Well, Paul Elkins reports that the Siege of Augusta IX was a success (and that in spite of my not being able to be there, or maybe it was because of it). The guys there were able to recruit 7 new members as well as collect 23 renewals but we are still WAY behind. As of this writing there are 152 of you which still owe. Rather than bad mouthing you (and YOU know who you are), I would like to express my whole hearted appreciation to those of you who have seen the value in this organization and who realize that it would colapse and become non-existent were it not for your active participation and support. You guys (and gals) make all that we do possible. Thank You! FASA PRESS RELEASE FROM THEIR WEB PAGE 25 January 2001 After 20 happy and difficult years in business, FASA Corporation is closing its doors. The adventure gaming world has change much in those years, and it is time for the founders of FASA to move on. We may produce a few remaining products in the next month, but then we will close up shop. We will remain open to fill orders from our inventory until April 30, 2001. We do not plan to print any new inventory; when an item goes out of stock, it will be gone forever. Making this decision now allow FASA to meet all of its obligations to suppliers, authors, artists and other free lancers. Our plan is to sell our inventory, collect all of our receivables and royalties and continue to manage our subsidiary rights. We are selling our BattleTech and Shadowrun properties to Wizkids LLC, along with certain assets of Ral Partha Enterprises. As most of you know, Wizkids was started by Jordan Weisman, a founder of FASA and the creator of the incredibly successful new game line Mage Knight Rebellion. We know that FASA's properties will be in good hands at Wizkids. I want to thank all of our loyal fans and customers who over these 20 years have made FASA Corporation a fun place to be and a company of which we are very proud. Back to Dispatch February 2001 Table of Contents Back to Dispatch List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by HMGS Mid-South This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com