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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:53 pm

Just wondering how expensive and/or rare this little game is, and whether anyone has it, and if its worth trying to hunt down.

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:56 pm

I'll say it is rare. I remember seeing one a number of years ago before I really started collecting nonTSR. It seemed to be well sought after then but I don't remember the sales price.

I have tried tracking down a copy of this one with no luck. I think it is still on a number of people's list.

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:10 pm

Mars wrote:I'll say it is rare. I remember seeing one a number of years ago before I really started collecting nonTSR. It seemed to be well sought after then but I don't remember the sales price.

I have tried tracking down a copy of this one with no luck. I think it is still on a number of people's list.

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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:57 pm

What Mark said..

Although I have seen (well heard) 2 coppies sold/traded in my time..

Still on my list too...

Brette:)

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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 9:16 pm

Mars wrote:I'll say it is rare. I remember seeing one a number of years ago before I really started collecting nonTSR.

have done well in 2 years

Mars wrote:It seemed to be well sought after then but I don't remember the sales price.

split $ as wish but dinky dungeons most desired

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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:36 pm

I know some of the guys who made the game and most of them don't even have copies of it anymore

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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:30 pm

there is a lot of that.. the people that make em throw em out and then years later want to copy and have to pay through the nose for it..

Brette:)

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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:44 pm

Do any of them remember how copies they had printed?

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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 3:19 pm

A new review of Dinky Dungeons @ http://neogrognard.blogspot.com/2010/01 ... eview.html

I thought some folks might be interested

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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:07 pm

A quick Google search will reveal a pretty decent pdf... easy anough to print and staple. Throw in some dice from a constructable card game and you're all set.

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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:56 am

bosuch wrote: dice from a constructable card game

Pirates player?

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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:36 am

sauromatian wrote:
Pirates player?

Pirates, Star Wars, Racer Knights, Rocketmen... :-)

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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:23 pm

OK, well, there is a current complete set of these available on eBay... but, I am not sure what to offer on the bid. I'll talk it over with the wife and then decide what to do... unless someone here snaps it up before then, that is.

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Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:02 pm

Compared with the recent sales, the current price of the listing is reasonable:

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These ones added up to over $1K.

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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:28 pm

Mars wrote:These ones added up to over $1K.

Only one auction went high and there were a lot, lot more in those sales (both in numbers and state of completion) vs. that $750/best offer. Might still be better off asking the winner if they're wanting to ditch the duplicates in the first instance?

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Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:56 pm

Excluding the 2nd edition of Dinky Dungeons, anyone know if these products had multiple printings or if some variation is expected in the add-on materials, such as the Adventure Map that accompanies the rulebook (for example, I have one set that has a greyscale version [not done by the previous owner] and a simple black-and-white one [not sure if its just a photocopy or not])?

Do you know how many Character Sheets are supposed to come with the Dinky Dungeons rules? Again, I have variable amounts which could be due to someone playing with them, but I'd like to know what to expect for completeness's sake.

And, lastly, anyone know whether these items were made (being mentioned in the catalog that comes with the booklets, I am curious...):

Doc's Pow Cards Set #1

Doc's Pow Cards Set #2

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Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:21 am

New one to me, wondered why there was so much interest in these listings.

I guess everyone gets another chance to see some of these sell

Main listing

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and three other single book listings by the same seller

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Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:34 pm

WOW!!

I sold the only two I had several months ago to Noble Knight. It was the only two I had found in years of looking. I think I got them both from Burntwire Brothers

I say again....WOW!

Wish I hadn't decided to sell all non-essential FRPG gaming stuff.

Oh well

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