Best of
Gaming

1990

The Forgotten Realms Atlas


Karen Wynn Fonstad - 1990
    Join adventures renowned as they trek across Toril in the detailed, beautifully illustrated atlas. Ride with the Ffolk in the magical Moonshae Isles. Brave the brutal elements of Icewind Dale. Follow the gods as they wreak destruction from the Dales to Waterdeep. Watch as empires of East and West collide. Karen Wynn Fonstad, author of "The Atlas of the Dragonlance World", "The Atlas of Middle Earth", "The Atlas of Pern, and "The Atlas of the Land", now brings you the spectacular and dynamic settings of the Forgotten Realms.

The King's Quest Companion (Covers Games I-VII)


Peter Spear - 1990
    The adventure continues with this updated edition of the best-selling (60,000 copies sold) strategy guide to the classic adventure game recently featured in Newsweek.-- More than 2.5 million copies of the games sold-- Covers games 1-7 for all computer models at the price of a single-game guide-- Not a hints book -- more a novel that extends and amplifies the role playing in the King's Quest environment.-- Reveals the legends and tales about Daventry's fabulous characters and creatures, as well as their hidden secrets-- Strategy, hints, and tips and answers told through a fictionalized narrative

Realm of Chaos: The Lost and The Damned


Rick Priestley - 1990
    This book has the ISBN 1-869893-52-2 but goodreads has erroneously listed another Games Workshop book with this ISBN.

More Tales of the Black Widow


Anthony Pryor - 1990
    After taking the full brunt of House Kurita's wrath, Jaime Wolf turned to Natasha Kerensky, the notorious Stack Widow, for help in rebuilding his devastated mercenary unit. Under her ruthless command, the Dragoon's Black Widows returned to deadly form.Now the entire Inner Sphere is locked in a life or death struggle against a seemingly invincible invader known as the Clans. Some say that only the Black Widow and her men could triumph against these invaders. But Natasha Kerensky no longer fights for the Inner Sphere. Now she fights for the glory of the Clans!MORE TALES OF THE BLACK WIDOW...chronicles Natasha Kerensky's unit's servce during the Marik Civil War, the War of '39, and her latest role with Clan Wolf. This scenario pack describes 16 of the Widow's most critical battles. Also included are detailed unit rosters, prsonnel files, and BattleMech readouts that give the truest picture yet of he Inner Sphere's most feared mercenary commander."

The Encyclopedia of Tarot, Volume III


Stuart R. Kaplan - 1990
    Provides information on every important theory and intepretation and every recognized deck, illustrating and commenting on the symbolism of the early Tarocchi decks and the major later decks.

H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham: Unveiling the Legend-Haunted City


Keith Herber - 1990
    Chaosium Stock #8803Book by Keith Herber, et al.

Technical Readout 3050/Battletech: The Return of Kerensky


Andrew Keith - 1990
    A major step forward for the BattleTech tabletop game, this TRO introduced a wealth of new BattleMechs, new technology and an entirely new unit type—Elementals, armored infantry developed by the invading Clans.

Car Wars Compendium: The Complete Rules in One Volume


Chad Irby - 1990
    This book features vehicular combat of all types (with the noteable exception of tank combat and submarine combat). Types of vehicles included are (but not limited to): motorcycles, compact cars, station wagons, pickups, vans, three wheelers, boats up to yacht sized, and helicopters. Design rules are included to make your own vehicles. Combat is done on a scale of one inch equals 15 feet with one second turns. All vehicles come with weapons and armor. Types of weapons include anything from machine guns to missiles to flamethrowers to lasers. Scenarios include anything from highway combats between two cars to helicopter attacks on other vechicles to arena combats (demolition derby with weapons). This games was one of the first designs to come out of Steve Jackson Games in 1981 or 82

Topps Baseball Cards: The Complete Picture Collection, a 40 Year History, 1951-1990


Frank Slocum - 1990
    With thousands of full-color reproductions of Topps cards (including over 100 all-new pages), plus a wealth of baseball lore and statistics, this special edition is a collector's dream. 750 pages of full-color reproductions.

The Battletech Compendium


FASA Corporation - 1990
    All the rules needed to simulate exciting conflicts between BattleMechs, vehicles, and infantry are included, revising and streamlining material from BattleTech, 3rd Edition, CityTech, 2nd Edition, and the original BattleTech Compendium. The Rules of Warfare also contains a concise history of the BattleTech universe and its movers and shakers, several new BattleMech and OmniTech designs, rules for miniatures play, and full-color illustrations.

The Battle for Twycross


Anthony Pryor - 1990
    high-tech barbarians bring war and destruction to the Inner Sphere. The Jade Falcons were one of the fiercest and most brutal of these Clans. Preying on the Federated Commonwealth, they mercilessly slaughtered its defending forces.The most successful of the Jade Falcons forces were the Falcon Guards. Led by Star Colonel Adler Malthus, the guards amassed an incredible string of victories.Their fate was to end up buried under tons of rock, entombed forever by Leftenant Kai Allard, giving the Federated Commonwealth its first victory over the Clans.This scenario pack recreates the battles for Twycross, with 15 BattleTech scenarios and 1 BattleForce scenario, following the Falcon Guards from their greatest success to their final stand.

Law of Darkness (DC Heroes RPG)


Scott Paul Maykrantz - 1990
    

Shadow World: Emer The Lost Continent (Rolemaster Roleplaying, #6100)


Iron Crown Staff - 1990
    There are others: the Dragonlord Voriig Kye, the Cult of Stars, and unspeakable creatures lurking beneath the Emerian mountains.The Great Continent holds limitless possibilities for adventure!Emer Campaign Book includes:- An overview of the Emerian Cultures and survey of the Seven Regions.- A history of the Masters of Emer.- The sky-city of Eidolon- Many layouts of cities and holds.- Kaitaine, trade capital of the West- Adventures to challenge young adventurers and bold lords alike.Master Atlas AddendumThe Master Atlas provided the structure for Shadow World. Now the Atlas Addendum reveals more of the inner workings of this contradictory environment.Two sections are devoted to demons and their heirarchies. The Dark Gods of Charón are revealed in all their might. Places of power and ancient artifacts are brought to light, as are constructs and lost technology. You'll find more information on magical materials and forging weapons.Read the tale of the Secret Circle, a cult of arcane power that seeks to destroy the Essence itself!The Master Atlas Addendum includes:- A chart covering all races and cultures in Shadow World to date.- A giant Encounter Chart- New Demons- A Glossary and Pronunciation Guide.- Artifacts and Places of Essence.- New Spell lists, and a section on how Spells are manifested.- An expanded Timeline.Inside this box:- The Atlas Addendum Book (96 pages).- The EMER Campaign Book (96 pages).- A 17" x 22" color map of Emer.- Color maps of Eidolon (the sky-city), and other cities.