tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post38317584651924080..comments2023-06-25T02:23:32.378-07:00Comments on Giantsbridge: Box BluesSlurpeeMoneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16132875583904268409noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-72493262931424574572010-10-13T13:07:55.813-07:002010-10-13T13:07:55.813-07:00Yeah. When we were in Amsterdam, there was a place...Yeah. When we were in Amsterdam, there was a place called the American Book Store which was the only place doing D&D Encounters there. We were going to go, but we ended up not being able to (we were leaving for Paris that day, and the guy who was running it apparently... stopped running it...). Still, I like the idea; it makes sense to reach out to new players, _grow_ the hobby some, rather than push the initiative in places where established players are going to see it. <br /><br />The same goes for the boxed sets, really. I think they should have people hawking those things on the street.SlurpeeMoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132875583904268409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-720037703244867002010-10-13T13:04:30.855-07:002010-10-13T13:04:30.855-07:00Someone should pitch the idea of a WotC/D&D re...Someone should pitch the idea of a WotC/D&D representative going around to different major bookstores and running games for people over the weekend, with advertising for the event weeks ahead of time. Like a book signing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-36512197198398129522010-10-13T12:53:00.942-07:002010-10-13T12:53:00.942-07:00I am indeed referencing the horrifying failure tha...I am indeed referencing the horrifying failure that was the first chapter of Dark Sun. And yeah, we've got some total newcomers to the hobby, but I blame Holly for that more than the initiative itself. <br /><br />Most of what we see at D&D:E is the same group of people showing up week after week, with little in the way of influx. New people come slowly, and usually they're the types of people who have played in the past. <br /><br />Honestly, I think D&D Encounters would be much more successful in a Chapters or a Cole's than it is at Warp One. At least there, the hobby gets some exposure to people who have never played before.SlurpeeMoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132875583904268409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-87895057851350479792010-10-13T12:13:40.670-07:002010-10-13T12:13:40.670-07:00You mentioned D&D Encounters driving people aw...You mentioned D&D Encounters driving people away (I assume this was a reference to the awful early Dark Sun encounters) but don't you think it has been a net positive overall? I get the impression that it is drawing some people who played earlier editions(like myself)back into the hobby and even hooking some complete newcomers.Darren C.http://www.darrencalvert.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27484639.post-979797467747531872010-10-13T11:44:28.971-07:002010-10-13T11:44:28.971-07:00I wonder whether that's the case mostly to gam...I wonder whether that's the case mostly to game/hobby stores with veteran players expressing their disappointment. Curious as to whether the D&D Essentials will do well in say...book stores and toy shops in terms of finding new recruits.Johnnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09549756700299611232noreply@blogger.com