Cry Havoc - How Much To Pay?

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Many of you try to buy game boxes while the game is no longer available in stores.

For complete boxed games, you will have to check on the web.  This page is intended to help you figure out what the right price is and avoid bad surprises. Data comes mostly from transactions on eBay. Shipping charges are not included in the prices.

Please note that unlike what sellers would like you to believe, finding these boxes on eBay is fairly easy: Over 400 transactions have been recorded between July 2004 and December 2005. The "fair" prices are mentioned in the table below.

Bargain prices can be found in countries other than the US, UK or France. So don't forget to check on German or Italian sites: Somebody bought Cry Havoc from an Austrian seller for 10.50 Euros (about $14, or 7$) only! Don't forget to check also misspelled items: One box sold for 1 Euro only just because it was spelled "Cry Hovak"...

I have added statistics about the frequency of boxes sold per type for your reference.

For convenience, the exchange rate used is 1 Euro = 0.7 £ = US$1.3
 

Merchant Sites Selling Cry Havoc Stuff
LudikBazar (France - sells worldwide - Entirely translated in English). This company sells Cry Havoc material on a regular basis. Very professional and managed by people that love gaming. 

Noble Knight Games (USA - sells worldwide). Note that they sell the full Cry Havoc Fan catalog, if you want to buy in US dollars and get your products shipped in a couple of days.

Second Chance Games (UK - sells worldwide). This company specializes in used wargames. An excellent source for Standard Games products (new or used).

Hovistocose (Italie - sells worldwide - Site only in Italian). Check the Cry Havoc series under the company name Tilsit (the importer of Jeux Descartes in Italy).

 

Last update: Jun 12, 2009          
Games Supply -
Demand
  New,
Shrink Wrapped
New,
Unpunched
Fair Condition
Standard Games (English)          
Cry Havoc Ample supply -
Fair demand
  35€ / 25£ / $46 25€ / 18£ / $33 20€ / 14£ / $26
Siege Ample supply -
Fair demand
  35€ / 25£ / $46 25€ / 18£ / $33 20€ / 14£ / $26
Samurai Blades Fair supply-
Little demand
  25€ / 18£ / $3   20€ / 14£ / $26
Outremer Short supply-
Little demand
  40€ / 28£ / $52   30€ / 21£ / $39
Viking Raiders Short supply-
Little demand
  42€ / 29£ / $55   20€ / 14£ / $26
Dark Blades Short supply-
Little demand
  30€ / 21£ / $39 20€ / 14£ / $26 15€ / 10£ / $20
DB Supplement Very rare -
No demand
       
Scenario Booklet 1 Short supply-
Little demand
  20€ / 14£ / $26   15€ / 10£ / $20
Scenario Booklet 2 Very rare
Fair demand
  15€ / 10£ / $20    
The Forest map Short supply-
High demand
  15€ / 10£ / $20    
Eurogames (French)   Price List*      
Cry Havoc Ample supply -
Fair demand
34 € 30€ / 21£ / $39 25€ / 18£ / $33 20€ / 14£ / $26
Siθge Ample supply -
Fair demand
34 € 30€ / 21£ / $39 25€ / 18£ / $33 20€ / 14£ / $26
Samourai Fair supply -
Little demand
34 € 25€ / 18£ / $33 20€ / 14£ / $26 15€ / 10£ / $20
Croisades Fair supply -
Fair demand
41 € 45 € / 32 £/ $59 40€ / 28£ / $52 35€ / 25(£ / $46
Vikings Short supply -
Fair demand
41 € 40€ / 28£ / $52 35€ / 25(£ / $46 30€ / 21£ / $39
Templars Castle Fair supply -
Little demand
26 € 30€ / 21£ / $39 25€ / 18£ / $33 20€ / 14£ / $26
Fortified Town Short supply -
Little demand
26 € 30€ / 21£ / $39 25€ / 18£ / $33 20€ / 14£ / $26
Dragon Noir 1 Very rare -
Fair demand
  45€ / 32£ / $59 35€ / 25£ / $46 25€ / 18£ / $33
Dragon Noir 2 Abundant supply -
Little demand
39 € 15€ / 10£ / $20 10€ / 7£ / $13  
1 each map (Ford, Open Field, Coast 1&2) Available in the Shoppe -
High demand
  2€ / 1.4£ / $2.6    

(*) As published in the Jeux Descartes 1998 French Price List at that time (after Fr. Franc to Euro conversion)

Number of transactions on eBay per month
  2004   2005
    January 23
    February 13
    March 38
    April 20
    May 26
    June 32
July 3 July 24
August 5 August 8
September 25 September 33
October 14 October 29
November 28 November 26 (*)
December 27 December 24

(*) 7 days of sales missing

Frequency of eBay transactions per box
Period : July2004/September 2005

Total: 321 transactions

 
Publisher Box Number of transactions Breakdown %
Standard Games Cry Havoc 49 15%
Standard Games Siege 33 10%
Standard Games Samurai Blades 19 6%
Standard Games Outremer 12 4%
Standard Games Viking Raiders 17 5%
Standard Games Dark Blades 12 4%
Eurogames Cry Havoc 54 17%
Eurogames Siθge 32 13%
Eurogames Samourai 22 7%
Eurogames Croisades 23 7%
Eurogames Vikings 15 5%
Eurogames Templars Castle 24 7%
Eurogames Medieval Town 17 5%
Eurogames Dragon Noir 1 9 3%
Eurogames Dragon Noir 2 30 9%