Here is the second of the weekly newsletters to subscribers:
Welcome to the second in the series of newsletters leading up to the
launch of the new WWII card game “This Hard & Calcined Earth” (THACE).
We’ve been busy behind the scenes getting this game ready for
publication. Here’s where we are at the moment:
[1] The print & play cards are finished.
[2] The print on demand cards are awaiting our printer’s approval.
[3] The rules document has been written and the final layout started.
I estimate that the rules should be ready in 7 days and that we should
have the final print file ready early next week.
Once these are ready we will set a release date. You can see that we’re
not too far away.
As taster I’ve attached a preview of the card back and the first terrain
card. The image is from the print & play version of the cards and shows
the various cut lines.
We’ve also worked out what we will be releasing and in what order they
will be released. It will be in three phases
[1 ] Release of the rules as a free download.
[2a] Print & play pdf version (cards & rules) via Wargame Vault.
[2b] Print on demand (cards only) via Wargame Vault.
[3 ] Printed cards direct from vexillia.com.
The first two are definite. We are actively considering the third.
The rules will be released a week before the print & play and print on
demand versions. The only drawback we’ve found is the shipping costs for
printed cards from Wargame Vault to the UK/EU. They are high and not
ideal given the current exchange rates.
This is why we’re investigating printing a stock of cards in the UK. We
have found a cost-effective UK based printer but would need at least 40
firm orders to make this viable. At this stage we are considering a
Kickstarter or something similar.
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