DVG News - 11-11-09

[DanVerssen]

PHANTOM LEADER
Thank you to everyone who has sent in their pre-order names for the box! We’ve updated the back cover with the latest names.

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/20/Phantom%20Leader

If you’ve pre-ordered Phantom and would like your name to appear on the game boxes, copy/paste your name into the following statement:

“I give permission to print my name, (( name )), on the Phantom Leader game boxes.”

FRONTLINE
The rules have moved to layout! There is still much to do, but they are looking great!

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/26/Frontline%20-%20D-Day

We’re getting close to finishing Frontline! If you’ve pre-ordered Frontline and would like your name to appear on the game boxes, copy/paste your name into the following statement:

“I give permission to print my name, (( name )), on the Frontline game boxes.”

CHECK YOUR CREDIT CARD INFO
If you have pre-ordered Frontline or Phantom Leader, please check your credit card info for your DVG account. We will be charging credit cards in a couple weeks. We hope to receive both games back from the printer in early February.

It is okay if the credit card info on your pre-order invoice is out of date. Our system does not update invoice information since it involves sensitive credit card data. Our system first checks the credit card info on the pre-order invoice. If that is declined, it checks the credit card info in your account and tries again.

FIELD COMMANDER NAPOLEON
Once Frontline and Phantom Leader are complete, we’ll be ready to place Field Commander Napoleon up for pre-order. Napoleon is looking to be a monster game with 6 mounted 11” x 17” campaign maps! The game will cover Napoleon’s entire career from Italy in 1796 through Waterloo in 1815.

BATTLE DAMAGED GAMES SALE
We have some Down In Flames, Rommels, and Alexanders that have damaged boxes. The boxes are warped, but the internal components are perfect. If you’d like to purchase some of these, enter the coupon code: 86068 to receive a 25% discount.

PRE-ORDERS
We’ve updated the pre-order numbers for Frontline and Phantom.

We are in the final push for pre-orders for Frontline and Phantom. If you’d like to order these games, now is the time!

www.dvg.com

[BaconTastesGood]

Given there are threads that date back like 8 years devoted to a single topic, you MIGHT want to consider just collating all your announcements here on out into a single thread. Just sayin', just throwin' it out there.

/boardcop

[kerzain]

Does DVG stand for Dav Verssen Game?

[DanVerssen]

Hello Kerzain,

"Dan Verssen Games"

[DanVerssen]

PHANTOM LEADER
We’ve updated the back cover with the latest names.

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/phantomboxback.jpg

If you’ve pre-ordered Phantom and would like your name to appear on the game boxes, copy/paste your name into the following statement and email me at: dan (at) dvg (dot) com

“I give permission to print my name, (( name )), on the Phantom Leader game boxes.”

FRONTLINE
Updated rulebook! We will be updating the online rulebook every day or two. Please look through it for mistakes. At this point, the graphics are not complete, but if you see any errors, typos, or confusing rules, please email me at: dan (at) dvg (dot) com

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/frontlinerules11.pdf

Back cover with pre-order names!

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/frontlineboxback.jpg

We’re getting close to finishing Frontline! If you’ve pre-ordered Frontline and would like your name to appear on the game boxes, copy/paste your name into the following statement and email me at: dan (at) dvg (dot) com

“I give permission to print my name, (( name )), on the Frontline game boxes.”

CHECK YOUR CREDIT CARD INFO
If you have pre-ordered Frontline or Phantom Leader, please check your credit card info for your DVG account. We will be charging credit cards in a couple weeks. We hope to receive both games back from the printer in early February.

It is okay if the credit card info on your pre-order invoice is out of date. Our system does not update invoice information since it involves sensitive credit card data. Our system first checks the credit card info on the pre-order invoice. If that is declined, it checks the credit card info in your account and tries again.

BATTLE DAMAGED GAMES SALE
We have some Down In Flames, Rommels, and Alexanders that have damaged boxes. The boxes are warped, but the internal components are perfect. If you’d like to purchase some of these, enter the coupon code: 86068 to receive a 25% discount.

PRE-ORDERS
We will be closing the pre-orders for Frontline and Phantom Leader very soon. This is your last chance to receive the pre-order discount and get your name on the boxes!

www.dvg.com

[DanVerssen]

PHANTOM LEADER IS GOING TO THE PRINTER!
We will be sending the final Phantom Leader files to the printer, and charging credit cards in 24 hours. If you’d like to pre-order, do it now!

We’ve updated the back cover with the latest names.

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/phantomboxback.jpg

If you’ve pre-ordered Phantom and would like your name to appear on the game boxes, copy/paste your name into the following statement and email me at: dan (at) dvg (dot) com

“I give permission to print my name, (( name )), on the Phantom Leader game boxes.”

FRONTLINE
Updated rulebook!

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/frontlinerules12.pdf

We will be updating the online rulebook every day or two. Please look through it for mistakes. At this point, the graphics are not complete, but if you see any errors, typos, or confusing rules, please email me at: dan (at) dvg (dot) com

Updated back cover with pre-order names!

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/frontlineboxback.jpg

Frontline is going to the printer in about 10 days!

If you’ve pre-ordered Frontline and would like your name to appear on the game boxes, copy/paste your name into the following statement and email me at: dan (at) dvg (dot) com

“I give permission to print my name, (( name )), on the Frontline game boxes.”

CHECK YOUR CREDIT CARD INFO
If you have pre-ordered Frontline or Phantom Leader, please check your credit card info for your DVG account. We will be charging credit cards in a couple weeks. We hope to receive both games back from the printer in early February.

It is okay if the credit card info on your pre-order invoice is out of date. Our system does not update invoice information since it involves sensitive credit card data. Our system first checks the credit card info on the pre-order invoice. If that is declined, it checks the credit card info in your account and tries again.

BATTLE DAMAGED GAMES SALE
We have some Down In Flames, Rommels, and Alexanders that have damaged boxes. The boxes are warped, but the internal components are perfect. If you’d like to purchase some of these, enter the coupon code: 86068 to receive a 25% discount.

DVG IS TWEETING!
Our Twitter account is www.twitter.com/danverssengames

If you’d like to keep up on the exciting events in our daily game designer lives, please add us to your Twitter list!

www.dvg.com

[DanVerssen]

PHANTOM LEADER
We’ve updated the back cover with the final names.

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/phantomboxback.jpg

FRONTLINE
Updated rulebook!

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/frontlinerules13.pdf

The rules are pretty much done at this point. There are a couple little lay-out adjustments to take care of and that’s about it. Please look through it for mistakes. If you see any errors, typos, or confusing rules, please email me at: dan (at) dvg (dot) com

Updated back cover with pre-order names!

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/frontlineboxback.jpg

Frontline is going to the printer in about 5 days!

If you’ve pre-ordered Frontline and would like your name to appear on the game boxes, copy/paste your name into the following statement and email me at: dan (at) dvg (dot) com

“I give permission to print my name, (( name )), on the Frontline game boxes.”

CHECK YOUR CREDIT CARD INFO
If you have pre-ordered Frontline, please check your credit card info for your DVG account. We will be charging credit cards in a couple weeks. We hope to receive both games back from the printer in early February.

It is okay if the credit card info on your pre-order invoice is out of date. Our system does not update invoice information since it involves sensitive credit card data. Our system first checks the credit card info on the pre-order invoice. If that is declined, it checks the credit card info in your account and tries again.

BATTLE DAMAGED GAMES SALE
We have some Down In Flames, Rommels, and Alexanders that have damaged boxes. The boxes are warped, but the internal components are perfect. If you’d like to purchase some of these, enter the coupon code: 86068 to receive a 25% discount.

DVG IS TWEETING!
Our Twitter account is www.twitter.com/danverssengames

If you’d like to keep up on the exciting events in our daily game designer lives, please add us to your Twitter list!


www.dvg.com

[DanVerssen]

FRONTLINE
Updated rulebook! Almost Done!

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/frontlinerules14.pdf

Updated back cover with pre-order names!

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/frontlineboxback.jpg

Frontline is going to the printer in about 2 days!

If you’ve pre-ordered Frontline and would like your name to appear on the game boxes, copy/paste your name into the following statement and email me at: dan (at) dvg (dot) com

“I give permission to print my name, (( name )), on the Frontline game boxes.”

CHECK YOUR CREDIT CARD INFO
If you have pre-ordered Frontline, please check your credit card info for your DVG account. We will be charging credit cards in a couple weeks. We hope to receive both games back from the printer in early February.


www.dvg.com

[RepoMan]

Dan, this is getting ridiculous. No other developer does this here. All of this almost-daily-update business should be left on your site, and your announcements here should only be maybe one pre-ship and one actual-ship announcement.

Because right now you are losing more customers here than you're gaining by reposting basically the same information five times in a row.

[Bill Dungsroman]

Chris Hansen is on the box twice!

[JM]

Dan, this is getting ridiculous. No other developer does this here. All of this almost-daily-update business should be left on your site, and your announcements here should only be maybe one pre-ship and one actual-ship announcement.

Because right now you are losing more customers here than you're gaining by reposting basically the same information five times in a row.

The 3 Moves Ahead guys are big fans of his games, and Dan has Tom's blessing to do this. Perhaps Tom is happy for the extra publicity for DVG.

I'd find it less annoying if he took part in QT3 discussions, though.

[kerzain]

The 3 Moves Ahead guys are big fans of his games, and Dan has Tom's blessing to do this. Perhaps Tom is happy for the extra publicity for DVG.

I'd find it less annoying if he took part in QT3 discussions, though.That would be cool. I'm hoping to base my purchase decision on his political views in P&R, anyone know how he feels about prayer in public schools?

[Tom Chick]

The 3 Moves Ahead guys are big fans of his games, and Dan has Tom's blessing to do this. Perhaps Tom is happy for the extra publicity for DVG.

I'd find it less annoying if he took part in QT3 discussions, though.

Actually, I'm inclined to agree with RepoMan. I'm happy for developers to come here to talk about their work, but Dan's games are awfully niche and don't seem to start much actual talking. So the result is just a guy who doesn't participate in the forum elsewhere cutting and pasting announcements that no one seems to read. I'm not going to ask him to stop, but I do wonder if it's counterproductive.

-Tom

[DanVerssen]

A couple great points were brought up in recent posts.

First and foremost, thank you Tom for allowing me to post here.

JM - I look through the discussion and post here and there. A while back I was very active on the Sarah Connor thread. I was a huge fan of the show and enjoyed talking about each episode and and where it was heading. Then it got canceled. :(

I am tempted to post more on the P&R threads, but they tend to be very heated with a strong liberal slant that goes against my feelings most of the time. Talk about counter-productive! :)

RepoMan - Yes, as we get close to sending a game to print I do post more often. The goal is to make sure everyone gets informed. Each time we've sent a game to print I get emails from people who pre-ordered who didn't know it was time to send in their names for the boxes, and were left off. This happens even after posts on the DVG site, newsletters from DVG, and posts on different game sites.

Game Talk:
I would love to talk about our games! If anyone has any questions, comments, or opinions, it would be great to discuss them. I would also be happy to talk about game design and publishing. The world of small company tabletop game publishing is much different than the world of big budget computer game publishing, and I think, just as interesting.

[JM]

A while back I was very active on the Sarah Connor thread. I was a huge fan of the show

You're forgiven.

"Well, just try not to kill any more birds."

[DanVerssen]

There's a 51% chance I won't kill any more birds.

[DanVerssen]

A word about pre-orders…

The pre-order system is a vital part of a strategy game company’s business model. Without pre-orders, most companies would be hard-pressed to bring a game to market. For small companies like DVG, it would be worse than hard-pressed, it would be impossible.

We recently ended the pre-order cycle for Frontline and Phantom Leader. We then charged the credit card pre-orders from the past 9 months.

We usually have 10% of the charges declined. We then contact the customers and ask them to re-pre-order with revised credit card information. Roughly, half do, and the other half don’t.

I must admit, I was worried when we charged the cards this time. Let’s face it, the economy has been bad for all of us, plus its holiday time when money is even tighter. I was fully expecting to see one declined charge after another.

I want to thank all of you who pre-ordered, because I got an early Christmas present this year. Against all anticipation, the number of declined cards were down, and the number of people who then re-pre-ordered was up. When the dust cleared, all (ALL!) the Phantom pre-orders were successful, and only three (3!) of the Frontline pre-orders failed.

Thank you all for a very Merry Christmas!

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Wow, a new cycle of games is starting!

In this cycle we’re moving forward with Down In Flames – Guns Blazing (WWII), Down In Flames – Locked-On (Jets), and Modern Land Battles (well, er… modern).

New Guns Blazing Slideshow!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/29/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Guns%20Blazing

New Locked-On Slideshow!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/31/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Locked-On

Modern Land Battles Rules – Early Draft!
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/mlbrules.pdf

Looking forward, we’re going to be announcing 3 new games for pre-order in the coming weeks…

Field Commander Napoleon
The 3rd installment in our Field Commander series, and a huge game. It will have 6 mounted maps and span Napoleon’s entire career.

Here’s the game box, courtesy of Wan…
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/ch/news

Hornet Leader – Carrier Air Operations
One of the most demanded games to get into print is the Hornet Leader II series. This game will include the material from Hornet Leader II, Carrier Air Group, Cold War, Marine Air, plus new material.

It will be a huge box with over 300 cards.

Wan has been kind enough to create an ad to get the ball rolling…
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/ch/news

Vendetta
Our first venture into the Euro/Mass Market!

A “Family” card game. It's a card game for 2 to 6 players. Each player plays a mob boss trying to take over the top spot in New York City. The game is designed to be a low complexity family game and takes about 45-60 minutes to play. The tone is very light and very socially interactive.

The goal is to take control of different places and people in the "Neighborhood". As you do so, you gain reputation. The first player to reach the reputation goal wins.

Here's the cool part of the game...

The cornerstone to the game is the "Vendetta" mechanic. If I take control of the local Delicatessen, I get some Reputation points. If you then come and Whack (destroy) the Deli, you take the Reputation points I gained from controlling Deli.

But wait!

There's more!

When you Whack my Deli, you must give me some of your Vendetta counters. The specific number is noted on the Deli card. If I attack you in the future, I can spend your Vendetta counters to pump up my attack against your places and people.

So, the more you Whack a player, the more bonuses they have in the future to Whack you back.

This does 2 cool things.

First, you get the whole "Grudge" or "Now it's personal" aspect of mob warfare.

Second, even if a player gets Whacked hard, he still has the resources to make a comeback. Which means until a player wins, everyone has a shot at winning.

The design came together very fast, and the artist, Jerry, is doing a great job of capturing the light feel we're going for.

Here’s the current box cover…
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/ch/news

www.dvg.com

[Diddums]

Have you considered small company computer game publishing in addition to small company tabletop publishing?

I hope I don't step on anyone's toes here, but Cheapass Games (with Button Men for the iPhone), Catan on the iPhone and 360, and Solium Infernum (which at its heart is definitely a board game) have all successfully transitioned to electronic gaming, with AI components or through play-by-email.

Vendetta sounds interesting, but I think I played my last board game over a year ago, and that was probably a Ticket to Ride session. It's just too hard to coordinate everyone's schedules, and when we're able we're more likely to play cards. On the other hand, Solium Infernum and Uniwar are two fairly popular multiplayer games on this forum, both with board game roots. I think a "casual" game like Vendetta could also garner decent interest, if the ruleset is good and the fifth iteration is as fun as the first.

[Foxstab]

niche
-Tom
Aww, you said that naughty n-word, not nice Tom. ;)

I must admit, first coming to the thread, I was like "HUH? Did the vetting failed? Has an advertisement shill infiltrated us? Did Derek Smart finally experience a meltdown, had an identity crisis and collapsed to assume a new name? (you know, that PHANTOM LEADER thing...)".
But after his clarification I'm like "Okay, the guy maybe 'spams' a bit, but it's just this one thread, and none is held at gun point to read it, and he seems like a nice fellow and an actual indie dev trying to make a living amongst his few customers, so let him have his thing".
Besides, only takes about five minutes around here, what with all of you guys posting in all the topics everywhere, to drive a thread back to the 3rd page before soon, anyway.

[DanVerssen]

Diddums,

We've had a couple games ported to the PC, like Down In Flames through Battlefront and Hornet Leader through Matrix.

The biggest hurdle for computer games is the upfront money needed. It is hard to find a programmer who is willing to code now for a royalty later.

Computer art is also expensive. Most computer gamers demand 3D art in a 3D engine to make cool looking animations and such. Again, all very pricey.

I would like to port more of our games to the PC. The tricky part is making the numbers work.

[DanVerssen]

Foxstab,

Thank you for the understanding!

[jpinard]

Dan,
If I were you, I would stop with the cut/paste and make it personal. Start a general thread (not a news thread) talking about the game to spur conversation. Otherwise everything you post is just like what we see in spam posts. Bland mass market links. You may be short on time, but it would be well worth your effort on a forum like QT3 where there are a lot of people who love board-games. Word of mouth is a powerful sales agent.

As far as P&R, people aren't going to hate you unless you worship Glenn Beck and are a crazy racist you'd be fine.

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On to something else. I don't own any of your games, but perusing what you offer I've got to compliment you on the card design (aircraft, tanks etc). They are by far some of the most well-done cards I've ever seen. The layout and art is complement each other brilliantly.

[Foxstab]

Dan,
If I were you, I would stop with the cut/paste and make it personal.
This.

Despite the recent incident with Brad, Qt3 is mostly a cozy place, you don't need to do public relations in a 'suit' type approach. Just be yourself, a regular person. Talk to your customers direct, you should know their names in person by now.
Less cardboard placard announcements, more...well, words fail me (did I mention it's very late and I'm very tired, and I have about 5 hours to sleep before work?), but you get the gist of it.
I think I'll do a quick overview and turn in to bed at this point.

[DanVerssen]

Standard News...

We just received the Frontline and Phantom Leader sample games from the printer! They look amazing! The colors on the boxes, cards, and counters really come out. Wan did a wonderful job of choosing a diverse, yet consistent palette of colors.

This is our last company update before the holidays. We wish all of you the best. It has been a great year for DVG. Our line of games has grown, sales are up, and we have made some great friends around the world.

There is a great Field Commander Alexander review on BGG…
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/474382/kevins-fun-filled-five-point-reviews

A More Personal Section for the QT3ers...

I'm hoping that Frontline and Phantom launch two new series of games for us. Frontline focuses on very tactical combat and can handle anything from stone axes to phasers. Phantom focuses on air campaigns and operations. It will work for WWI and forward.

The gravity of the strategy world seems to be WWII, so we're focusing on that era. Science Fiction is tricky to do without a license. Any ideas for other eras of interest?

[scharmers]

Any ideas for other eras of interest?

Paraguay vs. Uraguay

[VegasRobb]

WW2 nightfighters in the Pacific and European theaters?

Impossible or very
difficult scenarios such as defending Midway or the Philippines?

[DanVerssen]

Happy New Year!

We’re back to work following the holidays. Here’s a general overview of how we’re starting the new year…

We’re working on new cards and rulebooks to build-up excitement for DIF Locked-On, DIF Guns Blazing, and Modern Land Battles pre-orders.
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/29/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Guns%20Blazing

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/31/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Locked-On

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/24/Modern%20Land%20Battles

Modern Naval Battles is SOLD OUT!
We’ve re-opened the game for pre-orders, and we’re already collecting pre-orders for the next printing. We will be collecting the pre-order names to print on the box.
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/1/Modern%20Naval%20Battles%20-%20Global%20Warfare

DVG Blog
The DVG blog has reached 25,000 views!
http://feeds2.feedburner.com/DanVerssenGames

Rommel Russian Rules
Thank you Maxim for sending in the Russian translation for the Field Commander Rommel rules!
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/rommelrulesrussian.pdf

DVG Gift Certificates
We’re thinking of offering DVG gift certificates. If this is something that would be of interest to you, please email us and let us know.

Frontline and Phantom Leader will arrive at the end of February or early March.
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/20/Phantom%20Leader

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/26/Frontline%20-%20D-Day

We will soon be offering Hornet Leader – Carrier Air Operations, Vendetta – New York Style, and Field Commander Napoleon for pre-order. At this point, we’re waiting on the first batches of art for game covers, cards, maps, etc.

www.dvg.com

[DanVerssen]

scharmers, good idea. I think that was the "Soccer War"?

VegasRobb, Nightfighters are fun. GMT has a design in the works for the topic that is looking good. From a marketing point of view, we'll need to see how it does. Lee is an excellent designer, so if anyone can do a great job with it, he can.

[scharmers]

scharmers, good idea. I think that was the "Soccer War"?

VegasRobb, Nightfighters are fun. GMT has a design in the works for the topic that is looking good. From a marketing point of view, we'll need to see how it does. Lee is an excellent designer, so if anyone can do a great job with it, he can.

Well hell if we're going to be esoteric: Pakistan vs. India. Mysteres vs. Sabres. Awesome. Or the various Israeli vs. Arab conflicts. Dassaults vs. MiGs. Wonderful!

[DanVerssen]

Awesome that you mention these conflicts. We'll have the aircraft and campaigns for them in the upcoming DIF Locked-On.

[RepoMan]

Now you're getting somewhere, Dan. The announcements + personal Qt3 touch is much better. We don't need a lot of love, but we do need some, or we feel like the bread in a spam sandwich. Which can be tasty, but only with some personal garnishes. Jeez, this post went in a weird direction, because now I am putting a Penny Arcade interpretation on that last sentence, which can only lead to teh creepies.

[DanVerssen]

Thank you RepoMan!

If you'd like to give some feedback, I'm curious as to what art direction people would like to see for our upcoming mega Hornet Leader game.

Here's a link to the consimworld page. Sorry about the intermediary link, but I couldn't figure out how to do a direct link to the image I saved on our web site.

http://talk.consimworld.com/WebX?[email protected]@.1dd08621/3991

[DanVerssen]

"C" was the overwhelming winner, so we're going with that one.

Thank you!

[DanVerssen]

Hornet Leader is up for Pre-Order!
Our new mega-sized game covers all of US naval aviation throughout the service life of the F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter. The game includes: 330 cards, 2 counter sheets, an 11” x 17” mounted Tactical Display Sheet, and Player Aid Sheets.

Starting with the new games, we will also update the number of pre-orders received and the total number needed to send each game to the printer. We’ll update these numbers each week.

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/33/Hornet%20Leader%20-%20Carrier%20Air%20Operations

[scharmers]

NEEDS MOAR ZOMBIES

[DanVerssen]

We're actually thinking about adding some kind of zombie expansion to Frontline. We figure nazis are cool, zombies are cool, so nazis + zombies has got to be orgasmic.

[DanVerssen]

HORNET LEADER
We’ve added some new cards to the slideshow. You can now track the progression for FA-18C Hornet pilot “Bronco” from Newbie to Ace. Also, a first look at a target card!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/33/Hornet%20Leader%20-%20Carrier%20Air%20Operations

DOWN IN FLAMES – LOCKED-ON
We’ve added new aircraft cards to the slideshow. Including the cool looking F9F Panther and venerable B-29 Superfortress for the Korean War campaign! Also – a couple more Action cards!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/31/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Locked-On

DOWN IN FLAMES – GUNS BLAZING
Added more aircraft cards, including some Damaged sides!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/29/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Guns%20Blazing

FIELD COMMANDER ROMMEL
We just received a new shipment of Rommel games from the printer! Just like the General, the game keeps movin’!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/2/Field%20Commander%20-%20Rommel

FRONTLINE and PHANTOM LEADER
We have been in contact with the printer. They are completing the printing process and are on schedule to deliver the games at the end of February!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/20/Phantom%20Leader
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/26/Frontline%20-%20D-Day

VENDETTA – NEW YORK STYLE and FIELD COMMANDER NAPOLEON
We have been collecting artwork and will be ready to launch their pre-order campaigns soon.

-Dan

www.dvg.com

[scharmers]

All bullshittery aside, I like the looks of Hornet Leader, and the fact it has lots of aircraft and stuff, AND I don't have to spend two weekends putting the pdf pieces together. The $70 is a shrug for what looks like lots of gaming.

The 36/350 preorders to go to print is a big turnoff. Print it now, I'll buy it.

[DanVerssen]

scharmers,

Thanks for the support!

We would really like to send Hornet to the printer ASAP, but the printer demands payment up-front.

From the time we pay the printer, it is roughly 6 months until we receive payments from our distributors.

This puts us in the same position of most tabletop strategy gaming companies in that pre-orders are vital to the process.

As it is, DVG is well ahead of the other companies in that we can now go to print with 250 pre-orders. If you look at the other company web sites, you'll see they require 500 or 1000 orders before going to print.

[DanVerssen]

A Big update this week! – We’ve updated most of the game sup for pre-order, and added a new one!

Vendetta – New York Style
Is up for pre-order! Be a mob boss on the streets of New York City! This fun “family” card game is great for gamers of all ages. Check out the game page for our special pre-order offer – you too can “Own a Piece of the Neighborhood”
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/34/Vendetta

Hornet Leader
New cards in the slideshow!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/33/Hornet%20Leader%20-%20Carrier%20Air%20Operations

Locked-On
New cards in the slideshow! We’ve added the Korean War campaign sheet!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/31/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Locked-On

Guns Blazing
New cards in the slideshow!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/29/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Guns%20Blazing

Phantom Leader and Frontline
Rules in French!
Thank you Arnauld Della Siega!
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/Frontlinerules_FR.pdf
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/phantomrules_FR.pdf

www.dvg.com

[DanVerssen]

Great News!
Frontline and Phantom are ahead of schedule! They should arrive here later this week!

We’ve added the initial rulebooks for…

Down In Flames – Guns Blazing
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/GBDIFRules_DIF.pdf

Down In Flames – Locked-On
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/dif-lo-rules.pdf

We’ve found that when creating the rulebook for a follow-on game in a series, it is best to start with the core game’s rulebook. This minimizes the chances of mistakes, and keeps wording consistent. It also presents the information in a familiar format and allows for better comprehension.

Next to the Printer
We are sending one game to the printer in a couple months. The possible choices are: Guns Blazing, Locked-On, Hornet Leader, or Modern Land Battles. Each game needs 250 pre-orders to go to the printer. Whichever game receives 250 pre-orders first gets to go. The others will follow later. Each game’s product page lists the number of pre-orders gathered by the game. If you are interested in any of those games, pre-order now and pass the word to your friends.

-Dan
www.dvg.com

[DanVerssen]

All Frontline and Phantoms have shipped!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/20/Phantom%20Leader
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/26/Frontline%20-%20D-Day

NAPOLEON
We’re working steadily on Napoleon, and will have it up for pre-order with the next update.

VENDETTA
People have asked about the Vendetta “order 3 and own a piece of the city” offer. Here are the pieces that are up for grabs…
Crew
Made Man
Pizzeria
Delicatessen
Motel
Strip Club
Garbage Route
Bar
Construction Project

When you pre-order 3 games, type in the comments section of the order form, or email us, with which card you would like, and the first or last name to appear.

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/34/Vendetta

GUNS BLAZING
Guns Blazing is looking to be the next game to go to the printer! As a special offer, we’re printing one-time promotional aircraft cards that will be freely included with every pre-order made through the DVG web site. These cards will not be available when the pre-order period ends. Each DVG pre-order will receive two copies of each of the following (6 cards total): USA P-35 Seversky, USSR I-15 Chaika, and German Ju-87G Stuka.

New Slideshow!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/29/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Guns%20Blazing

www.dvg.com

[DanVerssen]

Huge Update!

FIELD COMMANDER NAPOLEON
Is available for Pre-Order!

If you pre-order Napoleon through the DVG web site, we’ll add a deluxe mounted Battle Map board to your order at no additional charge. We’re producing these boards in a very limited quantity and they will not be available elsewhere.

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/35/Field%20Commander%20Napoleon

DOWN IN FLAMES – GUNS BLAZING
Will be going to the printer in April! If you pre-order and would like your name on the boxes, please email your permission to dan (at) dvg (dot) com…

“I <YOUR NAME> give permission for Dan Verssen Games to print my name on the Guns Blazing boxes.”

We’ve added the final Guns Blazing box cover

We’ve updated the slideshow with 3 promotional aircraft cards. We’re printing a very limited quantity of these cards. We’re adding 2 copies of each of these cards to all Guns Blazing pre-orders made through our DVG web site. The cards will not be available elsewhere.

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/29/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Guns%20Blazing

FRONTLINE and PHANTOM
Frontline and Phantom’s launch has been a huge success! The internet player posts and reviews have been fantastic, and our distributors are already re-ordering! Thank you all very much for the support!

We’ve posted an updated Frontline Solitaire AAR

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/frontlinesolitaire.pdf

We’ve also posted a sample Frontline turn showing the wide variety the game offers by replaying a single turn several times with the exact same soldiers and action cards.

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/turnvariety.pdf

Also posted is the first installment of the Frontline designer notes

http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/designernotes1.pdf

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/26/Frontline%20-%20D-Day
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/20/Phantom%20Leader

HORNET LEADER
We’ve added the Hornet 11” x 17” Tactical Display. This will be on a mounted board in the game.

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/33/Hornet%20Leader%20-%20Carrier%20Air%20Operations

VENDETTA
Sorry Tony, but the strip club card is out, and the councilman card is in

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/34/Vendetta

[DanVerssen]

GUNS BLAZING
New Box Cover!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/29/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Guns%20Blazing

Guns Blazing will be going to the printer in April! If you pre-order and would like your name on the boxes, please email your permission to dan (at) dvg (dot) com…

“I give permission for Dan Verssen Games to print my name on the Guns Blazing boxes.”

NAPOLEON
Many thanks to everyone who pre-ordered Napoleon! The game enjoyed the best pre-order launch we’ve ever had with 82 pre-orders during the first week!

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/35/Field%20Commander%20Napoleon

FRONTLINE
Thank you Steve Hannan for sending in photos of the Frontline terrain dioramas you created!

http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/26/Frontline%20-%20D-Day


PRE-ORDER NUMBERS
Updated!

[DanVerssen]

FRONTLINE
New FAQ added to site
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/frontlineerrata.pdf

PHANTOM LEADER
New FAQ added to site
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/phantomerrata.pdf

A detailed Player Log created by Kristofor Newman. Thank you Kristofor!
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/kristoforlog.pdf

FIELD COMMANDER NAPOLEON
Updated 1796/1800 Campaign Map!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/bdd/ee/35/Field%20Commander%20Napoleon

GUNS BLAZING
We’ve added the back of the box to the web site.
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/gbboxback.jpg

We are still on track for the files going to the printer this month. If you pre-order and would like your name printed on the boxes, send us an email…

I ((YOUR NAME)) give DVG permission to print my name on the Guns Blazing boxes.

PRE-ORDER NUMBERS
Updated!

www.dvg.com

[warrenac]

Curiosity re-piqued regarding Hornet Leader games - are there plans to release an electronic/VASSAL version of the megapack with the pretty graphics/updates? Or an update to the existing games?

[DanVerssen]

warrenac,

It is very possible. I would guess that it would be best to start from scratch, since doing a complete graphics/interface revamp would be required.

[DanVerssen]

GUNS BLAZING
Guns Blazing is almost ready to launch!
http://www.dvg.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/29/Down%20In%20Flames%20-%20Guns%20Blazing

We’ve uploaded the latest version of the rulebook. If you see any mistakes, please email us!
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/gbrulebook.pdf

The latest back of the box has been added with all the pre-order names we have received to date. If you have pre-ordered and would like your name added, email us: “I (YOUR NAME) give DVG permission to print my name on the Guns Blazing boxes.”
http://images.dvg.com/www.dvg.com/gbboxback.jpg

We will be sending the files to the printer in a week or so. Please update your credit card information in your Account Information. Our system checks your Account Information as well as the information used to pre-order.

PRE-ORDER NUMBERS
We’ve updated all the pre-order numbers!

www.dvg.com