Hi, I'm the owner of Game Theory in Raleigh, NC, and I'm a big time Malifaux Fan. I've been playing the game for a while now, and I was the first store in my area to have a league and really push the awesomeness.
I am confused. I've had all the new items on preorder for a while with my local distributors for about 3 months and they say they don't have anything - yet, my customers are coming in with all the new items and ordering from this website.
I hope you guys do great, because I love the game, but I'm concerned when I'm leading the Malifaux charge in my area and I am not being supported by the company. I have no posters, no new product, and look like an ass because I just have to shrug when my customer apologize for ordering directly online. They feel guilty about it, but I have to agree with their decision. If they can't get it from me, they have to get it somewhere.
I give my customers a 10% discount on everything, and I speak for all the game stores when I say this. If you want Malifaux to become even more popular than it already is, you MUST support the game stores. We provide the place to play, the leagues, and a place where your henchmen can recruit new players.
If I can help at all, please let me know.
My Malifaux Meetup is the #1 in the world right now, and I have numerous players, and will continue to support my favorite game. 2 of my customers volunteered for the Malifaux booth at GenCon and both of us were in the last scrap.
I know that GenCon caused a backlog when it comes to supplying distributors, but it is killing me to have no new product and no way to get any.
I guess that is a good problem to have for you guys.
www.gametheorystore.com
http://malifaux.meetup.com/
Rob