Re: [Epic] Thought on EPIC 40K

From: Renaud Delhaye <rde_at_...>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 16:58:56 +0200

Temp wrote:

>At 10:58 AM 4/3/97 -0800, you wrote:
>
>>I just wish GW would realise that we have not won the lottery, and some of
>>us aren't 14 and spoiled with parents to buy everything we want.
>
>And yet this demographic group has had tremendous growth in expendable
>income in recent years. I recall when I was that age it took me a month to
>save up enough to get a Player's Handbook for D&D, and that was during
>lawnmowing season. My friend who runs the game store says he has a good
>sized crew of kids that age who drop $20 every week like clockwork on figs,
>and that doesn't stop when new boxed sets come out. They just pick those up
>at the same time.
>
>I just shake my head and think how much more worthless I'd be if I had had
>that kind of free cash at that age.
>
>Temp

You're right. We've the same phenomenon in Belgium. The local store here in
Namur (the place where I live) is crowded with kids spending more or less
the same amount per weeks in figs. I'm also co-owner of a game store in
Brussels and, believe me or not, most of our (modest) revenues come from
kids buying "Magic" cards and the like. Incredible...

Oh yes... No, we don't sell GW figs: we're rather specialised in board
wargames, even if it's really not profitable.

Renaud
Received on Fri Apr 04 1997 - 14:58:56 UTC