I was thinking last night that it is a shame that Solo Tabletop Gaming Appreciation Month isn't a more regular event (having happened only once as far as I know, November 2011).
If you didn't see it last time, it consisted of making a promise to undertake some grand solo effort during the month of November (11), grand being your own definition. For example I might put up some AAR posts for a change... But equally I could try and complete my solo skirmish system, or design a card game, or plan a series of posts about something relevant to my games or the solo hobby, just something to make November special.
So I thought, it's been 4 years, even the Olympics and World Cup manage to stage another in that time, why not have one again?
I'm not proposing any rules or taking 'ownership', just putting my hand up and putting it out there.
Any thoughts?
Edit: Alex Yari If we reach at least 17 plusses on this post, I'll promote an event on this group. I would also love to fold a solo design challenge into it for those interested, since we have some designers here.
If you edit your post to include this comment I can put it up as a sticky for a few weeks to see how many plusses it gets.
If we reach at least 17 plusses on this post, I'll promote an event on this group. I would also love to fold a solo design challenge into it for those interested, since we have some designers here.
ReplyDeleteIf you edit your post to include this comment I can put it up as a sticky for a few weeks to see how many plusses it gets.
Isn't a solo rp event kind of an oxymoron?
ReplyDeleteNovember is NaGaDeMon (National Game Design Month.) So, that would go hand in hand with this idea. Similarly, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is also in November. Given that most of my solo RPG adventures read like a story, that would also be a good fit. So, the ability to leverage all three as a happy mix is certainly possible. Spend a week or two making a game and then the rest of the month play testing it. :-)
ReplyDeleteI miss solo gaming month. We should have a sticky!
ReplyDeleteBut, but, every month is solo gaming month. :-)
ReplyDeleteIt would be good if someone (with a blog) could facilitate the challenge, similarly what we do with a blog carnival.
ReplyDeletethat means: make a post before November explaining what it's about.
At the end of November put together the blog posts in one single post.
It is possible to create an entirely new blog and allow multiple access, so no one individual controls it. Sologamingmonth.Blogspot.com is available if there was general consensus. Other names are probably also available.
ReplyDeletePlus 17.
ReplyDeleteCool! That's about 5% of our membership.
ReplyDeleteI will put up another sticky to discuss how we want to do it.
Sounds like you should register the blog and decide who else you want to share access with Steven. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds exciting!
ReplyDeleteI'd be of for supporting this, and using it as an all-round motivator :)
ReplyDeleteDesign, play testing and such