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Strategy & Tactics 216, S&T Asian Crossroads, Unpunched, Bonus!, DG, J. Miranda

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Strategy & Tactics 216, S&T Asian Crossroads, Unpunched, Bonus!, DG, J. MirandaThe cover (high grade excellent condition with slight flaws which little affect the art's appearance), magazine with rules attached (new condition except for a pronounced spine roll which has curved the pages of the last half of the issue near the spine, but with very glossy pages and no marks or highlighting), 280 double sided counters (unpunched and in new condition), and 22"x34" full color map (new condition except for creasing where the middle

The cover (high grade excellent condition with slight flaws which little affect the art's appearance), magazine with rules attached (new condition except for a pronounced spine roll which has curved the pages of the last half of the issue near the spine, but with very glossy pages and no marks or highlighting), 280 double-sided counters (unpunched and in new condition), and 22"x34" full color map (new condition except for creasing where the middle folds intersect, see enlargeable pictures) are in high grade excellent to new condition except perhaps for the spine roll. See the description for details on the excellent bonus included.

Strategy & Tactics #216 with Bonus!!!

Asia Crossroads\The Great Game: The Conflict Between The British and Russian Empires in 19th Century Asia designed by Joseph Miranda!

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Complete, Unplayed, and Unpunched!

The cover (high grade excellent condition with slight flaws which little affect the art's appearance), magazine with rules attached (new condition except for a pronounced spine roll which has curved the pages of the last half of the issue near the spine, but with very glossy pages and no marks or highlighting), 280 double-sided counters (unpunched and in new condition), and 22"x34" full color map (new condition except for creasing where the middle folds intersect, see enlargeable pictures) are in high grade excellent to new condition except perhaps for the spine roll. 

The bonus includes official errata, designer's notes, rules variants by the designer (not part of the original game), game reviews, and the official rules with after-publication errata and clarifications.  Some to all of the bonus will be sent by email upon shipping your purchase.  All bonus and extras material are available for sale separately if requested.

Asian Crossroads is a two-player simulation of the 19th century conflicts in Central Asia between the expanding empires of Britain and Russia.  Players attempt to use a combination of military and economic resources to gain control of Central Asia.  A Joseph Miranda design with a number of nice touches.  Elephants for the money are a powerful combat unit, but too slow by themselves to keep enemy infantry from retreating.  Irregulars can sneak through the frontlines to attack garrisons in the rear, but often too weak to destroy the trading posts being guarded.  The more important neutral areas are also the hardest to turn into allies.
              
Game designed by Joseph Miranda, veteran S&T editor and designer.  Published May\June 2003 by Decision Games.

         
For shipping this book will be wrapped in plastic and taped between two unbent sheets of extremely sturdy cardboard.
  
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★★★★★ 4
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I read several reviews of this book and was wary initially of buying (to the point where I read parts of it in a bookstore before buying it here). Finally finished it and 500 odd pages later, this is not just a pithy sewing together of cutaway scenes and story clips. Is it classic literature? No, but it wasn't meant to be. It's sometimes hard to translate action in to book form, especially when done in the luscious hi-def glory that Ubisoft was able to achieve. But what it lacks in geographical description, it makes up in explaining and demonstrating the philosophy of the story of the game itself. You understand what makes an Assassin different from a Templar, you understand what made Ezio tick, what made Altair tick and while it is subtle, it is genuine characterization and if you don't get the memo, then you just aren't trying. While some complained because Sophia wasn't painted with more detail or that the relationship between some of the characters could have been explored better (like the political tension in the royal family for example), I'd still argue it wasn't necessary. This is not Suleiman's story or Yusuf's story, nor was it a love story though there is one; it's Ezio's and Atair's stories and the simplicity of their thoughts and actions were well drawn. It wasn't meant to fill in the gaps, fanfic is much more satisfactory in those cases. The only drawback of this book is that sometimes it borders on being preachy, but I don't think the makers of this game were exactly subtle about whose corner they wanted you to be in. True to the game, absolutely direct about it's philosophy, and it doesn't try to masquerade as anything more than it should be for 10 dollars.
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★★★★★ 5
A really griping story
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From the first page this story was just enthralling to the point that i read the entire book in two days. Very exciting and very interesting. I will now purchase the complete series
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I am a huge gamer and having played Assassins Creed many times, it was nice to see “inside” what we are RPGing. This book was a lot of fun to read and very insightful. “With you until the end, Ezio!”
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Good not excellent
This book started off with lots of promise. It got my interest straight away and kept it there for a few chapters. It includes some intesting history facts of the age and enlists some of the characters of the age as well all of which I found very intersting and unique. However the general theme did not change. The Protaganist got better and better at killing and never really got into trouble. He goes from one adventure to another of similar sort with the same outcome. He kills everyone and gets away without problems. I had trouble finding the climax and wondered at many points if it was just a story that went on and on without an end. Overall a good light read if you don't expect much surprise or complex intrigue.
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I loved this book!!!
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I had just started play AC but when I saw the books I got really excited! It was very good, it kept you on your toes!!
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