Everything is a hint at future content (or, in prototype form) yeah. What we actually get into production is yet to be seen. ;)

Yes. Bulge is fully Deluxe compatible (says so right there on the GMT website). 3rd edition rules were already in a fairly solid form by the time we were working on final development for Bulge so we made sure everything was worded in a way that matched the new rules. The only thing you'll find is a couple of references to rules numbered as they were in the 2nd edition rulebook (though the rule name itself has remained the same in each case I think).

FoFIII is a completely new standalone volume, yes. Expect a big, big box like FoF Deluxe but with funny spelling in the Field Manuals. ;)

@ haha, yes, I totally understand what you mean about the spelling.

Yep, it's already a fair way along in a semi-stage of production. We'll get to it soon(ish).

Thanks, we're glad you enjoyed it!

Quite annoying.

What are you saying, I loved it!

Thanks for the input, sorry I annoyed you, but in English I have two books written about GO (Wei Chi) and strategy that is the source of my information that Mao played Wei Chi and his translated writings do not have Mahjong references but what I stated. If you have better information or can supply a translated source that differs I would love to see it. As an aside, I am intentionally 'gaslighting you here', my female Chinese graduate students and I often spoke about their passion for Mahjong and how each of their local hometown regions had different versions on how to score. Interesting game that I know how to play, but without any skill.

​@@markherman50 Thank you for your reply and, more importantly, your game designs. My sense is that the reference by Wei Chi authors to Mao playing the game is much as means of marketing their work as anything else. Mao's writings, in the original Chinese and translations of military writings, contain the odd reference to Wei Chi largely as a means of conveying his meaning to those less conversant with strategy. He knew what the game involved to be sure, but he appears to believed that the less educated conscripts and even some of his NCOs and officer corps would understand his thoughts on military strategy if couched in terms they were familiar with. When I have asked Chinese military personnel in the past (when it was more possible to do so) if Mao used Wei Chi as an influence, everyone who had a view said that they'd never heard that and certainly were never taught that. What I suspect is happening in some of the writings one encounters is that some folks see a connection from Wei Chi to Mao's guerilla strategy and then assuming because he is Chinese, conclude that surely he must have been a master at it. But Mao's main English language translator has written that Mao was lousy at and largely uninterested in games, especially cards. His personal physician wrote that while Mao played the odd game of mahjong, he largely did so with young female assistants for other purposes. Thank you again.