As I’ve been saying, this means, alas, that you’ll have to create a new User ID, but hopefully that won’t take more than a few seconds.   It’s well worth it, though, to move Lasalle and Maurice to a new home where we have a lot more options for text and graphics, and a much friendlier user interface.  And we’ll have space for Might and Reason, too, so we can begin transitioning discussion from the old Yahoo site, to here.

The switch occurs on Thursday evening,  Eastern US time.  See you there!

Alas, this means of course that all the old threads will be lost, and we’ll be starting from scratch.  It also means that you’ll need to recreate your User ID and password. (Which should take approximately 20 seconds.)

As we get closer to completing the new Forum, I’ll post reminders.

The final drafts of the cards are finished. (You can see some of them in the updated version of the free flyer on the Downloads page.)

The last playtesting is wrapping up some of the optional and advanced rules, as well as tightening up here and there.

I’ve scheduled the photography for early February, and am feverishly trying to assemble the right figures and scenery. I want the book to be as pretty as Lasalle.

I’m still thinking of an early-Summer release. A lot depends on the printers, obviously.

I thought I’d share some information about the physical product itself. After a LOT of research, taking bids from printers, and so on, I’ve settled on a full-color softback, once again @130 pages.  I decided to switch from hardback to softback for a couple of reasons. First, Lasalle was very expensive to ship, especially overseas. Getting the book a bit thinner and lighter will save everybody money in shipping.  Second, many people complained that the postal system in their country mangled the corners of the hardback book in transit. So a softback- in which all the pages and cover are the same dimensions – is easier to protect in a package.  And third, I’m switching to a super-sturdy sewn binding this time, to make sure that nobody has any problem with pages coming loose.

So I’m very optimistic that you’ll all be happy with a lighter and stronger book, every bit as attractive as Lasalle.

The cards will be a double-sized deck of 108 in full color, in a lovely two-piece lidded box.  Although it costs me a bit more, I was really impressed by how much sturdier the lidded box was, than the traditional “tuck-box” for cards, which can tear easily with repeated use.  Remember that for those of you who only want to play the basic rules, a free partial set of the basic cards will be available online as a PDF.  (But you’re not going to be able to resist all the fun and cool stuff in the full pack!  I mean come on…   how many games allow you to strike your enemy with the Gout?)

I hope to have some pricing information for everybody by the end of January, along with some more definitive date for the release.

best,
Sam

best,

Sam Mustafa

http://lasallecastellano.wordpress.com/

I’m delighted to see this project come to fruition.

Go to the History page to download and enjoy.

I was hanging around with Joe Moore at our little Lasalle tourney when John Holly and DJ Djordjevic came to grab me and haul me downstairs to accept the little trophy.   Expect a picture of a stunned and happy Sam in the upcoming issue of Wargames Illustrated.

My thanks to everybody who voted and of course to all of the players.

The original M&R had about 10 color pages, which I have left intact for those with color printers, while the rest of the book is black and white, and the whole thing is very “printer-friendly.” For more information on “Might and Reason”  go to the HONOUR homepage and click GAMES. There you will find free downloads for all the 24+ scenarios, plus the variants for the War of Spanish Succession and the Middle Eastern Wars, and all sorts of other good stuff.

If you already know you want a copy, just click PURCHASE and you’ll find it available in the Honour Online Store.

The purchase gives you an email with a Download link that is good for two downloads.

I’m not sure what the prize is, other than bragging rights, but if it’s anything drinkable, rest assured that I will raise a glass in toast to all of you!

Yes, today, 31 May, is the 201st anniversary of the heroic and slightly silly death of my boy Ferd. (Which, if nothing else, gave the city of Stralsund a local hero to celebrate, other than a strange 14th-century Viking.)

In celebration of this auspicious day, I offer two new fun Optional Rules on the “Downloads” page.  The rule for plundering baggage wagons comes from Rafael Pardo, with help from other players on the Forum.  And the “Nobility Points” rule is a fun little optional thing that will be going in my next game, but I thought I’d trot it out here.

Enjoy, and despite the historic significance of this say, try not to start any violent rebellions!