Sunday, August 10, 2008

New BattleLore expansion announced

Days of Wonder announced today the Operation Overlord and ‘Hedgerow Hell’ Overlord BattleMap expansions for Memoir ‘44; and the ‘Troll Map’ Epic Adventure expansion for the BattleLore game system. All three expansions will make their debut this week at the Gen Con gaming convention in Indianapolis.

This first release of the Epic Adventure Map series for BattleLore includes a large scale Epic map featuring two Epic Adventures—For Troll & Country and Troll Bridge. The paper map is 47 x 34 inches (120 x 87 cm) and comes ready to play with terrain, obstacles and unit positions pre-printed. Players can just place their BattleLore units and start their adventure. This volume also features the new Troll Creature figure, perfect to use with these or other adventures.

The BattleLore Troll Map Epic Adventure expansion is expected to be available worldwide in October. Suggested retail price for the Troll Map expansion is $18 and €16.

For the official page at DOW and pictures go here.

For the info on the Memoir ‘44 expansions go to tabletopgamingnews.com.

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Monday, August 4, 2008

The BattleLore Lore Card Compendiums: August ‘08

Gerald Uitz, tireless BattleLore fan that he is, brings us the August update of the Lore Card Compendiums. English, French and German files have been updated.

As usual, head to the Guild Downloads section for the latest downloads.

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Friday, August 1, 2008

The Siege of Juvage: Fan Fiction & Adventure

“A loud crash drowned the cries of the citizenry as another boulder hit the castle wall. The ground shook, and small pebbles from the ceiling gave off a glassy sound as they hit the marble floor. The aging scribe sat anxiously at his desk in the castle library. He was sweating heavily as he awaited Count Gervase. Some of the shelves had toppled over, and the floor was now littered with books and random debris from the broken decorations that had once adorned this elegant hall. Dawn had broken, and the small city of Juvage awoke to the sound of crashing boulders.”

It’s wonderful to see how some BattleLore fans have been inspired by the game to create their own game variants, adventures and background.

Jorge Molinari has not only created a great adventure with Deliver the Message, but he has written an excellent piece of fiction to accompany it, The Siege of Juvage.

This has all been put together into a PDF document you can download here (772 Kb). Read the story, then play the adventure for yourself!

Thanks Jorge for all the hard work you’ve put into this excellent contribution!

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Monday, June 16, 2008

BattleLore Reference Sheet finally updated

Sorry this took so long folks—I’d actually finished updating the BattleLore Reference Sheet ages ago to include the Dwarven Battalion rules, and then neglected to upload it!

As usual, for best results, print out in colour on double-sided matt card (don’t forget to print at 100%), cut out and laminate.

Enjoy! Go to the Guild Downloads section for the download.

Update: Now v9.1.

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Friday, June 6, 2008

The BattleLore Compendiums: June ‘08

One of the most hard-working and dedicated members of the BattleLore community, Gerald Uitz, brings us the June update of his incredible Compendiums. All files have been updated (the German versions have been entirely reworked in collaboration with Days of Wonder) except the English Creatures Compendium, for which there were no new entries.

The June editions of the Lore Cards Compendiums and the Creatures Compendiums are now online. As usual, go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest downloads.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

The BattleLore BattleBox Project

Dedicated BattleLore fan Christian Schepers has created these spectacular component boxes for BattleLore. With the official approval of Days of Wonder, here they are, in both English and German versions!

English version: Download PDF (32.5Mb)
German version: Download PDF (32.3Mb)

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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

The BattleLore Compendiums: April ‘08

Things may be a little quiet out there on the BattleLore front lately, but still the improbably dedicated Gerald Uitz keeps us all up to date with his beautiful Compendiums. The April editions of the Lore Cards Compendiums and the Creatures Compendiums are now online.

For these editions, it’s time to do a full new print-out, because Gerald has, with the approval of Days of Wonder, rewritten the titles on most of the pages to make finding your answers even easier. As of the next release you can then go back to just printing and replacing the revised index and pages with new entries.

As usual, go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest downloads.

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Replacement Call to Arms cards available

The card backs on the first edition Call to Arms cards did not match the backs of the Specialist Card decks that were later released. While this does not affect game play, for those who would like a visual match Days of Wonder have printed replacement decks of the 10 Call to Arms cards with the correct matching card backs and are offering a free replacement program.

Get the cards here.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

The BattleLore Compendiums: March ‘08

The miraculous Gerald Uitz, by the sweat of his brow, keeps us all up to date as usual: March editions of the English and German Lore Cards Compendiums and the English Creatures Compendium.

Remember, for each new revision you now need only print and replace the revised index and pages with new entries.

As usual, go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest downloads.

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Gary Gygax, 1938-2008

It’s quite possible that BattleLore wouldn’t exist without the legacy of Dungeons & Dragons, and I’m sure many BattleLore players once played D&D when they were younger, and perhaps still do. Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, passed away this morning, aged 69.

I’ve written a small tribute to the man on my personal blog.

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