What do you look for when choosing which RPG convention game to play? These are the results of the survey I did back in 2021. There was a bit of a dispute at the time, do people admit in surveys that they look for familiar names? Is the pitch more important than the actual game being played?

I’m a big fan of other people’s enthusiasms so always in for a new setting. Off topic, but as a very occasional player, at Cons I get chance to learn from other GMs/Players. Always good.

The people, definitely the people. Then I avoid systems I dislike. Occasionally there will be a particular game I'm interested in checking out.

I do like a good graph!

People seems an odd one out here, do you think some folks choose a game to play with their friends too?

I am after maximum enjoyment at a con so prioritise: 1. GMs I know, who I can count on to deliver a great game 2. Systems I like and know I'll enjoy (might be something new to me but of a style I like or am interested in) 3. Other players, ideally people I know I can get on with

I’ve only been to one convention but here’s what I looked for. 1. Game systems I wanted to play. Mostly new ones I wanted to try. 2. GMs that I had heard of and wanted to play with. 3. Games synopsis that sounded interesting.

I often have no idea what the scenario is unless it's a well known one, like "the scenario from the Starter Set" or something. So I tend to first look for the system (either one I like to play or one I want to try), and then second I check if I know the GM or any of the signed-up players.

But I LERVE pregens.

For me, Clive, choice by system revolves around novelty vs nostalgia and I've succumbed to both in pleasurable ways, espcially if the 'novelty' picks are becasue I want to run the game itself someday - it's always good to check and see the mechanics and mood in the wild.

I look at System first (usually look for system I haven't played yet) I look at GM second, if a known quantity (is it one of my social media chums who I haven't played with yet) I look at scenario third, albeit this has the power to trump the previous two and send me back to the beginning.