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Post by Aramis of Erak on Jun 23, 2021 22:18:00 GMT -5
Over on EnWorld, it was reported that Flying Buffalo has been sold, but the new owner is not yet public information. Also noted is that, supposedly, all the FB Inc content on DriveThruRPG.com is going to be taken down (at least temporarily, perhaps permanently, not clear). So, back up your PDFs just in case. link to Morrus' report... www.enworld.org/threads/flying-buffalo-being-sold.680842/
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cupboardgnome
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Post by cupboardgnome on Jun 24, 2021 3:47:45 GMT -5
My backups backups now have backups đ
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Karl
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Post by Karl on Jul 7, 2021 6:03:32 GMT -5
Well I know I didn't buy it! Ok fess up! One of you guys bought the game didn't you? I mean it isn't like the number of people who even know of the game is huge...ProfGremlin? zanshin? Come on..who bought our game?
Did Someone's drivethroughrpg sales do exceptionally well?
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Post by mahrundl on Jul 8, 2021 18:19:22 GMT -5
I think that it's a billionaire, trying to get in on the space race. First to orbit on a Flying Buffalo!
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cupboardgnome
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Post by cupboardgnome on Jul 9, 2021 4:00:46 GMT -5
Well at least if they are this close to pulling items from Drivethru then we must be close to some kind of official announcement about what is going on.
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quoghmyre
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Post by quoghmyre on Jul 9, 2021 4:35:57 GMT -5
This is just the internet echo chamber, not new news.
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cupboardgnome
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Post by cupboardgnome on Jul 9, 2021 5:06:58 GMT -5
This is just the internet echo chamber, not new news. oh âšī¸
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Post by zanshin on Jul 9, 2021 5:52:46 GMT -5
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Post by mahrundl on Jul 9, 2021 18:47:02 GMT -5
A small additional snippet of information, from Ken via a Trollgodfather Press e-mail:
Make of that what you will...
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jeffb
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Post by jeffb on Jul 9, 2021 19:48:10 GMT -5
A small additional snippet of information, from Ken via a Trollgodfather Press e-mail: Make of that what you will... Doesn't sound promising to me. I personally don't have any desire to read Ken's fiction- but I do want to see/be able to purchase his adventures/game material for T&T. "sale of rights to do Tunnels and Trolls game adventures" sounds strange. What about the Rules?
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cupboardgnome
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I'm a long-time roleplayer, ever since the Red Box was published âī¸đ˛ I discovered T&T in 2020
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Post by cupboardgnome on Jul 10, 2021 2:10:32 GMT -5
A small additional snippet of information, from Ken via a Trollgodfather Press e-mail: Make of that what you will... Well at least we can forget about it now until September.
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sscrompton
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Post by sscrompton on Jul 26, 2021 1:34:56 GMT -5
We can't say anything about any sale at this point. If such a thing were to happen, there will be an official announcement. Ken and I misspoke. I apologize for any confusion this may have caused. I will end with fear not all will be well. I can say no more... Steve
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Post by stefanj on Jul 26, 2021 8:28:20 GMT -5
Steve, I think you left out punctuation:
"I will end with: Fear not, all will be well."
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Let's chill, folks. I'm sure lots of nitty-gritty details of the sale needs to be worked out. Remember that we're talking about inventory, shares of royalties on sales to numerous individuals (e.g., Douglas Malewiki, inventor of NUCLEAR WAR, is still alive and probably gets a bit of each sale!), licensing details, and so on.
The best thing WE as fans can do at this point is: Buy stuff, play the game, and let people know how fun it is!
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Post by mahrundl on Jul 26, 2021 15:12:22 GMT -5
Steve, thanks for the clarification on the current state of play.
I'm not sure if you are in a position to clarify something else, but I'll ask.
Some people have reported that when a company was sold / taken over, they could no longer access products that they had bought from the original company. I've heard that this has happened on occasion on DriveThruRPG, as well as larger sites. Is this something that you can provide any detail on? Will previously purchased items still be downloadable, or do we need to make very certain that we have our purchases backed up elsewhere?
Mahrundl
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viva
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Post by viva on Jul 27, 2021 11:26:16 GMT -5
mahrundl - In earlier FB posts Steve strongly suggested downloading all your pdfs. Nothing was definitive but the net was, "maybe the new owners will change something but even if not its always a good idea to have backups downloaded". It also seems from more recent posts if something is happening its happening real soon...
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