Re: Adventurers' Guild

From: bjohnson@athena.mit.edu (Brett W Johnson)

Date: Wed, 05 May 1993 14:06:14 +0000

In article <1993May4.180624.24708@news.tufts.edu> gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris) writes:
>
>	What's that?  You say I have to lay out good money just to learn
>whether or not I want to play?  And you call RSI money-munching?  If AG
>wants to keep potential players away, charging for a copy of the rules and
>a first-time set-up is the best way to do it.

Utter garbage.  The rules to PBM games are usually worth several hours of
entertaining reading and speculation, even if you don't play.  The enjoyment
to cost ratio is typically much greater than going to the movies.

If you want to find out if you will enjoy it w/o paying, talk to someone
who is in it and if possible, look at their turns/setup.

It is not free to print these rules you know, especially a nice set
(eg Legends).  Giving rules away to lots of people who end up not
playing will inevitably drive the price/turn up for those who do play.

- Brett
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References

DM - Lifes in the arena is so unfair.
steve@mhd.moorhead.msus.edu (MORGOTH)
Mon, 03 May 1993 21:57:40 +0000
Re: DM - Lifes in the arena is so unfair.
leeme@cnsvax.uwec.edu
Tue, 04 May 1993 06:10:13 +0000
Adventurers' Guild
gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)
Tue, 04 May 1993 18:06:24 +0000

Referenced By

DM - Lifes in the arena is so unfair.
steve@mhd.moorhead.msus.edu (MORGOTH)
Mon, 03 May 1993 21:57:40 +0000
Re: DM - Lifes in the arena is so unfair.
leeme@cnsvax.uwec.edu
Tue, 04 May 1993 06:10:13 +0000
Adventurers' Guild
gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)
Tue, 04 May 1993 18:06:24 +0000