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collinc 02-24-2018 03:32 PM

Hard to find?
 
Anyone else having trouble finding a store that has it? I live far out east on Long Island and the couple of stores I know around me don't have it. I wasn't really surprised by that. But I went to Modern Myths in Mamaroneck and it's a pretty nice game store and they didn't have it. Anyone found it in the New York area? I would bet Compleat Strategist has it but I rarely go into the city. I'll probably end up ordering it from W23.

philreed 02-24-2018 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by collinc (Post 2161237)
Anyone else having trouble finding a store that has it? I live far out east on Long Island and the couple of stores I know around me don't have it. I wasn't really surprised by that. But I went to Modern Myths in Mamaroneck and it's a pretty nice game store and they didn't have it. Anyone found it in the New York area? I would bet Compleat Strategist has it but I rarely go into the city. I'll probably end up ordering it from W23.

We are getting reports of stores not carrying the game because they think there’s no demand in their area. Please make sure to let your stores know if you want to play the game at their store.

Steve Jackson 02-24-2018 10:18 PM

Re: Hard to find?
 
Heh. They definitely won't sell any of they don't stock it :/

Yes, if you go to a store looking for something and don't find it, make sure you tell the store owner!

Owzat1982 02-26-2018 02:55 AM

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Has anyone in Europe got a copy of this game yet? My local shop ordered a copy of each base set for me, but so far they haven't received any copies from their suppliers.

Bithlord 02-26-2018 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Jackson (Post 2161289)
Heh. They definitely won't sell any of they don't stock it :/

Yes, if you go to a store looking for something and don't find it, make sure you tell the store owner!

This is, unfortunately, exceedingly common with mid-level and/or fly by night game stores. They only stock the games [Magic / warhammer] that they already have a player base for and have no interest in trying to build a player base for new games (and thus, acquire new customers).

most stores like this last about 2-3 years and then die as their initial inventory of non-magic stuff slowly dwindles and is not replaced, resulting in people stopping showing up to browse, etc. There is also a trend my wife and I have noticed of a lot of game stores opening because the owner wants to sit around and play games, and not because they have the chops for business.

Andrew Hackard 02-26-2018 12:39 PM

Re: Hard to find?
 
Let's not continue down the "bash the game stores" tangent. Thanks.

thor0298 02-27-2018 12:14 AM

Re: Hard to find?
 
I’ve found a few store by me that have it. One already sold out of its boosters. And I think the other is close to selling out too. I don’t personally need that much more since I bought a booster box but I do worry about it stunting the initial growth by me if I one can buy it. Especially
Since it isn’t continuously printed product.

philreed 02-27-2018 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by thor0298 (Post 2161770)
I’ve found a few store by me that have it. One already sold out of its boosters. And I think the other is close to selling out too.

The best thing you can do at this stage to support the game: Ask your friends to go to the local store and try to buy the game. The more times a retailer gets requests for the game, the more likely they are to stock deeper and run events.

If your store needs any support, please ask them to contact retailers@sjgames.com and we'll see how we can help out.

BattleCityGym 03-02-2018 08:40 AM

Re: Hard to find?
 
For those who are in NY (Long Island) and are looking for a place to play and buy products, we got you covered. We are running a Release Draft on Sunday March 4th. You can find us on the Munchkin CCG Event page.

Store Demo at 11am and Release Event at 12pm.

wittzo 03-05-2018 01:05 AM

Re: Hard to find?
 
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Originally Posted by philreed (Post 2161794)
The best thing you can do at this stage to support the game: Ask your friends to go to the local store and try to buy the game. The more times a retailer gets requests for the game, the more likely they are to stock deeper and run events.

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Pro tip. Contact the store's management multiple times, but each time, wear some sort of hat or elaborate fake mustache so he doesn't know it's you every time.


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