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I applaud GG for taking the initiative on this not only to support gamers but to support local hobby shops. With the world economies hurting, the first things to suffer are luxuries like hobby gaming. At least, expenditure in that area does anyway. Not only that, but even I find it impossible to support an LGS when I can save hundreds of dollars buying online. So any support the LGS's can get to keep them afloat is probably a good thing.
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This is very interesting news. I can't imagine they'll be able to put the mag out for $2 for any real length of time, but an in print magazine for 4E? I'm in!
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I play 4E, and it's every bit as much Dungeons and Dragons as any other edition, including the one(s) you play. No more, and no less.
Maybe Wizards should just go ahead and sell 4E to Goodman....
Hmmm... Interesting thinking...
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It's only 32 pages, though--pretty scant for a magazine.
Still, I wonder if it'll do well in retail stores (or for that matter, if retail stores will carry it at all)
Well, to put a somewhat different perspective on it, most monthly comic books from DC and Marvel are 32 pages in length (that's counting the ads as pages). DC's books currently retail at $2.99. Marvel's are moving up in price to $3.99 (though I'm not sure if that's for all their comics or just their big ones). Most comics read rather quickly, much faster than a magazine (that's not to disparage their quality; for example, I loved jonrog1's Blue Beetle work, gladly spending the money on it). $2.00 for 32 pages of gaming stuff sounds like a steal to me.
It's only 32 pages, though--pretty scant for a magazine.
Still, I wonder if it'll do well in retail stores (or for that matter, if retail stores will carry it at all)
An FLGS who doesn't carry this magazine will make the "F" in FLGS stand for "Foolish". Which means, there is a good chance my LGS will not carry the mag.
This is a loss leader designed to drive people into gamestores to buy other Goodman Games products . . . which is a bonus for Goodman and the gamestore. Not unlike the Free RPG Day material or WorldWide D&D Day material from WotC.
But too many gamestores are run by folks who don't understand marketing and may not take advantage of this opportunity from Goodman . . . . my local store is one such (bagged on Free RPG Day, but still does WorldWide D&D Day).
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Maybe Wizards should just go ahead and sell 4E to Goodman....
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Hmmm... Interesting thinking...
what. the. hell.
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I'd like to see what Games Workshop would do with the D&D brand (as opposed to 4E in particular). Their rules may not be very tight, but their flavour's great and the minis would be beautiful.
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I´m really interested if they manage to push the magazine into enough sales slots. Its hard to convince retailers to "make space" for another publication, and i hope Goodman can pull it off.
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