STILL an absolutely, fantastic supplement, possibly one of the best supplements ever written, period. WITH A caveat for the Print on Demand Hardback:

The quality of the paper in the Hardback is about on-par with what you could print out yourself at home. I take this down to the scan, or the quality of the PoD printing they were able to afford, especially for a book this large. To my knowledge, the original books were never printed in a hardback format, and now comparatively rare and expensive. I have copies of both the first two original Delta Green books physically and there is a definite difference in the contrast and values is noticable when comparing certain illustrations.

The following are images from the Night at the Opera discord (Thank you to ControllingCrowds for providing these)

(Left) Print on Demand Hardback vs (Right) Original Softcover

(TOP)Original Softcover vs (BOTTOM) PoD Hardback

If you cannot tell the difference in the prior 2 images, you will definitely notice it here:

(TOP) Original Softcover Printing vs (Bottom) Print on Demand hardcover.

I have checked and the afforementioned problems are also present in the PDF scan.

NOW, SHOULD YOU BUY THE HARDBACK? This is down to how much this matters to you. As I say this, used copies of Countdown can be found for $65-$75 on Ebay and Amazon. However, having been around before The Conspiracy kickstarter, I know this is not and will not always be the case, copies (regardless of edition) often going for around $80-$90+.

Do you have a direct attachment to these books and already love their art? Are you patient? If so, grab a second hand copy and pray it has the Club Apocalypse map still in the back.

Do you want a PDF? Then just buy the PDF here and support Glancy. It's text-searchable, and Lord knows he needs it.

Have you not read these books before?

Are you waiting on the Countdown release for The Conspiracy, want to read the material early and struggle reading EReaders?

Do you want a hardcover book, or one you can take to your local gamestore without fear of damaging an expensive out of print book?

If any of the above is true, buy the Hardback book.

I'm only 2/3 of the way through this massive product, but all I can really say about it is that its every last bit as good as the main Delta Green book. If you've read that one, then that's good enough. If you haven't, go get it, read it, and then get this one, too!

I already had Delta Green and loved it and Countdown just expanded and gave more depth to the whole theme. This is a big book and although I usually love having the actual book in my hand having this in PDF is very very useful. If you have Delta Green and like it, you will love this

Here is a quick video review I did for Delta Green Countdown. For those of you concerned as to the quality of the printing and the binding of the Print on Demand version on sale here- http://youtu.be/J050iHSeGxI