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Barthheart

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on: December 16, 2023, 10:08:34 AM
WDS has almost everything they publish on sale. Tempted by a couple of titles there

Matrix has a big sale on now. The Battlefront CM games are on for 40% off plus another 10% if you buy the bundles. Normandy and Fortress Italy looking tempting there.

So many game so little money!  :silly:

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Reply #1 on: December 16, 2023, 10:41:06 AM

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Reply #2 on: December 16, 2023, 11:01:53 AM
It occurred to me after I posted that reply that you probably opened this up as a more general winter sale thread beyond just a specific company

Sorry 🫤

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Reply #3 on: December 16, 2023, 12:42:49 PM
Yeah, trying to see what people are getting sucked into.  :bigthumb:

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Reply #4 on: December 16, 2023, 12:53:21 PM
I really just need to go through my GOG library of 500+ games before I buy anything else.

I know. Blasphemy.

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Reply #5 on: December 16, 2023, 02:47:46 PM
I'll most likely pick something up from WDS this year. Thirty Years War looks mighty tempting.

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Reply #6 on: December 16, 2023, 03:05:57 PM
The US distributor for Ares Games has a good deal on a big bundle of Wings of Glory WWI and Tripods and Triplanes stuff right now.

$250 USD and free shipping

https://ks.aresgames.eu/product/tripods-and-triplanes-the-total-war-pledge/

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TOTAL WAR PLEDGE  INCLUDES:

(1) Tripods and Triplanes Starter Set Kickstarter Edition
 
Rulebook and Scenario Booklet
1 Tripod (Mk.I Locust) Painted minature
1 Airplane (Navarre’s Ni.16) Painted minature
4 Tripod control boards
2 Airplane control boards
1 Tripod Maneuver deck
1 Airplane Maneuver deck
4 Airplane Damage decks
3 Tripod Damage decks
1 Airplane Combat ruler
2 Heat-ray and 1 Black Smoke rulers
4 sets of Tripod Action tokens
4 Objective counters
2 Black Smoke markers
100+ Assorted tokens
 

(2) Add-on items included
 
1 Tripod (Mk.I Locust): Includes one painted and assembled model, maneuver deck and reference card.
1 Tripod (Mk.II Scarab): Includes one painted and assembled model, maneuver deck and reference card.
1 Tripod (Mk.III Squid): Includes one painted and assembled model, maneuver deck and reference card.
1 Tripod (Mk.IV Cuttlefish): Includes one painted and assembled model, maneuver deck and reference card.
1 Tripods & Triplanes Additional counter set: a duplicate set of rulers, templates and tokens, to play larger games.
1 Tripods & Triplanes Additional damage decks: a duplicate set of Tripods and Airplanes damage decks, to play larger games.
1 Tripods & Triplanes WW2 Tripods & Triplanes Counter set: an additional set of damage counters to play using WW2 airplanes.
1 Nieuport 16 (Ball) pack (WGF125A): each pack includes painted and assembled model, complete with special gaming base, maneuver deck, airplane card.
1 SPAD XIII (Fonck) pack (WGF101D): each pack includes painted and assembled model, complete with special gaming base, maneuver deck, airplane card.
1 Albatros D.V (Weber) pack (WGF103D): each pack includes painted and assembled model, complete with special gaming base, maneuver deck, airplane card.
1 WW1 Rules and Accessories Pack: each pack includes Rules, Card, Counters, Rulers and everything you need to start playing.
1 Albatros D.III pack (WGF118x): each pack includes painted and assembled model, complete with special gaming base, maneuver deck, airplane card.
1 Albatros C.III pack (WGF210x): each pack includes painted and assembled model, complete with special gaming base, maneuver deck, airplane card.
1 Nieuport 17 pack (WGF117x): each pack includes painted and assembled model, complete with special gaming base, maneuver deck, airplane card.
1 Sopwith Strutter 1 1/2 pack (WGF209X): each pack includes painted and assembled model, complete with special gaming base, maneuver deck, airplane card.
 

(3) Kickstarter Bonus Rewards (Martian and Invasion Stretch Goals)

Solitaire Gameplay: Fly your plane against a Tripod with these rules and components.
Deluxe Energy Tokens: cardboard energy tokens replaced with transparent acrylic 8 mm cubes.
New Terrain Elements: Four extra-large terrain elements – Trench, Tripod Crater,Marsh and Pond.
New Terrain Elements – Houses: cardboard overlays for your tabletop: factory, hangar, church, hamlet.
Earth Skill Cards: Special anti-Tripod abilities for your pilots.
Game Mat: a 70 x 100 cm gaming surface, printed on 150 GSM coated paper.
World War 2 Damage Tokens: add rules and components to fight using WW2 Airplane Packs.
Red Baron’s Fokker DR.I: Manfred von Richthofen’s Last Triplane,includes one painted and assembled model, maneuver deck and airplane card.
Kissenberth’s Sopwith Camel Airplane Pack: includes one painted and assembled model, maneuver deck and airplane card.
Tripod vs. Tripod: rules and components to have Tripods fighting with other Tripods.
Martian Skill Cards: add special abilities to your Tripod pilots.
Tripod Decks Cardholder (X, Y, Z): Deluxe Cardholder for 3 Damage Decks
Wings Decks Cardholder (A, B, C, D): Deluxe Cardholder for 4 Damage Decks
WW2 Wings of Glory Damage Bags (A, B, C, D): 4 Deluxe Bags for WW2 Damage Counters.
Four Tripod Mini-posters: a portfolio of David Szilagyi’s artwork.



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Reply #7 on: December 22, 2023, 12:23:20 PM
Yoda told me, "Begun the Steam Winter Sale has. Control Padawan, you must learn CONTROL".  :party:

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Reply #8 on: December 22, 2023, 01:26:49 PM
Yep… so far Call to Arms: Gates of Hell - Ostfront… I blame Tuna for that one.

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Reply #9 on: December 22, 2023, 10:20:55 PM
I'm looking real hard at Carrier Battles 4 after I saw there's a new Indian Ocean Raid DLC for it. Love to check-out some of the Brit's equipment.  :dreamer:

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Reply #10 on: December 26, 2023, 05:23:04 PM
Troll Lords have almost everything at 30% off until tomorrow night,

https://trolllord.com/product-category/featured-product/

They also have a free PDF of the current Castles & Crusades PH on that page, too

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Reply #11 on: December 27, 2023, 11:43:48 AM
For those looking for books on the games we play, it is our time!!!
The Naval Institute Press yearly sale!!!
https://www.usni.org/press/books



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Reply #12 on: December 31, 2023, 10:56:48 PM
I was trying to get the old Talonsoft Age of Sail running on my Win 10 rig. Not having much luck until....

...I stumbled across this on sale....

https://www.matrixgames.com/game/john-tillers-battleground-napoleonic-wars

It includes a Win 10 compatible version of AOS as well as a PDF manual (which I was also missing).


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Reply #13 on: December 31, 2023, 11:54:07 PM
That takes me back some.  :notworthy:

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Reply #14 on: January 01, 2024, 08:36:29 AM
I decided to treat myself to Campaign Chickamauga and the Mexican-American War from WDS before the new year budget kicked in.  8)

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