Re: Dungeon! TSR board game
Posted by Billiam Babble on Feb 01, 2012; 11:57pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Dungeon-TSR-board-game-tp6565705p7245110.html
Seriously?
Well, son (or for anyone who was curious), in the old days, game companies couldn't afford to ink their dice so they encouraged gamers to fill in the numbers themselves with a smeary wax crayon. I've mainly only seen white crayons, but a black one is depicted here:
(Image borrowed from Grognardia. Similar picks can be found in the Aceum)
Before we dismiss this humble artifact, let it be known that the mark of a well kept vintage product is the inclusion of of unmarked (perhaps sealed) dice and the crayon - this is the sort of thing which can really increase the price on Ebay.
The downside is that sometimes the crayon could crumble in the box, leaving marks on precious rulebooks. Ye gods!
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Dungeon-TSR-board-game-tp6565705p7245110.html
Seriously?
Well, son (or for anyone who was curious), in the old days, game companies couldn't afford to ink their dice so they encouraged gamers to fill in the numbers themselves with a smeary wax crayon. I've mainly only seen white crayons, but a black one is depicted here:
(Image borrowed from Grognardia. Similar picks can be found in the Aceum)
Before we dismiss this humble artifact, let it be known that the mark of a well kept vintage product is the inclusion of of unmarked (perhaps sealed) dice and the crayon - this is the sort of thing which can really increase the price on Ebay.
The downside is that sometimes the crayon could crumble in the box, leaving marks on precious rulebooks. Ye gods!
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