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New Preorders opened!
Inside this newsletter:
- Preorders open for Calimala, AuZtralia, Fast Forward: Fortune, Fool!, Kanban: Driver's Edition, and Terraforming Mars: Colonies
- New "Percy Promo Pack" for:
- Fist of Dragonstones: The Tavern Edition
- Upcoming Convention News
- What's the buzz, Buonocore?
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There is so much BUZZ around Stronghold Games this month that I keep trying to swat a mosquito! :)
Terraforming Mars: Colonies is now on Preorder
The newest expansion for Terraforming Mars is now available for preorder. Only 500 units will be available for preorder! Like with Terraforming Mars: Prelude, we expect these to go fast so don't forget to place your order quickly! But before you do, read on for more Preorders and new items...
Fist of Dragonstones: The Tavern Edition - Percy Promo Pack
This new Promo Pack for our just released game from Gen Con, Fist of Dragonstones: The Tavern Edition, has 4 new Special Character cards! These characters appear in our thematically-linked tavern-brawling game, The Dragon & Flagon, and feature the one and only Sir Percival, the magical cat. You can, however, call him Percy... his friends do.
Fist of Dragonstones: The Tavern Edition Store Splash!
From
October 15th through November 15th, The Knights of the Stronghold will
be at around 70 FLGSs around the country doing demos off this great
game. Click on this link to see the list of stores. Try out the game there, and maybe take home a " Percy Promo Pack"!
Upcoming Conventions
Stop by and see us at these upcoming conventions!
- The Spiel in Essen, Germany - October 25 - October 28, 2018
- Metatopia in Morristown, NJ - November 1 - November 4, 2018
- BGG Con in Dallas, TX - November 17 - November 18, 2018
- PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, PA - November 30 - December 2, 2018
Visit our website for more information on all the games on preorder!Click here to Preorder!
Thanks,
Stephen M. Buonocore
President, Stronghold Games
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Preorder NOW ! Free Shipping in the USA, discounted to Canada/Mexico!
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The
Arte di Calimala, the guild of cloth finishers and merchants in foreign
cloth, was one of the greater guilds of Florence, who arrogated to
themselves the civic power of the Republic of Florence during the Late
Middle Ages.
In Calimala, the players act as
members of the guild, produce and trade cloth, and gain prestige by
delivering their goods to foreign markets, while contributing to the
construction of buildings, and sponsoring artworks in Florence. The
players assign their employees to various streets within the city. They
stay on their assigned places for awhile, carrying out actions several
times whenever other employees arrive. Eventually, they are promoted
into the city council and trigger scorings for all players. Calimala won the distinguished 2016 Hippodice Game Designers Award.
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AuZtralia
is designed by renowned game designer Martin Wallace and
thematically linked to his game A Study in Emerald. Set in an alternate
reality 1930s where the northern hemisphere lands are poisoned and the
masses are starving, adventurers set out to explore and settle lands in
the newly
discovered Australia. Little did they know that the
surviving Old Ones have taken up residence in the outback, and will soon
awaken!
Everything
you do in the game costs time. At a point in time, the Old Ones will
awaken and become an active player. They begin to reveal themselves and
move, with potentially devastating outcomes. You'll need to prepare
wisely for the awakening and may have to cooperate with others to defeat the most dangerous Old Ones.
Build
a port, construct railways, mine resources, farm for food, recruit
military units and unique personalities...and prepare for the Awakening
of The Old Ones for a fight for your lives! Will humanity prevail or will the Old Ones wreak their revenge in AuZtralia?
You are forewarned...Cthulhu is coming for you...
AuZtralia
is designed by the famous game designer, Martin Wallace. Due to Mr.
Wallace's amazing work in the game industry, Stronghold Games is proud
to place this game in The Great Designers Series, which recognizes the most renown game designers in the world. AuZtralia is The Great Designers Series - #11.
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| Fortune: Fast Forward Series #4 |
The three reels are spinning, tension is rising. Is this a new high score?
In Fortune, you try to receive more points than the other players, except
high numbers are not enough! You also need the right bonus points to be victorious!
You start a Fast Forward™ game without reading a rules booklet in advance! Just grab some fellow gamers and discover the rules while playing.
The Fast Forward™ Series uses the new Fable Game™ system introduced in Fabled Fruit: With the presorted deck of cards you will discover all cards and rules as you play. It will take 10-15 games of Fortune before your group has explored the entire system. It can then be reset and played again by the same or different groups!
Fortune is the fourth game in our Fast Forward™ Series.
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Fool! is a card-shedding and trick-taking card game where the object is to empty your hand, but also to still score points!
You don't need to win every trick, but you need to stay in the round. If you play the lowest card in a trick, you are the Fool!, and must pass during the next trick, and therefore you will not be able to get rid of another card.
At
the end of a round, negative points are scored for cards still left in
your hand. Positive points are scored if you get rid of all of
your cards, except if you were the Fool! at the end of the hand, then you score nothing!
Be careful or you will become the... Fool!
Fool! is a reimplementation of the 1995 Friedemann Friese game Foppen, but with new 2nd edition rules, more cards, and allowing up to 8 players!.
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You work in a factory focused on lean production. You must impress Sandra,
the
factory manager, who will review your performance, and keep the factory
ticking like a clock. Depending on the gameplay experience you want,
you set the difficulty level as either "Nice Sandra" or "Mean Sandra"
mode, an easy-going or tough boss!
Kanban: Driver's Edition is a Limited Edition of the critically acclaimed Kanban: Automotive Revolution released in 2014. This game will not be reprinted after 2018.
Kanban
is designed by the famous game designer, Vital Lacerda. Due to Mr.
Lacerda's amazing work in the game industry, Stronghold Games is proud
to place this game in The Great Designers Series, which recognizes the most renown game designers in the world. Kanban: Driver's Edition is The Great Designers Series - #9.
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| Terraforming Mars: Colonies |
Our world has widened before us. Corporations expand their operations to
all corners of the solar system in pursuit of minerals and resources. Most places
are not suited for terraforming, but building colonies may greatly improve
your income and your possibilities in achieving that higher goal - the
terraforming of Mars. Send your trade fleet to distant moons! Colonize the
clouds of Jupiter! And let your Earth assets propel you to success!
Terraforming Mars: Colonies
lets you visit the outer solar system. It features colony tiles where
you can build colonies and send your trade fleet. It also includes new
cards and corporations.
Terraforming Mars: Colonies is the fourth expansion to the smash-hit game, Terraforming Mars, which is the #4 game of all time as per the BoardGameGeek.com rankings.Terraforming Mars: Colonies is played together with the main game and may be combined with any other expansion and variant for Terraforming Mars published to date.
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Fist of Dragonstones: The Tavern Edition -
Percy Promo Pack |
Fist of Dragonstones: Tavern Edition - Percy Promo Pack is a set of 4 Special Character cards, which can be used in the base game of Fist Of Dragonstones. These characters were first seen in our thematically-linked tavern-brawling game, The Dragon and Flagon.
These 4 Special Character Cards include Wizardess, Barbarian, Swashbuckler, and Sir Percival (the magical cat...whose friends call him "Percy").
To use these Special Character Cards, just shuffle them directly into the Special Character Card deck in the game.
Note:
They can even be used in the original Fist of Dragonstones by Days of
Wonder if you use opaque-backed card sleeves for the Special Character
Deck and playing with the new King's Favor rule).
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Fist of Dragonstones: The Tavern Edition
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Review by Tom Vasel
"I really do like this game. I really do enjoy it."
"This version cleaned up the game."
"This game is a lot of fun and scales really well."
"Really glad this game is back in print."
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Review by Marco (MarcoWargamer)
"Had no idea the game could be so much fun."
"I didn't know if I could convey how deep and subtle and nuanced and incredibly fun the game is."
"One of the best games I played in 2018."
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APN Overview of the Game
Active Player Network's Anne Richmond interviews Cynthia from
Stronghold Games about Fist of Dragonstones: The Tavern Edition.
Together, they go over the rules of the game and take a closer look at
the components in the box.
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A Dicey Walkthrough
Paul, from The Dicey Review, gives an in-depth "Dicey Walkthrough" of Fist of Dragonstones: The Tavern Edition.
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Our Upcoming Releases for 2018!
(These are tentative dates and subject to change)
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Calimala
Street Date: Oct. 17
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Kanban: Driver's Edition
Street Date: Nov. 28
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Fast Forward: Fortune
Street Date: Dec. 12
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Fool!
Street Date: Nov. 28
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AuZtralia
Street Date: Nov. 14
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Terraforming Mars: Colonies
Street Date: Nov. 21
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Forum Trajanum
Street Date: Nov. 28
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CO2: Second Chance
Street Date: 1Q'2019
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Fine Sand
Street Date: Dec. 12
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