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 Posted: Nov 09, 2005 - 11:40 AM
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well you'll continue to recruit the local crowd but people who live farther than 4-6 hours away will have a hard time, I think.
As for May I recommended June, but since Tom has made this his baby, his schedule conflicts with it.
it really is a bad time of the year. |
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Posted: Nov 09, 2005 - 01:46 PM
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gken1 wrote: As for May I recommended June, but since Tom has made this his baby, his schedule conflicts with it. I pretty much inherited the Chaos Cup. Never really went out of my way to ask for it ... just sorta happened.
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Posted: Nov 09, 2005 - 02:54 PM
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GalakStarscraper wrote: gken1 wrote: As for May I recommended June, but since Tom has made this his baby, his schedule conflicts with it. I pretty much inherited the Chaos Cup. Never really went out of my way to ask for it ... just sorta happened.
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hey, not blaming you or anything. You've definitely added to the experience with the mini's, rules and just the dedication. I'm just saying if you really want the tournament to grow, you need the out of towners. And I know just from my league that it's a bad time of the year.
I know Gencon is middle of August, so why not middle of July for CC? One month should be plenty of time and it'd definitely be easier to cross promote with the closer time frame.
For the out of towners to make this work, it's basically a 4-day weekend.
I REALLY think you should consider this tom as you're running it. November might fit perfectly into your schedule, but the big tournies do occur during the summer. I don't think that it's just a coincidence.
As for the other GW store taking charge, Bampf has GW ties and did offer to take it over and run it in Baltimore, a more population centric place imho. But you've invested alot of the time and effort into the tourney so I AM NOT recommending moving the tourney, just moving it to a more friendly time of the year. |
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Posted: Nov 09, 2005 - 03:52 PM
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Posted: Nov 10, 2005 - 06:25 AM
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| The other major gaming convention (Origins) occurs the first or second week of July every year in Columbus. If we held the Chaos Cup in the middle of July, we would probably lose some players to that (I know I'd be one). |
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Posted: Nov 10, 2005 - 06:36 AM
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Well back now and would just like to say yet again I had a great weekend, and as long as it doenst clash with any of the other majors then i will be back next year (I am trying to do the 4 majors next year  )
With those prizes on offer the euro turnout next year should be alot bigger, so I think trying to avoid the bigger euro tornis may be a good idea, but that is just my opinion. |
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Posted: Nov 10, 2005 - 10:11 AM
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| The Fall isn't necessarily bad. There were 32 players at The Deathbowl in mid-October. The 5 hour drive from Boston to Montreal (much longer in the pouring rain like this time, ugh) is fine for me. Even up to a 7-8 drive I'd consider; but alas a trip out to Chicago is not a quick jaunt. |
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Posted: Nov 10, 2005 - 08:42 PM
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| Hey Val glad you made it home alright it was nice meeting you in person. Hope to see you next year. |
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Posted: Nov 13, 2005 - 11:50 AM
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I can confirm gken's thoughts. I know that I had a real-life football game to go to that weekend which knocked it out of my schedule. I would have loved to go, but bad time of year. 2 other members of our league also have season ticket to RL football. Heck most of the appeal to this game in the states is that is like RL football.
Personal Opinion is try to work with an existing 3-day weekend period. It should help attendence as more can travel from distance having to take only 1-day off from work. Also work it in either leading up to RL football season or right after RL football ends to feed off that.
Potential dates that would fit that mold:
4th of July weekend
Labor Day weekend (RL football starts around here and GenCon so probably a bad idea)
Columbus Day (in the middile of RL football)
Veterans Day (too close to Thanksgiving)
President's Day (timing is near SuperBowl, think this would be a great time IMO)
Other 3-days:
Memorial Day (end of May)
That President's Day weekend would seem to me to be a very good timeframe to have this major, other than weather. The NFL season is coming to a conclusion with interest and excitement in football near its height. Perfect time to try to suck new coaches in and energize people. The 3-day weekend helps on having to take less vacation time. Not sure if travel costs are down or up that time of year on flights and such...
Clearly trying to do that for next year won't work, not much time between tourneys. (2 months)
My rambling thoughts on the topic.
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Posted: Nov 13, 2005 - 12:05 PM
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| Vetrens day would only be a week later. But from what i've seen tournaments on holiday weekends have never faired well. |
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Posted: Nov 13, 2005 - 12:36 PM
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Personally for me anytime during football season (Sep-Dec) is bad.
I would think in the US 3-day weekend tourneys would do well. How many have been tried? I don't believe many have been done.
Gken ran the DC Invitational on Memorial Day weekend here. attendence wasn't bad... believe 16 or so and we didn't advertise very early.
I believe setting up a major for a 3-day weekend could work quite well for pulling out-of towners. The need to take 2 days of work off is a major downer for many a tourney for me. |
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Posted: Nov 13, 2005 - 12:40 PM
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| Also I think if the tourney was held in the summer 4 guys from my league would probably make the trip. |
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Posted: Nov 13, 2005 - 12:42 PM
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I say just pick a date, and stick to it.
If you schedule it.. they will come. |
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Posted: Nov 14, 2005 - 06:45 AM
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Xtreme wrote: Vetrens day would only be a week later. But from what i've seen tournaments on holiday weekends have never faired well.
I believe trying to plan an event on a holiday weekend would be less successful for bringing in more people. The date it is on is a good one. Lets leave it there. |
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Posted: Nov 14, 2005 - 07:33 AM
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StoutYoungblood wrote:
I believe trying to plan an event on a holiday weekend would be less successful for bringing in more people. The date it is on is a good one. Lets leave it there.
yeah, cuz 22 and 18 are great numbers for a major..... |
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