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Re: Worth the wait? (NO!)
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lugnet.castle
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Fri, 8 Jun 2001 19:26:37 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Anthony Sava writes:
> I know I shall be the only one with this opinion, but frankly I am saddened by
> the re-release of the Guarded Inn.
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> Yes, I will buy one or two, I'm not saying it's a bad set. I've always wanted
> one. HOWEVER I see no redeemable feature that would make the original set
> sell for $100, $200 off ebay. You hypocritic castle heads complaining about
> the worthlessness of castle walls, now all excited about red tudor versions...
Almost certainly being one of the "hypocritical castle heads" referenced, I
should point out that I never called castle walls worthless, just said I
don't need more, and would rather see other things first.
> But you see, I would have rather seen a castle be reintroduced. The King's
> Castle, the Knight's Castle, the Black Falcon's Fortress, THOSE are the things
> of LEGEND! The Guarded Inn, in my opinion, is a dinky little set with little
> value except for parts, parts that I really don't need too many of. I cannot
> fathom why someone would value the Guarded Inn at $300! (Which I once saw on
> ebay)
IMHO? It's not a $300 set. But it is a great set, and worth being called a
Legend. It's got an excellent selection of parts (even if you don't like
castle walls <grin>) and is a good, solid design with lots of play value.
James
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| (...) I don't love or hate castle walls -- but I'd probably use the faceted bricks instead of the corner wall piece if I had ready access to them. [note: The Castle Expander pack has 4 of these in grey -- I'd like to see them sold in more colors and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: Worth the wait? (NO!)
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| I know I shall be the only one with this opinion, but frankly I am saddened by the re-release of the Guarded Inn. Yes, I will buy one or two, I'm not saying it's a bad set. I've always wanted one. HOWEVER I see no redeemable feature that would make (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.castle)
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