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FFG Asmodee Discussion
- Space Ghost
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The new only place this will matter is people who are buying a shitload of games. They will probably shift their purchases because they care more about buying acshitload of games than any particular game itself
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VonTush wrote: Are you talking first exposure?
First and subsequent exposure. They play with friends, apparently, and order through online retailers---usually amazon I think.
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Space Ghost wrote: It's not that big of a change. The Star Wars Rebellion game is still 25% off at CSI. Less than before, but still cheaper than elsewhere.
The new only place this will matter is people who are buying a shitload of games. They will probably shift their purchases because they care more about buying acshitload of games than any particular game itself
Nah, totally, I want to make it clear that I completely agree with Spaceghost, it isn't that big a deal. But it is shifting a small price burden on me to subsidize FLGS events. I have loathed the FLGS I went into so that just leaves me a tiny bit salty.
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Gary Sax wrote: I have loathed the FLGS I went into so that just leaves me a tiny bit salty.
Yeah, I finally got a local game store and in spite of wanting to set up regular WofG sessions I'm getting hosed because the room is booked on the days I can do it, mostly for Magic events. Two days a week regularly scheduled for Magic, plus special events. I can't blame him, but he's not going to be doing me any favors anytime soon from the looks of it.
That's his customer base, so it makes sense for me to be boxed out. But I think Asmodee is climbing onto a crowded ship, at least in my neighborhood.
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This policy is definitely to get better in-roads to local game stores. I don't know if it will work. One of the 4 local game stores in Madison are part of the Wizards and FFG play networks and have regular Netrunner, Star wars, and Magic tourneys where they give entry to the tournament and store credit your entry fee. FFG has a history of trying to support local game stores. They sent store video displays to showcase all of their games, they send a lot of free promos, and give free product for tourneys as well, and they enabled local stores to buy FFG holiday sale merch at a huge discount so they could offer it at the same price, so the idea that they are only now jumping on the support local stores bandwagon is a bit strange to me.
With the exception of TTR and Star wars stuff AsmoNA stuff isn't really the hottest things at local game stores anyway so they are probably trying to up their distribution to increase volume and visibility to non-bgg gamers. Here are the top sellers for 2015 at one of my local stores: www.imboardgames.com/?p=1998
All this being said, my favorite local game store has me a bit spoiled; it is clean, well lit, has about a 70/30 male/female gamer split, friendly staff, and regular board game time in the game room. They also do 20% discounts on all preorders and have regular sales of 40+ % off of some quality games as loss leaders for other merch. I'm dreading moving back to the Philly area in a week where the game stores are mostly crap.
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