Website Updates

[kzucker]

Three updates for this Friday. Thanks Mark!

1. Home page
Pre-pub discounts end on publication: 30 August 2004.

UPDATE: Map printed 7/6/04. Rules and player aids printing week of
8/9/04. Boxes manufactured week of 8/9/04. Die-cutting week of 8/23/04.


2. Abensberg page
Scheduled for Release: 30 August 2004

If you have a pre-order on file, please confirm payment method before 30
August 2004.
If you got a letter from OSG re: Your Seven Days of 1809 pre-order,
please let us know your payment and shipping preferences, either by email,
phone or fax, or via the store order form.

PRODUCTION UPDATE
The counters are at the die-cutter (7/19), map is printed (7/6) and box
cover is at the box manufacturer (7/19). The rules and player aids will
go to the printer on (8/9). The boxes will be made-up during the same week.
Counters will be ready for delivery on (8/26). We will assemble games
over the weekend and start shipping on (8/30).


3. P-250 page
Current Standings (as of 8/1/04) are now posted at the P-250 page.

[kzucker]

Updates this week:

Highway to Madrid - added link to sketch map

Next Update:
Abensberg: the final rules will be posted next week.

Sept. 17 is the last day that we will have the pre-order discounts listed on the order form. After that the game will retail for $56 and will be available at a 10% discount at our website.

[kzucker]

The final finished rules for Seven Days of 1809 are now available on the Abensberg page (click the first 'read on' at the home page). These are the rules as they will appear in the game (except for the front and back covers, which are not included in the pdf).

[kzucker]

1. Discussion Board
At the top of this page ... About OSG Games Store Pre-Order 250 Home
We have added the above links back to the main site, and another button on that line that says "JOIN NOW."

2. Home page (top)
We did a bypass of the forwarding page to go directly here.
We invite you to register and participate in the discussion! It's
easy: 1) click register; 2) enter your name and email address; 3) hit
'send'

3. Home Page (bottom- list)
We have added links to OSG games currently offered on our store.

[kzucker]

Napoeongames.com was updated yesterday as follows. Thanks Mark!

Home page:
1. Added sale info to top with link to Special Order section of store.

2. Added New 7D1809 photo (very nice by the way)


Store Page:
1. Added Replacement Parts section

2. Added Special Offers.
When grognards click on the 2- or 3-Game Sale they will have to put Game titles and other specifics in the "Message to Seller" box during checkout. Please double-check to make sure you put that information in the message box.

3. Removed link to 7 Days of 1809 pre-order file.

4. Changed remaining quantity of La Guerre de l'Empereur to 12.

[kzucker]

Sent Santapoleon back to the northern tip of Corsica (to finish playtesting the 1813 Quad). Removed Christmas holly. Replaced with Tsunami link.
Continued (modified) the three- and two-game offers.

[kzucker]

We added a banner for Free Download of La Guerre. We are still busy scanning the map but will get this up as soon as possible. The charts are currently available on Consimworld... http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?7@1.o8cTaKQN0tR.196630@.ee6ca3c/530
check on that page and then hit "next" the charts are attached to two different messages.

We added sample counters for all the games except Sun of Austerlitz on the "Games" pages.

Updated the standings on the P-250 page.

Made several changes to the store page.

Thanks to our Web Admin, Mark James, for keeping an excellent website up to date.

[Nico[PL]]

In Games section NaB and 1809 pictures are not in the same column as pictures of other games.
Pictures of counters in BiI, HttK and LDGA should be smaller, like it is in NaB section.
Just this few little things :rolleyes:

[kzucker]

Nico,

I guess you are right ...

[kzucker]

1. http://www.napoleongames.com/4.html

Four Lost Battles has evolved since we wrote the old game description. Updated the page with all new text.

GROSSBEEREN: To the Gates of Berlin, 23 August
KATZBACH: A Perilous Passage, 26 August
KULM: Enfilade in the Mountains, 29-30 August
DENNEWITZ: Collapse in the North, 6 September
...

2. Home Page

Temporarily removed the headline regarding FREE GAME: La Guerre ... (sorry
about that), leaving the "Free game" mention on the La Guerre page and the
store. I hope to offer this before long...

3. Added link to Cyberboard game site at bottom of page...

Selected OSG games are available in "cyberboard," an electronic
gamebox format, at LimeyYank Games
http://loakes.dyndsl.com/limeyyankgames/

4. COLOR version of the Dennewitz map

http://www.napoleongames.com/FourLostBattles_HistNotes.html

Two new color maps and the (pretty-)complete historical notes.


5. Farewell to the low-performing P-250 titles:

Eastern Shore
War on the Loire
Dark December

Removed these titles wherever they appear.

Mark James, our web admin, promises more to come tomorrow...
Thanks Mark! You are doing a great job...

[kzucker]

1. La Guerre download. Map and Charts & Tables are now available. We're having some problems with the new Chris Moeller-designed Player Mats.

2. View your pre-order for Four Lost Battles ... http://www.napoleongames.com/PreOrders/4LB_PreOrder_20050401.pdf

3. Special 1806 ziploc edition now available for $28

4. Latest news (March 2005) ... http://www.napoleongames.com/forums/showthread.php?goto=lastpost&t=123

5. Removed Four Lost Battles from the P-250 list.

6. Added Four Lost Battles to the Store.

7. Napoleonic Timeline: lit the links for Dennewitz and Grossbeeren.

8. New Standings (as of 3/23/05) added to P-250 page.

Courtesy of Mark James, Web Guru.

[kzucker]

Guys-

We need a banner for the new game. I had about one hour to put into this. I know nothing about Photoshop, so I just let things happen. It's kind of surreal! I like it. Your opinion?

[kzucker]

This one was created by Nico.

[martimer]

Just my opinion, but I think most gamers have a hard time with surreal art. I like the second one better, but I would lose the pink inline.

[kzucker]

Martin,

That reminds me - I wanted to use a Jackson Pollock as the background to the box cover.

(I hear ya.)

[martimer]

What is a 'Jackson Pollack' and what would make it such a good backround?

:p

[kzucker]

http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/painting1.shtm

Check out one of my favorite paintings. ^

[martimer]

That is ... pretty. He truly was one of a kind.

[kzucker]

I understand he was a bit hard to live with...

[MHaggett]

Pink isn't so bad, just reminiscent of one of Murat's uniforms :rolleyes:

I think the second one will work.

[kzucker]

Redmond Simonsen once wrote a column for S&T entitled "The Pink Panzer." He discussed the choice of colors in the early Avalon Hill Games. Even though he made a good point, those early games had a feel of their own, very comfortable. The Pink and Blue in the 4LB immediately reminded me of the typical colors of the two armies in the AH Games.

The 2nd banner will be appearing at http://grognard.com starting with the next update.

[kzucker]

1. The new 4 LB banner is at the top of the homepage, along with link to OSG News for April.

2. The revised spreadsheet on the store page with updated information showing 89 confirmations for 4LB.

3. New Folder at OSG Forums http://www.napoleongames.com/forums/

OSG Europe
Discussions by country

Folder> La voce dei Grognard Italiani

4. Revised Rules folder for 1806 (link at homepage).

Thanks to Mark James, Web Guru extraordinaire.

[kzucker]

1. Home page redo says the same thing in less space, so that the box cover will be visible without scrolling down (hope). Also added a sale for "Seven Days of 1809" (20%-off through 6/30/2005). This sale offer is being mailed out to 16,000 grognards through Omega Games' list.

2. Note new boxcover (final art) from Knut Grunitz at the Homepage and at /4.html - reduced to fit on home page, left in its full size glory on the 4LB page (/4.html) *

3. Updated file of 4LB pre-orders added - date changed to 4/22 *

Thanks to Mark James, WGE~

[Nico[PL]]

Great looking box-cover!! :cool:

[kzucker]

Nico-

Thanks! Knut just finished the back of the box. We seem to be on target to get all the main components to the printer in May.

I am thinking of changing the top line on the box. Currently it says: "Inspired by the Napoleon's Last Battles TM System"

Suggested change:
"Four Napoleonic Battles at the Grand Tactical Level, Series 0.15X"

Would it be o.k. to confuse some people a little? If they have a copy of Sun of Austerlitz in front of them then it will be clear...

[kzucker]

OK, Well, maybe not...

Mark is working on this Flash project for the website. Take a look ...

http://www.napoleongames.com/Flash/Test.html

[martimer]

I officially pronounce that cool.

Wouldn't life be interesting if we could get a flash animation wargame?

[kzucker]

Martin,

Mark is cooking up something ...

[mjames]

I officially pronounce that cool.

Wouldn't life be interesting if we could get a flash animation wargame?There is a company out there putting the framework together to do this very thing. I don't have the link, but I think their first project is GMT's "A World at War".

I have ideas of my own ... Kevin is my guinea pig ... errr ... associate in that project.

By the way, any feedback on the animation is much appreciated. I am a flash novice and learning as I go. I want to add user interaction such as a pause, rewind, fastforward and the like. Please send you comments to me at spudbox@comcast.net

--Mark

[kzucker]

Mark and I are talking about finishing the 1809 campaign animation with a voice over. This idea has a lot of potential.

[Forrest Atterberry]

Might I suggest Gerard Depardu for the French voice and Arnold Schwarzenegger for the Austrian. :)

[mjames]

Might I suggest Gerard Depardu for the French voice and Arnold Schwarzenegger for the Austrian. :)I think Arnold from his Conan days would be perfect!

Now we need a good soundtrack in the background. Any ideas on what would be suitably Napoleonic? If this thing isn't being sold any problem with Copyrighted music? I see many fan films out there using copyrighted music and I don't think they have any problems.

The big picture of course is getting to the point where you have the "designer in the box" Kevin doing a tutorial voice-over. Or Uma Thurman. Whichever.

[kzucker]

Let's go with Uma.

[martimer]

Speaking of website updates, is there a way to 'mark all messages as read' so that when I click on one of the email notification links I get automatically directed to the newest unread post in the thread? As it is now, I am directed to the first posting of the thread and then have to figure out which page to go to to find the new post(s).

[kzucker]

Martin,

Maybe someone who is more knowledgeable will post some information here, but I cannot see any way to mark messages as read.

[kzucker]

1. Homepage Redesign to feature 4LB box cover (Grünitz).
2. Updated Excel file of 4LB Pre-Orders showing confirmed orders (store).
3. Updated Game Description for Four Lost Battles.
http://www.napoleongames.com/4.html
4. .pdf of the current rules folder (the real pages break differently)
http://www.napoleongames.com/Rules/4LB_Rules_2_2.pdf

Thanks Mark!

[kzucker]

Updated the file of 4LB pre-orders showing existing and confirmed orders. NOTE: Unconfirmed pre-orders will be cancelled once this game is in print. To see if you have confirmed (your order will be in green), follow this link...
http://www.napoleongames.com/PreOrders/4LB%20Preord_20050520.pdf

A few new sample 4LB counters posted...
http://www.napoleongames.com/4.html

[kzucker]

1. View the animated "Seven Days of 1809" Campaign move by move in Flash! http://www.napoleongames.com/Flash/1809.html

2. Pre-Orders for Four Lost Battles as of 6/3 on store page.

3. Updated rules for 4LB (PDF vers 2.54)

4. New files added for the La Guerre free download

[kzucker]

1. Home page
The sale on Seven Days of 1809 has expired.
Instead of "Flash Movie," "Abensberg Campaign Replay."

2. Store page: Deleted Sale on 7D09

3. http://www.napoleongames.com/4.html
The expiration date for the pre-order price is 22 July 2005.
The expected publication date changed to 22 July 2005.

4 Store Page
New .xls file of Four Lost Battles pre-orders/paid orders available for download.

[kzucker]

1. We have a new sale for 2- and 4-game bundles in the "Days" Series.

2. New File for "About OSG Games" http://www.napoleongames.com/about.html

3. Wargame Design Page http://www.napoleongames.com/wargamedesign.html
We will no longer offer magazine subscriptions. The current issue will be available separately.
NOTE: Back Issues and subscriptions are no longer available. Existing subscriptions will be honored (non-renewable).

[kzucker]

1. P-350 page - new items
-"Wargame Design Companion"
-Special Study Nr. 1: Focus on the year 1813.
-Special Study Nr. 2: Focus on October 1806.
-Wargame Design Nr. 10: Design Symposium.
-1806 Upgrade pack: New Rules and Study Folders, displays

2. Wargame Design Page,
The MAP of issue Nr. 9 (reduced size) added

3. Issue Nr. 9 contents...
and note (re: current subscribers)

4. Wargame Design Companion (pre-order description)
144 pages of articles on game design technique and Napoleonic history relating to OSG games.

[kzucker]

1. Store
We have no more copies of WDM Nr. 9. We have removed WDM Nr. 9 from the Store.

We raised the price (by $3) on the Napoleon at the Crossroads Pre-order:

To confirm an EXISTING pre-order (30% off) is $37.00
The following pdf file: http://www.napoleongames.com/PreOrders/NaCPreOrder_20060430.pdf shows all current pre-orders (and shows all confirmations at the expired $34 price).

You can still CREATE a NEW pre-order at the 30% discount (offer expires with 350th pre-order). If you haven't yet pre-ordered you can still save $16 on Napoleon at the Crossroads.

NOTE: If you live overseas, please add $3 for SURFACE, or $9 for AIRMAIL postage.


2. http://www.napoleongames.com/NaC.html
a new description page for Napoleon at the Crossroads. It has links to the first draft of the rules and map (playtest sketch map)

3. Four Lost Battles
New Getting Started Sheet: http://www.napoleongames.com/Rules/4LB_Getting_Started_9.pdf

4. The P350 project "Combined Fleet" has been returned to the designer, so we have removed "Combined Fleet" from the P-350 page.

[kzucker]

1. Home Page
The final art for the NaC box cover is there now.

2. P-350 page
Added an excel file containing all pre-orders for all proposed titles.

3. http://www.napoleongames.com/NaC.html
New Rules files for Napoleon at the Crossroads- version 1.3
(to replace vers 1.1)

[kzucker]

1. New sample map and counters for Napoleon at the Crossroads. Most recent versions. http://www.napoleongames.com/NaC.html 30% discount on NaC will expire at the end of June

2. Last few remaining copies of Highway to the Kremlin- price increased. http://www.napoleongames.com/store.html

[kzucker]

1. Pre-ordering Napoleon at the Crossroads
Our 30% pre-pub discount price was replaced with the 20% discount that will be in effect until publication. You can confirm an existing pre-order or initiate a new pre-order at the store. We have now reached 400 pre-orders on this title, which is a record for OSG.

2. http://www.napoleongames.com/NaC.html
Current versions of the rules folders are available in Word at the above link.

[kzucker]

http://www.napoleongames.com/pre-ord.html

For the Special Study No.1: Focus on the year 1813.
Added prices $36/$25. Added link to details page.
Wargame Design Nr.10, added Contents.

http://www.napoleongames.com/last-days.html

added Updated Rules for Last Days of the Grande Armée pdf

[kzucker]

OUR FOUR HOLIDAY SPECIAL OFFERS HAVE EXPIRED

Special Study Nr 1 Publication date has been changed to February 21st, 2007

Updated .pdf files showing current orders of WDM Nr 10 and SS Nr 1

P-350 page
Changed estimated price of Swords Around a Throne to $79 / $55

[kzucker]

We have a new special offer for a free copy of Napoleon Magazine ($8.95 value) with any order for one or more OSG games in print. See the home page.

Italian translation of the rules to Four Lost Battles is now available
http://www.napoleongames.com/4.html

[kzucker]

You can now post messages. We are sorry for the problem.

[kzucker]

New file listing all CONFIRMED pre-orders for The Habit of Victory can be found at our "store" page, underneath the "Confirm Existing" item.

Bonaparte in Italy is temporarily out of stock. It will return in a few weeks, as soon as we have some maps printed.

Current draft of the rules for Habit of Victory can be found on
http://www.napoleongames.com/HoV.html

... along with a sample of some of the cards!

[kzucker]

Two Tables that had to be ommitted from Study Nr. 4 are available for download here...

http://www.napoleongames.com/Specials/SS/SpecialStudy3.html

Table A and Table B show the method we used to calculate the strengths of units provided in Appendix XXI.

Wargame Design Nr. 10 is now out of print.

In recent updates we have fixed some links in "Napoleonic History, Campaigns" and added the operational map missing from the narrative of the 1806 campaign. Go to "Napoleonic Era" and click on 1806 and 1813 links.