Merchandise----Maps

[Juan_Bottom]

I was wondering why the site doesn't sell board-game versions of it's maps? Even if they were just collections of boards sold in little bundles. Now of course Lack would need to make some sort of arrangement with the mapmakers.... and find someone to print and ship the boards, but I don't think it would be too hard to find. Some cheap cardboard boards would do the trick, and certainly bring in some extra revenue. Am I the only one who would buy them, and why hasn't this been tried yet? It seems like a natural next step... much better than t-shirts with maps on them IMO.

[Fruitcake]

I was wondering why the site doesn't sell board-game versions of it's maps? Even if they were just collections of boards sold in little bundles. Now of course Lack would need to make some sort of arrangement with the mapmakers.... and find someone to print and ship the boards, but I don't think it would be too hard to find. Some cheap cardboard boards would do the trick, and certainly bring in some extra revenue. Am I the only one who would buy them, and why hasn't this been tried yet? It seems like a natural next step... much better than t-shirts with maps on them IMO.

If only selling merchandise to the public were so easy.

[Juan_Bottom]

If only selling merchandise to the public were so easy.

It is! Heck, I even came to them.... I mean, think about it, we all payed $25 to play a game that they offer for free. We're all suckers for conquest games.

[Twill]

This has been asked for and discussed many times before.

CC has no interest in getting into the board game selling business. Never have, probably never will. The map makers still own their own artwork, you are welcome to approach them individually and try to set something else up if you want.

Moved to sugs/bugs.

Twill

[Fruitcake]

If only selling merchandise to the public were so easy.

It is! Heck, I even came to them.... I mean, think about it, we all payed $25 to play a game that they offer for free. We're all suckers for conquest games.

Unfortunately not.

I was wondering why the site doesn't sell board-game versions of it's maps? Even if they were just collections of boards sold in little bundles. Now of course Lack would need to make some sort of arrangement with the mapmakers.... and find someone to print and ship the boards, but I don't think it would be too hard to find. Some cheap cardboard boards would do the trick, and certainly bring in some extra revenue. Am I the only one who would buy them, and why hasn't this been tried yet? It seems like a natural next step... much better than t-shirts with maps on them IMO.

1. Arrangements is not good enough. Lawyers have to be involved, contracts drawn, agreed and signed, who would foot that bill?
2. Print costs of a multi colour board that has some kind of longevity is expensive.
3. Cheap Cardboard boards are exactly that, and tend to do what all cheap things do...come part very quickly. What damage to the brand would that do?
4. Pieces? Plastic, yes, but how many? Where would they be stored? Who would then assemble the games?
5. We pay $25 for the freedom to play as many, or as few, as we wish against a lot of other people. Far more than could be found in a local community.
6. Pricing. Even at break even, such a low volume of production would mean a high unit cost.


And these are but a few of the problems inherent in what you champion. I applaud your instinct, but unfortunately the reality is somewhat different.

[Juan_Bottom]

1. Arrangements is not good enough. Lawyers have to be involved, contracts drawn, agreed and signed, who would foot that bill?

I was thinking about what they do with the shirts. CC says hey, can I get that on a shirt? And the mapmaker says yay or nay. A quick, general contract could be drawn up by any lawyer for like $200. Would it need a notary?

2. Print costs of a multi colour board that has some kind of longevity is expensive.
3. Cheap Cardboard boards are exactly that, and tend to do what all cheap things do...come part very quickly. What damage to the brand would that do?

They very well could be cheap, I think. It would still be better than the print out strategy everyone employs. They could even be laminated like placemats.

4. Pieces? Plastic, yes, but how many? Where would they be stored? Who would then assemble the games?

Personally... I think it would be a simpler idea to just sell maps. Let people use their own peices from the competition... I have a couple of strategy games that employ that cheap strategy...

6. Pricing. Even at break even, such a low volume of production would mean a high unit cost.

This is prolly true. I wonder what the options would be though. I wonder if there are any other options except a printing company. Especially if they were cheap boards.