Chicago Gameday 35 is July 13th: SIGN UP TO PLAY

[CoreyHaim8myDog]

Not any more than usual. I mean, if people aren't interested, I ain't gonna force it.

I like your games, but I wanted to try Zombies for once. I almost went with yours instead, but people like the zombies so much I thought I should try the zombies. Also, I'm playing the Last of Us. You dont have no caveman game to help you get spillover.

 

[buzz]

Not any more than usual. I mean, if people aren't interested, I ain't gonna force it.

Getting the word out is good to do, though.

It could be that the game is just too esoteric, but honestly I've seen this this work both for and against events in the past.

EDIT: The implication of the final sentence is NOT, "...and so it must be you that's turning people off." That's bad wording on my part. It could be the game's premise is working against you, or that the regulars who'd want to play it are either running games in that slot or not attending this Gameday.

 

[Trevalon Moonleirion]

Man, I must have wrecked my GMing cred at some point, my games used to fill up. I mean, I know there were a few dubious experiments in there, but last couple Gamedays I can't even get half a roster? =\ What did I do wrong?

Nah, don't beat yourself up. You'd probably be my choice morning event if we weren't running in the same slot.

 

[Nev the Deranged]

No worries, I'm not hurt, just disappointed. The last time I ran this game, I got a full house, so it's not the game. There is the point that everyone I know is either running something or had a jones to play Game X. *shrug* Them's the breaks. Or brakes. I'm not sure which.

Guess I better see if there's something I want to play in the AM...... hm. Not really. =\

 

[Widget]

is this thing on? Sweet! I'm glad it finally works, or my Gremlins stopped messing up the computer widgety things. Always swonderfully-happy to play. Everything always seems to work out for me right after slot 0's java juice.

 

[buzz]

Guess I better see if there's something I want to play in the AM...... hm. Not really. =\

No wonder people don't want to game with you!

 

[buzz]

You have a new sign-up for Primitive, Nev! Alex H. contacted me and is eager to play in your event.

 

[willowx]

Primitive was choice number 2 for both Tim and myself.

 

[buzz]

FYI, tables have been assigned. Keep in mind that they may still change depending on signups ro cancellations over the next few days.

If anyone spots errors or has an issue with the table assignments, please let me know.

 

[TracerBullet42]

FYI, tables have been assigned. Keep in mind that they may still change depending on signups ro cancellations over the next few days.

If anyone spots errors or has an issue with the table assignments, please let me know.

Woo hoo! Table E all day long!

(I've had a lot of coffee this morning.)

 

[Widget]

Buzz, in my overly-java juiced excitement, I accidentally signed up for two morning games. Would you please keep me in Morning Game 2 (All Flesh Must Be Eaten), remove me from Morning Game 6 (Deniable Asset), and surprise the others in Afternoon Game 2 (Monster of the Week) by slipping me in there? If you can, that'd be totally awesome.

 

[WJMacGuffin]

No worries, I'm not hurt, just disappointed. The last time I ran this game, I got a full house, so it's not the game. There is the point that everyone I know is either running something or had a jones to play Game X. *shrug* Them's the breaks. Or brakes. I'm not sure which.

Guess I better see if there's something I want to play in the AM...... hm. Not really. =\

I've found Gameday to be a fickle beast. Sometimes, it only wants D&D/Pathfinder stuff. Other times, it's indie-rpg friendly. I've run playtests of my games and had to expand the number of players due to high interest, and I've also had to cancel playtests because not one gamer signed up.

Then there's the divide between signing up and showing up. Sometimes there's none and sometimes it's huge.

Just saying I share your disappointment and have been there in the past.

 

[Nev the Deranged]

No wonder people don't want to game with you!

Why? Because I have definite ideas about what games and situations appeal to me? *shrug*

Thanks, WJ. I didn't mean to come of as whiny. It just is what it is.

 

[buzz]

Buzz, in my overly-java juiced excitement, I accidentally signed up for two morning games. Would you please keep me in Morning Game 2 (All Flesh Must Be Eaten), remove me from Morning Game 6 (Deniable Asset), and surprise the others in Afternoon Game 2 (Monster of the Week) by slipping me in there? If you can, that'd be totally awesome.

Done! Thanks for catching that, sir. I'm sorry I didn't notice it sooner.

Looks like there is now an open seat in Deniable Asset!

 

[buzz]

Just saying I share your disappointment and have been there in the past.

Thanks, WJ. I didn't mean to come of as whiny. It just is what it is.

Believe me when I say that I spend a lot of time thinking about what makes Gameday tick. I've seen the event evolve from its roots in the d20 boom to the trad-and-indie-infused gallimaufry that it is now. I have come to terms with the fact that each Gameday is unique. I think our "fan base" is diverse enough that, depending on which subset of people can attend a given Gameday, you'll see interest in certain RPGs vary from one Gameday to the next. I mean, you'd think running Pathfinder would guarantee you a full table, but I've seen Gamedays where we struggled to fill PF games.

The flip side is that this means no one kind of gaming dominates Gameday every time. E.g., the roster this time around is all over the map. Personally, this is one of the things I love about Gameday.

I think maybe I'll do another uber-survey after this Gameday.

Okay, back to signups!

 

[Nev the Deranged]

It is interesting that the more of my monkeysphere has gotten dragged into the Game Day orbit, the counterintuitively less signups I get- where before I was one of maybe two people running offbeat indie stuff, now it's usually a fairly even split. There's more audience, but also more supply. Also they are all way better at it than I am. And because I have the unfortunate quality of only liking things that are either ahead of or behind the curve (a lifelong curse, and not just with gaming), well, there ya go.

But enough about me!

No, srsly, enough about me.

 

[WJMacGuffin]

Good point about the supply/demand curve. I've been running much more indie stuff the past five years or so. In other words, I blame Rob/TracerBullet42 for everything, including sunspots.

 

[TracerBullet42]

Good point about the supply/demand curve. I've been running much more indie stuff the past five years or so. In other words, I blame Rob/TracerBullet42 for everything, including sunspots.

My name is Rob/TracerBullet42, and I approve this message.

 

[Barendd Nobeard]

TracerBullet42, you need to change your .sig file since your last blog post was n 2008.

And Buzz, I need to bow out of this Gameday. Please remove me from my games, have a Bloody Mary at breakfast in my honor, and mock me for not attending.

 

[Isawa Hochiu]

OK Buzz, we can pull the Ruins of the Moathouse event now. I talked with Scottenkainen and he is aware of the situation. Sad times for Table H.

Hope to see you at the next Gameday, and have a great time all!