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Stronghold Games – Essen Press Release!

9 October 2012 No Comment

 

 Stronghold Games is pleased to announce our…

Essen Game Prices
and Essen/Preorder Promos

…plus…

“Ultimate Geek Sponsorship” of BGG.CON!

… and do you want to help us at our Booth?

…plus…

BGG Contest now running to win

Article 27

and

Crude: The Oil Game

…plus…

Preorders continue for these 2 highly anticipated 2012 boardgame releases…  

 Article 27 

and

Crude: The Oil Game

  

This is your opportunity to get 30% off on these two beautiful-looking, great games, save on combined shipping, plus get the Stronghold Games guarantee that you will have your preorders shipped to you before anyone else!

Read below about these releases… or click here for more information or to place your preorder!

Essen Game Prices and Essen / Preorder
Promos!
All the eyes of the gaming world point to Essen Germany next week for the annual Essen “Spiel”, a gathering of gaming geeks like no where else in the world!  Over 160,000 gamers attend Essen for “The Spiel” each October.  And of course, Stronghold Games will be there… bigger and better than ever!

If you so happen to be going to the Essen “Spiel” next week, please stop by the Stronghold Games booth in Hall 12, booth 12-86, to play and/or buy the Stronghold Games’ latest releases, or just to say hello!  We will have some famous people in the booth with us for most of the show, including:

  • Geoff Engelstein, designer of “Space Cadets”
  • Dan Baden, designer of “Article 27: The UN Security Council Game”

Other designers will be stopping by as well, such as Mark Chaplin, designer of the “Revolver” series, Michael Feldkotter, designer of “Little Devils”, and David Ausloos, designer of “Panic Station”.  Come by to hang out with us!

Here is a list of our Essen prices AND the promos that will be given away for FREE with a purchase of the corresponding game:

 

NEW/ESSEN RELEASES:

  • Little Devils                                   7 Euro
  • Crazy Creatures of Dr. Gloom            7 Euro
  • Revolver: Ambush on Gunshot Trail    7 Euro
  • Revolver: Hunt The Man Down          7 Euro
  • Revolver 2: Last Stand at Malpaso   17 Euro
  • CO2                                            42 Euro
  • Milestones                                    35 Euro
  • Article 27: The UN Security Council Game  35 Euro
  • Crude: The Oil Game                              45 Euro
  • Space Cadets                                      40 Euro
  • Core Worlds: Galactic Orders                  25 Euro

SPECIAL ITEMS

  • Revolver 1 Sleeves     8 Euro (Card Sleeves, Revolver 1 backs)
  • Revolver 2 Sleeves     8 Euro (Card Sleeves, Revolver 2 backs)
  • Revolver Promo Pk    15 Euro (“By The Gun They Died” Expansion — free with purchase of Revolver 1 or Revolver 2, see below)

PROMOS

With every purchase of these games, the indicated promo/expansion will be given for FREE:

  1. Revolver 1 – “By the Gun The Died” expansion (*or can be purchased separately)
  2. Revolver 2 – “By the Gun The Died” expansion (*or can be purchased separately)
  3. CO2 – “Arctic Expansion” promo
  4. Core Worlds: Galactic Orders – “Buono Core World” mini-expansion
  5. Space Cadets – TWO starship miniatures (1 gray and 1 blue)

NOTE:  Our preorder customers will also be receiving the indicated promos/expansions above, so have no fear if you won’t be at Essen!  Preorders for Space Cadets, Core Worlds: Galactic Orders, CO2, and Revolver 2 will be opening in late October!

Also availabe in Essen, the remainder of our catalog:

  • Panic Station                              15 Euro
  • Lost Temple                                20 Euro
  • Revolver 1                                  17 Euro
  • Code 777                                   20 Euro
  • Confusion                                   40 Euros
  • Survive (30th Anniversary Edition)  25 Euro
  • Core Worlds                                30 Euro
  • Outpost                                     40 Euro

Spiel Specials

 

“Spiel Specials” (discounted pricing for purchases of multiple titles) have not been determined yet. However, there will be specials offered for multiple game purchases.

 
Stronghold Games:
“Ultimate Geek” Sponsorship at BGG.CON!
Wanna be part of the team?
Come help us in our BGG.CON booth!

 

 

Stronghold Games is going LARGE at BGG.CON!

 

We are ULTIMATE GEEK sponsors at BGG.CON!  That’s the highest level of Sponsorship for BGG.CON, which will be held in Dallas, TX, Novemeber 14-18, 2012… just over 1 month away!

 

Stronghold Games is very proud to be sponsoring BGG.CON at this highest level.  We feel a great degree of kinship, not only with BGG the website, but with all of the fans of BGG, which are of course are our core demographic!

 

You guys are the “Alpha Gamers”, the ones that not only go out and buy games for your friends to play with you, but you evangelize great games, and you have done a great job doing this for Stronghold Games over the past several years!  Thank you very much for your help in that regard!

 

For our booth at BGG.CON, we are looking for some “Knights of The Stronghold” to help us out!

 

If you would like to be part of the team at BGG.CON, spending some time in the Stronghold Games booth, demo’ing and playing games with the other fans, we would love to have you!

 

Of course, our Booth Staff will be treated to various nice things for their help.  Depending upon the amount of time that you stay in the booth with us, we can give you games (duh! :) ), food, drinks, and even a badge to BGG.CON…again, all depending upon the time commitment you can make to us.

 

So, please email us at info@strongholdgames.com if you are interested in being part of the team at BGG.CON!

 

 

BGG Contest on now!
Enter to win a copy of
Article 27: The UN Security Council Game
 and/or
Crude: The Oil Game
But the contest ends Tuesday, October 9 (likely as you are reading this!)
Act quickly!  Stronghold Games is running a contest on Board Game Geek right now!

 

The Grand Prize is a copy of BOTH Crude: The Oil Game and Article 27: The UN Security Council Game.  There are 10 more prizes for either a copy of one or the other!

 

But the contest ends Tuesday, October 9…which is when you are likely reading this!  So go now to enter!!

 

Click here to enter the BGG Contest for Article 27 and Crude — ENTER NOW!

 Preorders continue for… 

 

Article 27
plus
Crude: The Oil Game
Save on the games…
Save on combined shipping…
AND get the preorders before anyone else!
 

As these 2 long-anticipated game productions are complete…

 

YES, they are complete and now are on ships heading to the Stronghold Games warehouse, not like this stuff you have to “kick to get started”:)

 

Stronghold Games is proud to announce that PREORDERS are open for these two new great games:

  • A pure negotiation game!  No knowledge of politics or the UN is required… only your willingness to negotiate, bribe, and backstab the other players is required!

    And, yes, it comes with a real wooden gavel… Photos below!

Click here to read the Designer Diary on BGG for Article 27! 

 

Click here to download the rules for Article 27!  

 

An economic simulation of the energy markets… with some of the coolest plastic bits every produced for a board game!
Almost 300 plastic pieces to represent all of the Oil Drilling Rigs, Oil Wells, Refineries, Gas Stations, and Crude Oil and Gasoline Barrels! Photos below!

 

 

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

 

Article 27… negotiation (and bribery and backstabbing) at its finest!(No knowlege of politics or the UN required)

  

And as usual, from the beginning of the Preorder period until the games arrive in our warehouse, Stronghold Games is offering each of these games to you at 30% off of MSRP!

 

Crude: The Oil Gamebecome the largest, richest oil company…or just fondle all the amazing bits in this game!

But, most importantly, as we always promise our loyal preorder customers, you will have your preordered games shipped to you before ANYONE ELSE, including Distributors, Retailers, or any other customers.

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

 

 

Here are just released photos of these two stunningly beautiful game productions, which just so happen to have amazing game play as well: 

 

ARTICLE 27:

Yes, ARTICLE 27 comes with a real, stained, wooden gavel!Best usable boardgame prop ever! :)

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

 

Article 27… all components on display…

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

 

Article 27… the Game Board…Bring your issues to the floor… or have them tabled!

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

 

Article 27… Russia Player Board and Player Screen.What out… or he will crush you!

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

 

Article 27… Russia Player Board and Player Screen, back.Notice the locations for the Issue Drawing Tokens, which give each player the hidden information about what their issues are worth to them.  You also keep your “Secret Agenda” token back here.

It’s all very secretive, you know…

 

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

 

Crude: The Oil Game:

 

Barrels of Crude Oil… black gold…Texas Tea…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

 

Oil Drilling Rigs… re-designed into a very 3-dimensional look as compared to the previous “McMulti” edition of the game.

 

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

 

Oil Wells… if you are lucky enough to strike oil, you can purchase Oil Wells to pump out the oil.

 

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

 

Oil Refineries… also, redesigned from the previous “McMulti” edition.  Much greater detail on these pieces.

 

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

 

Gas Stations… a very lucrative proposition.

 

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page! 

 

Gasoline Barrels… Crude Oil Barrels + Refinery = Gasoline Barrels!

 

Click here to order or review these 2 games on our “SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2012 PREORDERS” page!

Stronghold Games…

…The Fortress of Great Games!

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