Mannahnin
Scion of Murgen (He/Him)
The Battlesystem boxed set was expensive? That's interesting. I have the 1E set, and it's definitely less fancy than many of the big boxed sets they released during the Williams regime. It does have a glossy full color booklet with photos of miniatures, as I recall, and HUNDREDS of cardboard chits to use in place of miniatures. And I think it came with two metal miniatures to use as generals.It also corresponded with the planned release of the 1E Battlesystem boxed set IIRC. At the time, I think Ral Partha was the licensed producer and could have actually supported the release making both companies money, but the decision to bring it in-house was utterly flawed and reminiscent of the previous dice production scheme the Blumes had cooked up. It also apparently created tension with Ral Partha.
Either way, the boxed set was apparently very expensive and the largest boxed set that TSR released up until that point. It portended the latter production cost being higher than retail price much less wholesale that ultimately doomed the company in the 90s.