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<blockquote data-quote="Saracenus" data-source="post: 5500639" data-attributes="member: 47839"><p>Currently running 5 tables @ Guardian Games (down from a high point of 6 or 7).</p><p></p><p>I think last season's 20 session slog, plus the holidays killed some of the momentum a bit. </p><p></p><p>On the other hand, many of the folks that started at my FLGS have moved out to other stores closer to where they live and have helped expand D&D Encounters to most of the game stores in the greater Portland, OR area. Most of those stores are running 1 or 2 tables a week.</p><p></p><p>Here is how we are doing it, we have multiple gamer seeking games resources here. </p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">About 4 years ago I created a yahoo mail list called PDX_RPGA. That list has helped individuals and stores organize games in a central clearing house.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Portland D&D Meetup (Now moved over to bigtent.com) has been an invaluable resource for all types of gamers. I would say that this is where most of our new gamers come from.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Our stores are listed on the WotC store finder (we get a few from this).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Guardian Games (hey Angel!) has its own forums and regularly shoots out tweets, updates its facebook page.</li> </ol><p>We have tapped other resources (advertising at local conventions, postcards with contact info and a website).</p><p></p><p>Most of our players are new or returning to D&D after a long absence (3 of the 6 players at my table hadn't played since AD&D 2nd Edition).</p><p></p><p>If you want a vibrant D&D Encounters scene, it takes a little work, but once it gets going it will sustain itself with less effort.</p><p></p><p>If you are just relying on folks showing up, then I am not surprised that its fading.</p><p></p><p>My two coppers,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saracenus, post: 5500639, member: 47839"] Currently running 5 tables @ Guardian Games (down from a high point of 6 or 7). I think last season's 20 session slog, plus the holidays killed some of the momentum a bit. On the other hand, many of the folks that started at my FLGS have moved out to other stores closer to where they live and have helped expand D&D Encounters to most of the game stores in the greater Portland, OR area. Most of those stores are running 1 or 2 tables a week. Here is how we are doing it, we have multiple gamer seeking games resources here. [LIST=1] [*]About 4 years ago I created a yahoo mail list called PDX_RPGA. That list has helped individuals and stores organize games in a central clearing house. [*]Portland D&D Meetup (Now moved over to bigtent.com) has been an invaluable resource for all types of gamers. I would say that this is where most of our new gamers come from. [*]Our stores are listed on the WotC store finder (we get a few from this). [*]Guardian Games (hey Angel!) has its own forums and regularly shoots out tweets, updates its facebook page. [/LIST] We have tapped other resources (advertising at local conventions, postcards with contact info and a website). Most of our players are new or returning to D&D after a long absence (3 of the 6 players at my table hadn't played since AD&D 2nd Edition). If you want a vibrant D&D Encounters scene, it takes a little work, but once it gets going it will sustain itself with less effort. If you are just relying on folks showing up, then I am not surprised that its fading. My two coppers, [/QUOTE]
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