[Deptheads] Maybe we should restart D&D Camp

[Tim]

Both good ideas...

Victor B wrote:
> Those were cool.
> I was in my last years of college at the time.
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> They worked because it was early 1980's.
> Parents dropped off the kids for a week. Aged under 18. Grouped by ages.
> They were one-week long and you camped out in dorms.
> It wasn't just day gaming and then go home at night.
> It was an overall experience for the week. Sun up toil sun down.
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> Same as baseball, basketball, cheerleader, band, or recreation camps 
> except no Bill murray as a councilor (meatballs). Arts, crafts, 
> gaming, seminars, special guests, autographs, 3 meals a day, snacks, 
> dorm or girl/boy scout camp housing, scarey stories at night--
> "If I roll anything but a 1 on a d20 my holy avenger vorpal sword of 
> dragon slaying and ubber coolness makes it's saving throw and is not 
> destroyed. I got the sowrd from thor after I beat him arm wrestling"
> ..... long pause.....little jimmy says "well what happened?"
> "I rolled a one"
> ....everyone jumpss....eek....
> As scary as it gets.
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> We still have gaming camps. They are just 3-4 days instead of a  week 
> long and they invite all ages. Gaming conventions. Gaming, paint and 
> take, role playing, larps, ccgs and miniatures, guests and seminars, 
> computer gaming, social electronic gaming (rock band), and board 
> games. Campers got older and the gaming got much much bigger.
>  
> Great posting heather!
> A camp to work on the same lines as the past would have to be rock 
> band. Get a musician guest or 2, stage set up like we had at 
> sheraton, special effects  & lighting, skins and other exclusives, 
> have indivisual and group costume contests, seminars and noob help, 
> awards including "newcomer", etc. Food breaks and downtime.
> Basicaslly a Rock Band boot camp.
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> --- On *Mon, 9/28/09, Tim /<Tim at stugiii.com>/* wrote:
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>     From: Tim <Tim at stugiii.com>
>     Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Maybe we should restart D&D Camp
>     To: deptheads at strategicon.net
>     Date: Monday, September 28, 2009, 10:51 AM
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>     Interesting idea, but it would require a lot of staff support
>     using a 'camp' format.  Not that this is a bad thing.
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>     Tim
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>     Heather wrote:
>>      Where you there?   (D&D Camp)
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>>     http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/27/dd-camp-circa-1982.html
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>>     Heather
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