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December 31, 2018 at 11:58 pm #1318442

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https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/12/31/farewell-and-game-well/

I don’t think this is entirely unexpected but i wonder what this will mean, and has meant for FFG.

( Edit: I thought this rung a bell. Here is the OTT article from the 31st July 2018 on the original announcement: https://www.beastsofwar.com/board-games/christian-petersen-asmodee-ffg/ )

January 1, 2019 at 3:44 am #1318541

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Interesting. I guess if this was widely known it slipped by me.

One thing is for sure, there is a lot of talent at FFG.

I’m sure if C.T.P. creates something new the crew of OTT will let us know about it.

January 1, 2019 at 7:21 pm #1319361

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Not going to miss him.

In the last few years, he’s essentially become the face of Asmodee. FFG meant a lot when it first started. But, now, FFG is a major supporter of MAP (as is CMON). At the same time, at least some of their games have declined in quality (while still being overly complex), such as less content in the last few Eldritch Horror expansions. And you may have heard (better than I have) how FFG treats its employees and playtesters.

Then again, Petersen may have left at the right time in the market. BGG already posted an opinion article by a games publisher about how competitive the boardgame industry is nowadays (not to mention miniatures, imo). At both Amazon and various OLGS’s, I’m finding massive discounts on great hobby games (although this also included a non-hobby game line) that weren’t there last year. (And when Amazon enters your market, expect even more pressure to drive down prices in it.)

Still, if we’re in a glut, I have plenty of games already in the closet, including FFG ones.

January 2, 2019 at 5:41 pm #1320222

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What is MAP? ( I found the answer here: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/37790/asmodee-north-america-moves-map – Minimum Advertised Price ). The next question that comes to mind is why you dislike it @ced1106?

I suspect Christian T. Peterson has increasingly left the decision making at FFG to others at Asmodee since they bought in. I have heard claims about the poor treatment of employees at FFG, but i don’t know how well founded they are. I would suppose it’s a lot better than Amazon ( a company that i boycott ) treat their pre-roboticised human resources.

January 2, 2019 at 5:52 pm #1320254

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I think it’s MAPP (Minimum Advertised Pricing Policy)

January 2, 2019 at 8:31 pm #1320562

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I suspect the board game industry will follow the trend of the computer games industry now that big finance has taken over a large chunk. Asmodee control both games publication and distribution, and a monopoly is seldom good for consumers.

As a counter balance we have KS which allows anyone to publish a game. The down side being you risk getting burned.

Fortunately there are a bunch of great games to buy right now, keep on your shelf, and enjoy for years to come.
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