June 27, 2020: International Update: Australia, Canada, and the UK/EU
The latest news from the warehouse. As you know, we've been extra cautious when it comes to time in the office, which means that our warehouse is running slower than normal. Combine this with shipping issues across the world, and wrapping up the international side of this project has been a difficult experience.
- Australia - The shipment is expected to reach our fulfillment partner in Australia in late July. Once they receive the pallet, then they will have to slot the packages into their schedule. When we have news, we'll share it with all of you.
- Canada - Everything has shipped to our Canadian partner. Now we wait for them to receive it and for them to fit it into their own workflow.
- UK/EU - The warehouse team is almost finished with packing the rewards. Once everything has been packed, then we will make arrangements to ship the pallets to our partner in... (more)
The POCKET BOX was, for about seven years, the iconic Steve Jackson Games product format. These hard plastic cases, sized to fit the same racks that held paperback books back in the eighties, were everywhere!
We have designed a new POCKET BOX and now we are reproducing these classic games of the 1980s.
Working closely with our partners at GPI, we have taken steps to scan original POCKET BOX games and prepare them for print. Each title was scanned, reviewed by our team, and is as close to the original as we could manage. The only changes to the games are the POCKET BOX design (note), the addition of "2019 Reproduction" to components, and a back cover sheet that is removable once the shrinkwrap is opened.