by FuManchu
Neil Thomson wrote:
In support of this game getting a reprint -
Queen's Gambit has less than 2,000 logged plays!!! :surprise:
That can only mean 1 of 3 things.
:d10-1: Very few copies were published
:d10-2: Copies that were sold were picked up mostly by non-gamers or gamers not on the Geek. That would make sense given the outlets Hasbro would have sold it through.
:d10-3: People simply aren't playing the game. That is also possible if non-gamers bought the game or it was bought for young kids with the assumption that they could figure it out without adult help.
Another stat is that 1,710 people own the game on BGG. With only 1925 logged plays that is barely more than 1 play per person owning the game.
My only other thought is that most BGG owners played the game before they found the Geek given that it was released in 2,000.
I would love FFG to get the re-print. Cost of production would be a major factor but it would be so great to see this game in the hands of a much larger thematic audience in 2012...compared to the dominant Euro market (for gamers) of 2000.
Queen's Gambit has less than 2,000 logged plays!!! :surprise:
That can only mean 1 of 3 things.
:d10-1: Very few copies were published
:d10-2: Copies that were sold were picked up mostly by non-gamers or gamers not on the Geek. That would make sense given the outlets Hasbro would have sold it through.
:d10-3: People simply aren't playing the game. That is also possible if non-gamers bought the game or it was bought for young kids with the assumption that they could figure it out without adult help.
Another stat is that 1,710 people own the game on BGG. With only 1925 logged plays that is barely more than 1 play per person owning the game.
My only other thought is that most BGG owners played the game before they found the Geek given that it was released in 2,000.
I would love FFG to get the re-print. Cost of production would be a major factor but it would be so great to see this game in the hands of a much larger thematic audience in 2012...compared to the dominant Euro market (for gamers) of 2000.
I've played this a bunch of time. I don't log my plays of a game.