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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: Akrasia on February 22, 2008, 01:33:40 PM

Title: Fantasy Flight Games saves WFRP & Dark Heresy
Post by: Akrasia on February 22, 2008, 01:33:40 PM
More info here:
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/
:D
Title: Fantasy Flight Games saves WFRP & Dark Heresy
Post by: James J Skach on February 22, 2008, 01:35:03 PM
jedimastert totally scooped you (http://www.therpgsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9197)...by like...16 minutes...pokey..
Title: Fantasy Flight Games saves WFRP & Dark Heresy
Post by: Akrasia on February 22, 2008, 01:41:36 PM
Quote from: James J Skachjedimastert totally scooped you (http://www.therpgsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9197)...by like...16 minutes...pokey..
And his thread title was even clever.
:(
Title: Fantasy Flight Games saves WFRP & Dark Heresy
Post by: kregmosier on February 22, 2008, 02:52:38 PM
This will be cool, unless FFG charges their normal prices and we end up getting $80-100 core books. (i mean seriously, does anyone else think their board games CRAZY expensive?!)
Title: Fantasy Flight Games saves WFRP & Dark Heresy
Post by: J Arcane on February 22, 2008, 03:58:27 PM
Quote from: kregmosierThis will be cool, unless FFG charges their normal prices and we end up getting $80-100 core books. (i mean seriously, does anyone else think their board games CRAZY expensive?!)
Boutique boardgames are always expensive.  It's just the nature of the market.  Blame all the yuppies who got clued into Catan and started buying it up like hotcakes.
Title: Fantasy Flight Games saves WFRP & Dark Heresy
Post by: Haffrung on February 22, 2008, 05:24:59 PM
Quote from: J ArcaneBlame all the yuppies who got clued into Catan and started buying it up like hotcakes.

If it weren't for Catan, the boardgame market in the U.S. would be even smaller than in is today, and the games by companies like FFG even more expensive. It's called economies of scale. And the market for boardgames these days demand high-quality components. A lot of North American boardgamers won't even look at a game unless it has hundreds of miniatures, five decks of cards, and a full-colour glossy rulebook. Just look at how badly wargames get raked over the coals on boardgamegeek for not having plastic miniatures and hard-mounted boards.

High quality components + small market = high prices.

Also, FFG games are aimed squarely at the 12-25-year-old fantasy geek market, not the yuppies who buy Catan and other euro games.
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