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RPGPundit's Two-Step Plan

Started by RPGPundit, November 29, 2006, 10:47:18 AM

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Gabriel

#30
December 01, 2006, 09:43:46 AM
You folks are in dire need of some crayons.

beejazz

#31
December 01, 2006, 11:49:49 AM
Hey, crayons are no laughing matter.

They're delicious!

Ian Absentia

#32
December 01, 2006, 02:49:12 PM
Whatever, man.  I started my kids out with HeroQuest.  Pundit, I think you totally mis-perceive and probably underestimate the audience you're aiming at.

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fonkaygarry

#33
December 02, 2006, 02:57:37 AM
Quote from: Ian AbsentiaWhatever, man.  I started my kids out with HeroQuest.  Pundit, I think you totally mis-perceive and probably underestimate the audience you're aiming at.

!i!
HeroQuest is explosively perfect for getting kids into roleplaying. The combination of HQ and Final Fantasy IV got my entire circle of friends into RPGs and fantasy.

Now if Milton Bradley would get off their asses and re-release HQ and Battle Masters, we'd be sitting pretty.

EDIT: It would seem we are talking about vastly different HeroQuests.  Ah, well.
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ConanMK

#34
December 02, 2006, 08:36:07 AM
Personally I thought the Dungeons and Dragons Boardgame was the way to go. It is basically simplified D&D crossbred with the HeroQuest boardgame.

Too bad it was never released in the US.

Anyone know how well this did in England and Germany?

RPGPundit

#35
December 02, 2006, 10:53:36 AM
Quote from: fonkaygarryHeroQuest is explosively perfect for getting kids into roleplaying. The combination of HQ and Final Fantasy IV got my entire circle of friends into RPGs and fantasy.

Now if Milton Bradley would get off their asses and re-release HQ and Battle Masters, we'd be sitting pretty.

EDIT: It would seem we are talking about vastly different HeroQuests.  Ah, well.

That's funny though, because it pretty much shows the gaping divide between the way a certain tiny minority of gamers view stuff, and how the vast majority see RPGs.

And yes, MB's Heroquest, the REAL Heroquest, is a great way to get younger kids into RPGs gradually.

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December 02, 2006, 10:55:20 AM
Quote from: ConanMKPersonally I thought the Dungeons and Dragons Boardgame was the way to go. It is basically simplified D&D crossbred with the HeroQuest boardgame.

Too bad it was never released in the US.

Anyone know how well this did in England and Germany?

Damn that looks cool.

Why? Why do they give this sort of stuff to the Germans, who are too busy with DSA, and leather fetishism, and Heino, to appreciate it??? :p

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Sosthenes

#37
December 02, 2006, 12:44:46 PM
Quote from: RPGPunditDamn that looks cool.

It does. I never even knew that Europe got their own stuff, I just knew that the US equivalent received rather lackluster reviews. Might have to get that...

Quote from: RPGPunditWhy? Why do they give this sort of stuff to the Germans, who are too busy with DSA, and leather fetishism, and Heino, to appreciate it?
German engineering. We find ways to combine all that stuff into one, thus improving the total experience. You could use the D&D board game to play in the world of DSA, while dressed in leather and playing a bard who sings Heino songs. Well, probably not, as the world is not ready yet for an introductory game featuring bards.

I'd also like to note that that specific picture is apparently from the Dutch version. Two separate countries. We've got sausages, they've got the pot, we've got Heino, they've got Heintje.
 

Ian Absentia

#38
December 02, 2006, 01:24:02 PM
Quote from: fonkaygarryEDIT: It would seem we are talking about vastly different HeroQuests.  Ah, well.
Ha!  Sorry for the confusion.  You're not the first.
Quote from: RPGPunditThat's funny though, because it pretty much shows the gaping divide between the way a certain tiny minority of gamers view stuff, and how the vast majority see RPGs.
The tiny majority being roleplaying gamers and the vast majority being board gamers.  I agree.  Oh!  Maybe that's not what you meant.  Maybe you meant to detract from the fact that young roleplaying gamers can be introduced to the hobby by pretty much any game, and not just D&D.
Quote from: RPGPunditAnd yes, MB's Heroquest, the REAL Heroquest...
And there it is. Can't resist a petty -- and inaccurate -- dig, can you? :)

So, how's that Amber forum of yours coming along? :D

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