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growing the game - some ideas

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Tuesday, 12 March 2013, at 5:03 p.m.

In Response To: growing the game - some ideas (Ken Larsen)

I agree with Ken's 1.-->3. (M/L neutral on #4.)

David's idea is good, too. My WAG is that about 1 in 5 who have enough interest to show up at a club actually find they are interested enough to come back. So the efficiency of new players is ~20%. It's much higher for players who have actually played more than a few times. But there's no reason not to have our cake and eat it, too.

I've heard rumors that there may be untapped resources in various cities throughout the US -- people who play in meet-me style get-togethers at someone's house. How to get them interested in the more competitive side of the game (without scaring them away) is, IMO, something worth contemplating. (I bet some people here have already done that -- let's hear from them.)

Messages In This Thread

• growing the game
  David Rockwell -- Tuesday, 12 March 2013, at 3:09 p.m.
  • +1 *NM*
    neilkaz -- Tuesday, 12 March 2013, at 3:27 p.m.
  • growing the game - some ideas
    Ken Larsen -- Tuesday, 12 March 2013, at 3:58 p.m.
    • growing the game - some ideas
      Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 12 March 2013, at 5:03 p.m.