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Welcome |
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Out and About |
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Thank you for subscribing to our Newsletter and for your interest in our board games. This is the first issue of our monthly newsletter. We have been very busy in the last few months getting our website up and running, promoting our board games and getting our games into retail stores. All this activity to make sure that you have easy access to our exciting games. Secure Online Purchases
are now fully enabled on our site through Virtual Card Services and
Standard Bank. This gives you peace of mind when purchasing your board
games. The price of our games includes guaranteed courier shipping direct
to your door anywhere within South Africa. This has been made possible by
our shipping partners, First Freight Couriers. These partnerships mean
that you can safely pay for your purchases online and then get guaranteed
delivery to your door! |
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You will also see our tagline, “Bringing family and friends together!” on our new funky logo. This is the key theme to what we offer you. Our games are great to enjoy with family and friends; ideal for get-togethers. This is our theme when we consider which games to bring to you. The games must be highly entertaining, highly re-playable and give you the FUN factor. Are you going to have loads of fun playing a game? That is the question we constantly ask ourselves when we consider which games to import. This is also why our product line currently consists of only 4 games. We want to bring in the best board games possible for your enjoyment.
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You may ask yourself, "but I haven’t heard of these games before so are they any good?" Many of our customers have also asked us that question and have bought the games through the recommendations of their friends and the research they have done on the Internet. They have not been disappointed! The feedback we have received about the games has been outstanding. Here is what some of our customers are saying: "It feels like a mixture between Chess and Poker, plays fast and I always want to play "just one more game" " - Wagner on Lord of the Rings "We have played more than 40 games already and have never had the same strategy. This game is a must for anybody who loves spending time with friends and family, and loves to be competitive" - Dennis on Puerto Rico "I’m a dedicated computer gamer and never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would enjoy a board game as much as I have done with Carcassonne. .... In my humble opinion, every household in South Africa should have a copy of Carcassonne in the house" - Corne on Carcassonne
Our growing list of customer testimonials
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Our games have won multiple highly coveted international gaming awards. Carcassonne was German Board Game of the Year in 2001, Puerto Rico was the International Gamers Awards – Strategy Game of the Year 2003 and Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation garnered the International Gamers Awards – 2 Player Game of the Year 2003.
This means that you
get peace of mind that you are getting a quality product that you will have
lots of fun with. |
We have also been busy testing a lot of games over the last 6 months and have some exciting products lined up for you. These include Ticket To Ride – German Game of the Year 2003, Settlers of Catan – German Game of the Year 1998, A Game of Thrones, Runebound, Lord of the Rings: Risk and Tigris & Euphrates. These games will be arriving in the next 2 weeks. Please check our product catalogue page for more details. |
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You will also be able to find our games at Lilliputs in Rosebank Mall and Estoril Books in Fourways Mall and Cresta Shopping Centre. We are expanding our retail channel constantly and will keep you updated as to where our games are available. Even if one of these stores is not close to you, you will still be able to purchase your favourite games online. |
We are also finishing off a run of game demos at Lilliputs in Rosebank and have just started demo days at Estoril Books in Fourways Mall. Please check out our schedule of demo days on our website. So if you want to check out the games or have a chat with us, please pop in and visit.
Our main
Exhibition Event this year will be
Wikid at the Sandton Convention Center
from the 14th to 17th September. |
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Every month we will also be featuring a game in our newsletter. This month it is Carcassonne.
Carcassonne is the winner of the very
prestigious German Game of the Year 2001.
Carcassonne is a tile-laying game set
against a background of Medieval France. It’s quick to play, yet it
combines simplicity and strategy in good combination. Carcassonne comes with a small set of high quality components, including:
The most recent printing of Carcassonne also includes "the river expansion". This set of 12 tiles was originally offered as a free promotion before it was incorporated into the game. Overall, the game design of Carcassonne is superb. The game draws you in from your first tile placement and remains fun to the end, even if you're running behind - because building the lands of Carcassonne is fun in and of itself. Some of the best game design elements:
The great thing about this game is that it is easy to play, but difficult to master due to the many game play elements that you need to consider. The key strategic elements of the game are:
You will have to master these elements in order to succeed with Carcassonne. This game is very addictive and is especially good with 2 players.
There are also many expansions
available with Carcassonne, which we are planning to bring in at a later
stage. These offer greater depth in game play and make the game a much
richer experience.
These expansions are Inns & Cathedrals, Traders and Builders, and King &
Scout. There are also Carcassonne variants available, which are Hunters
& Gatherers and The Castle. More information on these games can be found
on the Rio Grande Website.
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Every month we give away a board game to one of our lucky subscribers. This month the winner is Jaco from Johannesburg. Congratulations on winning! A copy of Carcassonne is being shipped and will arrive shortly. Enjoy! |
From now until the end
of September, we are offering a special on our featured game,
Carcassonne, to all our newsletter subscribers. By clicking on
this link you will be able to buy Carcassonne for R259
(including VAT and Shipping). This offer is valid until the end of
September (while stocks last). Hurry, hurry! |
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To subscribe to this newsletter, please click here. To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please click here. Remember that subscribing to this newsletter gives you a chance to win a board game EVERY month. So stay tuned and WIN! Please forward this mail to anyone who would be interested in receiving this newsletter. |
That’s all for now. We will be sending out another update next month. Until then, happy gaming! Hope to see you at one of our demo days or at Wikid. Please also give us any feedback that you may have. Happy Gaming, The Crazy Boardgames.co.za Crew |
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