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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 7697423" data-attributes="member: 6787650"><p>And I can't see myself paying money to go and sit at someone else's movie screen when I've got a perfectly good TV at home. And yet somehow, every once in a while I do, just because it's nice to get out of the house/hang out with friends/have a change of scene/let someone else do the cooking.</p><p></p><p>So I can imagine this working. Here's another twist: what if paying the $4 cover charge gave you access to all the store's books while you were there? For all those kids out there who don't buy their own PHBs, that could be a significant value-add. And if at some point they wise up and realize that they could just buy their own PHBs and play at someone's house, that's still a win for the hobby as a whole. And they might continue coming to the in-store event anyway, if it's enough fun.</p><p></p><p>I think the store needs to do something to ensure that they're not completely reliant on a volunteer DM to provide the value-adds, and I can see two possible avenues: provide access to new games/reference materials, or provide guaranteed access to DMs. Personally I hate the thought of playing with a professional, paid DM who has to pander to the lowest common denominator... but it would not shock me if there were some stores that could successfully make that part of their business model. In a world where movies are $11 a ticket, the idea of six people plopping down $11 each every week for four hours of entertainment in a friendly, clean game house/restaurant (plus more $$$ on snacks)... that idea would not shock me. Although on consideration, a stronger business model might be to sell gaming memberships which give you the right to X number of sessions for $Y per month. That's how my fencing club operates anyway (where X = unlimited).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 7697423, member: 6787650"] And I can't see myself paying money to go and sit at someone else's movie screen when I've got a perfectly good TV at home. And yet somehow, every once in a while I do, just because it's nice to get out of the house/hang out with friends/have a change of scene/let someone else do the cooking. So I can imagine this working. Here's another twist: what if paying the $4 cover charge gave you access to all the store's books while you were there? For all those kids out there who don't buy their own PHBs, that could be a significant value-add. And if at some point they wise up and realize that they could just buy their own PHBs and play at someone's house, that's still a win for the hobby as a whole. And they might continue coming to the in-store event anyway, if it's enough fun. I think the store needs to do something to ensure that they're not completely reliant on a volunteer DM to provide the value-adds, and I can see two possible avenues: provide access to new games/reference materials, or provide guaranteed access to DMs. Personally I hate the thought of playing with a professional, paid DM who has to pander to the lowest common denominator... but it would not shock me if there were some stores that could successfully make that part of their business model. In a world where movies are $11 a ticket, the idea of six people plopping down $11 each every week for four hours of entertainment in a friendly, clean game house/restaurant (plus more $$$ on snacks)... that idea would not shock me. Although on consideration, a stronger business model might be to sell gaming memberships which give you the right to X number of sessions for $Y per month. That's how my fencing club operates anyway (where X = unlimited). [/QUOTE]
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