This time it was our first week back after the Christmas
break and I was excited to see if we could overcome the drop in numbers that I
experienced before Christmas. Unfortunately my dreams did not come true but I
did get the chance to introduce some new games to some new gamers.
Week 6
Number of
Attendees: 5
Games Played:
Dixit, Dingo’s Dreams, Takenoko
The Challenges
My work schedule
This week I had to work late, meaning that I didn’t get to
game group on time. I let my close colleagues know and told them where to look
to find my games – especially the small, easy to learn games that I keep in the
top drawer of my desk. I worried that any new people might be looking for me in
particular, but had to trust that they’d get by without me – it’s a good test
for the inevitable weeks in the future where I will be on holiday or otherwise
unable to attend.
New teachers...
As a result of working late I had to rely on a new teacher
to teach the first game. I certainly don’t think of myself as the best teacher
and had been hoping that others in the group would eventually start to share
the burden. When I arrived I believe they’d spent around 20 minutes being
taught Dixit – probably not the best
teach ever, but they were playing correctly and everyone was having fun. So
long as you don’t mind losing, Dixit
is also a game you can jump into as a late player, so enjoyed some Dixit too!
The Successes
New gamers!
Having said that numbers were low, it’s certainly exciting
to still be seeing some new players. I have had to move our game night to
Monday which has opened up the opportunity to come along to a couple of people,
which is great! At the same time I’m unsure if it will mean others can’t make
it, but only time will tell. Both the new players are entirely new to modern
board gaming, but they’re also very close colleagues so it’s nice to have some
support and the opportunity to introduce games to even more people at work!
New games!
All three games we played this week were new to the group.
My goals over the next few weeks are to deliberately try and introduce some new
mechanics and then slowly move to some more complex games to keep me
interested, as well as some of the players in the group who obviously have an
appetite for some heavier games. I think all three games went well – at least
someone in each game expressed interested in playing them again. I think the
least successful was probably Dingo’s Dreams which I seem to always over
simplify when teaching and cause some confusion as a result.
Lessons for Next
Week
I’m all out of ideas. I’m trying my best to run a good game
group, being welcoming, bringing engaging games and always reminding people the
event is running. Over the weeks I think I’ve had around 15 unique people come
along, and a further 5 or 6 expressing an interest but never attending. I’ll
keep doing what I’m doing for now and just hope that I can have more successful
evenings in the future.
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