Though the big two, Dungeons & Dragons and the
Pathfinder RPS get all the attention, there are a number of second tier RPGs
that quietly sell, day in and day out.
At our store, that’s Shadowrun.
Released back in 1989, we’ve carried it since before the store opened,
when we used to do conventions and mail order only. One of the few times I remember seeing a
crowd of gamers running was at GENCON in
1992, when the release of the 2nd edition of the Shadowrun rules was
released. FASA announced only a limited number of copies available at the show.
For some reason, I was in the exhibit hall when the doors opened and watched as
a couple of hundred excited games ran through the aisles towards the FASA
booth, hoping to score a copy of the 2nd edition rules. The only other time I have seen that much excitement
over a game release was when TSR finally released the Temple Of Elemental Evil back in 1985.
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