Post originally by Daron at 2004-05-19 12:40:44
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I'm thinking a couple of factors played into the price being high. First, I'm the cheapest guy I know. Second, as you pointed out the Simpsons license probably cost a couple of dollars. Third, the way this was marketed.

I'm not into CCGs really either but the ones I've seen typically have a starter set that allows 2 people to play for $10-15. This is kind of a loss leader, I guess, to get folks interested, let's 'em learn the rules, etc.

Not doing a two-player starter means that players had to drop at least $20 on a CCG just to see if they liked it. It was fairly obvious that WOTC wasn't pushing a competition angle much---so that probably lessened interest from the hard core CCGers who are trying to win prizes, awards and all that.

The price and lack of starter sets probably lessened casual gamer interest. I'm not a marketing wiz, but this is the feeling I'm getting from the reception this game has had. To me, it feels like WOTC missed both markets through deck pricing, lack of pushing tournament play and not marketing a one-stop shop starter kit.

If you can find it for a decent price, I really do recommend picking this game up. It's a lot of fun (I've noted it's not as strategically complex or rules heavy as many CCGs) and easy to play.