Feb 27, 2009 - Emperors Choice Games & Miniatures is happy to announce that the Arduin Eternal game system is currently on track for a May 2009 release date.

The Arduin Trilogy reprint in 7x10 Hardcover format signifies the last major re-do we will do on the old Arduin product lines. We will officially no longer produce any “new” product to support any of the old systems (Arduin Trilogy – Grimoire series (I); Arduin II (AKA: The Compleat Arduin); Arduin Adventure (basic- pre versions)).

We consider Arduin Eternal to be the third official rendition of Arduin and all of our focus for the next several months will be to get Arduin Eternal printed and ready for sale.

At this moment in time our plan is to release the Arduin Eternal game system and the Arduin Eternal Bestiary book at the same or nearly the same time. The next books on deck immediately are a conversion of the White Roc Inn to the AE system, World Book of Khaas converted to the 7x10 hardcover format, and 4 adventures are on the deck as well.

The art in the books will use form a variety of artists and sources. Our sculptor William A Watt did all the primary character race drawings and we think the art on these is rather amazing and motivating.

If time permits we will release some new miniatures with the Arduin Eternal release. Of those that are ready to go (well, in need of mold making etc) are the Octorilla, Giant skeletal bat riders, more skeletons.

Arduin Eternal will be mechanically unlike all previous versions of Arduin but will have a huge amount of the flair that made Arduin that forbidden fruit.  Examples will be provided over the next few months until release in May 2009. 

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

This special will expire  on 12/13/2008.  This product is a pre-order ONLY, all orders will be considered pre-orders and the cost will be valid up to December 13th only.  The special consists of the “new” Arduin Trilogy in hardcover plus World Book of Khaas for $99.99 (a retail value of $119.98 - a savings of $19.99). 
 

Dec 1, 2008 - Emperors Choice Games & Miniatures is proud to announce the re-launch of the Arduin Trilogy.  This book was a very difficult one to bring into being.  The original files from Grimoire Games were useless and the book had to be re-done from scratch. It was an enormous undertaking that we are relieved to have finished.

The Arduin Trilogy is a hardcover book that is 560 pages long and contains the long out of print Arduin Adventure, Arduin Grimoire volumes #1, 2, & 3, and a just a little taste of some magic items and a four-page paper from Monty St John entitled “Calibans Seat.”  The book measures approximately 7 x 10 inches and the cover was kept in a similar style to the newer “red cover” Arduin Grimoires. 

We are extremely pleased to say that we contracted none other than Greg Espinoza to draw the cover.  We think he did a great job.   Greg did the last publicized Arduin Grimoire volume #1 cover and the Arduin Grimoire volume #3 cover as well as much of the older Arduin art.  He has tied old art into new and tied the characters from the cover of Arduin Grimoire volume #1 to show the next step in their adventure.  The Arduin Trilogy has received a fitting release with the hardcover and is timely being close to its 30th year of existence.  We have attempted to keep the price point as close to the original trilogy as possible but had to go up just a little bit.  The Arduin Trilogy is priced at $49.99 and we do hope you enjoy it.

Nov 24, 2008 - The classic Arduin Trilogy has sold out in the older format of parchment style covers and we at Emperors Choice will no longer be producing the original Arduin trilogy in the old format in anticipation of Emperors Choice's final version of the trilogy due out by Christmas 2008.

The new version of the Arduin Trilogy will be approximately 7x10 hardcover format and be over 500 pages long.  It will also include the Arduin Adventure that has also been out of production for some time.

More details are to follow in the coming days as everything gets sorted out on the printing end.

Sep 23, 2008 - After intensive dialog within the company we have come to a couple of conclusions as follows:

• In an effort to put a better product / more concise Arduin Eternal game out we have elected to have a release date of May 2009 for Arduin Eternal. This will allow us to get the game closer to what we have envisioned for the game itself and layout.

• In addition the Bestiary book will be released either at the same time as Arduin Eternal or within one month of the release of Arduin Eternal. We are currently tweaking the cover and have gone though five different cover idea’s and starts that have been scrapped over the past year.

• The Arduin Eternal book will be approximately 500-600 pages, roughly 7x10 in dimension and hardcover.

• We really wanted to go for a December 2008 release but felt sincerely that the product would have suffered too much.  We regret pushing the release of Arduin Eternal until May 2009 but we are pleased to state that we will release a clean copy of the original trilogy for December of 2008.

• The release of the trilogy will have Arduin Grimoire books I, II, and III and the Arduin Adventure in it.   In addition we will add some other material – some Dave Hargrave – some not, the amount of which has yet to be determined based on what we feel will fit into the book. The trilogy will also be put into the 7x10 hardcover format.

David Bukata

President
Emperors Choice Games & Miniatures Corp.