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Valley Games landed in the game community like a meteor with an unexpected reprint of Die Macher, a hugely complex—and hugely in-demand—game about German elections from famed designer Karl-Heinz Schmiel. The company has gone on to announce high profile reprints of many more Grail games, along with new releases that look just as exciting. To see everything that the company offers, visit the Valley Games website.

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November 29, 2007 - Ask Valley Games: You Have Questions, Kevin Nesbitt Has Answers
October 3, 2007 - Ask Valley Games: Gazing into the Crystal Ball
September 27, 2007 - Ask Valley Games: Nearly 750 Words on 750 Special
September 21, 2007 - Ask Valley Games: “Please Ask Again Later,” Says Magic 8 Ball
September 13, 2007 - Ask Valley Games: Time to Start Guessing Again…
September 9, 2007 - Ask Valley Games: Rules, Please!

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Ask Valley Games: You Have Questions, Kevin Nesbitt Has Answers

Things have been rough for Valley Games these past few months: Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage was delayed several times; Container barely made it to Essen, yet arrived before preordered copies; the Martin Wallace titles Mordred and Brass have filtered into retail stores, yet again before preordered copies; and the first showings of the new version of Titan have drawn scalding criticism. What’s a small publisher to do?

Well, if you’re Kevin Nesbitt, you take a long list of questions and answer them. Here goes:

Hannibal: Rome vs. Carthage
Q: What’s the current status of deliveries of Hannibal? Which countries have received games, and which are still waiting? Why did some gamestores have copies for sale before all the preorder customers received theirs?

A: Hannibal is officially in print in most countries. Shipments were and still are radiating out from two areas—Germany and the United States—so some more distant countries have yet to receive their supply. Australia is one of those that comes to mind. [Editor’s note: Hannibal arrived in Canada on Nov. 28, so Canadian customers should receive their copies within a couple of days.]

Posted by W. Eric Martin on November 29, 2007 at 10:00 AM in Special Features > Ask the Publisher > Ask Valley Games - Comments (15) - Link

Ask Valley Games: Gazing into the Crystal Ball

Q: Due to the increased number of publishers, how do you see the boardgaming industry in 5-10 years in the future? Do you believe Valley Games will be a big part of that future?

Posted by W. Eric Martin on October 3, 2007 at 12:15 AM in Special Features > Ask the Publisher > Ask Valley Games - Comments (4) - Link

Ask Valley Games: Nearly 750 Words on 750 Special

Q: As Valley Games is reasonably new to the business and your “P750” business plan is slightly different than what most Eurogamers are used to, have you had any surprises so far in the way things have gone? What were your big “lessons learned” over the past two years?

Posted by W. Eric Martin on September 27, 2007 at 12:15 AM in Special Features > Ask the Publisher > Ask Valley Games - Comments (0) - Link

Ask Valley Games: “Please Ask Again Later,” Says Magic 8 Ball

Q: Any chance we could see more pictures of Big City, Liberte, and/or Extrablatt in the near future? I’d love to get a peek at any of those three upcoming releases!

Posted by W. Eric Martin on September 21, 2007 at 12:15 AM in Special Features > Ask the Publisher > Ask Valley Games - Comments (0) - Link

Ask Valley Games: Time to Start Guessing Again…

Q: What other games would you like to see added to the Valley Games printing schedule?

A: I’ve got some old favourites from the past that I would personally like to see added to our printing schedule. Unfortunately, because of the rather competitve market for reprints at the moment, I can’t name names.

Posted by W. Eric Martin on September 13, 2007 at 12:15 AM in Special Features > Ask the Publisher > Ask Valley Games - Comments (14) - Link

Ask Valley Games: Rules, Please!

Q: Any idea when the rules for Container and Municipium will be released? Will they be available for download?

Posted by W. Eric Martin on September 9, 2007 at 12:15 AM in Special Features > Ask the Publisher > Ask Valley Games - Comments (4) - Link

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