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I can’t believe they even brought up The Rouse’s defection!
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heheh
But really, I love reading those because it really lets you know how truly unimportant D&D is to Hasbro and how little day to day (or month to month for that matter) input they have in the operations at WoTC.
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I can’t believe they even brought up The Rouse’s defection!
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heheh
But really, I love reading those because it really lets you know how truly unimportant D&D is to Hasbro and how little day to day (or month to month for that matter) input they have in the operations at WoTC.
Are we really surprised?
Transformers brought in $800+ million worldwide. GI Joe brought in 300+ million itself.
Yeah...if I'm an analyst I'm really going to be asking about WOTC much less D&D.
Transformers brought in $800+ million worldwide. GI Joe brought in 300+ million itself.
Yeah...if I'm an analyst I'm really going to be asking about WOTC much less D&D.
heck, i'm pretty sure Risk, Clue, Monopoly, Scrabble, Candyland, and the other board games brought in more revenue than D&D.
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heck, i'm pretty sure Risk, Clue, Monopoly, Scrabble, Candyland, and the other board games brought in more revenue than D&D.
Especially with that aforementioned "Family Game Night" that Hasbro is advertising.
Although, while I think Monopoly and Scrabble might actually exceed D&D in revenue, I'm not so sure about Risk, Clue and Candyland. The former two especially have never been as big a seller as the big two boardgames, Monopoly and Scrabble.
Especially with that aforementioned "Family Game Night" that Hasbro is advertising.
Although, while I think Monopoly and Scrabble might actually exceed D&D in revenue, I'm not so sure about Risk, Clue and Candyland. The former two especially have never been as big a seller as the big two boardgames, Monopoly and Scrabble.
Well, of the ones you mentioned Candyland and Monopoly are getting major movies (Ridley Scott is doing Monopoly) as well as Battleship, Ouija and Stretch Armstrong. I don't see quite the same push to get another D&D movie out there (or new D&D TV series).
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Well, of the ones you mentioned Candyland and Monopoly are getting major movies (Ridley Scott is doing Monopoly) as well as Battleship, Ouija and Stretch Armstrong.
If they can get George Clooney as the Scotty Dog and Angelina Jolie as the hat, I am so there.
Well, of the ones you mentioned Candyland and Monopoly are getting major movies (Ridley Scott is doing Monopoly) as well as Battleship, Ouija and Stretch Armstrong. I don't see quite the same push to get another D&D movie out there (or new D&D TV series).
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If they can get George Clooney as the Scotty Dog and Angelina Jolie as the hat, I am so there.
And James Earl Jones as the Battleship.
Does Monopoly still have the battleship token?
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All of this because Clue was such a box-office smash!
Ouija will either star Keanu Reeves (who will mistakenly believe he has been cast as Othello) or Haley Joel Osment.
The Donald will try to be in Monopoly.
Candyland will be ruined by handing the project over to the Wayans Bros.
Stretch Armstrong will similarly be ruined by the casting of Hulk Hogan.
Battleship will be a Michael Bay project...and will star Steven Segal as the cook.
Huh, are you joking? I haven't heard of this, and I follow Ridley Scott's career with some interest. (I recently enjoyed on a multi-week high after he signed on to do an Alien prequel.)
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Huh, are you joking? I haven't heard of this, and I follow Ridley Scott's career with some interest. (I recently enjoyed on a multi-week high after he signed on to do an Alien prequel.)
That Alien prequel has been merged with the Monopoly movie.
That Alien prequel has been merged with the Monopoly movie.
Face-huggers are lurking among newly constructed hotels. Staying in prison might just be a safer proposition...
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Especially with that aforementioned "Family Game Night" that Hasbro is advertising.
Although, while I think Monopoly and Scrabble might actually exceed D&D in revenue, I'm not so sure about Risk, Clue and Candyland. The former two especially have never been as big a seller as the big two boardgames, Monopoly and Scrabble.
i meant the board games all together exceed D&D in sales. some of them might individually but i wasn't going to make a case for which ones.
i just named a few of the board games off the top of my head to show that at least some of them are known commodities.
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Myself, I plan to masturbate less -- der_kluge
I know that I've never really liked d20. I think it was designed by a bunch of hacks --- Monte Cook
I am sickened beyond belief. The half-orc wizard is obviously the best possible PC, and I only had to read 10 pages of the book to figure it out. D&D is dead to me! -- Mike Mearls
FWIW, I'm on the design team and I pretty much find WoW as fun and interesting as banging my head against a brick wall. -- Mike Mearls
you happen to say that 4E reminds you of the reasons you decided against a career as a special-Ed teacher--noted rpg author Darrin Drader
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