GMT is shipping the two latest games to graduate from its P500 system, Pursuit of Glory and Barbarossa: Kiev to Rostov. Pursuit of Glory, a sequel to the acclaimed Paths of Glory game, covers World War I in the Middle East, with the British-Russian alliance pitted against the Ottoman Empire supported by the Germans. Barbarossa is part of the East Front Series and is an operational level game on the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during 1941.

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As we mentioned earlier, the extravaganza known as the Essen Game Far is underway.  In keeping with the theme of boatd game induced mania, we thought you might be interested in some of the acoutrements available at Essen for the holy grail that is Agricola.

First up in our list is a great little bonus that all of us can have.  The “Through the Seasons” expansion is a small giveaway printed on a double-sided postcard.  Fortunately, its a fairly simple expansion and you can print your own copy thanks to the nice, hi-resolution image of the expansion on Board Game Geek!

But maybe you’re still into improving the components of the original game – let’s face it, for such a great game, the components were sorta lackluster.  Well, maybe wheat and pumpkin (vegetable) meeples are just what you need to make the game complete.  These are a little hard to print out, so the kind folks at Funagain Games have obtained some leftovers and has started taking preorders ($11.99) (and they’ve got Animeeples too!)!

Last, but not least, we have the rarest homage to board gaming perfection – Agri-Cola.  That’s right, there’s now a soft drink made to simultaneously mock the infamous mispronounciation while simultaneously celebrating all that is geeky about this year’s hit game.  This one is definitely harder to get hold of, but if you’re lucky, you can snag a bottle from eBay.

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CruiseIQ is a trivia game by Robert Milet for his company Vacations on Video. It is aimed at frequent cruise takers, with travel questions ranging from difficult to very difficult, imho.

The game includes 4 2-inch pewter cruise pieces and 200 cards with 1,000 questions such as “Found in the Cayman’s, what is often called the best 12 foot dive in the world?”

It also has a double-sided board, so you can play in either the Americas or Europe-Africa-Asia.

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Created by the Techpad Agency for HostingCon 2007, ServerMania is a roll-and-move “do what the space says” game with the goal of creating the most lucrative web hosting company.

There are two opportunities for decision making. The second is whether or not to pay money when you come close to a certain type of square (if you pay, you get a benefit if you land on the square, and if you don’t you get a penalty if you land on the square).

The first is whether or not to play the game.

Pretty-looking, though. And Techpad will help you brand one for your company, if you like.

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Long promised, a Deluxe version of War of the Ring has finally been put up for preorder by Phalanx Games. Then again, reports from Essen Spiel are that it wont be available until the Spring. For 200 Euros, dedicated fans will get prepainted miniatures, a carved and painted wooden box, and an extra-large map board with territories marked in Elvish script.

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