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When you can manage to reliably turn up and host a regular game; say something like New Street with 3 / 4 panels, stick to the start time you advertise, and run it for a good amount of time, then I would say yes come back and canvas opinions for hosting a larger chain.

Don't just assume because you've seen Oj2103 and others host some large "mega chain" that you need to follow suit. Reliability and consistency are key to hosting good games.

When you can manage to reliably turn up and host a regular game; say something like New Street with 3 / 4 panels, stick to the start time you advertise, and run it for a good amount of time, then I would say yes come back and canvas opinions for hosting a larger chain.

Don't just assume because you've seen Oj2103 and others host some large "mega chain" that you need to follow suit. Reliability and consistency are key to hosting good games.

I am currently looking at hosting a huge chained session which will last hopefully between 04:45 (seeded time) and after the rush hour period (09:00-09:30). I would like some thoughts and opinions.

thegamer7893 in post 128290 said:

I am currently looking at hosting a huge chained session which will last hopefully between 04:45 (seeded time) and after the rush hour period (09:00-09:30). I would like some thoughts and opinions.

Over 2 years on from the plan (quoted above), I am now exploring the idea of hosting this mega chain but with a change in the simulations used as a result of new purchases. Should I follow through with this plan, the following sims (see below) will be in use (this is all subject to change):
- Aston (free) (3 panels (all panels can be controlled by one person)
- Birmingham New Street (payware) (4 panels)
- Derby (free) (4 panels (although 1 person can cover the 2 West panels (West and Moira West))
- Rugby Centre (payware) (2 panels)
- Rugby North (payware) (2 panels)
- Saltley (free) (5 panels (although one person could potentially cover 2 panels if necessary (South and Stratford))

This would require minimum 17 people (as I would be taking a panel on one of the Rugby sims) to sign up to join the chain and panels will be assigned sim by sim by whoever joins so its (very much) a first come, first serve thing.

There will be a break point at some point during the simulation in order to allow new people to join the session to take the place of people who need to leave early. Should plans progress and become a reality, the chain would be hosted sometime in or after February to allow people to sign up and for me to have enough planning time to ensure that the session runs smoothly.

Suggestions are welcome at this time as this is only in the exploring stages with nothing planned as of now and again, this could only be a proposal which doesn't see the light of day.

Okay, so what you are suggesting is for me not to take control of a panel but be available just in-case somebody has to go AFK

Okay, so what you are suggesting is for me not to take control of a panel but be available just in-case somebody has to go AFK

The general idea would be to have "stand by" signallers to take over. Those could be people wishing to attend and there isn't a slot available for them, but they can be available to be "meal relief".

The host would have to be sure that they would be able to have the desired amount of users to cover all panels described and then a few on the side. Otherwise, it would be best to have a smaller session.

A large mega chain won't work unless the host knows they have the numbers to cover everything, plus extra. The host themselves would just literally manage what is going on across all the sims, make decisions problem solve the TT when things don't go as planned.

It would depend how the host wants their session to go (no problems, some problems, lots of problems)... The host wouldn't be able to do that and control a panel at the same time.