Dan Barnett of Walt's Cards in Baltimore, Maryland, saw the news about Wizards of the Coast taking over Heroscape from Hasbro  (see ''Heroscape' Brand Goes to WotC') and hopes that  better terms for retailers will follow:

Perhaps now we can get this product at a discount rate that will allow us to compete with the big chains.  In the past my distributors have been able to offer the system to the retailers only at a price 10%-20% less than it was available in the mass-market stores.  We decided to stock small amounts even at the minimal profit margin to support those playing the game.  Now perhaps we can support it full-steam.

On the 'OMD' discussion, as a game store, I have no grounds for comment, but didn't I remember Spider-Man's Aunt May passing on peacefully about 10 years ago?

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