Re: [DL] International Gaming

[Markus Finster <markus.finster@chello.at>]

At 07:46 29.07.2002, Mr. Christopher McGlothlin, M.Ed. wrote:
 >         Acually, if it does not offend the list at large, I for one would
 >love to know about what games are popular outside the US &CS. It's a
 >perspective we industry folk rarely get.
 >         If it does offend the good people here, please feel free to email
 >me privately.

I can only speak for Austria.
In the few gaming shops we have here, the best-selling stuff (judging from 
the size of the shelves) would be:
Das Schwarze Auge (a German RPG, very popular, with huge background 
information. Nearly everyone who starts with RPG in Germany or Austria 
starts with DSA. I heard that they wanted to hit the US market too, but I 
don't know what they called the game there - Aventuria or something like 
that...)
AD&D/D&D 3rd - Hey, we're not NZ!

And then there come various other games. Gurps, Star Wars, a lot of 
Vampire: The Masquerade, a little less from the rest of White Wolf-Games...

Deadlands is pretty low-selling here. I guess about the same amount as 
Earthdawn (which is my favorite fantasy game. Or was, at least, since I 
haven't played it for 2 years now).

Markus