Kickstarter Update and Spanish Ships

[Coog]

From Kickstarter:


Sails of Glory Wave 2 Replacements Shipping - Victory & Constitution in production

Posted by Ares Games


Sails of Glory Backers!

In the last few months, the project had to go through some rough waters.

The launch of Sails of Glory was a great success, and at GenCon we set a World Record for the largest game, with 53 players.

Our Starter Set and Ships are doing very well - we sold out of both Wave 1 and Wave 2 almost immediately, and we sold out twice our Starter Sets already (a new reprint is coming before the end of the year).

However, as you know, the problem with the fragility of Wave 2 ship masts forced us to stop production to find solutions, slowing down the entire production pipeline - we could not afford to have another wave of product out with the same problem.

As we told you in our previous Update in July we finally solved the issue, by replacing the style of packaging - and making sure that our ships can go through stormy waters and rough handling by couriers without damage. This kind of product, however, takes a LONG time to manufacture and ship. Finally a few days ago we received the reprint of Wave 2 ships at our warehouse and we are now in the process of sending replacements to all the customers who had broken ship masts in their Wave 2 ships.


HMS Victory and USS Constitution




HMS Victory pre-production sample


Where are the Victory and Constitution?

The problem with "broken masts" also affected the future ships in the production pipeline - our factory had to stop all developments of new ships until the problem was identified and solved. Finally, we could move forward and, last month, we finally got at the point that HMS Victory and USS Constitution are finally in production

These packs will be special, as promised - each pack will include two different versions of the ship log, with different armaments. On top of that, each ship is complemented by a specific deck of Captain cards and Crew Cards, featuring some of the most famous personalities who commanded them.



USS Constitution pre-production sample

Production of our Sails of Glory ships normally requires at least 2 months (Chinese holidays aside - our factory will be closed until next week), and another 4 to 6 weeks are necessary for shipping to the US warehouse. We will give you a further update as the production is completed, sometime in November - at that point, we will have a more reliable estimate for the delivery to you of these two long-awaited ships.

Spanish Ships are Coming



The Spanish 74-gun Argonauta

The wishlist from our backers about how to develop Sails of Glory was (and is) a very long one, but it was clear that many of you wanted to see, as soon as possible, ships from the major naval power of the age missing from the initial releases - Spain.

We are taking a first step into fulfilling this wish. With the reprint of Wave 1 ship packs - available before the end of the year - we are adding one new version of each ship, and Spanish ships will be included! Our designers identified two Spanish vessels that could be represented using the Temeraire-class ship-of-the-line model and the Concorde-class frigate model, and we included them in the reprint.

Overall, the reprint of Wave 1 will include 4 French ships (the ones you already have), 2 new Spanish ships (Sirena/Ifigenia frigate, Argonauta/Heroe SotL), and 6 English ships, with the addition of a new frigate (Orpheus/Amphion) and a new 74-guns (Zealous/Superb) to the existing 4 ship packs.

Spanish ships of greater renown (Meregildos and Nepomucenos) are in our production pipeline as a part of Wave 3 - scheduled for release in 2015 - but in the meantime these new models will allow you to create an even greater variety of historical engagements.

Thanks for your patience. Expect to receive your replacement Wave 2 ships soon, and we ask you to be patient a little more for the arrival Victory and Constitution.

For any problem, drop us a message and if you are at the Essen Spiel, stop by and say hello at our booth Hall 3-E100!

[csadn]

So, does this mean I have to ask Ares for my replacements, or 12-7-Games?

[Arakus]

So, does this mean I have to ask Ares for my replacements, or 12-7-Games?

Afaik if you buyed the models from 12-7 games the you should get your replacement from them, if you got your models directly from ares the they will sent you the replacements.

[7eat51]

Yes, all returns should be handled at the retail level. If memory serves me correctly, I believe some retailers are allowing customers to keep the broken ships.