Yes, that means its far cheaper to order things from overseas and have them shipped internationally than it is to buy them from the store 5 minutes from your house. Wierd, huh?
A box of 10 marines is about 5000 yen here. (Prim will be able to give a more accurate cost). The same box of marines retails from the GW UK website for 22.50GBP. (Or, 18.50 if you order it from Wayland Games. Thats about 2500 yen.) As a point of reference, a McDonalds Big Mac meal here costs 630 yen. So, 4 big macs to 10 space marines. How does that compare with Sweden?
In terms of how gaming is organised here, its pretty informal. Recently (this year) Primarch has started organising tourneys and similar themed events, and theyve been successful, but the big problem weve found has been simple numbers. There just arent that many gamers in the country. We're doing really well if we can get 20 people to come to an event. At that kind of level, there's more to be gained from playing in a fun, enjoyable manner than going all out to win.
Dont get me wrong - we have our competitve players here, too. Badruck is one, and dont let Prim fool you - he can lay the smack down with the best of them. I enjoy a competitive game sometimes too. I think its all about planning. If you plan a friendly game, then bring a friendly list. if you plan a "lets see who's best" kinda game, then yeah, bring your leaf blower and expect your opponent to do the same.
Anyway, regardless of your own prefered play style, itll be good to get another gamer into the group. Welcome aboard
) and it wouldn't take much to get me to invest in the new edition.