One other interesting tidbit from the (now up) BGG thread, from Bruce: "One other thing -- before everyone unloads their old copies, it's possible that the old version may have some things that the new one doesn't. I've heard a few hints that it's possible (just a rumor) that there may not be plastic figures in this one -- something about Chinese labor not being as cheap as it used to be. I'll keep you posted, but I thought you'd like a heads-up that old sets might still have some value."
It would indeed sort of suck to not get plastic figures, but, hopefully they'll be replaced with something equally meaningful. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:59 PM, reapersaurus <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, this is a huge surprise to me, since they were clearancing out > the first version for $20 because there was (supposedly) no market for > a haunting game that cost $40 (I'm pretty sure it was $39.99, since > Toys R Us clearanced it at 50% off, and I got it for $19.98). > Of course, people who missed the clearanced sales immediately started > paying $50 and $60+ for it when it went out of stock, so who knows > about the market for this kind of game...? > > And as far as I know, I wrote the only collected thread for listing > the original scenarios' balance problems. (The thread on the Avalon > Hill boards never really detailed much). Of course, the BGG thread > only had maybe 5 contributors to it over 2 or 3 years, so with this > game lots of people like to complain about the balance problems, but > not many like to playtest and suggest fixes for them. :( > > Antistone wrote the only balanced custom scenarios that I know of for > Betrayal (he should really be brought into the development for the > reprint (if it's real) - he has a deeper understanding of balancing > the game mechanics than anyone, (probably) including the designer(s). > > Thanks for posting this thread - I hadn't heard this huge (for me) > reprint information. > > On Nov 24, 9:57 am, mrhaydel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Most of my Google-fu has failed me in terms of finding out any *other* > > information other than the BGG thread (which I haven't read yet, and > > didn't know about until coming here when the site was down), and it > > seems to be a relatively hot topic, so I guess I'd just like to start > > a thread here and see what details, if any, anyone has. > > > > So far, my understanding is this: > > * someone (can't recall the guy's name, maybe the designer or a dude > > from Hasbro?) confirmed that a second printing will happen > > * it's slated for Q4 2010 > > * it'll contain both updates and errata from the 1st edition maybe? > > > > What was the original retail price of the 1st edition? I'd be curious > > to know what price point they'll set for the game, knowing that there > > will most likely be a fairly high demand for it. > > > > I guess that's it. Let the discussing begin I say. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BGG Down" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<bgg_down%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BGG Down" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bgg_down?hl=en.
