They’re making money on it, so that’s reason enough for them.
Presumably, the few people that buy it will open and use it.
I highly doubt they are making much money, if any on it. Board game development and manufacturing is expensive in the U.S. especially for a one-off. A game with this many decks and pieces would probably cost an easy $100 in a regular retail environment, which is likely why the run is limited.
$100 is way too steep for punch-out tokens. or maybe games developed in the era of kickstarter have skewed my perception.
I expect a larger, less limited run for a higher price later on if this test run sells well. If this is a loss leader, it’s also a marketing gambit.
well, they’re charging money for it. Whether or not they make money sort of depends on whether people buy them
They have 30k members that collectively pay them $100k per month over patreon. Plus the large number of folks like me who listen on bootleg feeds and their public feed. I think that’s enough people that they can sell out a limited run of a board game.
Me staring at my copy of Catan that is still in the plastic wrap contemplating buying this for the memes.