It's raining in Seattle...and there's no UA

[AtlasGames at aol.com]

> Any fellow Seattle-ites actually found UA yet? Both of the big game stores

> hereabouts (Games & Gizmos and Wizards) say they won't have it for weeks.

I just have to step up and ask, incredulously, HOW CAN THIS BE?

The one possibility that makes sense is that both stores buy from Diamond,
which due to their comics-industry ordering arrangement have not yet placed
their order (the earliest they could list it is as a March release, which
means we'll get our order any day now).  But the Wizards store -- don't they
buy from one of the game distributors?  Berkeley Games has already re-ordered,
for example; Wright One also placed at least an initial order, as did the West
Coast Alliance warehouse.  Heck, Wargames West has re-ordered *twice* already.
Inquiring minds want to know -- which distributor is dropping the ball in
failing to supply the high-profile Wizards store? 

Off to tear my hair out in frustration,
-John Nephew
President, Atlas Games