08-09-2019, 03:28 PM
I think the best way to keep up momentum and energy is to build a community around it. The PBM scene seems siloed and fragmented -- there are active games and groups of players, but they don't cross-pollinate much.
This forum (and S&D) encourages mixing and interplay. Maybe there are things we can do to get more participation and build a sense of belonging, a sense of common purpose and espirit de corps. Does the forum software support "microbadges" like they have on BGG? Should we have group events where we get members to sign up for a PBM game en masse? Can we form a players guild, and bestow honors on players who finish games to the end, write up sessions reports, and get newbies to post? Maybe a few regular game-nights, where we play a boardgame online "live" or within a weekend, and then do a humorous post-game review?
This forum (and S&D) encourages mixing and interplay. Maybe there are things we can do to get more participation and build a sense of belonging, a sense of common purpose and espirit de corps. Does the forum software support "microbadges" like they have on BGG? Should we have group events where we get members to sign up for a PBM game en masse? Can we form a players guild, and bestow honors on players who finish games to the end, write up sessions reports, and get newbies to post? Maybe a few regular game-nights, where we play a boardgame online "live" or within a weekend, and then do a humorous post-game review?