March 26th Update from GMT
Here are the most recent (March 26, 2009) GMT Games updates:
Shipping/Charging Update
Shipping: We have finished shipping all P500 and distributor copies of:
Our next shipments will begin in late April. We’ll be shipping both Ship of the Line and C3i Magazine Issue 22 then.
Charging: We’ve finished all the P500 charging for Ship of the Line and C3i Magazine Issue 22. As always, we had a few charges that didn’t go through. If you haven’t seen a charge yet but have one or both of those on order, please contact our office ladies via phone or online chat.
New Support for Fields of Fire Coming Soon!
Thanks to great help and support from Ricky Gray, Ben Hull, and Joel Toppen, we are pleased to announce several new support items/events for Ben’s Fields of Fire. Over the next 48 hours, we will be adding three new pieces to our support capabilities for Fields of Fire, designed to offer you even better support in learning and playing Ben’s terrific new solitaire game.
- Part 1 of a newAdvanced Example of Play, by Gene Billingsley and Ricky Gray
- A very cool newNormandy Vassal Module, by Joel Toppen
- Fields of Fire 101 Live Online Vassal Sessions, hosted by Ricky Gray, to teach the Vassal module and the game first-hand via Vassal and Skype (for the first 24 attendees who use Skype).The first two sessions – running 90 minutes each, will be held on the Vassal service on:
Friday, March 27th at 10 PM Eastern Time (US), and
Monday, March 27th, at 10 PM Eastern Time (US)
These are just the first two of what we intend to be many sessions. Our plan at this point is to run at least a couple sessions per week. We are working on trying to add some other time slots that would be more convenient to our European customers. You’ll need to download the Vassal module and then connect to the Vassal website to join our sessions.
We’ll announce and post all of these, as they are ready, on the GMT Website. Stay tuned there for more details. We hope that you guys will find these new additions helpful to your learning and enjoyment of Fields of Fire.
New P500 Reprint Additions
We have recently added two popular games to our P500 Reprint list. The reprint edition for A World at War contains some significant updates detailed via the link to its Games Page, below.
We want to thank you for your support of the recent new game additions to the P500 list. One has already passed 500 and made the cut (!!!), and the other two are rising steadily.
Case Yellow Designer Ted Raicer
Chariots of Fire Designers Richard Berg and Mark Herman 520 Orders to Date
Red Winter Designer Mark Mokszycki
White Box Copies of Commands & Colors Ancients
We have about 80 copies of C&C Ancients in the warehouse for which we have no boxes. But we do have some sturdy white boxes that hold the game quite well. So while they last, we are offering these “White Box” versions of C&C Ancients, identical to the regular version except for the box, for a discounted price of $55. To order this item, go to this special link on our website – or as always feel free to contact the office ladies to make your order:
C & C Ancients “White Box Version” $55
Many new VASSAL Modules Added to the GMT Website
We have recently added 25+ Vassal modules to the GMT website. Check our Vassal Page to download them for FREE.
Production Outlook Update
Here’s the latest (tentative) production schedule through August of 2009:
Late April:
May:
June:
July:
Commands & Colors Ancients (Reprint of Base Game)
C & C Ancients Expansion #4: Imperial Rome
C & C Ancients Expansion #5: Epic Ancients I
August:
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
