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New Collections!
Our "Coming Attractions" back issue section has more great comics featuring characters from upcoming and recent TV and movies. WONDER WOMAN, THOR and HULK, DEADPOOL, CABLE, NEW MUTANTS, WALKING DEAD, DARK TOWER, JUSTICE LEAGUE and more!
Lots of great stuff in our display case this week, too, including a nice group of long-running cheesecake favorite, Jim Balent's TAROT: WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE including two different covers for Tarot #1
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OUR COMING ATTRACTIONS SECTION IN THE BACK ISSUES AREA!
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Toys that went out this week: Preacher action figures of Jesse Custer and Cassidy, Old Man Logan Marvel Gallery pvc figure, plus a big re-stock of Funko Pop vinyl figures, such as Geralt from Witcher, Ludo from Labyrinth, John Wick, Power Rangers, Call of Duty, Star Wars, etc....
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NEW RECORDS IN WORCESTER!
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Used vinyl that went out this week: Eric Clapton, Eagles. Bee Gees, the Ventures, Midnight Cowboy, Simon and Garfunkel, the Rascals, Quincy Jones, Spanky and Our Gang, Sandy Nelson, Donovan, Renaissance, GAFOS featuring Mickey Hart, Red Foxx, Don Rickles, Yes, Night Ranger, Average White Band, Yes, Dave Mason, Hot Tuna, the Surf Teens, the Winter Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac, etc.
New vinyl that hit the shelves last Friday: Beatles Sgt. Pepper's 50th Anniversary LPs, Blink 182 Greatest Hits, Incubus 8, Sia's Some People Have Real Problems, John Mayer's Search for Everything, and Fleetwood Mac re-releases of Mirage and Tango in the Night.
Plus: Danzig Lost Tracks, Oh Wonder, Blackalicious, Lillie Mae, U2, Andy Summers, Bill Hicks, Anderson Paak, Nop Doubt, and Journey.
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SPECIAL ORDERS, BACKORDERS, and PRE-ORDERS!
Special Orders, Pre-Orders, and Backorders on board games always get 20% of the retail price. Special Orders, Pre-Orders, and Backorders on RPG books get 25% Off the retail price. to place an order, please contact Camille at camille@thatse.com or Sorana at sorana@thatse.com.
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NEW BOARD GAMES AT
OUR WORCESTER LOCATION!
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Oh Captain!
(3-6 Players/15-30 mins.)
Our intrepid adventurers have sailed on a journey, finding the hidden cave of a mythic monster. There are so many strange things there! The Captain allows the crew to search through the place and bring back to him what they have found, but by bluffing the Captain, they will try to keep the best part of the loot for themselves...
In Oh Captain!, an asymmetric game of changing roles, an adventurer must offer the loot cards they draw to the Captain, telling the Captain something about what the cards contain but not necessarily speaking truthfully. Indeed, some cursed objects can't be spoken of at all by the adventurers.
The Captain, who is safe from being attacked by objects, decides whether the crew member can keep the loot or not, and if the Captain turns down the offer, the crew member can decide to use an object against another adventurer. The latter player can overcome this by calling out a lie, winning or losing a coin based on who is right. The role of the Captain can be claimed by any adventurer who is richer than the Captain, and in the end the richest adventurer wins the game.
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Star Wars: Force and Destiny RPG
Disciples of Harmony
The rise of the Empire has caused the Jedi Order to fade even further into obscurity, but the galaxy of Star Wars™ is immense, with new secrets always waiting to be discovered. Not all regard the Jedi as myths or frauds; some seek to continue their traditions. Disciples of Harmony, a sourcebook for Consular characters in the Star Wars™: Force and Destiny™ roleplaying game, expands the options available to Consulars in the core rulebook and gives Game Masters new opportunities to position these arbiters of balance within their campaign.
Players will find everything necessary to craft a Consular character in this 96-page full-color handbook, including new Consular specializations-the Arbiter, Ascetic, and Teacher-new races, new Force powers, and extensive armor and weapon inventories. Discover new droids, vehicles, starships, and even rules for rare and damaged lightsaber crystals. The path of the Consular is one of balance, a path that may be difficult in a traditional, combat-oriented setting. As such, Disciples of Harmony features a section for Game Masters on including Consular characters and NPCs in your campaigns and how they can contribute when the lightsabers ignite and the blasters start firing.
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Barenpark
(2-4 Players/30-45 mins.)
Bärenpark takes you into the world of bears, challenging you to build your own bear park. Would you like another polar bear enclosure or rather a koala* house? The park visitors are sure to get hungry on their tour through the park, so build them places to eat! Whatever your choices are, make sure you get the next building permit and use your land wisely! (* No, koalas aren't bears but they're so cute, we couldn't leave them out of this game!)
In more detail, each player in Bärenpark builds their own bear park, attempting to make it as beautiful as they can, while also using every square meter possible. The park is created by combining polyomino tiles onto a grid, with players scoring for animal houses, outdoor areas, completed construction, and more. The sooner you build it, the better! Cover icons to get new tiles and park sections. The game ends as soon as one player has finished expanding their park, then players tally their points to see who has won.
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Scythe: Metal Coins
80-Piece Set of Custom Metal Coins, perfect for Scythe by Stonemaier Games, or for many other games that would look and feel great with high-quality metal money!
Set contains:
25 (20mm) $1 coins
15 (22mm) $3 coins
15 (24mm) $5 coins
15 (26mm) $10 coins
10 (30mm) $20 coins
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Scythe: Game Board Expansion
This board extension for Scythe slides next to the back side of the standard game board, creating a complete board with 70% bigger hexes.
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VS System 2PCG: Marvel Legacy
Vs System 2PCG: Legacy is a set of two hundred cards that expands on all of the Marvel Universe teams released to date for the Vs System 2PCG line: The Marvel Battles, The Defenders, and A-Force. Each team gains a new main character and a few supporting characters, including fan favorites such as Captain Britain, Psylocke, Mister Sinister, Taskmaster, Squirrel Girl, and Elektra.
Vs System 2PCG: Legacy also includes replacement main character cards for Thanos as the original cards in The Marvel Battles set were subsequently shown to distort play on the tournament scene.
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Kobold Guide to Gamemastering
The latest in the award-winning and fan-favorite series of Kobold Guides tackles gameplay head-on, with advice from everyone from veterans to talented newcomers on how to make a tabletop RPG session snap, crackle, and shine!
Writers on include Frank Mentzer, Keith Baker, Zeb Cook, James Jacobs, Monica Valentinelli, Shanna Germain, and many other well-known industry vets and long-time GMs.
From session prep to problem players, the Kobold Guide to Gamemastering will help any game master up their game and entertain their table like never before!
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Nefarious
(2-6 Players/30-45 mins.)
efarious is a quick-playing game in which the players race to build inventions like a freeze ray, cloaking device, or robotic pet before their opponents can do the same. (Interesting side note: Eighteen different artists contributed to the artwork on the different inventions in the game.)
Nefarious is played over several rounds. In each round the players simultaneously choose and reveal one of their actions that will allow them to allocate one of their Minions to an area on their Lair, obtain money, obtain a blueprint for an invention, or build one of their inventions if they have enough money to do so. The minions that you allocate to your Lair can earn you additional income depending on the actions that your neighbors choose. The first player to build 20 or more points worth of Inventions AND have more points than any other player wins.
There is a twist to the game, though - actually, two twists! At the beginning of the game, you randomly draw two Twist cards, which change the environment so that the game plays differently each time. This means that in order to win, the players will have to revise their strategies each time they play Nefarious.
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Flatline is a co-operative dice game set in the Fuse universe. Players must roll their dice and work to combine them with other players in order to properly treat arriving patients. Every round, players race against a one-minute timer and must deal with the needs of wounded crew members as well as other emergencies within the ER. Time is running out!
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Scythe is an engine-building game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. In Scythe, each player represents a character from one of five factions of Eastern Europa who are attempting to earn their fortune and claim their faction's stake in the land around the mysterious Factory. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate monstrous mechs.
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Something evil stirs in Arkham, and only you can stop it. Blurring the traditional lines between roleplaying and card game experiences, Arkham Horror: The Card Game is a Living Card Game of Lovecraftian mystery, monsters, and madness!
In the game, you and your friend (or up to three friends with two Core Sets) become characters within the quiet New England town of Arkham. You have your talents, sure, but you also have your flaws. Perhaps you've dabbled a little too much in the writings of the Necronomicon, and its words continue to haunt you. Perhaps you feel compelled to cover up any signs of otherworldly evils, hampering your own investigations in order to protect the quiet confidence of the greater population. Perhaps you'll be scarred by your encounters with a ghoulish cult.
No matter what compels you, no matter what haunts you, you'll find both your strengths and weaknesses reflected in your custom deck of cards, and these cards will be your resources as you work with your friends to unravel the world's most terrifying mysteries.
Each of your adventures in Arkham Horror LCG carries you deeper into mystery. You'll find cultists and foul rituals. You'll find haunted houses and strange creatures. And you may find signs of the Ancient Ones straining against the barriers to our world...
The basic mode of play in Arkham LCG is not the adventure, but the campaign. You might be scarred by your adventures, your sanity may be strained, and you may alter Arkham's landscape, burning buildings to the ground. All your choices and actions have consequences that reach far beyond the immediate resolution of the scenario at hand - and your actions may earn you valuable experience wi
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Congratulations to
Elizabeth Anders of Worcester for guessing last weeks answer as Donkey Kong.
Unfortunately, Dario is not able to give us a trivia question for this week's iPOD trivia game, so I will give it my best shot - Sorana
Please submit your answers to Sorana at sorana@thatse.com, and please mention from which store location you will be picking up your prize of $10.00 in store credit- Worcester or Fitchburg).
We will announce the winner in the next newsletter!
Look for a new IPOD trivia in next week's newsletter as well.
Can you figure out this movie character using the following song titles as clues? Good Luck!
-Causing Trouble by The Camels
-Stay Out of the Rain by Foster Martin
-E.T. by Katie Perry
-Midnight by Coldplay
-Little Creatures by Talking Heads
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Magic the Gathering Drafts every Wednesday starting at 6:00 pm
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Magic the Gathering FNM every Friday starting at 6:00 pm. Please visit our Facebook events pages for further details.
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UPCOMING EVENTS AT FITCHBURG:
Saturday May 27th at 12:00 - Amonkhet Showdown
Format - Standard
Entry - $5
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MARVEL COMICS
(W) Dan Slott (A) Stuart Immonen (CA) Alex Ross
OSBORN VS. SPIDER-MAN! NO HOLDS BARRED!
* The outcome of this battle will change both of these men.
* And that's nothing to say of Osborn's master plan that Spider-Man is powerless to save! ONLY SILVER SABLE AND MOCKINGBIRD STAND A CHANCE!
Rated T
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AMORY WARS GOOD APOLLO #3 (OF 12) (MR)
BOOM! STUDIOS
(W) Claudio Sanchez, Chondra Echert (A/CA) Rags Morales
After a bruising altercation, Inferno dishes the dirt to Claudio about his parents, but will he listen?
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DC COMICS
(W) Tom King (A) David Finch & Various (CA) David Finch, Danny Miki
"Aftermath"! Gotham City is at peace...but a war is coming. Armed with the terrifying knowledge gained from the mysterious button, Batman prepares for the coming storm by making a proposition to one of his enemies-one that will change everything for the Dark Knight and his allies!
RATED T
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DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #9 (OF 9)
DC COMICS
(W) Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello (A) Andy Kubert & Various (CA) Andy Kubert
The epic conclusion to DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE is here from the all-star creative team of Frank Miller, Brian Azzarello, Andy Kubert and Klaus Janson! This is Earth's last stand. Quar's Kryptonian Army has conquered the planet, but Batman and his allies don't believe the world is beyond saving. They'll rally once more against Quar and save the world or die trying.
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GWAR ORGASMAGEDDON #1 (OF 4) (MR)
D. E.
(W) Matt Maguire, Matt Miner (A/CA) Jonathan Brandon Sawyer
From the depths of outer space to the frozen wasteland of Antarctica, punk rock and heavy metal's most shocking and blasphemous band of intergalactic blood spewing alien monsters has returned to kill everything and respect nothing in the pages of GWAR: Orgasmageddon! Banished to the past by the cold and calculating Mr. Perfect, the heroes of GWAR trample through time like a deranged Bill and Ted on bath salts - antics ensue as they stomp and smash and shape human history to what we accept as our current reality. Co-written by GWAR themselves and Matt Miner (Toe Tag Riot, Critical Hit), GWAR: Orgasmageddon is a love letter to comics, grindhouse movies, and heavy metal - sure to appeal to the most die-hard fan and the comics fanboy/fangirl intrigued by the prospect of social awareness drowned in geysers of blood and alien goo.
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MARVEL COMICS
(W) Sina Grace (A) Alessandro Vitti (CA) Kevin Wada
Bobby Drake has been in the super hero game longer than most. But while reflecting on what he's accomplished over the years, he realizes that the legacy he's built is a few good one-liners and a string of failed relationships. Not only that, but now a younger version of himself has emerged from the timestream and he's more put together than Bobby ever was: already a world-class hero in his own right, but also totally comfortable in his own skin, complete with a relationship with a handsome Inhuman to boot. In this new ongoing series penned by Sina Grace (Burn the Orphanage, Self-Obsessed) and drawn by Alessandro Vitti (SECRET WARRIORS), Bobby realizes that the time is never or now, and sets out to build a life and legacy he can be proud of...and be the best ICEMAN he can be!
Rated T+
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MARVEL COMICS
(W) Charles Soule (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli (CA) Jim Cheung
The most fearsome villain of all time returns with an all-new series! When Anakin Skywalker fell, both to the pull of the dark side and to the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he rose back up, more machine than man. Having lost everything that was once dear to him, the former chosen one must take his first steps into a darker world...as Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith! Join Vader as he learns a new way - the way of Darth Sidious and his newly formed Empire...the way of the dark side.
Rated T
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IMAGE COMICS
(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Charlie Adlard & Various (CA) Charlie Adlard, Dave Stewart
"THE ROAD'S END"
Nothing is more damaging than misplaced trust.
Rated T
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