Those are some good points Ken. Hopefully I can try your copy out before Christmas to see if it's worth adding to my Christmas list.
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Kenneth Li <[email protected]> wrote: > When is GW supporting anything? Even Warhammer and 40K are just games that > let them sell more miniatures, Both system are all broken beyond all repair, > and both system are so out dated (it is unsalable), it is basically a hobby > for the fan boys with all their hard earned cash... $12 for a metal > miniature? Sure, are they made of silver or gold? Not even gold or silver > plated... > > Then it is the question of when this 3rd edition will be all gone? Several > years ago, I stupidly brought their 3rd edition reprint of Talisman for $75 > plus shipping. And now it only worth around $45, while several more new > edition of Talisman have be released and then FFG take over... And all knows > the story... > > And yes, GW has not re-release the re-release again (that is their > promise), but at that high price of an item, how long will it took them to > sell out? At an economy like this? a couple of months? and then what? > > A game without support, even if it is a good game, is as good as dead. Sure > they want our money, but then after a year or two, nobody else is playing it > any more (just like my first edition sitting in my closet), and they don't > care. It is us gamers who cares, but they have our money already :) > > --- Ken --- > > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Casey Rogers <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
