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Show notes! (And I’ll get the links put in later this morning.)
Game Previews [1:10]
- Caveman Curling
- Can’t Stop (a classic from Sid Sackson)
Games Played Report [3:59]
- Elliott and Jeff play Agricola online (maybe here?)
The James (part of the) Gang [11:50]
- The Tale of the Northern Saw Whet Owl (and its call)
- Home Gaming [11:25]
Desert Island Games
- James picks [16:15]
- Jeff and Elliott pick [19:20]
Classic Games [23:30]
- GolfProfi
- B-17 Queen of the Skies (and check out the list price…!)
Thoughts on Gaming [35:30]
- Heroscape and WotC
Contest Winner [1:11:10]
- Jimmy Sorrell wins Nomads of Arabia
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Heading Out [1:12:10]
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I haven’t referred to anyone as a crackpot regardless of what website they hang out at. Far from it! Ok, the petition idea is kind of silly and I mentioned it’s probably not a way to effectively invest energy by sending petions without putting real names to it. The main point was not to waste time or money trying to convince Hasbro or Wizards to a change of heart; we’re not talking about a write in campaign to save a tv show because there are no sponsors to offset the cost of production.
The fact of price depends on the production facilities available to anyone picking up the rights to the game. If it’s a company that has to farm everything out the cost of the game will soar and it will be marketed to the adult gamer. Not the children the product was originally intended for.
I’m one of the crackpots on heroscapers.com
First off, it was a good Podcast, but…
How can our wallet do the voting when we would stop purchasing because it doesn’t give us what we want. I’m not referring to the broken links, but if they did things that could not function in a game originally meant for 8 year old children how could they enjoy the game? By not giving painted figures or by making stuff a little too expensive. Though the economy is obviously different, to suggest that the Master Sets would be out of price range for anyone($70-80) is not a good way to garner support and ultimately more people. Although we realize that anymore “Less is more for the dollar”, it would not cause a Master Set(or a Starter Set if you prefer) with roughly the same amount of terrain and figures as the third Master Set to be much extremely high. It is also well known that you have to make money to get it, but a company that is willing to actually spend money first is the one that will ultimately profit.
Don’t worry about it Jeff. I was referring to myself as one of the crackpots on the site, not necessarily the entire site being considered crackpots by you.
Although I don’t exactly like the idea of “kids games” getting changed(as I play with my younger relatives), I will continue to buy should it not be marketed as an over the top adult’s game.