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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Saeviomagy" data-source="post: 5601737" data-attributes="member: 5890">I used to be on the committee of our local roleplaying club. We rented some space at a school, ran a canteen with fizzy, chips and chocolates and charged a door price. You didn't get charged if you didn't play, and we made an effort to find new players a spot in an existing game, and if people were new to the hobby we had plenty of friendly gamers willing to help them learn.Oh, and if you were a DM, you got a drink or some chips or choccies for free.We folded. And we folded because gamers weren't willing to pay more than $2.50 to play, and because we had to pay rent and insurance to keep the club going, we couldn't afford to keep going on so little.From the sounds of things Kzach, your shop is1) Suddenly springing a $5 fee on everyone2) Charging even if you don't manage to get a game together.3) Not doing the work to build a community and also not letting members of the community do that work either.My vote is try to convince them that this isn't a good path to go down, and if they're not willing to listen, vote with your wallet.</blockquote>