[split from DIY Counters] zovs - "What to start with in PG?"

[zovs]

Forum Admin's Note - the DIY thread derailed into a discussion of how best to start playing PG. Not wanting to see a valuable topic lost at the tail end of an unrelated thread, I've split it off into its own thread. This is neither the 1980's nor CSW, we can and should categorize discussions freely.

Okay, so this is from APL web site, the Print and Play that they list here are not die cut counters or are they?

Print and Play (AP)

And this one does not list counters but is a print edition?

What is this?

Also, would it be worth the $35 to become a Gold Member?