Oh I don't doubt Games Workshop is hyping it up to sell as many copies as possible. But knowing GW's lack of support for anything other than Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000, I bet as soon as this 3rd edition is gone it will be a long time before we see another one in print.
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:13 PM, Kenneth Li <[email protected]> wrote: > Well to tell the truth, I have not. > > But my collection at BGG is open for all to look at and also our Utah > County Boardgamers Association guild at BGG can pull all our collections > together into one collection pool. > > So that argument of not knowing somebody have the game does not explain the > reason why it is not on the table... > > The more I think about it, the more I feel like it is a hoax :) The current > re-release it is. More of a hype while is like all hypes at BGG :) > > --- Ken --- > > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Casey Rogers <[email protected]>wrote: > >> You haven't played it? If I had known somebody had it I would've asked to >> try it a long time ago. It is considered a classic among Ameritrash circles, >> and over the past few years it has routinely sold for near $100 on eBay. >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Kenneth Li <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Some how I am thinking this release is a hoax or some marketing scheme... >>> >>> I have the 1st Edition sitting in my closet for more than 10 years and >>> since then, nobody has ask to play with it, which I don't know why... >>> >>> And then suddenly when they announce a re-release, and then interest has >>> spike to an extreme, people are waving, people are scared, posting at BGG >>> that they cannot get one, Games Workshop England (England only) has >>> announced it sold out all the online copies, and the only way to get one is >>> through a local store (Note that this all is in England only). People posted >>> that it is limited to a certain numbers, rumors fly around on how many >>> copies are printed and how limited it is. It all sound like the end of the >>> world. >>> >>> Then, Games Workshop in the US still has copies to sell, and BGR has at >>> least 6 more copies to be sold locally, the others are allocated to online >>> sale..., and shops in Utah County are ordering boat load of them (all the >>> stores that I talked to said they are getting at least 25 copies, some even >>> 35 copies), are they all spoken for?? >>> >>> With $100 for a game (well BGR is selling at 20% discount of $80), how >>> many can the current market bear? >>> >>> More than 10 years ago, I paid around $30 for my copy and now, price has >>> rise 3 fold, so is it worth it? Is it a rave or it is a true great game? If >>> so why then my 1st Edition not get any play time? >>> >>> Is it worth it? >>> >>> I don't know. Can any body tell me? >>> >>> :) >>> >>> --- Ken --- >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Mark Crane <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> It's on the shelf at http://boardgamerevolution.com and at a very good >>>> price (compared to retail). That box is *heavy*. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "utah county boardgamers association" 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/ucboardgamers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
