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¿Question #1560?
Blackwind: Do you "pre-order" games?

gnatdbug: Burned once, twice shy.
Woelf: I have, but that only happens on very, very special occasions.
Phil Fleischmann: No.
Obi Wann: yes
weed131: no
pwilz: Not usually.
jackR24: No, although I'm thinking about pre-ordering Washington's War.
belyakoff: No.
Microver99: Yes
aleo09: i did once
mummykitty: "Yes."
ricardofo: no, never
nexttothemoon: Not Yet.
PsyJam: Not any more
Diamat: Yup.
cgund: no
bigbadsteve: i havent with a boardgame, but have for several video games
Beyak: Yes
_Kael_: Yes, a few
consolewa: Does a bear "shit" in the woods?
DHEK: Nope. I'd rather make sure the game I have my eye on is really good before I plonk good money on it.
Sandy Petersen: on occasion
adreeve: Rarely.
diemacher: Yep
jeffwolfe: no
Boomer: yes
Leo-T: sometimes
Beelzebub: No, unless it is for a re-print from Rio Grande Games and who knows when they will ever get around to finally releasing it.
mcross: Only if it's something I really want
ermd: occasionally
Janiv: Yes, I've pre-ordered a few and have been glad I have because they went out of stock quick!
mooka: nope
Dorque: Yup.
TaliaIsabelle: I didn't use to, but I recently did for the first time, pre-ordered Caylus, Tempus, El Grande, Goa, and Reef Encounter from Thought Hammer.
jaycdu: no
xandryyte: Not really
yid0: never did
Avatar_69: No. I like to play a game before I buy it
XenoMaster: Yes
bluebehir: Sometimes.
MartinTrouman: never...
Shotmagnet: sometimes, if it's a must-have
Helenoftroy: a few times
brainrob: Occasionally
Deeghter: Nope! I check'em out first, then buy them!
Bahamut-X: Not yet
Gamesmeister99: yes
orodreth: Nope
Loquutus: Yes. I pre-ordered Slapshot.
dogberry: Have now pre-ordered the Hollywood card game. It was cheap.
korppu: No
top_o_class: no
LemonyFresh: Yes
cerulean: nope.
helyanamanso: no
RonStock: Hell yeah
double_ones: nope
simon craddock: no
ctskas: not yet
dietevil: No
MochaKimono: No.
GuyHill: no
Evilnames: I can't preorder what I haven't made.
javelin98: No
GrandpaDave: No
yossarians: yes, P500 at GMT
obob: never have so far, but wouldn't preclude the possibility
Belash: no
CharlieWonka: I have
thoia: no
Great Dane: No
Nem Menuu: no
tipigi: no
kennyb: not yet....if there was somethin i was really really really interested in - maybe
Karlsen: No
yoacusna: No.
The Unbeliever: 42
scribidinus: Not usually. I like to read reviews and check 'em out og BGG first.
dr glaze et al: No. More often than not the practice supports poorly-run companies. But I make a notable exception for Columbia Games because they rule.
darthcliff: Yes
NigelFisher: Yep, occasionally
twelbes: occasionally
Randy Cox: I think I did once (Santa Fe Rails)
Musti: Have not done it so far. It's tricky to get sucked in the hype that precede some games
scriptorum: Yes
Bearcat89: Oui.
ThatFalafelGirl: nope
Lord_Prussian: NO
Sceadeau: No. I like knowing something about a game before I pick it up. Which is why BGG is great.
viogression: No.
der_chad: never, I need to feel the box in my greedy little fingers.
skrutsch: Scott does.
2amp: no
chad56s: No. I've got a want-list a mile long as it is.
snoozefest: n
Windopaene: not yet
AWildEep: Yes
dakarp: No. Not from stores, and certainly not from the publisher. I try to avoid buying any game I haven't tried.
MisterCranky: Rarely...it's an annoying scam.
davidme: Not often at all.
heli: n
jpact: No.
Drewcooter: Yes
Wintergoblin: sometimes
Cromaa: I haven't yet
Shakar: Never tried yet.
ValJor: Never
djlg: No.
AlorielLelyn: Sometimes, though not so much lately.
RaDiKal: occasionally
DenverWolf: yes, it's a sickness
Ebonwoulfe: I put them in order of how much I think I will like them when they come out, that's about all the pre-ordering I do
isolated: No. I wait to see if the hype is worth it. Let other people waste their money on a stupid and over-hyped game.
Tim Synge: Yes, and if you haven't done so, sign up for "Winds of Plunder" at GMT.
Dave: No longer.
hibikir: only videogames, and only if I'm being properly bribed. A copy of Zelda, Ocarina of time, for example.
Oborro: sometimes I want to... I havent yet
wtrollkin2000: no
boermans: Not yet...
gnomehome: Not anymore
-Johnny-: No
puffinge: Not anymore.
chaddyboy_2000: Yes.
rucky: no
Jim_P: Yes
PghArch: Yes, sometimes.
CDRodeffer: Yes
CortexBomb: Yep, but not online, only with my local store
jttm: No
Eric Haas: Sometimes
Spielfreak: I have, particularly from GMT (using their P500 system).
BobDodgerBlue: I have
skelebone: No, I usually wait for them to be generally available.
sos1: Some
louiseh: No
Grimwold: no, but I drool a lot at the previews.
Blackwind: Yes, espcially if I can save some bucks.