Tag Archives: mince pies

Mince Pies & Murder – Is It Worth Downloading?

You may be wondering if Mince Pies & Murder is worth downloading now that it is available as a Free / Not-Free PDF. Back in March we released it as a PDF pricing experiment and we picked several reviews. These should help you decide. G*M*S Magazine The adventure has been very well put together. The [...]

Posted in News, Reviews & Culture | Also tagged , , , Leave a comment

Mince Pies & Murder – Free or Not Free PDF

The re-release of our whodunit mystery – Mince Pies & Murder – asks a simple question. Would you pay for something if you can get it for free? Download For Free If you want to download this 50+ page adventure, go to our Free Library and grab it. No hassle, no need to register, no [...]

Posted in News, Reviews & Culture | Also tagged , , Leave a comment

Mince Pies & Murder – The Crime Scene

This third and final extract from Mince Pies & Murder focuses on the crime scene. It’s Christmas Morning, the ground is covered by deep snow and the sleuths have been summoned to the scene by the scream of the kitchen maid. Groundsman’s Cottage / Murder Scene The cottage is about 20 yards behind the main [...]

Posted in News, Reviews & Culture | Also tagged , , Leave a comment

Mince Pies & Murder – Jimmy Cheese

Today’s sample from Mince Pies & Murder is all about the man at the centre of the mystery, Jimmy ‘Hard’ Cheese. The third and final extract from the adventure will be out tomorrow and the adventure itself is released on Monday. Jimmy ‘Hard’ Cheese Born within earshot of the Bow Bells, Jimmy is a proper [...]

Posted in News, Reviews & Culture | Also tagged , , Leave a comment

Mince Pies & Murder – Introduction

This Saturday we will be releasing the 6d6 Ultra-Lite system free of charge as part of Free RPG Day and next Monday we will be releasing Mince Pies & Murder. To whet your appetite we will be running three sample sections from the adventure. Today is the introduction. Introduction Six famous detectives are trapped in [...]

Posted in News, Reviews & Culture | Also tagged , , Leave a comment

6d6 RPG: Release Dates

The release schedule for the 6d6 RPG is … 18th June 6d6 Utlra-Lite rule set as a free download in support of Free RPG Day. 20th June Mince Pie & Murder – a murder mystery adventure using the 6d6 Ultra-Lite rule set. There will be free-download and a paid-download option. 4th July 6d6 Core rule [...]

Posted in News, Reviews & Culture | Also tagged , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Mince Pies & Murder Review in G*M*S Magazine

The always interesting G*M*S Magazine has just reviewed Mince Pies & Murder. The adventure has been very well put together. The NPCs are very believable, a great deal of thought has been given to the connections with the player characters and the “Agatha Christie” feel to it has been achieved very, very nicely. The production [...]

Posted in News, Reviews & Culture | Also tagged , , Leave a comment

PDF Experiment – Returning Some Link Love

With the PDF experiment at an end there is nothing left to do except say a big thank you to all those who helped. Starting with the 11 people who brought the PDF. Without your support this experiment would have been pointless. I hope you enjoyed reading the adventure and feel that you got your [...]

Posted in News, Reviews & Culture | Also tagged , , Leave a comment

PDF Pricing Experiment – Why Price Does Not Matter (Much)

Over the last two days we have looked at the headline figures and a detailed breakdown of the Pay-What-You-Want experiment but what conclusions can we draw? Pay-What-You-Want The Pay-What-You-Want model is not a valid way to build a substantial PDF publishing business. It is a publicity stunt, a novelty that will wear thin very quickly [...]

Posted in News, Reviews & Culture | Also tagged , , , 10 Comments

PDF Pricing Experiment – The Secrets of Price

Yesterday I looked at the headline numbers in our Pay-What-You-Want experiment. Today I will look deeper into how much people paid and reveal a couple of secrets. How Much They Paid Eleven copies of the PDF were sold. This is a breakdown of sales per price. Obviously the £5 price mark was the most common [...]

Posted in News, Reviews & Culture | Also tagged , , , 2 Comments