# Modiphius is Targeting My Wallet
tags: #thoughts
Christ, [[Modiphus]], you're just busting my wallet today. Three new release pre-orders in the same day with me as the target demo? The guy who has been specializing in GMless and increasingly solo-play tabletop RPGs and wargames?
The guy who loves science fiction, zombie stories, and modern warfare? This guy?
![[Five Parsecs From Home - Bug Hunt (cover).jpg|300]]
I mean, sure. I was absolutely going to buy the hardback of the **[[Five Parsecs from Home]] Expansion Compendium**. That was inevitable. I've been planning on that one. #game/wargame/five-parsecs
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![[County Road Z - Rulebook (cover).jpg|300]]
I was NOT expecting [[County Road Z]] because I thought the zombie apocalypse rush was over. I was clearly wrong. Immediately, that had to go into my pocket. #game/wargame/county-road-z
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> https://modiphius.us/collections/adventure-wargame-winter-collection/products/county-road-z-core-rulebook
![[Battlespace - Rulebook (cover).jpg|300]]
[[Battlespace]] came out of nowhere. Modern warfare? You've had me at "hello." #game/wargame/battlespace
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> https://modiphius.us/collections/adventure-wargame-winter-collection/products/battlespace
All solo tabletop RPG/wargames, all preorders with the digital version available immediately and the hardbacks coming in April, all announced on the same day (2023-12-15).
Ouch, my aching wallet.
On the positive side, all of the hardbacks are scheduled to be released in April – so I'm looking at this as a beautiful Christmas gift/birthday gift for myself. Because I like me just that much.
Ironically, all three of these games fall into gameplay spaces where I currently – and for quite a while – have had [[Two-Hour Wargames]] lines ([[5150]], [[All Things Zombie]], [[FNG]]) but have been somewhat disenchanted with the most recent releases. Competition is good for the soul.