Since today is the first Chicago IF Group Meeting, and since I'll actually be able to go to it, unlike (alas) PAX EAST, now seems like a good time to give what will probably be my last update regarding sales of the game 1893: A World's Fair Mystery. It has now exceeded 4,000 copies sold.
For a while, you could buy an electronic download version through Manifesto Games, but this option is no longer available as they moved away from their previous business model. So there is no download version any more. (I haven't updated this information on my site because I somehow managed to erase my site's SQL tables, so basically the html pages are still there, intact, but I will have to recreate the entire site again in order to add or edit anything. It's on my to- do list, but not fun.)
I have about 300 physical copies of 1893 left. These should last through the end of the year, at least. But after that, they will be gone, I think. At least, I have no plans currently to print another batch. (Unless there's a huge GET LAMP resurgence of interest -- hey, a guy can hope, right?) Here's the link:
Thanks to everyone who has supported this effort over the years. If anyone was on the fence, I'll point you to Paul O'Brian's review in IF- Review, which well captures the strengths and many weaknesses of the game.
On May 10, 11:08 am, PTN <pet...@illuminatedlantern.com> wrote:
> Since today is the first Chicago IF Group Meeting, and since I'll > actually be able to go to it, unlike (alas) PAX EAST, now seems like a > good time to give what will probably be my last update regarding sales > of the game 1893: A World's Fair Mystery. It has now exceeded 4,000 > copies sold.
> Since today is the first Chicago IF Group Meeting, and since I'll > actually be able to go to it, unlike (alas) PAX EAST, now seems like a > good time to give what will probably be my last update regarding sales > of the game 1893: A World's Fair Mystery. It has now exceeded 4,000 > copies sold. > I have about 300 physical copies of 1893 left. These should last > through the end of the year, at least. But after that, they will be > gone, I think. At least, I have no plans currently to print another > batch. (Unless there's a huge GET LAMP resurgence of interest -- hey, > a guy can hope, right?) Here's the link:
huh ?
I guess there was batchs of 1,000 copies, so, there's not few copies damaged/lost/destroyed in warehouse ? :(
<dott.PiergiorgioNI...@KAIGUN.fastwebnet.it> wrote: > I guess there was batchs of 1,000 copies, so, there's not few copies > damaged/lost/destroyed in warehouse ? :(
Strangely, batches of 1100, because that's just how the digipak orders worked at the company I placed the order with, which is why I have a few hundred left after ordering four batches, and I've lost, given review copies, and donated for prizes like the Chicago Public School's history fair around ~100.
> Since today is the first Chicago IF Group Meeting, and since I'll > actually be able to go to it, unlike (alas) PAX EAST, now seems like a > good time to give what will probably be my last update regarding sales > of the game 1893: A World's Fair Mystery. It has now exceeded 4,000 > copies sold.
> For a while, you could buy an electronic download version through > Manifesto Games, but this option is no longer available as they move > away from their previous business model. So there is no download > version any more. (I haven't updated this information on my site > because I somehow managed to erase my site's SQL tables, so basically > the html pages are still there, intact, but I will have to recreate > the entire site again in order to add or edit anything. It's on my to- > do list, but not fun.)
> I have about 300 physical copies of 1893 left. These should last > through the end of the year, at least. But after that, they will be > gone, I think. At least, I have no plans currently to print another > batch. (Unless there's a huge GET LAMP resurgence of interest -- hey, > a guy can hope, right?) Here's the link:
> Thanks to everyone who has supported this effort over the years. If > anyone was on the fence, I'll point you to Paul O'Brian's review in IF- > Review, which well captures the strengths and many weaknesses of the > game.
> On May 11, 3:30 am, "dott.Piergiorgio" > <dott.PiergiorgioNI...@KAIGUN.fastwebnet.it> wrote:
>> I guess there was batchs of 1,000 copies, so, there's not few copies >> damaged/lost/destroyed in warehouse ? :(
> Strangely, batches of 1100, because that's just how the digipak orders > worked at the company I placed the order with, which is why I have a > few hundred left after ordering four batches, and I've lost, given > review copies, and donated for prizes like the Chicago Public School's > history fair around ~100.
meh, really odd.... I suspect is a similiar thing to the old printer's ream, whose was of 516 sheets instead of 500, accounting for defective sheets... but 10% more ? mah, the company you placed the order is still on business ? ;)
Thank for your clarification, later I'll do a bit of research on this industrial practice oddity, whose has definitively piqued my curiosity.,.
