Grampa Barmo's Discount Game Magazine will focus exclusively on games that cost U.S. $10 or less. According to editor Demian Katz, the zine will cover role-playing, card and board games as well as computer games.

"Anything could be covered as long as the full retail value is under ten dollars or the game is legally free," Katz said in a press release. "Our mission is to encourage interest in these often overlooked games, many of which deserve at least as much attention as those which are more expensive and more widely renowned."

The debut issue of Grampa Barmo's Discount Game Magazine features a history of cheap games in Italy written by Italian game mogul Andrea Angiolino, along with a discussion of the new "piecepack" idea by James Kyle. It also includes 12 new cards for Deep7's recently-released Snake Oil game, two puzzles, a chess variant (Paralysis Chess), industry news, and game reviews.

The magazine costs U.S. $3 for one issue or U.S. $10 for a subscription of four issues. For more information about submitting articles or subscribing, visit http://www.netaxs.com/~katz/grampa/barmo.htm.

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