[Deptheads] Open Gaming

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I don't think that Open Gaming should be favored over scheduled games.  I
think scheduled games must be given priority.

I do think that there are certain geographic areas of the con that feel
underutilized and should be designated as Open Gaming areas. For instance,
during the day, the Penthouse.

I also am a veteran of Strategicons.  I remember quite clearly that the main
2nd floor ballroom would fill to the brim on Saturdays with open gaming.  It
was a huge attraction of the con -- you could show up in the morning and
find gaming all day without ever going to a scheduled game.  I used it
often.  I have several friends that did the same.  I think personal
experience is a very poor reason to justify a decision but since Janice
brought up her experience, I felt it reasonable to illustrate my own.



On 6/9/08 2:04 PM, "Janice Sellers" <janicemsj at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is one person's opinion, but I think it is far more important to
> accommodate scheduled gaming than it is to do so for open gaming.  We
> could plaster all over the Web site that we have open gaming, but if
> we don't schedule games, I think attendance will suffer greatly.  I
> know some conventions that don't have open gaming at all.
> 
> And personally, in all the years I've been gaming and going to
> conventions (more than 30 years now), and Strategicon conventions
> specifically (22 and counting), I personally have practically never
> used open gaming.  It is not and never has been a destination for me.
> While I concede this is just one person's experience, it is still a
> valid one.
> 
> And San Jose, I believe, will be used for something other than
> miniatures at Gateway.
> 
> Janice
> 
> On 6/9/08, Patrick Havert <patrickhavert at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> We need a dedicated Open Gaming space.
>> Denys, can RPG/Larps go without the Penthouse this next con?
>> Jose/Robyn, could you split and have some events in San Jose(The Fish Bowl),
>> and some in the Penthouse?
>> This would allow us to make that space in Ballrooms E-F Open Gaming.  We
>> could keep the wall at 2/3 Open so it is easy to access, and could even run
>> some of the open gaming events/demos in there.
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