Count Dooku
Commander
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New York
 | | 03/15/2006 9:36 AM |
| Ok..I know what a players kit looks like. A repaint of a mini, a tile, a spell template ect.
But how does one get these things?
My FLGS os more like a LGS. They carry DDM on a shelf but thats it. There are no kids playing the game inside the store. There are no Pre-Release tournaments that people seem to talk about before the release of a new set.
I cant even get the set posters!
So Im really clueless. If I wanted to get my hands on these kits so I had the repaints and the RPGA adventures and the epic cards for old figures....
What would I need to do?
How does it all work? | |
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kestrel.ca
Underboss
1684 Posts
| | 03/15/2006 10:03 AM |
| I convinced my FLGS once to buy a retailer kit (which contains all the repaints, templates, adventures, posters, etc.). However, as he doesn't often (ie. never) run tournaments, gatherings, etc., he has been reluctant to order more. (I think the cost is about $20. I'm sure I'll be corrected if it isn't!)
If you could volunteer to organize tournaments or something similar, you might be able to get a steady supply of retailer packs.
In my case now, I'm forced to buy from Ebay, trade for them, or drive a couple of hours to attend tournaments with prize support. | |
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griffrat
Commander
3506 Posts
| | 03/15/2006 10:28 AM |
| | Yeah, I think the only way to get them is through a LGS. I know that I have gotten them this way. If you talk to the owner/whoever does the stores ordering about organizing and the fact this will get people to buy more stuff. You can get in like flynnn....At least that is the approach I would use... | |
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Mindtrick
Warrior
234 Posts
| | 03/15/2006 10:40 AM |
| The DDM Retailer Kits cost a store $10 I think. If they are reluctant to order one each month offer to pay them for it and use it yourself as prize support for people who demo the game with you or if you hold a tournament.
Don't just sell the stuff on Ebay, that would be, um, bad or something......
Actually the stuff in those kits can drum up interest in the game and if you do it right your local shop might recognize that effort and foot the bill himself and even help promote the game. One could only hope. | |
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nyjastul69
Commander
2712 Posts
Rhode Island
| | 03/15/2006 10:49 AM |
| | There's one thing, even after reading the WotC site, that I'm still usure about. Does the store have to run DCI events, or can any retailer obtain them? | |
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Mindtrick
Warrior
234 Posts
| | 03/15/2006 10:58 AM |
| | I thought any retailer can buy them. The store I play at does not run DDM DCI sanctioned events and they get their hands on the kits. The sell lots of other WotC stuff too so that may have something to do with it as well. | |
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Corim Danex
Warlord
6809 Posts
West Valley City, Utah
| | 03/15/2006 11:00 AM |
| | I think the cost for the retailers is closer to 10 than 20 dollars. I have heard of stores getting them that don't run events, but carry products. I know one of the stores in my area carries products, has DDM night (casual playing--not recorded tournaments mostly). They have been getting kits and giving out repaints and such for participants. It helps their sales of other DDM products. | |
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johnny.quest
Underboss
1366 Posts
| | 03/15/2006 11:07 AM |
| | Retailer kits cost $10 and are available to any store that orders directly from WotC. Some stores order through distributors, so they wouldn't be able to get the kits that way. Running events isn't necessary, just the direct ordering. | | | |
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kestrel.ca
Underboss
1684 Posts
| | 03/15/2006 12:09 PM |
| I knew I would be corrected on the price -- many times in fact! [:D]
There's more information, which you may wish to share with your FLGS, available at the Wizards site: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=rpga/hq/retailerkits | |
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Underboss
1476 Posts
| | 03/15/2006 3:09 PM |
| | player kits or retailer kits? cause everyone here is talking about retailer kits. | |
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Count Dooku
Commander
4637 Posts
New York
| | 03/15/2006 3:12 PM |
| Im talking about Retailer Kits it seems :)
I guess I dont even know what they are called [:I]
Thanks for all who answered. | |
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kestrel.ca
Underboss
1684 Posts
| | 03/15/2006 3:24 PM |
| | But.... what is in the player kits that are supposed to be appearing this summer? (Pics from the GAMA show.) Or should this be a new thread? | |
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Idzy
Commander
3082 Posts
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| | 03/15/2006 4:20 PM |
| | I believe the player kits are the next step up from the Basic Game, with the soft cover PHB and some other goodies in them. | |
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True_Blue
Underboss
2386 Posts
| | 03/15/2006 5:16 PM |
| | ahh I've never heard of the Player Kits. I might need to look into them. | |
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