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<blockquote data-quote="Ant" data-source="post: 5074411" data-attributes="member: 17627">I disagree.&nbsp; I hooked two different groups on OD&amp;D after running one-shots.&nbsp; As for myself, I had a very accurate feel for the flavour 4e after the first session I played in.&nbsp; I think the trick is boiling the game down to its essence for that vital 1st session.&nbsp; No matter what game system you're running, wandering around lost in a maze isn't going to make 'em come back for more.&nbsp; Live and learn.You're way too hard on yourself.&nbsp; You set yourself a goal and had a little bad luck on the way, but anyone that introduces old school gaming to their group gets a big thumbs up from me.&nbsp; Give it some time and then suggest BD&amp;D to your players again.&nbsp; Run B1 again but cut out the boring bits or DM on-the-fly if your players don't look like they're having fun (having fun trumps sticking to &quot;supposed&quot; ways of playing every time).For my first game of OD&amp;D at a Con I used B2 with pregens and started the game pretty much outside the goblin cave after a brief preamble about arriving at the keep.&nbsp; The party was set upon by a pack of insane goblins within 5 minutes.&nbsp; Oh, sure, the party wanted to search and find camping spots and contemplate the stars but, hey, they're called adventurers for a reason.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ant, post: 5074411, member: 17627"] I disagree. I hooked two different groups on OD&D after running one-shots. As for myself, I had a very accurate feel for the flavour 4e after the first session I played in. I think the trick is boiling the game down to its essence for that vital 1st session. No matter what game system you're running, wandering around lost in a maze isn't going to make 'em come back for more. Live and learn. You're way too hard on yourself. You set yourself a goal and had a little bad luck on the way, but anyone that introduces old school gaming to their group gets a big thumbs up from me. Give it some time and then suggest BD&D to your players again. Run B1 again but cut out the boring bits or DM on-the-fly if your players don't look like they're having fun (having fun trumps sticking to "supposed" ways of playing every time). For my first game of OD&D at a Con I used B2 with pregens and started the game pretty much outside the goblin cave after a brief preamble about arriving at the keep. The party was set upon by a pack of insane goblins within 5 minutes. Oh, sure, the party wanted to search and find camping spots and contemplate the stars but, hey, they're called adventurers for a reason. [/QUOTE]

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