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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 5780035" data-attributes="member: 18182">Quick correction: Tunnels &amp; Trolls was a real RPG, one of the first fantasy RPGs that wasn't D&amp;D.&nbsp; Mazes &amp; Monsters was the Tom Hanks movie you are referring to.&nbsp; And it wasn't Tom's fault, he was a nobody actor during those days, had no power, and was right to take any role that came his way.&nbsp; Now the sequel, Mazes &amp; Monsters 2, that Hanks is producing for 2013, that is another matter . . . . (I am soooo kidding)Back on topic . . . why do you assume WotC doesn't want D&amp;D sold in mass-market stores?&nbsp; Back during the 80's boom it was.&nbsp; And it is (or at least recently was) today, with the Red Box available in Target stores and perhaps other places.&nbsp; Regardless of how &quot;edgy&quot; the current version of D&amp;D is, it is a very niche product with low sales volume compared to video games, and even popular boardgames.&nbsp; That's why it's been traditionally hard to find outside of hobby and comic stores.&nbsp; And that's a nut that WotC would love to crack!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 5780035, member: 18182"] Quick correction: [B]Tunnels & Trolls[/B] was a real RPG, one of the first fantasy RPGs that wasn't D&D. [B]Mazes & Monsters[/B] was the Tom Hanks movie you are referring to. And it wasn't Tom's fault, he was a nobody actor during those days, had no power, and was right to take any role that came his way. Now the sequel, Mazes & Monsters 2, that Hanks is producing for 2013, that is another matter . . . . ([I]I am soooo kidding[/I]) Back on topic . . . why do you assume WotC [I]doesn't[/I] want D&D sold in mass-market stores? Back during the 80's boom it was. And it is (or at least recently was) today, with the Red Box available in Target stores and perhaps other places. Regardless of how "edgy" the current version of D&D is, it is a very niche product with low sales volume compared to video games, and even popular boardgames. That's why it's been traditionally hard to find outside of hobby and comic stores. And that's a nut that WotC would [I]love[/I] to crack! [/QUOTE]

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