From: "Steve Wieck" Newsgroups: rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad Subject: Black Hand Message-ID: Date: Wed, 21 May 2003 11:16:19 -0400 Hello All, Just a note on the timing of the expansions to come after Anarchs. The player base, as represented by those of you who post on the newsgroup and forum, has been pretty clear on a preference of V:TES expansions coming about every 9 months or even a year. We listened to you and adopted that time frame between expansions (Anarchs coming almost 10 months after Cam Ed which came about 10 months after Bloodlines). We are however changing to a six month interval between expansions for both Black Hand which will come in November and then for the expansion to follow Black Hand coming in 2004. We have a couple important reasons for doing this, including: 1. Hobby game retailers are overwhelmed by the number of game products that are released every week of every year. When a game only comes onto their "radar screen" once every year, then that game never achieves any sort of prominence in their store. Retailers are more accustomed to two or three or more releases per year from any active card game. Both retailer feedback and specific sales data show us how V:TES drops out of retailer's vision when it has been too many months since the last release forced them to take note of the game and stock both new and prior expansions. 2. The expansion following Black Hand will relate to other White Wolf products released in early 2004, so we cannot hold it back more than 6 months after Black Hand. Knowing that this pace is faster than many of you prefer, we will aim to keep the size of these next two expansions modest - to a size similar to Anarchs. We understand that everyone has time and/or money constraints and we don't intend to expand the game faster than casual play and purchase can allow a player to remain current with the game's expansion. After these next two expansions we expect to resume a nine month interval between expansions. Steve Wieck White Wolf ---------------------------------------------------------- From: "Steve Wieck" Newsgroups: rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad Subject: Re: The Black Hand Starters Message-ID: <72%Ra.484188$Vi5.12555557@news1.calgary.shaw.ca> All the info that was revealed in Lotus Noir is : "it will be an extension of around 140 cards, like Anarchs, and will include the following starters : !Malks !Tremere !Nosferatu !Toreador - Ha! Lotus Noir is correct. Steve White Wolf ---------------------------------------------------------- This Booster Pack display contains 36 booster packs, each with 11 cards. With over 120 unique cards in this expansion, VampireŽ players get plenty of new options for deck strategies. THE BLACK HAND - To Release November 17th