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en-gb2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00lucaskelly@nospam.comhourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:002013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00I know it is October and SIBCON has really just finished, but I started thinking about COSCON already. As you know if you have been reading the boards for some time, I have been a of having some games other than the Living D&D worlds at our cons. There is nothing wrong with them, they bring a lot of people, those people have fun playing them, so they are a good thing. We need to have those people as they are the bulk of the table top players at the con.However, there is a small (and I hope growing) group of players who want to play some other tabletop games at the con. But, it just never seems to work. Either, the GMs post and ask if people want to play...and nothing happens, or they take the step of preparing a game, and all the work that goes with it...and they have no people sign up. This is not moving us forward. So what do we do?I am asking you out there to help with ideas for how we get more games at COSCON and not have a lot of work go to waste.Do we form a small group of people who have interest in things like indie games, or old school clones, or whatever and then figure out what we all wnat to play?Do we have some kind of contest to spark interest?Do we have people sign up for a GMs game blind as to what they are playing...it is just that you know the GM and like their style?Do we schedule shorter games at odd times so people don't feel they are risking as much?do we gather interest early and then write out the game when we know if is filled with enough players to play?Not sure. Just throwing ideas? Do we consider that these types of games don't do well with the current game sign up system that COS uses, and send a suggestion to our board for something else?I look forward to hearing from you out there.ChappyRe: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00BalazarYeah for 3 CONS I prepped 3 sessions and had one small group out of the 9 sessions. It sucked. I would suggest some sort of reward for trying new games. Not sure what sort of reward at this point. But I also like the idea of blind slots but not sure how many would go for it.Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00ChappyThanks Ron and Kimber for your imput. Any ideas or input helps at this point.I actually had a couple of people who were frustrated by the "living" games. If you are not in on the ground floor, you are always a weeker player in the game, and they wanted to be on the same playing field as the other players.However, I think to your point Ron, perhaps first choice of chacters from the Pre-Gen Pool. Per haps some other kind of reward. I had this idea, that maybe we would have some kind of contest.....There is a theme or phrase where the GMs have to incoporate it into their adventure/module/game somehow, like in a fiction writing contest. The players are the judges, and they get something toward their prize goal as they play and rate more games in the contest. This would take some work and the idea would need filled out, and submitted to the Board for approval of how it would run, so as not to disrupt the workings of the CON. Then it would need people to go out and work toward getting some prize support.That is just an idea, but something like that might be cool to do.Still looking for more ideas. How do we get more games at the con? How do we get more people to come to th con to play them?Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00Ron RDave has said that we are more of a "living con" because our players like to carry their points with them and build characters. Maybe there is some way to earn credits in the other games to keep building characters.I dont know if you can get past that running one-shot games, but here are some ideas:When picking PC's have a seperate pile of pregens for experienced players. More advertising at the actual con, maybe a flyer taped up that explains what you are running and why it's fun.Word of mouth. I know this worked for Chappy's game and he has a group that always plays in them.Maybe other people have more and better ideas...Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00MaxxFor me personally, I've gone to both cons for over 10 years. I role-play almost every single evening with my group, either Shadowrun, D&D, Rifts, Mechwarrior... However, I have only played 1 game, 1 time at 1 con. And here are the reasons why I don't game at the cons:1. Just like Chappy said about the living games. (Side note, this is also one of the main reasons why I do not play vampire or werewolf larps.)2. Just like Ron said. I believe in playing a character and seeing them advance. I do not like one shot adventures with characters I don't care about. If I just wanted to play a meaningless character in a meaningless game, then I can play call of duty on my xbox. I have no solutions to the problem, I am simply giving you my reasons as to why I don't participate in cons... And I think others feel the same way, but I really don't know how you fix it.And I have a serious issue with the cons, that I will bring up in a separate thread.Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00ChappyAdam,Those are good points. Personally I don't know if we will ever get those problems solved for the people that don't play at the con at all. I wish we could. The goal is for people to have a good time gaming at the con.However, there are some people who just are not into playing the current D&D games (really they a RPGA), and are looking for something else to play. At least I think there are...I know I am one.But I am glad to have your input, every little bit helps.Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00meriaeI dunno if my feedback matters, but I love the indie games. I have a small group of people that I really enjoy playing with, Chappy included, and I'd pretty much play in whatever he was running. As long as I liked the other people playing, that is. I even sometimes get up early to play Chappy games. And I love me some jenga.Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00BalazarJenga kicks buttockessesRe: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00scorchTexas hold em might be fun for those of us that don't like dice, tape measures, or rock, paper, scissors. Maybe for for quest coin to keep it legal? Or the con bucks/points or something?Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00Matthew Monroescorch wrote ...Texas hold em might be fun for those of us that don't like dice, tape measures, or rock, paper, scissors. Maybe for for quest coin to keep it legal? Or the con bucks/points or something?If we played for Quest coin, my in-game money issues would be solved in a heartbeat.Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00Matthew MonroeWithout a doubt... CosBucks. Seashells. Buttons. Whatever. I play cards for the shear competitiveness. Monetary gain/compensation is secondary.Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00Matthew MonroeAdam, If a DM were to run a continual storyline (one which evolved based upon character interactions and character decisions), which spawned over multiple Cons, would you be down? Say, the DM would set aside time for one segment to allow the PCs to generate thei characters, and then run for a few more over the course of the weekend with the take growing as the game goes one. In a sense, as a player, this would be your character to play, and to define, going forward. This way you have something invested...I've been thinking of running a 3.5 ed D&D game (I cannot abide by 4th Ed); although, as a DM, I hate pre-gen characters. I'm definitely a story oriented DM. Would you be up for something like that? If you could find three or four other like-minded individuals, I'm down.Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00daveWe did a Texas Hold em a few years back. Everyone put in Cosbucks, winner take all. We only had I think 6 people sign up. If the demand is there, I have no problem doing it again. Is there interest?Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00Matthew MonroeDon't see yourself short, Matt. You can definitely play cards yourself. Mark and Tom can throw down too.Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00scorchI only make it to about half of the cons in person. So don't let me sway your opinion. But if I am there, I would definitely play cards!I would play for cosbucks. I bet a winner gets a couple of quest points would be a BIG draw. It might actually bring out some of the LARPers who don't normally play at the CON. A couple of gold buy in winner takes all would be fun, too.6 is a decent number of people for hold em. Anymore and you might have to do a tournament. Which I guess isn't necessarily a bad thing.And yes, Monroe would probably win.Re: 2013 COSCON
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2024-03-29T09:42:23-04:00ChappySo...indie games and more traditional card games. Those seem to have at least a little interest.Also, I was digging through some old stuff and I came across some old Avalon Hill game, Firepower and Dark Emperor. These kind of games might be the right thing for Sundays. You know, not a lot of actual commitment involved, easy to set up and run (provided at least one person knows the rules), could be done with just 2-4 players.