[Deptheads] Strategicon - Private Games

[Shane Sauby]

Okay, so what do I do with this situation:

  John wants to play Mansions of Madness.  He has one copy of the game.  He wants to play.  He does not want to accept more players than the one game. He wants to put it on the schedule so other people know that he has the game and wants to play, since he has no friends who want to play the game with him. John goes to the website and puts in all the information, but limits his event to 4 people, since MoM plays 5 and he already is claiming one of the spots.

  Given your answer to my previous question, I think my only reasonable response is to deny his event and make John find players on his own in open gaming.  Let me be perfectly clear on this: I am totally okay with that.  I have been trying to accommodate these types of GMs by finding a compromise of some kind, but I am perfectly willing to just say "No."  I just want to make sure that is really my only option.  And before anybody says anything, I do not believe approving a "public" event for only one game is acceptable, since then the GM can argue that they are earning volunteer hours towards a badge when all they are really doing is bringing their favorite game and playing it.

Shane Sauby
Board Games Supervisor




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 From: Eric M. Aldrich I <ealdrich at mac.com>
To: deptheads at strategicon.net 
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Strategicon - Private Games
 


That's correct. Private games are there to schedule non-public events. They allow us to plan the room schedule without the public seeing the games listed. They are not listed in the con book. Do not ever list a public event as private.

Example of a private event: An internal board meeting during the con.


Eric


On May 12, 2013, at 10:01 PM, Shane Sauby wrote:

Hi folks,
>
>    I cannot see the private games on the schedule.  They need to show up on the game search page so players know they are being scheduled.
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>Shane Sauby
>Board Games Supervisor
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