Re: Magic the (addiction) now owns the ORIGINS con...

From: tandmb@sierra.net (Tony & Marcia Baldacci)

Date: Sat, 13 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

In article <RAzcqV8.ricmal@delphi.com>, Rich <ricmal@delphi.com> wrote:

> This is just another example of how the big guys are pushing
> the small independent companies out of business, or just buying
> them out right. IMHO some of the BEST PBM games a run by small
> one person operations that rarely if ever get the attention
> they deserve.

Quite possibly true, but I've read the Constitution several times, and
can't seem to find the part which says you must sell your business to
someone who has more money than you...(I'm not disagreeing with you, just
pointing out something obvious.)

> Does Wizards really care?  I doubt it. PBM is a small piece of
> the game  dollar pie and their Magic Cards make them more than
> all the PBM companies (minus FBI and RSI) make in a year.   Add
> in FBI and RSI then it might be close, but I still doubt it.

Given what happened to BSE and some other games, once their former company
got into Magic card distribution...I think there will ALWAYS be a market
for PBM/PBEM games though.

--
"We're just a twelve-car pileup on the Information Superhighway..."

References

Magic the (addiction) now owns the ORIGINS con...
Bill Rapp <conquest@dnai.com>
Fri, 05 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Magic the (addiction) now owns the ORIGINS con...
Rich <ricmal@delphi.com>
Mon, 08 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Magic the (addiction) now owns the ORIGINS con...
Bill Rapp <conquest@dnai.com>
Fri, 05 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Magic the (addiction) now owns the ORIGINS con...
Rich <ricmal@delphi.com>
Mon, 08 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000