Best buys: Star Wars CCG: Coruscant
Best buys: Star Wars CCG: Coruscant is a mention in the Best Buys column of InQuest Gamer #79 (November 2001, page 27).[1]
OH GNOME WHAT IT IS: A battle of strength and wits against the gnomes next door, to control the garden hose and pull your neighbor into the fence. No, we're not kidding. For two to four players. Mayfair. $20. WHY IT'S COOL: Any game that has "a prayer for squirrels" cannot go wrong.
ORIENTAL ADVENTURES (Dungeons & Dragons) WHAT IT IS: The Asian fantasy sourcebook for D&D. Wizards of the Coast. $34.95. WHY IT'S COOL: Not only do you get new classes like the shugenja, samurai and ever-so-sneaky ninja, you also get a complete Legend of the Five Rings campaign setting, the ultimate in shuriken-chucking fantasy!
RAVENLOFT (d20 fantasy) WHAT IT IS: The Third Edition-compatible setting of an old D&D fave—a land where being undead is an asset and evil rules. Sword & Sorcery. $29.95. WHY IT'S COOL: Because it really cranks the danger level up a notch. Ravenloft is a place where evil is commonplace and the good guys are an endangered species.
ROKUGAN RPG WHAT IT IS: The d20 version of Legend of the Five Rings, with everything you ever wanted to know about the Emerald Empire. Alderac. $24.95. WHY IT'S COOL: L5R has one of the lushest settings and backstories in the history of gaming. Do you really need another reason?
SERIAL EXPERIMENTS LAIN: ULTIMATE FAN GUIDE (Big Eyes, Small Mouth) WHAT IT IS: The RPG guide to the anime series. Two worlds exist: the real world, and the wired world. The day after a classmate commits suicide, a 13-year-old receives an e-mail from the dead girl. Guardians of Order. $24.95. WHY IT'S COOL: A surrealistic Tokyo cyberpunk setting with an anime flair. It doesn't get much weirder!
WAR! AGE OF IMPERIALISM WHAT IT IS: Explore, build an empire then expand through technological advancements, diplomacy and—our personal favorite—good old-fashioned war. Set in the years 1830 to 1900, a.k.a. the Age of Imperialism, this is one more way to plan your world conquest. Eagle. $49.99. WHY IT'S COOL: Look dude, you're never going to be a real emperor. You might as well live out your fantasies here.
WORLD OF ZORRO ADVENTURE GAME (Legacy of Zorro) WHAT IT IS: The full-blown game and resource guide for the man with the mask, packed with options for characters, new weapons and details on 1820 Spanish California. Tundra. $24.95. WHY IT'S COOL: We've said it before, and we'll say it again: Catherine Zeta-Jones. But for you freaks out there: www.queenofswords.com.
BEST BUYS
GAMES WE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF
STAR WARS CCG: CORUSCANT Sharp as a tack. That's how clear the pictures are in the latest release for the Star Wars CCG. Add in great new cards—especially those with cool alternate art—the continuation of the storyline that brings Darth Maul and more "Episode I" characters into the core game, and a barrel of wamprats being whipped into a frenzy as players gear up for November's World Championships, and there's no doubt the force is with this expansion. Decipher. $3.29 per 11-card booster.
SENGOKU: REVISED EDITION Is Legend of the Five Rings a bit too fantasy-based for you? Then Sengoku is for you. Everything you ever wanted to know about feudal Japan is locked up in this roleplaying game: history, customs, religion, occupations, architecture, politics, etc. It's as much info as a survey course on Japanese history, all wrapped up in an easy-to-learn and action-packed RPG using the fuzion system. Gold Rush. $29.95.
WEB OF THE WIDOW Finally, a half-breed between online games like EverQuest and pencil-and-paper-roleplaying. Web of the Widow provides a complete 120-page d20 fantasy RPG module on one CD-ROM. You get maps, printable game aids, music and 3-D scenes to walk players through. It's the latest step in a new age of RPGs. Columbia. $19.98.
TENJO Feudal Japan was never like this. Tenjo is an easy-to-learn, yet deeply strategic war game where the battlefield can change by the minute as shadow-warriors slip unseen into castles and players trade family members for peace. Part Diplomacy, part Risk, part Legend of the Five Rings, Tenjo truly tests your leadership skills as you and the other players vie for control of economic centers while your generals lead samurai in defense and to war against the other clans. For two to four players. www.tenjo.com. WhySpire? $49.95.
See also
External links
- Inquest Gamer Partial Collection, Internet Archive (file inquest.079.-.nov.2001.-.harry.potter.ccg.pdf)
References
- ↑ "Best Buys", InQuest Gamer #79 (November 2001), p. 27. Scan: Inquest Gamer Partial Collection, Internet Archive (file inquest.079.-.nov.2001.-.harry.potter.ccg.pdf).