Through The Breach: A Malifaux Roleplaying Game by Wyrd Miniatures T a b l e o f CONTENTS Embrace Fate Or Deny It! Rush headlong into the arms of destiny, or carve your own future in Through The Breach, a story-driven, roleplaying experience set in Wyrd s world of Malifaux. 06 FEATURES 10 14 44 52 53 Sample file 04 PREVIEWS Two Games, Endless Possibilities! Tall Tales! Flex your creative muscle with Dixit and Werewolves of Miller s Hollow. by Asmodee Editions DC HeroClix: The Flash Fast and the Furious! There s no outrunning justice with WizKids DC HeroClix: The Flash! by WizKids/NECA Super Dungeon Explore: Forgotten King Crystalia Is Under Siege! Gather your heroes to thwart the evil plaguing the land in Forgotten King, an enhanced, standalone expansion for Soda Pop Miniatures Super Dungeon Explore! by John Cadice Jahari Uncover every facet of becoming the most prestigious. jewel merchant in Jaipur in Johari. by Mayfair Games Mayfair Games Limited Edition Promo Expansions Set #13 A GTM Exclusive! Villainy [ Turf War ] and Lords of Vegas [ Skybridge ] receive the promo expansion treatment. by Mayfair Games COMIC STRIP DORK TOWER by John Kovalic Pairs: The New Classic Pub Game Short on time, big on fun, Pairs is Cheapass Games fast-playing, press-your-luck pub game. by James Ernest 17 46 PRE-ORDER SECTIONS REVIEW GAMES Firefly: The Game Blue Sun Expansion Set from Gale Force Nine Reviewed by Rebecca Kaufeld 12 48 Madame Ching from Asmode Editions Reviewed by Jane Trudeau-Smith and Philip Smith [ Table For Two ] 54 Star Wars: Imperial Assault Ally and Villain Packs Risk & Reward! Ally and Villain Packs expand your Imperial Assault campaign and skirmish games with iconic characters from the Star Wars universe. by Fantasy Flight Games 49 50 56 Sons of Anarchy from Gale Force Nine Reviewed by Jane Trudeau-Smith and Philip Smith [ Table For Two ] Five Tribes from Days of Wonder Reviewed by John Kaufeld GIVEAWAY 12th Annual Reaper Miniatures Brings Your Character To Life Contest! Characters Wanted! GTM and Reaper Miniatures continue the annual tradition to Bring Your Character To Life! 2 GTM DECEMBER 2014
C hoices. We all make em. What socks to wear? What sugary-sweet breakfast cereal to eat? Where to unwind at the end of a tasking workday (preferably on a hammock with this very issue). Each PUBLISHER Alliance Game Distributors EDITOR/ ADVERTISING MANAGER Andrew Smith day, the choices we make send ripples through an ocean of possibilities. As our actions tend to speak far louder than mere words, it is our choices that can (and do) alter our destiny, and those around us. ART DIRECTOR Such is the premise for Wyrd Miniatures Through the Breach, Matt Barham a story-driven, roleplaying experience set in the world of Malifaux. But, our Cover Story is but the beginning of your journey through COPYWRITER this issue of GTM. As in all means of passage, there are branches Todd A. Kaylor and crossroads choices to be made. And, this month, we offer many. Will you travel to a Galaxy Far, Far Away and fight for Submissions should be the cause of the Rebel Alliance or Galactic Empire with Ally and sent to Andrew Smith Villain Packs for Fantasy Flight s Star Wars: Imperial Assault, battle for the future of Central City as the Scarlet Speedster or a member of All Submissions become his infamous Rogue s Gallery in WizKids DC HeroClix: The Flash, or the property of venture to Jaipur, the jewel of Rajasthan, to become the most prestigious Game Trade Magazine, unless a gem merchant in Mayfair Games Johari. Perhaps you ll try your hand at return request is in writing, pressing-your-luck with Pairs, Cheapass Games fast-playing pub game, including a self addressed quell the growing evil festering in the fantasy world Soda Pop Miniatures stamped envelope. Super Dungeon Explore in Forgotten King, or weave a trail of tales (and deception) with Asmodee s Dixit and Werewolves of Miller s Hollow. Again, the choice is yours. And, if uncertainty plagues you, perhaps our comprehensive pre-order section and selection of reviews of Asmode Editions Madame Ching, Days of Wonder s Five Tribes, and Gale Force Nine s Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem and Firefly: The Game Blue Sun Expansion will grant you a bit of needed clarity in making more informed decisions for the days and months forthcoming. FOLLOW GAME TRADE MAGAZINE ON FACEBOOK FACEBOOK.COM/GAMETRADEMAGAZINE! All titles and artwork are trademarked and copyrighted of their respective owners Retailers: For wholesale inquiries, please contact Marc Aquino at 410.415.9238, or email mla2@alliance-games.com GTM 10150 York Road, Suite 300 Hunt Valley, MD 21030 Phone 410.318.8001 Fax 410.560.7589 SAndrew@diamondcomics.com WWW.GAMETRADEMAGAZINE.COM Call for advertising Info: 410.560.7100 2014 Alliance Game Distributors and respective copyright holders. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of Alliance Game Distributors All rights reserved. Printed in Canada. Oh, and if chance smiles upon you, maybe you ll be the winner in the 12th Annual Reaper Miniatures Brings Your Character To Life Contest! ( course, we ll never know unless you choose to enter) Anyway, thanks for choosing to read this issue! We appreciate your patronage. Game On! Sample file 4 GTM DECEMBER 2014