Re: FT losing market share?

Agreed -- our group typically tries out a new system at least once a
month.	The more people who have the rules, the better the game
experience.  I might read a rule on morale that someone else missed
while I missed a rule about combat that they read.

Part of this has been to try to find "the" set for different styles of
play and then stick with it.  SG2 is our Sci-fi rulebook of choice while
Ares fast-play has become our fantasy ruleset.	And FT for space, of
course, with the occasional Starmada thrown in.  Interestingly, Ares
looks a lot like what I imagine "SG2 Fantasy" would look like.

Nick

-----Original Message-----
From: damosan@comcast.net
Sent: Feb 12, 2004 9:28 AM
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: FT losing market share?

> In all my years of gaming, including roleplaying, it was rare to have 
> more than 1 rule book per 2 players.

With the exception of being jobless, having low funds, etc. your
experience has been the exact opposite of mine.  At one point the gaming
group I was a member of reached 14 members.

If we started a new system it was only a matter of a few weeks before
the entire group at least had the core book in hand.

My current group is *much* smaller and I'm starting to see some
reluctance in purchasing new books based on a whim.  But it still
happens.  ;)

--
Damo