tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post8111530136951769240..comments2024-03-07T15:32:53.014+02:00Comments on Yehuda: Making Games PortableYehuda Berlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-76183028807099663422007-06-22T14:30:00.000+03:002007-06-22T14:30:00.000+03:00El Grande: A bag will do.I think companies don't m...El Grande: A bag will do.<BR/><BR/>I think companies don't make games like this because bigger games with game boxes are what sells on a shelf. Also, the fancy board and pieces. Plus, they get a higher revenue per game.<BR/><BR/>Anon: No, no specific evidence. But as an exmaple, Puerto Rico retails for $40. If you reduce the game to four cardboard sheets (buildings, coubloons, ships, trading house, and victory points, goods), rules, and a plastic ziplock in which the game comes, I think a large reduction in price is possible without sacrificing too much revenue per item. Not to mention that many more people could afford to but it/add it to an order they're already making.<BR/><BR/>Would I buy a portable and non-portable version? Yes, if the price were right. Even better, the portable version plus a supplement to turn it into a non-portable version (6 extra boards and a box).<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-36962588157021037622007-06-21T10:06:00.000+03:002007-06-21T10:06:00.000+03:00"The compact versions of the games would cost abou..."The compact versions of the games would cost about a fifth of their current cost to produce, would fit in much less space, and be portable."<BR/><BR/>This strikes me as a rather hyperbolic claim. Any evidence to back this up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-4932705906761256432007-06-21T09:26:00.000+03:002007-06-21T09:26:00.000+03:00El Grande - what would you do about the castillo? ...El Grande - what would you do about the castillo? I assume some sort of collapsible box?<BR/><BR/>This all begs a couple of questions. If the companies can make these games so compact why don't they? Would you buy a second copy if they did?Pawnstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138454253813433739noreply@blogger.com