Well, don't let all these negative comment that I made discourage you at all, I maybe wrong and yes, I am still sour for that Talisman purchase a few years back...
$80 at BGR is still a good price, consider all those people paying full retail plus shipping to get one. But currently, I don't know, it is so nice to own one, yet it is so expensive... --- Ken --- On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Casey Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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