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<blockquote data-quote="Irda Ranger" data-source="post: 4518069" data-attributes="member: 1003">I have a question about the &quot;D&amp;D must evolve or go out of business&quot; argument. Why isn't D&amp;D like Scrabble, Chess or Monopoly? They don't evolve, and they don't go out of business either. (And the different &quot;versions&quot; of Monopoly don't really count - they're the exact same game with a different color scheme and names). Companies still make a profit selling those games, and people keep buying those games (either new gamers or gamers replacing a worn out set).&nbsp; In theory, couldn't TSR still be around selling the Basic Set to the new generation of gamers on the same basis that Hasbro is still selling Monopoly, Life and Clue?I think the Supplements could also still be selling. TSR went cost-over-profit with their boxed sets in the 80s, but paperback gazzetters (e.g., &quot;Supplement IX: Ravenloft&quot;) can be printed relatively cheaply and in quantities well matched to demand.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Irda Ranger, post: 4518069, member: 1003"] I have a question about the "D&D must evolve or go out of business" argument. Why isn't D&D like Scrabble, Chess or Monopoly? They don't evolve, and they don't go out of business either. (And the different "versions" of Monopoly don't really count - they're the exact same game with a different color scheme and names). Companies still make a profit selling those games, and people keep buying those games (either new gamers or gamers replacing a worn out set). In theory, couldn't TSR still be around selling the Basic Set to the new generation of gamers on the same basis that Hasbro is still selling Monopoly, Life and Clue? I think the Supplements could also still be selling. TSR went cost-over-profit with their boxed sets in the 80s, but paperback gazzetters (e.g., "Supplement IX: Ravenloft") can be printed relatively cheaply and in quantities well matched to demand. [/QUOTE]

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