There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Edit: Also, any chance we can get some RPG deals? Like FFG's Star Wars titles (Edge of the Empire, Age of Rebellion, Force & Destiny)? I'm definitely playing more RPGs than board games in the past few months.
As for the RPGs, I've made a poll (https://www.massdrop.com/vote/Role-Playing-Games) and added the games that you mentioned below, please add anything else that you would want to see! I've also added the Star Wars titles to the spreadsheet. Please share it within the community so that we can see whether or not other people would like to see them on Massdrop. Thanks!
Highly recommended to bundle in unique accessories or bonus items when possible -- e.g. game inserts and storage solutions (from Broken Token, Go7 Gaming), sleeves, limited edition cards or items, etc. This definitely makes the drop unique and more fun vs. just buying individual pieces from Amazon, etc.
I think the problem with the RPGs is the same as the problem with Board Games, and even Mechanical Keyboards. It's the fact that the primary consumers will already have the basic items, and the fact that the really sought after items will be questionable drops, either from the manufacturer willing to give sizeable discounts, or from the perspective of hitting MOQs.
Apocalypse World (and games powered by the Apocalypse). Fate Core (and games powered by Fate Core). Savage Worlds (and again, games powered by Savage Worlds). Other indie and lesser well known games. I'd love to get some Warhammer in here too... both from a miniatures standpoint, and an RPG standpoint. Same with Iron Kingdoms.
I personally have a lot of these in PDF (started to run out of physical room), but now that I have a bit more tolerance for that, and have done some remodeling, the prices have become insane for physical copies when I wasn't looking. I don't know if I'm the only one, but I doubt it.
Just food for thought.