What are people buying?

[FreddBloggs]

Heeeheee excellent.

[DougM]

More like trying to buy, I thought I might do Kingdom of Italy as an opponent for my Austrians, and a quick Google shows there's a book in the Helion series 'The Army of the Kingdom of Italy, 1805-1814' perfect thinks I. Except that I can find that for pre-order on Casemate, but not anywhere on the Helion site itself. Not in forthcomng... how odd.

[FreddBloggs]

Everywhere seems to have it as coming soon.

[DougM]

Not according to Helion, the publisher. Nowhere to be found on their site. Very odd, as I would have pre-ordered.

[BaronVonWreckedoften]

Doug - The History Bookman (ex-Rawkins) line had a book on the Italian army of this period. Unfortunately, since the death of Rawkins fils late last year, nothing more has been heard from his family - other than a cryptic and unhelpful (no links for further communication) note from his daughter that the business "would continue" and the website has been taken down.

[FreddBloggs]

Not according to Helion, the publisher. Nowhere to be found on their site. Very odd, as I would have pre-ordered.

well it was listed as 2020 due from Helion, so it might be worth an email to check there is not an issue and everyone else is not using a placeholder.

[DougM]

Not according to Helion, the publisher. Nowhere to be found on their site. Very odd, as I would have pre-ordered.

well it was listed as 2020 due from Helion, so it might be worth an email to check there is not an issue and everyone else is not using a placeholder.

Good thinking ... and email can't hurt.

[Buff Redux]

Just ordered The Silver Bayonet deal from Northstar. Napoleonic fantasy skirmish. Described by one of my friends as Pride, Prejudice and Vampires. I'll need a green uniformed officer so that I can say "Have that yer bastard" in a Yorkshire accent every turn.

[DougM]

Personally, I'm planning some AWI Sharp Practice where one of the lead characters is Second Lieutenant Aubrey Mather-Farquhar. No Yorkshire accent.

[DougM]

And for some reason, probably prompted by Stargrave etc, I ducked off to DriveThru RPG and purchased Cepheus Deluxe (Traveller by another name) plus the 'Solo' book to allow me to have a real nostalgia hit.. and i suspect I will buy a box of plastic starship crew as well.