Zhu Bajie
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Norse":1bs267oh said:Can't do that at Salute either, not unless you want to pay the hugely expensive trade stand fees. Maybe we could split the cost of a single stand between us, but then you've got all sorts of paperwork, as well as needing someone to run it. We also wouldn't have anywhere near the gaming space that we get at the Foundry. Nor do we get the whole weekend. You still haven't answered how you expect any of that to work at a show like Salute!
Well, seeing as the larger businesses are already represented at Salute, a lot of the Oldhammer mandate is already met by having that diversity of manufacturers. Perhaps an Oldhammer sponsored gathering of smaller producers under one banner / stand, seems like a nice idea and a worthwhile effort if those producers were interested. Perhaps the answer is simply to ask Foundry to allow small business traders, they would actually have nothing to lose on that front and it would be a big step towards supporting the community. Perhaps the answer is to discuss it with like-minded-ish fellows on some kind of computer based discussion forum and find a bold new direction that revolutionizes the hobby-game industry at the grass-roots level. Sorry, I don't have a pre-packaged solution. The only thing I am sure of is trying to fix answers too quickly or trying to shut down discussion before its really begun is playing a loosing hand.
Norse":1bs267oh said:I think you're seeing the Foundry event as a gamesday type thing, whereas some of us (and myself) are just seeing the Foundry event as being a chance to play some games with a good crowd of like-minded-ish people on some fantastic boards.
Ah, I see the Foundry event as exactly as you do, and I'm sure it will be freaking awesome! In no way am I trying to undermine that or what the guys have achieved, and I'm genuinely gutted I can't make it. I'm looking 12 months, 24 months into the future, looking at Oldhammer as a brand that's going to run for the next decade, and asking what should the community aim for next? Is it something that is run under the rules and brand of a single manufacturer (boo-hiss no) or something that is wider and more inclusive in scope (yay!). Perhaps it will be a little less polished and a bit more punk rock, or perhaps something else, entirely.
Indecently there's no Bring and Buy at this years Dragonmeet either. Something is a foot!