Hex Pad Kickstarter is up

Our Pad of Hexagonal Content Kickstarter is now up and running:

Link to Kickstarter page

Over the next couple of days I shall add full details of the rewards at the higher pledge levels and get some marketing underway.

Hex Pad Kickstarter Preview

My next Kickstarter has now been approved, and I hope to launch it in the next day or two. In the meantime, here's a link to the preview page. I still need to add the video which needs editing. Other than that it's all good to go. As soon as the project is live I'll post a link here and send updates to backers of my previous Kickstarters.

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.