been Gloranthan Conventions) and members of the GTA had early access
to the rules for both Hero Wars and Hero Quest 1.
This is quite true. Also, Robin Laws attended Convulsion 2000, ran special GM briefings for the new Hero Wars game, and distributed advanced copies of the rule set so demo games could be played. Sure, they weren't sold, but a select few did have access.
In the case of HQ2, sales helped raise funds for the Continuum convention (not the primary purpose, but I'm grateful to Rick for his help) and helped to promote the game. In this raw stage its good to have such a presence, but clearly there has to be a limit on the numbers made available and the format of availability. Similar things have been done before - Middle Sea Empire, History of the Heortling Peoples, Durengard Scroll, SOLAR and so forth.
2008/9/4 Tim Ellis <tim_at_...>
> --- In HeroQuest-RPG_at_yahoogroups.com <HeroQuest-RPG%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Toksickburn_at_... wrote:
> >
> > May i say that i feel a bit irritated that we have a kind of two
> > "class system" at the moment...
> >
> > There are those people who have access to the new rules and those who
> > dont and will have to wait, at least till christmas, maybe even
> > longer.
> >
>
> I guessed we'd see something like this when I saw that Rick was
> selling preview copies. . .
>
> I didn't buy one, because I know I will be buying the finished
> product - hopefully around Christmas, but probably in the New Year
> (not that I doubt Rick's desire or ability to get it done in time, but
> International Christmas Shipping always seems to knock things back a
> couple of weeks) - So I am more than happy that Rick and David Dunham
> et al spend their time in ensuring the final product is ready and
> error free rather than having to constantly field questions based on
> something that they have already corrected since the draft was
> prepared.
>
> It's not anything particularly new though. Con Books have been a part
> of Gloranthan fandom for a long time (probably as long as there have
> been Gloranthan Conventions) and members of the GTA had early access
> to the rules for both Hero Wars and Hero Quest 1.
>
>
>
-- One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel And the next its rolling over me... Rush - 'Far Cry'
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