Hi:

A question for anyone who may have a copy of the Midkemia version of Cities.

In the copy I just got, about 1/3 of pages 7 and 8 (back to back) is cut off vertically.

It is possible that this was done to better integrate the chart on those pages with the charts on pages 6 and 9.  If so, it was a success, because they are now easy to read together.....

But....

Was this done by the publisher or is this an after-market modification?

Anyone have a copy to compare?

Mark  

I dug out my first edition and second edition copies of Cities to check.

The page in the second edition is 7/8 labelled Encounter Matrix Table II. and on the right side it says "CUT ON VERTICAL LINE AND DISCARD".  This page matches with IV/V in the first edition.  The first edition has the same page division but says "cut on line and discard" so I assume that this was not a printing error but intentionally done - otherwise why change the wording.

There are no holes punched in my copy.  I paid $5 for it...and then realized that Midkemia is still selling these on their website for $5 and slightly less in shipping than I paid.

I guess an item cannot count as marred if it has been cut along a line as instructed by the publisher.  Interesting editorial choice...but it saved a step in the printing process by having the customer do the cutting.

Mark  

http://www.midkemia.com/Products.html

Look here, aia.  

Who knows if they have updated their website, but there are also a couple of really nice Midkemia downloads for free on the site.

Mark