The Rifts property has been around as a Palladium RPG since 1990, generating steady sales and frequently appearing in lists of the most popular RPGs. Now it's also getting the CCG treatment from Precedence, makers of the Babylon 5, Terminator, and Tomb Raider CCGs. Release date for the CCG is listed only as sometime in the second quarter. As a long-time RPG property combined with the more popular CCG format, the Rifts CCG has the opportunity to expose the property to a new audience, benefiting sales of both formats.
The fifth chapter in the Rifts: Coalition Wars saga has just shipped to game retailers around the country. Rifts, created by Kevin Siembieda and published by Palladium Books, is a long-running RPG that never stints on the violence and mayhem in its thrilling mix of fantasy and science fiction. Artist Dave Dorman provided a stunning full color cover for Chapter Five, which also contains numerous black-and-white interior illustrations and maps. This 112-page sourcebook, which retails for $12.95, contains vital information about prisoner of war camps, freedom fighters, key places throughout the Kingdom of Tolkeen, as well as a plentiful supply of new villains, dangers, and surprises.
Chapter Six: Final Siege will ship on May 30, 2001 and bring this bloody saga to a close in a final, winner-takes-all battle. This deluxe trade paperback will contain over 200 pages and will retail for $20.95. In addition to new war machines, and monstrous allies, the crucial city of Tolkeen is mapped and described as is the aftermath of this brutal conflict between the Coalition Army and the Kingdom of Tolkeen.
