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Wargaming => Intel Dump => Topic started by: BanzaiCat on October 02, 2019, 07:27:00 PM
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My first ever P500, Stalingrad '42, has charged. Can't wait to get it. This will no doubt motivate me into checking out Holland '44. Gotta admit, though, Case Blue is a fascinating campaign.
I'm also in, on the P500 list, for the reprint of The Hunted and for Mr. President.
What are you guys in for? In the P500, not jail. Or crack.
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Nothing.
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Nothing.
You, sir, are going to lose your game whore card.
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Mr. President
<edit>I forgot The US Civil War, 2nd Printing</edit>
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Right now, just that Amerika Bomber game from Compass
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Nothing.
Ditto
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MMP always has a couple of ASL things on pre-order, so I have about 3 or 4 things in the queue. And World at War.
I gave up on the GMT P500s a while ago. Didn't seem like the things I was interested in were moving, and I'd rather pay a few extra dollars when it's actually available.
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I P500'd a few games a couple years ago. It's a nice way to directly support the publisher, but...
...I'd rather pay a few extra dollars when it's actually available.
At Coolstuffinc and sometimes Amazon, you can usually find games for less than P500 price, especially after a few months once a game loses its "hotness." By then, reviews have also shaken out and it becomes easier to make a better determination of whether or not it might be a game worth purchasing.
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I P500'd a few games a couple years ago. It's a nice way to directly support the publisher, but...
...I'd rather pay a few extra dollars when it's actually available.
At Coolstuffinc and sometimes Amazon, you can usually find games for less than P500 price, especially after a few months once a game loses its "hotness." By then, reviews have also shaken out and it becomes easier to make a better determination of whether or not it might be a game worth purchasing.
this is why I don't do p500s anymore
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I'm 0/3 in my P500 experiences. First game I backed was the 2nd edition of Empire of the Sun. They were late delivering it so that it was available in local shops 3 weeks before I got it and they screwed me on exchange rates so that I ended up paying $20 more than I should have (and $30 more than I would have had I bought locally).
Second was Cactus Air Force. That one got cancelled.
Third was Wing Leader Vol. 2. That shipped to a wrong address and it took a lot of calling and emailing GMT and the courier before it finally got sorted.
No more P500s for me.
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I haven't done any p500s, but all of my Kickstarters have delivered. A few were late, one was actually several months early. But I also didn't back Up Front or anything from Dan Y, d20 Entertainment, or Ken Whitman
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<edit>I forgot The US Civil War, 2nd Printing</edit>
Excellent game.
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I had at one point about 10 P500s ordered, but I cancelled nearly all of them, except for the three I mentioned.
I have checked CoolStuffInc and the NWS Store as well...sometimes the prices are outstanding, but adding shipping makes it about the same as Amazon. It's a different story for me there - I'm more hesitant to use 'real' money to buy games nowadays as opposed to earning points for Amazon gift cards.
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I P500'd a few games a couple years ago. It's a nice way to directly support the publisher, but...
...I'd rather pay a few extra dollars when it's actually available.
At Coolstuffinc and sometimes Amazon, you can usually find games for less than P500 price, especially after a few months once a game loses its "hotness." By then, reviews have also shaken out and it becomes easier to make a better determination of whether or not it might be a game worth purchasing.
this is why I don't do p500s anymore
Yeah, but if you want an out of print game you are kind of forced to order P500.
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Wait for the next printing and then pick it up through another outlet.
I'd back P500s if they actually saved me anything. Once you add in GMTs shipping, a P500 game comes to as much, if not more, than what I can pay from a third party a few months after the game releases. So all the P500 does is tie my money up for weeks or months so I can get the game a couple months earlier than I normally would.
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I agree, but I meant the part about actually getting them to print/reprint a game in the first place. If they don't get enough pre-orders they won't print at all.
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I rely on guys like you to take care of that :P
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;D
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Wait for the next printing and then pick it up through another outlet.
I'd back P500s if they actually saved me anything. Once you add in GMTs shipping, a P500 game comes to as much, if not more, than what I can pay from a third party a few months after the game releases. So all the P500 does is tie my money up for weeks or months so I can get the game a couple months earlier than I normally would.
And years before you take it out of the shrink, punch counters, clip said counters, read the rules, and finally play.
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Wait for the next printing and then pick it up through another outlet.
I'd back P500s if they actually saved me anything. Once you add in GMTs shipping, a P500 game comes to as much, if not more, than what I can pay from a third party a few months after the game releases. So all the P500 does is tie my money up for weeks or months so I can get the game a couple months earlier than I normally would.
And years before you take it out of the shrink, punch counters, clip said counters, read the rules, and finally play.
exactly!
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Stalingrad '42 was $62 with shipping. Their "full" price is $75, plus their shipping, means $85.
I could see this being much more reasonable on CoolStuffInc or NWS, but adding in shipping via either venue and it'll run you north of sixty bucks I'm sure. Amazon will likely be higher than that.
I missed the boat on Ukraine '43 - on Amazon it was a relatively reasonable 60 or so dollars with Prime shipping. I passed in favor of something else. Now it's $150+ on Amazon. Ridiculous.
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Still cheaper than what I paid for VG's Carrier. :whistle:
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I paid $18 for my copy of Carrier from GenCon back in the mid 2000s. Brand new in shrink and unpunched. It was $30 but they were running an end-of-con special to clear some stuff out.
I got lucky. 8)
Same with Tokyo Express. Can't recall which con I got that one at, but it was about $25-30 or so. Not too bad.
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With shipping, from the UK retailer that has 'Euro friendly shipping' I would have to pay the equivalent of $90 for Stalingrad '42, and that is a special offer price. Full price would be at over $100.
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Guess y'all should have won that little colonist tiff then, huh? :D
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Why, would that have shortened the distance for shipping purposes?
...here, I give you slap along side the head.
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LOL
My dumb observation but that's what I do pretty much.
You guys DO get pretty screwed on that. Even Canada does, which makes no sense. I somewhat understand costs of shipping to Europe, but Canada?
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Europe and Canada are in cahoots.
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They tuk rrr jerrrbbs!
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We kick yer ass and burned yer White House. :groovy:
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We kick yer ass and burned yer White House. :groovy:
And now you're buying second hand fighters from us and begging for help to keep them in the air
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At least they have a good eye for picking used submarines...
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At least they have a good eye for picking used submarines...
that's cold. hilarious, but cold. :ROFL:
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We kickThe Brits kicked yer ass and burned yer White House. :groovy:
FTFY >:D
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We kick yer ass and burned yer White House. :groovy:
Can you go back and get the whole city this time. Well, except for the Smithsonian.
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And now your buying second hand fighters from us and begging for help to keep them in the air
(http://www.quickmeme.com/img/f1/f1da50280e16f2d7f4628c545e6f6b19633fe21ab28b0547bd76cab1405b0eb7.jpg)
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And now your buying second hand fighters from us and begging for help to keep them in the air
(http://www.quickmeme.com/img/f1/f1da50280e16f2d7f4628c545e6f6b19633fe21ab28b0547bd76cab1405b0eb7.jpg)
voice recognition socks
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Per yesterdays GMT newsletter, both my P500 games are due to be charged by the end of the month and ship first half of next month.
1918/1919 Storm in the West and Next War: Vietnam
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:bigthumb:
I added the fourth printing of Empire of the Sun, the Tru'ong Bot Update Pack for Fire in the Lake, and because mirth loved it so much, Fields of Despair 2nd Printing.
Of course whether or not I actually buy them when the time comes is another point. The only one I'd really want, if I had to choose only one out of all of the P500s, is Mr. President.
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I've about 23 of the current P500 games ordered.
Nearly every one can be easily played as solitaire, which is why I go for so many.
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Well, Justin, I don't feel nearly as cardboard harlotish then. :)
Lessee...I have, besides the three above:
- C&C Samurai Battles
- Plains Indian Wars
- The Weimar Republic
- SpaceCorp: Ventures
- Mr. President
Only eight...not too bad. :2funny:
'Course, there's six others on that list that I had to cancel.
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Here's what I have:
The Last Hundred Yards Volume 3: The Solomon Islands
Pacific War: The Struggle Against Japan, 1941-1945
The Last Hundred Yards Volume 2: Airborne Over Europe
The US Civil War, 2nd Printing
Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
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Only thing I have on preorder (that I remember, anyway) is 'Devil Boats' from Compass Games.
https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/devil-boats-pt-boats-in-the-solomons.html
(https://www.compassgames.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/d/b/db_cover_apr6_1100px.jpg)
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I was VERY tempted by Devil Boats. Not to mention Beneath the Med by GMT.
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...and C&C:Napoleonics LGB remains only a distant wish despite nearly 1,000 pre-orders.
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Only thing I have on preorder (that I remember, anyway) is 'Devil Boats' from Compass Games.
https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/devil-boats-pt-boats-in-the-solomons.html
(https://www.compassgames.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/d/b/db_cover_apr6_1100px.jpg)
Yeah, I'm also waiting on that one.
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Well, Justin, I don't feel nearly as cardboard harlotish then. :)
Lessee...I have, besides the three above:
- C&C Samurai Battles
- Plains Indian Wars
- The Weimar Republic
- SpaceCorp: Ventures
- Mr. President
Only eight...not too bad. :2funny:
'Course, there's six others on that list that I had to cancel.
I am blessed that I have no one else but myself to spend my budget on.
I have about 300 boardgames, now, having bought about 40 in the past year. I lurk on BGG and am an avid fan of GMT, Compass Games, and a few others.
Once my son goes back to school and frees up my spare room (he normally would not be living with me) I will be doing video reviews and play-throughs of most of my solitaire-friendly games.
I'm not even going to explain my miniature collection, at this time. :)
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Right there with you, though I probably had about 500 or so games a few years ago and gave away a ton I'd had for reviews plus sold a bunch I'd bought, all before I moved. I counted 124 recently just in my house but I have 13 moving boxes' worth of games in a climate control storage unit, so that's probably another 40-50 or so. :-[
But, the last few months have been some supreme progress in getting games to the table I've not yet had a chance to play. Currently working on Star Trek Frontiers.
I never got into minis, unless X-Wing Minis counts. Though I sold off my entire collection of that as I never played it. I find minis very cool but don't have the time or patience to paint them.
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Let me know how Star Trek Frontiers goes. I've had that one on the shelf for quite a while but have yet to play it. It's supposed to be a really good game.
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:bigthumb:
Very good, but difficult to get into. The rules are dense (reminds me of old Avalon Hill manuals). There's a few how to play vids on BGG that look good though.
It's my understanding this game is Mage Knight but with a Star Trek wrapper. Never played MK.
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Yeah, that's what's holding me up. The rules are a bit much. I really want to play it at some point though.
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Played it once... meh... trying to figure out how to sell it...
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Latest episode of our podcast discusses Mage Knight, with me chiming in on Star Trek: Frontiers (episode 67).
https://solosaurus.libsyn.com/
In a nutshell, the manuals suck, but the theme is awesome if you're a ST fan (IMO, anyway). I never played MK.
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Both of my P500's at GMT have charged. 1918/1919 Storm in the West and Next War: Vietnam
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I almost went in for that Next War title but had to draw the line somewhere.
That line may move eventually, however. :D
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Both of my P500's at GMT have charged. 1918/1919 Storm in the West and Next War: Vietnam
A Time for Trumpets just charged.
I have all of the other Next War games, but I didn't P500 Vietnam. I will probably regret it once the Facebook groups are full of everyone receiving their copy...
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Only thing I have on preorder (that I remember, anyway) is 'Devil Boats' from Compass Games.
https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/devil-boats-pt-boats-in-the-solomons.html
(https://www.compassgames.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/d/b/db_cover_apr6_1100px.jpg)
Yeah, I'm also waiting on that one.
So, I pre-ordered this a while back on the Compass Games site. Today I received an email saying that a Kickstarter just launched for it. (https://www.aarcentral.com/emoti/confused.gif)
Well, is my pre-order still good or do I need to back this on Kickstarter? WFT?!?
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No idea. I thought that game was about close to go to the printer, or had? I guess not. :(
Yesterday I canceled my Tru'ong Bot Pack P500. Apparently just in the nick of time as they started charging shortly thereafter for it. :)
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I think they talked about it on one of their town halls. If you have time tonight, they have another town hall, you could ask them then.
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But I'm on my third dram! :D
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Only thing I have on preorder (that I remember, anyway) is 'Devil Boats' from Compass Games.
https://www.compassgames.com/preorders/devil-boats-pt-boats-in-the-solomons.html
Yeah, I'm also waiting on that one.
So, I pre-ordered this a while back on the Compass Games site. Today I received an email saying that a Kickstarter just launched for it. (https://www.aarcentral.com/emoti/confused.gif)
Well, is my pre-order still good or do I need to back this on Kickstarter? WFT?!?
From the Devil Boats product page:
Place your pledge for this game on Kickstarter. If you already preordered this game, there is no need to place a pledge.
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A copy of Devil Boats landed in my mailbox several days ago. It has to have one of the oddest rule books I've ever seen - a bit of an overview but then it dives into lots of pages of charts and tables in a CYOA type format. Takes a bit getting used to but I think it's coming together.
Stags, bbmike - you guys get your copies?
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I got mine. Just have not opened it yet. I don't want to let out the special new game air until the last possible moment.
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Sadly, mine was shipped to an address that I no longer use. It was a UPS Store and there might be a chance I can still get it if they don't just toss it out. The tracking number shows that it was already delivered, though.
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Wouldn't the UPS store just return it to sender?
I have a UPS box I set up nearly 20 years ago when divorce was looming and I needed a safe place to get mail. I still have it as a fallback address. I asked them once what would happen if I forgot to pay for a while and they said they just send stuff back.
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It's possible, I'll have to investigate.