Sounds like a good idea. Especially if you can find those willing to do do.
However If you do first have a bunch of painted figs ready to go to get
their interrest. And while I have some problem w/HG it's still the type of
simple pick-up-and go system needed to do what you needed. And doing HG
seems to be a good idea as IMO for some strange reason minorities don't tend to
go
for fantasy type themes as well. Otherwise just pick a time a date where
you can get the most people to come. And hold it in a place that's near to a
snack shop.
Hope this helps.
-GTW
In a message dated 4/21/07 4:59:50 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I've been toying with the idea of starting a gaming league targeted
primarily (but not exclusive to) minorities. I would prefer to run
Heavy Gear, but it is somewhat expensive. While I can appreciate the
value of $40.00 boxed sets ($60.00 with for the starter sets), I
would be the first to admit that it's a bit steep for someone who
isn't into it. Of course that doesn't stop parents from spending
$60.00 on the latest 360 or ps3 game, so maybe it's not as big of a
deal as I think. It would probably be ideal do run some kind of
alternate WWII game using Star Grunt II miniatures, as they are more
reasonably priced, especially at the 15mm scale. The down side there
is the fact that you have to order overseas and I don't know if I'm
ready to become a distributor. Has anyone ever toyed with the idea
of starting a gaming league? Were you able to I have no doubt that
interest could be drummed up. I was going to run a Heavy Gear game
at the church picnic last year and all the kids wanted to know what
Heavy Gear was. If I did get a chance to run it, I'm sure that they
could easily have gotten hooked. Of course, I could just build the
armies and let the kids play using the minis provided. With our
community being so sports centered, it would be nice to show our kids
something that gets their imaginations going. On Friday, CBS Nightly
News ran a story about a book that was written about Albert
Einstein's life. The author of the book said that Einstein was a
marginal student, but one of things that set him apart was his
imagination. It would be nice to equip our kids with tools that
encourage the expansion of their imagination. In my mind, gaming
could be a great tool to use. Any thoughts, suggestions, or questions
would be greatly appreciated. Thanks --jason
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