Re: [GZG] [Aliens] was Re: FMA at EEC etc

On 28-Feb-07, at 5:45 AM, Roger Books wrote:
> I really do not understand the secrecy of the playtest list.   My 
> understanding is GZG
> makes little off  the rules anyway.
>  
> Roger

I would suggest the contrary - I think that Jon makes MOST of his
money from the rules. I know that I would not have spent much, if
any, money at GZG if it weren't for their rules. The corollary is
that good rule sets sell miniatures. The rules themselves don't have
to make ANY money, so long as they sell enough miniatures that
the company does well.

I suspect that one of the reasons that rules development has
slowed down is because Jon himself is too busy to play many
games. Games are necessarily developed by people actively playing
games. If I'm wrong, Jon can correct me, but I doubt that he
plays his own games very often anymore. I think it is in Jon's
best interest to find someone he trusts to take over his rules
development.

While I do support the open development model proposed by
others, I have to say that such an enterprise requires a
clear leader who has final say in dispute resolution. The
reason open source projects fail or die is because of
disinterest, factional disputes, or lack of vision. The
right leader needs to be capable of handling all of these
issues.

Tony C.

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