Episode 71 – Expanding Your Gaming Group

Episode 71 of The Independent Characters starts off with a lengthy Hobby Progress and Games Played segment. We then focus on our topic of the show, which is how to meet new players and introduce them to your gaming group. Also, we talk about how to be a new player to an established gaming group. We will discuss the do’s and don’ts of meeting new players (safely) and evaluating whether these people play the style of game that you like to play.

A Warrior Lodge segment hosted by Geoff this time around, includes a panel of all new guests we will see what some of our local gamers think about the topics we have cooked up for them this time around.

Additionally, we have a short interview with Jay of Spruehammer. Jay and Simon are following the gamers dream, and opening a game store! In the process of doing so, they went down to Games Workshop Corporate HQ in the US and took a tour of The World of Battle and the GW factory and facilities there. We talk to them about what their impressions were.

We hope you enjoy!

Show Timestamps

• Show Overview and intro – 00:00:00
• The Workbench & Games Played – 00:06:15
• How to Expand Your Gaming Group – 01:04:00
• The Warrior Lodge – 01:36:10
• Interview with Jay from Spruehammer – 02:28:15
• Final Thoughts and Show Closing – 02:46:00

Links:

• KR Multicase – SPONSOR
• Secret Weapon Miniatures! – SPONSOR
• Smells Like Wargaming – SPONSOR
• The Brush and Bolter – SPONSOR
• Spruehammer
• IC Campaign Site
• Forge World
• Games Workshop
• The Black Library
• Endgame Oakland

We recommend downloading the episode as opposed to listening through the site. We seem to hit some type of process limit on days we release the episode, but it only affects people listening from the site directly.

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The Independent Characters – Episode 71

3 Responses to “Episode 71 – Expanding Your Gaming Group”

1. Simon Crouch says:

   January 27, 2013 at 10:55 pm

   I prefer the term "Centrally Isolated" when describing our store,
2. Ben Blythe says:

   January 29, 2013 at 5:46 pm

   Merchandise idea! Independent Characters Round Tuits.
   https://www.google.com/search?q=round+tuit&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
3. Paul Jacob Huck says:

   January 31, 2013 at 5:59 pm

   In the Minneapolis MN area, we are using a Facebook page to get games going, introduce yourself, discuss rules, etc. Helps new players get their bearings and meet people.