New BASIC RED BOX!

[Mr_Ed7]

I can not believe it there is a new basic red box set with cover art from the 1980's.

It is based on 4th edition however...but still, very interesting!

[ArkoHighStar]

Yeah I saw it the other day in a Barnes and Noble of all places and thought cool they they republished some of the old stuff for collectors , then I read the back ad stepped slowly away in disgust.

[Uska]

I saw that got briefly excited then realized it was based on 4E and cried a little on the inside for me if its only 4E then its no pnp for me. But hopefuly moving next year and can find people to play HMB or AHM (new hackmaster)

[Chai]

They had one of these at Borders, and I thought maybe someone had rummaged through the warehouse and found some old inventory (we are in Wisconsin after all, heh). But alas, it was new, and based on 4e, which I dont see played too often round these parts.

[PurdueDave]

This is very wrong.

[Flavilandile]

Yeah I saw it the other day in a Barnes and Noble of all places and thought cool they they republished some of the old stuff for collectors , then I read the back ad stepped slowly away in disgust.

Got the same reaction a few weeks ago when I saw it at my favorite PnP shop...

Little red box with the right cover art :
First reaction : Oh dear, they dug out a hoard of Red Box out of a warehouse.
*look at the thing*
*spot the Wizard logo in place of the TSR one*
Second reaction : It's a reprint, great idea.
*pick up the box and turn it to look at the back*
*spots the shiny pictures, start to react*
*read the flavour text*
*drop the box back on the table in disgust*

They ( Hasbro ) are just trying to find more outlets for the game ( like Toy'R'Us where you usually don't find RPG. ) with that box. They are also probably trying to attract the parents that were children nearly 30 years ago when that box appeard... so that they buy the box for their children...