by mfaulk80
pkreynolds wrote:
notyetsuperman wrote:
In my experience this is no reason not buy a game. There are half a dozen way to fix this if indeed it is a problem. And sincerely if this is your only reason for not buying, please do get it then ask the publisher if and when it falls apart to replace it. ... I do think preventive maintenance goes a long way.
Now if you are looking for a reason not to buy the game, well you seem to have a found one.
Now if you are looking for a reason not to buy the game, well you seem to have a found one.
I respectfully disagree. If there's evidence that the components of a game are shoddy in some form or another, in my opinion, that's a pretty good reason not to buy. Your opinion is that it's not. That's perfectly fine.
I did not buy Ora Et Labora for a similar reason - there were many, many reports here on BGG that the board quality was very bad. If I'm going to spend $70+ for a board game (as is the case with that game) I want high quality components. That's simply my expectation. Other gamers might not care as much about this. Likewise, with Tzolk'in, if it is a widespread problem that the board is poorly made and requires additional work on my part to maintain (up to and including the need to contact the company and wait for replacement) then it might not be worth my money, sadly.
Hence the reason that I've asked for input from other owners of the game about this issue - maybe Trent got a bad board with his copy, and nobody else has had this problem. Hey, great! I've bought games that were missing components or had quality issues before - you can't prevent that, and generally the publisher is quick with replacements. I'd love to hear that this isn't a common issue, as it would make my purchase decision much easier.
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Most copies will arrive absolutely fine, but the Tzolkin board may take a little extra precaution to keep in good condition. As long as you're careful, I wouldn't imagine that the board would split in most cases. As I noted above, however, I think that the sharp puzzle piece corners can get damaged pretty easily if they're not stored carefully. That may be magnified because I store my games on their sides.