"Recon" Topic
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bobm1959 | 06 Dec 2014 5:28 p.m. PST |
I went to Recon today. A good show generally and I splashed a fair amount of cash. Many of the participation games were grouped together upstairs…and it suddenly struck me as I walked round them "observing"…I have never in all my years of attending shows joined in a game. The fact that so few had any participants beyond those putting on the games seemed to indicate I may not be alone in this "perversion"!. what's wrong with me? Answers on a postcard……. |
ochoin | 06 Dec 2014 5:47 p.m. PST |
I run an annual demo game at a show here in OZ. Our early experience showed nearly everyone doesn't have the time or inclination to sit & participate for any length of time. Hence, if you offer a punter a command, they'll reject it because they want to see other games, go to the bring'n'buy etc. We've found that if we want participation the best thing is to involve them in short, "gamey" aspects. Thus, at our Leipzig game a few years ago, every turn a passer-by rolled percentage dice to gain the steadily decreasing number needed to blow the bridge. For our AZW game this year we had Zulu shield pattern charts & a "name the regiment" contest with lollipop prizes for the junior participants, lots of joining in buckets of die rolling for melee outcomes (TSATF rules)& helping with hidden movement using our "battleships box" style hidden movement mechanism. We found that offering short ways of being involved could sometimes capture interest & we'd gain a few who'd take on the longer roles in the game. Clearly if you run a demo game you need to WANT participation & plan accordingly. |
deephorse | 10 Dec 2014 10:39 a.m. PST |
I had completely forgotten that there was an 'upstairs', despite having 'been upstairs' on previous visits! Ochoin more or less sums it up for me. I'm too busy shopping to take part in a game. Plus you have to arrive at the table at a time suitable to take part, or return at a pre-arranged time. Then, to be fair to the organisers, you have to stay with it to the end, whenever that may be. For me all that interferes with the shopping, so I generally give them a miss. I may have taken part in two over 30+ years of show attendance IIRC. |
Dave Knight | 11 Dec 2014 3:47 a.m. PST |
I think that I am unusual as a UK wargamer in that I do want to game when I go to a show. My plan at a show is 1 – try and get in two or three games (or take part in a club game if we are putting one on) 2 – check out the b&b or flea market for any bargains 3 – have a quick look around the traders – I will stock up on paint, flock, bases etc, often a book or two but I will rarely buy new figures – almost never unless planned in advance 4 – catch up with people I only see at shows The lack of interesting (to me) participation games will put me off going to a show – Battleground in Stockton was a recent example However my observation is that most people go to shop and the next largest group is to chat. Not that many are interested in participation games. |
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