Due to unforseen economic conditions, Empire has been forced to sell their corporate Yacht. In the last board meeting on the SS Empire, executives unanimously decided that they would sell their corporate Yacht to avoid having to file for Chapter 11 like some other businesses.

The following statement was issued by Jeremy Blake, Co-Founder and CEO of Empire Board Games after the decision was made to sell the prized piece of floating steel:

Words can’t begin to express the sorrow we have felt over the last few weeks. This was not an easy decision. Many good times were had aboard the SS Empire but when push came to shove, we decided we would sell the boat and continue passing amazing board game prices down to our excellent customers.

Mr. Blake’s statement was cut short when his eyes teared up as he began speaking of his deep love for his customers. “I just love those guys” he told reporters as a tear rolled off his cheek.

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We have had tons of requests for board games lately. In conjunction with those requests, we’ve also had requests from people for a feature to keep on top of new games that we get in stock. Empire now announces SMS Updates!

Now you can receive text message updates when we get new hot board games in stock! You won’t be bothered every time we get a game in stock, just the hot ones.! Although this isn’t the all-in-one solution to keep you guys updated, it will sure help you stay on top of the big releases.

Things to keep in mind:

- Your Cell # is secure with us. We won’t sell your info or abuse it in any way. Pinky promise.
- We won’t abuse these updates. You can expect one update weekly, MAX!

Can I UNsubscribe?

YES! Send an email at any time to support@empireboardgames.com to get your phone number removed from our update list. Please be sure to include the number you would like to be removed.

Remember:

You can also follow Empire on Facebook and Twitter! We post frequent updates throughout the day.

Excellent News! You probably saw our totally amazing new promotional buttons on the home page! All orders placed in the next few weeks will receive one of our amazing new buttons until we run out – we’ve got hundreds, but don’t hesitate! We get the feeling they will run out fast.

Promotion Details:

We decided to sponsor a contest! All customers are invited to compete! This is how the promotion will go: You place an order with Empire, we ship your order with one of our awesome promotional buttons, you take a picture of yourself, or your posse, (see details below), you send the picture to support@empireboardgames.com. You’re entered into our contest! It’s that simple!

Conditions:

- One entry per household
- Family friendly photos (no nudity please) (by submitting your photo you are agreeing to let us have all rights to the photo for publication on our site for advertising and community voting purposes)
- At least one person in the photo must be wearing our pin and playing a board game. (see “other conditions” for a no purchase required option.)
- No photo-shopping. We’ll be able to tell with our super high-tech laser eyes.
- All submissions will be judged (voted on) by the community.
- All submission due December 31, 2008.
- Voting will commence January 1, 2009 here on the blog! 
- Voting closes January 31, 2009.
- Gift certificates for the winners will be sent via email on the evening of January 31, 2009.  

Categories:

- Hottest Board Gamer (one winner. male or female. we’re pretty sure a female will win - $50.00 Gift Certificate)
- Nerd-iest Board Gamer (one winner – $50.00 Gift Certificate)
- Biggest Group (one winner - $50.00 Gift Certificate) Only one button for the entire group photo is required.

Winners Will Receive:

$50.00 Gift Certificate to Empire!

How To Do It:

1. Buy a board game from Empire
2. Wait patiently for your ultra-fast shipment
3. Gather your buddies (or yourself), and take a picture of you/your group while wearing the button. 
4. Send your photo to support@empireboardgames.com with your name and category you’re applying to. Please note, your sending us your picture is giving us permission to put your photo (not name or any personal information) on our site and promotional material. 

Examples:

Hottest Board Gamer
(Nerd-iest1) (Nerd-iest1 closeup)
Group (use your imagination. we don’t have enough friends to make an example pic) 

Other conditions:

No purchase necessary. Customers may also submit a picture with the words from the button “I Play Empire Board Games” on it to participate. Contest is restricted to the United States of America only.

Conflict of Heroes – $42.75

How This Happened:

As you did, we trusted that our supplier had the correct stock listed on their site. This was in fact not the case. We purchased a large quantity of Conflict Of Heroes: Awakening The Bear! from our supplier as it was listed as “in stock” on their site. We were notified that this was an error in their system and as a result, we have to refund all orders that were placed through us. We feel your frustration and we sincerely apologize.

Thank you for your understanding,

Jeremy

UPDATE: We have refunded all single orders. When we get Conflict of Heroes in stock, we will contact you and ask if you would again like to purchase the game at the original price.