Update from GMT Games

Here are the most recent (January 13, 2009) GMT Games updates:

Shipping/Charging Update

Shipping: After shipping so many games in the 4^th quarter of ’08, we’re taking a breather in January. Our next game shipments will begin in early-mid February. The items shipping then will be:

The Halls of Montezuma

Battles With the Gringos

We do intend to make a small shipment in late January for the 50 or so orders for the

Mounted Maps For Commands & Colors: Ancients

We have a few hundred mounted maps in stock now, so are going to fulfill the existing P500 orders (at the discount price) and add the remainder of our stock as in-stock items at regular pricing.

Charging: We’ll charge for the C&C mounted maps later this week. Charging for the two items shipping in February will begin on January 20^th.

Production Outlook Update

Here’s the latest (tentative) production schedule for the first few months of 2009:

February:

The Halls of Montezuma

Battles With the Gringos

March:

Ship of the Line

April:

1805: Sea of Glory

The Kaiser’s Pirates

More P500s Make the Cut

Congratulations to the following designers and developers whose games have recently passed 500 on the P500 list and thus Made the Cut:

Brian Asklev, Knut Grünitz, and Dick Vohlers - Nothing Gained But Glory

The Fall 2008 P500 additions have been very well received to date. Several look to be heading, orders and development-wise, for a summer ’09 production slot. Here’s a look at their totals to date:

Commands & Colors Ancients Expansion #4: Imperial Rome (688 Orders)

Commands & Colors Ancients Expansion #5: Epic Ancients I (621 Orders)

Normandy ’44 (457 Orders)

Nothing Gained But Glory (507 Orders)

Pensacola 1781 (376 Orders)

Rebel Raiders on the High Seas (241 Orders)

Washington’s War (692 Orders)

P500 Reprints:

Mounted Maps forHere I Stand (256 Orders)

Mounted MapsforPaths of Glory (232 Orders)

Thanks, as always, for your support of the P500 program.

New Sneak Peeks

• Game Map for PQ-17
• Game Map for The Halls of Montezuma
• Playtest Map for Rebel Raiders on the High Seas

New Stuff for Existing Games

Here are some game support items we’ve released of late for existing games:

• Added the production Rulebook for Unhappy King Charles!
• Added an Illustrated Example of Play for Fields of Fire
• Added a Thaler Location Sheet and Thaler Collection Excel Worksheet for Clash of Monarchs. Both are courtesy of Steven Graham at BoardgameGeek.
  

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