Who wants a copy of BLACK OPS?????

I'm getting a sense from certain elitist members of the online boardgaming community who happened to get a copy of the game that they're somehow "bilking the suckers" so to speak...the suckers being big Risk fans, collectors, and folks who really want to add a very rare and very cool item to their collections.

That's sad. What's even sadder is that in 5 years this game will probably be worth twice that if it remains unreleased to the general public. And NOT because hobby gamers are after it.

www.boardgamegeek.com/geekstore.php3?act...iewitem&itemid=99504

No comment. No fucking comment.

Well isn't that fucking special of him...what the fuck is Fugger, Welser,and Medici?

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EDIT- Had to add *url=* and */url* as only first half of address active as a link.

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Ha! A $500 asking price...

Aldie presumably received them for the competition he ran.
Which begs the question (sorry, Michael!!), did he purloin one for himself for a nice fat $500 profit?
If so, that's even more disgusting than Schloesser selling his 'not for sale' review copy.

Which begs the question (sorry, Michael!!), did he purloin one for himself for a nice fat $500 profit?

I think he must have. I did a little snooping and this is his first marketplace sale in 5 years. I guess the $$$ were too much for him.

But I do notice today that he's taken the sale down. Someone must have informed him that he's being perceived a douchebag. I suspect he's just going to sell it in a more private manner.

And wouldn't Black Ops have made a cool addition to the library of games available for play at his annual convention? And it wouldn't have cost him a dime.

the barefoot killer wrote:

Which begs the question (sorry, Michael!!), did he purloin one for himself for a nice fat $500 profit?

I think he must have.

I assumed he got an unsolicited review copy sent to him since he does run a fairly popular board game related website. I don't see why he'd withhold a copy meant for a free giveaway. That's like accepting advertising money and not putting up all the ads. He'd be a fool to not court future Hasbro relations by acting douchebaggy like that.

This whole Black Ops debacle seems to only matter to collectors.

the barefoot killer wrote:
"But I do notice today that he's taken the sale down."
Ho hum...

Mad Dog wrote:
"I assumed he got an unsolicited review copy sent to him since he does run a fairly popular board game related website. I don't see why he'd withhold a copy meant for a free giveaway."
You're right, that makes more sense. But then "here's your review copy which isn't for resale" and "here're some copies for your promo competition" is a subtle distinction. In either case, integrity and professionalism should mean an unwanted game does not get sold.

That's what it all comes down to- integrity and professionalism. It's just a game...and isn't it interesting that it's probably the most valuable aftermarket board game out there right now? So much for FULL METAL PLANETE...