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Spring 2021 Catalog SPRING 2021 OSPREY PUBLISHING This edition of the catalogue was printed on November 23, 2020. To view updates, please see the Spring 2021 Raincoast eCatalogue or visit www.raincoast.com 21S Macm Osprey Page 1 of 42 Absolute Emperor Napoleonic Wargame Battles by Boyd Bruce A set of mass battle rules for wargaming in the Napoleonic Wars, allowing players to refight the battles that shaped Europe. From the late Revolutionary Wars and Egyptian campaign, to the battles of Austerlitz, Borodino, Leipzig and Waterloo, Absolute Emperor is a mass battle wargame that provides all the rules needed to play during this period of grand armies and sweeping campaigns. Players' armies are composed of multiple corps, with command and control being of the utmost importance, all influenced by the elan of your general. Do you follow in the footsteps of Napoleon and be crowned the Absolute Emperor or stand against tyranny as Wellington and Blucher. Author Bio Osprey Boyd Brucehas been a librarian, a soldier, a father, and a wargamer. Relying On Sale: May 25/21 upon his history degree, his love of books, his years of service, and a passion 7.24 x 9.76 • 64 pages for wargaming, he has made the transition from participant to instigator with 9781472843654 • $26.99 • pb Absolute Emperor . Playing all types of tabletop wargaming, Boyd's main History / Europe / General gaming interest will always be historical, with Napoleonic gaming holding a Series: Osprey Wargames favorite place in his heart. Notes Promotion - Online ads targeted on such gaming sites as BoardGameGeek and the Dice Tower - How-to-play videos on Osprey Games' YouTube channel - Launch at top gaming events such as GenCon - Demo copy program with major distributors such as ACD and Alliance - Reviews on top gaming sites such Dice Towe, Geek & Sundry, There Will Be Games, BoardGameGeek - Reviews in gaming press such as GTM, Meeple Monthly, Tabletop Gaming magazine Sales Rep 21S Macm Osprey Page 2 of 42 Imperium: Classics by Nigel Buckle and David Turczi An asymmetric card-based civilization building game for 1-4 players, charting the rise and fall of some of the greatest civilizations from history and legend. Formidable adversaries are arrayed against you. Your people stand ready. History beckons. In your hands lies the destiny of one of history's great civilizations. Under constant threat of attack, you must conquer new lands, oversee dramatic scientific and cultural advances and lead your people into the era of empire. Expand too rapidly and unrest will bring your civilization to its knees; build up too slowly, however, and you might find yourself a mere footnote of history. As one of eight radically asymmetric civilizations you will compete to become the most dominant empire the world has ever seen. Imperium: Classics is a standalone game that contains the Carthaginian, Celt, Osprey Greek, Macedonian, Persian, Roman, Scythian, and Viking civilisations and On Sale: May 25/21 an individual solo opponent behaving as each nation. It is fully compatible with 9781472844743 • $54.50 • board game Imperium: Legends for players wanting to expand their pool of civilisations Games / Board • Non Returnable even further. Notes Author Bio Nigel Buckle is an established designer based in London, UK. Having worked Promotion in the computer game industry, playtesting and writing scenerios for Lord of Online ads targeted on such gaming sites as the Rings games, Nigel turned his hand to boardgaming. He is best known for BoardGameGeek, and the Dice Tower,Amazon A+ designing Omega Century, published by Spiral Galaxy in 2014 and Mindclash content in 2020. Social media campaign Demo copy program with major distributors such as David Turczi is a prolific UK-based game designer, most well known for the ACD and Alliance BGG top 50 hit Anachrony. Additional designs include Kitchen Rush, Dice Reviews on top gaming sites such Dice Tower, Geek & Settlers, Rome and Roll, and solo modes for various other designers' games, Sundry, There Will be Games, Board Game Geek, including Teotihuacan and Cerebria. Reviews in gaming press such as GTM, Meeple Monthly, Tabletop Gaming magazine Sales Rep 21S Macm Osprey Page 3 of 42 Imperium: Legends by Nigel Buckle and David Turczi An asymmetric card-based civilization building game for 1-4 players, charting the rise and fall of some of the greatest civilizations from history and legend. Formidable adversaries are arrayed against you. Your people stand ready. History beckons. In your hands lies the destiny of one of history's great civilizations. Under constant threat of attack, you must conquer new lands, oversee dramatic scientific and cultural advances and lead your people into the era of empire. Expand too rapidly and unrest will bring your civilization to its knees; build up too slowly, however, and you might find yourself a mere footnote of history. As one of eight radically asymmetric civilizations you will compete to become the most dominant empire the world has ever seen. Imperium: Legends is a standalone game that contains the three most Osprey challenging civilisations in Imperium - the Arthurians, Utopians, and Atlantians On Sale: May 25/21 - as well as the Egyptians, Mauryan, Minoan, Olmec, and Qin civilisations, 9781472844750 • $54.50 • board game each of which can be played against solo. It is fully compatible with Imperium: Games / Board • Non Returnable Classics for players wanting to expand their pool of civilisations even further. Notes Author Bio Nigel Buckle is an established designer based in London, UK. Having worked Promotion in the computer game industry, playtesting and writing scenerios for Lord of Online ads targeted on such gaming sites as the Rings games, Nigel turned his hand to boardgaming. He is best known for BoardGameGeek, and the Dice Tower,Amazon A+ designing Omega Century, published by Spiral Galaxy in 2014 and Mindclash content in 2020. Social media campaign,Demo copy program with major distributors such as ACD and Alliance David Turczi is a prolific UK-based game designer, most well known for the Reviews on top gaming sites such Dice Tower, Geek & BGG top 50 hit Anachrony. Additional designs include Kitchen Rush, Dice Sundry, There Will be Games, Board Game Geek Settlers, Rome and Roll, and solo modes for various other designers' games, including Teotihuacan and Cerebria. Sales Rep 21S Macm Osprey Page 4 of 42 Sigil & Shadow A Roleplaying Game of Urban Fantasy and Occult Horror by R.E. Davis, illustrated by Luis Fernandez Sanz An urban fantasy roleplaying game of ancient nightmares and modern terrors. Set in a mirror of our own world, Sigil & Shadow is a roleplaying game of urban fantasy and occult horror in which players take on the roles of illuminated heroes and shadowed monsters to face the rising tide of supernatural forces. Ancient nightmares lurk behind the closed doors of boardrooms, entities from beyond time prowl the city streets, forgotten rituals are reborn as viral memes. Do you take a stand against the encroaching shadows? Or do you seek their power for yourself? More choice, less complexity: Sigil & Shadowand the d00Lite rules are highly accessible, with the focus squarely on the story rather than the mechanics-- who the characters are and what they do, not how they do it. A thousand stories: A Sigil & Shadow campaign can be built around a wide range of plots. Osprey A toolkit for your nightmares: Sigil & Shadow is designed to accommodate all On Sale: Jul 20/21 these and more--a GM can develop character templates that fit their own 6.02 x 9.02 • 224 pages mythos, or players can build unique creatures from scratch. 9781472844835 • $47.50 • CL - With dust jacket Beings of myth wake from their slumber while modern cults sacrifice to pop- Games / Role Playing & Fantasy culture gods and ancient cabals pursue their age-old schemes into the digital Series: Osprey Roleplaying age. Notes Author Bio R.E. Davis hails from a college town in Texas, where he grew up exposed to a Promotion weird mix of old-fashioned living and big-city dreaming. Always one for the weird, he spent much of his youth playing fantasy games, listening to scary music, and reading dystopian fiction and occult literature. His adulthood hasn't changed that. He has worn many labels: office IT guy, gas station clerk, costume shop manager, game store owner, communications major, and now father and husband. He is also the "resident grumpus" of the ChaosGrenade game blog. Sales Rep 21S Macm Osprey Page 5 of 42 Jackals: The Fall of the Children of Bronze A Grand Campaign for Jackals by John-Matthew DeFoggi, illustrated by Guillaume Ducos and Veronika Fedorova An epic campaign for Jackals, the Sword & Sorcery roleplaying game set in a Fantasy Bronze Age inspired by the legends and cultures of the Ancient Near East. You ask what the Jackals do in the Zaharets. I ask you, what happens if they do nothing? - Nawsi Namar of Orsem Honess, speaking to the Sar of Ameena Noani The Fall of the Children of Bronze is a grand campaign for Jackals, and includes 30 adventures spanning 15 years. Players will explore the ancient myths and legends of the War Road, from the bustling streets of Ameena Noani in the north and Sentem in the south, to abandoned temples in the wastes, and mansions deep within the earth. They will encounter beings and powers from the past - ancient but far from dormant - and come face to face Osprey with the hidden hand that would the Law of Men torn down and chaos brought On Sale: May 25/21 to the Zaharets. 6.02 x 9.02 • 192 pages 9781472837684 • $47.50 • CL - With dust jacket Games / Role Playing & Fantasy Author Bio Series: Osprey Roleplaying J-M DeFoggi has been fascinated by the cultures, languages, and myths of Notes the Ancient Near East for most of his life.
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