SUN OF AUSTERLITZ IS NOW IN STOCK AND WE ARE ASSEMBING THE FIRST 100 COPIES TODAY We began assembling and shipping the new game today, April 22nd, 2003. We have 900 games to ship (including 300 pre-orders) so we will be busy shipping for at least a month. If you would like us to expedite your pre-order, let us know by email. Thank you all for your patience and understanding. We will strive to get back onto a regular production schedule, perhaps by putting two games into production at once in order to catch up. Interesting Poll from Consimworld To the question, 'For 2002, how many new gamers have you introduced to the hobby?' poll results indicates that for every 100 gamers answering, 75 new gamers were introduced. Assuming that the group of those answering brought in a disproportionate share of the new recruits, it still appears that wargaming has achieved some replacements, and the hobby may even be growing worldwide. Good introductory games like 'We the People' and, I hope, 'La Guerre,' may be helping. Sending Email to OSG We want to remain in contact with you. You may encounter difficulties from time to time in sending email to OSG, like the following message: "550 5.7.1 kzucker@charm.net... Relaying denied." This indicates that our server is experiencing temporary difficulties. Usualy these problems last only a few hours. Another message you may encounter is: "REJECTED by SPAMCOP List; See http://bl.spamcop.net/ " If you receive this message your server is listed by Spamcop and blocked by Charm.net. In this case, please send your email to OSG Europe and it will be forwarded. What We Do When We're not Playing Games Music! Check out 'Global Warming,' (the band) http://www.charm.net/~kzucker/gw Three men from the band record as 'Downward Facing Dogs' and some of the songs are available for download under 'World Fusion' http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dfd Another formation is the duo, 'Tree,' that performs at Coffee Houses and small venues. Big Joy... Back to OSG News April 2003 Table of Contents Back to OSG News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2003 by Operational Studies Group This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com