I had 28 people show up to Play Gurps SteamPunk at All-Con

Whome? · 03-24-2011, 08:57 PM

I had 28 people show up to Play Gurps Steampunk at All-Con. And this was after 16 people showed up to play Munchkin Zombie. That game is well loved by all who play it - a true class act.

Now - this has happened to me before - 4th time in fact. Before, at a Starwars Convention - Gurps Starwars drew 20 and at an X-Files convention Gurps X-Files drew 22. Finally, Gurps Martial Arts drew 18 players at a regualr gaming convention (OK, it was Gurps Martial Arts - Resident Evil.

So - this is my record for highest attendance. I do come prepared - with 30 character sheets and 3 adventures, one for 6 people, one for 12 people and finally one for 13 plus.

I want you to know, this is not Brazil or Germany but - Seattle, LA, Dallas and not 1992 - but all four times since 2007.

Why? I think I've figured out how it happens and I'm going to try to get a large game going at A-con.

Here are some facts:

1) It was the most fun Gurps game I've ever ran. I had a blast and so did ALL the players.

2) Yes - I LARPed it. No choice here except ask people to leave and I won't do that. I actually enjoy LARPing Gurps to be honest.

3) Finally since all the players loved it - ALL said they would look into Gurps - they were impressed with how flexable Gurps really is. I did try to match the pictures on the characters sheets with the costumes they were wearing.

4) Lastly - I did bring my Gurps 4e Hardbound Full Color book collection for the players to drool over - they especially liked the latest book - "Low Tech".
For Steampunk - I actually use the rules for Victorian Science Fiction as published in Gurps Space, 4th edition - page 29.

I did bring 'Zombie Dice' with me in case I had a no-show but fortunately I never have to run impromptu Zombie Dice games for this reason.

03-24-2011, 08:57 PM	#1
Whome? Join Date: Jan 2006	I had 28 people show up to Play Gurps SteamPunk at All-Con I had 28 people show up to Play Gurps Steampunk at All-Con. And this was after 16 people showed up to play Munchkin Zombie. That game is well loved by all who play it - a true class act. Now - this has happened to me before - 4th time in fact. Before, at a Starwars Convention - Gurps Starwars drew 20 and at an X-Files convention Gurps X-Files drew 22. Finally, Gurps Martial Arts drew 18 players at a regualr gaming convention (OK, it was Gurps Martial Arts - Resident Evil. So - this is my record for highest attendance. I do come prepared - with 30 character sheets and 3 adventures, one for 6 people, one for 12 people and finally one for 13 plus. I want you to know, this is not Brazil or Germany but - Seattle, LA, Dallas and not 1992 - but all four times since 2007. Why? I think I've figured out how it happens and I'm going to try to get a large game going at A-con. Here are some facts: 1) It was the most fun Gurps game I've ever ran. I had a blast and so did ALL the players. 2) Yes - I LARPed it. No choice here except ask people to leave and I won't do that. I actually enjoy LARPing Gurps to be honest. 3) Finally since all the players loved it - ALL said they would look into Gurps - they were impressed with how flexable Gurps really is. I did try to match the pictures on the characters sheets with the costumes they were wearing. 4) Lastly - I did bring my Gurps 4e Hardbound Full Color book collection for the players to drool over - they especially liked the latest book - "Low Tech". For Steampunk - I actually use the rules for Victorian Science Fiction as published in Gurps Space, 4th edition - page 29. I did bring 'Zombie Dice' with me in case I had a no-show but fortunately I never have to run impromptu Zombie Dice games for this reason.