I complain about the current MSRP of RPGs all the time...

[w_earle_wheeler]

... but I think the new WotC Dungeon Tiles have an excellent price point and give a good amount of bang for the buck.

I also think that the subscription price for Dungeon magazine is fair, especially considering there are about 3 adventures in each issue.

Let's talk about RPG products that live up to or exceed their Value to MSRP ratio!

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Dungeon is definitely the best buy in RPGs, hands down.

 

[ShinHakkaider]

Dungeon is definitely the best buy in RPGs, hands down.

Agreed.

Also agreed about the Dungeon Tiles. So much so that I bought two of them.

 

[Crothian]

Are we talking about actual games, suppliments, or accessories? Dungeon Tiles I see as an accessory and I'd say Tactiles trump them since we use those every week which is way more then we can those Dungeon Tiles. Dungeon is a great price, but only if one is actively using the adventures.

I've got to go with World's Largest Dungeon. Sure, it was not a cheap product but it provided entertainment for thousands of gaming hours,

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

If your metric is gaming hours of enjoyment for the money, then the PHB, dice, a blank piece of paper, and a pencil win hands down.

 

[Teflon Billy]

Dungeon Magazine, by a mile.

But otherwise the list is too long given the insane deals I've been getting in my city the last little while.

I mean honestly, Lords of Madness for 8 bucks?

That's, like, pretty good value.

 

[jcfiala]

otherwise the list is too long given the insane deals I've been getting in my city the last little while.

I mean honestly, Lords of Madness for 8 bucks?

That's, like, pretty good value.

8 bucks is a good price, but that's hardly MSRP!

I'd say Player's Handbook II is up there - $35 for 221 pages of pretty high quality isn't to be sneezed at.

 

[frankthedm]

I mean honestly, Lords of Madness for 8 bucks?

Their prices are Insane!

 

[atom crash]

I used to grumble to myself about the price of RPG books -- back in the early days of 3rd Edition when I tended to buy everything that came out; I'm more selective these days since I have tons of books on my shelf I will never use -- but considering that 20 years ago I bought all my 1st Edition books new for $20, and now the WotC releases are generally $30-$40 bucks, I don't think prices have gotten too far out of hand.

Consider mass market paperbacks for comparison: 20 years ago I could buy them for $3-$5 on average, now they're upwards of $7 and $8. I have a mass market copy of The Dark Tower VII (came out this year) that's got a cover price of $9.99. I also have a copy of The Stand (Complete and Uncut, printed in 1990) that's got a similar page count and a cover price of $6.99. Publishing, just like everything else, has gotten more expensive.

Right now I'd say that I'm happiest about my purchase of Fantasy Flight Games' Grimm d20 mini-game. I got it for $15 new, and I'm getting ready to run my second big game for a large gathering of friends, so I'm definitely getting my money's worth.

For my regular D&D game, though, I get the biggest bang for my buck from my Dungeon subscription and several Dungeon Crawl Classics modules.

 

[Cedric]

I used to complain about the price of games, books and supplies. However, since I now work in business and have learned the finances behind keeping a company going.

I'm just fine with the prices.

Also, I think back on the companies that have gone under...and I'd have gladly paid double what I did for some of their products for them to still be in business today putting out great stuff.

I would like to see more publishers offer PDF downloads for a heavily discounted price (I know several already do). After all, distribution costs are very inexpensive for such products.