tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19251569.post113463100709775471..comments2023-11-05T01:56:37.544-08:00Comments on Game Guts - Gaming Inside Out: The Trading Game Experience: Part 1AdamChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08565463074358843967noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19251569.post-1135200834509560472005-12-21T13:33:00.000-08:002005-12-21T13:33:00.000-08:00I should say, that strategy always fails in the lo...I should say, that strategy always fails in the long run. In the short term, forcing players to buy things they need to compete can work, but it generates serious ill-will. That is NOT what I'm talking about.AdamChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460031165477502427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19251569.post-1135200719442584652005-12-21T13:31:00.000-08:002005-12-21T13:31:00.000-08:00While the interaction I'm talking about certainly ...While the interaction I'm talking about certainly takes place at the cash register, there are many other non-sale points of contact that need to be considered. Tournaments, on-line forums, customer service departments, convention events and booths, and more. Yes, every one of these things ultimately exist to increase sales (which is really waht I'm talking about), but they do it by making the game experience better. When done perfectly, the customers really get their money's worth. When done poorly, the customers feel strong-armed into buying things they don't want. That strategy ALWAYS fails.AdamChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10460031165477502427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19251569.post-1135200159201596262005-12-21T13:22:00.000-08:002005-12-21T13:22:00.000-08:00You said, "The Trading Game Experience is the inte...You said, "The Trading Game Experience is the interaction between the player and every aspect of the game. Unlike typical board games such as Monopoly or Parcheesi, where the experience is largely limited to the purchase at the store and the play at the family table, trading games are complex products requiring a great deal of interaction between the publisher, the retailers, the players, and of course the game itself."<BR/><BR/>I think you meant to say "monetary transaction", where you wrote "interaction".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com