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Does anyone have idea what the ramifications are of this takeover, =
especially in relation to core AD&D products such as Birthright???

I must profess ignorance concerning the Wizard company. Are their =
marketing strategies and general competence in game design that =
questionable?


Justin

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- -----Original Message-----
From: Mike Carscadden [SMTP:sylusv@mail.microserve.net]
Sent: Friday, 11 April 1997 7:45
To: birthright@MPGN.COM
Subject: [BIRTHRIGHT] - Dear God...

This may be the end of it all, it is a sad day for gaming. Look what
Wizards did to the last games they owned. I can only hope the BR
creators have kept some of the production rights so that at least BR may
not have to die. I know I sound pessimistic, but this is how I feel.=20
Today is the death of an era. 22 years, that's a long damn time.


- -MJC
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