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<blockquote data-quote="Redthistle" data-source="post: 7718726" data-attributes="member: 6778305"><p><em>"<strong>Free RPG Day</strong> isn't perfect. For an event that is now ten years old, it should really have much better market penetration than it does. Some of this can likely be put upon the shoulders of the "marketing" from the <strong>Free RPG Day</strong> organization, while some can be put onto individual game store owners not really understanding the value of an event like this. I don't think that it is a coincidence that the stores that do take part in <strong>Free RPG Day</strong> also take part in similar events like <strong>International Tabletop Day</strong> or <strong>Free Comic Book Day</strong>. The other question is why doesn't gaming's trade organization, <strong>GAMA</strong>, put any of its time or energy behind what is supposed to be the premier marketing opportunity for tabletop RPGs? It probably doesn't help, either, that <strong>GAMA</strong> scheduled the <strong>Origins Game Fair</strong> the same weekend as this event, either."</em></p><p></p><p>In general, I agree, but I must disagree with the ending sentence. The Origins Game Fair, like all conventions, must be scheduled far in advance to reserve convention space and make sure that the city where it is held will have sufficient lodging available. </p><p></p><p>Perhaps the organizers of Free RPG Day purposely choose Origins weekend in part to help publishers coordinate releasing free product and to allow the many gamers who could not attend the convention to nevertheless be part of spirit of the occasion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redthistle, post: 7718726, member: 6778305"] [I]"[B]Free RPG Day[/B] isn't perfect. For an event that is now ten years old, it should really have much better market penetration than it does. Some of this can likely be put upon the shoulders of the "marketing" from the [B]Free RPG Day[/B] organization, while some can be put onto individual game store owners not really understanding the value of an event like this. I don't think that it is a coincidence that the stores that do take part in [B]Free RPG Day[/B] also take part in similar events like [B]International Tabletop Day[/B] or [B]Free Comic Book Day[/B]. The other question is why doesn't gaming's trade organization, [B]GAMA[/B], put any of its time or energy behind what is supposed to be the premier marketing opportunity for tabletop RPGs? It probably doesn't help, either, that [B]GAMA[/B] scheduled the [B]Origins Game Fair[/B] the same weekend as this event, either."[/I] In general, I agree, but I must disagree with the ending sentence. The Origins Game Fair, like all conventions, must be scheduled far in advance to reserve convention space and make sure that the city where it is held will have sufficient lodging available. Perhaps the organizers of Free RPG Day purposely choose Origins weekend in part to help publishers coordinate releasing free product and to allow the many gamers who could not attend the convention to nevertheless be part of spirit of the occasion. [/QUOTE]
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