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Re:Show HN: I spent 3 years reverse-engineering a 40 yo stoc... by jjmarr on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @03:37AM (#46956881)
Good job! When can I buy it?

I am sold on the game and wishlisted it but lack of release date saddens me.

I love spreadsheet games like Terra Invicta/Paradox/Simutrans and this seems like a terrific example of one.

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Re:Show HN: I spent 3 years reverse-engineering a 40 yo stoc... by benstopics on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @04:08AM (#46957114)
If I can't get a response from a publisher here soon, I will be setting an Early Access release date of 1-2 months from now to give me some time to build up more wishlists before I pull the trigger.
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Re:Show HN: I spent 3 years reverse-engineering a 40 yo stoc... by DeathArrow on Saturday February 14, 2026 @01:47AM (#47012256)
Please post here when you have a date!
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Re:Show HN: I spent 3 years reverse-engineering a 40 yo stoc... by benstopics on Saturday February 14, 2026 @08:58PM (#47020361)
March 12!
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Re:Show HN: I spent 3 years reverse-engineering a 40 yo stoc... by msephton on Saturday February 14, 2026 @03:37AM (#47012798)
This strikes me as a sort of Microprose aligned release. Do you have any publishers in mind?
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Re:Show HN: I spent 3 years reverse-engineering a 40 yo stoc... by benstopics on Saturday February 14, 2026 @08:58PM (#47020360)
No, I had considered Microprose, Kitfox, Hooded Horse. I reached out to some but I should have been reaching out a year or two ago. I didn't think I would need one, I still don't think I NEED one... But would have been nice. But I just set a release date as a kick in the butt to get this thing shipped, which pretty much burns the boats of signing a publisher. I think it is better this way though. If it fails it fails. But Michael and I get to keep whatever proceeds are made and we get to do things our way at our pace. But there's other games such as Speculator that also need revamped. I kinda want Hackjack Games to be a remastering game studio, a land of misfit games of sorts. Maybe I'll be more open to having a publisher in the future.
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