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AdderMcOne
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:51 pm

Sensational win there JohnGaunt!!

Looks very nice, and the price -

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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:47 pm

Very nice, John! I've seen other gold RP minis go for $50-ish!

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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:04 pm

Is that 24K gold? 18K? 14K?

Gold plating?

Just curious...

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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:54 pm

Gold plating, almost certainly. No idea what karat, though

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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 7:20 pm

Here's the cover of Dungeon of Necros (1980):
Tome of Treasures :: View topic - The Dungeon of Necros (1980)

Also, Ironhedge by Empire Wargames:
Tome of Treasures :: View topic - Ironhedge (1990)

I also added Ganghedge, Westhedge, and Starhedge.

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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:07 pm

Cool win, Mars. I was watching that one, but have cut back on spending dramatically... dang it.

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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:11 pm

I would guess that Necros is insanely rare.

I also recently picked up a few more Fantasy Factory (US) items:
Tome of Treasures :: View Forum - Fantasy Factory (US)

I'm still looking for Overland Encounters Levels 5-8 if anyone has one for sale.

and this Origins Edition of The Fantasy Gamer's Compendium:
Tome of Treasures :: View topic - The Fantasy Gamer's Compendium (1983)

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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:04 am

Another small press fantasy RPG from the 1980s: Real Wonders & Tremendous Gambits:

The Rules:
Tome of Treasures :: View topic - Real Wonders & Tremendous Gambits (1987)

Metaphysics (Book of Magic):
Tome of Treasures :: View topic - Real Wonders & Tremendous Gambits Metaphysics (1987)

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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:04 am

Mars wrote:Another small press fantasy RPG from the 1980s: Real Wonders & Tremendous Gambits:

The Rules:
Tome of Treasures :: View topic - Real Wonders & Tremendous Gambits (1987)

Metaphysics (Book of Magic):
Tome of Treasures :: View topic - Real Wonders & Tremendous Gambits Metaphysics (1987)

Classic Old School RPG here folks, trust me on this, if you collect this sort of thing get one!

Brette:)

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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:15 am

Nice! I find any rare old cottage RPGs just about impossible to win these days. I think there are a lot out there with deep pokcets that have everything readily available and just fight it our for the strange and rare non-TSR stuff.

Sometimes I waste time doing peculiar searches, but whereas a couple of years ago I would pick up the odd item, now I give up after an hour or so -- I assume the high rollers are trawling Ebay backwards and forwards and upside down with every odd RPG term conceivable, like big companies with driftnets turning the sea into a desert. :nemo:

Only solution is to finish this (expletive) degree :study:

, get back to work, and then join the high rollers. :money:

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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:57 am

HermitFromPluto wrote:Only solution is to finish this (expletive) degree , get back to work, and then join the high rollers.

I'm with you on that one.

However, having just purchased the remaining stock of the Real Wonders & Tremendous Gambits, I do have a few extra copies if anyone is interested.

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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:00 pm

However, having just purchased the remaining stock of the Real Wonders & Tremendous Gambits, I do have a few extra copies if anyone is interested.

Count me in on that.

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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:44 pm

I already reserved one copy of each too

Mars is my official reseller of small press RPG

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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:03 am

Mars wrote: However, having just purchased the remaining stock of the Real Wonders & Tremendous Gambits, I do have a few extra copies if anyone is interested.

Yep. Interested if not too late. Price is a factor though.

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:29 am

I received Infinity RPG from the Infinity Company, released in 1979. I was astonished that no one spot it in NKG stock

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:59 am

I think I have a later printing of this one that has a grey/silver cover, but nice find!

Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:50 pm

Mars wrote:I think I have a later printing of this one that has a grey/silver cover, but nice find!

Could you post a cover scan if you find it? I found no track of a second print of this game. I know that it exists another RPG with a slightly similar name but not from the same authors.

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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:58 pm

I will see if I can find it and it might be different authors. I remember it is also called Infinity and has the infinity symbol on the cover as well.

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