How do I get a bigger FGC scene?

Newbie Saikyo Dojo
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Hi! I live in GA and there’s nearly 0 FGC scene here, so i’ve decided to try and make the scene bigger by creating some time of meet-up…

Advice on trying to get something started?

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Strange, considering that your local scene has an annual major every year called Final Round. Did you check the Atlanta South section in Regional Matchmaking yet? I’d look there first if I were you.

If you just want to get started, you’ll need to start by getting people’s contact info, setups, and a venue. Venue can be your house, but it’s important you get enough setups to get the players playing on a regular basis. Anywhere from 2-3 is a good place to start, but obviously the more the merrier. Once that happens, it’s all about contacting the local players around you and seeing who shows up. Creating a thread in the Regional Matchmaking section is a great way to get more players to become aware you’re holding sessions.

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Thanks! I mean, yeah. But Final Round happens once a year. And I can’t go to Battle and Brew because I’m under 21 LOL

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If you build it, they will come. Most times there isn’t a scene is because noone’s willing to put in the work to build one. If your city has a population over ~5000 people, it probably has enough people for a meetup (albeit a small one).

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Thanks :smiley: You guys are helping me greatly!!

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Anime conventions have gaming rooms most of the time, go there and actively try to meet people to play with. If theres a retro game store try to hang out and meet people who play fighting games, and get a tournament hosted there if possible.

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Don’t anime conventions normally have scrubs with stupid house rules?

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If you have an arcade or even like a hobby store go there and try and meet people. Lots of magic and warhammer players play FG’s, actually.

I don’t think it really matters, considering people who go to anime conventions aren’t the sort of company you should keep for yourself :stuck_out_tongue: