Re: Turn Prices?

From: madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)

Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000

>>But what does one expect from such a turn? I stopped running that kind of
game because I was spending 2-3 hours on each turn as a minimum and it was
not only non-cost effective but financial suicide. I can't write half a
turn and send it out, it need to be all or nothing, and for that it has to
cost<<

A goof IF game needs *no more* than a page and a half (average) running to
three pages (on important turns) of prose at a reasonable (not huge) font size.
 This should be coupled with a ''generic'' report that all players get, like a
newsletter, about events in the whole game.  For your fiver, then, you get a
functional report that details the results of your actions, and a load of info
about events in the game which is produced for everybody.

There are lots of players you wont get because they cant afford the price or
choose to play cheaper games.  But the smart IF GM wont worry about them.
There are games that cater to them out there (good ones too).  But you will
pick up a core of reliable, quality players who don't mind paying a fair price
for a great game with a reliable turnaround.  As time goes on, this player base
will steadily grow and you will ''draw in'' players who are sick of the cheaper
games folding.

This whole thing is just my opinion, of course.  Although I do have some
long-time experience with the IF market to base it on.

Steve T.

References

Re: Turn Prices?
"Steve Pritchard" <steve@spelbind.demon.co.uk>
Thu, 06 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000