P500 > Crack

[BanzaiCat]

My first ever P500, Stalingrad '42, has charged. Can't wait to get it. This will no doubt motivate me into checking out Holland '44. Gotta admit, though, Case Blue is a fascinating campaign.

I'm also in, on the P500 list, for the reprint of The Hunted and for Mr. President.

What are you guys in for? In the P500, not jail. Or crack.

[mirth]

Nothing.

[BanzaiCat]

Nothing.

You, sir, are going to lose your game whore card.

[bbmike]

Mr. President

<edit>I forgot The US Civil War, 2nd Printing</edit>

[Staggerwing]

Right now, just that Amerika Bomber game from Compass

[ojsdad]

Nothing.

Ditto

[trailrunner]

MMP always has a couple of ASL things on pre-order, so I have about 3 or 4 things in the queue.  And World at War.

I gave up on the GMT P500s a while ago.  Didn't seem like the things I was interested in were moving, and I'd rather pay a few extra dollars when it's actually available.

[Adam]

I P500'd a few games a couple years ago.  It's a nice way to directly support the publisher, but...

...I'd rather pay a few extra dollars when it's actually available.

At Coolstuffinc and sometimes Amazon, you can usually find games for less than P500 price, especially after a few months once a game loses its "hotness."  By then, reviews have also shaken out and it becomes easier to make a better determination of whether or not it might be a game worth purchasing.

[mirth]

I P500'd a few games a couple years ago.  It's a nice way to directly support the publisher, but...

...I'd rather pay a few extra dollars when it's actually available.

At Coolstuffinc and sometimes Amazon, you can usually find games for less than P500 price, especially after a few months once a game loses its "hotness."  By then, reviews have also shaken out and it becomes easier to make a better determination of whether or not it might be a game worth purchasing.

this is why I don't do p500s anymore

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I'm 0/3 in my P500 experiences.  First game I backed was the 2nd edition of Empire of the Sun.  They were late delivering it so that it was available in local shops 3 weeks before I got it and they screwed me on exchange rates so that I ended up paying $20 more than I should have (and $30 more than I would have had I bought locally).

Second was Cactus Air Force.  That one got cancelled.

Third was Wing Leader Vol. 2.  That shipped to a wrong address and it took a lot of calling and emailing GMT and the courier before it finally got sorted.

No more P500s for me.

[bayonetbrant]

I haven't done any p500s, but all of my Kickstarters have delivered.  A few were late, one was actually several months early.  But I also didn't back Up Front or anything from Dan Y, d20 Entertainment, or Ken Whitman

[Bison]

<edit>I forgot The US Civil War, 2nd Printing</edit>

Excellent game.

[BanzaiCat]

I had at one point about 10 P500s ordered, but I cancelled nearly all of them, except for the three I mentioned.

I have checked CoolStuffInc and the NWS Store as well...sometimes the prices are outstanding, but adding shipping makes it about the same as Amazon. It's a different story for me there - I'm more hesitant to use 'real' money to buy games nowadays as opposed to earning points for Amazon gift cards.

[bbmike]

I P500'd a few games a couple years ago.  It's a nice way to directly support the publisher, but...

...I'd rather pay a few extra dollars when it's actually available.

At Coolstuffinc and sometimes Amazon, you can usually find games for less than P500 price, especially after a few months once a game loses its "hotness."  By then, reviews have also shaken out and it becomes easier to make a better determination of whether or not it might be a game worth purchasing.

this is why I don't do p500s anymore

Yeah, but if you want an out of print game you are kind of forced to order P500.

[mirth]

Wait for the next printing and then pick it up through another outlet.

I'd back P500s if they actually saved me anything. Once you add in GMTs shipping, a P500 game comes to as much, if not more, than what I can pay from a third party a few months after the game releases. So all the P500 does is tie my money up for weeks or months so I can get the game a couple months earlier than I normally would.