Scattered Armies is the sixth installment of 40 fixed cards for the A Time of Ravens expansion to the A Game of Thrones card game, based on George R.R. Martin’s bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire saga. It contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame. This is not a stand-alone deck; an A Game of Thrones: The Card Game core set is required to play. Launch date: March 16, 2009.

The Raven’s Song is the fourth installment of 40 fixed cards for the A Time of Ravens expansion to the A Game of Thrones card game, based on George R.R. Martin’s bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire saga. It contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame. This is not a stand-alone deck; an A Game of Thrones: The Card Game core set is required to play. Launch date: Feb. 2, 2009.

A Change of Seasons is the third installment of 40 fixed cards for the A Time of Ravens expansion to the A Game of Thrones card game, based on George R.R. Martin’s bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire saga. It contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame. This is not a stand-alone deck; an A Game of Thrones: The Card Game core set is required to play. Launch date: Dec. 16, 2008.

The Winds of Winter is the second installment of 40 fixed cards for the A Time of Ravens expansion to the A Game of Thrones card game, based on George R.R. Martin’s bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire saga. It contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame. This is not a stand-alone deck; an A Game of Thrones: The Card Game core set is required to play. Launch date: Nov. 24, 2008.

A Song of Summer is the first monthly installment of 40 fixed cards for the A Time of Ravens expansion to the A Game of Thrones card game, based on George R.R. Martin’s bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire saga. It contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame. This is not a stand-alone deck; an A Game of Thrones: The Card Game core set is required to play. Launch date: Nov. 24, 2008.

The beloved heroes, villains, locations, and events of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire saga comes to life in this customizable card game. Players take control of the Starks, Baratheons, Lannisters, or Targaryens and attempt to plot, fight, conspire, manipulate, and bribe their way to victory. The A Game of Thrones card game can be played in a multiplayer "melee" format with three to four players, or in a one-on-one "joust" format with two players. There are hundreds of additional cards for the core living card game available separately, allowing players to customize the four houses included here, or create entirely original decks. Rick Nauertz, sales associate for Fantasy Flight Games, told TDmonthly, "With several book released, and an HBO mini series in the works, this title should garner some name recognition." Launch date: Dec. 2, 2008.

Calling the Banners is the sixth installment of 40 fixed cards for the A Clash of Arms expansion to A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling Song of Ice and Fire saga. It contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame. This is not a standalone deck; an A Game of Thrones LCG core set is required to play. Launch date: Sept. 2, 2009.

The Battle of Ruby Ford is the fifth installment of 40 fixed cards for the A Clash of Arms expansion to A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling Song of Ice and Fire saga. It contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame. This is not a standalone deck; an A Game of Thrones LCG™ core set is required to play. Launch date: Sept. 2, 2009.

Epic Battles is the fourth installment of 40 fixed cards for the A Clash of Arms expansion to A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling Song of Ice and Fire saga. It contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame. This is not a standalone deck; an A Game of Thrones LCG™ core set is required to play. Launch date: Sept. 9, 2009.

Sacred Bonds is the third installment of 40 fixed cards for the A Clash of Arms expansion to A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling Song of Ice and Fire saga. It contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame. This is not a standalone deck; an A Game of Thrones LCG™ core set is required to play. Launch date: Sept. 2, 2009.

Ancient Enemies is the second installment of 40 fixed cards for the A Clash of Arms expansion to A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling Song of Ice and Fire saga. It contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame. This is not a standalone deck; an A Game of Thrones LCG™ core set is required to play. Launch date: Sept. 2, 2009.

The War of Five Kings is the first installment of 40 fixed cards for the A Clash of Arms expansion to A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, based on George R.R. Martin's bestselling Song of Ice and Fire saga. It contains 20 different never-before-seen cards designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the A Game of Thrones metagame. This is not a standalone deck; an A Game of Thrones LCG™ core set is required to play.

Twilight Imperium: Shattered Empire is an expansion for Twilight Imperium Third Edition. It enhances gameplay with a variety of new options and enables you to play with seven or eight players in an epic struggle for true galactic dominance. A copy of Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition is required to play this game. Rick Nauertz, Sales Associate for Fantasy Flight Games, told TDmonthly, "This expansion adds several new races, units, systems and more to the already popular Twilight Imperium game." Launch date: Dec. 12, 2008.

This updated giant-size edition of Twilight Imperium features more than 200 masterfully sculpted oversize plastic miniatures which include the typical TI units (Ground Forces, Cruisers, Dreadnaughts, Carriers, Fighters, PDS, and Space Docks), as well as two new units (the massive War Sun, and the Destroyer). The Twilight Imperium gameplay has been refined and redone by original designer Christian T. Petersen. This design features faster gameplay, and involves players in a far more active game experience, with much less downtime. The package contains oversize board tiles, more than 400 cards, every known civilization of the Twilight Imperium universe, almost every expansion rule and component ever published for Twilight Imperium, a graphical overhaul, and full-color rules set. Rick Nauertz, Sales Associate for Fantasy Flight Games, told TDmonthly, "Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition is nothing short of a massive epic release, and is destined to become a classic for years to come. Fantasy Flight Games has directed all its craft, talent, and energy into this massive production." Launch date: Dec. 12, 2008.

A Game of Thrones Living Card Game is a game of epic battles and intrigue for two to four players. Players vie for the Iron Throne as one of the six Great Houses of Westeros using their favorite characters from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels in military, intrigue and power challenges. A Sword in the Darkness is the third installment in the Defenders of the North expansion to the A Game of Thrones living card game and features the never-before-seen character cards Stallwart Shield and Orell the Eagle. This 40 card pack includes 20 different cards designed to augment existing decks. Launch date: April 2010.

This delightfully simple and fiendishly addictive game by world-renowned designer Reiner Knizia challenges players to find room for all their penguins on the ice. “Penguin blends the simple joy of stacking plastic penguins with subtle and devious strategy. It is unique in that it is a delightfully and attractively simple game with unsuspected depths of strategy and fun. Penguin is simple enough to teach in ten seconds, accessible enough for children, and engrossing enough for adults,” Marketing Associate Dan Clark of Fantasy Flight told TDmonthly. Launch date: June 2007.

Across the land, courageous heroes delve into shadowed dungeons, journey to lost cities, and explore forgotten ruins. In the darkest corners of the world, these heroes confront deadly and terrifying monsters, including skeletons, hell hounds, giants, demons and dragons. For those few who survive, the rewards are many. Victorious heroes return from the treacherous dungeons with ancient magic, bags of gold and powerful weapons and artifacts. In Descent: Journeys in the Dark, players become one of these daring adventurers. Armed with mighty weapons and powerful abilities, they venture into the dungeon to battle monsters, escape deadly traps, discover lost treasures, and ultimately, confront and defeat the evil masters that dwell in the hidden places. Will they survive the dark? Descent: Journeys in the Dark is a game of dungeon-crawling adventure for 2 to 5 players.
— “I’ve done well with Descent,” said Van Wilson, a manager at Phillips Toy Mart in Nashville.
— Like most fantasy games, Descent is long-playing, with each game averaging between 2 and 4 hours.
— Descent received 7.6 out of 10 stars, based on 578 ratings at boardgamegeek.com on April 21, 2006.

World of Warcraft: the Board Game is a fantasy adventure board game based on the computer game. Two to six players can explore the misty eaves of the Silverpine Forest, the hills of the Hinterlands, or the rotten corruption of the Plaguelands. Players set forth on a great adventure, building skills and prowess while collecting equipment and artifacts of legend and power and facing the challenge of overwhelming enemies such as Kel’Thuzad and the mighty Nefarian? Above all, they must be ready to lead their faction to honor and dominance of Azeroth. The game is playable in 2 to 4 hours.
— “Mostly what I do is fantasy battle games,” said Van Wilson, one of the managers at Phillip’s Toy Mart in Nashville. He said that World of Warcraft was one of his most popular fantasy games.
— Fanatasy board game customers tend to be males of 12 and up, he added.
— Bronze hero figure sets for World of Warcraft are available separately for $69.95.

In this Runebound expansion, the hero players must join forces to try to stop the rise to power of one of the Night Kings of the dark god Izrador. Best of all, the Night King is not merely a game mechanic, it is another player. The Night King player can affect the outcomes of battles, send Challenges across the board to hunt down the heroes and manipulate environmental effects. The heroes must infiltrate the Night King's strongholds and destroy his black mirrors, the source of Izrador's power. Meanwhile, each time a hero must escape or is knocked out. There is a chance that the threat level will rise. When the threat level reaches 10, the Night King unleashes all of his forces on Eredane, wiping out the heroes and any who stand in his way!
— Runebound is one of the best selling fantasy games at Gamescape in San Francisco, said its manager, Eric.
— “Fantasy Flight Games is really high end,” commented Van Wilson, a manager at Phillips’ Toy Mart in Nashville. Runebound is a good seller, he added.
— Reviewers on RPG.net gave Runebound 4 or 5 stars out of 5 for both style and substance, as of April 21, 2006.

In Marvel Heroes, players play one of their favorite heroes: Spider-Man, Hulk, Mr. Fantastic, or many others. At the same time, each player plays an evil mastermind, such as Dr. Doom or Magneto, planning the apocalypse! Will the heroes foil the plans of these diabolical villains? Marvel Heroes includes high-quality 40mm plastic figures of many of the major Marvel Super Heroes, including Wolverine, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, as well as an array of super villains.

A sibling of the hit computer game of the same name, the board game, replete with beautiful pieces like cyberdemons and marines, offers a unique game play which will pleasantly surprise aficionados of the electronic version. - Andrew Robinton

Fans of the intricate Lord of the Rings storyline are attracted to this challenging strategy game in droves.

--Based on the award-winning trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien, this game ranks #4 on Listmania´s Top Strategy Board Games.
--Created by acclaimed designer Reiner Knizia.
--Fully illustrated by celebrated Tolkien artist John Howe.

Lord of the Rings Board Game appeals to a broad group of book and film fans that grows as each new generation is introduced to the classic series.

The Cthulhu Mythos pervades this satisfyingly intricate game, fully imbued with the “pulp” feel of the 1930s. Players encounter arcane tomes and secrets, paranormal investigations, the elder gods and their terrible servants, dark sinister plots, inhuman conspiracies and dangers from beyond the stars. Game play is new and innovative — simple, fast, and yet providing a deep and dynamic experience for players.