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why are tabletop games so expensive
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Tabletop, DnD, board games, and minecraft. Also Animal Crossing.
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Niche hobby with a high lead in for returns (if you put money towards making a board game, it's going to be a while before you see any returns, let alone hitting your production costs) and it's pretty risky. While things like d&d are pretty popular, the reach any one game from a new developer has is pretty limited unless it gets chance mentioned by someone on critical role.