Posted: 27 December 2007 at 8:32pm | IP Logged

I have been playing since the early 90s and have invested alot of money in the game. I'm all for bringing back the game, with minor changes i think the game will be just fine.

Posted: 28 December 2007 at 7:24am | IP Logged

-Well, i can say that i won't be spending any more money on this game even if it is revived. I've ran out of room in my hobby closet for CCGs. However, you probably should hire a market analyst or a research firm to run some market research and acceptance numbers, consumer behavior and related data mining over seasons, competitive intelligence data, etc to really answer the question. That is if you want to do it right. If your business model does not include such things, that's fine, but to be profitable the few of us on these boards won't make that happen.

Good luck, have a good one.....Lobo

Posted: 02 January 2008 at 11:59am | IP Logged

   I Think this is a thinking mans (womens)game. I don't think that if marketing were to be aimed at the masses persae you would get much interest. There are alot of young intelectuals out there that would come to the game if it was marketed correctly. I feel proper advertising and promotion are the key to any successful endevor. I lived 25 miles from the head office and never saw this game until its demise. A poster blitz in major schools and campus's in major metro areas telling of the comeback with good art on it would create interest. Card stores are good but not enough as the majority of young people do not frequent them.I think marketing is the key. If you don't have backing that can afford major investment it would be hard to make it pay. That was why I was trying to get Star Wars involvement. I see this as a possibility. I would release a game board and introductry set of cards that were thought out in advance to make it playable to start. I would keep it simple and artful in the starter decks. The Problem cards would be curtailed in a reprint of rules that came with the board. All of this would be time consuming but nessasary. A well thought out reintroduction is a part of this plan.  Input from all who come to this site would be very benifical and employment opertunities for all who showed true thought would be offered. There are many diverce personalities on this site and I am sure the company would need every thing from artists ,playestesters ,promoters, and Turney Refs not to forget simple Gofors.

Posted: 04 January 2008 at 5:45am | IP Logged

RobPro that is a given. Work(Employment for many) The Employees did not cause the Demise. Circumstances and unnessasary complication did.We all can learn from the past. Remember there are alot of styles of play for this game, To reintroduce it you must make it playable for beginners. Those who enjoy will look deeper into it and learn the more complicated styles of play. A good educater guides the pupil they don't lead them. Start with Dick and Jane go to the moon. The growth will follow.

Posted: 04 January 2008 at 2:00pm | IP Logged

Marhault,

   If you're serious about bringing an SF CCG to market then I'm interested in seeing it and I'll judge it on its merit. If it is related to GE then I'll enjoy that but you shouldn't let the people on these boards influence your decision. You should use your business instincts and experience to craft the most successful game you can.

   If the game seems good then I'll try and grow a playing group in Oklahoma and do anything else an interested player can to help the game. I'm not married to the old rules nor to the old cards; I encourage you to do whatever it takes to make the game and your company successful.

   I will certainly buy at least one booster box of the first release and more if it is fun - just tell me where to send my money. If you should want my advice then just ask. I'm happy to help.

Good Luck

J--

Posted: 05 January 2008 at 1:14am | IP Logged

This might not be a really popular point of view but I am of the opinion that GE as we know it should not be "brought back" with new cards and new rules with a move forward attitude.

Every card game that has had longevity, as in new set release after new set release, has eventually sold out on its original supporters.  You get to a point where the overall card base is so large that you have to begin limiting or banning cards from game play.  I don't want to be told I can't play something just because the company doesn't want to print it anymore.  Sets continually introduce more and more powerful cards that unbalance the game. Eventually new card ideas always dry up, leading to production of often weaker, or less creative versions of older cards.  New rules or abilities are added to spice things up but usually lead to the loss of tactics and creativity in game play.

Even in GE we have seen the impact of the promo cards create division among players who either like them or don't.  Players who will use them or players who see them as an unbalancing element in the game.  GE's run ended before it could follow down this path.  Would I have liked to have seen it go on longer, sure but as its now been so many years since CG went down, trying to go back in time now just doesn't seem right.

Just so everyone knows, I'm a hugh GE fan and have been a player since Primary.  I have kept my collection intact through years of not being able to find even 1 other person to play with.  I have finally just put together a small group of 4 other people who are just now getting into the game for the first time.

I am all for the idea of a new game that has ties or roots in GE.  I would give that game an honest shot to impress me and earn me as a player like GE did.  But the idea of picking up where CG left off and taking GE into the 21st century does not interest me.  Valid points have been made in this thread about what would have to be done to make a new GE more successful.  Any new card games marketed today would have to be playable out of the box for an 8 year old.  Alas fellas, that's not GE.