[Deptheads] Re: Strategicon - Gamex 2013 - GM games

[Renee]

I think Mike's solution will work out. I like his idea of mentioning in the description that there will probably be only 1 game run.

However, I do have to disagree with this:
"they will be able to handle the second game and Dang will handle any disputes that might arise"

The point I was trying to make is that you cannot expect Dang to run multiple tables of some of his games.
There are few GMs capable of running Arkham Horror with all it's expansions successfully the way Dang does.

Some board games need the GMs to be really involved. When the game is already several hours long, it would be so lame if players had to wait for the GM to jump back and forth between the tables.






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 From: mike fryer <darkbeerdrinker at gmail.com>
To: deptheads at strategicon.net; Renee <whatawhale at yahoo.com> 
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Re: Strategicon - Gamex 2013
 


I would like to suggest that an exception is not needed. If Dang submits AH with expansions A B C & D, Dang will bring one copy of the game with those expansions. If nobody brings another copy with those expansions, there is no problem with Dang turning away the extra players. If some does bring the game with those expansions, they will be able to handle the second game and Dang will handle any disputes that might arise. A note in the description mentioning that there will most likely only be a single copy of the game would be polite. The one difference between a public game and a private game would be in a public game Dang could only play if he did not have to turn away players.

Mike Fryer





On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:02 AM, Renee <whatawhale at yahoo.com> wrote:

I think it might be wise to  make an exception for the games Dang runs.  In a way they are like role-playing games.
>His games take more commitment to run and play are basically like the rpgs. 
>When Dang runs his epic version of Arkham Horror with ALL the expansions it seems completely ridiculous to expect him to not limit the players. 
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>Since the RPGs have limits and it is first come first serve, it doesn't seem out of the ordinary to have a few of the board game run like this as well.
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>To: DN <2bct1adppo at gmail.com> 
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>Hi Dang,
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>    The choice is yours.  If you want to play one game and limit the number of players to 8, than this would be considered a "private" game.  Its the equivalent to putting a flag up in open gaming and asking players to join you.  If, on the other hand, you are willing to let as many players join you as want to play, fill out the appropriate paperwork, and play more than one round, if necessary, than you will be running a "public" event or tournament.
>    Now, TI3E is somewhat special, since it has a history of drawing only 7 or 8 players, requiring only one game to determine the winner of the event or tournament.  Let me know what you would like to do with your event.
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>To: Shane Sauby <ssshanucon at yahoo.com> 
>Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 10:19 AM
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>Shane, I don't fully understand this. As described I fall into this category with my Twilight Imperium game. I have an 8 hour slot with a limit of 8 players max. The game can't accommodate more than this so this means if I have more than 8 people show up I have to run more than 1 game?
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>On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Shane Sauby <ssshanucon at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>Hello everyone,
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>>    I needed to mention something before I got to Phase 4, which is when I 
approve everything left that is not a tournament.  I noticed that some 
of you have been submitting events and limiting the number of players to one game.  I will not be approving these as public events anymore.  If you 
are scheduling a public event, that means you are willing to take all 
comers, which may result in more than one game being played and 
therefore requiring more than one round.  This is especially true of new games that players are interested in learning.
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>>    If you would like to play a game and limit it to one game, please 
submit the game as "Private."  Private games do not earn credit hours 
towards badges, but they are on the schedule.  If you have any 
questions, please contact me.
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>>Shane SaubyDept. Chair Board Games
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