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''Seattle Gamers Assemble! (SGA) is a loose community of role-players centered around Seattle, Washington. After several years of operations, we thought it might be nice to share what we've learned about setting up a gaming community.'' | ''Seattle Gamers Assemble! (SGA) is a loose community of role-players centered around Seattle, Washington. After several years of operations, we thought it might be nice to share what we've learned about setting up a gaming community.'' | ||
=WHAT IS A GAMING COMMUNITY?= | =WHAT IS A GAMING COMMUNITY?= | ||
In this article, we mean by "community" a '''group of people''' that adopts a certain '''structure or organization''' to support certain '''activities'''. Since we're talking about gaming, these are obviously people interested in gaming activities; at SGA, we focus on role-playing games but most of this advice is directly applicable for other types of games. | |||
==People== | ==People== | ||
* Different skills and interests | |||
* Newcomers and people without a regular game looking to form small gaming groups | |||
* People looking for drop-in games or players | |||
* People who like to try different games | |||
* Game designers looking for playtesters or actual play | |||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
* Online group | |||
* Gaming circle | |||
* Game club | |||
* Meetup group | |||
==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
* Weekly games | |||
* Meetups | |||
* Bring-and-battle | |||
* Tournaments | |||
* Mini-conventions/Game Day | |||
* Full-scale conventions | |||
* Social events | |||
=LINKING UP= | =LINKING UP= | ||
==Online Presence== | ==Online Presence== | ||
* Mailing list | |||
* Meetup group | |||
* Yahoo! group | |||
* Gaming blog | |||
* Wiki | |||
==Networking== | |||
Who else is out there that shares your hobby? Although our main focus at SGA and in this article is role-playing games, most of us are interested in many other related activities: | |||
* Board games | |||
* Miniatures games | |||
* Wargames | |||
* Live-action role-play (LARP) | |||
* Console or online gaming | |||
* Comic books | |||
* Science-fiction and fantasy | |||
* Creative writing | |||
* Game design | |||
So your contacts in the local community might include: | |||
* Gaming clubs and associations | |||
* Gaming stores | |||
* Comic book stores | |||
* Book stores | |||
* LAN gaming oufits | |||
* Writing groups and workshops | |||
* Movie clubs | |||
* Local game publishers | |||
* High schools, colleges and universities | |||
=PROMOTING= | =PROMOTING= | ||
==Creating Buzz== | ==Creating Buzz== | ||
* People | |||
* Events | |||
* Locations | |||
==Promotional Materials== | ==Promotional Materials== | ||
* Posters | |||
* Handbills | |||
* Ads | |||
=RESOURCES= | =RESOURCES= | ||
* [http://www.gamecircle.org/ Game Circles]: Bringing gamers together | |||
* [http://uk.games-workshop.com/gamingclubs/ Games Workshop's gaming club resources] | |||
* [http://www.hoboes.com/html/RPG/Meetings.html Negative Space's Role-Playing Meeting Grounds] | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Game club]] (article stub) | |||
(To be continued.) | (To be continued.) | ||
Revision as of 17:35, 3 January 2007
Seattle Gamers Assemble! (SGA) is a loose community of role-players centered around Seattle, Washington. After several years of operations, we thought it might be nice to share what we've learned about setting up a gaming community.
WHAT IS A GAMING COMMUNITY?
In this article, we mean by "community" a group of people that adopts a certain structure or organization to support certain activities. Since we're talking about gaming, these are obviously people interested in gaming activities; at SGA, we focus on role-playing games but most of this advice is directly applicable for other types of games.
People
- Different skills and interests
- Newcomers and people without a regular game looking to form small gaming groups
- People looking for drop-in games or players
- People who like to try different games
- Game designers looking for playtesters or actual play
Structure
- Online group
- Gaming circle
- Game club
- Meetup group
Activities
- Weekly games
- Meetups
- Bring-and-battle
- Tournaments
- Mini-conventions/Game Day
- Full-scale conventions
- Social events
LINKING UP
Online Presence
- Mailing list
- Meetup group
- Yahoo! group
- Gaming blog
- Wiki
Networking
Who else is out there that shares your hobby? Although our main focus at SGA and in this article is role-playing games, most of us are interested in many other related activities:
- Board games
- Miniatures games
- Wargames
- Live-action role-play (LARP)
- Console or online gaming
- Comic books
- Science-fiction and fantasy
- Creative writing
- Game design
So your contacts in the local community might include:
- Gaming clubs and associations
- Gaming stores
- Comic book stores
- Book stores
- LAN gaming oufits
- Writing groups and workshops
- Movie clubs
- Local game publishers
- High schools, colleges and universities
PROMOTING
Creating Buzz
- People
- Events
- Locations
Promotional Materials
- Posters
- Handbills
- Ads
RESOURCES
- Game Circles: Bringing gamers together
- Games Workshop's gaming club resources
- Negative Space's Role-Playing Meeting Grounds
- Wikipedia:Game club (article stub)
(To be continued.)
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