Gamer camp!

Started by bayonetbrant, May 19, 2016, 03:35:10 PM

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bayonetbrant

Hey folks - Gamer summer camp question (think of this as very informal market research).

> For high school kids, what kind of price point would you expect for a week-long (Sunday-to-Saturday) sleep-away gamer camp hosted at a college campus?

$1000? $800? $600?


  • meals included
  • bring your own linens
  • games provided (plus some materials for some design-your-own games)
  • counselors who are published game designers and industry veterans
  • literally from breakfast to bedtime, with occasional breaks to run around outside and get some fresh air.
  • Also attempting to coordinate a possible field trip to a local video game developer, too.

> Thoughts and feedback welcome, but please understand that a lot of your questions might be met with "we don't know yet". Thanks!
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mirth

A grand doesn't seem out of line. That said, I'd be far more likely to send my kids at $800.

Would it be a mix of games - board, video and miniatures?
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bayonetbrant

Quote from: mirth on May 20, 2016, 07:51:00 AMWould it be a mix of games - board, video and miniatures?

Probably not a lot of video games, but not out of the realm of possibility.

Focused on tabletop games - board, card, minis, RPG - with some possible LARP mixed in, but that's personnel-dependent.
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mirth

Quote from: bayonetbrant on May 20, 2016, 09:51:28 AM
Quote from: mirth on May 20, 2016, 07:51:00 AMWould it be a mix of games - board, video and miniatures?

Probably not a lot of video games, but not out of the realm of possibility.

Focused on tabletop games - board, card, minis, RPG - with some possible LARP mixed in, but that's personnel-dependent.

Nice. There was a week long camp like that for a few summers when I was in high school. More focused on RPG and LARP, but a bit of everything. It was an absolute blast. And dirt cheap at the time. I think the whole thing was $150.
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besilarius

Brant, this fellow runs a summer camp in Northern Virginia to introduce youngsters to gaming.

https://misternizz.wordpress.com/

He's a very enthusiastic gamer with a lot of experience.  Drop him a line and he could probably give you some pitfalls to avoid.
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