Post originally by Andy K at 2004-12-20 17:32:02
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<i>"First, as I said, it is a small object. Depending on your personal budget and the other kinds of things you buy, that may make $18 seem like a lot to pay. You can offset this by reminding yourself that you are supporting an indie game designer, and you really are getting something unique."</i>

F*ck that, man. Seriously, that's kind of a lame excuse to put money down on something like a game. "I'll pay more than I would otherwise, because I want to help Matt with his car downpayment." Sorry to sound like a Ferengi here, but you should pay for what your return (in "fun") will be.

And that, friends, is why spending $18 on Prime Time Adventures will be the best choice you make with your gaming dollar this year.

"I'm supporting Matt Wilson"
Waaaah.
"I'm getting something unique"
I find unique things in my nose.

<i>"Prime Time Adventures inspired one of the best godd*amned roleplaying sessions I've had in years"</i>
Sh*t, well THAT'S news.
<i>"I used Prime Time Adventures to run over 16 hours of fun gaming, probably the best gaming I've done in months. Meanwhile, hundreds of dollars of background fiction disguised as a roleplaying game sits unused on my shelf since I bought it."</i>
Now THAT'S something worth spending a $20 bill on.

I love small press games. I love buying games from their designers. But I do so not because I want to make colorful new friends, or because I want to help them buy beer, but because the works they produce (the ones I chose to buy, anyway) left me with some of the best table gaming that I've done in years. Hell, <i>ever</i>, even.

So, just wanted to throw that out there. Matt's a great guy. But f*ck giving him money for beer. Buy the game because it's one of the best d*amn games released last year, perhaps one of the best games you'll ever play (depending on how your group responds to it). $18 for a spiral-bound bundle of tight ideas and explosive gaming vs $50 for colorful pages full of rules for swimming and hitting sh*t with axes that may or may not inspire you... This is not a hard decision for me. :-)

-Andy
Indie RPG Awards
www.rpg-awards.com