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Starship! Miniature Spaceship Combat THE UPDATE PAGE

What the heck is taking so long?

Good question. We were originally planning on having Starship! all wrapped up and released in time for Christmas, 1999. The rules were written, ships were being sculpted, and we were deciding what kind of goodies should come with the game. Then someone had the bright idea to playtest it just one more time...

That actually turned out to be a fortuitous event, as the game played waaaaay too slow for our liking. Let's face it, if it's going to be a Flagship Games game, it had better play fast and be a real hoot to boot. There was no doubt about it, Starship! needed some fine tuning before we released it to the public.

Brad has been working to revamp the rules and make them play faster, and easier. Thomas and I ran it through its paces, and we both have to admit that Brad's done a great job. This game is way better than it was and I think it is going to be something all you spaceship combat fans will really enjoy. Heck, I didn't even really care for the genre and now I'm out there buying entire fleets for use with the game!

So, there you have it. We have set the new release date for Labor Day Weekend, 2000, and we have every intention of sticking to it*. Better yet, new ship models are in the works, and we plan on including two fleets of ships in the boxed set, as well as six Battlepoles!

Our apologies for the delay, but we're sure you'll find Starship! worth the wait.

* "Hey - you said you were going to release it in June of 2000 and had every intention of sticking to that date! " Okay, okay, you got us on that one. It has taken longer than first anticipated to get the job done right. To be 100% honest, as of June 21st, the rules are done and are in layout, which should be done by the end of June or the first week of July, latest. Then we will have photo shoots and gather up illustrations to finish the book, which should take through the end of July. That will give Copyhouse (or whatever they are calling themselves now) a month to print up the rules and for us to cast the figures for the release date of Labor Day Weekend! Thank you for your patience. We know some of you have been waiting for years for Starship! to be released, and just know that you will find it worth the wait.