The (now even) Higher Cost of D&D
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The (now even) Higher Cost of D&D
I happened to be walking by the section in Barnes & Noble the other day where they had the D&D stuff. I haven't played the game in decades, but out of curiosity, I stopped to see what the latest Player's Handbook looked like.
Then I turned it over to check the price: $49.95 (US)
Yes, you can find it for less on the internet, but . . . nearly $50.00 seemed a bit . . . steep to me, especially since I was in high school back when I bought my first Player's Handbook for maybe $15.00 (US) or so (which was a bit expensive then, too).
I wonder how old the average D&D player would be these days.
(And by the way, how popular was Dungeons & Dragons over in the UK back in the day? Or was there an equivalent role-playing fantasy game that was more popular overseas from us in the US?)
Then I turned it over to check the price: $49.95 (US)
Yes, you can find it for less on the internet, but . . . nearly $50.00 seemed a bit . . . steep to me, especially since I was in high school back when I bought my first Player's Handbook for maybe $15.00 (US) or so (which was a bit expensive then, too).
I wonder how old the average D&D player would be these days.
(And by the way, how popular was Dungeons & Dragons over in the UK back in the day? Or was there an equivalent role-playing fantasy game that was more popular overseas from us in the US?)
MajorHoy- Posts : 2735
Join date : 2012-06-17
Location : Connecticut, North America, Eastern Time Zone, USA
Re: The (now even) Higher Cost of D&D
My wife and I play 3.5 still, because we finally just got all the books and I am not paying them a couple hundred dollars to "upgrade". We also don't really play it very much, so that's probably a factor.
As for the average age, the only people I know who play it are between 25 and 40. Those numbers used to be ten less each, but those people have since gotten older.
As for the average age, the only people I know who play it are between 25 and 40. Those numbers used to be ten less each, but those people have since gotten older.
Sam_Vimes- Posts : 428
Join date : 2012-02-23
Age : 38
Location : Utah
Re: The (now even) Higher Cost of D&D
MajorHoy wrote:Then I turned it over to check the price: $49.95 (US)
I wonder how old the average D&D player would be these days.
I have some friends who've played D&D for over 30 years, and pretty much every other game system there is. That price, from all I've seen, isn't that much. Relative to other things out there.
Mbast1- Posts : 1707
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