You could partly use the rules from “Raôul, the RPG that smells from the armpits”… Made in the 90s by two brothers (one is a – rather known – comics author)
I mean, let’s be honest: People will probably check it out just out of curiosity, but gamers are a notoriously loyal folk, not to mention incredibly resistant to change (the fact that there is a huge player base for all 6 generations of D&D, plus Pathfinder, have taught me that). They’ll come back to Sam’s store.
Not to mention Dove is a blatant sexist, racist, homophobe, and all-around piece of shit, so anything he has a hand in will probably alienate everybody but the kind of gamers who are just as douchey as he is.
That sounds hopeful, though given recent reality issues we are having at the time of this post, I have my doubt. Douchebags tend to be very good at what they do and usually get away with it from a combination of money, cronies and an ability to appear respectable to people who don’t care enough to look at facts.
Not sure why anyone thinks a Dove-owned store would be run day-to-day by Dove. He’d probably go out and hire the best gamer store guy he could find (that wasn’t Sam). As the Terminator once said, “I would.”
Dove would just sit back somewhere and rake in the cash. Heck, he wouldn’t even have to rake it in. He could lose money if his top priority was ruining Sam’s store.
Having been in that situation, gamer’s are less loyal then you think. They will look for deals, who’s offering better prize support, etc. A better funded, but “worse” store can drive a better store under with predatory pricing alone.
There’s also factors of supply, gaming space vs shopping space, does it feel like a ghost town with you being at the only table playing something, etc.
I had one recommended by a friend, poked my head in, and it’s wonderful. Good game selection, feels like a store first, but the space is huge and there’s plenty of tables set up. Anytime it’s not normal office/school hours, there’s always, ALWAYS people playing a few things, be it Magic, DnD, Star Wars battles (crud, can’t recall the game name, the one with the ships and templates), wargame-type stuff, whatever.
The only downside is their website absolutely sucks, but that’s in part due to a friend agreeing to handle it when they opened, then not doing so, and there’s been some issues with that (I deliberately did not ask for details. The owners are great, but I didn’t want to pry).
A kinda unapologetically bailed on the one that was 10 minutes closer drive to me, where it was mostly vacant tables.
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HOVER-TEXT: “Hillbilly Wars: There’s a havoc in the holler” – Yes, I am probably going to make Hillbilly Wars now.
Please do, I’d back the shit out of that Kickstarter.
“Hold my beer Billy, I’m backing this kickstarter”
Actually, that could be the slogan of the game. “Hold my beer and roll this.”
Hell ya! I’ll back that!
You could partly use the rules from “Raôul, the RPG that smells from the armpits”… Made in the 90s by two brothers (one is a – rather known – comics author)
I would definitely buy HIllbilly Wars.
Hillbilly Wars sounds delightful.
i think we all know who owns it
Yes, the revenge of the “Professional Gamer”.
Dwayla!
Ah, so that’s what Dove’s benefactor meant.
Damn it BRIAN! WHY CAN’T YOU EVER JUST LET THEM BE HAPPPPPPYYY?!
“Hillbilly Wars Expansion 1: Squeeeeeal!”
Can there be at least one subtle reference to the “Moonshine Holler” middle bit from Thrilling Adventure Hour?
He’s that out of breath after half a block? Damn, he does need to get back to the gym.
I like how Trevor felt compelled to actually shout, “Slam!”.
Sam
Oops. Noticed that upon re-reading it. Coulda sworn there was an ‘l’ in there. I claim sleep deprivation!
Hehe, I read it like that at first too. It did feel like it would fit their dramatic personality to narrate sound effects.
Honestly, Sam probably already knows, by the nature that it’s a half block away and it’s likely been having that ‘coming soon’ sign up for months.
He sure looks surprised. And I think Hill Billy wars would be a real hoot!
“Well, only one thing to do now.”
“Right, I’ll get the gasoline, you come up with an alibi and we’ll…”
“Whoa-whoa-whoa, I mean find out who is opening up across from us. What the heck did you think I meant?”
I smell Dove.
And not the nice smell of the soap. More like the back end of the bird.
I mean, let’s be honest: People will probably check it out just out of curiosity, but gamers are a notoriously loyal folk, not to mention incredibly resistant to change (the fact that there is a huge player base for all 6 generations of D&D, plus Pathfinder, have taught me that). They’ll come back to Sam’s store.
Not to mention Dove is a blatant sexist, racist, homophobe, and all-around piece of shit, so anything he has a hand in will probably alienate everybody but the kind of gamers who are just as douchey as he is.
He’s going to lose on the customer service front. He might even bring a lawsuit down on his head for being a jackass. Someone will find a reason…
That sounds hopeful, though given recent reality issues we are having at the time of this post, I have my doubt. Douchebags tend to be very good at what they do and usually get away with it from a combination of money, cronies and an ability to appear respectable to people who don’t care enough to look at facts.
Not sure why anyone thinks a Dove-owned store would be run day-to-day by Dove. He’d probably go out and hire the best gamer store guy he could find (that wasn’t Sam). As the Terminator once said, “I would.”
Dove would just sit back somewhere and rake in the cash. Heck, he wouldn’t even have to rake it in. He could lose money if his top priority was ruining Sam’s store.
Hillbilly Wars is my Blake Shelton/Billy Ray Cyrus Pistol Annie’s revenge group.
And oh yeah I would back that Kickstarter!!!
Hillbilly Wars is also the name of the next History Channel reality show
Having been in that situation, gamer’s are less loyal then you think. They will look for deals, who’s offering better prize support, etc. A better funded, but “worse” store can drive a better store under with predatory pricing alone.
-Outer Dork
There’s also factors of supply, gaming space vs shopping space, does it feel like a ghost town with you being at the only table playing something, etc.
I had one recommended by a friend, poked my head in, and it’s wonderful. Good game selection, feels like a store first, but the space is huge and there’s plenty of tables set up. Anytime it’s not normal office/school hours, there’s always, ALWAYS people playing a few things, be it Magic, DnD, Star Wars battles (crud, can’t recall the game name, the one with the ships and templates), wargame-type stuff, whatever.
The only downside is their website absolutely sucks, but that’s in part due to a friend agreeing to handle it when they opened, then not doing so, and there’s been some issues with that (I deliberately did not ask for details. The owners are great, but I didn’t want to pry).
A kinda unapologetically bailed on the one that was 10 minutes closer drive to me, where it was mostly vacant tables.