardo da Vinci - NEWLY-Re-STOCKED GAME - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 39.99
in which players compete to build amazing - and sometimes effective - machines for the Lord of the City, marshalling their workers and other resources in th best laboratories, shops & workshops and try to keep abreast of - or even ahead of - the latest Palace Plots
contains 5 Masters, 45 Apprentices, 10 Laboratories, 10 Work Counters, 15 Mechanical Men, 25 Inventions, 60 Component CArds, 60 Florin Cards, Leonardo himself and the Lord of the City (each with a base), 1 Turn, 1 Money & 4 Invention Markers, 2 Summary Tables and the Rules
for 2-5 Players Ages 12-96; 60-90 Minutes Playing Time; rules in English, Italian, German, French & Dutch
Jamaica - NEW GAME available 24th December 2008 ukL 39.99
the - nowadays - honorable Sir Henry Morgan, Governor of Jamaica, has decided to celebrate the 30th year of his rule in a manner that harks back to the free-booting days of his past: a Great Challenge open to all comers in which the winner shall be the first captain to succeed in sailing around the island of Jamaica in a no-holds-barred race!
where you obtain the provisions you need to feed your crew, the gold you need to pay port taxes, and the powder for your ship's broadsides, is entirely up to you - as is how you obtain them; and the same is true for every other captain entering the race;
so each time ships meet, they'll fight to sieze the contents of the other's hold, or sometimes, to unload a chest full of cursed gold upon their unsuspecting rival.
so it's a yo-ho-ho, me hearties - and may the best, roughest, toughest, smartest, most fierce, richest, most underhand and fastest take first prize!
[no information as to player numbers, ages or playing time supplied by wholesalers]
The Indomitable Citadel - NEW GAME - in 12th December 2008 (available 18th July 2008) ukL 21.99
you are one of up to five Grand Masters, leading an Order of Knighthood, building a Medieval Town up from more-or-less village level, into an Indomitable - and beautiful - Citadel
you can expand into new territory, attempt to grab your rivals' or to profit by creating disorder in the citadel - e.g. by burning down an important building
n.b. this is a Dutch Boardgame, with English Rules Included in the box
for 2-5 Players Ages 10-96; Playing-Time not advised
Hey! That's My Fish! Deluxe - NEW Edition GAME - available 10th December 2008 ukL 36.99
you jump your Penguins from one ice floe to the next, finding the best spots for hunting fish and blocking others from reaching them, whenever possible - and the best fisher-penguin wins.
now with de-luxe, hand-painted cast resin penguins
for 2-4 Players Ages 8-96; no estimated playing time advised
Grand Tribunal - NEW RE-STOCK originally in 12th July 2006 ukL 16.99
The Grand Tribunal, the opportunity for the world's wizards to display, and perhaps win approval - or even acclamation - for their magical constructs & creations, is held only once in every thirty-three years; competition is fierce! Using "Vis" (magical power) tokens to activate magic items classes, spell categories, & resources, Players assemble powerful magic items and each round, select & cast votes for the spell categories & magic item classes they're most likely to be able to play to advantage; at the periodic Tribunals, they're awarded 1st, 2nd & 3rd places for creating the magic items that most closely match the categories & classes which've garnered most votes: the aim is to gather the greatest collection of these awards for your creations.
Contains 99 Game Pieces, 110 Cards, 1 d-6, the Game Board & the Rules Sheet;
Designed by P.R. Chase for 3-5 Players Aged 12-96; 60-90 minutes playing-time
inspired by the Ars Magica Role-Playing Game
Duel in the Dark - Re-Stock - available 3rd December (NEW GAME ?) 2008 ukL 34.99
price rise upon re-stock at wholesalers. no game details supplied with this advice
Cosmic Encounter - NEW EDITION GAME due in 17th December 2008 ukL 48.99 (also advised as ukL 39.99)
revised reissue of the Classic Space Warfare Boardgame
play one of 50 Alien Races, command your own Space Fleet, make - and break - alliances, and engage in Cataclysmic Space Battles, and build the Empire that will span the Galaxy
with power-boosting Flare and All-New Tech Cards that let players research and then build extraordinary technological marvels
no information provided by wholesalers as to Player Numbers, Age-Range or Playing Time
Chicago Express - NEW GAME - available 10th December 2008 ukL 34.99
buy shares in - hopefully - thriving railway companies, and adopt policies and tactics to increase the value of your shares (and perhaps not those of your competitors), to maximise your profits when you sell them
no information provided by wholesalers as to Player Numbers, Age-Range or Playing Time
The Club - NEW GAME - available 10th December 2008 ukL 19.99
it's friday night, and you're all out for fun, and maybe a little love: the Club is where you can meet under strobe lights on the dance-floor and, as new dancers rush onto it, pushed by the players, they in turn push those already there closer; once your dancers aer "skin to skin" (on adjacent squares) to another, they can become a couple - if they conform to the Rules of Attraction, that is.
the more Qualities you match, the more points you score
for 2-4 Players Ages 15-96; no playing time advised by wholesalers
Android - NEW GAME available 17th December 2008 ukL 39.99
players are New Angeles detectives in a dystopian future, each of them with their own distinct personal lives and inner demons, called to the Moon colony of Heinlein with just two weeks to uncover the conspiracy, solve the murder and discover who is the android, and each must face their own personal demons
for 3-5 Players, Ages probably c. 12-96; no information provided by wholesalers as to Playing Time
Alhambra Expansion #5: The Power of the Sultan - NEW Game Expansion - available 17th December 2008 ukL 10.99
adds Three Modules, The Caravan, The Art of the Moors, and The Power of the Sultan, and also provides some new Value Game Cards
these modules are inter-playable with those in the first four expansions, but N.B. none is playable without the main Alhambra Boardgame:
Alhambra - NEW RE-STOCK - in 18th December 2008 (New game in 15th March 2004) ukL 34.99
Prize-Winning Game: Spiel des Jahres Kritikerpreis 2003
Granada 1278, and a citadel-palace is beginning to arise at the end of the Sierra Nevada: the construction of the Alhambra has begun, and one of the most exciting projects of the Spanish Middle Ages is under way.
Each round, players must decide whether to take money, to raise their wealth so they can afford a particular Palace Tile later, or buy a Tile to develop their Alhambra (no change is given; but tendering the correct amount wins an extra turn). Scoring is by how developed your palace is at the end of a Scoring Round - but also by how well-defended it is by your City Walls.
Winner of the Spiel des Jahres Kritikspreis 2003
60 Building & Start Tiles, 110 Game Cards, 6 Summary Boards, 12 Playing Pieces, Game Board, Scoretrack & Rulebooklet
Designed by Dirk Henn & developed by Bernd Dietrich for 2-6 Players Ages 8-96; Playing Time 45-60 minutes
And See Alhambra & Expansions #1 to 4 full listing
10 Days in Asia - NEW GAME - available 10th December 2008 ukL 19.99
plot your course from start to finish, touring the continemt by train, plane, ship and shanks's pony, and then chart your progress as you go, by playing your transportation tiles; with clever planning and a little luck, you may be the first to complete your trip
for 2-4 Players Ages 10-96; no playing time advised by wholesalers
Street Illegal - NEWLY Re-STOCKED GAME - back in 3rd December 2008 ukL 22.99
a fast and furious car race round a circuit of eight reconfigurable sections of track, earning chips that allow you to accelerate - and brake! - to keep on the course at as high a speed as possible
card-based, but played on track & using player mats, driver cards, 20 Track Sections, 90 Tempo Cards, 50 Plastic Chips and the Rulebook
Designed by Heinrich Glumpler for 1-7 Players, no age range or playing-time estimate given by publishers; i'd estimate 8/10-96
Tempus Draconis - NEWLY Re-STOCKED GAME - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 24.99
if you fight your way through the Millenarocca, fortress of Evil, free the prisoners and escape with them unharmed, you'll gain the King's undying gratitude; but only the bravest and luckiest of heroes will succeed!
Designed by Paolo Vallerga & Valerio Porporato for 2-8 Players Ages 8-96; 75-90 Minutes Playing Time; with rules in English, Italian, Sanish, German & French
Traditional Classic Games in a Tin - NEW Re-STOCK GAMES COMPENDIUM - back in 3rd December 2008 ukL 14.99
Wooden Boards & Pieces: Chess, Draughts, Backgammon, Nought & Crosses, Dominoes; for varying numbers of Players & Ages
Wallace & Gromit DVD Game - NEWLY Re-STOCKED GAME - back in 3rd December 2008 ukL 24.99
for all W&G addicts possessed of a DVD player (or computer with the ability, including sound)
And See the full listing of Board Games in (& those advised newly/again available in the last three years) for IMT's current stock.
See also the full listing of War Games for IMT's current stock, & some of those available to order, as the boundary between these categories is somewhat fuzzy.

* - Board Game - or Card Game?): the wholesalers've not advised whether this is a Board Games, or a (non-collectable) Card Game
i will try to remember to discover which, and update this page once/if i succeed - ppint.

May Be Board Games, Collectable Miniatures & Board (or possibly Card) Games

[or almost anything else, except Role-Playing Games; the wholesalers've not said what manner of beast these games are]

Hero Immortal King: Den of Dementia - NEW GAME available 24th December 2008 ukL 19.99
for 1-2 Players; no information provided by wholesalers as to Age-Range or Playing Time
Hero Immortal King: The Infernal Forge - NEW GAME available 24th December 2008 ukL 19.99
for 1-2 Players; no information provided by wholesalers as to Age-Range or Playing Time
Hero Immortal King: Lair of the Lich Lord - NEW GAME available 24th December 2008 ukL 19.99
for 1-2 Players; no information provided by wholesalers as to Age-Range or Playing Time
in which one or two players take a team of characters through perils in monsetr-infested corridors, dungeons, forests, wildernesses... fighting their way past monsters, to face the master of the particular dire domain
each dungeon in this new series of games may be played independently, or in combination with any or all of the oters
Battlefields of Olympus - NEW GAME available 24th December 2008 ukL 14.99
probably a cardgame at that rrp, but could be a board or a miniatures game:
by the order of Zeus, the king of the gods, mortal men must battle one another to demonstrate their loyalty and piety to the gods - and to the ultimate victor will go the spoils of war, and the eternal goodwill of the gods
as Generals commanding battle-hardened archers, infantry, cavalry etc, players have been commisioned by the high priests to lead their people to victory - so flank, surround, ambush, or use any other tactic to gain the upper hand - and if hard-pressed, consider whether it's time to call in mercenaries to turn the tide of war in your favour
for 2 Players Ages 10-96; no information provided by wholesalers as to Playing Time
Accused! - NEW GAME available 24th December 2008 ukL 29.99
[probably? a card game]
you stand accused of murder: can you create your own alibi and then head into town, to make it airtight? who will you bribe - or mug, or threaten, or even murder, to silence as prosecution witnesses? or will you make friends, and try to establish your innocence a nice way?
the final battle takes place in the courtroom; it's up to you, what tactics you adopt, to prove your own innocence, and see that another is convicted.
for 3-8 Players Ages 12-96; no information provided by wholesalers as to Playing Time
Pink Treehouse/Pyramids Set of Pieces - NEW Colour GAME ACCESSORY available 24th December 2008 ukL 9.99
Treehouse/Pyramids: World War 5 Gameboard - NEW GAME ACCESSORY available 24th December 2008 ukL 4.99
or for any other suitable game: board and rules for a game of world conquest with more equal division of resources, and much faster play, than Risk!
requires three sets (different colours) of Treehouse/Pyramids (or other appropriate) playing pieces [no information as to player numbers, ages or playing time supplied by wholesalers]

And See the full listing of Board Games in (& those advised newly/again available in the last three years) for IMT's current stock.

See also the full listing of War Games for IMT's current stock, & some of those available to order, as the boundary between these categories is somewhat fuzzy.

Family Games

General and Family Games, Toys & Accessories

Batman Happy Families - NEWLY Re-STOCKED - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 2.99
cards additionally bearing identifying letter and number in each family
rules leaflet is in English, and Danish, Dutch, French, German,Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portugese, Spanish, Swedish, Slovenian, Croatian & Finnish
for 3-6 Players Ages 4-96; playing-time not indicated: each individual game lasts about 5 Minutes, depending upon age of players & familiarity with the basic Happy Familes game

Mozaika - NEW GAME available 17th December 2008 ukL 12.99
in which you bid for the mosaic pieces, in order to build the mosaic which will score the highest, and to avoid the flies, as far as possible, as these earn negative points
for 3-5 Players Ages 8-96; no information provided by wholesalers as to Playing Time

Mr Men: Beanies - NEW TOY - available 10th December 2008 ukL 4.99
minimum order (8) applies
12 Characters to collect and love

Mr Men: "Somebody Needs a Tickle" Mr. Tickle - NEW TOY - available 10th December 2008 ukL 29.99
squeeze his tummy, and his arms whirl making tickling motions; stop his arms moving, and his whole body shakes

Mr Men: Talking Plushie Mr Rude - NEW TOY - available 10th December 2008 ukL 17.99
minimum order (3) applies
9" (c. 22.5cm) bright red plushie with squishy nose, designed to delight kids with his naughtiness: pull his tongue and press his nose, to start playing

National Geographic Biotypes (Wildlife, Climate & Terrain, Vegetation) Happy Families - NEWLY Re-STOCKED - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 2.99
bright, large format wildlife photographic cards, as has always been the National Geographic Magazine's major strength, with each Biome's Family distinguished by a bright, bold, biome-identifying coloured "badge" in the top left corner of the card additionally bearing identifying letter and number; miniature photos of the other three members in each family are shown at the bottom of each card
Rules Booklet gives background details of the ideas, as well as the particular biomes, in English, German, Spanish, French, Portugese & Dutch - and the rules
for 3-6 Players Ages 4-96; playing-time not indicated: each individual game lasts about 5 Minutes, depending upon age of players & familiarity with the basic Happy Familes game

Rapidough Purple Version - NEW Colour Box GAME available 17th December 2008 ukL 9.99
Pictionary with Play-Dough, in a Purple Box; you get to model the items, rather than draw them
for 4 or more Players Ages c. 8-96; no information provided by wholesalers as to Playing Time - as this is by nature indefinite

Superman Happy Families - NEWLY Re-STOCKED - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 2.99
cards additionally bearing identifying letter and number in each family
rules leaflet is in English, and Danish, Dutch, French, German,Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portugese, Spanish, Swedish, Slovenian, Croatian & Finnish
for 3-6 Players Ages 4-96; playing-time not indicated: each individual game lasts about 5 Minutes, depending upon age of players & familiarity with the basic Happy Familes game

Wypass - NEW GAME available 17th December 2008 ukL 12.99
collect and shear the greatest number of sheep, to produce the best shear (by weight) in the land...
for 3-6 Players Ages 8-96; no information provided by wholesalers as to Playing Time

Non-Collectable Card Games & Accessories

The Difference between Women and Men - NEWLY Re-STOCKED GAME - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 20.99
"What women do better than men" - everyone has their own opinions, and not always, of the stereotypes; but do your friends agree with you (and vice-versa) ?
there aren't really right or wrong answers, but players score best if they match their opponents' views more than anyone else;
the weird and wonderful disagreements that arise are also fun, if sometimes slightly scarey...
120 Cards, with 600 Themes & 20 Pictures, block of score sheets, sand-timer, the Rules Booklet & 2 pencils
designed by Uwe Rosesnberg for 3-8 Players Ages 14/16-96; 45 Minutes Playing Time

Dominion - Re-Stock - available 3rd December (NEW GAME 29th October) 2008 ukL 34.99
as your parents before each of you, you are a monarch ruling over a pleasant kingdom of trees and rivers - but it's too small: unlike them, you've dreams of bettering yourselves - you've ambitions; you each desire a Dominion
in every direction lie freeholds, fiefs and feodums, small areas of land ruled by petty lords, all fighting one another, feedstock to your civilizing them under your banner and your control
for 2-4 Players Aged 10-96; no estimate of playing-time notified

Election Day - NEWLY-STOCKED GAME - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 5.99
negative campaigning, personal attack adverts, shady deals and scandals - all the fun of the dirty world of american election year in one mean & underhanded card game!
81 Cards and the Rules booklet
for 2-4 Players Ages 13-96; 30-45 Minutes Playing Time

Fluxx 4th Edition - NEW Edition GAME - in 24th December 2008 ukL 12.99
contains 100 Game Cards (29 Different Goals, Keepers to collect towards gaining victory, and New Rule Cards that Change the Rules of the Game that you and your friends are currently playing...
designed and decorated by Andrew Looney for 2-6 Players (more players, with additional decks*) Ages 8-96; c. 5-30 Minutes Playing Time per game (games tend to be played end-on-end until everyone collapses/crashes/is thrown out) and the (starting) Rules
* - the additional decks may be more of the same, or of the various other Flucces

Juggler's Jam - NEWLY Re-STOCKED GAME - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 5.99
players are professional jugglers, who thrill, excite and dazzle with their unerring dexterity, juggling balls, clubs and flaming torches, and making it look effortless...
but you've secretly been harbouring the burning desire to throw your own contributions into the whirling mix above your rivals' heads in this cutthroat circus world - like a couple of broken bottles and a live chicken, flapping wildly
and now's your chance!
90 Cards (1, the Juggler, not used in play), 100 cut-out Counters, 12 cut-out Pattern Markers and the Rules booklet
Designed by Jay Turley for 2-4 Players Ages 13-96; no estimate of playing-time indicated

Munchkin: The Good, The Bad and the Munchkin - NEWLY Re-STOCKED GAME - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 19.99
become a Cowboy with a 20-Gallon Hat, or an Indian on a Catamount; fight Wild Bill Hiccup, the Killer Jalapeno, and a Barber Shop Quartet! and you can always take the Annual Bath to gain an extra level, and remember; Jackalopes and Davy Croc have just as much Stuff as Dragons and Goblins - and it's all there waiting for you to kick your pal into distracting 'em, then kill 'em and take it all!
designed by Steve Jackson,c. 168 full-colour Game Cards illustrated by John Kovalic, and the Rules; for 3-6 Players (playable with 2) Ages 10-96; c. 60 Minutes Playing Time (longer with more players, which will require more cards - whether from further copies of this set, or packs of the other Munchkin games
cross-compatible with all the Munchkin Card Games
Opens up a whole New Frontier for Munchkind!

Ninja versus Ninja - NEW GAME - available 10th December 2008 ukL 15.99
your Ninja must defend the honour of their dojo against a rival dojo's Ninja in this stealthy game of swords and rewards, in which victory depends on eliminating the opposition, and entering the rival dojo
both players must place their Ninjas for the best combination of defence, and preparation for their mission
so how far dare your Ninja go - and will they return?
for 2 Players Ages 8-96; no estimated playing time advised; probably a card game, but may be a board game

Pepper - NEW GAME - available 10th December 2008 ukL 4.99
in which players throw a ball to anyone's territory, and see whether they possess what is neded to respond; win by finding players who can't handle your throws
for 3-6 Players Ages 8-96; no estimated playing time advised

Rock - NEW GAME - available 10th December 2008 ukL 7.99
a fast and furious game derived from the ages-old children's (and James Bond) game of "scissors, paper, stone":
players flip over cards and race to name the winner, which is complicated by the detail that every card is different in design
for 2 Players Ages 7-96; no estimated playing time advised

Silent but Deadly Night - NEW GAME - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 19.99
you're making a B-movie, by playing Location, Props, and Character Cards in your own, and sending Creatures to attack your rivals' movie productions; and SFX Cards can do all manner of weird things, in addition to modifying atacks...
for 2-6 Players Ages 10-96; no estimated playing time advised

Space Pirate Amazon Ninja Catgirl - NEW EDITION - in 17th December 2008 (New game in 8th June 2005) ukL 22.99
Life is good when you're a Space Pirate Ninja Amazon Catgirl; enjoy a life of larceny and mayhem as you embark upon one caper after another - defeat every challenge the galaxy throws at you, from the Friendly Guard Puppies all the way to the Fiendish Death Trap! Pick Up Toys (and the occasional Poolboy), grab more Loot than anyone else - and watch your tail! because the other Space Pirate Ninja Amazon Catgirls want everything you've got!
Lovingly illustrated by Phil Foglio, "SPANC" is a fast-paced cardgame of Space Pirates, Ninja, Amazons and Catgirls. All at once.

Trading Routes - NEWLY Re-STOCKED GAME - back in 11th December 2008 ukL 8.99
help the rain forest tribes in Central America trade their surpluses by building up trade routes - but don't forget your greedy competitors, who are always on the look-out for an easy opportunity to *sorry; froze*
will complete missing descriptions saturday, all being well
72 Cards, 8 Peace, 8 Tribal Wars & 56 Tribes Cards, and the Rules
for 2-8 Players Ages 8-96; 30 Minutes Playing Time

See the Card Games Page for all those in IMT's current stock (& those advised newly/again available to order in the last three years).

Party/After-Dinner (or Supper) Games

Death Wears White - NEW PARTY Murder Mystery GAME available 24th December 2008 ukL 28.99
the setting is Brighton Hosp[ital, Detroit, and a really popular doctor's just been found dead. players are the Staff, Patients, Visitors etc. present at the time of his unexpected demise, and every one of them is determined to discover who committed the murder before he, or she, can leave the building
- everybody but one, that is...
[no information yet provided by wholesalers as to Player Numbers, Age-Range or Playing Time]

And See the full listing of Board Games in (& those advised newly/again available in the last three years) for IMT's current stock.

See also the full listing of War Games for IMT's current stock, & some of those available to order, as the boundary between these categories is somewhat fuzzy.

Collectable Card, Card & Marbles Games, and Trading Cards (non-games), & Accessories

Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl Collectors' Tins Wave 2 - NEW TINS - in 5th December 2008 ukL 11.99
either Heatran or Regigigas Foil Promo Card plus 1 Diamond & Pearl, and 1 each D&P Secret Wonders, Majestic Dawn and 1 Ex-Dragon Frontiers boosters
and see the full listing of the Pokemon Collectable Card Game for details of all in-stock Boosters, Decks and Tins (plus a guide to those no longer available, available but not currently stocked, etc.)

Yu-Gi-Oh: Crossroads of Chaos Special Edition - NEW PACK - in 10th December 2008 ukL 7.99
no details of the contents of this pack provided by wholesalers, just a cut-and-paste repeat of the blurb they did for the ordinary Crossroads of Chaos boosters
there will presumably be 1 of a possible two, three or four Special Foil Cards plus three booster packs, mostly or all Crossroads of Chaos boosters.
this booster set introducs New Synchro Monsters and a New Level 4 Tuner Monster as well as cards from the all-new Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds (Five Dragons) Animated series
and see the full listing of the Yu-Gi-Oh Collectable Card Game for details of all in-stock Boosters, Decks and Tins (plus a guide to those no longer available, etc.)

Gormiti Series 2 Packs - NEW PACKS - available 24th December 2008 ukL 1.99 each
minimum order (16 Packs) applies
containing (apparently) 4 Gormiti Characters, Playing Cards, and poster explaining the history of Gormiti and suggesting playing modes
[i trust this makes sense to someone. the "contains" may refer to each display of 24 packs]

Call of Cthulhu Living Card Game: Core Set - NEW GAME (?) - available 24th December 2008 ukL 29.99
2-Player customizable duelling game in which both players control humans and cthulhoid (and other) monsters; there are seven factions in all, in this game based upon H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos stories

Ben 10 - NEW TIN - available 17th December 2008 ukL 9.99
minimum order (8) applies
one exclusive holo card plus 4 boosters, two each from series 1 and the as-yet unreleased series 2

Monsterpocalypse Rise Starter Set - Re-Stock - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 18.99

Monsterpocalypse Rise Monster Booster - Re-Stock - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 9.99

Monsterpocalypse Rise Unit Booster - Re-Stock - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 9.99

Monsterpocalypse Strategy Guide - Re-Stock - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 9.99
n.b. new prices for these re-stocks

Monster Apocalypse Blue and Red Accessory Packs - NEW PACKS - available 17th December 2008 ukL 11.99 each

Top Trumps: High School Musical - NEW PACK - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 3.99

Top Trumps: X-Factor - NEW PACK - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 3.99
n.b. minimum order (8 packs) applies in each of the new Top Trumps Sets releases

Top Trumps: James Bond Packs - NEW PACKS - available 24th December 2008 ukL 3.99 each
minimum order (8 Packs) applies

The Spirit Trading Card Packs - NEW PACKS - available 24th December 2008 ukL 2.99 each
minimum order (16 Packs) applies

The Spirit Trading Card Album - NEW ACESSORY - available 24th December 2008 ukL 19.99

Camp Rock Trading Card Packs - NEW PACKS - available 24th December 2008 ukL 0.75 each
minimum order (16 Packs) applies

Camp Rock Trading Card Album - NEW ACESSORY - available 24th December 2008 ukL 3.99

Bakugan Starter Pack - NEW GAME - available 24th December 2008 ukL 12.99 each

Bakugan Battle Pack - NEW GAME - available 24th December 2008 ukL 19.99 each
minimum order (4 Packs) applies

Bakugan Booster Pack - NEW GAME - available 24th December 2008 ukL 4.99 each
minimum order (11 Packs) applies

Bakugan Battle Arena - NEW GAME - available 24th December 2008 ukL 29.99 each
4' (c. 1.22 metres) perfect (allegedly) shooting surface [yes, the wholesalers seem to think it's one-dimensional -pp.]/li>
Bakugan Deka - NEW GAME - available 24th December 2008 ukL 12.99
special edition massive shock trooper [this may mean extra-large marble - pp.]

Bakugan Hand Launcher - NEW GAME - available 24th December 2008 ukL 7.99 each
minimum order (4 launchers) applies
a Collectable Transformers-Marbles-with-Magnetic-Cards Game based upon a tv series

See Also the Collectable Card Games Page for all those in IMT's current stock (& those advised newly/again available to order in the last three years).

Board, Role-Playing Games, War Games, Card Games & CCG Comics, Magazines

Knights of the Dinner-Table #145: The Day the Wurld Stood Still - NEW ISSUE comic-zine - in 5th December ukL 2.99
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..."
see also the listing of The Knights of the Dinner-Table comic, and links to the Bundles of Trouble and Tales from the Vaults collections

Knights of the Dinner-Table #146: Zero Clix - NEW ISSUE comic-zine - in 24th December ukL 2.99
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..."
see also the listing of The Knights of the Dinner-Table comic, and links to the Bundles of Trouble and Tales from the Vaults collections

Rifter #44 - NEW Monster Pin-Up ISSUE - in 17th December 2008 ukL 6.99 (hey, chuckuluck! it's iii-iiin!
Rifter is mostly for Rifts RPG, but usually includes some content for others of the Palladium System RPGs

Wargames Illustrated #255 - NEW ISSUE - available 24th December 2008 ukL 3.95

Strategy & Tactics #254: Hannibal's War - NEW ISSUE - available 24th December 2008 ukL 17.99
war games periodical usually containing a complete wargame, with back-up articles, etc. as well as some more general departments in each issue

Scrye #128: January 2009 - NEW ISSUE general collectable card game monthly - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 3.50
i've no regular reader for this magazine at the moment, so i'm only getting the very occasional copy in for stock at the moment; but'll gladly order odd copies of the latest issue(s) for any customer, if i am out of it - and regular monthly copies, too;
back issues currently in stock/available (availability of older issues not in stock is less certain)

Order of the Stick #3: War and XPs - NEW PRICE - available 17th December 2008 ukL 19.99

No Quarter #22 - NEW ISSUE - available 24th December 2008 ukL 3.50

Kobold Quarterly #7 - NEW ISSUE - available 24th December 2008 ukL 4.99
- i dunno; it's the first issue the wholesalers've offered, and they provided no further info

Fire & Movement #148 - NEW ISSUE - available 24th December 2008 ukL 4.99

Counter Issue #43 - NEW ISSUE - available 24th December 2008 ukL 3.50

Captain's Log #38 - NEW ISSUE available 3rd December 2008 ukL 13.99
quarterly periodical for the Star Fleet Battles space war-game

Crusader vol4 #13 - NEW ISSUE - due in 17th December 2008 ukL 1.99
for Castles & Crusades RPG

and see the Magazines & Misc. Page for current stock and other available titles (plus more "etc.")]

D&D other Fantasy World Novels

The Littlest Cthulhu: A Christmas Story - NEW COMIC available 31st December 2008 ukL 8.99
a cthulhoid christmastide comic - late, and looking rather pricey: no details supplied

The Hounds of Skaith - NEW EDITION by Leigh Brackett available 17th December 2008 1st trade p/b edition paperback ukL 8.99
Eric John Stark Trilogy #2
complete a-format uk p/b trilogy available (though o/p), cheaper; these trade p/bs hterefore got to specific customer order

The Dark World - NEW EDITION by Henry Kuttner available 17th December 2008 1st trade p/b edition paperback ukL 8.99
and see the list of books by Henry Kuttner, Lewis Padgett, Lawrence O'Donnell and C. L. Moore

Cthulhu Mythos: The Necronomicon - NEW EDITIION - in 24th December 2008 1st trade p/b and 1st printing of this edition paperback ukL 13.99

Dragonlance: Amber & Blood p/b - Re-Re-Re-STOCK - NEW TITLE last month - re-re-stock in 11th December 2008 First Edition paperback ukL 6.99
[and yes, two copies are on one side for you, together with one of The Survivors, and an Infernal Sorceress by Gary Gygax - his posthumous, and last, novel, set in/on his world of Aerth, PAUL *g*]
The Dark Disciple series #3
and See the full listing of the Dragonlance Novels page

[the Wizards of the Coast titles scheduled for release this month may - will probably - come out in January 2009 (Hasbro/Wizards of the uk Coast failed to get them out of the warehouse in time as advertised, to arrive 17th December) (or the 24th) (or the 31st);
but, in the meantime, see the full listing of the Eberron Novels page,
the full listing of the Dragonlance Novels page,
the full listing of the Forgotten Realms Novels page, etc.]

The Necronomicon - NEW EDITIION available 17th December 2008 1st trade p/b edition paperback ukL 13.99

Tour de Lovecraft - NEW TITLE available 17th December 2008 1st trade p/b edition paperback ukL 9.99
anthology of mythos stories (editor, titles and authors not advised)

Role-Playing Games and accessories

Battlestar Galactica RPG - NEW PRICE - available 17th December 2008 ukL 29.99

Classic Battletech: Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents - NEW SOURCEBOOK - available 17th December 2008 ukL 17.99
info in greater detail on the opening years of the Butlerian Jihad than anywhere else published, including maps of the major conflicts; a 3075 Around the Sphere; bogs of 20+ important Jihadis; details on all World of Blake forces; the Hidden History of Clan Wolverine and the Minnesota Tribe Revealed
and see the Battletech RPG, sourcebooks & adventures listing

Conan: The Betrayer of Asgard - NEW TITLE - available 17th December 2008 ukL 20.00
battle Vanir berserkers, eldritch horrors, undead hordes and more as you travel from the heart of Vanaheim to the borders of fabled Hyborea
adventure arc taking characters from 5th to 9th Level

Conan: Khitai - NEW SOURCEBOOK - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 15.00
an ancient an sorcerous realm lying far to the east, a land of haunted jungles, and filled with forbidden lore
and see the Conan RPGG complete listing

CthulhuTech RPG - NEW Edition RPG - in 11th December 2008 hardcover ukL 29.99
[yes, it's down in price 1p (ukL&nbpsp;0.01 for incognoscenti) from the original edition - and now it's fully colour-printed!]
Alien Insects emerge from behind the Facade of Reality on the Edge of the Solar System to invade Earth, and Humanity faces Enslavement and Extinction
Hordes of Unspeakable Horrors invade the West from Asia, whilst the Church of the Fish-God scours the world for Occult Secrets with which to unleash Terrible Forces upon Unbelievers: this is the Aeon War
climb into a 30' tall War Machine and rain down High Explosive Hell upon the Unwavering Migou; Face the Horriffic Beasts of the Rapine Storm on the Front Lines; Seek Out and Infiltrate the Disgusting Corruption that is the Insidious Esoteric Order of Dagon... Explore the Dark World of the Malignant Chrysalis Corporation and its Hidden Agents... n.b: not directly linked with Call of Cthulhu RPG, but obviously of at least associational interest

Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0. RPG Book - NEW Re-Stock ukL 16.99
[just back in stock - unavailable since mid-october 2008]
just as much dark near-future cyber-aware adventure, but harder SF than its magic, dragon, troll, gnome and elf-infested mate, Shadowrun - if you happen to feel that way about mixing fantasy into a cyber-setting, then this is the rpg to go for:
"2020" is worth getting and keeping if you like the game, but not the jive style in which the 3rd Edition is written - and it's backwards compatible with first edition Cyberpunk RPG, too
see the full listing of current & earlier Cyberpunk RPGs, sourcebooks & adventures

Cyberpunk: Maximum Metal - NEW Re-STOCK - back in 11th December 2008 (was new title in November 2002) ukL 11.99
Military Vehicles and Powered Armour supplement for Cyberpunk 2020; Tanks, Artillery, Ground Support Aircraft & Hovercraft, Advanced Personal Combat Armour, and the combat systyem to go with, plus a Military Vehicle incl. Armour Design System

Dark Heresy: Disciples of the Dark Gods - NEW SOURCEBOOK - in 10th December 2008 hardcover ukL 35.00
deadly conspiracies, corrupting chaotic powers and blasphemous cults are ever-present threats to the Imperium, and searching out these, and destroying them, is the task of your Inquisitors - for who else will dedicate their lives to rooting out these threats to mankind?
detailed descriptions of a variety of cults, organisations and factions for Acolytes and Inquisitors to infiltrate, expose and extirpate, plus backrounds to internal feuds, factionalism and personal rivalries weakening the God-Emperor's rule and realm
includes "The House of Dust and Ash", a scenario for experienced Acolytes promising a mix of investigation, horror and action
and see the full listing of Dark Heresy RPG, including sourcebooks & adventures

d20: Castle Zagyg II: the Upper Works - NEW SOURCEBOX - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 31.99
materialising from out the dread fog that has hidden it from all but the most persistent of those who have sought it, d20: Castle Zagyg is an enormous stone fortress flanked by twin towers, one round, one hexagonal, and surtopped by spires carven in stone, piercing the sky
and in which one of them may the Mad Archmage presently be found?

d20: J4: Pact of the Stone Pyramid - NEW ADVENTURE available 17th December 2008 ukL 8.99
for 8th Level Player Characters

d20 Pathfinder #16: Endless Night - NEW ADVENTURE available 17th December 2008 ukL 13.99

d20 Pathfinder Companion: Elves of Golarion - NEW SOURCEBOOK available 17th December 2008 ukL 6.99

d20 Pathfinder Chronicles: Into the Darklands - NEW SOURCEBOOK available 17th December 2008 ukL 12.99
the world below; below mortal cities, below woods, below the roots of the mountains, under their foundations, lies a world for the most part asleep, containing dreams of ages past - endless caves called Evernight, Cold Hell, The Hunting Grounds: and to those alert and alive within them, as the Darklands

d20 accessory: Lands of Darkness #3: The Woods of Woe - NEW ACCESSORY available 17th December 2008 ukL 8.99
24pp designed for parties levels 6-8; with 5 Player Handouts

d20/generic accessory: Flip Map: Desert - NEW ACCESSORY available 17th December 2008 ukL 10.99

d20/generic accessory: Map Pack: Elven City - NEW ACCESSORY available 17th December 2008 ukL 9.99
18 Map Tiles configurable in a great number of ways, to form a like number of different locations

Dragon Warriors Bestiary - NEW SOURCEBOOK - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 15.00
first new title for the revised edition of the rpg released last week
over 120 detailed descriptions of monsters of the Lands of Legend, given in sections covering Human-like Races, The Supernatural, Legions of Hell, Created by Sorcery, the Undead, etc.
the rpg was originally published in six paperbacks by Dave Morris and Oliver Johnson, revision by John "Warhammer Ancients" Hodgson, Dragon Warriors is set in a dark medieval milieu, rich in atmosphere, magic, folklore and myth of the british isles, and written by british authors, too

Dragon Warriors: Sleeping Gods - NEW CAMPAIGN SOURCEBOOK - available 24th December 2008 ukL 15.00
Seven linked Adventures that take novice players' characters (and novice gamemasters/mistresses) up through increasingly complex - and dangerous - scenarios that may be run as a continuous campaign, or broken up by interleaving your own major or minor adventures
based on material drawn from the scenarios in books 1, 2, 4 & 6 of the original 1980s paperbacks, re-edited and with additional, freshly-written parts to bring it up to current rpg adventure/campaign standards
Dragon Warriors RPG listing

D&D 4E: GSL: Forgotten Heroes: Fang, Fist & Song - NEW SOURCEBOOK - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 13.99
brings the Barbarian, Bard, Druid and Monk character classes to 4E

D&D 4E GSL: Heroes Handbook: The Dragonborn - NEW SOURCEBOOK available 17th December 2008 ukL 13.99

D&D 4E: GSL: DC56: Scions of Punjar - NEW ADVENTURE - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 9.99
latest Dungeon Crawl series adventure, for 4th level characters

Dungeons & Dragons 4E: Gift Set - NEW Re-Stock Slip-Cased CORE SET - NEW Re-Stock - re-stock; actually back in stock 20th November 2008; three hardcovers in heavy slip-case ukL 59.99

D&D 4E: Manual of the Planes - NEW SOURCEBOOK - in 31st December 2008 hardcover ukL 17.99

D&D 4E: P2: The Demon Queen's Enclave - NEW ADVENTURE available 31st December 2008 c. ukL 15-17
these two titles are a little later than was intended and advertised - but only the Wizards of the uk Coast know for certain why - if anyone does
and see the full listing of the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition RPG & sourcebooks

Exalted 2nd Edition: Scroll of the Fallen Races - NEW SOURCEBOK - in 17th December 2008 ukL 17.99
The Dragon-Blooded:
before even the fabled First Age, in a time before humanity had ever tasted freedom, the world of Creation was ruled by races both mysterious and powerful: the Primordial War wiped out most of these peoples, but two survived to live on under Solar rule, the Dragon Kings and the Jadeborn. will the return of the Solar Exalted, their former lords and masters, mark a return to greatness for these remnants - or are they doomed to diminish further, and finally fail, in this time of tumult?
tete-beche with:
The Mountain Folk:
the Jadeborn have survived the long ages underground, even managing to carve out an empire and maintain it against the monsters with whom they perforce share this hidden world: with the return of the Lawgivers, and the growing number of Jadeborn Enlightened, is the Great Geas perhaps to be lifted, allowing them to revive their alliance with the Exalted formed during the Primordial War, or will the old prejudices and mistrust generated over the years of enstrangement triumph?
and see the full listing of Second & First Edition Exalted RPGs, sourcebooks & adventures

Hellas RPG - NEW RPG - available 24th December 2008 hardcover ukL 29.99
SF in the world of Classical Greek Myth and Legend, if the buccaneering heroes of the Illiad and the Odyssey had been space-faring pirate-kings - and set Centuries on from them; unless you choose otherwise...

Shadowrun 4th Edn: Street Magic (2nd printinmg, Revised) - NEW Edition SOURCEBOOK - in 10th December 2008 hardcover ukL 24.99
the Advanced Magic book for 4th Edition, providing gms and players with everything known about magic in 2070, from the nature of Mana and of Astral Space, to their effects upon the Awakened;
it also covers some things that aren't known - or, leastways, aren't understood - such as the Metroplanes, and Hostile Spirits.
in addition, it contains Advanced Rules for Magic Traditions and Groups, Initiation, MetaMagic, and Enchantment, plus New Spells and Adept Powers
second printing, with corrections (and modified cover)

Shadowrun 4th Edn: Ghost Cartels - NEW ADVENTURE - available 10th December 2008 ukL 17.99
Have you heard about Tempo? It'll take you on a really wild trip, way beyond anything you've ever tried before - it's way out, really hot, and truly cool...
and the craze for Tempo's also shaken the balance of power between the syndicates, and pretty soon there'll be blood spilled over gangs short of supplies, or cut off from it completely, and their turf threatened - and divisions' turnover dropping, and mini-empires within the syndicates undermined, higher up in the chain of supply.
Ghost Cartels drops your runners into this froth and ferment, involving them in negotiations, deals and power-plays involving corporations and their ah, "interests" in this major upset along fault-lines reaching from Seattle and LA to Hong Kong and back again, and taking them along the scenic route to discover where the strings being pulled may lead them, and who is pulling them.. ..and maybe luring them deep into the jungle of South America, if they get that far - and live that long
and see the full listing of current & earlier Shadowrun RPGs, sourcebooks & adventures

Paranoia XP: Big Book of Bots - NEW SOURCEBOOK - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 10.00
Attention, Bot Users! - Your Friend, The Computer, Advises And Assures You that your Mandatory Enjoyment of your Bot Buddy will NOT be affected by these obscure features of Behaviour that are KNOWN ISSUES, and present NO EXCEPTIONAL DANGERS
and see Paranoia XP RPG and earlier Paranoia RPG editions material

Paranoia XP: Alpha Complex Nights 2 - NEW DOUBLE ADVENTURE - available 17th December 2008 ukL 10.00
Viva the Revolution! and The Communist Cafeteria Conspiracy

Paranoia XP: Thin Green Line - NEW SOURCEBOOK - available 17th December 2008 ukL 10.00
the Elite Armed Forces of Alpha Complex, protecting Our Friend, the Computer, from vast hordes of commie mutant traitors, renegade generals, rogue warbots and rabid squirrels;
as members of the same, you will of course be issued with the very latest weaponry (a shame it's not been too thoroughly tested), awarded the most impressive-sounding ranks (in lieu of adequate support), and sent out to do your duty (die horribly unnecessarily, and horribly. and repeatedly.)

Ravaged Earth RPG - NEW RPG - available 17th December 2008 ukL 19.99
set in the post-H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds Martian Invasion world, in which those affected by the germs they left behind are the ravaged, oddly and maybe hideously changed, who hide away as best they can, in the confused and partly ruinous world the Martians left behind them, when they died

Star Wars Saga Edition: Scum and Villainy - NEW Edition SOURCEBOOK - in 17th December 2008 hardcover ukL 22.99
Smugglers, Bounty Hunters, Crime Lords and their minions, how to build up an empire of your own to rival that of the Hutt, and details of these and other unsalubrious trades
and see the full listing of current & earlier Star Wars RPGs, sourcebooks & adventures

Traveller RPG Pocket Edition - NEW EDITION RPG - available 17th December 2008 ukL 10.00
same as the full-size edition, but digest-sized

Traveller: Supplement 2: Traders & Gunboats - NEW SOURCEBOOK - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 15.00
the civilian and quasi-military work-horses of space, found everywhere and used by everyone
each vessel type is furnished with its complete history, details of notable features in its design and construction, and comprehensive deckplans
and see Traveller RPG and earlier editions' material

True20: Robotics: Mechagenesis - NEW SOURCEBOOK - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 11.99
everrything you need to build and customize your planet defending transforming robot, and fight the evil invaders of Legion, who're intent upon Galactic Dominion, opposed only by the Global Defence Corps and the remnants of the Alliance, who once fought the evil transforming forces - but lost
and see the full listing of the True20 RPG & sourcebooks

City Designer 3 - NEW SOFTWARE DVD - available 17th December 2008 ukL 31.99
"add-on for CC3" PC DVD (minimum spec not advised, but can be enquired for)
create full-colour city maps in great detail with ease and speed [i'm told]

And also the full listing of Role-Playing Games

War Games and accessories

Advanced Squad Leader: Ivan's War Companion - NEW GAME EXPANSION - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 14.99
10 Scenarios for playing on the deluxe-size hex-ruled Stalin's Fury map-board [this is required, by implication - pp.]
n.b. NOT a stand-alone game; for play with stated board, requiring Beyond Valor and the Advanced Squad Leader game (and rules)

Advanced Tobruk System: Stalingrad 2nd Edition - NEW Edition SCENARIO SET - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 32.99
new set includes everything in 1st edition, now ported to the large hex Stalingrad map, "STAL II", and more
includes 12 Scenarios, incl. one depicting the siG 33B, a 150mm self-propelling gun (counters are included for this in the new edition)
n.b. i think NOT a stand-alone game; liable to require Advanced Tobruk System game rules

Axis & Allies: Map Pack - NEW PACK - available 17th December 2008 ukL 9.99
20" x 30" (c. 51 x 76 cm) Battle Maps

Axis & Allies: Eastern Front Booster - NEW PACK - available 17th December 2008 ukL 6.99
60 more pre-painted minis for your game, including T-34/85 tanks & ISU-122 (Red Army), Panther ausf A (Wehrmacht), Hotchkiss MG Group (France), PzKpfw 38(t) (Hungary), Infantry (Finland), etc.

Chandragupta - NEW GAME - available 10th December 2008 ukL 44.99
latest in GMT's Great Battles of History series, following Chandragupta Maurya's victories over the Nandas, his expulsion of the Selucid Empire from the Indus Valley they'd ruled since Alexander the Great's conquest (Chandragupta's quite widely believed to have met him, as well as been inspired by him), to the bloodily hard-fought conquest of Kalinga, the last independent Indian kingdom within the area of the Gupta Empire by his grandson, Ashoka.
Ashoka was so repulsed by the slaughter that he forswore the path of conquest, adopted Buddhism, and settled down to become a widely-respected, merciful and just ruler, erecting pillars bearing his codification of the law, that all might read and know it, high and low, that may still be seen today; but the decline of the Mauryan Empire's power may also be traced to the latter part of his reign - though none was to match it, until the Mughal Empire over a millennium and a half later

Duel in the Dark: Baby Blitz Expansion - NEW GAME EXPANSION - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 24.99
n.b. NOT stand-alone game; enhances the range of German forces for 1944, and gives them a Mosquito-killer (the british receive an additional de Haviland Mosquito)

Duel in the Dark: Early Nights Expansion - NEW GAME EXPANSION - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 11.99
n.b. NOT stand-alone game; introduces the Vickers Wellington bomber, allowing greater flexibility of movement, and uses 20 ground defence objects instead of 40

Federation & Commander Squadron Box 22 - NEW GAME EXPANSION - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 28.99
n.b. NOT stand-alone games; spaceship miniatures for Federation & Commander war-game

Federation & Commander Squadron Box 23 - NEW GAME EXPANSION - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 28.99
n.b. NOT stand-alone games; spaceship miniatures for Federation & Commander war-game

Federation & Commander Squadron Box 24 - NEW GAME EXPANSION - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 28.99
n.b. NOT stand-alone games; spaceship miniatures for Federation & Commander war-game

Hannibal at Bay - NEW GAME - available 17th December 2008 ukL 16.99
Hannibal's - and Carthage's - final campaign, in defence of his homeland against great odds, Rome's greatest enemy knew there could be only one outlook for both of them, if he was defeated

Memoir '44 Air Pack - NEWLY Re-STOCKED EXPANSION PACK - available 5th December 2008 ukL 38.99
from the Battle of Britain in 1940 through the bombing raids deep into Nazi Germany, and those over Japan in 1945, the war in the air had a sometimes crucial effect upon the outcome of campaigns, and of World War II as a whole
contains pre-painted miniature aircraft and the Air Rules
n.b. expansion requiring the main Memoir '44 game for play

Panzer Grenadier: Campaigns & Commands #1 - NEW BOOK - available 17th December 2008 ukL 16.99

Pointe du Hoc Gamers' Guide 2nd Edition - NEW EDITION - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 11.99
this new edition contains 50% more material, plus a batch of additional scenarios, all playable using the Pointe du Hoc 2nd Edition or, for those with the original edition:

Pointe du Hoc Update Kit - NEW EXPANSION/UPDATE - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 13.99
updates 1st edition to the new 2nd edition rules (etc.) standard

The Second World War at Sea - available 2nd December 2008 ukL 48.99
not new, but a price-change [read "increase", i suspect]; no other details advised

Second World War at Sea: Arctic Convoy - NEW GAME - available 17th December 2008 ukL 48.99
latest in this series of wargames

Texas Glory - NEW GAME - available 3rd December 2008 ukL 39.99
strategy game of the 1835 war of secession fought by Texicans against Mexico, then ruled by the dictator, general Santa Anna, later emperor: he responded to the intitial provocation by besieging, and eventually taking, the Texan Mission building siezed and fortified by the revolting colonials - the Alamo...

Tide of Iron: Normandy Expansion - NEW GAME EXPANSION - available 17th December 2008 ukL 39.99
campaign expansion requiring the original game to play

Warmaster Ancients: Medieval Armies - NEW SUPPLEMENT - available 24th December 2008 ukL 18.00
30 New Armies, a section on fighting sieges, and one of rules additions for fighting battles in this period

Celtic Chariot Squadron Boxed Set - NEW - available 10th December 2008 ukL 30.00
3 metal chariots complete with dynamic crew (one variant of whom only available in this set)
n.b. NOT a stand-alone game; miniatures for war-gaming from Warlord Games

Imperial Roman Veterans Boxed Set - NEW - available 10th December 2008 ukL 15.00
20 multi-part 28mm hard plastic vets in their segmented armour modeled in the thick of action; bandaged, with battle-worn armour and shields, ready to take on any, even the most dangerous of opponents
n.b. NOT a stand-alone game; miniatures for war-gaming from Warlord Games

Imperial Roman War Machines Boxed Set - NEW - available 10th December 2008 ukL 30.00
1 resin Ballista, 3 metal Ballista Crew, 2 resin Scorpions, 1 Optio plus 4 metal Scorpion Crew (one of whom, and Optio, only available in this set)
n.b. NOT a stand-alone game; miniatures for war-gaming from Warlord Games

Army Painter Quick Shade Dips - NEW - available 10th December 2008 ukL 17.99 each
in Dark, Soft, and Strong Tones;
Dark uses a black pigment, suitable for providing the shading underlying metal colours;
Strong uses a brown pigment designed to give deep shading; whilst
Soft is designed to underly lighter colours, e.g. whites, pinks and yellows
designed for war-gamers and miniature painters, from Warlord Games

See the full listing of War Games for IMT's current stock, & some of those available to order.

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.

Collectible Miniatures Games

Monsterapocalypse Rise Series 1 Map Pack - NEW ACCESSORY - available 10th December 2008 ukL 11.99
this mayn't belong in the CMG section at all: or it may be for a boardgame, of which i've not yet been advised. if you're a player of the game, which i understood was a CMG, and also a comic, you may be able to advise how this pack of 3 double-sided maps plus 1 fully-assembled, pre-painted plastic building fits into which game (and of what nature the game involved is!); brand new cities to stomp and smash are promised within/upon it

World of Warcraft Miniatures Game: Core Set Deluxe Starter - NEW GAME - available 10th December 2008 ukL 24.99
collectible miniatures game based upon the World of Warcraft mmporg, fantasy role-playing game, boardgames, etc.
contains 6 figures, two sets of dice, two types of U-base, a deluxe gameboard and the rules

Anima Tactics miniatures

Fallen Angel Dinah - NEW - available 10th December 2008 ukL 9.99

High Arbiter Alastor - NEW - available 10th December 2008 ukL 9.99

Mutant Chronicles Miniatures

The Dark Wager - NEW PACK - available 10th December 2008 ukL 16.99
2 Ezoghoul and 2 Ravagers

The Second Directorate - NEW PACK - available 10th December 2008 ukL 16.99
Mortificators: 2 Initiates, 1 Shadow, and 1 Sacred Warrior

Striker Division - NEW PACK - available 10th December 2008 ukL 16.99
2 Capitol Rangers and 2 Martian Banshee Sergeants

Vulkan's Fist - NEW PACK - available 10th December 2008 ukL 16.99
1 Venusian Ranger and 1 Seargant, supporting 1 Vulkan Battlesuit

World of Warcraft Adventure Game Miniatures

Artumnis Moondream Character Pack - NEW PACK - available 10th December 2008 ukL 9.99

Brandon Lightsone Character Pack - NEW PACK - available 10th December 2008 ukL 9.99

Dongon Swiftblade Character Pack - NEW PACK - available 10th December 2008 ukL 9.99

Zowka Shattertusk Character Pack - NEW PACK - available 10th December 2008 ukL 9.99

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