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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7848823" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>Sometimes, it's just out of your control and the reason is because fads change.  In the 80s, the satanic panic led to a huge number of sales (according to Tim Kask in an interview a few weeks ago) because people wanted to know what the big deal was.  Any exposure is good exposure.  In the 90s, that all died down and people changed to the next big thing (MtG and "emo edgy" Vampire).  Now, D&D is back to being super popular again in pop culture so it makes sense.  Is 5e a good game?  Absolutely.  But I think many of the sales are also driven by it being a popular fad again, and since it's easier to learn than it's predecessor, all the new players curious about it due to it being a popular fad again, can play it without feeling super overwhelmed.   A combination of good timing and good design.</p></blockquote><p></p>