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Wargaming => Intel Dump => Topic started by: Barthheart on October 18, 2018, 02:29:44 PM
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GMT Sale starts at 1 pm PDT today!!!
50% off all in stock games and parts etc. Not P500.
The 50% can be applied to games they have on special for even more savings!!
Their server might be slow for a bit.... :D
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I really didn't need to know that.
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La lalalala - I'm not listening - lalalala la
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I wish I'd waiting on my Blackbeard order now... :(
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Forget about reaching the site anytime soon.
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Yes its seriously bunged-up - maybe a blessing in disguise.
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it's basically a bunch of wargamers engaging in a mass DDOS attack on GMT :hehe:
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I know why they did what they did -- it'd be a bear to prove P500 orders -- but a lot of these games are going to E-bay folks...bet on it...
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If they're going to run sale, you'd think they'd be better prepared. Not being able to reach the site is just annoying. I'll likely not order anything because whatever I might want will be gone by the time I can use the site. :tickedoff:
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OR.........
a) You already have it (check that pile of shrink wrapped games over in the corner)
b) You already have it on P500.
;D
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If they're going to run sale, you'd think they'd be better prepared. Not being able to reach the site is just annoying. I'll likely not order anything because whatever I might want will be gone by the time I can use the site. :tickedoff:
+1
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OR.........
a) You already have it (check that pile of shrink wrapped games over in the corner)
b) You already have it on P500.
;D
a. is entirely possible
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I am not letting this defeat me.
I knew the games I wanted and will have them.
Currently 45 minutes into ordering THREE GAMES.
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Shock Horror!
I feel faint at the thought of ordering 3 games in one go - my credit card is quivering, quivering I say, at the very notion!
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I gave up. What a fascinating way to annoy your customers.
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They use the same IT strategy that Origins does. :bigthumb:
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(https://www.armchairdragoons.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=281.0;attach=55)
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BAH!
Went to give a tour of City Hall to a troop of Daisy Scouts and I too am locked on the outside.
I am unbent, unbowed, and undaunted!!
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BAH!
Went to give a tour of City Hall to a troop of Daisy Scouts and I too am locked on the outside.
I am unbent, unbowed, and undaunted!!
at the moment, you're also un-gamed
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At that moment, sirrah, but not THIS.
I may prepare a pin that reads: "I actually got to buy a game during the GMT sale!"
All three purchased!
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Managed to get in long enough to get Wilderness War 2015 Edition and Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis for $51 US total! I might go back in later to see what else is left.
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Went back and grabbed Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas for $15. I'm done now.
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Sure... sure....
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Tried to order. Still painfully slow.
Oh well, I'll save my money for Compass Con.
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Will stuff be 50% off at Compass Con? ::)
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Maybe not, but I might actually be able to buy the games.
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After slamming my virtual forehead against the outside wall of GMT's virtual storefront for the last 2 hours I am also thinking that my money might be better spent at Compass Games. That zeppelin game of theirs looks pretty sweet...
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Maybe not, but I might actually be able to buy the games.
Some friendly advice: Open the games there and check the counter sheets. You don't want a misprinted one. :(
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Final haul:
Cataclysm
Wild Blue Yonder
The Blitz expansion for Wing Leader
Thought long and hard about Wilderness War, but Mark McLaughlin has announced an upcoming Third Edition (DELUXE) of Napoleonic Wars so, yeah, I'll wind up with three copies of that...
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Still reading the rules to Cataclysm and can't wait to get it to the table. It sounds like good fun to me.
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I ended up picking up the German and BAOR expansions for MBT as well as Holland 44 and Enemy Coast Ahead: Doolittle Raid.
More than I wanted to spend but all that clicking and waiting and re-clicking made me a bit loopy. Hmm... maybe GMT planned that all along... ???
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I wouldn't mind Holland '44, I must admit. Even with the sale, shipping is still a pain though.
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Yep shipping sucks...but I still bought Holland '44 and Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas. :idiot2:
Site is fast right now....
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I'm going to be curmudgeonly about it and not buy anything. Wasted too much time yesterday trying to place an order.
Guess I'll have to go through the stack of unopened games on my kitchen table.
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^It's nice to have that to fall back on! :bigthumb:
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NO - don't do that - it'll squash all the boxes!
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...and my order shipped already.
I find that entirely well done.
Few OT hours for that crew, I imagine.
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...and my order shipped already.
I find that entirely well done.
Few OT hours for that crew, I imagine.
WOW! I haven't even gotten my order confirmation email yet.... :(
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You have to spend as much at GMT as Cyrano does to get that kind of service. :bigthumb:
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You have to spend as much at GMT as Cyrano does to get that kind of service. :bigthumb:
Considering how many of their games I own, they should be giving stock options.
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You have to spend as much at GMT as Cyrano does to get that kind of service. :bigthumb:
Considering how many of their games I own, they should be giving stock options.
True. How many of their kids have you put through college?
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You have to spend as much at GMT as Cyrano does to get that kind of service. :bigthumb:
Considering how many of their games I own, they should be giving stock options.
True. How many of their kids have you put through college?
All of them
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Elusive Victory is tempting at $29, but I have more than enough to play with (or not play with) right now. :(
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Elusive Victory is tempting at $29, but I have more than enough to play with (or not play with) right now. :(
EV is on sale for $29... then you get to apply the sale code GMTSale2018 and get another 50% off, so it would cost you $14.50.... why would NOT buy it at that price??? ???
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DO IT!!!!
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EV is a cool game. Lots of stuff to learn though.
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It's not solo-friendly, though!
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aaand it's sold out anyway. :(
The Colonial game and Iron & Oak look interesting too though. So does PQ-17 but it's a block game and therefore not very solo-friendly.
I'm better off not bothering with it I think.
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I found a couple that are in stock that the code is not working on. I thought it applied to everything?
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(https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/44370423_10217536066770373_8222369645835845632_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_eui2=AeE00acWNmHkA5_zblBoSxO3BIq7RZX5FSMuD6IdfCsgk9ax3TQM6diH6WBcCTSDCp6vz880DPZK8L027Jbk1MKxQNAg3YKdxfFUroO6p9ODrw&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=b6a32076e98fc8dbd0f3294908ba5a9b&oe=5C3F19FA)
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You jerks. I ordered Rebel Raiders On The High Seas.
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Bwahahahaha!
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I mean, $30 with shipping isn't bad.
Plus I saw Dauntless on Noble Knight Games' site and just got that too!
...just kidding, Stags. >:D
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Hahahaha oh shit *goes to check*
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If it's gone it twasnt me!
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I usually end up camping out in the Specials area for these ( yes I am still hurt by missing out on Gergovia module for Conquest of Gaul a couple of years ago...).
Ok- let's -Twin Peaks ... check.
That Russian sail one -- was missing that -almost got it a couple of years ago ... got it now.
Ben Hull's start on the Thirty Years War - yes I read a lot of ugly stuff about that one - but at $15.00? Yeh - ok interesting enough.
The Boudicea's War module ...
and simple Great Battles of History ... don't have a gaming table set up right yet -and added it on the slow boat shipping ... so Xmas presents... :)
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I caved. ::)
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I caved. ::)
Whaddya get? :groovy:
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@B_C: Not everything. Hexasim, par example, is out.
Oooh, hey Vance...my package is in some place called Sylmar, CA.
How you doin'?
@Steve: Yeah, that's the thing, innit? If nothing else, as someone who really likes to read rules and fiddle with components, $15 is a pretty good deal for just about any GMT wargame.
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What does p500 mean?
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What does p500 mean?
:o
https://www.gmtgames.com/t-GMTP500Details.aspx (https://www.gmtgames.com/t-GMTP500Details.aspx)
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I caved. ::)
Whaddya get? :groovy:
Blitz for Wing Leader and the West German expansion for MBT. Need to jump on today and get a couple P500s too. Maybe get a chance to play them at Origins next year. :'( Way too busy right now with other projects to play them. :biggrin:
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What does p500 mean?
They have to get a minimum of 500 pre-orders before the game goes to print.
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I caved. ::)
Whaddya get? :groovy:
Blitz for Wing Leader and the West German expansion for MBT. Need to jump on today and get a couple P500s too. Maybe get a chance to play them at Origins next year. :'( Way too busy right now with other projects to play them. :biggrin:
Yeah, I made the mistake of going back to take another look and ended up getting Talon 1000. :D
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I had Leaping Lemmings in the cart as a game to play with the kids - Bayonet Jr enjoys it, and Bayonette would get a kick out of it - but with the sale price + gift card getting it down below $5, shipping ends up being 3x that...
What starts as a great deal ends up as just a decent deal for a game I'm not sure they'll play that often :(
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Looking back through the GMT sale a second time, I realized that about 80% of what's out there right now that I want is published by Compass Games... :nerd:
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So how long does GMT take to ship?
I imagine they're going to be behind the curve due to all the orders.
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A shipping notice came in for me today.
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How long ago did you order?
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Yesterday. 8)
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Lol me too. Guess it'll be a bit.
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Please stop me. About to order PQ-17.
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Please stop me. About to order PQ-17.
it's an ants-marching-across-the-map game with very little in the way of meaningful decisions.
gorgeous components and less-than-engaging gameplay, and I heard that from 3 different sources who I trust, and who don't know each other
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^ that'll work. I was borderline on whether or not it would solo decently (BGG has several posts on this), but that's enough to empty my cart.
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And be sure to go back and take one more look. >:D
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Sigh...I'm looking at Sun of York now. 27.50 with shipping.
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Also Clash of Giants: Civil War.
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Isn't there at least one Next War game in stock you want to send to me?
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Please stop me. About to order PQ-17.
it's an ants-marching-across-the-map game with very little in the way of meaningful decisions.
gorgeous components and less-than-engaging gameplay, and I heard that from 3 different sources who I trust, and who don't know each other
You couldn't have posted this before I hit the 'purchase' button?
^ that'll work. I was borderline on whether or not it would solo decently (BGG has several posts on this), but that's enough to empty my cart.
I think there may be a lightly played copy available soon... :(
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You couldn't have posted this before I hit the 'purchase' button?
You didn't ask! :-[
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So I got 3 blank countersheets of 1" counters.
Total was $9, with 50% off that got them to $4.50
Had $3.50 left of gift card.
Free shipping.
Spent a total of $1 in the GMT sale ;D
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Also Clash of Giants: Civil War.
The game has a very nice map and counters but also a rather strange arty chit draw system that I never really took to. The combat system is not bad if a little coarse, but the activation, variable reinforcement / entry area rules are quite interesting. Not a complex system by any means. Worth getting if you can pick it up cheap.
Edited to correct stupid mistakes.
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$48.50 total for both Sun and Clash, including shipping. Not bad but not sure I want them that much.
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$48.50 total for both Sun and Clash, including shipping. Not bad but not sure I want them that much.
When has that EVER stopped any of us? (http://www.aarcentral.com/emoti/HideEyes.gif)
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Well it might not stop me if some of these awesome games weren't out of stock...
...it that I already own many of them. :-[
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I couldn't help myself yesterday morning and I went back again to get the Drive to the Rhine expansion for Panzer. (And also PQ17 ...doh!)
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Lol. Cardboard harlot!
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I didn't get anything. I was thinking of getting Skies Above the Reich, Wing Leader Blitz, and a pack of counter trays but once I factored in the exchange rate and shipping, it was only a few dollars less to order from GMT than from an online store here in Canada.
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had fun talking about the sale on our yet-to-be-named podcast last night... should escape into the wild in the next 2 weeks or so
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Still haven't received a shipping notification. I'm starting to worry a bit. Like I need more things to sweat right now.
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If it makes you feel better I still haven't received a shipping notice for Talon 1000 either. I'm guessing they are behind after being hammered so hard. 8)
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Actually it's not Talon 1000 (that's not even out yet). I still haven't received notice for Wilderness War or Ft. Sumter. Come to think of it, I don't even remember seeing a receipt email for them! :o
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I'm feeling better about not ordering.
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Like I need more things to sweat right now.
you moved to the desert. everything makes you sweat. if it doesn't, you've got heat stroke
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Huhuhuhuhuh...you said "stroke"
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Actually it's not Talon 1000 (that's not even out yet). I still haven't received notice for Wilderness War or Ft. Sumter. Come to think of it, I don't even remember seeing a receipt email for them! :o
I received an order receipt email. Nothing on it about shipping time or estimated delivery or anything. Guess that's something. You better check with them.
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Got a receipt, myself, no shipping notification yet - but my card was billed.
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Just checked my order history- nothing shows as shipped yet. Oddly enough, something I received last year also shows as not shipped. ???
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Yeah they are notoriously bad at updating the order status. I've got items from 2 years ago that are still showing as not shipped.
I did receive what I think is their shipping notice.... someone named Steve generated a shipping label with USPS from Corona CA... but it might be my game order from Hollandspeile as I have no idea where they are based....
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I did receive what I think is their shipping notice.... someone named Steve generated a shipping label with USPS from Corona CA... but it might be my game order from Hollandspeile as I have no idea where they are based....
That's probably Hollandspiele / Blue Panther.
GMT is about 4-1/2 north of Corona
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:bigthumb:
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I guess it'll just suddenly show on the doorstep one day. I don't like that kind of disorganization, though, especially as I'm so used to Amazon and their micro-tracking. "Your driver is 7 stops away..." I mean, sheesh, I ask myself if people really need to know this...and I'm one of them looking at it, so... :-[
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I guess it'll just suddenly show on the doorstep one day. I don't like that kind of disorganization, though, especially as I'm so used to Amazon and their micro-tracking. "Your driver is 7 stops away..." I mean, sheesh, I ask myself if people really need to know this...and I'm one of them looking at it, so... :-[
Sounds like someone has some control issues ;)
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Sounds like someone has some control issues ;)
(http://www.theincontinencestore.com/files/999468/uploaded/Depend_Protective_Underwear.jpg)
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They don't come in XXL?
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They don't come in XXL?
according to the pkg, L/XL can handle up to a 64" waist. How big do you think a XXL would be?! :o
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Have you seen most Americans?
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Have you seen most Americans?
yeah... I'm a good 40lbs above where I should be, and I'm only a 44" waist.
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https://twitter.com/thefieldgen/status/1055817695176941568
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When you wake up a week later and still haven't received a shipping notification :(
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Mine showed up yesterday. “Wild Blue Yonder” has a great new-game smell.
Mike, call em. They’ve got the number on the site and I’ve always been happy with their CS.
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I’ve always been happy with their CS.
ditto
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Just received my shipping notification. Should be here by Monday, hopefully.
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So far, no joy in Staggerville. :(
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Nor here. I'm not holding my breath for a shipping notice from GMT, I've never received one.
Also there's a Canada Post 'Work Action" going on so now things are glacial rather than just slow.... :P
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:censored:
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Sorry, brother. Hope you get your shipping notification soon.
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I feel bad for you chumps who fell for the sale :P
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Yeah, I should have bought some Star Trek whiskey glasses instead.
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I feel bad for you chumps who fell for the sale :P
Just wait until you see how lame the Compass Games Holiday code saving are...
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I feel bad for you chumps who fell for the sale :P
Don't feel bad for me. My stuff arrived 10/29. I just haven't been to the UPS store to pick it up yet.
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I feel bad for you chumps who fell for the sale :P
Just wait until you see how lame the Compass Games Holiday code saving are...
I'm going to Compass Con next weekend. I'll buy direct.
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Keep that couch open for me.
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Keep that couch open for me.
:bigthumb:
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My box from GMT arrived Monday...
...but I've not had any time to even open the shipping box, let alone the shrink wrap on the game. :(
You want an unboxing video of this game, Brant?
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I'd have liked to have obtained a copy of their 'Spanish Civil War' game, but its been OOP for while and not on P500. :-(
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You want an unboxing video of this game, Brant?
duh! :nerd:
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GMT stuff finally arriving tomorrow! :D
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:fingerscrossed:
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Well it is UPS so there's a chance it could end up in Inuvik...
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...wish it would end up here..............
What did you get, btw?
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Holland 44 and Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas
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Holland '44 really does tempt me. It looks like a manageable size for MG and its good proven system.
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It's one of my favourite battles. I've never played this system before though....
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I had Normandy '44 which is excellent. Its got a really good combat system. I'll be interested to see how it plays - I assume you'll get it on the Table before the next big sale ;)
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Soon as I can... winter's coming so not much else to do....
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I ordered Holland 44 as well, along with some MBT expansions. I also pre-ordered the Holland 44 mounted maps.
Still waiting for a shipping notice. I emailed GMT but got no reply. :(
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I ordered Holland 44 as well, along with some MBT expansions. I also pre-ordered the Holland 44 mounted maps.
Still waiting for a shipping notice. I emailed GMT but got no reply. :(
There's a lot of people posting to the various wargaming groups on FB asking for reassurance and seeing pretty much the same thing - no response from GMT.
However, the games are trickling out the door. I'm sure it'll come soon. :)
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:)
I don't doubt I'll get them eventually, I just would have liked to get an email that said something like "We're working on it".
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We talked a bunch about the sale on the podcast I'm editing together right now
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...aaaand in the synchronistic weirdness that is modern life I suddenly get an email from UPS saying I'm to expect an eight pound box from GMT soon.
Maybe GMT figured they could just save a few electrons since UPS would be notifying me anyway. ???
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My loot finally arrived today! :D
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Loot is good. Mmmmm...
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My loot finally arrived today! :D
Pics or it didn't arrive!
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My loot finally arrived today! :D
Pics or it didn't arrive!
Manual from Colonial that I'm reading right now.
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Nice of Bob Dylan to help out the developers with some lyrical writing to go with the cover art.
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Ooooh, I also bought Colonial. Let me know what you think!
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I got my shipping notice Friday. Of course, all I ordered were countersheets.
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.......and France '40 is OOP...........:-(
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It is? Glad I have my copy :P
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:'(
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It's not like you don't know the outcome of France '40 to begin with.
Step 1: Germany invades France
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Surrender!
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Is that it?
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Is it?
Really?
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Wasn't there something about Maginot Wine?
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I only grabbed a copy of Grand Prix, piggybacking on a friend's order. Oh the self control!
3 days later, I ordered Skies Above the Reich, Holland 44, Colonial and a ten pack of counter trays. Just what I need, another layer on my wargame stack of 'I'll get to it someday...'. ::)
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I really should have bought Grand Prix and the Thunder Alley track pack. The latter is a terrific game.
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I really should have bought Grand Prix and the Thunder Alley track pack. The latter is a terrific game.
Absolutely is. I need to bust GP out of shrink and check out the rules. Hopefully it's of the same quality as TA.
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My group has had a lot of fun with Grand Prix.
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I have Thunder Alley too, but not with me. I'm not a NASCAR fan at all but I've heard nothing but good things about it. Plus, cardboard harlot.
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First shipment finally arrived. Still waiting for a second.
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my envelope of blank countersheets should come in today :)
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my envelope of blank countersheets should come in today :)
Woohoo!
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my envelope of blank countersheets should come in today :)
Woohoo!
it was at home waiting for me :)
so I didn't really get much at the GMT sale, but I did my part to clog up the order queue :nerd:
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I have Thunder Alley too, but not with me. I'm not a NASCAR fan at all but I've heard nothing but good things about it. Plus, cardboard harlot.
I have never watched a NASCAR event and would probably need to be severely wounded and/or sedated to ever consider doing so, but Thunder Alley really is fantastic.
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Thunder Alley is a lot of fun. One of the few non-wargames to hold my interest.
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All I got in the sale was a few counter trays. It was all I could afford after a boozy wargaming weekend in Sydney.
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^Sounds like a fair trade.
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^Sounds like a fair trade.
quite
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...got my shipping notification today ...
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I guess they sold out of Skies Above the Reich before getting to my order, but the rest of it is supposed to ship...someday...allegedly...