[Deptheads] Comments on a local board

Thu Jan 1 10:36:15 PST 2009

Well discussion of continuing on the HGMS board
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/HMGS-PSW_Southwest/ So if anyone besides
myself is a member of that group, it might be a good thing to follow or
chime in on.  I am a rather peripheral member of the group and it would be
nice if someone, more a core member, would join in.  Or if someone more
senior than me to represent Strategicon in the discussion.

Robyn

On 12/31/08 11:40 AM, "Mark K Hyman" <mhyman at xcomwireless.net> wrote:

> 2a:   This has been true for a VERY long time, SoCal conventions attendance
> has been declining since the mid 1990s.  ...with the exception of the last two
> years.  where convention attendance has been higher for each successive con!
> 
> 2b:  Aging attendees is definitely one of the reasons.  Expense is definitely
> another. 
> 
> We have a huge mindshare to try and recapture.  Many people who are regular
> gamers remember the last 10 years of Rocky's reign and didn't like it.  Those
> people will be hard to bring back.
> 
> 
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> Robyn Nixon wrote:
>>  
>> Just wanted to pass these onto the dept heads:
>> 
>> State of The Hobby - My thoughts on the subject
>> Posted by: "sirhelene" fadingsun at prodigy.net   sirhelene
>> Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:16 am (PST)
>> 
>> 2. Declining attendance at the local Southern California gaming
>> conventions. The attendance has been dropping for several years
>> since the mid 1990's. I would used to see alot of familiar face at
>> the cons but with every passing year, I see less and less of those
>> faces but with only smaller attendance at conventions.
>> 
>> I know that all of us in the hobby are getting older and more
>> responsibities are coming our way and with changes to the things we
>> do. Health matters,starting a family and rising of the family, and
>> deciding to leave or moving away.
>> 
>> 3. Convention management of the Los Angeles conventions. I am
>> wondering if the cnvention management could do a few things to entice
>> people to come back or start up a few new things at the convention(s).
>> 
>> It seems that the gaming conventions in Northern California are
>> run alot better than the ones in Southern California. I could be
>> wrong.
>> 
>> 
>> Posted by: "Bill" vonkluge at ca.rr.com   vonkluge2001
>> Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:41 am (PST)
>> 
>> I quit going to the airport cons as it became to difficult (load in
>> and out) parking, and costly. I am by no means a "cheap" gamer..lol
>> Those who know me know I spend $$ on my games but I got tired of the
>> hassle of the airport with little support. The food situation stinks
>> there! (oh, oh, there I go again! bluntly stating my opinion, the
>> hate mail is going to roll in...lol)Remember I was going to Airport
>> cons and putting on 3 day games 15 years ago and I did games there
>> for years! Jose M. has done a great job with what he has to work with
>> over the years but I feel it's a losing battle as long as it remains
>> at the airport location. Personally I think keeping it there is
>> silly! You could probably find a better deal away from there and
>> really how many people are "flying in" for those cons? If people are
>> then a short ride to another spot is not that much harder! compared
>> to what all the other locals put up with to go to the airport. I have
>> had setups at the airport and had no one there to play, others to
>> have had this happen. I also must admit to do to my work having had
>> to cancel more than one game and not show. This is a big NO NO, as
>> people who read about you game, travel there to play, pay their
>> money, and get zilch are not apt to return! This can be dealt with by
>> having others able to take and run your game with out you. If you
>> keep you games simple this is much easier to do.
>> 
>> The HMGS cons are quite a different deal, easy load in, relaxed
>> atmosphere, fairly centralized location, ect. You can drive in and
>> out to get food at no cost! no Stairs (makes a difference when you
>> bring in and out 10 boxes). There are drawbacks to it though, small
>> turnout, same old crowd, don't get me wrong I love all you guys!, but
>> I would like to have a few new faces coming in and joining our games.
>> Most of the problem is our fault. Like I said before we need to
>> promote better! If we build it they will come! but we have not built
>> anything! so no one but the usual suspects show up....
>> 
>> Posted by: "Chris Lundgren" natashasdady at yahoo.com   natashasdady
>> Tue Dec 30, 2008 1:07 pm (PST)
>> 
>>  All true.
>> 
>>  Chris here I go to the Cons still but not for the whole 3 days to
>> expensive. I go to the Monthly  small Con in Anaheim to play at St.
>> Crispin's.  We avg over 80+ people.  We have the support of all the Local
>> game stores and  GW now is on board.   Now we even added a RPG night on
>> Mondays. So there is hope for our hobby. I love the idea of Alternate Time
>> lines.
>> 
>> **End of comments******
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> We have an uphill battle folks!
>> Happy New Year
>> Robyn
>> 
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