Until early September.

For personal reasons.

Tariff Tribulations? August 2026

The past year has been a lot of "fun" regarding US tariffs, but overall I have not been affected - except for an added C$1.49 brokerage fee that is now part of my shipping fee calculations. The pending tariff regime is very specific about what is being targeted. I've checked the codes, and my products are not on "the list", and I'm continuing to ship to US customers.

New in the Store

 

Nobody asked for it, but I did it anyway.

Go Crazy!

 

The Store is now open.

Check out the new Berserker items.

Three half-sheets, available individually, or as a bundle.

Scrooge, or... Ebenezer?

It’s been 8 years (2017) since I started this adventure of providing alternate counters for ASL. I’ve also managed to branch out into scenarios, boards, and most recently HASL maps. It’s been fun, and challenging at times (which can be fun, too).

From the beginning, I’ve relied on St. Jacobs Printery Ltd for all my printing needs, and they found a company in Waterloo to do the mounting on cardboard and die-cutting the counters. Based on those earlier quotes, I calculated that I could cover hard costs (i.e. not my time and effort) and have some profit for future orders with a price point of U$11 per full sheet. And that was enough in the early years to carry me through the losses of the covid years and still have cash in the bank today! Hurra!

Coming out of covid, I began to notice quality control issues with the die-cutting. Unable to get a satisfactory resolution from the die-cutter, we dropped that company, and the Printery found another company down Scarborough way to do the mounting and die-cutting – and they are excellent! I’m very pleased that I can still call this a Made in/Fait au Canada operation. Only two products aren’t sourced from the Great White North: the MausMouse (China) and the MapPad (USA). Together with my febrile... er... fertile imagination, everything else is local stuff.

Last year I placed my first order (small-medium-ish) with the new die-cutter, and the pricing seemed a bit higher, but still reasonable given the times we be living in. Honestly, I’ve had other distractions this past year and a half, so I wasn’t really paying attention. Last month I placed my second order, which was a bit larger (new-ish stuff plus re-stocking depleted or damaged stuff). I hadn’t bothered to get a quote beforehand as I was in a hurry and was willing to live with the consequences.

At the beginning of the month the order came in and I’ve been sorting and collating since. Earlier this week the bill came in...

I ran the numbers. And checked them twice. And I’ve been letting the result sink in.

The most reasonable thing to do going forward is to...

LOWER. MY. PRICES.

To be clear, this only applies to countersheets. Pricing for other products remains the same.

This isn’t a sale or a promo. No coupons, passwords, codes, or secret handshakes required. If you choose to indulge in interpretive dance while placing an order, well... that’s on you. Far be it for me to criticize your predilections.

I’ll post again when I’ve got everything squared away with the Store.

The world continues to spin on its axis.

The Store is open again for US customers. Thank you for your patience.

Déjà vu, all over again.

Apologies to my American customers.

In light of today's announcement on trade talks, I'm temporarily halting sales to US addresses until things get sorted out.

Current orders to US addresses are being processed today so they can cross the border with minimal fuss or delay.

Stay tuned!

PS no political commentary, please.

Brick Works HASL now available for sale!

 

Store is Open again. New Product added!

 Family festivities were successfully festive!

And now the Store is open again, and a new product has been added.

A set of 6 standard size boards depicting Steppe (F13.2) graphics on one side and Broken Terrain (F13.1) graphics on the other side.

Store Closed

 The Store is closed until May 25th, due to family festivities.