Speaking bluntly: I have no interest in any AA product which is not strictly related to making the game easier to play. The wind indicator -- yes. Smoke clouds -- yes. T-shirts -- I have plenty of those, and know where to get others.
Put it this way: I would rather Aerodrome Accessories made available Revel Micro Wings by the case, than make a hat or shirt. One of those is usable at a con; the other, not.
Then this thread was obviously not intended for you.
However, since you've joined in, let me state I agree with most of what you've said, except...
Unless you meant the shirts usable at the Con. As someone who demos games at conventions all the time, let me be blunt...Originally Posted by csadn
Apparel that matches the game you are demoing has great advertising value to drive interest up for your demos. So, having said that, I hope you meant the T-Shirt is usable at the con and not Revel Micro Wings (which, to be honest, I have no idea whatsoever those are).
The other thing I have possible issue with is I wasn't aware AA had reached the point where they can only create one more product. If that is the case, then I definitely would put T-Shirts near the bottom of the list.
Finally, just because you don't like T-Shirts, doesn't invalidate those of us who do. I find your post came across a bit trollish, as though you wish to belittle the suggestion. My understanding of this area of the forum is it is one where no idea is off-limits. Rather than trash my idea, perhaps you should start a different thread asking for AA to create things you would find useful. Chances are high I'd agree with you and second your motion. Mostly because I tend to pimp out games I really like.
Last edited by Cool Breeze; 11-18-2013 at 17:20.
1) I was not trolling you, nor trashing your idea -- merely stating a few unfortunate facts which seem to have been overlooked (like, for one: It's been tried before, and has failed miserably; see comments re the WoG shirts).
The reference to Micro Wings (a series of 1/144 WW2 aircraft models) was a reference to how many people use 1/144-scale models to play the game (enough to warrant a conference on the _WoG_ forum).
2) If I need advertising for a game, that's what table stand-ups, flyers, and such are for. Cheaper; more useful (I can set out flyers or cards, which people can take with them so they can remember the product later); and also reusable (the ones which don't get taken at a con can be reused at future cons). More: If one is wearing a shirt with an ad on it while running a demo, most of the people who see it *already know about the game*; the ad value is marginal at best. Flyers and such are more likely to catch the folks who don't know about the game, and wouldn't otherwise hear of it (the password is "chum"...).
In short: Shirts have been tried, and found wanting; on that basis, I doubt seriously The Boss is going to do anything with the idea here.
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