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Value of RPGs as entertainment, per pound

Started by no one important, May 28, 2013, 02:26:25 AM

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no one important

May 28, 2013, 02:26:25 AM
Or kilo.

Just moved this weekend, and good lord but boxes of RPGs are heavy.  Heavier than the exact same boxes filled with books (hardcover or paperback), video games or CDs.  RPG books just seem denser.

Do RPGs use some kind of heavier paper?  Or am I just imagining it?
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taustin

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May 28, 2013, 02:38:10 AM
They're larger. That means there's fewer total books and less space between them.

Plus, as an RPGer, one would presume you have a vivid imagination.

Rincewind1

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May 28, 2013, 12:43:16 PM
Quote from: Nick Bower;658024Or kilo.

Just moved this weekend, and good lord but boxes of RPGs are heavy.  Heavier than the exact same boxes filled with books (hardcover or paperback), video games or CDs.  RPG books just seem denser.

Do RPGs use some kind of heavier paper?  Or am I just imagining it?

Truth be told, it may be an issue of perception. It is nigh - impossible to weight things using human hands.
Furthermore, I consider that  This is Why We Don\'t Like You thread should be closed

daniel_ream

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May 28, 2013, 12:50:47 PM
Quote from: Nick Bower;658024Do RPGs use some kind of heavier paper?  Or am I just imagining it?

Assuming your non-RPG books are mass-market paperbacks, then yes, most RPGs do tend to use a heavier weight of paper.
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jeff37923

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May 28, 2013, 01:35:54 PM
Quote from: Nick Bower;658024Or kilo.

Just moved this weekend, and good lord but boxes of RPGs are heavy.  Heavier than the exact same boxes filled with books (hardcover or paperback), video games or CDs.  RPG books just seem denser.

Do RPGs use some kind of heavier paper?  Or am I just imagining it?

RPG books weigh more in a standard gravity field because they are filled with fun.

All that space in the electron cloud around the atoms? Not empty. Full of fun.

It is speculated by scientists that a pseudo-Casimer Effect is acting upon RPG books to bring fun out of the quantum foam inside.
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Opaopajr

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May 28, 2013, 03:07:13 PM
My calculus books were not filled with fun. In fact, why are they even heavier than a single facial tissue?
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Fiasco

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May 28, 2013, 08:13:09 PM
Quote from: Opaopajr;658224My calculus books were not filled with fun. In fact, why are they even heavier than a single facial tissue?

Haha, theory debunked!

To answer the OP simple common sense provides the answer.  RPGs use heavier paper stock and fit tightly together.  If you have a box of rpgs you might as well be trying to lift a pine log of equivalent size.

I thought this thread was going in the direction of hours of entertainment per dollar spent when compared to other hobbies.

no one important

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May 29, 2013, 12:42:50 AM
Quote from: Fiasco;658361I thought this thread was going in the direction of hours of entertainment per dollar spent when compared to other hobbies.

That, too.  RPGs are great value no matter what the measurement.

Heck, even moving them is fun - trying to remember what's in each box, thinking of campaigns to run once they're unpacked, imagining all the rippling muscles I must be building from all this heavy lifting...

I really can't think of a better hobby than gaming.  I just love it.
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jeff37923

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May 29, 2013, 04:49:16 AM
Quote from: Nick Bower;658454That, too.  RPGs are great value no matter what the measurement.

Heck, even moving them is fun - trying to remember what's in each box, thinking of campaigns to run once they're unpacked, imagining all the rippling muscles I must be building from all this heavy lifting...

I really can't think of a better hobby than gaming.  I just love it.

Proof of my theorem! :D
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RPGPundit

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May 30, 2013, 02:08:26 AM
I think the better products are certainly on better paper...
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