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The Hidden Secrets of this Important Tarot Character – The Chariot Tarot Card

One of the most interesting things about the tarot deck is that each card has a history and an evolution from the original tarot decks of long ago to today. The Chariot card, the seventh card in the Major Arcana, is no exception.

It is thought that with the first Tarot decks, the pictures and characters on the card were not the main focus.

Instead, the cards stood more for ideas and principles than the literal picture on the card. Over time, most tarot decks have become far more literal. In the case of The Chariot card, most tarot experts believe that the original meaning attached to the card was that of victory.

Ironically, the original Chariot card had very little to do with the chariot, itself. The focus of the card was usually the warrior or soldier who was in the chariot.

Most ancient decks show the passenger decked out in royal or tribal garb, almost always armed, and with the look of having just returned from a grueling battle, victorious and ready to bask in the spoils of war.

Another interesting evolution of the Chariot card has been the placement of the card in the tarot deck. Modern tarot users know the Chariot card as the seventh card of the major arcana, but throughout history, the placement of the chariot card has been as low as fourth and as high as ninth!

Other experts link the origins of the Chariot card not to victory at war, but over victory of carnal pleasures. Since the modern tarot can be traced back to Italy, most experts are in agreement that the chariot depicted on the card was taken from the many parades that featured chariots in 14th-centry Italy.

But instead of celebrating a victory at war, some believe that the chariot card has more to do with the temperance card and a victory over chastity.

It was commonly believed, and still is in parts of the world, that if a soldier is forbidden from engaging in sexual activity before battle, he will fight harder, stronger and longer.

So it is possible that there is a connection between a war and a purity origin for the Chariot card. The idea of abstaining from sexual contact is still in common use today, but in a much gentler context in the world of professional and amateur sports.

While the exact origins of each card, and each character will always be a subject of debate, it is safe to say that as different tarot decks evolved in different spots around the world, the meaning of each character differed.

The Chariot card had a closer tie to keeping your spiritual purity and physical purity while you are committing the unspeakable acts of war, while in other parts of the world, the historical meaning of the card points more to control over the uncertainties of life, much like the Wheel of Fortune card.

Of course, as is the case with all modern tarot, the exact interpretation of The Chariot will depend largely on the question asked and the tone set by the rest of the cards during your reading.

Modern interpretations of The Chariot range from positives like power, victory, honor and pride, to negatives such as egocentrism, inflexibility, impulsivity and anxiety.

Of course, if the card appears reversed in any readings, those associations would be reversed as well in the context of the original question asked.

One theme that has been associated with The Chariot from day one has been hard work. If The Chariot should appear during your next reading, know that the goal you are asking about is attainable, but it will not be easy and that your quest will require focus and commitment over a long period of time.

When The Chariot appears reversed during readings, the most common principle attached to the card is a loss of control. The theme of control and the anxiety that is associated with it is a common theme that runs throughout the modern tarot and can be associated, at least in some degree, with dozens of cards.

The Chariot card is a wonderful and interesting card with a history that is like a colorful tapestry. While each card has its own interesting history, by knowing the origins and the evolution of The Chariot, it will make your understanding and appreciation of the tarot that much more meaningful.

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Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick Collection) $39.74 How does an Irish lad without prospects become part of 18th-century English nobility? For Barry Lyndon (Ryan O’Neal) the answer is: any way he can! Barry is a pining suitor, a duelist, a vagabond, a soldier in the Seven Years war, a rou , a spy, a card shark — all way stations on the climb to wealth and privilege in this sumptuous Stanley Kubrick version of William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel. To craft this lovingly mounted, slyly satiric film, Kubrick found inspiration in the works of the era’s painters. Costumes and sets were meticulously crafted in the era’s designs and pioneering lenses were developed to shoot interiors and exteriors in natural light. The result? Barry Lyndon endures as a cutting-edge movie that brings a historical period to vivid screen life like no other film before or since.

Brief Candles $14.95 Sally and Jeremy Latimer are pleased, if somewhat puzzled, when two gentlemen with decidedly old-world manners choose to befriend them when their car mysteriously breaks down in the small French village of St. Denissur-Aisne while on holiday one fine day in 1953.What they don’t know is that the two men, James and Charles Latimer, are ancestors of theirs. The two shuffled off this mortal coil some 80 years earlier when, emboldened by strong drink and with only a pet monkey and an aged waiter as allies, the two made a valiant, foolish and quite fatal attempt to halt a German advance during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.Now, these two ectoplasmic gentlemen and their spectral pet monkey Ulysses have been summoned from their final resting place in an unmarked grave because their visiting relatives are in serious trouble.But before they can solve the younger Latimers’ problems, the three benevolent spirits light brief candles of insanity for a tipsy policeman, a recalcitrant banker, a convocation of English ghost-busters, and a card-playing rogue who’s wanted for murder.

CDV SOFTWARE ENTERTAINMENT PF0071/US2 SUDDEN STRIKE 3: ARMS FOR VICTORY – WIN XP, Vista / DVD Softwa $42.8 Tanks roll. Soldiers march. Battleships bristle. Planes thunder high above a battlefield where untold legions lie wounded or dying. World War II has arrived and only you can turn the tide in Sudden Strike 3 the latest in the multimillion-selling line of award-winning Real-Time strategy games which brings history s most storied conflicts to life right on your desktop.By air land and sea storm the beaches of Normandy or rewrite the Battle of Iwo Jima with thousands of individual units – yours to command. An all-new 3D graphics engine captures every desperate charge and Blitzkrieg barrage as carriers submarines Panzers and Shermans deploy by the hundreds painting coastlines and villages with photorealistic rubble and devastation. User-friendly controls and intuitive tactical planning make playing armchair general easier than ever.With history itself on the line dare you to rise to the occasion? Lace up your boots steel your nerves and prepare to take the fight to the enemy the invasion of Europe has begun!Massive Scale Watch thousands of historical and prototype units clash on gigantic mapsExplosive Action Cutting-edge 3D engine delivers unprecedented combat detail and destructionTotal Control Intuitive user interface lets you jump right in and relive World War II s greatest battlesReal-World Tactics Outfox hyper-intelligent enemies by air sea or landMultiple Campaigns Fight as the Allies or Germans in Europe turn the tide at Iwo Jima or spearhead assaults on the USSRSystem Requirements:CPU: MINIMUM P4 2.8 GHz/AMD ATHLON 64 3200+ 1 GB RAM RECOMENDED P4 3.2 GHz/AMD ATHLON 64 3500+ 2 GB RAM VIDEO CARD NVIDIA GeFORCE 6600/ATI RADEON X800 128 MB RECOMENDED NVIDIA GeFORCE 6800/ATI RADEON X800 258 MB SOUND CARD Directx/OpenAL compatible DVD ROM 4x or better HARD DISC SPACE 1 GB DIRECTX 9.0c Format: WIN XP VISTA/DVD SOFTWARE Genre:amp; ENTERTAINMENT Rating:amp; T UPC:amp; 852898000071 Manufacturer No:amp; PF0071/US2

Card Sleeves: Mini European Board Game Sleeves Pack $2.49 All sleeves in the Fantasy Flight Supply sleeve line are made of clear 100 micron-thick non-PVC acid-free polypropylene plastic. This means that the sleeves are durable difficult to tear or crease and are free of chemicals that will corrode the cards within the sleeves. The sleeves are also designed to fit cards snugly to make shuffling and handling easy. Examples of games with cards that this sleeve will fit: Wings of War Ticket to Ride (first edition) Pirate’s Cove Thurn and Taxis El Grande. For Fantasy Flight’s sleeving guide (.pdf) click here (opens in a new tab).

Catastrophe $0.01 It’s time to take back our country. Now. It’s that simple. It’s that urgent. So begins Dick Morris and Eileen McGann’s latest and most important book. They say that we must act before President Barack Obama fully implements his radical political agenda. Because after Obama has won his war on prosperity and canceled the war on terror, it will be too late to regain our liberty or our security. At a time when we needed a pragmatic centrist to lead us out of recession, we got a doctrinaire socialist who wants to use the crisis to put the government in charge of the economy and enact European socialism here in the United States. Cars, banks what’s next? He will keep at it until Washington governs every major business in America and sets all our salaries. It’s a catastrophe. Dick Morris and Eileen McGann saw the meltdown coming. In their book Outrage, they called out the house of cards that was Fannie Mae. In Fleeced, they went after the credit card companies, the subprime mortgage lenders, and the hedge fund billionaires who conspired to wreck the economy and Barack Obama, whose policies, they predicted last summer, would trigger a stock market crash. Now, in Catastrophe, Morris and McGann take a hard look at America in free fall and at how Obama is transforming a vulnerable America into a socialist state. They tell the truth about Obama and his radical policies: He will destroy our health care system so that no one gets adequate care. He designed his bank rescue plan to pave the way for nation-alization of the banks and socialization of the economy. He firmly believes in government control of our major industries he’s already commandeered the banks and the automobile industry. He plans to reshape the political landscape to keep the left in power for decades by cooking the census, enfranchising illegal immigrants, muzzling talk radio, and coercing workers into unions. He is attacking

Christmas Card $12.95 In the midst of war in Afghanistan, Cody Cullen (John Newton, Desperate Housewives) is touched by a lovely card sent by Faith Spelman (Alice Evans, The Chris Isaak Show) from the small, picturesque town of Nevada City, California. As months pass, the card never leaves his side, giving him the strength to survive and setting him on a mission to find her.

Civil War Card Game $11.99 PRW1015: Features: -Civil war.-Encourages kids to learn interesting facts about their favorite subjects.-Each of the thirty game cards combines trivia, true or false, and multiple choice questions.-Easy and hard levels keep kids interested and challenged – while of course having fun.-Recommended age: 7 years and up.-For 2 to 8 players. Includes: -Three-numbered die is included which creates interaction and promotes communication between players.

Civil War Union Soldier Note Card- 10 Boxed Cards & Envelopes $6.99 Civil War – The Union Soldier blank note cardsQuantity: 10 note cards and envelopes Size: 4 1 and 4 x 5 1 and 2

Combat Wings : Battle of Britain – Windows $10.99 There s something new in the air and it s more than just the deadly hum of hundreds of German war planes As the Luftwaffe launches its aerial offensive on Britain the outnumbered Royal Air Force is scrambling to bring into combat two new planes that will ensure their victory. You ll have to hold off the enemy in your Hurricane or Spitfire. But if you survive you ll be the first to fly England s last hope of defense into combat the Hawker tornado and Westland Whirlwind to deliver a decisive blow to the German offensive before Reichsmarschall Goering finishes his breakfast. If you complete your objective you ll be rewarded with promotions decorations and a view of burning Berlin from the tail turret of a Halifax bomber. Also bonus missions await the most skilled pilots. Join in the new Battle of Britain. Your aircraft is ready and waiting. Features:. Advance to the rank of Squadron leader in a 25 mission solo campaign that tests your skills as a fighter pilot tail gunner and AA gun commander. Enjoy the realism of a detailed damage model stunning graphics and outstanding special effects. Choose between arcade and flight simulator controls modes and the RAF or the Luftwaffe in multi-player mode.. System Requirements:. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP DirectX 9.0c (included on game CD). Pentium III 1 GHz CPU 256 MB RAM. DirectX 9 compatible Video Card with 64MB RAM (Ensure you have the latest available drivers for your graphics card!). DirectX compatible Sound Card. 700 MB Free Hard Drive Space. CD-ROM Drive Keyboard Mouse and Speakers. Format: WIN 2000 XP VISTA. Genre: ENTERTAINMENT. Rating: RP. Age: 897749002101. UPC: 897749002101. Manufacturer No: 00210

Computer Gallery ALPHACENTURI Alpha Centauri – Sid Meiers-SOLD-OUT SOFTWARE $19.25 Legendary designer Sid Meier presents the next evolution in strategy games with the most addictive compelling gameplay yet. Explore the alien planet that is your new home and uncover its myriad mysteries. Discover over 75 extraordinary technologies. Build over 60 base upgrades and large scale secret projects for your empire. Conquer your enemies with a war machine that you design from over 32 000 possible unit types. Design Your Own War Machine. Custom build fighting units that meet your mission s specific needs or accept your governor s recommendations. Diplomatic Relations. Dynamic personalities react individuallyto your actions. Your diplomatic decisions dictate your path to one of five ultimate resolutions. Infinitely Replayable. A random 3D world generator unlimited strategies five paths to victory six levels of difficulty seven unique factions fully featured map/game editor and a whole host of customisable options ensure unlimited gameplay. Includes the Alien Crossfire Expansion Pack. Adds 7 new playable factions new technologies new secret projects newbase facilities new weapons armour special abilities and an expanded storyline.System Requirements:. CPU: Pentium 133 MHz. RAM: 16 MB. Windows: 98/XP/Vista. Graphics card: 2 MB. Sound card: DirectX 6.0 compatible . Disk space: 60 MB. Disc drive: 4x CD-ROM. Input: Mouse keyboard . Packaging: DVD STYLE BOX. Operating system: WINDOWS 98/XP/VISTA

Computer Gallery CASTLEWAR Castle War-CASUALARCADE GAMES $7.25 Defend your castle from enemy invaders. Fierce enemy fighters have invaded your kingdom and launched an attack on your castle stronghold. Armed with catapults and worm riders they wield considerable power and will not be easy to defeat. However with clever strategy and careful planning you can emerge the victor in this struggle. The battle for the castle has begun!Features: . 3D graphics with cel-shading. Increasingly difficult levels. Turn-based play. Challenge the computer or a friend System Requirements for Windows . Windows Vista XP. Pentium III 900 MHz processor or faster. 128 MB RAM. 70 MB free hard disk space. 32 MB 3D video card. DirectX 9.0c or better. Windows compatible sound card. CD-ROM drive . Packaging: JEWEL CASE. Operating system: WINDOWS XP/VISTA

Contagion $24.95 Tough times are ahead and Talbott argues that the coming recession will be on a global scale, affecting economies across the world. We have had no real growth in GDP for the last ten years if purchases with government and personal debt are excluded. In effect, government borrowing and spending on the war and healthcare and Social Security and corporate give-aways combined with dramatic increases in personal spending funded by credit card and mortgage debt have funded unsustainable levels of personal and government consumption. The world’s banks are threatened with insolvency due to bad mortgage loans and will not be making new loans for any purposes for a very long time. Consumption, by definition, has to decline. Our financial markets worldwide are in chaos with the inability of any financial house or big hedge fund going bankrupt without pulling down the whole $400 trillion derivatives market and the global financial markets at the same time. With this as a backdrop, Talbott offers practical suggestions as to how homeowners and investors can best weather the coming storm with specific advice on where to invest by type of investment and geographic location. Stocks, bonds, TIPS, commodities, real estate, housing and currencies will all be examined.

Cop Out (Blu-ray) $14.98 Action star Bruce Willis and ace comic Tracy Morgan play bickering-but-got-your-back Brooklyn buddy cops. Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy) directs the gritty, goofball goings-on as the guys hunt for a stolen 1952 mint-condition baseball card, a hunt plunging them into a gunslinging war with a deadly drug ring. Batter up, fans. The boys are ready to take you out to the ol’ brawl game!

Cyclops One $13.62 EYE IN THE SKY Cyclops One: America”s most advanced airborne laser system. Capable of taking out a dozen missiles and warplanes from three hundred miles away, it will change the face of combat forever — perhaps rendering war itself obsolete. Until the plane carrying it vanishes in a storm over the Canadian Rockies. With the specter of sabotage — or something worse — looming over the entire operation, America”s top investigators are called onto the case. The best is Special Agent Andy Fisher, whose irreverent manner and unorthodox techniques have gained him the reputation as both a genius and a wild card within the FBI. As Fisher”s investigation deepens, more questions emerge about the laser, the hyper-secretive private agency that developed it, and the true motives of those involved in the Cyclops One project — a conspiracy that may end with the beginning of World War III….

Dark Star One (Dvd Style Box) $4.99 Uncover Clues to his Fathers Secret. Kayron Jarvis is a young fighter pilot hunting for his father s murderer. He has inherited his father s ship the DarkStar One and in it he embarks on a chase across the galaxy into unforeseen danger.In the centuries since the intergalactic war the races in the known universe have lived more or less at peace. The Great Council oversees the empires. But in the remote reaches of space the Thul covertly violate this peace. Amid suspicion over who is behind the attacks another war seems inevitable. In all this turmoil Kayron uncovers clues to his father s secret-a previously unknown technology aboard the DarkStar One. And then an unexpected twist changes everything… Features:. Become a pirate raiding and destroying; an escort supporting cargo fleets; a mercenary available to the highest bidder; or a bounty hunter. . Explore a vast universe inhabited by diverse races each with distinctive weapons and battle tactics. . Modify your ship with over 200 weapons shields armor and hyper-drives to create a lightning-fast assault craft a powerful battleship with heavy weapons or whatever suits your missionSystem Requirements for Windows. Vista XP SP2. 1.6 GHz Intel or AMD processor (2.6 GHz recommended). 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended). 6.5 GB free hard disk space. 800 x 600 monitor 32-bit color. DirectX 9.0 or higher. 128 MB video card (256 MB recommended). DirectX 9 compatible with Pixel/Vertex shader 1.1 (3.0 recommended). DirectX 9.0 compatible sound card speakers. DVD-ROM drive. Packaging: DVD STYLE BOX. Operating system: WINDOWS XP/VISTA

Defcon: Global Nuclear Domination Game – Windows $12.78 Position naval fleets including battleships and aircraft carriers to protect our coastline : Bombard the enem with nuclear warheads from offshore submarines : Deplo ground radar, fighters and bombers to scout and eliminate enem aircraft : Nuke Silos are at the read to level complete cities from long range : Strategicall time and coordinate defensive maneuvers : Global Thermonuclear War would not be complete without the abilit to form alliances with opponents : Office Mode – easil pla with co-workers – one ke kill switch keeps it covert! : Sstem Requirements – Windows 2000 SP4, XP (Home & Pro) SP2, Vista, Pentium III 600 MHz processor or higher, 128 MB RAM, 60 MB free space, 8X CD-ROM drive or faster, DirectX 9.0 or later, compatible 3D hardware accelerated video card with 32 MB of video RAM, compatible 16-bit sound card, Keboard and mouse, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher, internet access required for multiplaer games

Defender of the Crown: Heroes Live Forever $3.95 The Hall of Fame Franchise Returns!Product Information The beloved Cinemaware classic Defender of the Crown returns. Battle five cunning lords for control of medieval England. Built and lead your armies of knights and archers on the battlefield, and conduct daring raids to rescue princesses and pillage treasuries. Compete in jousting and archery tournaments, and lay siege to your foes with catapults and Greek Fire! Gain fame, outsmart, and outmuscle your foes to lay sole claim to the British crown! Product Features Call upon Robin Hood for aid Joust for fame or land Wage war against your enemies with five different troop types Conduct daring raids to rescue princesses and pillage treasuries Master the bow in archery contests Choose from four mighty heroes Lay siege to enemy castles Windows Requirements Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista Pentium III 800 MHz processor 128 MB of RAM 250 MB free Hard Disk space SVGA monitor with 800×600 pixels resolution 32 MB nVidia GeForce2 Video Card DirectX 9.0c Mouse CD-ROM drive

Desert Rose $72.57 At fifteen, Mattie is abandoned in the Rocky Mountains after her frontier father, Jib Owen, just up and walks away, leaving her and her younger brother, Thomas, to live or die at their own leisure. Mattieas desperation turns to hate for Jib and hate is a powerful thing. Hate helps Mattie to survive and even prosper. But when Thomas takes off for Desert Rose, wins a freighting business in a card game and then gets killed, Mattie finds herself once again in circumstances not of her doing, only this time itas eight hundred miles away in Desert Rose. There she meets Kane Kyker, a calloused Civil War veteran and the only man sheas ever trusted enough to leave in charge of a small herd of cows. They partner up to settle a score long overdue in settling. Desert Rose is a moving Western tale of friendship, loyalty, betrayal, damnation and redemption.

Dorling Kindersley Multimedia DK LD20CEDAYJ Millennium 20th Century Day by Day $12.95 The Ultimate Chronicle of an Incredible Century! Product Information From the Wright Brothers first flight to the Apollo moon landingfrom the fall of the czar to the fall of the Berlin Wallfrom votes for women to the struggle against apartheid20th Century Day by Day brings the entire scope of this amazing era to your computer! Find out about the events that shook the world – and the people that made them happen. Experience All 36,525 Days of the Most Incredible Century! Includes Over 2 million words of text Over 6,000 news stories 3,000 photographs Over 100 biographies 90 archival sound chips 70 videos Product Features Thorough Reporting of Important Events! From the First World War to the war in Kosovo, events that shaped the modern world are covered in detail, complete with overview videos, animated maps, and detailed news stories. Bring History to Life! Relive events with over 150 archival video and audio clips. Put History in Perspective! The scrolling timeline lets you see how different events relate to each other! Witness Every Day of the Century! Find out what happened the day you were born, or any other day. Windows Requirements Windows 98, Me, XP 75 MHz Pentium or faster processor 32 MB of RAM 30 MB free hard disk space 640×480 monitor, 256 colors 8-bit sound card and speakers 4X CD-ROM drive Mouse

DreamCatcher Interactive DVD48050MB Painkiller – Black Limited Edition DVD $14.89 Trapped in a dark an unwelcoming world awaiting your purification, you must fight your way through over 50 species of Hell?s wildest incarnations as you attempt to stop the imminent unholy war.BLACK includes:Painkiller plus Battle Out of Hell plus Bonus MaterialsMapping and Edition ToolsThe Making of Painkiller MovieLimited Edition Penny Arcade PosterExclusive CPL Multiplayer EnhancementBehind the Scenes Developer InterviewsNever Before Seen ArtworkSystem Requirements:OS: Windows 98/ME/2000/XPCPU: 1.5 GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processorRAM: 384 MBDVD-ROM Drive: 4X or HigherHard Drive space: 2.6 GB availableVideo: 64 MB DirectX 8.1 compatible video card (NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS or better)Sound: DirectX 8.1b or better compatible sound cardInput: keyboard and mouse

DreamCatcher Interactive DVD58442AC Great War Nations – The Spartans $16.89 Combine economic development with tactical real time battles, all fully rendered in glorious 3D in Great War Nations: The Spartans. Spanning two campaigns each with seven missions, take over control of the legendary people of Macedonia and Sparta.You will fight alongside great heroes and bring peace to the city states of ancient Greece. Assemble your army and fight with your soldiers for wealth and peace, becoming more successful than even Alexander The Great. But beware: It will not be just your enemies who will envy you!Features:Thrilling real-time battles in ancient Great War Nations: The Spartans is an RTS game which takes the player to ancient Greece: 2500 Years ago, before the rise of Rome, fierce battles between the Greeks and their enemies took place.Employ strategic troop formations3 different formations will turn the tide of battle!Equip your troops with weapons from your defeated enemies Pick up the weapons left behind by your enemies after you have killed them in combat and custom outfit your warriors!Besiege the cities of historic Greece The more cities you conquer, the greater your power on the battlefieldMore than 60 different characters!Different fighters, buildings, vehicles and many moreRecommended System Requirements:OS: Microsoft Windows XP (admin rights required) or Windows 2000; Windows 95/98/ME/NT4 are no longer supported. Sparta also runs on Vista but do not fully support all its new featuresCPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or Athlon XP/64bit equivalentRAM: 2048 MBVIDEO CARD: GeForce 7900GTX 256 MB; ATI Radeon X1900XT 256 MB or higherSOUND: Direct X 9.0c compatible sound cardDVD-ROM: 4x DVD-ROM driveHARD DRIVE: 4 GB free spaceINPUT DEVICES: Keyboard, 3 button mouse, speakers

EDUPRESS EP-3052 PRIMARY SOURCE WRITING CARDS THE CI VIL WAR $16 Bring the past to life in an exciting way with this collection of images. Includes 32 cards, featuring historic drawings, paintings, photos, cartoons or other visual primary sources. The numbered cards illustrate the topic chronologically. Each card back includes information about the visual and asks questions under the headings What Do You See?, Thinking About the Picture and Using Your Imagination. Cards may be used individually or in groups or as a focus for discussion or writing activities. A teacher guide provides a brief narrative of the cards and further suggestions for their use. Cards measure 6 x 8 . Grades 5+.. Made with the Best Quality Material with your child in mind. Top Quality Children’s Item.

EIDOS 5882PANZER CLAWS – WORLD WAR II $19.44 Platform: WINDOWS 98/ME/XP Publisher: EIDOS Packaging: JEWEL CASE Rating: TEEN Take command of the Allied, German, or Soviet armies as you engage the enemy in the European theater of war. Utilize infantry, a vast number of tanks and other motorized vehicles, as well as air reinforcements to shift the balance of power and reach your ultimate objective…VICTORY!Features:Battle through over 20 historic missions, from the German invasion of the Soviet Union, to D-Day on the battlefields of World War IIInfiltrate defensive installations with ground troops, bombard the enemy with tanks and artillery strikes, and call in air reinforcementsStrategically plan your assault as weather conditions and time of day affect landscape appearance and the behavior of your unitsCommand the German Wehrmacht, the Soviet Red Army, or the Allied ForcesCreate your own theater of war for single player, multiplayer or skirmish battles with an easy-to-use map editorEngage others in Internet or LAN multiplayer combat System Requirements for Windows Windows 98, Me, XP (XP Professional recommended)Pentium II 450 MHz or faster (Pentium 4 1.0 GHz recommended)128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)670 MB free hard disk space (1.2 GB recommended)16 MB DirectX 8.1 compatible 3D graphic card (128 MB NVIDIA GeForce 4 TI or ATI RADEON 8500 graphic card recommended)DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card (SoundBlaster Live 5.1 recommended)1280×1024 monitor, 16-bit color recommended12X CD-ROM drive (24X recommended)DSL internet recommended

ELECTRONIC ARTS 4721MEDAL OF HONOR ALLIED ASSAULT: WAR CHEST $12.09 Platform: WINDOWS 98/ME/2000/XP Publisher: ELECTRONIC ARTS Packaging: MINI RETAIL BOX Rating: TEEN For the first time ever go to battle with the complete Medal of Honor Allied Assault experience assembled in one package. With Medal of Honor Allied Assault War Chest your World War II tour of duty spans the European theater of war.Features: All of the explosive WWII action from Medal of Honor Allied Assault and its two hit Expansion Packs Medal of Honor Allied Assault Spearhead and Medal of Honor Allied Assault Breakthrough More than 50 single-player and 29 multiplayer levels spanning WWII Europe. 48 authentic WWII weapons Exclusive Valor in History interviews with real WWII Veterans System Requirements: Windows XP/ME/2000/98/95 (Windows NT not supported) 450 MHz Intel Pentium or 500 MHz AMD Athlon processor 128 MB RAM 8x CD/DVD-ROM drive 1.2 GB free hard disk space 16 MB DirectX 8.0 compatible video card with OpenGL support DirectX 8.0 compatible sound card Multiplayer Requirements: 1 disc/player per computer Internet (2-32 players) 56 Kbps or faster Internet connection Network (2-64 players) TCP/IP compliant network

Empire $7.99 A New York Times bestselling author, Card is a master storyteller who has earned millions of fans and reams of praise for his previous science fiction and fantasy novels. Now he steps a little closer to the present day with this chilling look at a near-future scenario of a new American civil war.

Ender’s Game $24.99 The second volume of New York Times bestseller Orson Scott Card”s sci-fi epic! Ender Wiggin may be the only hope that humanity has against an alien race that threatens Earth with annihilation. He”s been given his own army, and now commands 40 soldiers in a series of war games in preparation for invasion… and he”s only nine years old! The classic sci-fi story heads to its incredible conclusion as Ender takes control of Dragon Army. But Ender is quickly realizing that the aliens may not be his true enemy in Battle School… his Teachers are! Collects Ender”s Game: Command School #1-5

Ender’s Shadow $25.12 The novel that launched the bestselling Ender’s Shadow series–available for the first time on unabridged cd The human race is at War with the Buggers, an insect-like alien race. As Earth prepares to defend itself from total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable enemy, all focus is on the development of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth–they have time to train these future commanders up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the high orbital facility called the Battle School. Andrew Ender Wiggin was not the only child in the Battle School; he was just the best of the best. In this new book, Card tells the story of another of those precocious generals, the one they called Bean–the one who became Ender’s right hand, part of his team, in the final battle against the Buggers. Bean’s past was a battle just to survive. His success brought him to the attention of the Battle School’s recruiters, those people scouring the planet for leaders, tacticians, and generals to save Earth from the threat of alien invasion. Bean was sent into orbit, to the Battle School. And there he met Ender….

Enemy Engaged 2 $7.55 The ultimate in low level helicopter combat. Product Information Enemy Engaged 2 takes you aboard an American RAH-66 Comanche, or the Russian KA-52 Hokum B, where you will experience low-level helicopter combat like never before. Sharpen your line of sight tactics on over 30,000 kilometers of treacherous landscape! War rages continuously in 3 diverse real-world combat zones, where you engage the enemy as both pilot and co-pilot/gunner. Not only do you feel the white-knuckle tensions of the realistic flight dynamics, the immersive voice control allows you to command your gunner and your wingman from a microphone connected to your PC. To increase the realism, you may also play co-operatively or competitively with other players, up to 16 on LAN or online multiplayer. Product Highlights Realistic Vehicles – Over 1200 very detailed and blue-print precise vehicles, chosen from among proven classics in actual use in armed forces around the globe and highly articulated with realistic payloads and physics. Realistic Battle – Dynamic real-time battlefields give a more authentic experience without linear mission plots or predefined unit behaviors. Realistic Environments – Diverse combat environments are executed in lush 3D detail under a wide range of weather conditions and let you experience over 300,000 square kilometers of flying area over Lebanon, Taiwan, and Korea. Product Features Modern helicopter combat simulation with realistic flight physics Three exciting theaters of war with two opposing campaigns each Authentic weapon systems bring a new level of realism Detailed cockpits, displays, and instruments enhance flight dynamics Play with up to 16 players over LAN or Internet Windows System Requirements Windows 2000, XP, Vista AMD 1700+ or Intel 2 GHz processor 512 MB of RAM Graphics card with 2.0 shaders and 128 MB of RAM (such as NVIDIA GF5200 or ATI Radeon 9550) Recommended Requirements: Windows 2000, XP, Vista AMD64 or In

Famous Battles of the Civil War Card Game: Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg $4.85 The Civil War Series Card Games honors the people and the events of the war between the two factions of our young nation. The cards are packed with information about the history, heroes, and strategies of the Civil War. Instructions for a card game are included with each deck, and the decks may also be used for standard card games. Each deck contains 55 cards.Learn about the famous battles of the Civil War complete with background details on leaders, locations, and outcome.