In the past, I've collected game requests, compiled them, and sat down over a weekend to dole out the results and that's worked pretty well.
This year - with more people and the added complication of different seat locations, this is starting to look a lot harder. The initial choices aren't so bad, but there's a whole new level on moving to alternates (is the seat location more important or the game date?).
I'm contemplating trying to organize a gathering for seat selection to allow you to request and adjust on the fly - and to save me from making those types of decisions. I'm thinking maybe a Saturday in March (maybe the 2nd week of the NCAAs so there's something on the tube too) - and have started scouting around for places with a meeting room (my place definitely won't hold us) - I've already found at least one that's free.
There's a little bit of "do you really want to see how the sausage is made?" aspect to this...like when people are flexible on dates, they might get shifted around a little bit after I first put them into a game to help me fit everything in later on...or when someone says "that Sat. night is my kid's birthday" they might get a little "help" in getting that date. But if you're up for sitting around for...I have no idea how long this will take...it might be fun.
For now, I've posted a poll on the blog - look in the upper right corner. Instead of replying to me on this via email, vote Yes/No/Maybe on the poll to give me a feel for what people want to do. You can add any comments or suggestions to this blog post too to give me some ideas.
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