As you may be aware, Ingenioso Hidalgo’s “business model” does not make it easy to reach agreements with distributors and retailers, who are, quite rightly, usually accustomed to a different discount structure to the one I can offer. Consequently, this sometimes makes orders from abroad – particularly from countries ‘across the Atlantic’ – difficult and costly (I would remind you that Ingenioso Hidalgo is based in Italy).
To try to overcome this problem, and in keeping with the experimental approach that characterises this venture, I have set up a small platform that allows you to organise group purchases directly via the website. One person starts the group and specifies the country and method of distribution; from that point onwards, they can accept other participants who wish to add further games.
What’s more – and this also applies to individual purchases, without using buying groups – I’ve introduced thresholds to be met in order to qualify for discounts of up to 25 per cent. This replaces the impractical ‘bundle’ model that was previously available in the shop.
I’ve tried to keep it as simple as possible. Give it a go and let me know if everything’s working properly. Over the next 24 hours, I plan to open pre-orders for all the new games, which will be ready for dispatch from Monday 23 November.