A French Army expansion for Richard Borg's The Great War game PLUS the reissued core game, in English, French and Spanish editions. Our BackerKit shop is open for pre-orders! There are two types of pre-order: late pledges (for a limited time only - now ended) and (currently) pre-release purchases. Late pledges will get all of the KS exclusives and stretch goals from the campaign; pre-release purchases will not receive these but will still benefit from a discount to the MSRP. CURRENTLY WE ARE ACCEPTING: PRE-RELEASE PURCHASES. CLICK ON THE PRE-ORDER BUTTON BELOW TO BUY!
Printing of the paper and card components is under way. The manufacturer has made some samples that are now winging their way to us for approval, but sent over a couple of photos for us to share here.
We thought you might appreciate one of the shots being the summary card for the special personnel minis…
We thought you might appreciate a quick update on where we are with the Great War Centenary Edition and the French Army Expansion.
The miniatures have been approved and moulding is under way; this is the most time-consuming part of the production process so we’re pleased that we’ve signed off on this. The photos below show the master minis the manufacturer created using a wax mould, which in turn was used to create the metal tools for plastic injection moulding.
We’re also in the process of signing off on the paper and card components; Chinese factories close down for Chinese New Year at this time of year, but we’re well on the way to getting everything approved for final production.
The new French tanks are making progress too (moving a bit faster than the Schneider tank’s 5 mph!). We’re currently discussing with the manufacturer the best plastic to use for the barrels to prevent breakage and the best packaging to safely hold the tanks in their boxes.
We’ll update again when there’s more progress to share.
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We've just launched our latest Kickstarter campaign and figured that some of you might be interested in it...
SHAEF is a two-player, card-driven World War II strategy game covering the period from June 1944 to March 1945. It covers the war in Western Europe from D-Day to the Allied advance over the River Rhine, and is designed by Ian Brody (well known for his Quartermaster General series of games).
The game box includes the rulebook, the game board, 2 ten-sided dice, 360 cards (illustrated with historically-themed photographs), 2 player mats, 2 player aid cards, die-cut counter sheets, and plastic stands for the on-board armies.
For the first 72 hours of the campaign, there's a special Early Bird price.
The troops stand in line. The officers toy nervously with their whistles and check their watches for the fourth time this minute. Bottles of rum are passed down the line. And then passed back again. Bayonets are fixed on command. Yes, we’re about to go Over The Top!
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