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From: M Breton <mbreton@**.NETCOM.COM>
Subject: Re: Promo Cards and 2nd Run
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 16:53:47 -0500
On 05/12/98 02:03:10 you wrote:

> 1) Isn't the theory of promo cards supposed to be that they are
>"Promotional" cards? That is, they promote the game and thus are
>available prior to the release of a given game to pique peoples'
>intererest in the upcoming release? :) (I'm mentioning this because the
>first Underworld promo card wasn't even really available until 2 months
>after its release).

Well -- promotion also happens during the life of the game. FASA continued to place ads
for First Run after its initial debut, after all.

I tend to find magazine articles more important than promo cards, as far as sustaining
interest, and, since I'm so limited on time myself, I suggest everyone else takes a crack
at writing one. :)


> 2) The "2nd Run" has been postponed with no mention of how long or
>why. Does anyone have any information on what is happening with the 2nd
>Run?

Mike and Jim are very busy people. FASA's got its third edition of Shadowrun (the RPG)
coming out in August, and there are any number of other projects going on (including
playtesting Second Run and Corpse War.)

> 3) Corp Wars is still slated for release in July (once again,
>according to the FASA website). Does anyone have any information or
>knowledge concerning the cards in this set? Are there going to be
>promos?

At the playtest stage, from what I hear. Ninety cards, focusing on the megacorps ..
y'know, I was once doing a weekly thing to help everyone understand the corps, and I
really should get back to it.

Yes, there will be promos. :)


- Matt

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