tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post4315852097165026289..comments2024-03-19T07:56:00.031-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Session FrequencyJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-27022200701675294902010-02-05T12:10:33.525-05:002010-02-05T12:10:33.525-05:00We play every other Friday, about 4-6 hours per se...We play every other Friday, about 4-6 hours per session. Things get tough around the holidays - I don't think we played at all in December last year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3517563870118923182010-02-01T21:50:37.583-05:002010-02-01T21:50:37.583-05:00Shoot for every other week, on average about every...Shoot for every other week, on average about every three.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-35695139608969675632010-02-01T06:11:42.079-05:002010-02-01T06:11:42.079-05:00The group I play with are all in their late 20'...The group I play with are all in their late 20's/early 30's and we meet for three games a week. First I'll admit that I'm not strictly "old-school" (of the three games I have going right now 1 is Original, 1 is 2nd Ed., and 1 is 3e).<br /><br />We all work at the same place, all have kids about the same age (2 years), and are pretty strict about our gaming schedule...meeting Sunday evenings and after work Tuesdays and Fridays and bringing the kids with us for a playdate at the same time.<br /><br />The kids and regularity tend to keep the sessions to a strict 4-hour cut off (kids have to be home and in bed by 10 including packing up gaming supplies and travel time).<br /><br />We've been keeping this up for about three years now (since before the kids showed up) and it has worked out pretty well for us.Brandon Lighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502256395819389281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-18118282099221399522010-02-01T01:31:16.958-05:002010-02-01T01:31:16.958-05:00Once a week games of Mutant Future, schedule permi...Once a week games of Mutant Future, schedule permitting. Me and about half of my gaming group are 40-somethings with family and kids so even once a week can be challenging at times. The other half of my group are 20-somethings with more time on their hands. So far, it is working.spielmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247265293145424283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28287392063183915602010-01-30T02:32:47.202-05:002010-01-30T02:32:47.202-05:00I have been in what is essentially a weekly game f...I have been in what is essentially a weekly game for the past... 8 years?<br /><br />Wow.<br /><br />And I've just started another weekly one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-16045846780795693602010-01-30T00:54:39.063-05:002010-01-30T00:54:39.063-05:00I started playing again regularly with the release...I started playing again regularly with the release of D&D 3e in 2000. I have been gaming almost weekly since then, maybe skipping 5-6 weeks a year, with a four month hiatus a few years ago.<br /><br />I happily began my 1e campaign last Monday, to great succes, even with those younger players who have never known any D&D edition before 3e.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21693156101860252712010-01-29T17:42:38.405-05:002010-01-29T17:42:38.405-05:00Not counting online gaming, text chat, PBEM etc.Not counting online gaming, text chat, PBEM etc.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37077074575714512652010-01-29T17:41:55.981-05:002010-01-29T17:41:55.981-05:00I GM twice a month, ca 5 hours a game, averaging a...I GM twice a month, ca 5 hours a game, averaging around 20-22 sessions/year.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19452888045665705132010-01-29T09:27:27.312-05:002010-01-29T09:27:27.312-05:00I do aim for a biweekly basis but if you look at t...I do aim for a biweekly basis but if you look at the Calendar on Toronto Area Gamers site (http://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Area-Gamers/calendar/)...you can see that gaming happens much less frequently.<br /><br />I would strongly urge people to join things like meetups and post their games there even if they are private games. For our hobby is dying out because we not using the Internet to connect between each other. So, James, if you like, I would be happy to post your games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-8212296158461723112010-01-29T09:01:13.167-05:002010-01-29T09:01:13.167-05:00I started running a C&C campaign set in a heav...I started running a C&C campaign set in a heavily home-brewed Wilderlands for 6 players (all newbies) in November. We set an every-other-week schedule (night of the week varies by my teaching duties each semester), and have kept that goal pretty faithfully (one cancellation, but one additional game during winter break). I'm the oldest (43), with another at 40, and the rest 25-33. The players have enjoyed gaming so much that they are starting another campaign (space/sci-fi) on alternate Tuesdays (alas that I cannot join them, for RL intervenes)Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09581075774319858322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-53474028679297833622010-01-29T08:20:20.402-05:002010-01-29T08:20:20.402-05:00Some data.
My Exalted game group gets together on...Some data.<br /><br />My Exalted game group gets together on average every 2-3 weeks on Saturdays. Holidays can stretch this out, but we try to be consistent.<br /><br />I also am a member of a small group of "Indiegamers" which meets a local FLGS to play various games (we just finished a long run of Shadow of Yesterday). That group also meets around every 2-3 Sundays.Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-29514593618516813972010-01-29T07:39:55.167-05:002010-01-29T07:39:55.167-05:00Some stats so far:
37 people play every week.
12 ...Some stats so far:<br /><br />37 people play every week.<br />12 people play every two weeks.<br />11 people play once a month.<br /><br />Average session length is 5 hours.Akiyamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002160797943960637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2306854788720123452010-01-29T04:26:11.345-05:002010-01-29T04:26:11.345-05:00My OD&D campaign meets every two weeks, Wednes...My OD&D campaign meets every two weeks, Wednesday nights, and has been doing so since September of 2009, with about a month-long hiatus around Christmas/New Year's. So we'll see how it goes. Couldn't manage to do it every week, but every other week seems good so far. <br /><br />As for the length of each session, we go from about 7:30 at night to 10, so 2 and a half hours, and really, as DM i'd be hard pressed to play for longer, even though the players sometimes probably want to. It's exhausting! I don't have a lot of prep time, so maybe keeping the sessions relatively short helps, otherwise I might feel like I hadn't planned for enough stuff...<br /><br />By the way, this is the first time I think I've commented here, but I've been reading the blog since the beginning, always very interesting - thanks, James, for doing it!horroxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885881612576463470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59916626287115196482010-01-29T00:59:35.369-05:002010-01-29T00:59:35.369-05:00I currently have to travel to meet with my gaming ...I currently have to travel to meet with my gaming group, so it is only every other weekend for me (it's about an hour and a half commute each way). Other members of the group, however, have another group which meets every week (on Thursdays), or otherwise game multiple times per week (and we do have adult responsibilities). It's largely a matter of making the time and prioritizing gaming as an important part of one's life.<br /><br />Verification word: "Mogisse" - the name of a famous feline Impressionist painter.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-31033530670091940992010-01-28T23:18:16.671-05:002010-01-28T23:18:16.671-05:00I've got two campaigns to mention, though one ...I've got two campaigns to mention, though one just recently died.<br /><br />The now-dead one was 3.5 and ran for nearly three years bi-weekly about 75% of the time. Half of the six players ended up moving and were an hour's drive away, but we managed to keep the game going for nearly six months before collapsing. With a whimper, unfortunately.<br /><br /><br />The other... is an homage to old school. Beginning with a core from Dragonsfoot that gamed every other weekend, it now includes a community of 16 players, about 8 of which make it every week. We've played twice in a weekend about the same amount of times that we've skipped a weekend.<br /><br />It helps that there are three couples in the mix. We game a good long time, too: we meet at 5pm, get started between 6 and 7pm and typically play until midnight - sometimes much longer.<br /><br />My joke that we'd have to do an all night session with coffee sometime was met with enthusiastic replies. Crazy for a crowd that ranges from mid-20s to 42.<br /><br />My sympathies to those that can't get a group together.redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600098550347299095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21257331031108267462010-01-28T22:46:05.956-05:002010-01-28T22:46:05.956-05:00Wow! Thanks Grognardia! It's nice to see that ...Wow! Thanks Grognardia! It's nice to see that other DMs struggle with the same problem of "can we get a weekly D&D game going?" So far, I guess I've been lucky, with only about three or four sessions canceled. I've found that a good rule of thumb is to have half again as many players as you need for the campaign. So, if you want 3 players, get 5 to sign up. If you want 5, better have at least 7 or 8. <br /><br />Oh, and another thing I've noticed is that, yes, talking about D&D can sometimes be its own cool little game. After all, D&D is based primarily on conversation. In fact, some of my favorite D&D moments took place outside the game proper. I don't think that this is something to be ashamed of at all, however. D&D is as much a hobby, if not more, than it is a game. It's like being a football fan: how many hours a week does a football fan actually watch football? The average fan spends more time talking about games he's seen than actually watching them. So with every hobby.CaptPocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199867473543535234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61608804477029639252010-01-28T22:16:08.562-05:002010-01-28T22:16:08.562-05:00As Grim said, we get together only about once a mo...As Grim said, we get together only about once a month, at best. (I'd love to game twice a month, but I don't know if enough of us could swing it. Or if Grim's wife would tolerate all of us that often... )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-56938685372103790642010-01-28T21:31:45.439-05:002010-01-28T21:31:45.439-05:00We play every week. In 8 months we have played 33 ...We play every week. In 8 months we have played 33 sessions. We play on Wed nights from 7:30pm - 12 to 1am. <br /><br />Our group is unusual in that everyone works for the same company, and it's a game company to boot, so we all just start gaming right after work.Restitutor Orbishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625086532637410710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-65825626369288468752010-01-28T19:25:16.058-05:002010-01-28T19:25:16.058-05:00My Rogue Trader campaign is running more or less e...My Rogue Trader campaign is running more or less every week and started in November 2009 but we skip sessions from time to time in order for me to clear my head and do some work actually. When I think of it we have missed three sessions only till now. We are all in our thirties and working adults. Some with kids or pets :)<br /><br />I am also playing in old school WFRP campaign and we also game every two weeks. same people more or less. <br /><br />I could probably squeeze another RPG in my schedule if I wanted :)opossum101https://www.blogger.com/profile/14918781180223282882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42336819103711338462010-01-28T19:16:36.213-05:002010-01-28T19:16:36.213-05:00AD&D every Sunday with 2 alternating DMs/campa...AD&D every Sunday with 2 alternating DMs/campaigns, have been doing this for years although in the past it was 3.5 and 4E. Usually 4-9 hours.<br /><br />I've come to resent summer (weddings, weddings, weddings) and the winter holidays...Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88763801387841601732010-01-28T18:35:47.822-05:002010-01-28T18:35:47.822-05:00Six-year, weekly schedule with many interruptions ...Six-year, weekly schedule with many interruptions (one that lasted more than a year). Currently close to weekly. Ages 33 to 46.<br /><br />Old 1e/2e players who came together to try 3.5e, now, to our surprise, enjoying 4e immensely. Have spread across three time zones, playing on MapTool and Skype. With one annual grand get-together for 20 hours of marathon gaming over a long weekend.<br /><br />But a DM who also endlessly plots to unleash a sandboxy old-school-renaissance-meets-state-of-the-art-computer-assisted-post-Gygaxian-1e/4e/Warhammer/Harnmaster/RQ-mashup. So is obsessed with reading great blogs like this one.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875162048260852724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84508644426780337162010-01-28T18:33:01.835-05:002010-01-28T18:33:01.835-05:00Well, my group have been playing Hackmaster for ab...Well, my group have been playing Hackmaster for about eight years now. Most of us are in our 30s and have jobs, families etc. Our sessions are once a month on Saturday, and they run for about 6-8 hours. We usually meet at 5-6 PM and eat. During that time, we go over what happened last session. We then get started around 7 PM and play until 1 or 2 AM.blackstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205963961656803303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21272513506447067202010-01-28T18:30:00.209-05:002010-01-28T18:30:00.209-05:00My usual gaming schedule, is three Sundays a month...My usual gaming schedule, is three Sundays a month, for about five hours each session. Fortunately, my wife plays.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192212467523179768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84742410094555269452010-01-28T17:02:29.475-05:002010-01-28T17:02:29.475-05:00I run a Castles & Crusades campaign for three ...I run a Castles & Crusades campaign for three players on Saturday nights. Most of the time, factoring in various real-world issues, we get around 2-3 sessions in a month, running around 4-8 hours each (although December and January have been gaming wastelands for us, so to speak, due to various illnesses and other factors).Knightskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397391662639446678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28497227729531749832010-01-28T16:41:26.973-05:002010-01-28T16:41:26.973-05:00One group I played and Refereed with played every ...One group I played and Refereed with played every Saturday for 7-8 hours (about 3pm til 10-11pm) a session with at least a 90% made game date success rate.<br /><br />My S&W/World of Onn group meets every Thursday for 4 hours (5pm - 9pm). I started a new campaign Jan 7th and this week was the first one that was missed this year. If this holds up throughout the year, we'll get 3 games in a month.James Bobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509725309612777118noreply@blogger.com