I have not seen any review, per se, but there has been clamoring about it on the Troll boards -- I don't look at most other RPG-related forums (like ENWorld or RPG.net) so I can't say if they're talking about it. I think many people are waiting for the pre-orders to arrive, like myself.

There have been no official reviews posted at RPG.net.  There may have been something posted in the forums, but I can't recall.

PaulKM wrote:Okay can I have some clarification?  What is the item everyone is waiting for and why is it such a bid deal (limited edition copies or something?)?  I thought the Upper Works were already available or am I mistaken?

Damn: I hate being clueless 99.9% of the time.

Castle Zagyg: The Upper Works box set is what everyone is referring to.  Troll Lord had a mess of them at GenCon but the item is currently listed for pre-order on their website so it isn't available to the rest of the populace yet.  I dont believe that the one sold at GenCon will be any different than the one directly purchased from Troll Lords website unless they decide to shrinkwrap it for shipping (they werent shrinked at their booth).  The big deal for most people, I assume, is that Castle Zagyg is supposed to be Gygax's definitive version of Castle Greyhawk...or at least that is what I have read.

Other publishers do the same thing with their pre-releases.  Goodman brought a bunch of the 4th edition Dungeon Crawl Classic titles to GenCon but you aren't able to order them yet from their website and you can't buy them in stores yet either.  Paizo is the one publisher that I can think of that already has new stock in stores that was previously only available at GenCon.

I bought it, but have only looked through it briefly.  I havent had time to really delve into it that much.

Review (its the 6th post down.)

Apparently, it was posted to RPG.net too.

Pre-orders are being shipped, several people stating they've received their order -- so, right now.

If you're waiting to get it from a store -- no idea when that'll happen, since it depends on many factors which are not directly in the hands of the Trolls.

Also, Gustav has caused some slight delays, with it taking down the power for almost a week. This has caused Steve's inbox to fill, so he's working on sorting that out.

I just posted a review on my blog:

http://greyhawkgrognard.blogspot.com

Joe

The release is in process of going to distributors -- it has been stated that they should have them near the end of November, and that is a should -- it depends on if the distributors have enough requests from their clients for them to justify the purchase from TLG. How long it takes to get to individual stores from there is unpredictable as it depends on where its going, how many were ordered, and so on and so forth. They have consistently had issues with the distribution channels (as have every other small press company,) which is why they've been looking for other means, like the book trade. Amazon is likely a non-option, but I wouldn't claim it is completely out of the question.

It is most definitely not "US only."

However, regarding the email issue -- this should have been resolved. I do know they were in process of switching over servers and systems so this would not happen. If there is a delay, or a non-response, it is likely due to the change not having happened, meaning Steve is still overloaded with emails. Its also possible he simply forgot to finish the switch due to work on other projects. I'll have to kick him.

Work's been killing me the past 2+ weeks, so I haven't made much time for wrapping up the CZ:UW review.  I want to complete it soon, though, if only to put the thing to bed!  

I've sent a few emails about the LA Essentials boxed set I paid for and did not receive but haven't got a response either.  I filed a paypal dispute a few days ago as well and that doesn't seem to have warranted a response yet either.

I think TLG would really benefit with a better online shopping website that kept track of inventory and automatically calculated shipping.