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From another thread:
As a start, I was thinking of something like this:
Squad Leader had that goofy card-driven DYO system; the lack of DYO figures was a bone of contention in GI - if The General is any indicator - but would probably not cause much of a ripple today given the number of scenarios in print.
Probably would need to include overlays to boards (GI started the ball rolling).
Things get messy when you look at things like Journal articles and which products you can "support" with additional scenarios, or how much value you are getting. Add in TPP and it may well be that how much value you get is entirely up to the consumer at this point, with the ability to mix and match so many different products.
This struck me as interesting.You could summarize in plot/table form a number of variables such as # of scenarios, # of counter sheets, etc. vs. cost for each product so that the community could have a basis of comparison for exactly these kinds of discussions. Of course if it were done this way it would all be ASL relative. Maybe you could then add in some current other entertainment costs such as a night out at the movies or dinner for two. You also touched on historic cost growth in another thread dealing with BV cost increases over the years. It would be interesting to see what historic cost growth vs size of manufacturer would yield. I'm guessing an outfit like HOB has experienced much higher perceived growth in product cost between releases, but may well be on average with the rest of the industry.
As a start, I was thinking of something like this:
Code:
SYSTEM YEAR INIT ADJUSTED MAPS SCEN ADDED VALUE
COST COST 2011
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SL 1977 ? 4 8 DYO - CARD DRIVEN
SL-GI:AOV 1982 15 47 DYO - NO AMERICAN
ASL (BV/RB) 1985 20 8 DYO - CH. H
ASL (PARA 1ED) 1986 5 8 DYO - LIMITED COUNTERMIX
ASLSK1 2004 $25 $25 2 6 NO DYO
ASLSK1-3 2007 $60 $60 7 22 NO DYO
Probably would need to include overlays to boards (GI started the ball rolling).
Things get messy when you look at things like Journal articles and which products you can "support" with additional scenarios, or how much value you are getting. Add in TPP and it may well be that how much value you get is entirely up to the consumer at this point, with the ability to mix and match so many different products.