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From: Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: New DnD products from LEGO and... Converse?
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2024 08:08:21 -0700
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On 4/8/2024 3:51 AM, Kyonshi wrote:
> 
>> Of course, none of this is really new for D&D. Even back in the TSR
>> days, there was a lot of crap that licensed the D&D branding
>> (everything from model clay kits to birthday party paper plates). Over
>> the years, the selection became a bit more sophisticated but there's
>> been D&D t-shirts and jewelry for years (not to mention all the LEGOs,
>> toys, comic books, video games, etc.)
>>
>> I think Hasbro bet hard that the recently released movie was going to
>> be a much larger success than it turned out to be, and - expecting
>> that movie to draw in a much more varied crowd - eagerly shared their
>> license out to anyone who came asking. They thought "Honor Amongst
>> Thieves" was going to be another Star Wars... or at least a "Game of
>> Thrones". And had it succeeded, all these licensed products would have
>> been snatched up by people who saw the brand as something exciting and
>> new.
>>
>> But then the movie flopped, and all these licensing deals became
>> superfluous, and Hasbro's exuberance seems a bit silly in retrospect.
>>
> 
> But these deals are coming a bit late as a cash in for the movie. The 
> movie was out a year ago, and all these things just are coming out right 
> now.

I think it's more the success of BG3.  However that's still the D&D 
game.  It's obvious the guys running the show are clueless.

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-Justisaur

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