Korean War: Pusan Perimeter

[larry marak]

Vince, I don't know what the dollar costs are for the sheets. I've just followed what Mike has said over the last few years. Originally the laser scorched counters were too expensive for standard sized games, but could be used for small vanity runs...ie Nipon Silk, War at the Equator. Die cutting was economically necessary for full sized games. Then KSF came out laser-produced. It was an exception because some part of Citadel needed to come out soon or the customers would come with Pitchforks and burn the windmill. About 800 black boxes were reserved for KSF, Mike anticipating a lot of new orders. A lot of new orders didn't come, so Jay saved the day with a ready for print Saipan, which was produced in a 400 unit run, and did bring in new funds. (In my opinion, Jay literally saved Avalanche from collapse when KSF didn't produce a revenue stream) The scorching was causing concern and complaints, so the new rigid laser mounts were used (maybe not adding to cost). Next step, burn first, then print, which was more expensive because it required a heavier grade of baseboard..super heavy for Liberation, Horn of Africa, Tsushima, and Remember the Maine. And now a different, and still more expensive grade of baseboard for the current offerings. All the above ignores the original statement that die cutting runs of 1-2,000 are considerably cheaper to produce. The problem Mike has is that his customer base is small, and unless it recovers to its numbers of 6 years ago Avalanche will be stuck with the vanity press solution to producing games. Producing bonus countersheets as an incentive is probably not a great idea. Not that I won't use them when they show up eventually.