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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aco175" data-source="post: 9876706" data-attributes="member: 27385">This type of weekly 'open' game might also be a good place to have more episodic games and 'West Marches' style of parties.  A bit like Adventure League where the DM might not know what PCs are going to play and has a more generic adventure even if it is tied to a larger campaign.  You still want to know that people are coming and if you need waiting list players.  In my golf league, there are two-man teams that are expected each week.  We also have back up players that do not want to play each week but do not mind a couple time each month just to play.  The team missing someone needs to call a back up to come otherwise you are competing by yourself and hurting your partner.  Not quite the same in this situation though.  I wanted to play more gold last year and just started to show up on Thursdays and most weeks they were looking for a last minute player for someone who last minute could not show.  Might be that there are one or two players that can show up and help DM or play if needed.  It would be great if things grew enough that you needed to run two tables if more showed and could be just one table if less people showed.  Not as fair to those that can come each week and not know if they can play or need to DM.  There might be one or two that do not mind though.</blockquote>