Fossil4182
04-04-2009, 10:00 PM
Just thought I'd share this with everyone here and if we get some feedback good and if helps someone else cultavate a Legacy play group, even better.
So give some background, we currently have a play group of around 15 - 20 players that show up on a weekly basis. Less than 6 months ago, we barely had 8 people showing up. Most of the younger players at the shop were playing other TCG and didn't have any interest in MtG. Being the recruiters that we are, a few of the older players sat down trying to figure out a way to win over a lot of the younger players. We came up with the idea of once a month holding a budget event. We use StarCityGames as a reference for costs and set a limit of $50 for the main deck and $12 for the side board.
We hold them the first Saturday of every month and we've been able to grow our player base fairly quickly. We've already recruited 10 players and there are still more that show up on the budget days. Its been helpful because we've gotten a better variety in our play group now and we have roped in some younger players which is good for the meta in our area as a whole. Its also really helpful for the younger players because they're able to learn the basics of the game and their playing the same decks as everyone else so they don't feel like they're being over run with hella expensive cards.
Just thought I'd share this with everyone and I hope it can be helpful to you all.
So give some background, we currently have a play group of around 15 - 20 players that show up on a weekly basis. Less than 6 months ago, we barely had 8 people showing up. Most of the younger players at the shop were playing other TCG and didn't have any interest in MtG. Being the recruiters that we are, a few of the older players sat down trying to figure out a way to win over a lot of the younger players. We came up with the idea of once a month holding a budget event. We use StarCityGames as a reference for costs and set a limit of $50 for the main deck and $12 for the side board.
We hold them the first Saturday of every month and we've been able to grow our player base fairly quickly. We've already recruited 10 players and there are still more that show up on the budget days. Its been helpful because we've gotten a better variety in our play group now and we have roped in some younger players which is good for the meta in our area as a whole. Its also really helpful for the younger players because they're able to learn the basics of the game and their playing the same decks as everyone else so they don't feel like they're being over run with hella expensive cards.
Just thought I'd share this with everyone and I hope it can be helpful to you all.