Okay, the bad news is that the printer has had a supply problem, delaying the printing of Alexander vs Persia, Wuxing, and Hill 218/Sector 219 until the end of December. Chad is of course upset about this, but there's not much that can be done at this point.
To make it up to all the Kickstarter supporters, he's going to include a bonus Mercenary hoplite unit to all supporters. This will be one of the units from the proposed Greek City-States faction. That unit will still be in the Greek City-States if/when it gets published, but one unit would be produced early. This will be a Mercenary unit, usable by any faction.
Vote now which unit you'd like to see published as part of this bonus:
Spartiates - Elite - 333 pts
O:(7*)6*/5* D:2/2 Rge:- Cge: 14 Mv: 3.5" 6G/2Y/3R
Phalanx.
Trained from birth in the brutal agoge, the Spartan warrior was feared across the ancient world and renowned throughout history.
Theban Hoplites - Core - 254 pts
O:(7*)5*/5* D:2/2 Rge:- Cge: 12 Mv: 3.5" 6G/3Y/2R
Phalanx, Ponderous.
Thebes fought for Persia during Xerxes's invasion of Greece before allying with Sparta and even its hated rival Athens. It finally carved out a short-lived empire, before it was razed to the ground by Alexander.
Athenian Hoplites - Core - 202 pts
O:(7*)4*/5* D:2/2 Rge:- Cge: 12 Mv: 3.5" 6G/2Y/2R
Phalanx, Ponderous.
Although a preeminent power before the Peloponnesian Wars, Athens was more renowned for its navy than its armies.
Corinthean Hoplites - Core – 295 pts
O:(7*)5*/5* D:2/3 Rge:- Cge: 12 Mv: 3.5" 6G/2Y/2R
Phalanx, Ponderous.
"Not everyone is able to go to Corinth." -Horace. Corinth's location made it among the wealthiest city-states, its citizens able to afford the traditional heavy armor long after war impoverished the other hoplites of Greece.