GURPS Heavy Gear?

[Joseph Paul]

My FLGS closed partly because of the declining profits. The store owner could not compete with the lower prices that were offered by online retailers. He saw customers that he had known for years buy off the internet. This store had been in business for about 30 years so he got to see all of the industry changes. Carried nearly everything that SJG had too as well as very complete lines from other companies. Diversified with family games, board games, card games (traditional and collectable), chess and darts. He employed sales help that were knowledgable about the games and gave great service. However selection and service did not beat 35% off the cover price.

It seems to me that as we get more comfortable with shopping on line we will kill the FLGS. The FLGS is only superior in three aspects - staff having an opinion about the product and how it plays, allowing you to examine the goods upfront, and providing demos and gaming space if so inclined. The internet has reviews of games for free, Amazon's look inside option may meet the need for the second, and the last may not be important as we find more ways to interact on line.

Back to on topic- Glad that you picked up a new line. I won't be buying it. A Gurps version may interest me.