Arthur Orton Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I think I was about 14 when I ended up buying images of war for about a year. Very comprehensive history of WW2. Not boring at all, no sir. Anyway there was some balloon on mastermind with the battle of Arnhem as his specialist subject. I scored more than him. I didn't get out much in those days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Dosser-fae-the-shire said: Saw that yesterday. Surely no one buys these things. They still regularly appear, which means it must be financially worthwhile, and they spend a fair whack on advertising too. Think about how many of those things you'd need to sell in order to make a decent profit. You'd also need to keep people buying them, as the drop-off rate after the first few installments must be huge when people come to their senses. It's not unheard of for the publisher to give up halfway through a run if the sales are poor too. Imagine spending hundreds on a DIY Spitfire/DeLorean/Death Star, only for it to end up half-finished. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Tynierose said: I think I was about 14 when I ended up buying images of war for about a year. Very comprehensive history of WW2. Not boring at all, no sir. Anyway there was some balloon on mastermind with the battle of Arnhem as his specialist subject. I scored more than him. I didn't get out much in those days. Do you want to know how it ended? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Orton Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Do you want to know how it ended? Yes please, stopped buying it when series was around January 45. Things weren't looking to clever for Jerry if I recall. Don't tell me I've missed a huge twist at the end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 On 13/02/2020 at 20:11, coprolite said: What was this again? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tynierose said: Yes please, stopped buying it when series was around January 45. Things weren't looking to clever for Jerry if I recall. Don't tell me I've missed a huge twist at the end. It was a draw! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, sjc said: What was this again? Chocky 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 45 minutes ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: They still regularly appear, which means it must be financially worthwhile, and they spend a fair whack on advertising too. Think about how many of those things you'd need to sell in order to make a decent profit. You'd also need to keep people buying them, as the drop-off rate after the first few installments must be huge when people come to their senses. It's not unheard of for the publisher to give up halfway through a run if the sales are poor too. Imagine spending hundreds on a DIY Spitfire/DeLorean/Death Star, only for it to end up half-finished. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin.Hood Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Parents and myself use to love playing this game at tea time.That is all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 12 hours ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: That was brilliant. An extra team because they went to print before Romania battered Denmark in the final qualifier to pip them, Gordon Banks' save from Pele shoehorned into "Golden Goals" because they didn't have anywhere else to put it. And the rest of it was actually brilliant with great reviews of the preceding World Cups, and other great goals and matches. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 20 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: That was brilliant. An extra team because they went to print before Romania battered Denmark in the final qualifier to pip them, Gordon Banks' save from Pele shoehorned into "Golden Goals" because they didn't have anywhere else to put it. And the rest of it was actually brilliant with great reviews of the preceding World Cups, and other great goals and matches. Still got mine, and I'd buy a modern update if it was similar quality. I take it the idea wasn't successful enough to catch on, or was too much work. Felt like a real labour of love for someone. I've also kept the domestic football follow-up that Orbis did. Haven't looked at it in donkey's, but I remember every league side in England and Scotland getting a fact file page about the history of the club. Once again, a modern edition would have all of my money thrown at it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 My Shoot collection from 1979......... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I've been meaning to scan old issues of The Absolute Game to upload here for ages, but I wonder if anyone would be interested in seeing those Orbis collections scanned too. If I did a page per day, we could be finished by, ooh, the heat death of the universe. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Tynierose said: I didn't get out much in those days. Was it a bridge too far for you to get out? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 13 hours ago, Todd_is_God said: Remember being over the moon with oor first teletext telly, the club pages and the joys of constantly checking it to find out fitba scores. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Mark Connolly said: That was brilliant. An extra team because they went to print before Romania battered Denmark in the final qualifier to pip them, Gordon Banks' save from Pele shoehorned into "Golden Goals" because they didn't have anywhere else to put it. And the rest of it was actually brilliant with great reviews of the preceding World Cups, and other great goals and matches. I still have mine* in my Mum and Dad's attic. *It was actually my mates but I borrowed it for some reason. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: My Shoot collection from 1979......... How big is your left foot!? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 26 minutes ago, Curmudgeon said: How big is your left foot!? 9 and a half. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: 9 and a half. Thank you. Teltz to them saying act your age not your shoe size. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: 9 and a half. Thank you. Fatty feet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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