GMT Games Update
Hi guys!
Here are the most recent (November 13, 2008) GMT Games updates:
GMT Fall Specials in Effect Until November 30, 2008
Just a reminder that our Fall Specials expire after November 30. If you’ve missed details on those or on our new P500s in the Fall Flyer, here are the links to that information. We hope you all find some games you can enjoy at great discounts!
InsideGMT Fall 2008 Flyer Pages 1-10
InsideGMT Fall 2008 Flyer Pages 11-16
Shipping/Charging Update
Shipping: We will begin shipping the P500 orders for Chandragupta this Friday, November 14.
We anticipate shipping Fields of Fire, Unhappy King Charles , and C3i Issue #21 within about three weeks.
Charging: We are still doing some of the charging for Fields of Fire, Unhappy King Charles , and C3i Issue #21 and hope to have those finished shortly.
Production Outlook Update and Changes
We’re working on firming up our production outlook for the first couple months of 2009. We’re still watching the P500 rate of increase to determine what’s on the schedule for First quarter of 2009. For now, here’s the latest (tentative) production schedule through January.
November:
Late November or early December:
Mid-December:
Combat Commander Battle Pack #2: Stalingrad
Blackbeard Reprint
January:
Several P500s Make the Cut
Congratulations to Richard Borg and Jim Day, designers of Commands & Colors Ancients and The Kaiser’s Pirates, respectively, as both C&C modules (4 & 5) and The Kaiser’s Pirates have now passed the 500 order mark and thus Made the Cut.
Here’s a look at how all the Fall Addition games are doing, orders-wise, to date:
Commands & Colors Ancients Expansion #4: Imperial Rome (573 Orders)
Commands & Colors Ancients Expansion #5: Epic Ancients I (516 Orders)
Normandy ’44 (374 Orders)
Nothing Gained But Glory (414 Orders)
Pensacola 1781 (320 Orders)
Rebel Raiders on the High Seas (192 Orders)
Washington’s War (472 Orders)
P500 Reprints:
Here I Stand (37 Orders)
Manoeuvre (9 Orders)
Paths of Glory (12 Orders)
Mounted Maps For Commands & Colors: Ancients (28 Orders)
Mounted Maps forHere I Stand (196 Orders)
Mounted MapsforPaths of Glory (168 Orders)
Thanks, as always, for your support of the P500 program.
New Poll on the GMT Website
As noted last month, we have added a new Polls section to the GMT website. We’ve added a new poll this week on your preference in Solitaire Games. Please take a minute to visit the Polls section of our website and give us your feedback. Thanks!
New Stuff for Existing Games
Here are some game support items we’ve released of late for existing games:
- Added the P500 Bonus Scenario (Cold Shoulder) forThe Bulge: FAB #1.
- Added a Diplomacy and Commitments Explanation for Clash of Monarchs
- Added the Final Rulebook and Errata (9/26/08) for Clash or Monarchs.
New Sneak Peeks for Upcoming Games
Here are some sneak peeks we’ve added to the site recently:
- Near-Final Game Map for The Halls of Montezuma
- Updated Rulebook [367 Kb pdf] to the Hellenes page
- Added Ship preview pages for Prinz Eitel Friedrich and Nürnberg on the The Kaiser’s Piratespage
- Added the near-final versions of the Rulebook and Briefing Book for Ben Hull’s Fields of Fire
- Added Scenario Information Part I for Mike Nagel’s Ship of the Line
- Updated the Playtest Map [164 KB pdf] for The Spanish Civil War
The History and Design Behind the Games
We continue to add updates from various designers and developers as they provide interesting historical and design notes for their upcoming designs. Recently we’ve added:
- Stephen’s Notes From the Designer # 22, 23, and 24 to the Chandragupta page
- Joel Toppen’s Developer’s Notes series for Hellenes
- Hoplites of Hellenes, Part 3
- Hoplites of Hellenes, Part 4
- Hoplites of Hellenes, Part 5 (Card Play)
- Some New Design Notes from Lee Brimmicombe-Wood for Nightfighter.
- Nightfighter Design Notes, Part 1
- Nightfighter Design Notes, Part 2
We hope you guys enjoy these looks at the history and design intent behind the games.
Online Customer Support
If you have any questions regarding any orders or upcoming charges (or any customer service inquiry), the quickest way to get an answer is to use our Online Chat on the GMT website – which connects your directly to our office ladies. Certainly they’ll help you by phone or e-mail as well if you wish, but the online chat is a very fast and easy way to get your questions answered. Note that if you click the “Send a transcript” box when you initiate the chat, you’ll get an e-mail transcript of the entire chat for your records. We like this feature, as you get verification of everything that was said just like e-mail, but the response is MUCH quicker. We invite you to try it out next time you need an answer from the office folks.
That’s all for this week.
Enjoy the games!
Your Friends at GMT Games
