Early-bird special ends in one week!

Hi everyone 🙂

Thanks again for pre-ordering our games (or at least considering it)!

This is a quick post to let everyone know that in about a week, the early-bird specials for Kashgar and Criss Cross will go, to be replaced with (still discounted) prices of $46AUD for Kashgar and $16AUD for Criss Cross.

A month later, the prices will rise again. Thanks for getting in early 🙂

In other news, the final checking of the rules translations are currently underway and we will be finalising all production files very soon.

Any questions, feel free to ask!

– David
Publisher

The Grail Games box

Hi everyone!

We have about half of our originally slated pre-order copies of Kashgar left (500). Thanks so much for your support!

As mentioned in the previous update, we have planned to reduce the box size of Kashgar for the English edition. It will be approximately the size of a Carcassonne box. Everything will fit really nicely in this size.

So, here’s a sneak peek at the box art…

And for those wondering where the rest of the image from the Kosmos edition has gone, it is now on the spine! Here’s the full image as it wraps around from the front and on to the right-side spine of the box…

Any questions, please ask 🙂

– David
Publisher

Updated box on its way

Hi all, thanks for considering to pre-order Kashgar and/or Criss Cross 🙂

This is a quick update to let you all know that our new box size (similar to Carcassonne size) has been approved by Kosmos. This means we can show you the English box art within a few days.

Why a smaller box? This will help save money on shipping the game, producing the game, and will also save your shelf space. Not just that, the original edition was in a box that many believed was too big – we will be cutting down on empty space inside the game box.

The art will not change, but the layout of the art will.

We are still on track to have all print files in the manufacturer’s hands within a fortnight so the production can commence. Many thanks!

6 day update: 200+ pre-orders have now been received (approx 300 left).

– David
Publisher

Kashgar components in detail

Hi all!

This is a quick post to detail the component quality and size of things for those who are interested.

Kashgar will have:

• 2-piece box: 190 x 280 x 67 mm – This size is almost identical to Carcassonne boxes. Stay tuned, however, we are awaiting confirmation from Kosmos that this is OK.
  The game will also have a cardboard insert.
• Paper Booklets x2: 170 x 260mm (Folded Dimensions) – There will be an 8pp rulebook, and a 4pp card list.
• Player Mats x4: 150 x 260mm and 2mm thick.
• Cards x165: 65 x 100mm Ivorycore 310gsm card stock.
• Wooden components:
  Wood Sacks x20: 7 x 12 x 18mm
  Wood Gold x4: 7 x 8 x 18mm
  Wood Donkey x4: 7 x 25 x 23mm
  And 4 ziploc bags.

Criss Cross will have…

• 2-piece box: 110 x 110 x 30 mm
• Rules leaflet
• Score sheets in a pad x 100 (90 x 90 mm)
• 6 mini pencils
• 2 x custom dice 14 mm

Any questions, please ask 🙂

Day 3 summary: We are closing in on 170 pre-orders of Kashgar!

– David
Publisher

 

 

Kashgar Pre-order FAQ #1

Hi everyone! Kashgar and Criss Cross have been available to pre-order for a little under 24 hours now, and the response has been phenomenal! Thank you!

In response to some questions we have been getting, I thought I’d run through some in quick-fire style. If you have any further questions, please post them below…

Q: Is the shipping really free to [my country]?

Yes, but for a limited time. Once we hit the end of September (or we sell our allotment of pre-orders), the game will still be available, but we may begin charging shipping costs, as… well… it costs a lot!

Q: Can I order other things from your online store as well?

Yes, but only the special pre-order items come with free shipping, so if you live outside of Australia and New Zealand, you will be charged shipping for these products (which is a lot). These games are all housed in Australia, but Kashgar and Criss Cross will be able to be posted to you from outside Australia.

Q: When will the pre-order end?

Originally, the plan was for 500 copies of each game to be made available for pre-order customers. If these have not run out by December 31st, the pre-order will run until then. However, if these copies run out early, we may pull the plug on pre-orders. However, depending on how fast they go, we may be able to make more copies available – it’s all a bit up in the air at the moment. The current plan is:

August: Pre-order extra special price.
September: Production begins, pre-order special price.
October-December: Production finishes, pre-order normal price.
January-February: Order fulfillment.

Day one summary: We are closing in on 100 pre-orders of Kashgar!

Upcoming news: Finished Kashgar box art (once approved), Card Index booklet artwork, Criss Cross in more detail.

Thanks again – will speak again soon!

– David
Publisher

Kashgar and Criss Cross pre-orders are now live!

I am very pleased to announce that our first two releases for 2018: Kashgar andCriss Cross, are now available for pre-order at the Grail Games store!

If you jump on board now, we are offering the games at a discounted price with worldwide shipping included!

Please click here to check out the pre-orders.

And to keep in touch with all the news and updates in regards to both games’ production and release, please follow this blog! We will be writing regularly with news… stay tuned!

Kashgar: Merchants of the Silk Road and Criss Cross can also be bundled together for an extra saving. For more info on both games, please click the links above, or visit http://www.boardgamegeek.com

– David
Publisher

Kashgar is coming!

If you have stumbled upon this site early – stay tuned! Kashgar is about to be made available for pre-order via our online store! Please follow this blog for notification of when the pre-order goes live.

This blog will be used like the updates for a Kickstarter campaign. All questions and comments on the pre-order will be answered here, and our blog posts will inform and update all customers in regards to the production and release of the game.

See you soon!

– David
Publisher