the dice lounge! help needed.

[thedicelounge]

Hey everyone!

A few friends and I are currently attempting to start the initial set up of a coffee bar entirely devoted to the enjoyment of rpg/tabletop/card games.
We are trying to gain some sort of insight into our fellow rpg enthusiasts so that we can properly shape the store to suit its purpous and best give a comfortable experience.

Here is the survey, its on survey monkey so you can see its legit and not spammy.

Thanks to anyone who partakes, we will be so greatfull.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/KM79R7X

 

[thedicelounge]

Oh and there will be a drivethrurpg voucher give away too at the end of the surveys run

 

[nikolokolus]

Sound proof walls

 

[Havoc]

Yeah. If you want to create a lounge for players - board gamers or RPG players, you need a place for them that would be relatively sound proof. The moment they need to scream over the other group, will make the place unplayable. Even if you try to enforce some rules.

 

[thedicelounge]

true, we hadn't thought of that yet. thanks!

 

[thedicelounge]

especially if music will be a thing at players theatrical sides will try to compete with it.

 

[DarkForestCrow]

It's a very nice idea. I guess you need a blog or just facebook page where you can post all your concepts. So we could know how awesome it will be.

 

[Ulminati]

Hey everyone!

A few friends and I are currently attempting to start the initial set up of a coffee bar entirely devoted to the enjoyment of rpg/tabletop/card games.
We are trying to gain some sort of insight into our fellow rpg enthusiasts so that we can properly shape the store to suit its purpous and best give a comfortable experience.

Here is the survey, its on survey monkey so you can see its legit and not spammy.

Thanks to anyone who partakes, we will be so greatfull.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/KM79R7X

http://bastardcafe.dk/

These guys have been running almost fully booked for about a year and a half. They might be able to provide you with insights.


Be warned that MTG players will take up a lot of table real estate (2 people take up the space of a 4-5 player board game), and that pen&paper groups can get extremely noisy.

 

[Neanderthal]

Open bar.
Strippers, tranny strippers for certain bros.
Good man flicks on big arse tv, war, action, more war etc.
Some good ates, pork scratchings, pickled eggs, tripe, welks, black puddin, coronary on a plate.
Barbecue ocassionally, steaks rare or fuck off.
Waitresses in them oktoberfest outfits.
Upstairs room to rent for quick horizontal hokey cokey.
Earmits for personal music selection, nowt faggy.
Lay on a bit o fisticuffs for lads to watch an bet on.
Poker nights.

Drop coffee and rpg stuff.

Oh yeah most important, no bints.

 

[Quigs]

You can't really lump in CCGs with the rest of games. They bring in loads of people that the rest of humanity goes out of its way to avoid. It'll take weeks to get the smell of unwashed balls out of your shop after a magic night.

Renting tables, who is that supposed to appeal to? We've all got our own places, why would we give up the ability to be comfortable and home to go pay to hang out with strangers we don't want around anyway? Coffee? Who doesn't have a Coffee pot?

The tried and true method is to have decent prices, tournament prize support, and free gaming space, so that a community is built where people don't mind paying 30% more for games to keep the shop going. There might be a market for advanced gaming spaces, where you've bought a few of those thousand dollar gaming tables and set up a few rooms ; giving people something they can't do at home. Maybe go surface style and augment the games with AR displays and screens. Or go fucking nuts and have paid gm's running rpgs on a regular schedule.

You need something unique that home doesn't have. Coffee and echo chambers aren't draws.

 

[Wayward Son]

Where is this establishment going to be? Will it eventually be in New York State? Me and my friends would definitely use this, he'll, the Game Club at my school would probably be willing to take field trips there.