Re: [Epic] GW Cycles

From: Brian Thomas <bthom37_at_...>
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 22:24:48 -0400

At 01:29 PM 6/1/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: William Rood <wrood_at_...>
>To: space-marine_at_... <space-marine@...>
>Date: Monday, June 01, 1998 10:25 AM
>Subject: [Epic] GW Cycles
>
>
>>This is the information I have on GW game development cycles.
>>
>>There are three primary games : Warhammer Fantasy Battles, Warhammer 40K,
>>and Epic40k (though my sources tell me Epic may be moved to the next level
>>down...but that is a different story). These three games flow in three to
>>four year cycles. Every three to four years, these flagship games will be
>>re-released / upgraded etc.
>>
>>There are numerous secondary games : a la ManoWar, Necromunda, Gorka Morka,
>>etc. al. These secondary games are never intended to last for more than
>two
>>years. They usually have complete miniture lines released, full sets of
>>rules, and a game flow cycle of two years. Every two years, a new
>secondary
>>game is released. The true death knell of these games are when the
>>"compendium" set of rules are released.
>
>
>Not true. Very few of the secondary, or support, games have had rule
>compendiums released. Yet they're most definitely dead. We were told at the
>Spring retailers meeting that Necromunda would get a collected, stand-alone
>hardback in June. Since the June & July releases are now known, this
>obviously was a lie.
>

Just thought I'd throw in here. Went to visit a retailer in Kingstown
today. He's running a 50% off sale on Necromunda. Deader 'n a doornail.
But, he's pushing Epic for the game store league. Hard sell, it sounded
like, although he blamed Blood Bowl's re-release. (Don't argue with me...I
didn't say it, I don't care to defend/argue with his statement.)

PS. Actually went in search of Revenants (seeing as how the massive sale
sold out of them :). Only old Epic he had was a Hierodule. Pointed me
towards Groton, though. Said there was a shop that still carried SM stuff.

PPS. Hadn't heard of Ere we Go. Bastard. Still have to try the other guy.

Evil Homer, why no sig lines? I liked 'em, summed up a post nicely in rgmw.

Brian. Who hasn't used Usenet since he came home. Hates AOL and DejaNews.
Dares to copy Evil Homer's sig.

(j/k)

                                                Brian
Received on Tue Jun 02 1998 - 02:24:48 UTC