InQuest 17 - 45 - Gamer's Guide '96
Don't make any vacation plans this sum-
mer. You're gonna be way too busy.
It's prime time once again, and there
are a slew of games heading our way,
including tons of high-profile expansions
and brand-new universes.
Many new game products will pre-
mier at the world's largest gaming
convention, the Gen Con Game Fair, held
in Milwaukee Aug. 8-11. All the games
listed below are due in August unless oth-
erwise noted.
Conspiracy freaks are itching for NXT
Games' X-Files CCG. There's a cool new
Star Trek: The Next Generation expansion
set, Q-Continuum, and the original "Star
Trek" TV series is getting its own game.
You want roleplaying? We got your
roleplaying right here. TSR will introduce
its first new fantasy RPG since AD&D,
Dragonlance: The Fifth Age, and Skywalker
and company are in a revamped Star
Wars edition.
The list goes on - and with school
fast approaching, you'd better play while
you can...
mer. You're gonna be way too busy.
It's prime time once again, and there
are a slew of games heading our way,
including tons of high-profile expansions
and brand-new universes.
Many new game products will pre-
mier at the world's largest gaming
convention, the Gen Con Game Fair, held
in Milwaukee Aug. 8-11. All the games
listed below are due in August unless oth-
erwise noted.
Conspiracy freaks are itching for NXT
Games' X-Files CCG. There's a cool new
Star Trek: The Next Generation expansion
set, Q-Continuum, and the original "Star
Trek" TV series is getting its own game.
You want roleplaying? We got your
roleplaying right here. TSR will introduce
its first new fantasy RPG since AD&D,
Dragonlance: The Fifth Age, and Skywalker
and company are in a revamped Star
Wars edition.
The list goes on - and with school
fast approaching, you'd better play while
you can...
Alderac Entertainment
Group
CCGs: AEG has big plans for Gen Con,
and they center around Forbidden Knowl-
edge, the second expansion set for the
Legend of the Five Rings CCG. In Forbidden
Knowledge, the traditional clans react to
the return of the Scorpion and the Naga
clans (from Shadowlands, the first expan-
sion). They've banded together and drawn
upon the power of the black spells, horri-
ble magics from which the supplement
takes its name.
Forbidden Knowledge, a 150-card set
sold in 15-card boosters for $2.45 each,
introduces two new types of cards. Ritu-
als are powerful spells that require multi-
ple shugenja (wizards). Province cards
affect the four provinces that each player
must protect.
RPGs: "Yes, we are working on a Legend of
the Five Rings roleplaying game," states
spokesman Dave Williams. "With the incred-
ible background we've developed, it's only
a matter of coming up with the mechanics,
and we're doing that right now." Williams
can't confirm a release date; all he's at lib-
erty to say is "Soon!"
Group
CCGs: AEG has big plans for Gen Con,
and they center around Forbidden Knowl-
edge, the second expansion set for the
Legend of the Five Rings CCG. In Forbidden
Knowledge, the traditional clans react to
the return of the Scorpion and the Naga
clans (from Shadowlands, the first expan-
sion). They've banded together and drawn
upon the power of the black spells, horri-
ble magics from which the supplement
takes its name.
Forbidden Knowledge, a 150-card set
sold in 15-card boosters for $2.45 each,
introduces two new types of cards. Ritu-
als are powerful spells that require multi-
ple shugenja (wizards). Province cards
affect the four provinces that each player
must protect.
RPGs: "Yes, we are working on a Legend of
the Five Rings roleplaying game," states
spokesman Dave Williams. "With the incred-
ible background we've developed, it's only
a matter of coming up with the mechanics,
and we're doing that right now." Williams
can't confirm a release date; all he's at lib-
erty to say is "Soon!"
Atlas Games
RPGs: Hold onto your hats for the
new version of Over the Edge, the surre-
alistic RPG that inspired the On the
Edge CCG. The second edition runs 240
pages and $25. The 112-page Forgotten
Lives ($15.95) is packed with six new
OTE adventures.
Blood Fury is a $12.95 adventure for
Champions pitting superheroes against a
deadly plague.
Companion Games
CCGs: At Gen Con, look for Persona, the
17th in a series of Galactic Empires starter
decks. This set focuses on legendary
heroes and villains and mythic ships. It
also expand on the history of the far side
of the universe, from which these cards
hail. Persona will feature an updated rule
book and be suitable for use in sealed-
deck tournaments.
RPGs: Hold onto your hats for the
new version of Over the Edge, the surre-
alistic RPG that inspired the On the
Edge CCG. The second edition runs 240
pages and $25. The 112-page Forgotten
Lives ($15.95) is packed with six new
OTE adventures.
Blood Fury is a $12.95 adventure for
Champions pitting superheroes against a
deadly plague.
Companion Games
CCGs: At Gen Con, look for Persona, the
17th in a series of Galactic Empires starter
decks. This set focuses on legendary
heroes and villains and mythic ships. It
also expand on the history of the far side
of the universe, from which these cards
hail. Persona will feature an updated rule
book and be suitable for use in sealed-
deck tournaments.
Other Games: The Galactic Empires
Boardgame is a strategic science fiction
combat game that uses 124 cards from
the Galactic Empires Universe Set. Each
box also contains a hex map, counters,
dice and an exclusive Galactic Empires
promo card.
Chameleon Eclectic
Entertainment/
Wireframe Games
RPGs: Based on the cult hit TV show "Baby-
lon 5," The Babylon Project brings to life
the future of 2260. Although the game
won't be out until October, stop by CEE's
Gen Con booth to check out the demos for
its latest sci-fi effort.
Chaosium
RPGs: Masks of Nyarlathotep, the classic Call
of Cthulhu RPG adventure, enters its third
printing and includes the Australian adven-
ture from Terror Australis.
Daedalus Games
Boardgame is a strategic science fiction
combat game that uses 124 cards from
the Galactic Empires Universe Set. Each
box also contains a hex map, counters,
dice and an exclusive Galactic Empires
promo card.
Chameleon Eclectic
Entertainment/
Wireframe Games
RPGs: Based on the cult hit TV show "Baby-
lon 5," The Babylon Project brings to life
the future of 2260. Although the game
won't be out until October, stop by CEE's
Gen Con booth to check out the demos for
its latest sci-fi effort.
Chaosium
RPGs: Masks of Nyarlathotep, the classic Call
of Cthulhu RPG adventure, enters its third
printing and includes the Australian adven-
ture from Terror Australis.
Daedalus Games
CCGs: Flashpoint, the second expansion for
the Shadowfist CCG, places players in the
middle of a war that crosses into two time
periods at once. Brian Snoddy and Melissa
Benson contribute some of the art.
There are over 120 cards in the set sold
in eight-card boosters at $1.65 each. Each
pack also contains an extra information card
with rules errata and explanations, FAQs,
killer deck lists and stories about Flashpoint
from the characters' points of view.
RPGs: Back for Seconds, the second Feng
Shui supplement, is a sourcebook that
translates many of the most prominent
creatures and characters from the Shad-
owfist CCG into Feng Shui stats. A great
guide for roleplayers and card gamers (or
dicechuckers and cardfloppers, as Rick
Swan would have it - see "Swan Song,"
page 144) alike.
Decipher
CCGs: The second Star Trek: The Next Gen-
eration CCG expansion, Q-Continuum,
should be ready for Gen Con. "Even if we
don't have cards to sell, we'll definitely have
some for people to look at," states Deci-
pher Marketing Director Matt Mariani.
When it arrives, the 121-card set will be
sold in 15-card booster packs for $3 each.
the Shadowfist CCG, places players in the
middle of a war that crosses into two time
periods at once. Brian Snoddy and Melissa
Benson contribute some of the art.
There are over 120 cards in the set sold
in eight-card boosters at $1.65 each. Each
pack also contains an extra information card
with rules errata and explanations, FAQs,
killer deck lists and stories about Flashpoint
from the characters' points of view.
RPGs: Back for Seconds, the second Feng
Shui supplement, is a sourcebook that
translates many of the most prominent
creatures and characters from the Shad-
owfist CCG into Feng Shui stats. A great
guide for roleplayers and card gamers (or
dicechuckers and cardfloppers, as Rick
Swan would have it - see "Swan Song,"
page 144) alike.
Decipher
CCGs: The second Star Trek: The Next Gen-
eration CCG expansion, Q-Continuum,
should be ready for Gen Con. "Even if we
don't have cards to sell, we'll definitely have
some for people to look at," states Deci-
pher Marketing Director Matt Mariani.
When it arrives, the 121-card set will be
sold in 15-card booster packs for $3 each.
Star Wars fans should fare better. Two
Rebel Leaders will be at Gen Con and other
summer shows giving out powerful pro-
motional cards that can only be gotten
from them personally. Decipher will also
have free Jedi Packs to give away. These
11-card packs include exclusive cards like
Luke's T-16 Skyhopper and new versions of
Han Solo and Princess Leia.
