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T a b l e o fCONTENTS

FEATURES

2 GTM DECEMBER 2014

PREVIEWSTwo Games, Endless Possibilities!

Tall Tales! Flex your creative muscle with Dixit and Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow.

by Asmodee Editions

DC HeroClix: The FlashFast and the Furious! There’s no outrunning justice with

WizKids’ DC HeroClix: The Flash!by WizKids/NECA

Super Dungeon Explore: Forgotten KingCrystalia 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

JahariUncover 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

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COMIC STRIP

GIVEAWAY

REVIEW

PRE-ORDER SECTIONS

DORK TOWERby John Kovalic

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!”

Firefly: The Game — Blue Sun Expansion Set from Gale Force Nine

Reviewed by Rebecca Kaufeld

Madame Ching from Asmode EditionsReviewed by Jane Trudeau-Smith and Philip Smith [“Table For Two”]

Sons of Anarchy from Gale Force NineReviewed by Jane Trudeau-Smith and Philip Smith [“Table For Two”]

Five Tribes from Days of WonderReviewed by John Kaufeld

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Star Wars: Imperial Assault — Ally and Villain PacksRisk & 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

Pairs: The New Classic Pub GameShort on time, big on fun, Pairs is Cheapass Games’ fast-playing, press-your-luck pub game.by James Ernest

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Through The Breach: A Malifaux Roleplaying Game

by Wyrd Miniatures

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

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4 GTM DECEMBER 2014

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Choices. 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

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.

Such is the premise for Wyrd Miniatures’ Through the Breach, a story-driven, roleplaying experience set in the world of Malifaux. But, our Cover Story is but the beginning of your journey through this issue of GTM. As in all means of passage, there are branches and crossroads — choices to be made. And, this month, we offer many. Will you travel to a Galaxy Far, Far Away… and fight for the cause of the Rebel Alliance or Galactic Empire with Ally and 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 his infamous Rogue’s Gallery in WizKids’ DC HeroClix: The Flash, or venture to Jaipur, the jewel of Rajasthan, to become the most prestigious gem merchant in Mayfair Games’ Johari. Perhaps you’ll try your hand at pressing-your-luck with Pairs, Cheapass Games’ fast-playing pub game, quell the growing evil festering in the fantasy world Soda Pop Miniatures’ 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.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!

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