Pay to Play at FLGS?

[Gilladian]

On the other hand we can see that many people encountered FLGS with reasonable way of charging - be it with low price, or indirect purchase - snacks (though I'm a bit surprised it was profitable to keep a snack machine in that kind of joint - there's a considerable cost with keeping those). [END QUOTE]

As I recall, the store had only a soda machine, and the owner BOUGHT a snack machine from the local SAMS club, and filled it himself. I guess it worked pretty well, as the machines always had good stuff in them. There was also a lot of stuff at the counter that didn't fit in the machines.

 

[Gilladian]

Maybe add some general use books for borrowing while running a game. Maybe some minis or some cool paint. But just asking for our money and giving us nothing more than a room(unless the cost is REALLY cheap, <$5) is a little insulting.

Ummmm... have you ever cleaned up after a pack of gamers? I remember very well having to spend 2 hours vaccuuming the game rooms, scrubbing the bathrooms, and mopping down the tabletops, as well as peeling gum off the bottoms of tables and chairs, wiping greasy fingerprints off switchplates and doorframes, and disposing of plastic trashbags FULL of pizza boxes, half-full cans of soda, and the worst of all - cans half-full of somebody's chaw.

$5 a night for the use of the rooms was CHEAP!

 

[TarionzCousin]

They also have the "no outside food and drinks" rule but do have drinks and things like chips and gravy, hamburgers, etc. available to buy (they make the meals themselves). They have gradually expanded their food and drinks offerings in line with the types of things that their gaming members have asked for.

Gamers have asked for "chips and gravy"?

Ummmm... have you ever cleaned up after a pack of gamers?

Yeah, but you're in Texas. Everything's bigger in Texas--even post-game messes.

 

[Olaf the Stout]

Gamers have asked for "chips and gravy"?

Yeah, but you're in Texas. Everything's bigger in Texas--even post-game messes.

Maybe the locational difference is showing here. People from the UK will understand what chips and gravy are but I may need to explain it better for those in the US.

The chips served in "chips and gravy" in Australia are basically the same as thickly cut french fries. They are definitely not the chips in the same sense as Pringles or Lays that you would buy cold in a bag at the supermarket (although, somewhat confusingly, they are also called chips here in Australia).

I'm pretty sure gravy is pretty much the same in the US as it is in Australia, a sauce usually made from meat juices, although generally made from a powder mixed with boiling water these days.

Olaf the Stout

 

[brainstorm]

Pay to Play

My FLGS doesn't support D&D Encounters. I believe it has something to do with the fact that they haven't built out their gaming space yet. They host MtG games once a week, but set the tables up in store space, which is pretty inconvenient for the shoppers. I would pay to play if it meant that my FLGS could open up their gaming space and run the Encounters seasons so that I could actually step away from the DM post every once and a while.

 

[The Shaman]

I have no problem tossing down a few bucks for a place to play, if the venue's clean, the furnishings aren't falling apart, and it provides an appropriate environment for roleplaying games.

 

[SoulsFury]

I think you should all count yourself lucky you have a FLGS. I've never walked into a public building and seen people playing rpgs. CCGs, yes, but not rpgs.

 

[the Jester]

The chips served in "chips and gravy" in Australia are basically the same as thickly cut french fries. They are definitely not the chips in the same sense as Pringles or Lays that you would buy cold in a bag at the supermarket (although, somewhat confusingly, they are also called chips here in Australia).

I'm pretty sure gravy is pretty much the same in the US as it is in Australia, a sauce usually made from meat juices, although generally made from a powder mixed with boiling water these days.

"French fries in gravy" sounds pretty much as weird to me, but I'd try it.

 

[Derulbaskul]

I have no problem for paying to play. For a year-long campaign I ran at my former FLGS we all paid AUD5.00 per week (back then about USD3.00 and now USD5.00 probably on its way to USD10.00 as the US economy continues to collapse!) which also included some pizza.

I've got no problem with a store charging for people to play. They're not running a charity. I also find that the people who whinge most about paying a small fee for this are the ones who buy their stuff online and don't support the store with purchases anyway.

"French fries in gravy" sounds pretty much as weird to me, but I'd try it.

You should definitely try it: it's delicious.

Australians often find the idea of chips (um, french fries) with mayonnaise to be off-putting but, from what I understand, that's something Americans do (I also understand Americans eat almost anything with mayonnaise but that's another topic). Personally, I like both.

 

[Dausuul]

You should definitely try it: it's delicious.

Australians often find the idea of chips (um, french fries) with mayonnaise to be off-putting but, from what I understand, that's something Americans do (I also understand Americans eat almost anything with mayonnaise but that's another topic). Personally, I like both.

...French fries with mayonnaise? I'm an American and I've never heard of that.

Frankly, gravy sounds a lot better than mayo on fries. (Or chips if you prefer. )