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Post Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2020 4:51 pm 
 

I finally got in a later print(?) Night Below set for a photo comparison. Updated my previous Night below blog post.

Fairly minor, but noticeable graphical change on the box lid.

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Photo shows (l-r) Initial (Nov 1995), hybrid (updated books), and later print.

The updated graphics resemble that of 1997's Tale of the Comet, which - given the lack of dates - makes me think this is a '96 or '97 print.

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The updated box set is less common than the initial printing.

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 1:06 am 
 

Hi Wayne (I've ordered stuff from you in the past).  I got nothing on this one.  Since I sold my Night Below out of shrink copy years ago, I don't know what to say about printing differences.  All I have left is the one I left in shrink from those years gone by.  I'm not a big shrink collector but I think I'm going to leave this one in shrink as the condition of the box in NM and since shrink isn't a condition but an enhancement I'll keep it that way.  Interesting question though, curious to see what pans out of this.

Edit: Specifically meaning, my shrink copy matches the 1995 printing you have where the black border does not creep in to include the logo, etc.  I'm fairly certain the copy I sold was the same.  I don't think I've seen that thicker black border one before.

  

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 10:52 am 
 

No problem, keep it in the shrink!  :)

I'm going to start paying more attention to the Night Below sets as they come through the shop. I hadn't even noticed there were differences until recently.

My personal preference: I like the classic version box and books w/o the prominent TSR badging.



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Post Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:54 pm 
 

I can confirm that there were at least two printings.  Of the copies I have, they all fit into the same two printings, as far as I can tell.

  
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