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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

SJG PDF Challenge & Me

By now you've probably read these posts on the upcoming GURPS Kickstarter:

Big News from SJG

This Deal Is Getting Worse All The Time

June 23, 2020: Coming Next Month: Steve Jackson Games' GURPS 2020 PDF Challenge

The short version is this:

It'll start with one PDF. $3 gets you that PDF and any stretch PDFs (eventually, 12 PDFs, each 10 pages.)

You can pledge at these levels:

$3 - You get all unlocked PDFs.
$30 - You get all unlocked PDFs and $30 in credit to spend in BackerKit on existing GURPS PDFs.
$99 - You get all unlocked PDFs and $125 in credit to spend in BackerKit on existing GURPS PDFs.


Basically, if everything unlocks, you get 12 PDFs for $3 and $27 in extra stuff for the second tier. For the third tier, you get 12 PDFs for $3 and $122 worth of other stuff, for $99. So that puts a roughly 19% discount on anything you buy in Backerkit.

So, what to do? I'll be in for $3, at least, and I'll think about getting in for $30. It's going to be hard to find $125 worth of stuff I need in Backerkit, even if it's also print products. I own most GURPS books already. There are a few I need to pick up, but I don't think they'll reach $125. I'll have to see when they launch the Kickstarter what I need of what they offer.

Overall, it's a very good deal if it fully funds. I'll be in on this to help make sure my book does.

5 comments:

  1. Am I reading it incorrectly? I see it saying that, assuming everything unlocks, at the 2nd tier you get all 12 PDFs plus a full $30 in other stuff (basically making the 12 PDFs free), while at the 3rd tier you'd get the 12 PDFs plus $125 in other stuff (which would be 12 free PDFs plus an additional bonus $26 in credit).

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    1. That's how I read it, but I'm assuming the "free" PDFs count as $3 worth of stuff since they're $3 on their own.

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    2. Except it says "PDFs and $30 in credit". If they meant "PDFs and $27 worth" it would say that.

      Pretty sure they mean "PDFS //and// $30 in other stuff". They're using the long tail products (which have paid for themselves already) to help generate the funding for this KS.

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    3. If it makes it clearer how I'm viewing it, the second tier gets you $30 worth of stuff at 10% off, accounting for the $27 worth I mention above. You get an effective ~18% off on the third tier. So how much extra stuff do you need? You can base your decision on that; I will.

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    4. It's a really interesting - and likely effective - strategy. The KS is PDF-only, which means the marginal cost of distribution is zero, and ALL revenue is fungible. I've got a pair of products in the Nordlond line that I might try something similar with. Phil's current project hit 1,000 backers (granted, he's got a great base for it) in a few days.

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