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<blockquote data-quote="Ariosto" data-source="post: 4825824" data-attributes="member: 80487">D&amp;D Volume 1's statement that &quot;the referee to player ratio should be about 1:20 or thereabouts&quot; is not ideal for everyone. A LOT more people in my neck of the woods want to play 3E than want to DM it -- and the same may be true of old-style games. Other than 4E RPGA events, none of the games in which I have played in the past few years has been widely advertised; rather, players have been discretely invited.The FLGS is not about to undertake an initiative to promote a game in which it has no commercial interest, although it might rent table space to players. I have kicked around the idea of a semi-regular open, &quot;first come, first seated&quot; game.If you're in similar circumstances, then the thing to do is probably to start your own group. If the usual suspects aren't interested, then try posting bills (&quot;For a good old-fashioned D&amp;D time, call 867-5309.&quot;). It doesn't even take a game store bulletin board; a laundromat, student union, or anywhere ads for rock shows get posted might do as well -- or better, as old-schoolers may not have had much reason to visit a games shop lately.Casting a broad net is likely to catch a lot more than just what one wants, though, and at least some of us fit to some degree the geek stereotype of not being great extroverts; others, unfortunately, fit less value-neutral ones.A local college might have a games club, and a local games store is likely to host games. I have found playing 4E and other games a good way to meet and assess players before making an &quot;old-school&quot; overture; some people are interested in both the old and the new.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ariosto, post: 4825824, member: 80487"] D&D Volume 1's statement that "the referee to player ratio should be about 1:20 or thereabouts" is not ideal for everyone. A LOT more people in my neck of the woods want to play 3E than want to DM it -- and the same may be true of old-style games. Other than 4E RPGA events, none of the games in which I have played in the past few years has been widely advertised; rather, players have been discretely invited. The FLGS is not about to undertake an initiative to promote a game in which it has no commercial interest, although it might rent table space to players. I have kicked around the idea of a semi-regular open, "first come, first seated" game. If you're in similar circumstances, then the thing to do is probably to start your own group. If the usual suspects aren't interested, then try posting bills ("For a good old-fashioned D&D time, call 867-5309."). It doesn't even take a game store bulletin board; a laundromat, student union, or anywhere ads for rock shows get posted might do as well -- or better, as old-schoolers may not have had much reason to visit a games shop lately. Casting a broad net is likely to catch a lot more than just what one wants, though, and at least some of us fit to some degree the geek stereotype of not being great extroverts; others, unfortunately, fit less value-neutral ones. A local college might have a games club, and a local games store is likely to host games. I have found playing 4E and other games a good way to meet and assess players before making an "old-school" overture; some people are interested in both the old and the new. [/QUOTE]

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