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I've been playing this game quite a bit at a friend's house, but now that I've moved, I'll have to get my own copy. I was very surprised to see that I still have to get all the expansions separately (at quite a cost I might add). Does anyone know if there is a box set in the making, and if there isn't, am I the only one clamoring for one?
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Tiwaz Tyrsfist
United States
Gladstone
Missouri
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To the best of my knowledge, there has not been any boxed set collecting the first three expansions and the base game in one "Big Box".
However, you MIGHT want to purchase JUST the base game and wait for Alien Artifacts to come out (Some time in Q2 of this year IIRC), because AA is not compatible with the first three expansions.
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You are likely one of the few.
It really helps to have played a whole bunch of games with base only, and then repeat adding one expansion at a time. The "big box" isn't a good idea for a newbie, as they don't have enough experience to deal with the expansions, and veterans wouldn't buy it, except to replace worn cards. So I don't see a big market for it, personally.
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ackmondual
United States
Virginia
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theright555J wrote: You are likely one of the few.
It really helps to have played a whole bunch of games with base only, and then repeat adding one expansion at a time. The "big box" isn't a good idea for a newbie, as they don't have enough experience to deal with the expansions, and veterans wouldn't buy it, except to replace worn cards. So I don't see a big market for it, personally. IIRC, Tom chimed in and said what you did... that there's not enough interest to market a big box, despite the series working out overall.
However, I don't agree with the reasoning.... many people buy the Carc and Alhambra Big Boxes. They don't feel compelled to add all 4 to 5 exp right from the very first time playing... They've all stuck with the base game and added exp later on when they felt comfortable with it. The same treatment should be applied to a RftG bb if it were to come to that.
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StevenE Smooth Sailing...
United States
Irvine
California
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I have the collection for sale in the BGG marketplace.
I am even willing to pay the shipping to the lower 48 US.
[Doh!!! Just noticed you're in Sweden... maybe we can work something out...]
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Craig Groff-Folsom
United States
Grand Rapids
Michigan
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ackmondual wrote: IIRC, Tom chimed in and said what you did... that there's not enough interest to market a big box, despite the series working out overall.
However, I don't agree with the reasoning.... many people buy the Carc and Alhambra Big Boxes. They don't feel compelled to add all 4 to 5 exp right from the very first time playing... They've all stuck with the base game and added exp later on when they felt comfortable with it. The same treatment should be applied to a RftG bb if it were to come to that.
As the owner of one of the Carc Big Boxes, I can say that it has something of an "anthology" feel. The Big Box presentation feels like there are numerous combinations, so you can play base by itself or base plus whichever expansions you like. Selling a Big Box and then saying "each expansion is dependent upon those before it" seems to go against the reputation that the Big Box has developed.
If RFTG was a game where the expansions where interchangeable, or could be added independently to the base game, a Big Box would make sense. Additionally, there are plenty of players that prefer to stop at one of the four possible spots on the story arc; not everyone likes to roll with all three combined. Just not marketing the Big Box sets the table for players to truly add at their own pace instead of just trusting them to do so with a Big Box.
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ackmondual
United States
Virginia
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Dave41fan wrote:
As the owner of one of the Carc Big Boxes, I can say that it has something of an "anthology" feel. The Big Box presentation feels like there are numerous combinations, so you can play base by itself or base plus whichever expansions you like. Selling a Big Box and then saying "each expansion is dependent upon those before it" seems to go against the reputation that the Big Box has developed.
If RFTG was a game where the expansions where interchangeable, or could be added independently to the base game, a Big Box would make sense.
It's not as interchangeable, but close enough given it's only 3 exp: e1, e2, e1 + e2, and all 3 e's.
Dave41fan wrote: Additionally, there are plenty of players that prefer to stop at one of the four possible spots on the story arc; not everyone likes to roll with all three combined. Just not marketing the Big Box sets the table for players to truly add at their own pace instead of just trusting them to do so with a Big Box.
Then they're free to just stop at whichever exp suits them, just like how some players who always want I&C, but never want to play with P&D can do just that.
I personally don't think a RftG bb is good just do to its volume influence, not necessarily about marketing of it.
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Johan Haglert
Sweden
Örebro
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theright555J wrote: You are likely one of the few.
It really helps to have played a whole bunch of games with base only, and then repeat adding one expansion at a time. The "big box" isn't a good idea for a newbie, as they don't have enough experience to deal with the expansions, and veterans wouldn't buy it, except to replace worn cards. So I don't see a big market for it, personally. Agricola got a family and advanced deck.
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Derry Salewski
United States
Augusta
Maine
. . . give a ship.
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aliquis wrote: theright555J wrote: You are likely one of the few.
It really helps to have played a whole bunch of games with base only, and then repeat adding one expansion at a time. The "big box" isn't a good idea for a newbie, as they don't have enough experience to deal with the expansions, and veterans wouldn't buy it, except to replace worn cards. So I don't see a big market for it, personally. Agricola got a family and advanced deck.
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