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Post Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:01 am 
 

I think I would do cardio and sit-up in my sleep. :) I am not doing it while I am awake.

  


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Post Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 7:57 am 
 

The video discusses some first edition modules and the release of a book that includes Chainmail and the OG set.

https://www.escapistmagazine.com/heres- ... y-in-2024/

Edit: I watched a little closer. Possibly a re-release of the S series, they mention all but S2. Ravenloft, City of the Spider Queen from 3.5 and there was this pic.

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Post Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:03 am 
 

I guess I need to have more information, but nothing I see so far screams "I gotta have it!".

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Post Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2023 5:47 pm 
 

It’s been decades since WotC put out D&D product that I considered buying. The rewrite of Hommlet was probably the last, and that was more of a curiosity thing. Sadly, all the writing talent in the industry is elsewhere.


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Post Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:15 am 
 

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/11/hasbro- ... sales.html
'Hasbro said it would cut 1,100 jobs as it struggles with slumping toy sales, a company memo said...Popular brands like My Little Pony, Nerf and Transformer had fallen 18% at the time, due to “softer category trends.” Hasbro’s stock was down nearly 20% through Monday’s close.'

What is a softer category trend? Is it like the way soft-serve ice cream is softer than regular ice cream?

  

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Post Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:32 am 
 

sauromatian wrote in Storm clouds on the horizon?:What is a softer category trend? Is it like the way soft-serve ice cream is softer than regular ice cream?


It means that the analysts (a peculiar family of retarded people) has understood that this large corp is composed by the top managers (another peculiar family of retarded people)... both these groups have no clue on industrial insights (despite they love to talk about that) and they are driven purely by dividends, so, heck who cares if Hasbro produces toys or mozzarella? What is important is the earning per share!

Apologies in advance to the retarded people, i know it is not correct to compare them with such an awful people...


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Post Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 4:30 am 
 

aia wrote in Storm clouds on the horizon?:who cares if Hasbro produces toys or mozzarella? What is important is the earning per share!


D&D-brand mozzarella sticks could ensure profitability during trying economic times. Consumers first use them as swords for live-action-roleplaying activities, with the soft pliability of the cheese preventing lawsuits & liabilities from accidental stabbings. Next, consumers eat the product, because the economy has collapsed & they're starving.

  

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Post Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 10:46 am 
 

sauromatian wrote in Storm clouds on the horizon?:
D&D-brand mozzarella sticks could ensure profitability during trying economic times. Consumers first use them as swords for live-action-roleplaying activities, with the soft pliability of the cheese preventing lawsuits & liabilities from accidental stabbings. Next, consumers eat the product, because the economy has collapsed & they're starving.


Maybe handing them out to their ex-employees… (basically same story as Sauromatian’s, just a different site)

https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/layo ... -christmas

Most notable sentence from article: “It’s unclear if the sweeping layoffs will affect Wizards of the Coast, potentially delaying or cancelling planned products for Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. ”


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Post Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 2:09 pm 
 

From the link above: "nobody is purchasing toys at their pre-COVID-19 levels."

This may be part of a long-term trend. I'm not sure what the actual production numbers are, but there appears to have been an increasing amount of toys on the US market until the 2008 recession, followed by a steadily declining amount. I've based this (unscientific) observation mostly upon looking at how many product lines exist in a given year, from the perspective of the vintage-toy-collecting market.

  

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Post Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:18 am 
 

Wait... An increasing amount of toys on the shelves until the start of a recession... And then a decline?!
How very unusual.


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Post Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:35 pm 
 

mbassoc2003 wrote in Storm clouds on the horizon?:How very unusual.


I dunno, is it? Over the longer term of decades, I would attribute the growth of the toy industry to advances in plastics, but could speculate as to any number of reasons why the last decade+ has seen a decline, such as-
-changes in the way China subsidizes factories to boost exports.
-the Obama-era push to downsize the toys given away with fast-food meals.
-the closing of brick-&-mortar toy retailers.
-the advent of the smartphone, which is generally blamed for all of present-day society's ills. So why not blame it for impacting Hasbro?

  

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Post Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 10:36 pm 
 

mbassoc2003 wrote in Storm clouds on the horizon?:Wait... An increasing amount of toys on the shelves until the start of a recession... And then a decline?!
How very unusual.


Interestingly this was just posted about Hasbro inventory...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NeJ1zZXXHJQ

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Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 12:14 am 
 

Sir Kill Alot wrote in Storm clouds on the horizon?:Hasbro inventory...


The video says that the unsold inventory was already piling up before the OGL controversy earlier this year. It all reminds me of the post-boom years of the mid-80s, when unsold modules were turned into 10th-anniversary packs. Maybe this is what 50th-anniversary products will look like - big ol' piles of undesirable paper & plastic, sold in 50-pound lots.

  

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Post Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:25 pm 
 

Sir Kill Alot wrote in Storm clouds on the horizon?:
Interestingly this was just posted about Hasbro inventory...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NeJ1zZXXHJQ

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I went to my local Ollie's, and the display looked just like the photos.  The prices were just as advertised.  Crazy!    8O


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Post Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:41 pm 
 

Sir Kill Alot wrote in Storm clouds on the horizon?:
Most notable sentence from article: “It’s unclear if the sweeping layoffs will affect Wizards of the Coast, potentially delaying or cancelling planned products for Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. ”


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Very interesting, I would think they would be anticipating the new edition release to be a major financial boost for them for 2024 and not want to jeopardize or delay that.

  


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Post Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:41 pm 
 

On second thought, maybe it's won't be such a bad thing if D&D's 50th-anniversary products consist of massive amounts of overstock items. A large-enough bundle of unsold products might need to be shrink wrapped. That is, wrapped with more shrink than you've ever seen in your life. All scrunched up the way shrink does, but massive. You could put your arms around it, or even cuddle with it. It might be the best way to exploit the fad for shrink. If shrink on a module is worth hundreds, shrink on a pallet-load will make collectibles speculators rich beyond their wildest dreams!

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Post Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2023 12:44 am 
 

sauromatian wrote in Storm clouds on the horizon?:On second thought, maybe it's won't be such a bad thing if D&D's 50th-anniversary products consist of massive amounts of overstock items. A large-enough bundle of unsold products might need to be shrink wrapped. That is, wrapped with more shrink than you've ever seen in your life. All scrunched up the way shrink does, but massive. You could put your arms around it, or even cuddle with it. It might be the best way to exploit the fad for shrink. If shrink on a module is worth hundreds, shrink on a pallet-load will make collectibles speculators rich beyond their wildest dreams!

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