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Rough numbers of RPGA players?

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#1
Jorunhast
Apr 08, 2010 14:50:20 Out of curiosity, roughly how many active RPGA players are out there right now?

Are there more groups/people on the coasts, or concentrated in particular cities?

Is there any way to know? Thanks in advance.
#2
Joe_Shill
Apr 08, 2010 14:59:47
Out of curiosity, roughly how many active RPGA players are out there right now?

Are there more groups/people on the coasts, or concentrated in particular cities?

Is there any way to know? Thanks in advance.

Well - there's me.

So... at least one. Probably more.
#3
Jorunhast
Apr 08, 2010 16:26:39
Out of curiosity, roughly how many active RPGA players are out there right now?

Are there more groups/people on the coasts, or concentrated in particular cities?

Is there any way to know? Thanks in advance.

Well - there's me.

So... at least one. Probably more.

Heh, I agree... probably lots more.

I'm curious if there are some actual statistics that I could look at, though. I'm writing a paper on RPGs, and even estimates would be helpful if they were from some kind of official source. If there is anything available.
#4
Keith53
Apr 08, 2010 17:28:32 Not too long after WotC bought up TSR (or maybe it was when Hasbro bought WotC), someone decided that was too much like marketing data and stopped sharing it. So I don't think there is any public data after around 2000 or so. But if you find out, let us know.

Keith
#5
kenobi65
Apr 09, 2010 1:47:29 I agree with Keith...it's information that hasn't been publically shared in a long time (and, obviously, the RPGA isn't under any obligation to do so).

What I recall reading, in maybe 2003 or so, was that, at that time, Living Greyhawk had something on the order of 15,000 active players, and was far-and-away the biggest RPGA campaign at that time. Living Force and Living Arcanis were both at something like 3,000 active players, and the other RPGA-supported campaigns of that era (Living Death, Living Spycraft, Living Dragonstar, etc.) were somewhere south of that number, IIRC.

I've read statements indicating that LFR (which is the only RPGA campaign now) has been "very successful"...difficult to say if LFR is bigger than LG was, though it's possible (and WotC / RPGA has been trying to lower the "barriers to entry", compared to during LG). If I had to make an educated guess, I'd say that the active RPGA player base is in the five digits (probably in the lower part of five digits).

From a regional standpoint, in the U.S. at least, there still seems to be a strong concentration in the Midwest (including TSR's old home state of Wisconsin), as well as in the big population centers on the coasts.

#6
Jorunhast
Apr 12, 2010 17:23:52 Interesting, thanks!
#7
RyndarLocke
Apr 12, 2010 18:23:06 If I had to guess at the amount of LFR members in the Greater Indianapolis Area (not counting Gencon only participents) we push the bar close to 1000.
#8
kenobi65
Apr 12, 2010 18:58:38
If I had to guess at the amount of LFR members in the Greater Indianapolis Area (not counting Gencon only participents) we push the bar close to 1000.

If so, that's huge.
#9
Mind_Flayer_Monk
Apr 13, 2010 16:59:17 For our local region, Los Angeles and Orange County, CA; players that play LFR (RPGA) at public events such as gamestores or conventions is somewhere around 80-100.

San Diego is somewhere around 30-50.
#10
Madfox11
Apr 14, 2010 3:43:16 I wonder how you define active player base. It is a bit hard to do unless you have access to the RPGA database, and even their view is somewhat skewed since not all events are registered. I would hazard a guess that in the Netherlands there are about 100 players who play at least a couple of times per year.
#11
Uthrac
Apr 21, 2010 12:53:23 A Boston-area convention had 94 unique LFR players in February. (This doesn't include the many players in the area who do not go to conventions to play, or who do not play LFR!)
#12
kenobi65
Apr 21, 2010 16:08:54
A Boston-area convention had 94 unique LFR players in February. (This doesn't include the many players in the area who do not go to conventions to play, or who do not play LFR!)

I'd wager that, with there being very few LFR adventures which can't be played at home, that there are a pretty sizeable number of RPGA members now who never venture away from their home groups.

However, with LFR being the RPGA's only active campaign for the past year and a half, there are probably few still-active RPGA members who aren't playing LFR (they might, I suppose, be playing home campaigns for RPGA credit).
#13
CdrcJsn
Apr 21, 2010 17:17:16 There are three game stores in the SF Bay Area that hold regular game nights. I'd say there are about 40-50 regulars for each store, with a little overlap.

I know there are a ton that play mostly in home games and only come out for big conventions.

I also notice that the WotC sponsored LFR weekend in the realms and similar events tend to bring in new people that I've never seen before.

As a very rough estimate, there's probably about 250 or so regular RPGAers in the greater bay area.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 Jorunhast Apr 08, 2010 14:50:20	Out of curiosity, roughly how many active RPGA players are out there right now? Are there more groups/people on the coasts, or concentrated in particular cities? Is there any way to know? Thanks in advance.
#2 Joe_Shill Apr 08, 2010 14:59:47	Out of curiosity, roughly how many active RPGA players are out there right now? Are there more groups/people on the coasts, or concentrated in particular cities? Is there any way to know? Thanks in advance. Well - there's me. So... at least one. Probably more.
#3 Jorunhast Apr 08, 2010 16:26:39	Out of curiosity, roughly how many active RPGA players are out there right now? Are there more groups/people on the coasts, or concentrated in particular cities? Is there any way to know? Thanks in advance. Well - there's me. So... at least one. Probably more. Heh, I agree... probably lots more. I'm curious if there are some actual statistics that I could look at, though. I'm writing a paper on RPGs, and even estimates would be helpful if they were from some kind of official source. If there is anything available.
#4 Keith53 Apr 08, 2010 17:28:32	Not too long after WotC bought up TSR (or maybe it was when Hasbro bought WotC), someone decided that was too much like marketing data and stopped sharing it. So I don't think there is any public data after around 2000 or so. But if you find out, let us know. Keith
#5 kenobi65 Apr 09, 2010 1:47:29	I agree with Keith...it's information that hasn't been publically shared in a long time (and, obviously, the RPGA isn't under any obligation to do so). What I recall reading, in maybe 2003 or so, was that, at that time, Living Greyhawk had something on the order of 15,000 active players, and was far-and-away the biggest RPGA campaign at that time. Living Force and Living Arcanis were both at something like 3,000 active players, and the other RPGA-supported campaigns of that era (Living Death, Living Spycraft, Living Dragonstar, etc.) were somewhere south of that number, IIRC. I've read statements indicating that LFR (which is the only RPGA campaign now) has been "very successful"...difficult to say if LFR is bigger than LG was, though it's possible (and WotC / RPGA has been trying to lower the "barriers to entry", compared to during LG). If I had to make an educated guess, I'd say that the active RPGA player base is in the five digits (probably in the lower part of five digits). From a regional standpoint, in the U.S. at least, there still seems to be a strong concentration in the Midwest (including TSR's old home state of Wisconsin), as well as in the big population centers on the coasts.
#6 Jorunhast Apr 12, 2010 17:23:52	Interesting, thanks!
#7 RyndarLocke Apr 12, 2010 18:23:06	If I had to guess at the amount of LFR members in the Greater Indianapolis Area (not counting Gencon only participents) we push the bar close to 1000.
#8 kenobi65 Apr 12, 2010 18:58:38	If I had to guess at the amount of LFR members in the Greater Indianapolis Area (not counting Gencon only participents) we push the bar close to 1000. If so, that's huge.
#9 Mind_Flayer_Monk Apr 13, 2010 16:59:17	For our local region, Los Angeles and Orange County, CA; players that play LFR (RPGA) at public events such as gamestores or conventions is somewhere around 80-100. San Diego is somewhere around 30-50.
#10 Madfox11 Apr 14, 2010 3:43:16	I wonder how you define active player base. It is a bit hard to do unless you have access to the RPGA database, and even their view is somewhat skewed since not all events are registered. I would hazard a guess that in the Netherlands there are about 100 players who play at least a couple of times per year.
#11 Uthrac Apr 21, 2010 12:53:23	A Boston-area convention had 94 unique LFR players in February. (This doesn't include the many players in the area who do not go to conventions to play, or who do not play LFR!)
#12 kenobi65 Apr 21, 2010 16:08:54	A Boston-area convention had 94 unique LFR players in February. (This doesn't include the many players in the area who do not go to conventions to play, or who do not play LFR!) I'd wager that, with there being very few LFR adventures which can't be played at home, that there are a pretty sizeable number of RPGA members now who never venture away from their home groups. However, with LFR being the RPGA's only active campaign for the past year and a half, there are probably few still-active RPGA members who aren't playing LFR (they might, I suppose, be playing home campaigns for RPGA credit).
#13 CdrcJsn Apr 21, 2010 17:17:16	There are three game stores in the SF Bay Area that hold regular game nights. I'd say there are about 40-50 regulars for each store, with a little overlap. I know there are a ton that play mostly in home games and only come out for big conventions. I also notice that the WotC sponsored LFR weekend in the realms and similar events tend to bring in new people that I've never seen before. As a very rough estimate, there's probably about 250 or so regular RPGAers in the greater bay area.