XieToo
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I’m just going to toss this out there. There are a variety of hosting “styles” if you will. As a player, if I don’t care for a particular host style, then I don’t attend. Hosts put in a lot of time providing entertainment for others, and they can’t be perfect for everyone, but as long as they announce their rules ahead of time, players will know what to expect. If people stop attending maybe the host has to reconsider how they do things. Hosts shouldn’t be rude, and I know that players don’t want to hear about how high the host is all the time. These behaviors say they aren’t thinking of their players as much as themselves.
As a host, I do not see it as a time to have the attention on myself but, rather, to try and make it a fun experience for the players. This may include providing special doorprizes, extra vouchers, asking questions that bring players into conversation if things seem quiet, joking with players, etc. My weekly game is Acro and I don’t speed through it. Sometimes I get in 9 rounds, sometimes I get in 7…. I try to follow the flow of the players on any particular day. If someone doesn’t answer, I give three notices and then move on but I try to make it FUN for everyone. If someone wants a faster pace and just focuses on ten rounds… there are other hosts that do that. I see my game as more of an experience for an hour with laughs and no stress.
Let’s be supportive of each other – rarely can an issue not be solved by simple discussion. and being open to suggestions in order to make more positive experiences for the PLAYERS.
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@CosmicAndy Please let me know when My Little Event prizes are available to review and if I’ll be getting the prizes to the hosts. Also, will work on a picture to announce to hosts and players. TY
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@CosmicAndy OK, Andy… I resent the form plus sent info to the events email. Please let me know if you’ve gotten it this time. TY
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@CosmicAndy Just please let me know you got the form I sent… and if there’s a Yay or Nay on the acceptance. TY
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I just want to add that some hosts host A LOT, including Gia………… and believe me, that is very much appreciated by players and event hosts alike!! I don’t want to minimize the effort put in from that angle because it does mean that by helping others you aren’t able to play for prizes yourself. My question is…….. how do we encourage others to participate by hosting games? I know some people that would be willing to host a game randomly but cannot commit the time to hosting weekly, nor do they necessarily want/need to be part of the regular host forum. Maybe call them “Mini-Hosters”… I know I’ve mentioned before about hosts mentoring/sponsoring others in order to teach them about hosting.
For instance, say Penny decides she would like to host a game at an event…….. she could be sponsored by a regular host that would make sure she knows how to run the program and overseeing a couple of test runs in a turf to make sure all runs smoothly. If all goes well, regular host can post in our forum that they will sponsor her to host _________<game> at the ______________ <event name>. The obligation would also be that if the sponsored host for the event were a no-show, the sponsor would host in their place. The sponsored host would be limited to hosting ONE game per day during the event. This way, they get to contribute to hosting <maybe even something different>, not obligated to host weekly to be able to host at an event, and sponsored by another host who would get the event prizes to them. This would be a ONE-time sponsorship meaning that the regular host would submit that they would like to sponsor someone to host at an individual event, not all events.
Any thoughts? Just trying to think of ways to encourage others to contribute without major commitment.
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An event prize set has always been given to the person organizing an event due to the amount of work they put into it. In that regard, it used to be that hosts didn’t usually play to win and taking the chance of winning a prize from others as they were already getting a set. Even now, I’m either too tired to play from the organizing work, busy answering questions from players or hosts, subbing or adding a game to fill the schedule anyway. If I DO play during an event I organized, I will tell the host I’m just playing for fun and pass on prizes OR let them know I’m playing to help win a prize for someone else. Sorry for the lengthy answer, but I’m not fond of a whole set of event prizes being available to all hosts as it doesn’t make it special for someone to takes on the work of organizing an event <which usually takes weeks to complete>.
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OH, I forgot to add… hosts usually get a special item just for them for hosting events. Everyone got the birdbath chest when I did the Fern Hunter event, the gold sheep when I did Indiana Zones event, the eagle chest for the Springtime in the Rockies event, the lil monster for the Fern Day event, etc Those are limited to hosts, which makes it special.
