If I may, I think the problem may be publicity. I'm not a regular here on the ENWorld boards anymore, and I only heard about this Games Day by checking out Games Plus's calendar page, which I was checking for completely different reasons. I haven't heard about it on rpg.net, and I didn't even see this thread until I scrolled back a few pages. Is there any way this thread could be made sticky to the top of the forum thread list?
Chicago EN World Game Day: The Aftermath! :)
- Thread starter MattyHelms
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Barendd Nobeard
Explorer
Maybe MattyHelms has been banned from there for running Synnibar?mgrasso said:
Yes, but sticky threads actually get read less than other threads, so it's not worth it. The dedicated few just keep finding ways to bump it, probably more and more frequently as the date approaches.mgrasso said:
Barendd Nobeard
Explorer
Attendance definitely seemed higher at last year's gamedays (after the first one in January). The one in June of 2002 was very crowded; I liked the one this June much more. And as "Know the Toe" pointed out, there does seem to be a flurry of sign-ups toward the end.Joshua Dyal said:
Mark
CreativeMountainGames.com
Good Publicity
1.) Make sure to remind people (and add a link) when you are in other threads and see that they are from this area.
2.) Be sure to let your group know about it and get them in early. We seem to get very few people who manage to get more then one person from their regular group.
3.) Let people on every game site you go to know about it.
4.) Perhaps you have a new friend or co-worker who is a non-gamer? I've never found the gamedays to be something to which I'd be embarrassed bringing a non-gamer. The folks are nice and not at all outrageous, as can be the case at some larger events. Folks always seem to be on their best behavior, unlike some of the home games in times past where I've played. If you're ever going to introduce a new gamer to the hobby, it's a great place and they don't even have to necessarily be interested in the same game as you since there are so many.
5.) There are many prizes and it's FREE to come and check it out!
1.) Make sure to remind people (and add a link) when you are in other threads and see that they are from this area.
2.) Be sure to let your group know about it and get them in early. We seem to get very few people who manage to get more then one person from their regular group.
3.) Let people on every game site you go to know about it.
4.) Perhaps you have a new friend or co-worker who is a non-gamer? I've never found the gamedays to be something to which I'd be embarrassed bringing a non-gamer. The folks are nice and not at all outrageous, as can be the case at some larger events. Folks always seem to be on their best behavior, unlike some of the home games in times past where I've played. If you're ever going to introduce a new gamer to the hobby, it's a great place and they don't even have to necessarily be interested in the same game as you since there are so many.
5.) There are many prizes and it's FREE to come and check it out!
MattyHelms
First Post
Okay - much to address...
mgrasso, got your Unearthed Arcana game signed up. I wouldn't worry about attendance too much. Through walk-ins and last minute sign-ups, we've managed a decent crowd each time. I think many people have gotten into the habit of waiting to sign up for games since we have been enforcing the "no game hopping" rule. I know that I have been a bad example by not particiapting in the morning slot yet...
As for RPG.net and the Gameday - I am not running Gamedays for RPG.net for a number of reasons (mostly attendance and support). Mark asked me to take over the ENWorld Gamedays, so it seems kind of tacky for me to be overtly pushing the ENWorld Gameday out at RPG.net. The fact that I run Synnibarr at the Gamedays has gotten some press over there, but not enough to draw people in.
I don't think the Chicago Gameday would (or should) ever be a sticky here on ENWorld - it isn't an "official" event like the ones I ran for RPG.net and ENWorld would fairly have to make every gathering a "sticky". Clutters up the forums and, as Joshua pointed out, stickies tend to get ignored.
Like Mark pointed out, there are a number of ways to drum up interest outside of just the ENWorld boards. Unfortunately, my change to a job that would allow me to use the Internet during the day is taking longer than I had hoped, so I can't be as vocal as I'd like. As I menioned above, though, we always seem to get a good crowd.
Thanks,
Matt
mgrasso, got your Unearthed Arcana game signed up. I wouldn't worry about attendance too much. Through walk-ins and last minute sign-ups, we've managed a decent crowd each time. I think many people have gotten into the habit of waiting to sign up for games since we have been enforcing the "no game hopping" rule. I know that I have been a bad example by not particiapting in the morning slot yet...
As for RPG.net and the Gameday - I am not running Gamedays for RPG.net for a number of reasons (mostly attendance and support). Mark asked me to take over the ENWorld Gamedays, so it seems kind of tacky for me to be overtly pushing the ENWorld Gameday out at RPG.net. The fact that I run Synnibarr at the Gamedays has gotten some press over there, but not enough to draw people in.
I don't think the Chicago Gameday would (or should) ever be a sticky here on ENWorld - it isn't an "official" event like the ones I ran for RPG.net and ENWorld would fairly have to make every gathering a "sticky". Clutters up the forums and, as Joshua pointed out, stickies tend to get ignored.
Like Mark pointed out, there are a number of ways to drum up interest outside of just the ENWorld boards. Unfortunately, my change to a job that would allow me to use the Internet during the day is taking longer than I had hoped, so I can't be as vocal as I'd like. As I menioned above, though, we always seem to get a good crowd.
Thanks,
Matt
Barendd Nobeard
Explorer
OK, that was a joke (getting banned from RPG.net for running Synnibar. I never thought about the opposite--that it might actually lure people to an EN World Game Day!MattyHelms said:
Desdichado
Hero
They don't mind Synnibar at rpg.net as much as they do F.A.T.A.L. or Rahowa.
MattyHelms
First Post
Barendd Nobeard said:OK, that was a joke (getting banned from RPG.net for running Synnibar. I never thought about the opposite--that it might actually lure people to an EN World Game Day!
Actaully, it's always been brought up in a positive light, along the lines of "Here's your chance to actually play Synnibarr!" It's funny how the supposedly d20-only EWNWorld crowd has reacted better than RPG.net to playing it.
I'm not slamming RPG.net - I still post there and game with some people I met through it - but it can be a pretty apathetic site when it comes to actually playing games instead of complaining about them
