GAMA Trade Show 2011 Wizards of the Coast Seminar Liveblog
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Caught the endc of the MTG seminar. Some grumpy re|tailers indeed.
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by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 09:59:55 2011 -
Yeah. It is heated. Mostly about WOTC cutting back on promo stuff.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:01:28 2011
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Starting soon. The Inside Scoop: product plans and the story of D&D.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:05:08 2011
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The are talking how wide spread D&D is.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:07:58 2011
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WOTC wants to really focus on player experience. Lots of product programs.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:08:54 2011
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Like Encounters. Gamedays. Early release programs. Stuff to drive people to the store.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:09:34 2011
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The are talking about their twitter buffs. Funny. I removed them
From my twitter because the were spamming the heck out of it.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:10:49 2011 -
Feels like a more “holistic” experience is the goal.by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:11:11 2011
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Presenter has a heavy accent. Tough going.by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:12:28 2011
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The third level of experience. Food, decorations, lighting, restrooms? I guess that is important for customer experience. Didn’t expect having to talk about that though.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:12:32 2011
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Strangely I can understand her French accent very well.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:13:26 2011
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Talking about wins in 2010. Encounters, board games and Essentialsby Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:13:44 2011
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Boardgames very successful. More coming in the future.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:14:44 2011
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2011 is doing more of what workedby Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:15:52 2011
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New organized play program, more board games. And Lair Assaultby Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:16:23 2011
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New D&D Lair Assault programby Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:16:26 2011
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March of the Phantom Brigade and Fortune Cards.by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:16:55 2011
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Passing out some fortune card samples.by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:18:56 2011
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Handing out packs of fortune cards. Wanting people to love them.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:19:00 2011
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Questions about using the cards in store events.by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:19:37 2011
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Dark Legacy of Evard is the next encounter season.by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:20:47 2011
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Can’t really blame them. Money for WOTC. Money for the retailers.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:20:51 2011
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Heroes of Shadow is the next encounters. Going in May/August.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:21:45 2011
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At least the are honest. They reset the players to level 1 for encounters so the players have to buy the new books.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:23:20 2011
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At least they are honest. They reset the players to level 1 for encounters so the players have to buy the new booksby Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:23:57 2011
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3rd 2011 encounter season is Aug/nov. The Lost Crown of Neverwintwer.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:25:15 2011
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Will create characters and play inthe WwGD for Neverwinter. Then play those characters in encounters. A lot of product tie ins for this season.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:26:17 2011
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Legend of Drizzt board game.by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:28:14 2011
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New Neverwinter comic by IDWby Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:28:38 2011
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Lots of Neverwinter stuff. Video game. Campaign setting. Drizzt board game. Novels. Comics.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:28:40 2011
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D&DLair Assault is coming in Sept. Replay again and again until solved.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:29:49 2011
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Lair Assault in September. Bi-monthly content. Meant to be played until solved. Very difficult fortune cards suggested. Hardcore dungeon crawl.by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:30:04 2011
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High level of difficulty.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:30:05 2011
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It’s aim
Is to recreate the con event experience in the store.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:32:12 2011 -
It feels like the old delve night on steroids.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:32:50 2011
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Retailer is complaining about lots of TPKs. Wimps.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:33:30 2011
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Concern from a retailer that it will turn people off when the table TPKs.by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:33:32 2011
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WOTC says this is marketed
As very difficult and highly strategic. Come with your big-boy pants on.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:34:51 2011 -
“You die, but it is so much fun”. WOTC quote.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:36:23 2011
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More info on Lair Assaults posts on WoTC website in a couple weeks. Playtime is 3-4 hours. That’s is some serious delving. might need to take a midway break for some roleplaying. 🙂by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:39:17 2011
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Whatever the view of the players. Retailers LOVE fortune cards.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:41:46 2011
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Now boardgamesby Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:42:56 2011
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Wrath of Ashardalon out now. Legen of Drizzt in Octoberby Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:43:24 2011
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Those and Ravenloft all the same rules.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:43:40 2011
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Conquest of Nerath in June. This is different rules. Boardgame style. Board conquering. Think risk and axis and allies.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:45:04 2011
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Mini sculpts they did in the past are being reused into the boardgames.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:45:37 2011
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Retailer griping about limited miniature set runs. Ie 2 beholders per store.by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:48:18 2011
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Some claimed they want more. Others say they cannot give them away.by Trask via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:49:32 2011
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WOTC said the “never want to be in the business of selling replacement parts”. Should be interesting if they want to be a boardgame company.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:50:59 2011
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But I can understand their point. If the did that, people would use it to jus buy minis.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 10:51:42 2011
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Looks like it is winding down. Some Q&A, but nothing interesting. Retailer bitching, requests for pipe-dreams, and 4.0 vs 3.5 talk.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 11:01:13 2011
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Lunch time. Thanks for watching.by Haaldaar via iPhone at Wed Mar 16 11:04:29 2011
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