> Mr. Elliot,
Call me Mike, please!
> I was just curious - do you or Jon Tuffley have any plans to do a
No, GZG is a purely SF related company, Jon leaves fantasy to other people
(its just not his thing).
> I have been converting DS2 to a fantasy warfare type game for my own
Great. How about posting it to the list soemtime or putting it on a Web page
somewhere?
> Thanks for listening and for your presence on the Full Thrust list,
> Nick Caldwell, a very satisfied Ground Zero Grognard from across the
Thanks for your kind words,
It is interesting to read that people from across the pond have a similar
feelings about 'that fantasy company'. I have recently been told of a rather
nasty business practice thay have. It goes something like:
Get a local games shop to stock your product. When the sales of your product
in that area via this shop reach a certain threshold set up your
own store just down the road and then stop supplying the local game store with
your products.
Not a very friendly thing to do really. I gather this has been challenged
in the courts in th US and declared illegal. I am no solicitor/lawyer
but I think that is a fair judgement.
It would be great if a right minded business man was to set up a rival.
There many things 'that fanatasy company' do well. They supply excellent paint
encourage games in their shops which are always clean tidy and very well laid
out.
I only wish I had the backing as I would give it a go. There is money to
be made and at the moment it is almost all going to one place.
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> Mr. Elliot,
Call me Mike, please!
> I was just curious - do you or Jon Tuffley have any plans to do a
too
> much like "That other British Company" but they sure could use some
No, GZG is a purely SF related company, Jon leaves fantasy to other people
(its just not his thing).
> I have been converting DS2 to a fantasy warfare type game for my own
fun
> with it. I'm busy now getting the rules all written out in a readable
Great. How about posting it to the list soemtime or putting it on a Web page
somewhere?
> Thanks for listening and for your presence on the Full Thrust list,
> Nick Caldwell, a very satisfied Ground Zero Grognard from across the
Thanks for your kind words,
Mike Elliott, GZG
> It is interesting to read that people from across the pond have a
> rather nasty business practice thay have. It goes something like:
Sadly I believe that this company would do this. I know that here in Australia
they once told the main importer of their minatures that if they took on the
heartbreaker minnies they would cut off their supply. From the amount of times
that I have heard of them being taken to court over improprieties with
restriction of trade and the like. I heard of a case where they opened a store
near the old distributer and when the old distributer realised their market
was gone they flogged their minnies off real cheap, and really pissed them
off.
They produce some good products, average games, but seem so obsessed with
making money they've lost track of what gaming is all about.
jason
> It would be great if a right minded business man was to set up a rival.
> There many things 'that fanatasy company' do well. They supply
> too
> fun
> pond