So at the last week of our first year of ORC (Ottakar’s Roleplaying Club) we had 20 people in attendance. Not bad for starting with literally no-one. Still growing as well – *five* new people today, our biggest single new-person hit ever. Groovy.
A bunch of apologies from other regulars, too. We’re a good we club, we are. Four tables today, two running Dungeons and Dragons, one running a freeform made-up-on-the-spot horror game, another running cool indy gem Shadows. Yep, we’re a good wee club. Of note: none of the people running games today had ever played before they came along to join the club.
In other words, everything is going according to my most optimistic plans.
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What day/time does ORC happen? WARGS is doing well but I am started to get the feeling that a monthly meeting is quite difficult for people to get to. We currently run on a week night which might explain it.
ORC is a Saturday afternoon thing. I have a feeling that Saturdays are different enough in NZ that it might not be as successful a timeslot where you are.
Congrats Morgue, sounds like things are going really well. Playing in public sounds like a great way to recapture the attention of former gamers.
What do you mean that Saturdays differ in other parts of the world?
I think the culture of Saturdays and the weekend in NZ is different to the culture of it here in the UK. Saturday afternoon here tends to be ‘dead time’ – people chill out and shop, mostly. Back home in NZ, Saturday afternoon seems to be ‘catch up with friends and play sport’ time. That’s just my impression, but I think Saturday afternoon is a lot more precious to NZers than to UKers. Maybe Sunday afternoon in NZ would be a better option?
Sunday afternoon? You meant to say Sunday night – for that is the *only* time to game…
My main problem is not that the rest of the weekend is too busy for NZers to take advantage, but the lack of recognition that RPing is a sport by NZers. Withouth this recognition RP games and stuff doesn’t seem as valid a way of spending you weekend time and therefore these activities are not entitled to take up time on weekends.
Yeah, I think that Sunday afternoons would still be a problem as Thursdays and Sundays tend to be the two most common gaming days.