Comrades!

I am delighted to announce that Mythic Russia is close to going to
the printers and -- all being well -- will be launched at the
excellent Continuum gaming convention in Leicester, 29-31 July
(www.continuum.uk.net).

It has turned out to be a truly epic book, fully 320 pages long, and
will be published both as a standard softback and a limited-edition
hardback. It is fully standalone, with no need for the HeroQuest
rules on which it is based, packed with background information,
keywords and cults (not just for the Russians but also Lithuanians,
Siberian tribesfolk, Mongols, Byzantine Greeks, Western Europeans,
Teutonic Knights and Cossacks), optional variant rules and much
more! (The table of contents is @ http://www.firebird-
productions.com/table_of_contents.htm)

So, the Firebird is now taking pre-orders. All orders placed before
the game's launch at the end of July will get a 10% discount and
also be protected against any possible price rise.

These discounted rates are:

US sales:

$36 + $5 S&H (softback)

$54 + $7 S&H (hardback)

UK sales:

£26.99 + £4 P&P (softback)

£35.99 + £6 P&P (hardback)

Euro-zone sales:

€41 + €8 P&P (softback)

€56 + €12 P&P (hardback)

(Ask about pre-order rates elsewhere in the world, through webform @
http://www.firebird-productions.com/contact.htm)

There is an additional bonus for anyone attending Continuum, who can
pre-order and collect their copies there, with no P&P costs. In
addition, they will automatically be enrolled in the CRITICAL HIT
contest. In the HeroQuest/Mythic Russia game system, a roll of 1 on
a 20-sided die is a critical success, so 1 in 20 of all orders by
Continuum attendees (at least one, in any case) will be randomly
selected for a full refund!

How to Order
After the game is released, you will be able to buy Mythic Russia
from a variety of internet and bricks-and-mortal shops.

At present, to pre-order, you

1. Use PayPal (www.PayPal.com) with either an existing PayPal
account or a credit/debit card: send the appropriate sum to the
account mark AT galeotti.fsbusiness.co.uk (replace AT with @) --
please make sure you include your address.

2. Send a personal cheque in UK£ or US$ -- contact me via the
webform @ http://www.firebird-productions.com/contact.htm for the
appropriate address to use.

All the best,

Mark