# Where to dowload TOAW 3?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 12, 2012, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-dowload-toaw-3/631254 "2012-08-12T08:04:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-dowload-toaw-3/631254/1 "2012-08-12T08:04:28Z")

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I wanted to buy The Operational Art of War 3, but I can’t find it, except on the publisher’s site (Matrix Games) for € 35 , which seems vastly overpriced for a game released in 2006.

Does anybody know if it’s sold elsewhere in downloadable format?  
Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-dowload-toaw-3/631254/2 "2012-08-12T13:49:31Z")

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A quick look says that the publisher is the only place to legally download the game. It is available on torrents but I wouldn’t recommend that.

And yeah it is expensive, but so is the boxed version. You would figure a 6 year old game would have dropped in price, at least a little. There must still be decent demand for it.

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**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-dowload-toaw-3/631254/3 "2012-08-12T15:28:54Z")

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They did update the graphics in a patch, so it looks a bit more modern. But yeah, it’s a hex-based war game, which makes it a niche product, which makes the price suck.

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**Author:** ![Mekhazzio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b38774/32.png) [@Mekhazzio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mekhazzio)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-dowload-toaw-3/631254/4 "2012-08-12T17:24:56Z")

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Yep, welcome to niche gaming. They know they’re just about the only supplier for the demand, and price accordingly.