Not two days after my recent post about what's up with Diplomacy, my FLGS posted this, and Funagain posted this.
I asked Brian at Phoenix what he'd heard - "It appears to be getting some 'artistic treatment to game components,' but beyond that details at this point are sketchy..."
Armed with more information, I headed to one of my WotC friends to ask some questions. Now, my friend has a great sense of humor and may have been pulling my leg, but it sounds like this won't be a 50th Anniversary set. In fact, this set is expected to have cardboard and paper components.
Again: My friend may very well have been kidding.
We'll know for sure in a few weeks when Avalon Hill/WotC formally release their 2008 schedule.
Wherein Eric discusses Games, the Game Industry, Gamer Culture and anything else which catches his eye.
At that price, it has to be paper components. Given that the metal version is selling for $80 on eBay, my guess is that WotC is being shrewd and releasing this as a teaser to try to attract new players, then releasing a better and more expensive anniversary edition later. I hope that's the case, at least.
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