Gears of War Officially Out Of Print

I think a re-theme would be fine. The mechanisms in the video game were never really exclusive features if you'd played a few 3rd/1st person games. I skipped on this because I didn't want to play a game where I get to play as Generic Musclehead #1, Generic Musclehead #2, etc. A re-skin with cool, interesting characters would be great.

Miniature Market has it for 30$ less 10% this week. Same with Sons of Anarchy (25$)

Anyone want a 1st edition Command and Colors: Ancients with expansion 1 included for Gears (bonus if with print on demand scenario)?

Traded for the game... also managed to get the last copy from Miniature Market of the POD expansion, glad you guys pointed out how rare that'll probably get now that they don't have the license.

Well gee Fantasy Flight, thanks for making me desperate to get a copy of a game that wasn't even on my wishlist. Like I don't have enough unplayed games already, without this and the other games I'm inevitably going to buy to save on postage and push it over £100 for a 0.03% discount.

Won't somebody please think of the gamers?

I think the base game is going to be cheap for a long time... you probably don't have to worry.

Gary Sax wrote: I think the base game is going to be cheap for a long time... you probably don't have to worry.

Ok. Can someone then explain to me why copies of what I assume is a print-on-demand expansion are rare and not, erm, everywhere seeing as they're print-on-demand?

Yeah I wonder if they will be dumping it again next year in FFG's sale. The POD is already up to $20 on Amazon. It might hit $50ish before the end of the year.

MattDP wrote:

Gary Sax wrote: I think the base game is going to be cheap for a long time... you probably don't have to worry.

Ok. Can someone then explain to me why copies of what I assume is a print-on-demand expansion are rare and not, erm, everywhere seeing as they're print-on-demand?

Well, the whole business strategy of print on demand is not to have to carry major inventory of the expansions, right? So they keep just enough out to stores to keep them stocked.

Well, that means infinite supply---until their license dries up and they contractually can make 0 more. Which means that the advantage of PoD (small inventory) means that there are very, very few out in the wild.

Still psyched I got MM's last copy of the print on demand while prices are already going up. So on to gameplay---playing solo, am I right in thinking it's best to play solo with two characters? Seems like some of the gameplay options are contingent on having multiple players cooperating.

I like one character myself and that's all I run now. There are some cards that aren't used and the reaction ability is altered. That is true, not a big deal.

For me, I feel a better connection with the game when running one character. I feel more attachment when trying to balance my hand of cards to do what i need to do and keep progressing in the mission but provide enough buffer where I can take a hit and still live to lick my wounds.

And with this connection there's that moment - That part of the game where I've tossed the dice from an enemy attack and realize that it's over. First there's a moment of disbelief, looking at the dice in a bit of stunned silence not fully comprehending the results. Then the moment of doubt, eyes darting from the dice, to the hand of cards, to the character cards double checking the math not accepting the results. Which then transitions to sorrow and pain for your character. Then onto frustration that the adventure is over. Then the mind sets onto revenge and before you know it your hands are reshuffling cards and setting up the game again not content with the sudden and abrupt ending to the game. This all takes place in a matter of 20-30 seconds.

That's why I like one character.

Gary Sax wrote: Still psyched I got MM's last copy of the print on demand while prices are already going up. So on to gameplay---playing solo, am I right in thinking it's best to play solo with two characters? Seems like some of the gameplay options are contingent on having multiple players cooperating.

Definitely 2, 'cause: a) there's a buddy to pick you up when you're down; and b) you can use those "c'mon and do the locomotion with me" cards.

Gary Sax wrote: Still psyched I got MM's last copy of the print on demand while prices are already going up. So on to gameplay---playing solo, am I right in thinking it's best to play solo with two characters? Seems like some of the gameplay options are contingent on having multiple players cooperating.

Yes, play with 2.

Gary Sax wrote:

MattDP wrote:

Gary Sax wrote: I think the base game is going to be cheap for a long time... you probably don't have to worry.

Ok. Can someone then explain to me why copies of what I assume is a print-on-demand expansion are rare and not, erm, everywhere seeing as they're print-on-demand?

Well, the whole business strategy of print on demand is not to have to carry major inventory of the expansions, right? So they keep just enough out to stores to keep them stocked.

Well, that means infinite supply---until their license dries up and they contractually can make 0 more. Which means that the advantage of PoD (small inventory) means that there are very, very few out in the wild.

This is something I heard from one of my FLGS dudes who is well connected around the area: One day he received a text photo from one of his customers showing boxes of Death Angel PoD packs getting boxed up to send to FFG HQ.

My impression was that customer's employer was hired to print these. Meaning the "On Demand" means a very small print run...Not one copy or a dozen copies at a time but more the magnitude of a few hundred or perhaps a thousand.

Interesting... those would definitely run out pretty quickly.