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LOST WORLDS COMBAT PICTURE BOOKS: Many of you may remember the lost worlds books by Nova Games from years ago. These books are a DICELESS fantasy combat system. Each player has a book, and you play by giving your book to your opponent, who reciprocates. You each pick a maneuver from your list of options, and tell the other player a page number. You each turn to the specified page number, and see what the other person is doing. For instance, you may choose to lunge at me, while I choose a side swing. When I turn to your page, I see you lunging at me, and when you turn to my page, you see yourself getting a hit on me. After I take a specified number of hits, I have lost the combat. It’s very easy (the complete rules are included on each book) and very quick.
The game was created by Alfred
Leonardi. And in 1983 it won the Origins Award for Best Fantasy Boardgame of the year.
(for info on the origins awards click here)
The frequently asked questions page can be found here.
You can find free scenarios for use with the lost worlds books, on our downloads page.
All of the books below are compatible with each other, and can be used to stage combats with each other, except for the "Battle Tech" books.
Something NEW! A Japanese company is printing HARDBACK Lost Worlds books with FULL COLOR interiors based on their Queen's Blade cartoons. If you'd like to see the cover art , or even order them, go to Queen's Blade. NINETEEN are available. They have also started a NEW series called Queen's Gate. You can find the first two at Queen's Gate.
If you want the translations of the character card and the book pages, go to This Page.
You can get a pdf of the rules for Lost Worlds by clicking here.
New "Picture Book" Available:
To order:
To order Azlana in full color:
Index of varieties of Lost Worlds books: Shadis Magazine, issue #28 contained two free Lost Worlds
characters that haven't been printed anywhere else, and that issue was
an
instant sell-out. The characters are Veltigg, the Forest Shade with
Great Ax
and Wolf Pack; and Mattha, Huntress of Denglade with Sword and two
handed
spear. Note that if you buy ONE magazine, you get TWO Lost Worlds
characters,
but to have them play against each other you will have to have two
magazines. I
have managed to lay my hands on a few copies of this magazine, and will
sell
them to you for $30 each. To see the covers of Flying
Buffalo's six T&T Lost Worlds books click here. Umslopagaas of the shiny
teeth; scorpion/man wizard with mage’s staff.
Umslopagaas came from the jungle lands near the Dragon’s
Claws. With ebony skin
and ivory teeth, with ironwood staff which could dash the brains from
man or
monster, he was a fighting wizard welcome in any group of adventurers
facing
evil magic and long odds. Deep in Uncle Ugly’s Underground,
Umslop claimed a
Zodiac Gem as part of his plunder, and it claimed him - giving him a
lethal
scorpian’s sting growing from the base of his spine. Now,
twice as deadly as
before, he runs his own dungeon in Khosht - -the famed Deathtrap
Equalizer
Dungeon. Meet him in combat if you dare, but don’t be
surprised if he vanishes
in a cloud of sorcery if you’re skilled enough to wound him.
A smart wizard
always gives himself a way out. - $5.95
Kharis; the Royal Mummy
with mace. Kharis is the guardian of the ruins of
Tor Menchi, where in life his treachery brought destruction. Now in
everlasting
penitence, he rots away guarding the very treasure he betrayed. Beware,
for
this fiend of life is a noble adversary. Some say to avoid this place
called
Tor Menchi; go elsewhere, into the light of day. But if the prize is
more
precious than life, then a king’s ransom waits, glittering
amidst these fallen
towers. Dare you to think? Dare you to plot? - $5.95
Chiron; Centaur Guard
with short axe & shield in chain mail. Chiron
clambered up the craggy cliff. Few other beings had the ability to
patrol the
crater’s rim, and only the foolhardy dared. "But wait! Is
that not an
intruder? Some silly being is making his way up the treacherous pass.
He
answers not my hail - - then answer this!" said Chiron to himself as he
hurled a persuasive spell, bathing the intruder in an engulfing flow of
crimson
magic. Yet onward the intruder came. Readying his axe, Chiron prepared
for the
inevitable. - $5.95
Praxides; Female
Flying Gargoyle has a spear, and uses purple spells. I
can't find the hype, but this character was created by Steve Crompton
and Jason
Sato, with art by Steve Crompton. $5.95
MacAber; Highland
Warrior with Claymore, uses tactics cards. Character
created by Jim Walker, cover art by Steven Peregrin, interior art by
Gilead.
$5.95
Lost Worlds "picture" books:
#8616 Lost Worlds Meresin, Dwarf with warhammer $8.95
Or you can get Meresin with FULL COLOR interior pages for only $19.95:
#8615 Lost Worlds Mischa Redblur, Ultra Sorceress $8.95
Or you can get Mischa with FULL COLOR interior pictures for $19.95
#8617 Lost Worlds Zocchi, Magician with Dice Bag $8.95
The model for the dwarf with warhammer is Michael Stackpole, best
selling author and award winning game designer. The model for the
sorceress is Michelle Barton, daughter of Douglas Malewicki, inventor
of Nuclear War. Her long red hair will add a special attack move! The model for Zocchi Magician is Lou Zocchi, the guy who makes the 100-sided dice.
Lost Worlds KODT books: To purchase El Ravager, click here
To purchase Teflon Billy, click here
To purchase Thorina, click here
To purchase Knuckles, click here
Note: "Knights of the Dinner Table" and these characters are trademarks
of Kenzer & Co and are used with permission. All rights are
reserved.
For a list of the cards that have been
printed, click here..
Lost Worlds Fantasy Cards, Set A: Red Spells & Items Lost Worlds Fantasy Cards, Set B: Luck Cards & Weapons Lost Worlds Fantasy Cards, Set C: More Luck Cards &
Weapons Lost Worlds Fantasy Cards, Set D: Purple Spells &
Tactics The above card sets come with 17 (or 16) identical cards, and
one "Chase Card" in each
set. (i.e. one card that is
rarer than the others, so you might have different cards than your
friends.) Lost Worlds Fantasy Cards, Set E: 6 Yellow Spells & 7
Red Spells
Lost Worlds Fantasy Cards Set F: 7 cards with pics of Amara Wintersword
(4 items, 1 tactic, 2 yellow spells), and 6 assorted other cards not in
the above sets $5
Lost Worlds Ninja Gimmick cards (useable as tactics cards) 9 cards for
$3.50
Old books previously published by Nova Games:
Man in Chainmail - $5.95 Man w/short sword &
dagger - $5.95
Manticore - $5.95
Skeleton - $5.95
Winged Gargoyle
- $5.95
Woman w/quarterstaff -
$5.95
Lost Worlds reprints: #5014 Arafael the Angel (art by
Doug Shuler)
Arcanthus the sage $7.50
Azlana Darque, Sorceress with Broadsword
Battletech Books
Published by Chessex
Dinosaur Books
The Fantasy Cards
Knights of the Dinner Table (KODT)
characters*
Original Nova Books
The 'Picture Book' series
Reprints
The Runesword Books
Tunnels & Trolls Characters
Published by One Percent Inspiration
Flaming Cherry; barbarian beauty
with falchion and shield. Called Flaming Cherry for the exotic color of
her
hair, she left the streets of Khosht to go dungeon delving and
adventuring.
Luck and beauty kept her alive long enough to learn the rudiments of
survival.
Then one day she freed a genie from an enchanted statue. The genie
offered her
one wish. She could have chosen wealth or safety, but all she wanted
was battle
luck, for she gloried in pitting her brains, speed, and skill against
men and
monsters. She fought her way out of that pit of horrors, and since that
day she
has never been beaten in single combat. Will you be the first to defeat
Flaming
Cherry with a sword, or will you be another of her conquests? - $5.95
(Note: To see color image of Flaming Cherry, click on image.)
Amara Wintersword
woman in chainmail with axe.
Infohere.
Or Cover shot here
To order:
Artwork.
or Cover shot
To order:
Infohere.
To order:
We also have a license to print 4 Lost Worlds books based on the
popular Knights of the Dinner Table (© Kenzer & Co,
all rights reserved) characters, Bob (Knuckles), Dave (El
Ravager), Brian (Teflon Billy), and Sara (Thorina). These books sell
for $8.95.
To see the covers, click Here
All four are available now.
(18 cards) $5
(18 cards) $5
(17 cards) $5
(17 cards) $5
(13 cards) Sorry OOS
To Purchase Lost Worlds Card sets:
( Watch our "news" page for updates, or sign up to be on
our mailing list.)
20 body, 4 height, 12 Yellow Magic, Sword, Scepter (can fly) Currently
available as a reprint for $7.50
Barbarian w/two-handed sword OOS
#5004 Chester the Jester
10 body, 4 height, 9 luck points, 2 tactic points, baton, lead cap
Sorry, temporarily OOP.
Cold Drake (dragon) $7.50
#5002 Daniel the Pirate
12 body, 4 height, 7 luck points, 2 tactic points, foil, pistol OOS
Dwarf with axe OOS
#5015 Eilee the Sprite $7.50
Artwork.
To order:
#5007 Felina the Tiger Lady $7.50
Artwork.
To order:
Fighter Mage (red magic user) OOS
Giant Goblin with mace OOS
#5021 Gildersleeve the Dwarf
16 body, 3 height, 2 luck points, 6 red spell points, Sword, Horn OOS
#1011 Halfling w/sword & shield $7.50
#60106 Hill Troll with Club $7.50
#5030 Lilli The Swashbuckler 11 body, 4 height, 10 tactics points, sword & dagger (OOS)
Man in Plate OOS
#5020 Medusa 10 body, 4 height, 3 luck points, Shield of Malocia, Scimitar OOS
Ninja OOS
#5022 Oowell the Ghoul 12 body, 4 height, 3 luck, a large bone (OOS)
Samurai OOS
#5017 Sylvestra the Wood Elf 12 body, 4 height, 5 luck, 7 tactics, quarterstaff, bolas $7.50
#5005 Thorgal the
Wyrm Slayer 12 body, 4 height, 5 luck points, 7 tactic
points, Hammer, Armor OOS
#1304 Unicorn $7.50
#5024 Ursa the Bugbear18 body, 4 height, 3 luck points, 3 tactic points, morningstar, shield OOS
#1005 Woman in scale with sword & shield $7.50
Wraith $7.50
#5006 Wyrm the Dragon 45 body, 5 (7) height, 5 luck points, Breath, Claws. OOS
#5016 ZZZZ the zombie 9 body, 4 height, disease, rock OOS
Six Dinosaurs
Note: the dinosaurs ARE compatible with the other books, the same way
the Cold
Drake is compatible: tough to beat, and you probably have to attack
with
several characters simultaneously. But these books individually are a
match for
the Cold Drake. We will be selling them as a package, all 6 for $35.
Unfortunately, Out of Print at the moment.
IMPORTANT: The difference between the old original books, and the reprints is that the reprints have the word "reprint" on the cover.
Bith, Female Mage-
$4
Cal, Fighter Hero - $4
Endril, Elf Bowman - $4
Hathor, Troll - $4
Runesword special: all four Runesword books as above, plus two extra red spell cards for Bith, 2 of the Ninja Gimmick cards for Cal, and instructions on how to let Cal use Gimmick cards. Ask for the LOST WORLDS BONUS PACK. $14.00
LOST WORLDS BOOKS PUBLISHED BY
CHESSEX ($5.95 each):
#60151 Brimstone:
Fire Giant
#60152 Sir Percival: Mounted Knight
#60150 Othere: Djinn of Distinction
60153 Cimeree, Elven Maiden
CHESSEX SPECIAL: All four of the above books for only $14.00
BITRA: the Man/spider with
sword and crossbow
GUNSLINGER: with whip
and pistol
MUTANT HILL GIANT with
two clubs (and three arms!)
DRIATAUR with battle
axe (a kind of minotaur)
The fourth is the Warhammer book, and we have a limited number left for $10 each.
To see the covers of the BattleTech books, click here
(Remember, you need at least two books to play, and the "BattleTech" books are not compatible with the other Lost Worlds books)
LOST MANUSCRIPTS: A short newsletter published every two months for Lost Worlds, giving strategy hints, new release information, convention and tournament listings, and announcing winners of past tournaments. - $8 for 6 issues.
LOST WORLDS NOTES: Click here for a complete list of the Rules for Running a Lost Worlds Tournament. Reporting forms and sample tournament types are available by postal request or email to Flying Buffalo games at flying buffalo dot com.
If a store or convention will tell us in advance that they are running a tournament, we will announce it in Lost Manuscripts. In addition, if the results are reported to us, we will print the winner’s name, plus we will award permanent "Tournament Points" to every participant. We will be awarding prizes to players as they reach various levels of tournament points.
A local store in the Phoenix area ran a lost worlds tournament and we have scanned in some photos of the event.
Among the prizes we will be awarding at conventions and tournament are some special gold piece cards that can be saved, accumulated, and later turned in for other prizes including special cards that are otherwise hard to find.
To see the current Lost Worlds Tournament Points awarded, click here.
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