It’s so far past my bedtime it’s not even funny but while I struggle with my sleep rhythm and lay here hopefully soon to fall asleep I couldn’t stop thinking about the recent resurfacing of the ancient and yet evergreen issue of how to price indie games- PDFs especially. And as with many things lately, my instinct was to design about it. After the fugue state was over I found I still had some thoughts, so here we are. Have you ever scrolled on itch and found a game you wanted to get and thought… “How much should I pay for this PDF?” - Step One: Keep this handy chart and a d6 ready on the side Step Two: Pick a game off your wishlist on itch.io or from one of the many games on the browse pages Step Three: Go to buy the game and before confirming the price, roll 1d6 and follow the instructions on the IVA-Chart I Value Art Chart (IVA Chart) 1. The suggested price on the Pay What You Can Suggestion + a $15 tip 2. $50, if the game is over $50 roll again 3. Whatever th...
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