Does anyone know offhand if the compendium of issues 1-6 issued by JG contains all of the content from the individual issues of Dungeoner 1-6?

Mike, it really was Tadashi's auctions that made me ask the question in the first place:  since the original 3 are just 12-16 digest-sized pages each, and the compendium is 80 full-sized page, I wondered if they managed to squeeze all of the originals into the compendium.  

Having pulled out my comendium, and comparing to Tadashi's auctions at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 58876&rd=1
it doesn't look like all of the original articles are included:  "The Goodies Bag" by Paul Jaquays, J. Mark Hendricks doesn't seem to be in the compendium, for example.

The only copies of 1-6 that I've seen have all gone for goodly sums of money, so the ones that Mike found must have slipped beneath the collective eBay radar, I guess

mdr003 wrote:And now I think about it, I the auction I managed to snag was for issues 1-10, for $122. At the time I thought I'd paid a fair whack for the lot, but I see now it was a canny investment.

"Investment"??
Heh, heh... that would imply reselling at a later date, Mike?

You basically paid for #1-6. As per before, #7 and 8 are "uncommon" and #9 upwards no great shakes. Still a very good purchase, IMO.

Presume you've got the later zines, too, but if not:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5922954877 , etc.
(I don't know whether the free gift offer on the back of the wrapper is being honored by the new JG )

mdr003 wrote:Tadashi's auctions always seem to attract a premium...

Not sure.
The earliest "Space Gamer"s didn't go sky-high and these were regularly on "wants lists" even 25 years ago (and have D&D/FRP connections). Just didn't look like there was much competition so I was lazy and only left a middling snipe bid (*cough*).

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mdr003 wrote:The compendium is full sized? I remember it being the same size (ie digest) as the individual issues, just with more pages. And now I think about it, I the auction I managed to snag was for issues 1-10, for $122.

Not related to the topic, mind you, but the final prices were
#1: $129, #2: $76, #3: $71 (with the postally-sent Tadashi connection,  fwiw, should anyone pick up this thread in future without the context!).

Hi,

 Mike here new to the forum. We were the winners of Tadashi's space gamers, and I just recived them in the mail. We did pay a little high, but I knew if I didn't put that kind of a bid in they would have been lost. what a treat reading reviews about "this new game D&D" as you know #2 is 1975. Also Tadashi told me he dosn't have the #1 so I'm still on the lookout any help would be great. I have Dungeoners 1-23 so if you ned a scan or have a question I'll do my best to answer it for you.

P.S. I have 2 Dungeoners #2 and #3, and would be willing to trade both for a Space Gamer #1

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Mike Hurley 10/3/04