Privateer Press has announced on its Website that it “has decided to delay August releases to give both our production facility and our distribution channels time to get closer to total back order fulfillment.”  Privateer acknowledges that “since the release of Mk II, both Warmachine and Hordes have seen an explosive amount of growth that has created unprecedented demand for these award-winning miniature games. Privateer Press has been steadily increasing production staff and facilities. However, even with these measures in place, the tremendous popularity of the games has continued to outpace our ability to produce them.”

 

In the “Games Market Report” in ICv2’s Internal Correspondence #75, which surveys conditions in the game market in the first quarter of 2011, ICv2 noted: “Supply problems continue to plague Privateer, with some retailers now beginning to complain that the size of the line is too large, which makes the in-stock issues too tough to manage at all levels.”

 

It certainly appears from today’s announcement that Privateer has heard retailer and distributor complaints about the availability of the latest iteration of Warmachine and Hordes and is taking steps to remedy the situation.