Discworld RPG and Mars Attack preorders arrived

[dripton]

Discworld RPG: 408 page hardback, the fattest GURPS book I've ever seen.

Mars Attacks: 96 page hardback, the skinniest GURPS hardback I've ever seen.

Both are colorful on the outside, looking like most GURPS 4E hardbacks.

The difference is that Mars Attacks is also colorful on the inside, with a bunch of full-color art, and color-coded chapter bars. While Discworld is monochromatic on the inside.

(Reviews to follow, after I have time to read several hundred pages of GURPS. It's going to be a fun weekend.)

[AOTA]

Got my copy of Discworld today from my FLGS here in Kansas.

[Phil Masters]

I've now received copies of both (in the UK) that I preordered. I was sent FedEx tracking information, and they came fast - faster than predicted, even.

Originally Posted by dripton

Discworld RPG: 408 page hardback, the fattest GURPS book I've ever seen.

Mars Attacks: 96 page hardback, the skinniest GURPS hardback I've ever seen.

No argument there...

[dom1]

No sign of my Discworld book yet from my FLGS in Oxford... Maybe tomorrow???

Can't wait given the very positive comments from the lucky few that I've seen here on the Forum.

[Phil Masters]

Originally Posted by dom1

No sign of my Discworld book yet from my FLGS in Oxford... Maybe tomorrow???

Esdevium Games are the leading games distributor in the UK, and their weekly New Releases list is a pretty good guide to what's coming. (Leisure Games, for example, tend to echo that.) No sign of these books there yet, but one might have hopes for next week (if they don't take a Christmas break).

[Phil Masters]

Originally Posted by I myself

Esdevium Games are the leading games distributor in the UK, and their weekly New Releases list is a pretty good guide to what's coming. (Leisure Games, for example, tend to echo that.) No sign of these books there yet, but one might have hopes for next week (if they don't take a Christmas break).

Hmm; still no sign of Discworld (or Mars Attacks) in the latest ("3rd January") New Releases list there. Damnit. (I was hoping it'd be on the trade stand at Stabcon next week.) It appears that trans-Atlantic shipping must be seasonably snarled up.

(Which really must make Warehouse 23 look ever more tempting, even for those who still have a FLGS.)

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by Phil Masters

Hmm; still no sign of Discworld (or Mars Attacks) in the latest ("3rd January") New Releases list there. Damnit. (I was hoping it'd be on the trade stand at Stabcon next week.) It appears that trans-Atlantic shipping must be seasonably snarled up.

(Which really must make Warehouse 23 look ever more tempting, even for those who still have a FLGS.)

Even in the states it is :)
I sent you an email the other day by the way.

[RogerBW]

Originally Posted by Phil Masters

Hmm; still no sign of Discworld (or Mars Attacks) in the latest ("3rd January") New Releases list there. Damnit. (I was hoping it'd be on the trade stand at Stabcon next week.) It appears that trans-Atlantic shipping must be seasonably snarled up.

(Which really must make Warehouse 23 look ever more tempting, even for those who still have a FLGS.)

Yes, though Warehouse 23 shipping rates slightly more than double the cost. A copy of Discworld RPG delivered to the UK would cost $81.15 or £65.76 at today's exchange rate, and I hope the eventual retail price will be lower than that!

[lachimba]

Originally Posted by dripton

The difference is that Mars Attacks is also colorful on the inside, with a bunch of full-color art, and color-coded chapter bars. While Discworld is monochromatic on the inside.)

Interesting choice

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by Phil Masters

I've now received copies of both (in the UK) that I preordered. I was sent FedEx tracking information, and they came fast - faster than predicted, even.

Congrats for you!

Originally Posted by lachimba

Interesting choice

Mars Attacks is cheaper to do in color since its much smaller. Also could hit a younger audience.