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TrimChris
10-13-2006, 06:55 AM
Congratulations are in order for Vegas Showdown. It was selected by GAMES magazine as their game of the year.

Well deserved!
J.L.Robert
10-13-2006, 10:43 PM
Agreed. A Euro-style game, with All-American flavor (after all, it's VEGAS, BABY!).
DPBritFan
10-15-2006, 05:24 PM
So glad I snagged one off eBay for $5!
mjwills
10-16-2006, 05:42 PM
Congratulations are in order for Vegas Showdown. It was selected by GAMES magazine as their game of the year.

Well deserved!

Odd then that AH is disposing of all their stock...
TrimChris
10-17-2006, 02:51 PM
Game quality and game sales can and do diverge at times. And AH lowered the price on a block of their games at one time.
J.L.Robert
10-17-2006, 04:15 PM
Odd then that AH is disposing of all their stock...

And I remember TAHGC titles at cut-rate prices on Amazon, once upon a time. Bought a copy of Merchant of Venus for a friend...for $15.00.

There are a myriad of reasons why a company lowers the price to move stock on hand. Of course, the nay-sayers will correlate any of this to AH's ever-impending doom.
mjwills
10-17-2006, 04:22 PM
I didn't say discount.

I said dispose (as in throw out).
TrimChris
10-17-2006, 09:57 PM
You'd have to elaborate.
J.L.Robert
10-17-2006, 10:35 PM
Well, perhaps the general apathy these new titles have received from the gaming community lead to this decision. Generally, uninformed opinions quick to denegrate anything from AH that doesn't involve tanks, battleships or Roman Legions. It's a fate too many games suffer (not just AH products, but most titles in general). Gamers come up with some preconception of a game, then refuse to even give it a chance. Many games suffer and die from opinion, regardless of the actual quality of the game.

This is actually a very clever, playable and balanced game with high replay value. However, anti-AH sentiments have doomed this one to the same fate as other recent AH titles which are not as ingenious (Sword & Skull and Rocketville are indeed dreadful games). This game deserved a chance.
boylermaker
10-18-2006, 10:46 AM
uninformed opinions quick to denegrate anything from AH that doesn't involve tanks, battleships or Roman LegionsWait, I haven't seen any of that around here. What do you mean? :D

Not that I wouldn't like a game with tanks, battleships, or Roman Legions (though please not all three).
J.L.Robert
10-18-2006, 04:30 PM
Wait, I haven't seen any of that around here. What do you mean? :D

Not that I wouldn't like a game with tanks, battleships, or Roman Legions (though please not all three).

Same here. I have copies of Flat Top, Panzer Blitz/Leader, Russian Campaign, etc. collecting dust, waiting for opponents. But, in the meanwhile, I don't have a problem giving other games a shot. You never know if you'll find a favorite hidden in another box.
mjwills
10-26-2006, 04:51 PM
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/130940/page/1