PG product glut

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I realize this post may raise the ire of APL defenders, but that's how I see it.

Well, it shouldn't raise ire. In my mind, there are several positions on APL:

1) The mechanics / scenarios of the game series themselves

2) The game components

3) How they are paid for and distributed

I will usually give my unrequested views on the former, at least for the naval series, as I strongly support them.

The components... variable. I would prefer mounted maps, die-cut / no scorch, and well formatted color example rulebooks and data sheets. Don't always get those, but can tolerate what has been issued for most part.

The latter, well... I recognize APL is struggling, but a sale is a contract... you have to deliver. Dog-ate-my-homework excuses may cover some years, but at some point, the music stops, and you have either reconstituted business to a better model or folded. Yes, I have pre-orders from 2007, and have even pitched in to help them get issued. But: I recognize generous volunteers do not a sustaining business model make.

As my old PhD adviser said (ex-Shell chief engineer), three rules of sales: on time, on budget, happy customer. Any two, and you are usually OK.

-Jim