> Looks a good game and I guess you obviously thought it was worth $190 or
> you wouldn't have bought it! :)
>
> I remember back in the '80s when Advanced Squad Leader came out I
> initially baulked at the price. From memory the basic rulebook and binder
> on its own cost

> I know this is a bit off-topic, but it continues a discussion Eddy started
> about the value of games and whether they would appreciate.
>
> The highest rated board wargame right now on BGG is Devil's Cauldron, an
> extremely detailed, tactical simulation of the northern half of Operation
> Market Garden. This despite the fact that is was released only a month or
> so ago and, here's the kicker, it retails for $190 (though you can get it
> cheaper from an on-line store - I paid $150 at Troll and Toad, using some
> of my tax rebate in an effort to pump up the economy).
>
> Can't imagine ever paying $150 for a game? Well, this thing is more than
> a game -- it's a Market Garden historical tool-kit, with 4 large and 2
> small maps, lots of colorful counters representing the units that fought,
> a glossy rulebook full of examples of play and a thick historical booklet.
> In fact, looking at the map and the counters, the thing that immediately
> came to my mind was Highway to the Reich. I'll be lucky if I ever get to
> play more than a few introductory and intermediate scenarios, but that's
> OK, as there is joy simply in owning something as well done as this ...

> In fact,
> looking at the map and the counters, the thing that immediately came to my
> mind was Highway to the Reich.

>
> Can't imagine ever paying $150 for a game?