Yes, I may be covered for a few years.
The "Or the next..." was just a snarky attempt at humor about when the package(s) might arrive.
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I know what you meant. There's enough snark to go around for everyone!
Having said that, it's really not a bad investment strategy on your part. If SoG goes anything like Wings of War/Wings of Glory, your investment will outperform the S&P 500 handily (although 2013 was a crazy good year for stocks).
I had thought about the potential investment value of the KS exclusives and even posted a bit about it, but I can't see myself actually selling them.
Keeping them locked away in a closet forever doesn't really do anyone any good, so what's left is using them as gifts.
In a few years it might be kind of like gifting matured savings bonds.
Not to be confused with the one who told my one-legged brother (disabled vet) if he pushed his 80-year-old neighbor lady's snow from her driveway into the streets snow-pickup area (middle lane where the plows push it until its scooped up by the dump trucks) again, he'd have a city cop come arrest him. :sad:
I normally expect the plow to put the snow BACK onto the driveway/pavement (sidewalk) about 5 minutes after I've cleared it.
It's going to be a high of 68 here in Houston today. If Ares had put their warehouse in Texas, they wouldn't have these silly snow storm worries.
@ Cool Breeze, what would the cop charge him with?? Unlawful distribution of flakes of crystalline water ice on the public highway
That's pretty close to what my brother said. He asked the guy, "Will that be before or after he arrests God for doing it first?". Then when the guy started to get upset, he said, "Don't worry. I won't do it again. I'll just recommend she sues the city when she slips and breaks her hip on her driveway after you guys push snow from the street onto it."
Afterwards, he asked me the same question you proposed (I'm a Law Enforcement officer of a much bigger agency), and my only answer was he might be able to cite him for a city ordnance violation, but arrest not very likely unless he does something dumb while getting the citation.
Either way, we both figured the City Works guy was just having a bad day. Perhaps his dog chewed up his slippers that morning.
There is a treatment for that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCUmINGae44
That's enough to make anyone paranoid.
Oh and no shipping notice yet..but I received a new game from GMT today (The Dark Valley) so all's well.
How long has it been since it made the cut? Flying Colors made the cut a week or so ago, but have no idea when it will finally ship.
All this talk about the dollar amount of pledges and I thought I read the same thing about pledge order, or at least the order in which one responded to the survey. I may be vying with you for last US backer to get the stuff because I too changed my pledging around and was late with the survey. :embarass:
Oh well its' off to the UPS web site. :pray:
Eric
Ares Games via Sails of Glory
We got confirmation from the warehouse that no shipments will go out today unfortunately... (-20° C feeling like almost -40° in the wind).
For anybody not living in Midwest, take a look here: www.facebook.com/AresGames
I was just out shoveling, and a FedEx truck pulled up. Promptly, the driver delivered something to our neighbor. I continued shoveling.
I don't suppose we can suggest the warehouse workers stay in the warehouse and process all the remaining orders?? After all I'd hate for them to have to go outside into the cold :takecover:
Doorbell just rang. Four mats delivered. There's hope, yet, in these wintry parts.
I can confirm that it's pretty brutal out there. It's still -14F here in Madison and while we might reach a high of -11F the wind chills are still in the -35F to -45F range, which is projected to last through Noon tomorrow. The furnace is running non stop.
I wonder what the temps must be like in that warehouse? :shock:
The play mat arrived Saturday. My son just called me at work and said that the "big box" arrived from Sails of Glory via USPS. Two hours at the office to go!
My four mats just came in VIA USPS priority mail. Badly beaten up cartons but, at least they got here. Hope the ships get here soon.
Just posted by Ares on the Kickstarter comments section 2 hours ago. Whatever could they be planning now?!?! Will this involve Sog, Wog or something entirely new (Pirates expansion, War of 1812, Ancients. or a brand new IP)?
Quote:
New Kickstarters - we are fulfilling our 2nd Kickstarter, Galaxy Defenders, in a couple of weeks from now. After that, we'll have to digest the lesson learned, and we'd like to propose a couple of new projects.
Well it looks like my free time is gone for a while. My three Captain packs just arrived.:happy::beer: One day after the mats.
Congrats sir!
I hope your shipment will be there soon for you.
The mats look rather nice, even if plain compared to WoG mats. I think having four of these on a table at a con will be a bit eye-catching.
Very happy for you, Ed.
I hope the rest of the founding members will receive any outstanding orders soon. You folks deserve it.
Finally my captains pledge has arrived too! :happy: :minis: Its arrived sans mats yet, but I'm just happy to have the ships after waiting so long. Expertly packaged with all the labels on the bottom of the box that has right way up arrows so its spent most its journey upside down, but every things arrived in pristine condition.
Like Ed, it looks like my free time has just disappeared for a while, I stopped working the moment this arrived today, i told myself id make the time up tonight, but who was i kidding? Now i just have to convince my darling wife that she really wants to play a game with me tonight.:sly:
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(and of course, uploaded from my phone so the pictures upside down. Still at least the box is the right way up now.)