Reaper II

I've had my Reaper Bones from the first Kickstarter for just over 2 weeks and now I find myself salivating at the thought of buying hundreds more of them and waiting a year or so to get them.  I actually think the models being offered are better than many of the last lot.  I'm sure they'll set Kickstarter records and can easily see it passing the $10,000,000 mark. If you haven't already taken a look check out the Kickstarter here.

Derby World Wargames Show Report

We had a good weekend at the Derby World Wargames show.  There was a lot of interest in the Reaper Bones miniatures (we only got our stock of these a week before the show) and we sold out of most of the dragons and other large monster figures we had.  We also sold a decent amount of hex and grid pads.  Some of the other traders said that attendance (and sales) were down on the previous year as the date of the show was pulled forward a week.  I didn't get much of a chance to look at the rest of the show but that's just as well as I could easily have spent most of our taking on miniatures and scenery.

Our Stand

Decent sized show with 70 trade stands

One of the many impressive display games

A project for my next show a display case with battery powered LED lighting

Derby World Wargames Show

I've booked a small stand at the Derby World Wargames show. It takes place at the Castle Donington Exhibition Centre on Saturday/Sunday 28th/29th September. As the title suggests it's a show for wargamers rather than RPGs. However, as the stand wasn't expensive, and it's only a 20 minutes drive away, I figured I'd give it a go. It looks like a fairly large event. I'll be taking all my own publications and pads, and whatever else I can find that will fit in the car. My biggest worry is being tempted by what other traders are pedaling and coming back with more stuff than I take to sell. Details of the show may be found at:

www.worldwargames.co.uk

I was very pleased with our takings at the 2013 UK Games Expo earlier this year. I plan to be there again in 2014. I've also penciled in a stand at Con-Quest which is another Derby show. If sales continue to grow I'll look at shows further from home.

Campaign Workbook PDF and POD Released

I've just released a Print-on-Demand version of the Campaign Workbook on Lulu.com. It costs the same as ordering direct from me at Squarehex.co.uk but if you are not in the UK you may find the postage cheaper if you order from Lulu.

The sheets from the Campaign Workbook (plus a couple of extra variations of them) are also available as a 'pay what you want' PDF download from RPGNow.com.

New Campaign Workbook Released

The Campaign Workbook is a 44-page A4 sized book of blank map sheets. Designed for planning and writing a campaign with hex maps for wilderness areas and grid maps for dungeons and structures. The workbook has a sheet of numbered hexes at the front and the back. The main content (10 sets) features double-page mini adventure pages with map sheet on one side and 3 columns for text notes on the other. The centre of the book contains 5 pull-out 4-page sections each ideal for larger adventures.

The cover of the workbook when folded flat features a 16"x11" grid.  It is gloss laminated allowing it to be used as a battlemat with suitable non-permanent marker pens (always test your pen on a small area to check it erases). Available now from www.squarehex.co.uk priced at £3.50.

Kickstarter #5 - Pad of Hexagonal Content

I've had a great time with my Kickstarter projects this year.  With four projects under my belt, the experience I've gained has been invaluable.  I have a long list of ideas for future projects, and would like to get at least a couple more done by the end of the year.

For me Kickstarter has allowed me to undertake 4 bespoke, niche, printing projects.  The success of these has also given me the confidence to invest my own capital in 3 further print runs, 2 trade stands, and a year's rental of a storage unit.  Aside from Kickstarter, I sell via my own webstore (www.squarehex.co.uk) and also on ebay (User ID: squarehexgames).  All this activity combined is turning into a nice little micro business.

Kickstarter #5 is a sequel to the PoGI (Pad of Geomorphic Intent).  It will be an A7 Hex pad (7mm hexes) which I'll be marketing as the Pad of Hexagonal Content.  I've still got some work to do on the stretch goals for the project but I hope to have it ready to launch in the next couple of weeks.  I've also been busy replenishing my stationery stocks so they'll be some great add-on/stretch goal items.  They'll also be a new and improved larger Box of Tricks reward on offer.  The photos below shows a mock-ups of the pads, along with the existing PoGI pad and A5 Hex pad, and some of the goodies I'll be including.

OSR Character Sheets Now Available

The pads of OSR character sheets from last month's Kickstarter campaign came in last week and the backers are already receiving their allocations.  If you missed out on the Kickstarter but would like to get hold of a pad they can now be ordered from my Squarehex webstore:

http://squarehex.myshopify.com/collections/role-playing-games/products/osr-b-x-character-sheet-pad

For UK customers I'm also now running flat-rate £2.90 shipping for all orders.