Re: THX Joe! [Re: It's here!]

I remember reading way back in 2000, when we were discussing acquiring the rights to the game, many people said that it wouldn't be economically viable... Well after 300K plus for the game and a bunch more for the Hexagram and adventures I think we can put that discussion to bed.

This list almost certainly has had a huge impact on keeping TFT alive, the number of members may not be staggering but over the years we have had a lot of people scroll through the pages. This is a hardcore fan base that SJG's knew they could tap into.

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------ Original Message ------
Received: 11:27 AM PDT, 03/23/2019
From: Jeffrey Vandine <jlv61560@yahoo.com>
To: <tft@brainiac.com>
Subject: Re: THX Joe! [Re: It's here!]

Honestly, I mostly agree with you on the rules changes. But you know what? Those megahexes, new counters, and all the other play-aids are well worth the $60, even if I "forget" to use the new rulebook! So any way I look at it, I feel like I got my money's worth out of it. Plus, it's just great having TFT on the "active" list again. Thanks Joe, Rick, and all the gang...

v/r

Jeff

On Saturday, March 23, 2019, 8:09:18 AM PDT, <raito@raito.com> wrote:

And I got a tracking number! 2 days after I got the package! Even more LOL!

The curious thing is that I don't even like most of the rule changes from
what I've read here.

Still, I'm glad that Steve used those regulations to get TFT back, and I'm
glad there's at least a reprint. And I do agree that Joe probably had a
non-zero effect on that, as well as all of you out on the list.

Yay us!

Neil Gilmore
raito@raito.com

On Fri, March 22, 2019 8:26 pm, Rick wrote:
> LOL!
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>> On 2019Mar 22,, at 13:10, raito@raito.com wrote:
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>> I opened mine. I do kinda miss Olde Englishe and bell bottoms.
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>> And no, my wife doesn't understand why I bought games 'I already have'.
>> I
>> mumbled something about updated Explosive Gem rules...
>>
>> Neil Gilmore
>> raito@raito.com
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>> On Fri, March 22, 2019 2:43 pm, EA Press wrote:
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>>> Joe:
>>> Truly a FANTASY come true!
>>> My TFT box arrived today in Los Angeles.
>>> Stunned just to see it exist... I have not opened it yet.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Joe, for keeping the TFT faith and us all in the loop, all
>>> these years. Keep on Trippin'! - Eric Andrew Press
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------
>>> On Fri, 3/22/19, Joe Hartley <jh@brainiac.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Subject: It's here!
>>> To: tft@brainiac.com
>>> Date: Friday, March 22, 2019, 12:27 PM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Got back from a business trip to find a
>>> honkin' big box from Steve Jackson Games - the "I Want It All"
>>> package!
>>>
>>>
>>> I really never thought I'd see
>>> this. I started this list over 20 years ago when the Internet was
>>> brand spanking new and I was running a dialup ISP. I was trying out
>>> this new-fangled thing called a search engine (AltaVista) and wanted
>>> to try a fairly obscure thing to search on. Above my computer was a
>>> shelf with all my old Metagaming games, so I tried searching on
>>> Metagaming and The Fantasy
>>> Trip.
>>> I found a small Yahoo mailing list, but
>>> there wasn't much, so I started my own mailing list.
>>>
>>> Over the decades, I've learned so much
>>> about the history of Metagaming, the Microgame series, and especially
>>> TFT.
>>> I found a small but fervent
>>> group of folks who were as passionate about these old games as I was,
>>> and I've had decades of enjoyment talking
>>> to them (you!) about these games.
>>>
>>> And now... wow.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This is beautiful. Everything
>>> about this is stunning. The playmats, the books (hardcover!), the
>>> counters, they're all so nice!
>>>
>>> Now to get a game together!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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