@Constantinople:
Is there any reason one has to pay $100.00; let’s don’t call this a
$100.00 game.
Ok, but then we can’t call any other boardgame a $__ game, either. Boardgames are almost always sold below the MSRP. Tide of Iron, for example, is $80 dollars last time I checked. I could find it for $55 online. It’s still an $80 game though, those sites will put the price as “$55 (You save $25!)” or something, for selling it under the MSRP.
It’s good to refer based on MSRP as that keeps everything in proportion… if you started referring to AA50 as a $70 game because you bought it online, that would make an $80 like Tide of Iron sound more expensive than AA50, when in reality it is on average sold 20 bucks cheaper or so. Why not, then, simply refer to all games as what you paid for them? Well, there is no way to determine an “actual” price… stores usually sell at MSRP, the internet usually sells cheaper but with shipping, and even if you find a cheap no shipping site, not everyone can buy from one site (limited supply). The MSRP is a solid way to establish how much you are paying for the game… if you are going to your local game store, expect to pay it. If you are ordering online, expect a good 30% off, with possible shipping.