March Progress Report

First off, I'm very sorry for not giving a report in a quite a while. Real life has been crazy, and Atomic Hyrax doesn't pay the bills! Anyway, there's a lot to talk about, so let's get right to it.

Distribution

Wizard's Attic will be the distributor for Atomic Hyrax Games. They are a sub-distributor, which means that for a small fee, they handle all distribution to other distributors. What does that mean? It means that starting in April, Purgatory will be available world wide. Check out the list of distributors. If you happen to pick up a copy of Purgatory outside the U.S.A., let me know. The first person to provide proof that they bought a copy outside of North America will get some sort of prize.

2000 Conventions

Team Hyrax will be appearing at Norwescon (Seattle, Washington) in April, and may be appearing at Orycon (Portland, Oregon) towards the end of the year. Not too exciting, huh? Well, there's one other small con we'll be stopping by...

GENCON 2000

Yes, kids, we're going to Gencon! We've got a corner booth in the Wizard's Attic section, and will be hyping all our new stuff. Gencon will feature the premiere of Purgatory II: Revelations, along with other goodies. We're also thinking about holding some contests and such, including a "Show Us Something Bizarre" contest. For more details on what's coming out and when, see "When is the New Stuff Coming?" below.

When is the New Stuff Coming?

We've been a little lax about keeping you guys updated about what comes out when. I hate announcing stuff and then not coming through (see the February 99 report...), but I'll try to compromise. Below is a list of products, their release dates, and my feelings on how likely they are to ship on time or at all. I'll put this on the front page, and try to keep it updated.

Product Release Will It Ship?

Purgatory Out now It's already out!

Purgatory T-shirt April 2000 This depends on us finding a cheap place to print T-shirts. If it's moderately expensive, the T-shirts may only available by mail or at conventions.

UNIPEC T-shirt June 2000 This depends on us finding a cheap place to print T-shirts. If it's moderately expensive, the T-shirts may only available by mail or at conventions.

Purgatory II: Revelations August 2000 (Gencon) This will come out. It's our big release this year, and we are busting ass to get this looking good for the public.

Purgatory & Purgatory II hardback editions August 2000 Our printer can now do hardback books, and so we're thinking about doing a limited run of hardbacks, for those of you who like your games very durable. However, we'd have to make them expensive enough to cover our costs. What do you think? Should we produce some hardbacks for Gencon?

King Monster! Smashing of Cities August 2000 This is iffy. This is a boardgame, and would be expensive to produce. If you know of anybody who sells little generic plastic monsters cheap, let us know. We're trying to get this produced, but don't hold your breath on the release date.

King Monster! T-shirt August 2000 This depends on us finding a cheap place to print T-shirts. The other thing is that we won't produce the shirt unless the game is coming out. Duh.

Purgatory Adventures: 13 Days of Chaos October 2000 This is a book of thirteen mini-adventures. If P2 sells good, we should be doing this, although the release date might be pushed back to 4/2001 if there's any delays.

Stickers & Buttons Whenever We're not going to announce release dates for those. We'll let you know if they come out.

...And Then My Ass Exploded

Well, that's it for now. Oh yeah! The Rules FAQ and Setting FAQ have been updated. If you don't see your question answered, subscribe to the Purgatory list, punk. We'll answer any question you ask there, no matter how bizarre.

See you next time, kids. Eat your cereal and drive safe.