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<\/p>\nOur weekly game night at Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City has been slowly growing in popularity. \u00a0I’m noticing a lot of new people showing up and seeing what happens at our game nights. \u00a0I’ve been keeping some statistics so we can further improve the setting for the fun of all. \u00a0Here is what I found.<\/p>\n
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Total Plays – \u00a0 \u00a0 53<\/p>\n
Number of Different Games Played – \u00a0 \u00a0 37<\/p>\n
Average Weight (Depth) of Game Played (1-5 scale) – \u00a0 \u00a0 1.944<\/p>\n
Heaviest Game Played – \u00a0 \u00a0 Magic : The Gathering<\/p>\n
Lightest Game Played – \u00a0 \u00a0 Animal Upon Animal<\/p>\n
Most Played Small Game (Play time less than 30 mins) – \u00a0 \u00a0 Codenames<\/p>\n
Number of Small Games Played – \u00a0 \u00a0 12<\/p>\n
Most Played Large Game (Play time more than 30 mins) – \u00a0 \u00a0 Dead of Winter, Pandemic the Cure, Mysterium, Between Two Cities, and Zombicide.<\/p>\n
Number of Large Games Played – \u00a0 \u00a0 25<\/p>\n
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The changes from last month were a interesting that the level of difficulty of games being played have slightly increased. \u00a0This may be a statistic that was effected by the increased amount of larger games that were played during game night. \u00a0I did hear attendees often asking for more complex games to be played and taught. \u00a0Moving forward I feel this will only increase as the previously introduced games that are on the lighter side lose a little bit of their luster. \u00a0I also believe that confidence in the titles already introduced will inspire players to branch out to new titles that share similar qualities.<\/p>\n
One trend that I noticed with the players that attend is the grouping mentality. \u00a0It seems that the people that show up to game night like to play and converse with friends and family. \u00a0I would like the group to be more cohesive and more closely intertwined with all attending players. \u00a0Above all this group is about cultivating the idea of community. \u00a0I understand that some have a hard time with new people and new situations so I will not press the issue in the future. \u00a0I’m planning on being as inviting as possible with the intent on letting players remain within their comfort zone.<\/p>\n
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Happy Gaming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"