Expensive Games: worth it, or not?
Bonaparte
United States
DesMoines
Washington
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Most games are in the $30 - $60. There are others that are very expensive. Some are worth the cost, some are not. Here is what I think. What do you think?
If you have experience with other expensive games (Devil's Cauldron, Case Blue, etc) let us know the verdict.
Added Poll per request at 8:45 PST on 4/16
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Ryan Gritter
United States
Des Moines
Washington
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OK - so I've got the original MB version, the revised version, and even the Guadalcanal version. Those all come in around $45, but now it's the "Anniversary Edition" which comes in at $100 list. Haven't bought this one (yet?), but I'm guessing it's worth it because there's hardly a copy to found out there (plus with 600+ pieces that's under 16 cents a piece!). At the same time, I can't help but wondering if I'm just buying the same game over and over again...
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Andrew C
Australia
Adelaide
South Australia
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RRP is around $60US but probably sells online for around $45 USD, so its not as expensive as some games listed here but it is getting up there.
The production values and quantity of components are excellent, on par with Arkham Horror. However, I've only played a half game which lasted for 3 hours and came away with mixed feelings despite the promise of an immersive cyberpunk narrative game. I can't see this one getting to the table more than once a year, if at all, so it seems "not worth it" to me.
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J. Brinks
United States
Brookfield
Wisconsin
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The baby brother of Pitchcar. It's cheaper and smaller, but is it worth it?
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Randolph Bookman
United States
Los Angeles
California
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IT SOUNDS AWESOME, but is it worth the price?
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Randolph Bookman
United States
Los Angeles
California
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Great Company, Great Game!!
It's expensive but, I think it is totally worth the money.
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sean gillespie
United Kingdom
glasgow
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At £250 here in Scotland (at current conversion is $370 US) im interested to know how this could ever be worth it....
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Eurojuegos Buenos Aires
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Capital Federal
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You can get this classic for about $150, but Ive seen it over $220. I know its a lot of money, but that's a lot of army figures (different for each epoch), and the city/capital pieces are great. It also has some neat forts and monuments. I design wargames and this game helped many of my prototypes greatly. Plus, as a risk variant with VPs and deep historical theme, it gets a great reception among non-gamer friends. If you can get your hands on it with a good deal, it's totally worth it.
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Michael Orford
United States
Missoula
Montana
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Oh god yes! Best game of its time and still one of the very best games. The only problem is... considerable. You need seven people... who are all good sports... and fourteen hours.
I have a deep hatred for the expansion, Advanced Civilization. Makes the game much more playable by gutting the things that make the game great.
I would go to prison voluntarily if there were a sufficient number of acceptable Civilization players there.
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Adhika Widyaparaga
Japan
Itoshima
Fukuoka
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For the last month or so I have been agonizing whether or not to get this one. The orders of battle are done in excellent detail and simulating the Overlord campaign at this scale is just epic.
Yet, if I buy this, it is very unlikely to see any table (or carpet) time.
On the other hand ... argh... help me decide 
Is it worth it?
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Signal Hill
California
Michigan
So yes, Combat Commander's retail cost is $79 but it cost me more like $50.
Eagle River
Alaska
Worth it: game gets played enough and is fun enough that I feel I got my money's worth. (Generally, $1 per player-hour...)
Not Worth it: it was fun, but it's never going to hit my $1 per player-hour (Wizard Kings), or it hit the $1 per player hour but wasn't fun (Lemmings in space).
Waste of money: not only not fun, and not making $1 per player-hour, but either broken or badly flawed, or not even a fun read.
DesMoines
Washington
So yes, Combat Commander's retail cost is $79 but it cost me more like $50.
This is true of nearly all games so it is relative when stating list price or online sale price.
Cincinnati
Ohio