Shirts, Vehicle Guide, and Minis Photos
over 2 years ago – Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 11:11:07 PM

At the moment, our warehouse is scheduled to receive the shirts next week, which means those will land before we're ready to start packing and shipping your rewards. News to come!

Car Wars Sixth Edition Vehicle Guide Pages

A quick look at page spreads from the Vehicle Guide. These images include the crop marks; the finished books will not have such marks on the pages. 

Painted Miniatures

Ben assembled these images showcasing his paintwork on the Car Wars Sixth Edition miniatures. We will use these photos on our website as well as the pre-order pages (we are on track to open pre-orders next week at our online store, Warehouse 23, and will announce here a day or so after pre-orders are live).

- Phil Reed

Containers Off the Coast and a New Video
over 2 years ago – Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 05:16:11 AM

During this morning's manufacturing call, we learned that the last two containers are now somewhere off the east coast of the U.S. and steadily moving to port. We do not yet have a definite date when they will reach the warehouse, but they are closer and continue moving in the right direction.

To reiterate the information shared in our previous update: We do not know when project rewards will ship. This is a large and complicated project, and we will do our best to ship as soon as we can manage. We'll make an announcement when shipping starts.

New Gameplay Video

Another video that we shot before the pandemic is now online, giving everyone another look at the game in action. Additionally, we're going to try to return to gameplay (and more painting) live stream videos this month; please keep an eye on our Facebook page for new videos.

If you enjoy these videos, please like and comment on YouTube, and please share them with your friends!

 Car Wars Pre-Orders This Month

Later this month, we'll open pre-orders on our online store, Warehouse 23, for those who missed out on the Kickstarter campaign. We knew Kickstarter backers were getting a bargain -- you trusted us, took a chance on our work, and you absolutely deserve the best price we can manage -- but we never expected so many things to go wrong or for freight costs to change so dramatically between the end of the campaign and receiving the finished game.

What does that mean? It means Kickstarter backers got an even better deal than we had planned for. The increased freight and prolonged expenses of the manufacturing process mean that the game is priced higher than we had planned; just part of the reality of today's new world.

We will make an announcement when pre-orders open. Warehouse 23 pre-orders cannot be combined with Kickstarter rewards. We have enough to handle just packing and shipping project rewards without making things worse by trying to combine two unrelated and separate inventory and order systems.

News to come!

- Phil Reed

Warehouse Pics!
over 2 years ago – Wed, Sep 01, 2021 at 11:06:17 PM

We've still not received all of the containers, but our primary warehouse in Georgia was kind enough to send us snaps of various Car Wars Sixth Edition titles in their warehouse. Everything is getting closer to the finish line!

Shipping?

The single question we expect: "When will I get my rewards?" We do not know. We need to receive all of the containers and then the hard work of project fulfillment can start. This involves a lot of packing of cartons, labeling of cartons, and shipping of cartons, and our team will start that work just as fast as they can manage while maintaining their health and safety.

Once we do start shipping rewards, it is going to take weeks to process everything. And the international rewards will require even more time; as you may have heard, international shipping is more of a shambles than ever.

So, the answer to the question is: We do not know, but we will keep you updated as everything continues to move forward.

- Phil Reed

Container Update, Gen Con and Origins Demos, and New Car Wars Sixth Edition Videos
over 2 years ago – Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 02:41:00 AM

Before diving into other news, first we have the best news of all: the first container (out of five) has landed at our primary warehouse in Georgia! The other four are still in motion, but we can now report that the first of the new Car Wars Sixth Edition expansions and accessories have arrived. We still do not have a shipping date for your rewards -- we need more of the containers to arrive before we can start -- but things are moving in the right direction.

Gen Con and Origins Demos

If you're at Gen Con and/or Origins, we will be busy running Car Wars Sixth Edition demos. The game won't be available for sale at the show(s), but those of you attending one or both of the conventions will have a chance to try the game with our team.

New Car Wars Sixth Edition Videos

We've posted two new videos this month. The first, a live stream with Hunter and Ben, shows Car Wars miniatures painting. 

The second video, filmed before the pandemic, is a battle between Jimmie and Randy. 

You can watch both videos on the Steve Jackson Games YouTube channel. And yes, we have more Car Wars Sixth Edition videos on the way!

- Phil Reed

Containers In Motion
over 2 years ago – Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 10:32:00 PM

All five containers have left the factory and are working their way toward our primary warehouse in the United States.  As you may have heard a few dozen times by now (in this and other Kickstarter campaigns), international freight is slower, more expensive, and less reliable than it was before 2020, so at the moment all we can say is that the containers are still moving across the world.

We will post another update when we know more. For now, we are in the "gotta wait" stage of the project.

- Phil Reed