Looks like we're all set and back in business. I ended up with, at the moment, 814 games in the cart, which should hopefully keep us going for a year or two.
The inclusion criteria I used were:
(1) Games that have a "BUY SERIES... You save $..." box on the game page
(2) Games that are part of a series
(3) Games that belong to a publisher that has had bundle sales in the past involving games that do not belong to a series
(4) Games that have been added (or will be added) to GOG on or after 1 April 2016
If a game matches at least one of these criteria it enters the cart (or remains, if already there); if not, it is removed.
Notes:
- Concerning (1), note that "BUY SERIES" is not enough, as there are a lot of games with such a box and no bundle discount (e.g. Avernum games) and also note that despite GOG using the word "SERIES", some of the games covered by this are in no way part of a series (e.g. DEFCON or Satellite Reign)
- Concerning (2), this is information that MaGog already has (I update her manually whenever a new game belonging to a series is added to GOG)
- Concerning (3), at the moment, this includes 7 publishers that I am aware of: Disney, GOG, Square Enix, Electronic Arts, Hasbro, Nordic Games, Retroism; I expect I will have to extend this list over time, but probably only once every few months (when some innovative bundle sale appears)
- Concerning (4), this is to catch unexpected sales (e.g. launch bundle sales) and other GOG surprises; I expect to move the date forward every few months, thereby freeing some accumulated cart space
Post edited April 09, 2016 by mrkgnao