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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 5132437" data-attributes="member: 52734">Yeah, the last B&amp;N I went to in Alpharetta, GA this last month had a &quot;roleplaying section&quot; that consisted of about 5 books; only two were D&amp;D.&nbsp; Our local BooksAMillion has an ever-moving and dwindling roleplaying section, and only recently got a boost when the PHB3 came out.&nbsp; It seems to really fluctuate, and I'll bet it has a lot to do with how informed the staff is about roleplaying games and such.I think if WotC were to focus more on the toy or (board)game aspect instead of a set of books, it would do well in the chain stores.&nbsp; For example, I'd bet the monster mini sets would have done better well if they'd actually been themed as encounter sets - kind of like a mini delve in a box.&nbsp; Four or five figures + cards, a folding 12&quot;X12&quot; paper battle mat (generic squares on one side, an encounter area on the other side) and a 1 page encounter write-up (with a really basic set of rules on the back side).&nbsp; Maybe some cardstock punch-out status counters if there were room.&nbsp; Maybe set up as a &quot;base set&quot; + &quot;boosters&quot; like the old DDM.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 5132437, member: 52734"] Yeah, the last B&N I went to in Alpharetta, GA this last month had a "roleplaying section" that consisted of about 5 books; only two were D&D. Our local BooksAMillion has an ever-moving and dwindling roleplaying section, and only recently got a boost when the PHB3 came out. It seems to really fluctuate, and I'll bet it has a lot to do with how informed the [i]staff[/i] is about roleplaying games and such. I think if WotC were to focus more on the toy or (board)game aspect instead of a set of books, it would do well in the chain stores. For example, I'd bet the monster mini sets would have done better well if they'd actually been themed as encounter sets - kind of like a mini delve in a box. Four or five figures + cards, a folding 12"X12" paper battle mat (generic squares on one side, an encounter area on the other side) and a 1 page encounter write-up (with a really basic set of rules on the back side). Maybe some cardstock punch-out status counters if there were room. Maybe set up as a "base set" + "boosters" like the old DDM. [/QUOTE]

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