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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wrenofwar" data-source="post: 7658600" data-attributes="member: 6781209">It did well. They didn't release numbers but in their 10-Q for the quarter ended this September (which means only the PHB and MM had released and not for very long) they cite the brand as one of their revenue makers. "In the quarter, higher net revenues from MONOPOLY, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, SIMON, DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS and OPERATION products were only partially offset by lower net revenues from other games brands, particularly BOP IT!, DUEL MASTERS and JENGA. In the first nine months of 2014, higher net revenues from MONOPOLY, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, SIMON, DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS, ELEFUN & FRIENDS and OPERATION products were more than offset by lower net revenues from other games brands, particularly BOP IT!, DUEL MASTERS, JENGA and TWISTER."and "The games category benefited from higher net revenues from MONOPOLY, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS, SIMON, CONNECT 4 and OPERATION products in both the quarter and nine-month periods ended September 28, 2014."So now we don't have to speculate on the profitability. I'm a (admittedly young) CPA and tax attorney, but it seems like they just don't need all those employees for the amount of products they are planning on putting out. I would rather any excess talented staff be let go than kept on if they aren't needed. Why? Because I would prefer them to apply their talent where it would most benefit the RPG community instead of staying salaried at WotC where there isn't enough D&D work to go around. Likewise, I would rather WotC allocate their budget to more essential areas (would some money spent on publicity and advertising hurt?) than spend it on staff they don't need. And the poster who mentioned it isn't fair to compare D&D's head count to Piazo's is absolutely right. Not every Piazo staffer is a game designer, they need accountants, management and such that D&D has access to with WotC and Hasbro.The brand we should be worried about appears to be Jenga. From the financial statements, their revenues seem to be falling. I don't know how long they can stand up to the competition. Jenga's business model is certainly unstable.</blockquote>

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