Dealer McDope will not be under my tree this year!

Could be a bummer of a Christmas.

The Official Dealer McDope Game, based on the famous Gilbert Shelton comix character, is not going to be under my tree this year. Sigh. A long hard slog through Google and all the various leads that are posted there just goes to show that this hard to secure classic needs a reprint job, pronto. I loved reading through all the comments and such, from fans and from folks who have found it in the stacks and from those who want a copy of it dearly. I guess I need to add my name to that list!. Many fond memories, or, for those who played the game by the rules just a bit too hard (a puff or a shot for each turn!) possibly not much in the way of the memories department at all!

I loved my underground comix as a lad but somehow this game eluded me. I know for certain I wouldn't have been able to play this at home, never mind on board ship (cards and acey-ducey were our games of choice back then). I know for sure we couldn't have had it on the beach (not in Japan, anyway, not with Naval Intelligence and the Japanese police always looking for reasons to bust us). No, I missed out on picking up a copy at The Black back in '78. For whatever reason I decided to look it up today. Lots of leads, lots of items with "sold out" notices posted. Not much fun for a guy who just wants to get down with this board game on New Years Day!

Tell me, how does this game sound to you? Here's a product description from Amazon:

Product Description

We've all had fantasies of making the million dollar deal. We've even worked out some of the details--indulged in thoughts of exotic dope ports, tons of contraband and that enormous bank roll in our pocket. Lots of folks are coming out these days telling us what dealing big time was all about, but we know one thing for sure: McDope went to all those places, played and panicked, scored and whored, and now that he is legit he wanted to pass along to you the way it was really done. So sit back and cop to some fantastic entertainment. Leave Doobietown, USA and journey to an intriguing port of call, score caches of dop and return home anxious to sell. Sounds simple and it is, as long as karma, skill, and the roll of the dice are on your side and you don't get hassled at any borders, ripped off by your partners, or busted. Enter the world of Dave Sheridan's classic comic book character, Dealer McDope, and reenact the hilarious scenarios with each roll of the dice.

Lots of cool snapshots from a personal collector! Thanks!
http://imgur.com/gallery/3wRIo

Board Game Geek link!
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10783/official-dealer-mcdope-dealing-game

Download it. Really?
http://harmonysite.wixsite.com/wizardsblog/single-post/2016/01/12/Download-Dealer-Mcdope-Game

In the meantime, anyone out there ever play this game? Is it as good as it sounds? Is the art as cool as I think it is? And, what the hell, if you have a copy and wish to unload it, drop me a line!

Salud!