Re: (TFT) TFT popularity

["Ty Beard" <tbeard@tyler.net>]

Howdy all!

At one time (1981, I think), TFT was the second best selling RPG behind
AD&D. At a time when the published support for TFT was absolutely minimal.
There *was* something special about that system.

--Ty Beard

----- Original Message -----
From: Brett Slocum <slocum@skypoint.com>
To: <tft@brainiac.com>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 11:39 PM
Subject: (TFT) TFT popularity


> From: Michael Taylor <MichaelTaylor1@compuserve.com>
> > TFT DID get as big as D&D at one time - then Metagaming stopped
publishing
> > it and Steve Jackson traded the rights for it for Ogre. Had TFT
> > continued to be published it's likely it would have easily surpassed
D&D.
> >
> > Of course, it would have had to add the production values and large
> > distribution channel that also helped D&D, but everything that was
> > successful after that point in gaming history had to add that. =
>
> Well, I think your figures are off, because as far as sales were
concerned, TFT was
> a minor game compared to D&D. I only know one group that played it
locally. Mine.
>
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