Comments on: Raw Deal CCG calls it quits http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/ Unplugged gaming news and views Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:23:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Tom http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3439 Tom Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:03:12 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3439 For those who care, the Warlord CCG published by AEG has been discontinued. For those who care, the Warlord CCG published by AEG has been discontinued.

]]> By: Phil Wallsmith http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3339 Phil Wallsmith Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:33:51 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3339 As a player of Raw deal and a huge wrestling fan, I will hate to see it go. Although it will be no more, I will continue to play and teach new player the game that I love so much. Anyone in the st. Louis area who wishes to keep Raw deal alive please email me at nightwalker_69@hotmail.com. I would like to for a league of 10-12 players for monthly tournaments. As a player of Raw deal and a huge wrestling fan, I will hate to see it go. Although it will be no more, I will continue to play and teach new player the game that I love so much. Anyone in the st. Louis area who wishes to keep Raw deal alive please email me at nightwalker_69@hotmail.com. I would like to for a league of 10-12 players for monthly tournaments.

]]> By: James Mishler http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3312 James Mishler Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:00:44 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3312 That's a damn shame. Back when I was working on Comics & Games Retailer, Raw Deal was a regular in the CCG charts; it fluctuated, of course, with releases, but it always seemed to do well compared to the many (many, many, many) flash-in-the-pan game-of-the-month lines. Apparently either the market has shifted down further or Comic Images simply decided that they preferred to invest their money elsewhere for better returns. Good luck to them; they were good guys! That’s a damn shame. Back when I was working on Comics & Games Retailer, Raw Deal was a regular in the CCG charts; it fluctuated, of course, with releases, but it always seemed to do well compared to the many (many, many, many) flash-in-the-pan game-of-the-month lines. Apparently either the market has shifted down further or Comic Images simply decided that they preferred to invest their money elsewhere for better returns. Good luck to them; they were good guys!

]]> By: Dai Oni http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3308 Dai Oni Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:35:09 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3308 Meh. Not a fan of TCG/CCG hobby. Still, I doubt that <i>Magic: The Gathering</i> TCG will run its course. This brand label is as strong as <i>Dungeons & Dragons</i> (leader in the RPG market), and if this goes then so will the TCG market. <i>Raw Deal</i> is not the first TCG to fall, nor it will be the last. Meh. Not a fan of TCG/CCG hobby.

Still, I doubt that Magic: The Gathering TCG will run its course. This brand label is as strong as Dungeons & Dragons (leader in the RPG market), and if this goes then so will the TCG market.

Raw Deal is not the first TCG to fall, nor it will be the last.

]]> By: Dave T. Game http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3306 Dave T. Game Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:05:58 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3306 Indeed, I had many friends who were very into Raw Deal in its hayday. It seems like more CCG products are being structured to have a limited lifespan, and it's going to be nearly impossible to have a long running CCG (there will be no more Magic: The Gatherings.) Indeed, I had many friends who were very into Raw Deal in its hayday. It seems like more CCG products are being structured to have a limited lifespan, and it’s going to be nearly impossible to have a long running CCG (there will be no more Magic: The Gatherings.)

]]> By: Adam Loper http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3305 Adam Loper Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:04:19 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3305 This is really unfortunate. I've never played the game and never have been in to wrestling, but there's a guy who works at my FLGS who qualified at GenCon and was being flown to the world championships in Orlando or somewhere. I hope he doesn't get screwed by this. This is really unfortunate. I’ve never played the game and never have been in to wrestling, but there’s a guy who works at my FLGS who qualified at GenCon and was being flown to the world championships in Orlando or somewhere. I hope he doesn’t get screwed by this.

]]> By: Lee Valentine http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3304 Lee Valentine Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:51:35 +0000 http://ogrecave.com/2007/11/15/raw-deal-ccg-calls-it-quits/#comment-3304 This is some frightening news. This is one of the longest running CCGs in print today. For this to be wrapping up is, in some ways, a sign that even people with a strong niche market may have trouble producing collectibles these days. A lot of the newer CCGs have some online tie-in or another; either an online game to play or an upgrade to an online game or video game: Bella Sara, Maple Story, World of Warcraft, Chaotic, and now the very unique Eye of Judgment console game with the camera monitoring your actual card plays. Lee Valentine This is some frightening news. This is one of the longest running CCGs in print today. For this to be wrapping up is, in some ways, a sign that even people with a strong niche market may have trouble producing collectibles these days. A lot of the newer CCGs have some online tie-in or another; either an online game to play or an upgrade to an online game or video game: Bella Sara, Maple Story, World of Warcraft, Chaotic, and now the very unique Eye of Judgment console game with the camera monitoring your actual card plays.

Lee Valentine

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