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Post by Tyberius on Jun 12, 2008 9:19:06 GMT -5
Just saw today Amazon bumped the date to August 15. Saaaaaaaayyyyyyy, isn't that GenCon?
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Post by fifisdead on Jun 12, 2008 11:28:55 GMT -5
GenCon is a convention as far as I know, not a date...
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Post by Amanda on Jun 12, 2008 13:26:11 GMT -5
Yes it's a convention, but GenCon Indy is from Aug 14-17th and the most well known Con in the country... so they are going to wait until GenCon to debute the game... Figures! How did I guess that one?? But what can you expect, they want to show this game off in high style to kick off the big sales and not just release it quietly in between Cons.
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Post by TheDavii on Jun 12, 2008 14:42:48 GMT -5
By mid-August, kids will have little time left to play or try new games before school starts in autumn. (N. Hemisphere only, as PE and CTA are US-based).
I think what it really means is that (due to this timing), Playroom Entertainment is looking for Christmas season sales as they've lost any summer sales already.
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Post by Snuble on Jun 12, 2008 16:21:01 GMT -5
If they really wanted to debut it in style, it would have been out at release. Gencon could have been used to keep sales moving and a potential booster?
As of right now, all of the momentum from Onyx release (with the flier for J2J) is gone.
Am I looking forward to it, yes. I still don't think it will be out at Gencon though.
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Post by Amanda on Jun 13, 2008 9:20:27 GMT -5
Yes It would be nice for it to be out when they say it's going to be out but I'm sure they get more sales or at least people's attention and new (boardgame) players(for a later purchase) if they debute it at GenCon. Onyx was released that time last year(like all the Aug release boosters previously), and they always release a booster at GenCon so this would be typical PE behaviour. And they would be fools for dragging their feet if it doesn't get produced for release at GenCon. You would think they would already anticipate the F*ups that happen with overseas production and fix it. As for the kids... What age are these kids? Anyone who doesn't know about this game and has kids don't give this game a chance because of the "violent" name(unless the parents are already hooked on KB to being with)... Don't even get me started on this conversation because outside of this online forum people who don't know it judge the book by it's cover. And I who talk about it am "obsessed". Snuble, are you working on the inside and know something we don't?
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Post by fifisdead on Jun 13, 2008 12:35:22 GMT -5
if he's the KB world champion he can't be on the inside... insiders aren't allowed to win such things...
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Post by Snuble on Jun 13, 2008 15:55:10 GMT -5
I've just been playing since it came out and it makes sense that things are not going as planned.
I have as much inside knowledge as anyone else here. I am just a firm believer that when the game is done, someone will post here saying "it's in production, or it's shipped" or there would even be a firm date by now.
How about we say that today, the game was being produced in China (I think that is where they make it). If all the unit are done today, the game shipped today to the US, it may make it by Gencon. Things are not fast going by ship.
I think Onyx was delayed in customs (one of the recent boosters was), so we are assuming everything is dandy and fine shipping wise if the game makes it by Gencon. I'm still guessing October, but my guess is as good as anyone elses.
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Post by fifisdead on Jun 14, 2008 11:17:57 GMT -5
I'm guessing it comes out on Monday, cross your fingers...
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Post by Amanda on Jun 15, 2008 11:49:13 GMT -5
I guess we shall just have to wait and see.
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Post by fifisdead on Jun 16, 2008 13:00:05 GMT -5
Today's not looking good guys I guess not enough of you crossed your fingers...
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Post by fsd on Jun 19, 2008 14:44:29 GMT -5
I've just been playing since it came out and it makes sense that things are not going as planned. I have as much inside knowledge as anyone else here. I am just a firm believer that when the game is done, someone will post here saying "it's in production, or it's shipped" or there would even be a firm date by now. How about we say that today, the game was being produced in China (I think that is where they make it). If all the unit are done today, the game shipped today to the US, it may make it by Gencon. Things are not fast going by ship. I think Onyx was delayed in customs (one of the recent boosters was), so we are assuming everything is dandy and fine shipping wise if the game makes it by Gencon. I'm still guessing October, but my guess is as good as anyone elses. Even if it's NOT officially available for sale by GenCon, I'll still be happy that I get to play in two sessions of it -at- GenCon to wet my appetite!!
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Post by Snuble on Jun 19, 2008 16:52:28 GMT -5
Right now, if there is only one copy in existence most of the J2J games at Gencon will be cancelled.
Hell, Playroom is actually going to Origins so everything my pan out in the end
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Post by Tyberius on Jun 20, 2008 6:23:45 GMT -5
I thought each of the J2J events at GenCon were all in different time slots, so they could use the same copy to get through all the games.
Also, fsd, which ones did you get in on? I signed on for the Sunday morning 11:00 one.
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Post by fsd on Jun 24, 2008 10:04:57 GMT -5
I thought each of the J2J events at GenCon were all in different time slots, so they could use the same copy to get through all the games. Also, fsd, which ones did you get in on? I signed on for the Sunday morning 11:00 one. I was able to snag the 3-5 on Friday and the 12-2 on Saturday.
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