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Battlefield Tourist




MN (Currently in WY)

Greetings All,

This was a topic I was interested in prior to COVID, but the Pandemic put a stop to the thought process. Now, the Pandemic is starting to clear up, and my mind again turns to starting a game club or a convention. This would mostly be for fun and not try to turn a profit, just self-fund.

I do have experience running a small business with 20+ people, working on Non-profit organization boards, writing business plans, Robert's Rules of Order, Networking Groups, and business/charity management. Therefore, I have an understanding of basic concepts for running a club organization of this type. I have even enjoyed it!

I also have a location that I can use for game nights/Con events, but not as a storage location. There is one small store that mostly caters to Card Games in my area, but does have a few board games, and some War Machine. The demographics in the area are actually rural, about 20K Population, with about 50% between the ages of 18-44 (median is 41, so aging), but with a $60K annual household income and Per Capita Retail Sales of $19K- $23K. 85% + have broadband access. There is a small college in the area as well. The market is small, so the organization will have to scale for that smaller market.

For those of you who are 'Officers" of a club/Con Organizers, can you point me to good resources for by-laws, business plans, codes of conduct, or just general advice in forming a small club/Con for RPG, Board, and Wargaming?

Thanks in advance!


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Maryland

If you want a framework constitution/by-laws to work off of, you can check out my club's documents through this link.

For the actual meetings, we largely follow Robert's Rules. Since you're already familiar with those, you're golden. I actually need to go back and re-read my "In Brief" version again. Since we only meet once a month I don't get much practice with it!

And, as a librarian, I can recommend reaching out to your local library system if you have one. They're a great way to advertise for organizations and can even act as venues to host meetups at.

   
 
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