We can now state when Total War will ship \u2013 18 Nov 2013, and this means that all copies should go out before Thanksgiving (28Nov13). We have completed arrangements for funding that will be available on that date that will cover the shipping costs for the game. There is a possibility of earlier shipping if another source of funds we have been exploring pans out, but the 18 Nov funding is now definite.<\/p>\n
Completing the arrangements to ship the game has been complicated. We had borrowed money to complete the game just prior to the fire. The cleanup\/recovery of material from the fire-damaged building then used up that funding. Most of the investors who put up that earlier money have been patient and allowed us time to work things out, but there have been things we have had to work around. One loan has a repayment clause that requires its repayment in full within 30 days after the first complete copy of Total War ships. Another investor sits on the HMS board until he is repaid and his worries that the discussion on the EuropaAssociation list about the Total War rules would negatively affect store sales (from which he will be repaid) has meant that further releases of rules examples or posting of electronic copies of the rules\/charts has had to be ruled out until after the game ships. But we can now state that a definite funding process\/shipping date is in place that accommodates all of these concerns.<\/p>\n
We want to stress that reaching this point would not have been possible without the help of the Europa community. Your support, patience, and good will have made our recovery possible. <\/p>\n
Looking to the future, we will have a new price list, information on laminated maps, and a discussion of a limited-edition reprint of Second Front & War in the Desert on the website over the next couple of weeks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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