About Us

In a suburb of Chicago in 2002 a gaming group came together in hopes of just having a good time. During those good times, it became clear that who went when, and what was going on became increasingly difficult to keep track of. In a stroke of brilliance, the DM made an “initiative chart” where who went when was kept track of. This chart was not only so the DM could focus on what he had to do, but also kept the players interested. Years later that piece of paper was spilled on, wrinkled, torn, and generally destroyed. After much research and testing, a new board was born. Looking exactly like the original board, this board solved issues like names being scattered in mild winds, and players having to make new place holders when a new character came along. The word needed to be spread. The original could help others. Meanwhile, back in the alchemy lab, another board was being designed from gamer input. From the collective minds from a number of players, The Deluxe was born. The Deluxe was a board that solved a number of problems that I had while running the game, and frustrations that I ran into when calculating attack, damage, and AC bonuses. From these boards, Ready and Waiting was born. We invent, sell, and test with gamer's needs in mind. We hope you enjoy our site and our products and hope to see you again soon.

-The Ready and Waiting