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<blockquote data-quote="TrippyHippy" data-source="post: 6237335" data-attributes="member: 27252">Maybe that is the case, although I tend to buy my hardcopy books and boxes online from Amazon. The dying brick and mortar aspect is no different to the general shift in the way retail selling happens worldwide these days - it's not exclusively an issue for selling RPGs or games. Moreover, I've seen interviews from Cubicle 7 amongst others that state their main business is still hardcopy. The pdf's have their place, but only sell a fraction of the box and book copies of each game. They remain highly profitable, however, because their overheads are so low by comparison.For most RPGs you are probably right, but I think you underestimate the household name aspect of D&amp;D, still. Most people I've ever met are aware of the D&amp;D brand, even if they have negative views of it. There is still a market for selling it amongst gamer types, if they can get the marketing right of course. That means, as far as I can see, that you do need a clear 'core game' to sell - rather than having to buy multiple products to get going.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TrippyHippy, post: 6237335, member: 27252"] Maybe that is the case, although I tend to buy my hardcopy books and boxes online from Amazon. The dying brick and mortar aspect is no different to the general shift in the way retail selling happens worldwide these days - it's not exclusively an issue for selling RPGs or games. Moreover, I've seen interviews from Cubicle 7 amongst others that state their main business is still hardcopy. The pdf's have their place, but only sell a fraction of the box and book copies of each game. They remain highly profitable, however, because their overheads are so low by comparison. For most RPGs you are probably right, but I think you underestimate the household name aspect of D&D, still. Most people I've ever met are aware of the D&D brand, even if they have negative views of it. There is still a market for selling it amongst gamer types, if they can get the marketing right of course. That means, as far as I can see, that you do need a clear 'core game' to sell - rather than having to buy multiple products to get going. [/QUOTE]

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