[Deptheads] Event Types

[Strategicon Department Heads]

Alright, some examples.

Battlestations could go into Board games, tabletop rpg, and collectibles.

The boffer showcase which my department runs could be a LARP,  “Roleplaying,” and a war game.

Ghost Court could be a LARP, “Roleplaying,” and a Party Game.


I think you can see how this can easily get hairy. The best way to classify games is based on what kinds of players would want to play it and what kinds of resources a department can provide for it. The rest is just pointless classification and tortured data collecting on our part, and I don’t see how that serves the players.

Tara

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From: Strategicon Department Heads
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 4:40 PM
To: deptheads at strategicon.net
Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Event Types

Right now I really need to hear from everyone on any game that would fit in three or more distinct types. If I don’t hear by Noon on Thursday, I’m going to have to run with two types only.

We can certainly consider listing “Live Action RPG” and “Tabletop RPG”. That would be an easy fix at any future point.

Tanya

On May 29, 2019, at 3:44 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:

Message From: Tara Leederman  taleederman at gmail.com
My first and main thought is that LARP and role playing are rather synonymous. You might want to instead go with the distinction of LARP vs. Tabletop RPG, because that is the main difference between mine and Jim’s departments.
 
Tara
 
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From: Strategicon Department Heads
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 11:29 AM
To: Strategicon Department Heads
Subject: [Deptheads] Event Types
 
Hi,
 
For the purpose of event generation, Departments will be becoming Event Types.
 
I’m trying to figure out how to make things work right for all events. These are the two issues involving Event Types that I’m aware of.
 
1. Events running in areas not consistent with their real event type. i.e. Most Steve Jackson Games.
 
2. Events appropriate in multiple event types and often listing in multiple departments.
 
The first one I can adapt to easily provided I know what lengths I have to go for the second one.
 
Here is where I need your help.
What is the likelihood of an event being appropriate for more than two event types? I need everyone to think hard. Can you think of any game that would really fit in more than two event types?
 
For this exercise, please look at War Games and Party Games as splinter groups of Board & Card Games, and Adventurers’ League and Pathfinder Society as splinters of Roleplaying, which means they don’t need to be listed in the group they split from.
 
I need a list of such games. If it’s long enough, I have to think hard how to handle the process.
 
Events Types will be
 
Board & Card Games
Collectible Cards & Minis
LARP
Miniatures
Party Games
Roleplaying
Adventurers’ League
Pathfinder Society
Video Games
War Games
General
 
Event Classifications for users will be
 
Event
101
Demo
Tournament
Playtest
Seminar
 
Admins instead of Tournament will see
 
Small Tournament
Medium Tournament (selected)
Big Tournament
Mega Tournament
 
Sponsored will be a checkbox seen by all.
Special will be a checkbox seen by Admins only.
 
Thanks for helping me help everyone make more sense of events.
 
Tanya
 
 
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