On my recent family break in London we did some of the tourist trap stuff and also did some shopping. Some of that shopping involved a trip for me out to Leisure Games for the first time and I had a great visit and plan to go back next opportunity...
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So in the 4 Party System I walked through the various tiers of the hobby market and how each tier adds a layer of cost to the price the consumer pays. So what would happen if the manufacturer sold directly to the consumer only? Stress the ONLY part here. The...
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So the hobby market works in mysterious ways or more precisely that’s how it may appear to the consumer. Let me turn back that curtain and give you a view of what goes on behind the scenes of the hobby market. So as a consumer you buy a hobby product...
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In case you haven’t gathered from previous posts I’m a pretty big proponent of FLGS’ and RRP pricing for products. This isn’t just for tabletop games, this is in general. Why?Well I’m keen to support brick & mortar retailers, even “big box” retailers who in some respects get a bad...
Continue reading...I posted a while back about there being a lack of “holiday guides” for gamers when travelling. Before anyone gets excited this is not where I announce my plans to launch a new blog with that sort of information… instead I’m going to reflect on my recent visit to London...
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The hobby has a lot of accessories as I’ve posted about previously. Most of these are probably extras that you aren’t going to use or need in the main. The thing with this hobby though is that now and again you come across something that you didn’t know you needed...
Continue reading...I picked up Lords Of Waterdeep on a recent visit to my FLGS. I had planned to buy it when it first came out but it was too early in my journey into the 2nd Chapter so I ruled it out. When I learned that the expansion Scoundrels of Skullport was...
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So this is post number 51 on this blog. The 50 daily posts that precede this one cover various parts of my opinion on the hobby and some insight into my hobby of gaming. I started the blog for a number of reasons that I’ve touched on over those 50...
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I’m going to London in October for a week’s holiday with my family and it got me thinking about how there are travel guides for practically everything these days. That got me thinking. Why isn’t there a “gamers guide to <insert city>” out there? Not even a blog or series...
Continue reading...When making your choices about what games to buy there are usually a few routes in. Community : This could be a friend or someone you know at your local games club or indeed anyone who’s opinion you value.People play a variety of games and so your immediate community is...
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