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Annalise is back in print. It is available right now for direct sale, via the Unstore. It will be back in stock at Indie Press Revolution soon, check my publisher page there for updates.
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Retailers, feel free to contact me directly (via the info in the right sidebar) if you’re interested in carrying Annalise in your establishment of distinction.
Andy Kitkowski, all-around good guy and moderator of the Story Games forum, is starting what he’s calling an RPG Bookclub for the new year. For the first “round” he’s picked Annalise. From the Story Games thread:
When: From NOW until February 15th. 6 weeks. That should be more than enough time to learn the rules and organize a session.
Details: “The (Story Games? Andy?) RPG Club”. Play at least one session of one game (more if you can/want to), then discuss the results here.
Half the effort is organizing and engaging in play. The other half is discussing with others what you did/didn’t like about the game, how your session went, etc.
STEP ONE: Locate/Purchase the game.
STEP TWO: Play the game, at least once.
STEP THREE: Start discussion of the game in a new thread.
(I imagine a single “RPG Book Club: [GAME NAME]” thread per game, where people go in and post their thoughts, before or after they actually play the game)
STEP FOUR (optional): If you had fun, keep playing.
STEP FIVE (very optional): Review the game in its own “The Game Report” (category) thread.
In addition to Annalise, Andy has also proposed a game called Metropole Luxury Coffin. It’s a free Cyberpunk setting/game by Graham MacLean.
If you have been interested in giving Annalise a shot, this is a great time to do it!
With the holidays comes Epimas, the tradition of giving games – and getting a little something for yourself. Annalise is part of Epimas again this year, and I encourage you to take advantage of this great offer! This year, there are a number of PDF bundles available, of 3, 6 or all 12 participating games. When you order a bundle for someone else (to be delivered on December 24th via email), you get the same bundle for yourself, for free. Annalise is part of these bundles:
Gingerbread Bundle: Annalise + Apocalypse World and My Life With Master for only $15
Giant Glass of Nog Bundle: Annalise + 1,001 Nights, Apocalypse World, Bliss Stage, Steal Away Jordan and Time & Temp for only $25
The Whole Tofoose: All of the above, plus Blowback, Dogs in the Vineyard, Dread House, Mist-Robed Gate, and Shock: for only $40
Please do take advantage of one of these fantastic offers, and give someone you care about the gift of game this Epimas!
Looking for a horror game for Halloween weekend? What about two? For a limited time, you can get PDFs of both Annalise and Dread for only $18 (down from $22). Both of these games are suitable for low/no-prep pick-up-and-play gaming, and both deliver that sense of creeping horror you are looking for.
Simply click here to check out the deal, and enjoy your tales of terror!
Dread is the ENnie-award winning game of horror and suspense. In addition to it’s innovative questionnaire system of character creation, Dread’s most well-known feature is the use of a tower of blocks (such as Jenga®) to represent the tension between desire and loss at the heart of tales of the macabe. For more information: visit publisher The Impossible Dream and/or author Epidiah Ravachol.
The first printing of Annalise has sold out of direct distribution channels. Thanks so much to everyone who’s picked up the game in print so far! These retailers have certainly purchased the game, and may or may not still have copies:
There will be another printing as soon as possible, probably available sometime in November. In the meantime, the PDF is and always will be available for immediate purchase.
Annalise is available for purchase by retailers via Indie Press Revolution.
Additionally, Annalise is available for sure from these retailers:
And is in process of arriving at these retailers:
If you are a retailer, I do offer direct wholesale pricing. Contact me here to make an inquiry.
Back from a wonderful Gen Con – a big thanks to everyone who came by the Design Matters booth and made this our best Gen Con ever!
Annalise Final Edition is now available for purchase in print and PDF. Simply click here (or on the Purchasing Info tab) to order.
The preorder period for Annalise Final Edition is now over. A big thank you to everyone who preordered the game!
Annalise Final Edition will be debuting in print at the Design Matters booth, #2100, at Gen Con Indy – Aug 5th-8th. The week after it will available to order online. It is $25.
The Annalise Final Edition PDF is available for purchase via RPGNow, and will expand into other digital delivery venues after Gen Con. It is $10. Click here to order.
More updates after Gen Con!
An in-depth and wonderfully analytical review of Annalise Final Edition has been posted on the Geekbuffet blog. Some choice excepts:
Back to Annalise, a game which drowns out that silly whisper inside you with the seductive whispers of Faustian bargains carelessly struck and the anguished whimpers of tormented dreamers clinging desperately to their last shreds of humanity. The game mechanically articulates the finer points of literature without losing sight of the cheap tropes (i.e., blood-red roses, curtains blowing against a closed window, etc.) that continue to raise goosebumps.
What else can I say, other than this edition reads easily, references itself quickly and looks beautiful? Annalise exemplifies how RPGs should present themselves and how they should organize the information contained within their highly sculpted pages.
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